# Ardour privacy rating

A digital audio workstation for recording, editing and mixing multi-track audio and MIDI on Windows, macOS and Linux.

## Summary

Ardour scores 65 out of 100 (grade C) on the creative tools criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry. It does not meet independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.

- Website: https://ardour.org
- Source code: https://github.com/Ardour/ardour
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
- Home page trackers: YouTube embed (not scored)
- Category: [Creative tools](https://privacyratings.com/creative-tools/)
- Grade: C (65/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | GPL-2.0. | https://github.com/Ardour/ardour/blob/master/COPYING |
| No trackers or telemetry | Partial | Official builds contact ardour.org at startup to check for announcements, sending a hashed IP address, the operating system name and country. No third-party trackers. | https://ardour.org/privacy.html |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by payments and subscriptions for ready-to-run builds, with no ads. | https://community.ardour.org/download |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/creative-tools/ardour/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/creative-tools/ardour.md