# Peach Bitcoin privacy rating

Swiss peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange app where buyers and sellers trade directly, with bitcoin held in multisig escrow during each trade.

## Summary

Peach Bitcoin scores 35 out of 100 (grade F) on the crypto exchanges criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: no ads or data sales. It partly meets open source. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit. It is based in Switzerland: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; GDPR-style data protection law.

- Website: https://peachbitcoin.com
- Source code: https://github.com/Peach2Peach/peach-app
- Jurisdiction: Switzerland. Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes. GDPR-style data protection law.
- Platforms: Android, iOS, Web
- Home page trackers: Cloudflare Web Analytics (cookieless analytics), Google Tag Manager, Trustpilot (not scored)
- Category: [Crypto exchanges](https://privacyratings.com/crypto-exchanges/)
- Grade: F (35/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Partial | The app source is public under the MIT license with the Commons Clause, which is not OSI-approved. The server is closed. | https://github.com/Peach2Peach/peach-app/blob/main/LICENSE.md |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The website uses Google Analytics. The Android app includes Google Crashlytics, with crash data sharing described as opt-in. | https://peachbitcoin.com/privacy-policy/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by a fee on each trade, with no ads. | https://peachbitcoin.com/terms-and-conditions/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/crypto-exchanges/peach-bitcoin/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/crypto-exchanges/peach-bitcoin.md
