# Privacy Bee privacy rating

Data broker removal service that scans hundreds of people-search and marketing data sites for a user's personal information and sends removal requests, with a free scan and paid plans. It needs the user's name, addresses and other details to work.

## Summary

Privacy Bee scores 47 out of 100 (grade D) on the data broker removal criteria. It meets 2 of 8 criteria: no ads or data sales and TLS configuration. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry, transparency report, tells users about requests and security headers. It does not meet open source and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B+.

- Website: https://privacybee.com
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Platforms: Web, Android, iOS
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Data broker removal](https://privacyratings.com/data-broker-removal/)
- Grade: D (47/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | Partial | The privacy policy states no third-party analytics or ad trackers are used, but first-party pageview and marketing measurement runs with consent only where required. | https://privacybee.com/privacy-policy/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by subscriptions. The privacy policy states personal data is never sold and not shared for behavioral advertising. | https://privacybee.com/privacy-policy/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. SOC 2 certification is claimed, but no report or summary is public. |  |
| Transparency report | Partial | The privacy policy describes when data is disclosed for legal demands and that overbroad requests may be disputed, but no request counts are published. | https://privacybee.com/privacy-policy/ |
| Tells users about requests | Partial | The privacy policy says users will be notified of legal demands when appropriate in the company's judgment, unless prohibited or in emergencies. | https://privacybee.com/privacy-policy/ |
| TLS configuration | Yes | Grade A+ | https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=privacybee.com&hideResults=on |
| Security headers | Partial | Grade B+ (80/100+) | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=privacybee.com |
| Modern web standards | Not tested yet | Not tested yet. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/data-broker-removal/privacy-bee/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/data-broker-removal/privacy-bee.md