# DocuSeal privacy rating

Open-source platform for creating fillable PDF forms and collecting electronic signatures, available as a hosted service or for self-hosting.

## Summary

DocuSeal scores 53 out of 100 (grade D) on the electronic signatures criteria. It meets 2 of 8 criteria: no ads or data sales and TLS configuration. It partly meets open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit and security headers. It does not meet transparency report and tells users about requests. 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://www.docuseal.com
- Source code: https://github.com/docusealco/docuseal
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Platforms: Web
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Electronic signatures](https://privacyratings.com/e-signatures/)
- Grade: D (53/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Partial | The core is AGPL-3.0. Pro features in the hosted service and the paid self-hosted edition are closed source. | https://github.com/docusealco/docuseal/blob/master/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Partial | No tracking or analytics cookies. The hosted service sends error logs to Rollbar. | https://www.docuseal.com/privacy |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by paid plans. The privacy policy states that personal information is not sold. | https://www.docuseal.com/privacy |
| Independent audit | Partial | DocuSeal Cloud has a SOC 2 Type II audit. The report is only available on request. | https://www.docuseal.com/security |
| Transparency report | No | No transparency report or government request policy is published. |  |
| Tells users about requests | No | No published policy on notifying users about data requests. |  |
| TLS configuration | Yes | Grade A+ | https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=www.docuseal.com&hideResults=on |
| Security headers | Partial | Grade B (75/100+) | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=www.docuseal.com |
| Modern web standards | Not tested yet | Not tested yet. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/e-signatures/docuseal/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/e-signatures/docuseal.md