# Nine privacy rating

Closed-source email and calendar app for Android and iOS built around Exchange ActiveSync, with email-only support for IMAP accounts.

## Summary

Nine scores 39 out of 100 (grade F) on the email clients criteria. It meets 3 of 8 criteria: no ads or data sales, connects directly and works with any provider. It partly meets blocks remote content. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit and OpenPGP support. It is based in South Korea: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes.

- Website: https://www.9folders.com/en/
- Jurisdiction: South Korea. Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes.
- Platforms: Android, iOS
- Home page trackers: Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
- Category: [Email clients](https://privacyratings.com/email-clients/)
- Grade: F (39/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | Exodus finds Crashlytics, Firebase Analytics and OpenTelemetry in the Android app, and the website loads Google Analytics. | https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.ninefolders.hd3/latest/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by paid licenses. The privacy policy states user information is not sold, shared or rented. | https://www.9folders.com/privacy-policy/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| OpenPGP support | No | PGP is not supported. |  |
| Connects directly | Yes | Connects directly to mail servers. Passwords and messages are stored only on the device. | https://www.9folders.com/privacy-policy/ |
| Blocks remote content | Partial | Automatic loading of remote images can be turned off in settings. | https://nextintelligence-ai.gitbook.io/9folders/nine/nine/documents/android-manual/settings/nine-settings |
| Works with any provider | Yes | Works with Exchange ActiveSync servers and any IMAP provider, with IMAP limited to email. | https://www.9folders.com/en/ |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/email-clients/nine/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/email-clients/nine.md