# Email Privacy Tester privacy rating

Tests whether your mail client "reads" emails before you open them, and what analytics, read-receipts or other tracking data it leaks back to the sender.

## Summary

Email Privacy Tester scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the email security tools criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.

- Website: https://www.emailprivacytester.com
- Source code: https://gitlab.com/grepular/ept3
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Email security tools](https://privacyratings.com/email-security-tools/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | GPL-3.0. | https://gitlab.com/grepular/ept3/-/blob/master/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | The site uses no cookies and makes no cross-origin requests to third parties. | https://www.emailprivacytester.com/privacy |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by donations. No ads. | https://www.emailprivacytester.com/donate |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/email-security-tools/email-privacy-tester/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/email-security-tools/email-privacy-tester.md