# Postal privacy rating

Open-source mail delivery platform for running your own SMTP relay and email API, with web-based management, webhooks and click and open tracking.

## Summary

Postal is not graded yet: 44% of its criteria have evidence, and 60% is needed. It meets 4 of 8 criteria: open source, no ads or data sales, open and click tracking off by default and EU data location. Still needing evidence: no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, message content deleted after delivery and encrypted delivery can be enforced.

- Website: https://docs.postalserver.io
- Source code: https://github.com/postalserver/postal
- License: MIT
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Email sending services](https://privacyratings.com/email-sending/)
- Grade: Not graded (44% evidence)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | MIT. | https://github.com/postalserver/postal/blob/main/MIT-LICENCE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Unknown |  |  |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Free open source software with no ads. | https://github.com/postalserver/postal |
| Independent audit | Unknown |  |  |
| Message content deleted after delivery | Unknown |  |  |
| Open and click tracking off by default | Yes | Tracking only works after a tracking domain is added to a mail server. | https://docs.postalserver.io/features/click-and-open-tracking |
| Encrypted delivery can be enforced | Unknown |  |  |
| EU data location | Yes | Self-hosted, so message data stays on servers the operator chooses. | https://docs.postalserver.io/ |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/email-sending/postal/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/email-sending/postal.md