# Seafile privacy rating

Self-hosted file sync and sharing platform. Files are grouped into libraries that can be synced, shared, and individually protected with client-side encryption.

## Summary

Seafile scores 35 out of 100 (grade F) on the file sync and backup criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: no ads or data sales. It partly meets open source. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit. It is based in China: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes.

- Website: https://www.seafile.com
- Source code: https://github.com/haiwen/seafile
- Jurisdiction: China. Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes.
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [File sync and backup](https://privacyratings.com/file-sync/)
- Grade: F (35/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Partial | The Community Edition server is AGPL-3.0 and the clients are GPL-2.0, but Professional Edition features are proprietary and unpublished. | https://github.com/haiwen/seafile-server/blob/master/LICENSE.txt |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | Exodus finds Google Crashlytics in the Android app. | https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.seafile.seadroid2/latest/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by Professional Edition licences and support, with no ads. | https://www.seafile.com/en/product/seafile_on_premise/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/file-sync/seafile/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/file-sync/seafile.md