# Modoboa privacy rating

Self-hosted mail hosting and management platform built on Postfix and Dovecot, with a web admin interface, webmail, calendars, contacts and spam filtering.

## Summary

Modoboa scores 65 out of 100 (grade C) on the mail server software criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry. It does not meet independent audit.

- Website: https://modoboa.org
- Source code: https://github.com/modoboa/modoboa
- License: ISC
- Platforms: Linux
- Home page trackers: Google Fonts (not scored)
- Category: [Mail server software](https://privacyratings.com/mail-server-software/)
- Grade: C (65/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | ISC. | https://github.com/modoboa/modoboa/blob/master/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Partial | By default the server registers with api.modoboa.org and sends its hostname, version and domain and mailbox counts. This can be turned off in the settings. | https://github.com/modoboa/modoboa/blob/master/modoboa/core/management/commands/communicate_with_public_api.py |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by sponsoring, grants and paid professional services. No ads. | https://modoboa.org/en/sponsoring/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/mail-server-software/modoboa/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/mail-server-software/modoboa.md