# Organic Maps privacy rating

Offline maps and navigation app built on OpenStreetMap data, run by Organic Maps OÜ in Estonia. Governance disputes among contributors led to the CoMaps fork.

## Summary

Organic Maps scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the maps and navigation 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. It is based in Estonia: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; EU member (GDPR).

- Website: https://organicmaps.app
- Source code: https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps
- Jurisdiction: Estonia. Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes. EU member (GDPR).
- Platforms: Android, iOS
- Home page trackers: Cloudflare Web Analytics (cookieless analytics)
- Category: [Maps and navigation](https://privacyratings.com/maps/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | Apache-2.0. | https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/blob/master/LICENSES/Apache-2.0.txt |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No third-party trackers, and the app collects no data. The website's Cloudflare Web Analytics are cookieless and aggregate-only. | https://organicmaps.app/privacy/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by donations, with no ads. | https://organicmaps.app/donate/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/maps/organic-maps/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/maps/organic-maps.md