# Bandcamp privacy rating

Online music store and community where fans buy and stream music and merchandise directly from artists and labels.

## Summary

Bandcamp scores 28 out of 100 (grade F) on the music streaming criteria. It meets 2 of 8 criteria: no ads or data sales and TLS configuration. It partly meets security headers. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, transparency report and tells users about requests. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B.

- Website: https://bandcamp.com
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Platforms: Web, Android, iOS
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Music streaming](https://privacyratings.com/music-streaming/)
- Grade: F (28/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The privacy policy states the site uses Google Analytics, and the Android app includes Crashlytics and Firebase Analytics. | https://bandcamp.com/privacy |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by a share of sales, with no ads, and the privacy policy states personal data is not rented or sold. | https://bandcamp.com/privacy |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| Transparency report | No | No transparency report or government request policy is published. |  |
| Tells users about requests | No | No published policy on notifying users about data requests. |  |
| TLS configuration | Yes | Grade A+ | https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=bandcamp.com&hideResults=on |
| Security headers | Partial | Grade B (70/100+) | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=bandcamp.com |
| Modern web standards | Not tested yet | Not tested yet. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/music-streaming/bandcamp/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/music-streaming/bandcamp.md