# Deezer privacy rating

Music, podcast and radio streaming service based in France, with an ad-supported free tier and paid plans.

## Summary

Deezer scores 13 out of 100 (grade F) on the music streaming criteria. It meets 1 of 8 criteria: TLS configuration. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, independent audit, transparency report, tells users about requests and security headers. It is based in France: Nine Eyes member; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade F.

- Website: https://www.deezer.com
- Jurisdiction: France. Nine Eyes member. EU member (GDPR).
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Web, Android, iOS
- Home page trackers: Google Tag Manager
- Category: [Music streaming](https://privacyratings.com/music-streaming/)
- Grade: F (13/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The Android app includes Adjust, Google AdMob, Google Analytics, Firebase Analytics and Segment. | https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/deezer.android.app/latest/ |
| No ads or data sales | No | The free tier shows targeted ads, and personal data is used to build ad profiles. | https://www.deezer.com/legal/personal-datas |
| 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=www.deezer.com&hideResults=on |
| Security headers | No | Grade F (10/100+) | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=www.deezer.com |
| Modern web standards | Not tested yet | Not tested yet. |  |

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