# Qobuz privacy rating

Subscription music streaming and download store based in France, focused on hi-res audio, with album notes and editorial content.

## Summary

Qobuz scores 19 out of 100 (grade F) on the music streaming criteria. It meets 1 of 8 criteria: no ads or data sales. It partly meets TLS configuration. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, 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 B and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade D.

- Website: https://www.qobuz.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 (19/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The Android app includes Crashlytics, Firebase Analytics and Facebook Login, and the website loads New Relic and Google tags. | https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.qobuz.music/latest/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by subscriptions and purchases, with no ads, and the privacy policy states data is used only by the company and its service providers. | https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/discover/legals/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 | Partial | Grade B | https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=play.qobuz.com&hideResults=on |
| Security headers | No | Grade D (35/100+) | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=play.qobuz.com |
| Modern web standards | Not tested yet | Not tested yet. |  |

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