# Standard Notes privacy rating

End-to-end encrypted notes app for web, desktop and mobile, with open source clients and server. Paid plans add editors, file storage and more; the server can be self-hosted.

## Summary

Standard Notes scores 90 out of 100 (grade A) on the notes criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It partly meets independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.

- Website: https://standardnotes.com
- Source code: https://github.com/standardnotes/app
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Notes](https://privacyratings.com/notes/)
- Grade: A (90/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | AGPL-3.0. | https://github.com/standardnotes/app/blob/main/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | The privacy policy rules out third-party tracking and uses self-hosted analytics. Exodus finds no trackers in the Android app. | https://standardnotes.com/privacy |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by paid subscriptions. Notes are end-to-end encrypted and not sold. | https://standardnotes.com/plans |
| Independent audit | Partial | Cure53 and Trail of Bits have published full reports, but the most recent covers the server backend and is older than three years. | https://assets.standardnotes.com/security/2022-Pentest-Report.pdf |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/notes/standard-notes/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/notes/standard-notes.md