# MxToolbox Email Header Analyzer privacy rating

Parses pasted email headers to show the delivery path, relay delays and SPF, DKIM and DMARC results, which helps check a message's authenticity and what outgoing mail reveals.

## Summary

MxToolbox Email Header Analyzer scores 13 out of 100 (grade F) on the privacy test tools 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 the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade D-.

- Website: https://mxtoolbox.com/Public/Tools/EmailHeaders.aspx
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Home page trackers: Google Tag Manager
- Category: [Privacy test tools](https://privacyratings.com/online-privacy-tools/)
- Grade: F (13/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The home page loads Google Tag Manager, and the privacy policy lists Google Analytics and other third-party analytics. | https://mxtoolbox.com/privacy.aspx |
| No ads or data sales | No | The privacy policy states Google advertising cookies are used for interest-based ads. | https://mxtoolbox.com/privacy.aspx |
| 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=mxtoolbox.com&hideResults=on |
| Security headers | No | Grade D- (25/100+) | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=mxtoolbox.com |
| Modern web standards | Not tested yet | Not tested yet. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/online-privacy-tools/mxtoolbox-mail-headers/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/online-privacy-tools/mxtoolbox-mail-headers.md