# Redirect Detective privacy rating

Traces the full redirect chain of a URL, such as a shortened or affiliate link, and shows where it ends without opening it in a browser.

## Summary

Redirect Detective scores 25 out of 100 (grade F) on the privacy test tools criteria. It meets 2 of 8 criteria: no ads or data sales and TLS configuration. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, transparency report, tells users about requests and security headers. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade D.

- Website: https://redirectdetective.com
- Home page trackers: Google Fonts (not scored)
- Category: [Privacy test tools](https://privacyratings.com/online-privacy-tools/)
- Grade: F (25/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The pages load the Google Analytics ga.js script; no privacy policy is published. | https://redirectdetective.com/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | The free tool shows no ads and has no accounts. | https://redirectdetective.com/ |
| 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=redirectdetective.com&hideResults=on |
| Security headers | No | Grade D (30/100+) | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=redirectdetective.com |
| Modern web standards | Not tested yet | Not tested yet. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/online-privacy-tools/redirect-detective/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/online-privacy-tools/redirect-detective.md