# Ventoy privacy rating

A tool that prepares a USB drive so ISO, WIM, IMG, VHD and EFI files copied onto it can be booted from a menu, without reformatting the drive for each image.

## Summary

Ventoy scores 30 out of 100 (grade F) on the OS downloaders and bootable USB tools criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: open source. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit.

- Website: https://www.ventoy.net
- Source code: https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy
- License: GPL-3.0
- Platforms: Windows, Linux
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [OS downloaders and bootable USB tools](https://privacyratings.com/os-installers/)
- Grade: F (30/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | GPL-3.0. Prebuilt binaries in the repository are listed with their build instructions or upstream sources. | https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy/blob/master/BLOB_List.md |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The ventoy.net website loads Google Analytics and Google AdSense. | https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html |
| No ads or data sales | No | The ventoy.net website shows Google AdSense ads, alongside donations. The app itself has no ads. | https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/os-installers/ventoy/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/os-installers/ventoy.md