# Aves privacy rating

Gallery and metadata explorer for Android that handles images, videos and formats such as multi-page TIFF, SVG, motion photos and panoramas, with albums, tags, maps and search.

## Summary

Aves scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the photo management criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.

- Website: https://github.com/deckerst/aves
- Source code: https://github.com/deckerst/aves
- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Platforms: Android
- Category: [Photo management](https://privacyratings.com/photo-management/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | BSD-3-Clause. | https://github.com/deckerst/aves/blob/develop/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | The F-Droid build has no trackers. The Google Play build includes Firebase Crashlytics, which stays off unless error reporting is turned on. | https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/deckers.thibault.aves.libre/latest/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Free app funded by donations, with no ads. | https://github.com/deckerst/aves |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/photo-management/aves/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/photo-management/aves.md