# Amavis privacy rating

Self-hosted content filter written in Perl that sits between a mail server and scanners such as SpamAssassin and ClamAV, passing each message to them and acting on the results.

## Summary

Amavis scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the spam and virus filtering 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://www.amavis.org
- Source code: https://gitlab.com/amavis/amavis
- Platforms: Linux
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Spam and virus filtering](https://privacyratings.com/spam-filters/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | Licensed under the GNU GPL version 2. | https://gitlab.com/amavis/amavis/-/blob/master/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No telemetry or analytics in the source code, and the project website loads no analytics. | https://gitlab.com/amavis/amavis |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Free software maintained by volunteers, with no ads. | https://www.amavis.org/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/spam-filters/amavis/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/spam-filters/amavis.md