Spam and virus filtering
Vade privacy rating
AI-based email filtering for Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, internet service providers and mail servers that blocks spam, phishing and malware. Vade merged with Hornetsecurity and is being folded into the Hornetsecurity brand.
Summary
Vade scores 24 out of 100 (grade F) on the spam and virus filtering criteria. It meets 1 of 9 criteria: TLS configuration. It partly meets no ads or data sales and independent audit. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, transparency report, tells users about requests, security headers and modern web standards. It is based in France: Nine Eyes member; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A, Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade C- and Internet.nl website score 64%.
Score 24 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The website uses HubSpot, Google Analytics, Twitter Analytics and Microsoft Clarity.
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Partial
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Paid service with no ads, and the privacy policy says personal data is not sold, but the website sets third-party advertising cookies and Google Analytics audiences.
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Partial
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
Hornetsecurity holds ISO 27001 certification, but no audit report is public.
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No
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
No transparency report or government request policy is published. The privacy policy only says data may be disclosed when required by law or a court order.
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No
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
No published policy on notifying users about data requests.
Automated tests
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Yes
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A
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No
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade C- (45/100+)
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No
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Score 64%