# 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 25 out of 100 (grade F) on the spam and virus filtering criteria. It meets 1 of 8 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 and security headers. It is based in France: Nine Eyes member; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade C-.

- Website: https://www.vadesecure.com/en/
- Jurisdiction: France. Nine Eyes member. EU member (GDPR).
- Platforms: Web
- Home page trackers: Google Fonts (not scored), Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity
- Category: [Spam and virus filtering](https://privacyratings.com/spam-filters/)
- Grade: F (25/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The website uses HubSpot, Google Analytics, Twitter Analytics and Microsoft Clarity. | https://www.vadesecure.com/en/privacy |
| No ads or data sales | Partial | 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. | https://www.vadesecure.com/en/privacy |
| Independent audit | Partial | Hornetsecurity holds ISO 27001 certification, but no audit report is public. | https://www.vadesecure.com/en/company-vade/our-commitments |
| Transparency report | No | 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. | https://www.vadesecure.com/en/privacy |
| 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=cloud.vadesecure.com&hideResults=on |
| Security headers | No | Grade C- (45/100+) | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=cloud.vadesecure.com |
| Modern web standards | Not tested yet | Not tested yet. |  |

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