Task management
Basecamp privacy rating
Project management and team communication tool from 37signals, with to-dos, message boards, schedules, docs and chat. Data is hosted by 37signals in the United States.
Summary
Basecamp scores 10 out of 100 (grade F) on the task management criteria. It partly meets no ads or data sales. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.
Score 10 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 privacy policy describes web analytics, third-party cookies and ad-company scripts for visitors who arrive from ads. Exodus finds Sentry in the Android app.
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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?
Funded by subscriptions with no ads in the product, and data is never sold. Visitors who click Basecamp ads may get an ad-company script that sends conversion data to the ad network.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.