# Campfire privacy rating

Self-hosted group chat web app from 37signals with rooms, direct messages, file attachments, search and bot integrations, distributed through ONCE.

## Summary

Campfire scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the team chat 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. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.

- Website: https://once.com/campfire
- Source code: https://github.com/basecamp/once-campfire
- License: MIT
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Platforms: Web
- Home page trackers: Plausible (cookieless analytics)
- Category: [Team chat](https://privacyratings.com/team-chat/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | MIT. | https://github.com/basecamp/once-campfire/blob/main/MIT-LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No third-party trackers. The once.com website's Plausible analytics are cookieless and aggregate-only, and Sentry error reports are sent only when an administrator sets a DSN. | https://github.com/basecamp/once-campfire/blob/main/config/initializers/sentry.rb |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Free software from 37signals with no ads. | https://once.com/campfire |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/team-chat/campfire/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/team-chat/campfire.md