# Discord privacy rating

Voice, video and text chat app organized into community servers and channels, with direct messages and screen sharing.

## Summary

Discord scores 0 out of 100 (grade F) on the team chat criteria. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.

- Website: https://discord.com
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web
- Home page trackers: Google Fonts (not scored), Google Tag Manager
- Category: [Team chat](https://privacyratings.com/team-chat/)
- Grade: F (0/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The Android app contains Google Analytics and crash reporting trackers, and the policy allows sharing data with advertising platforms. | https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.discord/latest/ |
| No ads or data sales | No | Partly funded by sponsored content such as Quests, personalized with user data by default; the policy says data is not sold. | https://discord.com/privacy |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

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