# Stoat privacy rating

Open source chat platform for friends and communities with servers, channels, direct messages and voice chat, formerly named Revolt. The server software can be self-hosted.

## Summary

Stoat scores 65 out of 100 (grade C) on the team chat criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry. It does not meet independent audit. It is based in the United Kingdom: Five Eyes member; GDPR-style data protection law; CLOUD Act data access agreement with the US.

- Website: https://stoat.chat
- Source code: https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat
- Jurisdiction: United Kingdom. Five Eyes member. GDPR-style data protection law. CLOUD Act data access agreement with the US.
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Team chat](https://privacyratings.com/team-chat/)
- Grade: C (65/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | Server and apps are AGPL-3.0. | https://github.com/stoatchat/stoatchat/blob/main/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Partial | The official web and Android builds enable Sentry crash reporting by default; no ad or analytics trackers are used. | https://github.com/stoatchat/for-web/blob/main/packages/client/src/sentry.ts |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | No ads; the privacy policy states data is never sold to third parties. | https://stoat.chat/legal/privacy |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

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