# Galène privacy rating

Lightweight self-hosted videoconference server with a web client, designed for lectures, conferences and meetings, with screen sharing, chat and recording.

## Summary

Galène scores 67 out of 100 (grade C) on the video calls criteria. It meets 5 of 7 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, join without an account and self-hostable. It does not meet independent audit and end-to-end encrypted.

- Website: https://galene.org
- Source code: https://github.com/jech/galene
- License: MIT
- Platforms: Web
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Video calls](https://privacyratings.com/video-calls/)
- Grade: C (67/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | MIT. | https://github.com/jech/galene/blob/master/LICENCE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No telemetry or analytics in the source code, and the website loads no third-party trackers. | https://github.com/jech/galene |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Free software with no ads, supported by NLnet grants. | https://galene.org/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| End-to-end encrypted | No | Traffic is encrypted to and from the server, but not end to end. | https://galene.org/ |
| Join without an account | Yes | Invitation links allow password-less login, and groups can let anyone join with any name. | https://github.com/jech/galene/blob/master/galene.md |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Official installation guide; self-hosting is the only way to run it. | https://github.com/jech/galene/blob/master/galene-install.md |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/video-calls/galene/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/video-calls/galene.md