# Whereby privacy rating

Browser-based video meeting service from Norway where hosts create permanent room links that guests open in a browser, with mobile apps and an embeddable video API.

## Summary

Whereby scores 33 out of 100 (grade F) on the video calls criteria. It meets 1 of 7 criteria: no ads or data sales. It partly meets independent audit, end-to-end encrypted and join without an account. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry and self-hostable. It is based in Norway: Nine Eyes member; EEA member (GDPR).

- Website: https://whereby.com
- Jurisdiction: Norway. Nine Eyes member. EEA member (GDPR).
- Platforms: Android, iOS, Web
- Home page trackers: Fathom (cookieless analytics), Google Analytics, Google Fonts (not scored), Google reCAPTCHA (not scored), Google Tag Manager
- Category: [Video calls](https://privacyratings.com/video-calls/)
- Grade: F (33/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The home page loads Google Tag Manager, and the policy describes an analytics tracking system. | https://whereby.com/information/tos/privacy-policy/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by paid subscriptions; the privacy policy says user data is not sold. | https://whereby.com/information/tos/privacy-policy/ |
| Independent audit | Partial | Third-party penetration test summaries are only shared under NDA, and only the ISO 27001 certificate is public. | https://whereby.com/information/security/ |
| End-to-end encrypted | Partial | Small peer-to-peer rooms are end-to-end encrypted; larger rooms routed through servers are not. | https://whereby.com/information/security/ |
| Join without an account | Partial | Guests join from the room link in a browser without an account; room owners need an account. | https://support.whereby.com/en/articles/4369346 |
| Self-hostable | No | Hosted only. |  |

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