OUR METHODOLOGY

Evidence before a score.

A useful privacy rating needs a method you can inspect and evidence that supports it. We are not there yet.

What we review

Reports summarize selected statements in publisher privacy policies, terms, and deletion instructions. Each finding links to its source, and each report states its review date and scope. Source language may be qualified by region, product, or account settings.

Access to information

A future scoring method should consider whether ordinary users can find and access an app's policies and deletion instructions. If our research tool is temporarily blocked, that alone is not evidence that users cannot access them. We treat access as unknown until it can be assessed.

Why “Not yet rated”?

No numerical exposure score is published. A scoring method, its inputs, how missing information is handled, and the evidence behind each input must be established before a score can be meaningful.

What a report cannot tell you

Documents can change and do not prove actual data handling. A summary is not exhaustive or legal advice. Read the linked source for details and exceptions, including retention after deletion.