Grade A+ — Highly protective (score 100/100)
The GNOME Foundation maintains a highly protective privacy policy that explicitly disclaims data sales and provides robust user rights, including global access to GDPR-style protections.
Highly protective policy with clear rights and no predatory terms.
We do not sell or distribute this information to third parties.
The Foundation explicitly promises not to sell or distribute your personal data.
The Foundation will undertake best efforts to provide these rights to people outside of the EEA as well.
The Foundation commits to honoring privacy rights like access and deletion for all users, regardless of their location.
A notice will be posted on our homepage for 30 days whenever this privacy statement is changed in a material way.
The Foundation provides clear, advance notice of material changes to their privacy policy.
Other third parties including ... law enforcement agencies and government agencies where necessary to enable us to enforce our legal rights
The Foundation shares data with government and law enforcement when they believe it is necessary to enforce their legal rights.
Last reviewed 2026-08-04 under rubric v3.5.