# Disroot review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> Disroot is an email provider operating since 2015. Its terms put it at KYC level 1 of 4: no ID mentioned. NoKYC Score grades it 6.7/10 for privacy (fair) and 6.0/10 for safety (fair). In its favour: no email needed, no phone number and tor onion address. No incidents are on record.

Source: NoKYC Score, "Disroot review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/disroot

## Key facts
- **Category:** Email
- **KYC level:** 1 of 4: No ID mentioned
- **Grades:** Privacy 6.7/10, Safety 6.0/10
- **Sign-up:** Email optional
- **Fees:** Free with 1 GB storage; paid extra storage
- **Jurisdiction:** Netherlands
- **Onion address:** Yes
- **Incidents on record:** 0
- **Last reviewed:** 22 Oct 2026
- **Official website:** https://disroot.org

## What it is
Disroot is a volunteer-run, donation-funded platform that provides free email accounts with 1 GB of storage alongside cloud storage, chat, pads and other collaboration tools built on free software. Mailboxes work with standard desktop and mobile clients as well as webmail, extra storage can be bought, and supporters can request use of a custom domain. The site publishes an onion address. Account requests are reviewed by the volunteers rather than created instantly, which reduces abuse but means sign-up is not immediate. The project describes itself as independent of advertising and tracking.

## What the terms say about ID
No identity documents are requested; account requests are reviewed manually by the volunteer team.

## Features and warnings
- **Identity:** ID never required: not stated; No account needed: not stated; No email needed: yes; No phone number: yes
- **Payment:** Accepts Monero: not stated; Accepts Lightning: not stated; Accepts cash: not stated
- **Access:** Tor onion address: yes; Works without JavaScript: not stated
- **Trust:** Open source: not stated; No-logs policy: not stated; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: not stated; 5+ years operating: yes
- **Warnings:** May ask for ID: not in terms; Email required: not in terms; Phone number required: not in terms; Closed source: not in terms; Nobody accountable: not in terms

## Questions
### Does Disroot require KYC?
Disroot is rated KYC level 1 of 4 on this site: no ID mentioned. No identity documents are requested; account requests are reviewed manually by the volunteer team.

### Is Disroot safe to use?
Disroot has a Safety grade of 6.0 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 6.7 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

### Is Disroot legit?
Disroot is a working email provider that has operated since 2015. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 6.0 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.

### Is Disroot a scam?
NoKYC Score does not label services as scams; it records documented incidents with their sources and outcomes. No incidents are on record for Disroot.

### Do I need an account or email to use Disroot?
Email optional.

### What fees does Disroot charge?
Free with 1 GB storage; paid extra storage. Fees were recorded from Disroot's own pages and can change; check before you send.

### Does Disroot have a Tor onion address?
Yes. Disroot publishes an official onion address, shown on this page. Open it in Tor Browser.

### Can I use Disroot over Tor?
Yes. Disroot publishes an official onion address, shown on this page.

## Sources
- https://disroot.org/en/services/email

How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology