Starfleet ships of the line

The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) was the second Federation starship named Enterprise, commissioned in 2286 under James Kirk's command to replace its destroyed predecessor. After several years of operation, the Enterprise-A was decommissioned in 2293 following the Khitomer Accords, and replaced six months later by the Excelsior-class Enterprise-B. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country) She was later preserved into museum status by 2401. (PIC: "The Bounty")…

Almost every race that Starfleet crews come across have cloaking technology. While Starfleet ships can implement this technology, they have refrained from doing so. Why does Starfleet refrain from using cloaking technology? #startrek