Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 7, 2026
Our Privacy Commitment
WhatsTheIPAddress is built on a privacy-first principle: we collect as little data as possible, store nothing we do not need, and never sell or share personal information with third parties for marketing purposes. This policy describes exactly what happens when you use the site.
Information We Process
IP address and connection metadata. When you load the homepage, your public IP address is detected via a third-party IP API in order to display it back to you. The same IP, plus standard request headers (user agent, referrer), is logged transiently by our hosting and edge-function providers for abuse prevention. We do not maintain a long-term database of visitor IPs.
Tool inputs. Domains, IPs, and ports you submit to tools such as DNS Lookup, WHOIS, Port Scanner, and the Website Down checker are forwarded to the relevant edge function and upstream API solely to compute a result. They are not stored against your identity.
No accounts, no profiles. The site does not offer sign-up, login, or personalization. We do not build advertising profiles.
Cookies & Analytics
The site uses a privacy-respecting analytics script (Ahrefs Web Analytics) to count page views and understand which tools are most useful. This script does not set advertising cookies and does not track you across other websites.
We do not use Google Analytics, Facebook pixels, or any cross-site advertising trackers. We may set strictly necessary local storage values to remember UI preferences such as recent inputs; clearing your browser storage removes them.
Third-Party Services
To deliver results we rely on a small number of third parties: public IP geolocation APIs, Google Public DNS (for DNS lookups), OpenStreetMap (for the optional map tile), and API Ninjas (for WHOIS data). Each receives only the data needed to fulfil your request and is bound by its own privacy policy.
Affiliate links (for example to NordVPN) are clearly marked with rel="sponsored". We may earn a commission if you sign up, at no additional cost to you. Clicking such a link hands you off to the partner's own site, which handles your data under its policy.
Your Rights
Because we do not maintain user accounts or long-term identifiable records, there is typically nothing personal of yours to access, correct, or delete. If you believe we hold information about you and would like it removed, contact us using the address below and we will respond within 30 days.
Contact
Questions about this policy? Email privacy@whatstheipaddress.com.