howtofindtheip.com

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 5 October 2026

The short version

howtofindtheip.com is a static website. We do not have a backend database, we do not store your IP address, and we do not use tracking or advertising cookies. The lookups you see are performed by your browser calling independent third-party APIs directly.

1. Who we are

howtofindtheip.com is an online tool that displays your current public IP address (IPv4 and IPv6) and basic location information such as your country, city and Internet Service Provider (ISP). For any privacy question, contact us via the contact page.

2. What we collect

Nothing on our side. There is no server-side processing of your data on this website. We do not log visits, we do not store IP addresses, and we do not use analytics that create profiles of you.

3. Third-party services

To display your IP information, your browser makes direct requests to the following independent providers when you use the tools:

  • ipwho.is / ipapi.co / geojs.io — IP geolocation and ISP details.
  • ipify.org — IPv4/IPv6 connectivity detection.
  • ipquery.io / proxycheck.io — proxy, VPN, Tor and risk-score detection on the proxy check page.
  • Google DNS (dns.google) and Cloudflare DNS — DNS-over-HTTPS lookups: DNSBL blacklists, reverse DNS (PTR), DNS records, domain-to-IP resolutions and Tor exit-node checks.
  • jsDelivr CDN — delivers the small open-source libraries used by the tools (jsQR and qrcode-generator for the QR tools, Leaflet for maps) to your browser.
  • Nominatim (OpenStreetMap) / BigDataCloud — reverse geocoding (coordinates → address) on the GPS tool pages. Only the anonymous coordinate pair you provide is sent.
  • OpenStreetMap / Esri — map tiles and satellite imagery.
  • Google Fonts — web font delivery.

On the Where Am I (GPS) tool, your coordinates are read by your own browser via the standard Geolocation API after you grant permission. They are never transmitted to or stored by us — the only external request involving them is the anonymous reverse-geocoding call described above.

The QR tools are even stricter. On the QR scanner, the QR reader and the QR generator, everything happens inside your browser: camera frames, images you drop or paste, and the text you encode are processed locally by the JavaScript libraries and are never uploaded to us or to anyone else. The camera is accessed only after you grant permission, only on that page, and the video stream stops when you press “Stop camera”, switch to the image tab, or leave the page.

These providers receive your request (which necessarily includes your IP address — that is how the internet works) and process it under their own privacy policies. We do not send them any additional information about you.

4. Cookies

On its own, this website sets no cookies of its own and uses no tracking technologies. If we display advertising through Google AdSense, Google and its partners may set advertising cookies, subject to your consent where required. For the complete picture — including how to control or delete cookies — see our Cookie Policy.

5. Legal basis and your rights

Because we do not collect or process personal data, there is nothing for us to disclose, sell or delete. If you believe otherwise or wish to exercise rights under GDPR/CCPA regarding data held by the third-party providers listed above, please contact those providers directly — or write to us and we will help identify which provider is relevant.

6. Changes to this policy

If the site ever gains server-side functionality, this policy will be updated and the change will be dated at the top of the page.