Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

When you use CheckWhatIsMyIP.com, we automatically collect certain information provided by your browser and network connection. This includes:

  • Your public IP address (IPv4 or IPv6)
  • Browser type and version (User-Agent string)
  • HTTP request headers
  • Approximate geographic location derived from your IP address

This information is exactly what our tools are designed to show you. It is collected purely for the functionality of the tools on your screen in real-time.

2. How We Use Information

We use the data provided by your browser solely to power the diagnostic tools on our website (such as the IP Lookup, DNS Lookup, and Browser Fingerprint tools). We do not store, log, or build profiles from the IP addresses or browsing habits of our visitors. Any data processed on our backend servers is held in memory only for the duration of the request and is immediately discarded.

3. Third-Party Services

To keep our tools free and to analyze traffic, we utilize third-party services which may collect their own data:

  • Google Analytics / Tag Manager: We use Google Analytics to understand aggregate visitor metrics. Google may collect your IP address and set cookies in your browser.
  • Google AdSense: We display advertisements served by Google. AdSense may use cookies to serve personalized ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites on the internet.
  • External APIs: Our tools query third-party APIs (such as ipapi.co and dns.google) to retrieve location and DNS data. These services have their own privacy policies governing the data they receive in these queries.

4. Cookies

CheckWhatIsMyIP.com uses cookies through our third-party advertising and analytics partners (as mentioned above). We also use local storage (like localStorage) to store your preferences, such as A/B testing variants for the layout, ensuring a consistent user experience during your visit. You can disable cookies in your browser settings at any time.

5. Data Retention

Because we do not log visitor IP addresses, queries, or tool usage on our servers, we have a zero-retention policy for user data. Data processed during your visit exists only momentarily to generate the webpage you are viewing.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location (such as under the GDPR in Europe or CCPA in California), you have rights regarding your personal data. Because we do not store personal data on our servers, there is no historical data for us to delete upon request. For data collected by third-party cookies (like Google), you can opt-out using Google's ad settings or a browser extension.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us via the Contact Page.

Last Updated: July 2026