SMIP

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 6 May 2026

This policy explains what data showmyipaddress.io ("we", "us") collects when you use the site, what we do with it, and your rights regarding it. We're privacy-respecting by design — most of this policy describes what we don't do.

Short version

  • We don't store your IP address after the lookup completes.
  • We don't set cookies. Theme preference is stored locally in your browser.
  • We don't run third-party advertising trackers.
  • We don't sell visitor data — to anyone, ever.
  • Privacy-respecting analytics (Plausible, no cookies, no personal identifiers) measure aggregate usage so we can improve the site.
  • Some features query third-party APIs (geolocation, DNS, RDAP) on your behalf — only the IP or hostname being looked up is sent; no personal identifiers are forwarded.

What we collect

Your IP address

To show you your IP and network info on the homepage and tools, our server reads the IP attached to your incoming HTTP request and queries a geolocation provider with it. The provider response is rendered to you and discarded. We do not log your IP to disk beyond standard short-retention server access logs.

User-Agent header

Your browser includes a User-Agent header in every request. We parse it server-side to detect your browser and operating system for the homepage display. The header is not stored.

Server access logs

Our hosting provider (Vercel) logs standard HTTP request data — IP, timestamp, requested URL, User-Agent, response code — for short retention periods (typically 7–30 days) for abuse prevention, performance monitoring, and security incident response. These logs are not joined to other identifiers, are not used for advertising, and are not shared with third parties.

Tool inputs

When you submit an IP, hostname, or other input to our tools, that input is forwarded to the relevant external service (e.g. ipapi.co for geolocation, Cloudflare DoH for DNS, rdap.org for WHOIS). We don't separately log or retain the inputs.

Theme preference

When you toggle dark mode, we store your preference in your browser's localStorage. This data never leaves your device.

Cookies

We do not set any cookies. Plausible Analytics (described below) does not use cookies either.

Analytics

We use Plausible Analytics to measure aggregate usage of the site. Plausible is a privacy-focused analytics provider that does not use cookies, does not collect personal data, does not track users across sites, and is GDPR / CCPA / PECR compliant by design. The data collected is page views, referring URLs, country (derived from IP — IP is not stored), browser, OS, and screen size — all aggregated and anonymized.

Third-party services

We query the following providers as needed to fulfill tool requests:

  • ipapi.co — IP geolocation lookups. We send only the IP address being looked up. Their privacy policy.
  • ipwho.is — fallback IP geolocation. We send only the IP address being looked up.
  • cloudflare-dns.com — DNS over HTTPS for hostname and blacklist lookups. We send only the hostname being resolved. Cloudflare privacy policy.
  • rdap.org — WHOIS / RDAP lookups for IPs, ASNs, and domains.
  • speed.cloudflare.com — endpoints used by our speed test. Test data is exchanged directly between your browser and Cloudflare; we don't see the throughput numbers.
  • plausible.io — analytics, as described above.

Each of these services has its own privacy policy. The only data we forward is the IP, hostname, or domain being looked up — never a user identifier we could associate with you.

Children's privacy

The site is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Your rights

Because we don't retain personally identifying information, there is generally nothing for us to delete or export. If you're in the EU, UK, California, or another jurisdiction with applicable data rights, you can email us via the contact page and we'll respond within the legal timeframe.

Security

The site is served over HTTPS. We don't store user accounts, passwords, or payment information.

Changes

We may update this policy occasionally. Material changes will be announced on this page with the "Last updated" date refreshed.

Contact

Questions about this policy: contact us.

A note on this policy: we've written this to reflect our current data practices accurately. If you operate showmyipaddress.io in a jurisdiction with specific legal requirements (GDPR, CCPA, LGPD, etc.) we recommend reviewing this text with counsel before publishing.