Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 18, 2026
NetPrivacyScan provides browser-based privacy and network tools that help you understand information visible from your own internet connection. This policy explains the information involved when you use the site and its tools.
Information processed by NetPrivacyScan tools
Some tools request publicly available connection information such as your public IP address, network or internet provider information, approximate IP-based location, IPv4 or IPv6 connectivity, DNS resolver information, WebRTC network candidates, browser information and related connection signals. These results are displayed to help you inspect your own connection.
NetPrivacyScan does not claim that a browser-based scan can reveal an original public IP address that has been properly hidden by a VPN, proxy or relay.
External diagnostic services
The hosted VPN detector sends your public connection address to proxycheck.io when that service is configured. DNS tests use dnsleak.dev to create unique test hostnames and observe the resolvers answering browser requests. IPv6 checks contact api6.ipify.org. If the hosted connection endpoint is unavailable, the scanner may request approximate information directly from ipwho.is; the IP Lookup tool sends the address you enter to that service only after you start a lookup. Those services receive the network information required to answer requests and handle it under their own policies. Browser Check reads local browser properties without a lookup request.
The WebRTC check currently gathers local candidates without an external STUN or TURN server. Photo inspection and cleaning run locally in the browser; the photo tool does not upload your image. Consult our methodology for the current scope of each diagnostic.
Precise location
NetPrivacyScan does not request precise browser geolocation automatically. A precise-location check is initiated only when you choose that feature and your browser asks you for permission. You may deny or revoke that browser permission. IP-based approximate location is different from precise device location and can be inaccurate.
Website delivery and security
NetPrivacyScan uses Cloudflare services to deliver, secure and operate the website. As part of providing those services, Cloudflare may process technical information such as IP addresses, traffic-routing data, request information and system configuration information. This processing helps deliver the site and protect it from malicious or abusive traffic.
Cookies and local storage
NetPrivacyScan may use browser storage that is necessary for site functionality or preferences. Advertising or analytics services, if enabled, may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses or other identifiers as described by those providers and in this policy.
Analytics
NetPrivacyScan uses Google Analytics and Cloudflare Web Analytics to understand how many people visit, which tools and guides they use, and how they found the site. This helps us decide which tools and guides to improve. Neither service receives your scan results, photos or IP lookups as part of analytics.
Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technology to collect information such as the pages you view, how long you stay, your approximate location, your device and browser type, and the website that referred you. Google processes this information under its own policies; see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services. You can opt out of Google Analytics on all websites by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Cloudflare Web Analytics does not use cookies and does not track you across other websites. It records basic visit information such as the page viewed, referring website, country and browser type.
Advertising
NetPrivacyScan may show ads served by Google AdSense to cover its running costs. Advertising code does not receive your scan results or photos, which stay in the tools on your device.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to this site and other sites on the internet. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings, or learn more at aboutads.info. To learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
Where the law requires it, including in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, a consent message will ask for your choice before personalised ads or advertising cookies are used. You can change that choice at any time through the privacy link shown in the consent message. NetPrivacyScan will not intentionally send information that directly identifies you, such as an email address or telephone number, to Google for advertising targeting.
Affiliate links
Some pages may contain affiliate links. If you follow an eligible affiliate link and make a purchase, NetPrivacyScan may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. Affiliate relationships do not determine scanner results, privacy scores or technical findings. Affiliate providers or affiliate-network services may process referral information or use tracking technologies when an affiliate link is followed, subject to their own privacy policies.
External links and third-party services
NetPrivacyScan links to external websites and may use third-party services to provide specific functionality. Those third parties operate under their own terms and privacy policies. NetPrivacyScan is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.
Photo Privacy Checker
JPEG photos selected in the Photo Privacy Checker are read, inspected and cleaned locally in your browser. Photo bytes and extracted metadata are not uploaded to NetPrivacyScan or a third-party processing service. Preview data stays in the current page until you clear the photo or close the page. Downloads are saved only when you choose. The checker removes original metadata but retains minimal rendering information when needed; visible people, text, places and other identifying content are unchanged.
Data retention
NetPrivacyScan is designed primarily to display connection-test results in your browser rather than build personal profiles from scan results. Infrastructure and service providers may retain technical logs or service data according to their own security, operational and legal requirements. If NetPrivacyScan later introduces accounts, saved scan history or other persistent personal-data features, this policy will be updated before those features are launched.
Children's privacy
NetPrivacyScan is a general-audience privacy and networking website and is not directed to children under 13. The site does not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children under 13.
Your choices
You can decline precise-location permission, choose not to run optional tests, adjust browser cookie controls, use advertising-consent controls when presented, and avoid following affiliate or external links. Browser and device settings may provide additional controls for location, cookies and site data.
Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated as NetPrivacyScan adds or changes services, advertising, analytics, affiliate programs or other features. The date at the top of this page will identify the latest revision.
Contact
Questions about this privacy policy can be sent to [email protected].
This policy describes NetPrivacyScan's current practices. It is provided for transparency and is not legal advice.