Privacy policy

Last updated 12 November 2026

Your IP address and lookups

Every website receives your IP address when you visit it – that is how the internet works, and it is what we show you. To answer your lookups our server reads the GeoIP database and asks DNS servers; the addresses, host names and coordinates you enter are not stored and not logged by WhereNex. Your IP address is kept for at most one hour in memory only, to limit abuse (rate limiting).

Your position (Where Am I)

Your browser only shares your GPS / Wi-Fi position after you allow it. The position is shown on your screen; when you ask for the street address, the rounded coordinates are sent once to the address service (OpenStreetMap Nominatim) through our server, without your IP address. Map images are loaded from the OpenStreetMap tile servers, which see your IP address like any website you visit.

WebRTC test

The WebRTC leak test runs in your browser; it contacts a public STUN server to learn which addresses your browser would reveal. The result is not sent to us.

What we store

• Anonymous usage counts – how often each tool page is opened and used per day. No IP addresses, no host names, no positions.
• Ad statistics – viewable impressions and clicks per ad, day and placement. No personal data.
• Advertising enquiries – the name, e-mail and message you send through the Advertise form, used only to answer you.
• In your browser – your favorite tools, recently used tools, tool settings and theme are kept in your browser's local storage. You can clear them any time in your browser settings.

Cookies

We use one technical cookie (XSRF-TOKEN) that protects forms against cross-site request forgery. There are no tracking or advertising cookies.

Contact

Questions about privacy (PDPA / GDPR): write to the contact address on the Advertise page.