Privacy Policy
The tools run entirely in your browser and store nothing, there's no account or sign-up, and the only data that leaves your device goes to the IP-lookup services your browser queries and the Google ads that keep the site free — which use cookies you can decline; we never sell your personal data.
GetNetStats ("GetNetStats," "we," "us") operates the website getnetstats.com and its free network tools. This policy explains what happens to information when you use the site. The short version: the tools run in your browser, we don't require an account, and we don't operate a server that stores your results or personal data.
Information processed when you use the tools
- Your IP address & approximate location. To show "your IP," your browser contacts third-party lookup services (ipwho.is and ipapi.co), which receive your IP and return your ISP and approximate location. We do not store this.
- Speed test traffic. The speed test exchanges data with Cloudflare's public measurement endpoints (speed.cloudflare.com), which process those requests. We do not store the results.
- Standard server logs. Our host (GitHub Pages) may record routine request logs, which can include IP addresses, as is typical for web hosting.
- No accounts. We don't ask for your name, email, or any sign-up, and we don't sell personal data.
Cookies and advertising
We use Google AdSense to display ads, which keeps the tools free. Google and its partners use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet.
- You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
- You can opt out of a third party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting aboutads.info/choices.
- More detail is in Google's advertising policies.
Embedded videos
Some pages (such as our VPN & privacy guide) embed YouTube videos. We use YouTube's privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com), and the player only loads when you click play — at which point YouTube/Google may set cookies and process data under Google's privacy policy. Until you click play, no YouTube content or cookies load.
Analytics
We do not currently run first-party analytics. Our web fonts are self-hosted, so the site does not call a third-party font CDN. If this changes, we will update this page.
Affiliate links
Some links (for example, VPN recommendations) may be affiliate links, meaning we may earn a commission if you sign up through them. This costs you nothing and never changes how the tools measure your connection.
Your choices and rights
Depending on where you live (for example, under the EU/UK GDPR or California's CCPA/CPRA), you may have rights over personal data about you. Because we don't store personal data, there is little for us to hold or delete — but you can always manage ad personalization through the opt-out links above, and clear cookies in your browser.
Children
GetNetStats is a general-audience utility and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time; the "last updated" date above reflects the latest version.
Contact
Questions about this policy? Email hello@getnetstats.com.