IP LensWho this policy covers
This policy covers IP Lens tools and pages. For privacy enquiries, use our Contact page. Diagnostic services, external sites, your browser and the website host have their own policies.
Opening the website
Loading a page requires your browser to contact the website's host. The host may receive your IP address, requested URL, browser information and request time, and may keep operational or security logs. The application source does not establish the host's logging settings or retention period, so we do not promise that a visit is anonymous or that hosting logs are never kept.
The current application has no visitor account system. Pages also request a third-party advertising script from abscloud.org when they open. It does not send a diagnostic report to an IP Lens application server.
Information kept in your browser
The site saves your selected language under iplens-language in localStorage. It is a preference, not a query log. You can remove it through your browser's site-data settings; the next visit will use the default language behavior.
Up to 20 recent IP lookups and the working report remain in the current tab's memory. Reloading starts a new working session; these records are not saved by the application in localStorage. The browser information tool reads properties such as language, screen size, time zone and user agent, then computes a local summary when supported. This check does not transmit that summary to a diagnostic provider.
Requests you choose to run
Diagnostics start when you submit a lookup or run a check. A provider receiving a request can see your network address and the query required for that check:
- IP location: ipwho.is, with ipapi.co as a fallback, receives the address being looked up. A domain is first resolved through Google Public DNS.
- DNS and CDN clues: Google Public DNS receives the queried domain and record type.
- IPv4 / IPv6: ipify receives requests used to identify the browser's public exits.
- WebRTC: your browser contacts Google STUN to gather connection candidates. This test does not request camera or microphone access.
- HTTP latency: Google and Cloudflare DNS endpoints receive test requests from your browser.
- Registration: rdap.org routes an IP, domain or ASN query to the relevant registry.
- Service status: supported checks request official OpenAI, Anthropic and GitHub status feeds.
Providers may process and retain requests under their own terms. IP Lens does not control their retention or regional processing. Do not enter confidential internal hostnames or other sensitive information.
The Local network check runs only after you press Start. It requests a file from this website, queries example.com A records through Google Public DNS up to three times, and contacts ipify’s IPv4/IPv6 endpoints. Connection type, estimated downlink/RTT and data-saver settings are read only when supported; these properties are not sent as query parameters to test endpoints. Results stay in the current tab’s memory and can be included in a report you choose to download.
Downloads, display masking and external links
JSON downloads are created in your browser and include completed checks. IP masking changes the display; it does not remove full addresses or browser information from the report. Downloaded files remain on your device until you remove them. Review a file before sharing it.
External links can send you to a map provider, public reputation service, registry, official status page or crt.sh certificate search. The link may include the address, domain or coordinates needed for that destination. Its privacy policy applies when you visit.
Device location runs only after you click and grant browser permission. Your browser or OS location service may process positioning signals. Device coordinates and accuracy stay in this tab’s memory and can be cleared; they are not used in IP lookups or included in JSON reports. Opening the device map sends coordinates to OpenStreetMap.
Messages and your choices
If you email us, your address, message and any attachments are processed through email services to handle the enquiry. Do not include unnecessary personal information. You may ask about that correspondence through the Contact page; applicable rights depend on your location and the information involved. We do not promise a fixed email retention period in this policy.
You can avoid optional provider requests by not running the relevant checks, clear site preferences, close the working tab and remove downloaded files. Those actions do not delete records already held by a third party.
Current advertising status and future changes
The middle of the tools homepage displays an external image advertisement linking to araplhn.org. A separate banner links to asiafilm.org. It appears above the homepage usage instructions and near the bottom of information and guide pages. Both are regular advertising links, not Google AdSense ads. Their promotional artwork is served as a static file from this website, without requesting an advertising site to load the image. Clicking opens a new tab and may redirect to other third-party pages.
After you visit, the advertising site and subsequent pages may receive your IP, browser information and other access data, and may use cookies or similar technologies under their own policies. IP Lens does not control their destinations, content or data processing. The static image links are configured without diagnostic reports, lookup results or device coordinates and use a no-referrer policy.
Every page also loads a third-party advertising script from https://abscloud.org/1/a9d68b94fb99f9e4ec7abb138b122041 as soon as the page opens, independently of clicks on the image ads. The request exposes your public IP and browser request information to that provider. The script may request additional resources and may use cookies, local storage or similar technologies for advertising and measurement.
Third-party scripts run in the page within browser permissions and can access page content and make network requests. The provider controls subsequent processing and retention, which cannot be established from the script URL alone. This implementation does not send a diagnostic report as part of the configured script URL. No Google AdSense script is configured.
Policy updates
Feature, provider or data-handling changes may require a revised policy. The date above identifies this version. Contact us if this explanation does not match what you observe.