That is, these providers necessarily use IP addresses to route information. As such, we cannot prevent your device's IP address from being seen by your internet service provider, our hosting provider, or other internet providers in between (typically, there are one or more internet providers between any two points on the Internet). The Internet works by routing information to you via your device's IP address. In order for our product to function, we share anonymous browser and device information with our hosting and content providers for security and display purposes (for example, that you’re using a mobile device), but we never share any information with them that could tie your searches or website visits to you personally, or that could allow them to create a history of your individual search queries or the sites you browse. At a technical level, we achieve this by calling for content (for example, images) on your behalf from our servers and then ensuring that content is securely delivered to you through an end-to-end encrypted connection. In the process of delivering our search results and other content, we also prevent our hosting and content providers from creating a history of your searches and browsing. For local search results in particular, we've further engineered a solution to shield your precise location from us and our content providers that sends us a random location nearish to you, which we also never log to disk. And we only save these anonymous search queries - completely disconnected from any unique identifiers like IP addresses - for just enough time to analyze anonymous trends like popular searches, so that we can better serve you. That is, viewing search results on DuckDuckGo is anonymous. For example, we may know that we got a lot of searches for " cute cat pictures" today, but we don’t know who actually performed those searches. This means that when you use our services, we have no way to create a history of your search queries or the sites you browse. We also never log IP addresses or any unique identifiers to disk. We don’t save your IP address or any unique identifiers alongside your searches or visits to our websites. However, we only use this information temporarily to deliver content to you and, for security, to ensure you’re not a malicious bot. When you visit our search engine or our other websites, your device sends some information about itself automatically, like its IP address, browser type, and language, and may send additional information upon request like its screen size, operating system, and preferences. We don’t save or share your search or browsing history when you search on DuckDuckGo or use our apps and extensions. That’s why we offer an all-in-one privacy product as a privacy preserving alternative to products like Google Search and Google Chrome, to help protect your everyday online activities. These profiles are also used by companies to influence what you see online, which can lead to manipulation and discrimination. Other companies track your data - like your search and browse history - to create detailed profiles about you, and then use those profiles to follow you around with ads so creepy it can seem like your devices are listening in on you (even when they aren’t). Even everyday online activities like purchasing groceries or looking up the local weather can result in dozens of companies tracking you. Trackers lurk nearly everywhere online, trying to scoop up your search history, browsing history, location history, and more. While we started as a search engine, our apps and extensions now offer protection well beyond search, including when browsing the web, reading email, and even using other apps. About UsĭuckDuckGo (officially, Duck Duck Go, Inc.) has been an independent company since our founding in 2008. There’s also a lot more privacy information on our blog and help pages. Since our product has grown well beyond search, we’ve updated our Privacy Policy to reflect our other offerings, like our apps and extensions, Email Protection, and App Tracking Protection.
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