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Last updated: June 15, 2022
This privacy policy applies to this website, as well as the free services mentioned in the [about page]({{< relref "about.md#free-services" >}}).
Who we are
This website and the free services are owned and hosted by Sam Al-Sapti.
What data is collected
No data is collected about the site's visitors. The webserver's access
logs are discarded immediately, so the server doesn't persist any IP
addresses or other personally identifiable information. Moreover, if
you access this site over a VPN or Tor connection (.onion link
available at the bottom of the page), the site won't even be able to
learn your IP address in case of a compromise.
Furthermore, the hosting provider of this site is Hetzner Online GmbH. According to their privacy policy, they do not store any log data either. Please refer to their privacy policy for further information.
If you use my SearXNG instance however, the built-in limiter plugin will collect your IP address in hashed form. Hashing is a one-way encryption method that allows data to be encrypted, but not decrypted. This means that the server does not learn your real IP address, but only a one-way encrypted version of it so that it can detect IP addresses that behave maliciously and rate limit connections from those. Furthermore, this database of hashed IP addresses is stored in memory only, and is not used for any other purpose than rate limiting. A single hashed IP address is stored for a maximum of 10 minutes after the last request from it.
Cookies
No cookies are used on this website. However, your browser's local storage is used to save your color scheme preference if you ever change it manually. SearXNG can optionally use cookies to store settings if you choose to change them from the default. Your settings can alternatively be stored in a custom URL instead.
Embedded third party content
Currently no third party content is embedded on this site.
Analytics
No analytics are used on this site. SearXNG measures aggregate statistics on how upstream search engines perform, but this does not include any user data.
Changes to this privacy policy
I reserve the right to update this privacy policy from time to time. I constantly keep it up to date with the latest changes. If this policy is changed substantially, I will put a clear notice on the front page for at least 7 days, and I will also communicate out about the changes via Mastodon.