Privacy Policy
Last updated July 2026
Overview
ipnarwhal.com is a free utility that shows you your public IP address and approximate geographic location — nothing more, nothing held in the deep. This policy explains what information is used when you visit this site and how it is handled.
Information displayed to you
When you load this page, your browser makes a request to our API. The following information is derived from that request and displayed back to you:
- Your public IP address — the IPv4 and/or IPv6 address your network uses to communicate with the internet.
- Approximate geolocation — country, region, city, postal code, timezone, and coordinates estimated from your IP address using data provided by AWS CloudFront. This data is approximate and may be significantly inaccurate.
- Browser and device information — user agent string, language, screen size, and other settings read directly from your browser by client-side JavaScript.
This information is processed in memory to render the page and is not stored, logged, or transmitted to any third-party analytics service by us.
Analytics and cookies
This site uses Google Analytics (GA4) to understand how visitors use the site — for example, which pages are viewed and how visitors arrived here. Google Analytics is only active if you click "Accept" on the cookie banner shown on your first visit; if you click "Reject," or take no action, analytics cookies are not set and no analytics data is collected about you.
You can change your choice at any time using the Cookie Preferences link in the footer of any page, which re-opens the banner. Data collected by Google Analytics (when consented to) is processed in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy.
Third-party services
Google AdSense — this site uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google may use cookies and collect data to serve personalized ads in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy and Google's Advertising Policies.
Google Maps — if geolocation data is available, an embedded Google Maps iframe is displayed. Google may collect data in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy when this iframe loads.
Google Fonts — this site loads fonts from Google Fonts. Google may log the request in accordance with their privacy policy.
AWS CloudFront — our content is delivered via Amazon CloudFront, which may retain standard access logs (IP address, timestamp, requested resource) in accordance with Amazon's Privacy Policy.
Cookies and tracking
Aside from the Google Analytics consent choice described above, ipnarwhal.com does not use cookies or localStorage for its own purposes, and does not run any other first-party tracking scripts.
This site displays advertisements served by Google AdSense. Google AdSense uses cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
Children's privacy
This site does not knowingly collect any personal information from children under 13. The tool simply reflects network information back to the visitor and retains nothing.
Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at hello@ipnarwhal.com — we're always happy to surface for a chat.