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D privacy grade · dnschecker.org · Tech & telecom

DNSChecker's terms of service and privacy policy have 24 rated points: 0 serious, 10 bad, 7 worth knowing and 7 good. 24 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 0 only once you have an account.

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Bad 10

  • Location data may be collected, used and/or shared

    This service may collect, use, and share location data

  • Third-party cookies are used for advertising

  • Third-party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions

    Third party cookies are employed, but with opt out instructions

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  • Your personal data may be sold or otherwise transferred as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction

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  • Third-party cookies are used for statistics

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  • Referring and/or exit pages are tracked

    This service tracks which web page referred you to it

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  • This service receives your precise location through GPS coordinates

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  • Information is gathered about you through third parties

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  • You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting

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  • Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you

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Worth knowing 7

  • There is a date of the last update of the agreements

  • The terms may be changed at any time, but you will receive notification of the changes

  • Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location

  • Blocking first-party cookies may limit your ability to use the service

    Blocking first party cookies may limit your ability to use the service

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  • This service assumes no responsibility and liability for the contents of links to other websites

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  • [DEPRECATED] The service is not responsible for linked or (clearly) quoted content from third-party content providers

    The service is not responsible for linked or (clearly) quoted content from third-party content providers

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  • Third parties are involved in operating the service

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Good 7

  • The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users

  • The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users

  • You can opt out of targeted advertising

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  • Information is provided about how your personal data is used

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  • You can access most of the pages on the service's website without revealing any personal information

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  • Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected

    Information is provided about what kind of information they collect

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  • Information is provided about security practices

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