This Privacy Policy explains how InternetSpeedTest.tools ("we", "us" or "our") handles information when you visit internetspeedtest.tools and use our free internet tools. By using this website, you agree to the practices described here.
1. Information we collect
We do not ask you to create an account, and you do not need to give us your name or email address to use our tools. However, some information is collected automatically when you visit:
- Log and device information. Like most websites, our servers may record your IP address, browser type and version, device type, operating system, the pages you visit, referring website and the date and time of your visit.
- Cookies and similar technologies. See the cookies section below.
- Information you send us. If you contact us, we receive the details you choose to include in your message, such as your email address.
2. Speed test data
When you run the internet speed test, your browser exchanges random test data with a test server to measure your download speed, upload speed, ping and jitter. This test data has no meaning and is discarded after it is measured. The results are shown to you in your browser.
Some of our tools, such as What Is My IP or DNS Lookup, need to process your IP address or the domain name you enter to show you a result. We use this information only to provide the tool.
3. How we use information
- To provide, operate and maintain our website and tools.
- To understand how the website is used and to improve its speed, content and design.
- To keep the website secure and to detect and prevent abuse, spam and fraud.
- To show advertising that helps keep the website free.
- To answer your questions and messages.
- To follow legal obligations.
4. Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We and our partners use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
- Essential cookies that let the website work, for example to keep the website secure and protect forms from misuse.
- Advertising cookies used by advertising partners to show and measure ads.
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Some parts of the website may not work correctly if you block essential cookies.
5. Advertising and Google AdSense
We may use Google AdSense and other advertising partners to show ads on this website. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to show ads based on your earlier visits to this website and to other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies allows it and its partners to show you ads based on your visit to our website and other websites on the internet.
You can control personalised advertising in these ways:
- Visit Google Ads Settings to turn off personalised ads.
- Visit aboutads.info to opt out of personalised ads from other participating vendors.
- Read how Google uses information from sites that use its services on the Google Partner Sites page.
Our advertising partners have their own privacy policies, and we do not control the cookies they set. If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, you will be asked for your consent before cookies for personalised advertising are used.
6. Sharing of information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share information only with:
- Service providers that help us run the website, such as hosting and security providers.
- Advertising partners, as described above.
- Authorities or other parties when the law requires it, or to protect our rights, our users or the security of the website.
7. Data retention and security
We keep server logs only as long as needed for security, troubleshooting and legal reasons, and then delete or anonymise them. We use reasonable technical measures to protect information, but no method of transmission or storage on the internet is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Your rights and choices
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to ask what personal information we hold about you, to ask us to correct or delete it, to object to or restrict certain uses, and to withdraw consent that you gave earlier. If you live in California, you may also have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, including the right to know about and delete your personal information, and to opt out of the sale or sharing of it. We do not sell personal information.
To use any of these rights, please contact us using the details at the end of this page.
9. Children's privacy
This website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has given us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
10. Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those websites, and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.
11. International visitors
Our website and its service providers may process information in countries other than your own. By using the website, you understand that your information may be processed in those countries.
12. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Please check this page regularly. Your continued use of the website after a change means you accept the updated policy.
13. Contact us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to use your privacy rights, please get in touch.