Privacy

IPWave.dev is a set of tools that run in your browser. This page explains what happens to your information when you use it. Last updated November 2026.

What IPWave itself collects

IPWave has no accounts, sets no cookies, and runs no analytics or advertising scripts. We do not keep a record of the IP addresses or domains you look up, and the site has no database of visitors.

The site is hosted on Cloudflare. Like any web host, Cloudflare processes your IP address and basic request details in order to deliver the pages, and may keep short-term logs for security and reliability.

Outside services your browser contacts

To show you information, your browser contacts the services below directly. Each one sees your IP address, as any website you visit does, and handles it under its own privacy policy.

• ipify (api.ipify.org): tells the page your public IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
• ipapi.co and ipwho.is: return the location, provider and network for your address and for any address you look up. The address being looked up is sent to them.
• Google Public DNS (dns.google): resolves domain names and reverse lookups for the IP lookup and DNS tools. The domain or address you enter is sent to it.
• OpenStreetMap: draws the map. The approximate coordinates of the address being shown are sent to it.
• Google Fonts: supplies the typeface used on the site.
• Google’s STUN server: contacted only if you run the WebRTC leak test.

Tools that stay on your device

The IP range checker and the password generator run entirely in your browser. Passwords are generated on your device and are never sent anywhere.

IPWave Scanner, the downloadable network scanner, runs on your own computer. Scan results, nicknames and history are stored in a file on that computer and are not sent to IPWave or anyone else.

Links to other sites

Some links, including the VPN provider links on the Hide My IP page, lead to other companies’ websites. Some of those are affiliate or referral links; see our disclosure. Once you follow a link, that company’s own privacy policy applies, and it may set cookies to record that you arrived from IPWave.

Changes

If the site starts collecting anything new, this page will be updated first.