Tracking cookies, session IDs, and IP addresses

None of these are used, stored, retained, or otherwise processed here at qwant.us (exception: short-term storage for protection against hacking and bot attacks). Because we consider this topic extremely important, we have also created ways to help you achieve the highest level of security: the qwant.us TOR Hidden Service and our anonymizing proxy server.

More information can be found below. The functions are accessible under 'Services' in the navigation bar.

TOR Hidden Service

For many years, qwant.us has been hiding and not storing IP addresses. However, these addresses are temporarily visible on the qwant.us server while a search is running: if qwant.us were to be compromised, an attacker could read and store your addresses. To meet the highest security requirements, we operate a qwant.us instance on the Tor network: the qwant.us TOR Hidden Service - accessible via: https://metager.de/tor/. To use it, you need a special browser, which you can download from https://www.torproject.org/.

You can access qwant.us in the Tor browser at: http://metagerv65pwclop2rsfzg4jwowpavpwd6grhhlvdgsswvo6ii4akgyd.onion .

Anonymizing qwant.us Proxy Server

To use it, you only need to click on 'OPEN ANONYMOUSLY' at the bottom of the result on the qwant.us results page. Your request will then be routed to the target website through our anonymizing proxy server, and your personal data will remain fully protected. Important: if you follow links on the pages from this point on, you will remain protected by the proxy. However, you cannot enter a new address in the address field at the top. In this case, you will lose protection. You can see whether you are still protected in the address field, which will display: https://proxy.suma-ev.de/?url=here is the actual address.

Questionable Content / Youth Protection

I have received "hits" that I find not only annoying but also contain, in my opinion, illegal content!

If you find something on the internet that you consider illegal or harmful to minors, you can contact admin@qwant.us [email protected] by email or visit www.jugendschutz.net and fill out the complaint form available there. It is helpful to provide a brief note on what you consider to be inadmissible and how you came across this content. You can also report questionable content directly to us. To do so, send an email to our youth protection officer (admin@qwant.us [email protected]).