Cookie Policy

Effective: September 5, 2026 · Last updated: October 3, 2026

MyIPShow is a one-person site, built and run by me, Pavel Ahmed, in Kushtia, Bangladesh. This Cookie Policy lists every cookie and browser storage item the site uses, what sets it, what it is for, and how you can control it. It works alongside the Privacy Policy, which covers personal data more broadly.

The Short Version

• Nothing non-essential is set until you accept. A cookie notice appears on your first visit, and analytics and advertising cookies are only set after you choose "Accept All".

• Reject Non-Essential keeps them off. Choosing that option means no Google Analytics or Google AdSense cookies are stored on your device.

• You can change your mind at any time. Reopen the notice with the Cookie Settings button in the footer.

• No tracking profiles are built from your lookups. The addresses and domains you type into a tool are never linked to you or used for advertising.

On this page

  1. What Are Cookies and Local Storage?
  2. What Cookies Does MyIPShow Use?
  3. Why Does MyIPShow Use Cookies?
  4. What About Third-Party Cookies?
  5. How Long Do They Last?
  6. How Can You Control Cookies?
  7. How Does Consent Work Here?
  8. How Does This Policy Change?
  9. How Do You Contact MyIPShow About Cookies?

A cookie is a small text file a website asks your browser to store, and it gets sent back to that site or a third party on each visit. Local storage is a similar browser feature that keeps small pieces of data on your device but never sends them automatically — something on the page has to read them deliberately.

Both are used for ordinary technical reasons: remembering a preference, keeping a session alive, or letting an analytics tool count visits without identifying anyone. Neither is a program, and neither can run on your device or read files you have not given to the browser.

Every cookie and stored item the site uses is listed below. Nothing is present that is not on this list.

Name Set by Purpose Type Lifetime
myipshow-theme MyIPShow (local storage and first-party cookie) Remembers your light or dark mode preference. Stored in both places so the choice carries across pages and subdomains Essential Cookie: 1 year. Local storage: until cleared
myip_cookie_consent MyIPShow (local storage) Remembers whether you accepted or rejected non-essential cookies Essential Until cleared
myipshow_bookmarks MyIPShow (local storage) Keeps the list of guides you saved with the Save button. Only written when you press Save Essential Until cleared
myipshow_search_history MyIPShow (local storage) Remembers your last 8 searches in the header search so they can be picked again. Only written when you search Essential Until cleared
pwa_dismissed MyIPShow (local storage) Remembers that you closed the install-as-app banner, so it does not return. Only written when you close it Essential Until cleared
myipshow_embed MyIPShow (session storage) Keeps the compact embedded layout for the rest of the visit. Only set when a page is opened with ?embed in the address Essential Until the tab is closed
ip_lookup_history MyIPShow (local storage) Remembers the last 5 addresses you looked up in the IP Lookup tool, with the time of each, so you can repeat them. Only written when you run a lookup Essential Until cleared
speed_test_history MyIPShow (local storage) Remembers your last 5 results in the Internet Speed Test (download speed, upload speed and latency, with the time of each). Only written when a test finishes with a download figure Essential Until cleared
dns_lookup_history MyIPShow (local storage) Remembers the last 5 domains you looked up in the DNS Lookup tool, with the record type chosen. Only written when you run a lookup Essential Until cleared
ping_check_history MyIPShow (local storage) Remembers the last 5 hosts you tested in the Ping Tool, with the median response time or “no response”. Only written when you run a test Essential Until cleared
robots_check_history MyIPShow (local storage) Remembers the last 5 sites you fetched in the Robots.txt Analyzer, with the HTTP status returned. Files you paste in are never saved Essential Until cleared
vpn_check_history MyIPShow (local storage) Remembers the last 5 addresses you checked in the VPN Check tool, with the provider name and the time of each. Only written when you run a check Essential Until cleared
proxy_check_history MyIPShow (local storage) Remembers the last 5 addresses you checked in the Proxy Check tool, with a short result label. Only written when you run a check Essential Until cleared
ua_parse_history MyIPShow (local storage) Remembers the last 5 user agent strings you pasted into the User Agent Check, with a short summary of each. Only written when you press Parse Essential Until cleared
_ga Google Analytics Distinguishes one visitor from another, in aggregate Analytics 2 years
_gid Google Analytics Distinguishes visitors over a 24-hour window Analytics 24 hours
IDE Google AdSense Advertising personalization and frequency capping Advertising 13 months
NID Google (ads, preferences) Stores preferences such as language and ad settings Advertising 6 months
__cf_bm Cloudflare Bot detection and DDoS protection at the network edge Essential 30 minutes

Essential items keep the site working or provide a feature you used (theme, consent state, saved guides, recent searches and lookups, the install banner, bot protection). Items marked "only written when you…" are stored only after you take that action. Analytics and Advertising cookies are only set after you accept the cookie notice. Reject Non-Essential blocks every Analytics and Advertising row completely.

• To remember your preferences. The site stays in the light or dark theme you chose without asking again on every page.

• To record your cookie choice. The consent decision has to be stored somewhere, or the notice would appear on every single page load.

• To keep the features you use working. Saved guides, recent searches, recent lookups and a closed install banner are remembered in your browser, so they are still there on your next visit. This data stays on your device.

• To measure which tools people use. Google Analytics reports traffic in aggregate — which pages get visited, how often, and roughly what kind of device. Individual visitors are not identified.

• To serve advertising. The site is free and funded by ads. Google AdSense uses cookies to show ads that are more likely to be relevant, and to avoid showing the same ad repeatedly.

• To protect the site. Cloudflare's bot-detection cookie helps filter out automated traffic before it reaches the tools, which keeps them fast for everyone else.

Two third parties set cookies through this site: Google (Analytics and AdSense) and Cloudflare (bot protection). Each operates under its own privacy policy:

• Google — How Google uses cookies, plus How Google uses information from sites that use its services.

• Cloudflare — Cloudflare Cookie Policy.

When Google Adsense shows a personalized ad, other participating ad networks may also set cookies through the ad slot. Google maintains a current list at the Advertising Technologies page. Opting out of personalized ads at Google, or blocking third-party cookies in your browser, stops this route.

Session cookies disappear when you close the browser. Persistent cookies stay until their expiry date or until you clear them. The longest-lived cookie on this site is _ga at 2 years; the theme cookie myipshow-theme lasts 1 year; the shortest is __cf_bm at 30 minutes. Local storage items persist until you clear your browser data or the site resets them. The one session storage item clears when you close the tab.

Third-party vendors set their own retention periods, and Google's are published in its cookie documentation. The exact lifetime of an individual cookie is visible in your browser's developer tools, under Application → Cookies, on any page of this site.

You have four options, and any of them works on its own:

• Use the Cookie Settings button in the footer. Reopens the notice so you can switch between Accept All and Reject Non-Essential at any time. This is the fastest way, and it takes effect immediately.

• Turn off personalized advertising at Google. Visit Google My Ad Center to control which ads you see across Google's network. This does not stop AdSense from setting a cookie, but it stops the ad from being personalized.

• Opt out of analytics. Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to exclude your browser from Google Analytics across all sites, not just this one.

• Use your browser's cookie settings. Every major browser lets you block third-party cookies, block all cookies, or delete cookies for a specific site. Blocking all cookies on this site will not break the tools themselves, but your theme, saved guides, recent searches and recent lookups will not be remembered. Clearing site data in your browser removes the local storage items listed above.

For third-party ad cookies specifically, the industry opt-out pages at aboutads.info and optout.networkadvertising.org cover dozens of participating networks at once.

On your first visit, a cookie notice appears before any non-essential cookie is set. Nothing outside the Essential list is stored until you make a choice.

• Accept All — analytics and advertising cookies are enabled, and the choice is stored so the notice does not appear again.

• Reject Non-Essential — analytics and advertising cookies stay switched off. Google Analytics may still receive a cookieless page-view signal that carries no identifier for anyone; the advertising cookies never fire.

• Change your mind — the Cookie Settings button in the footer reopens the notice at any time. Withdrawing consent takes effect immediately and does not retroactively affect processing that was lawful before the withdrawal.

If you are in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, this notice is how consent required by the GDPR is collected, and it is served through Google's consent management platform for AdSense.

If a new tool adds a cookie, a third party changes, or a vendor updates its retention period, this page is updated and the "Last updated" date at the top changes. Material changes will be visible here rather than applied quietly.

Questions about cookies or consent? Reach me through the Contact page or email myipshowofficial@gmail.com. The Privacy Policy covers personal data more broadly, including what is collected, how long it is kept, and your rights.

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