Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 2026
Domain Mount is designed to collect as little data as possible. This page explains, plainly, what does and doesn't happen when you use it.
What stays on your device
- Search history. Domains you look up and choose to save in "Saved Searches" are stored only in your browser's local storage, on your own device. This never leaves your browser.
- Your recent searches (for the "Recently Searched by Others" panel). The last several domains you've searched are kept in your browser's local storage too, so that panel can show your own recent activity back to you, labeled "You". This list is separate from "Saved Searches" and isn't shown to any other visitor.
- Theme and language preference. Your dark/light mode choice and selected language are likewise saved only in your browser's local storage.
Clearing your browser's site data for Domain Mount, or using the "Clear all" button in Saved Searches, permanently deletes this local information. We have no copy of it to restore.
"Recently Searched by Others"
This panel shows a feed of domains other visitors have searched. It works one of two ways depending on how this deployment of Domain Mount is configured:
- No backend configured (the default). Nothing is sent anywhere for this feature. Aside from your own recent searches (see above, kept only in your browser), the rest of the feed is generated entirely inside your browser from a static reference list, and no other visitor's search or IP address is recorded by anyone.
- Backend configured. If this deployment has connected a real logging backend, every search — the domain and your IP address, as seen by that backend server — is recorded to power this feed for other visitors. Your exact IP address is never shown back to anyone: the public feed only ever displays a masked address (e.g.
203.0.113.**) or a country name, never the full address. Logged searches are automatically deleted after a limited retention window (14 days by default) rather than kept indefinitely.
If you're unsure which mode a given deployment of this site is running, contact us and we'll confirm.
What Domain Mount sends to third parties
To generate a report, your browser makes direct requests to a handful of public, third-party APIs on your behalf:
- Public RDAP registries (for domain registration data)
- Google's public DNS-over-HTTPS resolver (for DNS records and nameserver IPs)
- ipwho.is (for IP geolocation — both the searched domain's hosting location and, separately, your own approximate location for the "Top Websites in Your Country" panel)
- A public CORS proxy and a free reverse-IP/header lookup service (for homepage content analysis, same-IP, and HTTP header panels)
These requests include the domain you searched and, for the visitor-location lookup, your IP address as seen by that third-party service. Domain Mount does not control these services' own logging practices; we recommend reviewing their policies if you have concerns about a specific provider.
No accounts, no ads (yet)
Domain Mount does not require or offer account creation, and does not currently run advertising. Some pages include placeholder ad slots reserved for a future Google AdSense integration; if that goes live, this policy will be updated first to disclose exactly what AdSense collects.
Cookies
Domain Mount does not set its own cookies. Local storage (used for history, theme, and language) is not a cookie and is not sent to any server automatically.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the "Last updated" date above will change with it. We won't make retroactive changes that expand data collection without updating this page first.
Questions about this policy? Contact us.