Startpage is the leading global privacy technology company that has protected people's worldwide right to privacy for over 15 years. Startpage combines great search results with total privacy protection. No IP addresses are stored, no personal data is gathered or passed on to third parties, and no identifying cookies are placed on your browser. Since Startpage is based in Europe, it offers the crucial protection of being outside U.S. jurisdiction, where it is not subject to the Patriot Act and other U.S. data collection mandates.Privacy is the company's mission and the driving force behind its innovations. In addition to the search products, which process over 2 billion searches per year, in 2022, Startpage expanded beyond private search with the launch of Privacy Protection extension which blocks tracking and cookies across the internet.