Summary
| Topic | What we do |
|---|---|
| Account | Not needed. Every test and tool works without signing up. |
| Speed test results | Measured in your browser and not stored on our servers. They are saved only in your browser (see History) unless you share them. |
| Your IP address | Our server reads it to show it to you and applies short-lived, in-memory rate limits (counters reset within minutes). Our application does not write it to a database or log. Our hosting provider may keep standard access logs under its own policy. |
| Test servers | Tests run against Cloudflare's speed-test service (Cloudflare privacy policy) and/or SpeedTester nodes, which keep no per-test logs. IPv4/IPv6 checks contact ipify, which sees your IP address. |
| Network tools | Domains, URLs and IP addresses you enter are sent to our server, which queries public DNS resolvers (Cloudflare, Google), registration databases (RDAP), Team Cymru (IP-to-network data) or macvendors.com (MAC lookups) on your behalf. We don't store what you look up. The troubleshooter also queries Cloudflare's public DNS directly from your browser. |
| Location | We never request GPS or precise location. Location shown is approximate and derived from your IP address. |
| History | Stored in your browser's local storage only (no IP address included). Turn it off, delete entries or export them on the history page. Kept until you delete it or clear browser data. |
| Shared results | Share links and images contain the numbers, server city, time and, if you leave it ticked, ISP name. Never your IP address. |
| Speed map | The map page loads historical city averages from an external data service, which sees your IP address as with any web request. Nothing is sent from your tests. |
| Analytics | Google Analytics 4 / Google Tag Manager, loaded after the page has settled and never during a running test. We send event names (for example speed_test_completed) with rounded speeds and server ID, but no IP address or test ID. Google processes data under its privacy policy. |
| Advertising | Google AdSense may show ads and use cookies for measurement and personalisation. Manage this at Google Ad Settings. See the advertising disclosure. |
| Cookies | We set no cookies ourselves. Google Analytics and AdSense set their own. See the cookie policy. |
| Contact | The contact form opens your own email app; we receive only what you send to [email protected]. |
Who we are
SpeedTester.pk is an independent website offering an internet speed test, network tools and guides. It is not affiliated with any internet provider or regulator. Questions about this policy go to [email protected].
Speed tests
A speed test sends and receives test data between your browser and a test server. The measurements (speeds, latency, jitter, packet loss where available) are calculated in your browser. We don't upload your results to our servers.
To show you the network you're on, our server reads your IP address and the approximate location and network name that our hosting provider and the test server derive from it. The test server you connect to sees your IP address, as any server does. The result screen shows your IP partly masked by default.
If history is on, results are saved in your browser's local storage without your IP address. You can switch it off or delete entries on the history page. If you share a result, the link or image contains only the numbers, server city, time and (optionally) your ISP's name.
Network tools
Lookup tools (DNS, WHOIS, IP lookup, SSL, HTTP headers, port checks and similar) send what you type to our server, which performs the lookup and returns the result. Depending on the tool, our server contacts public DNS resolvers, registration data services (RDAP), Team Cymru's IP-to-network service or macvendors.com. We don't keep a record of what you look up.
Our server blocks lookups aimed at private or internal addresses, and applies per-IP rate limits held in memory for a few minutes to prevent abuse.
Third-party services
| Service | Used for | Sees |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Speed test server; public DNS checks | Your IP address, test traffic |
| ipify | Detecting IPv4/IPv6 support | Your IP address |
| Google Analytics / Tag Manager | Visit and feature statistics | Page views, events, device and approximate location data collected by Google |
| Google AdSense | Advertising | Data Google collects for ads, including cookies |
| Map data service | Historical city averages on the map page | Your IP address when the map loads |
| Hosting provider | Serving the website | Standard request logs |
Cookies and local storage
We set no cookies of our own. A few preferences (theme, data saver, chosen server, history) are kept in your browser's local storage and never leave your device. Google Analytics and AdSense set their own cookies. The cookie policy lists everything.
Your choices
- Turn off or delete test history on the history page, or clear this site's data in your browser.
- Block third-party cookies in your browser; the speed test and tools work the same.
- Opt out of personalised ads at Google Ad Settings.
- Use Google's Analytics opt-out add-on or a content blocker to stop analytics.
Retention and security
We don't keep test results or lookups on our servers, so there is nothing of yours for us to retain or delete there. Rate-limit counters expire within minutes. Emails you send us are kept only as long as needed to reply. Connections to the site use HTTPS, and our server refuses tool requests that target private networks.
Children
The site is a general-audience utility and isn't directed at children under 13. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to this policy
When our data practices change, we update this page and the date at the top. Significant changes are described at the top of the page for at least 30 days.