Privacy Policy
Last updated: January 2026
📋 The Short Version
We're a search engine built on ethics, and that includes how we treat your data. We collect almost nothing, track almost nothing, and sell absolutely nothing.
📥 What We Collect
When you search:
- Your search queries (to show you results)
- We may log anonymized search terms to improve our index — never tied to you personally
When you use Internet Points:
- A random session ID stored in your browser (cookie)
- Your point total and completed quests
- This stays on your device unless you opt into a future leaderboard
When you give feedback:
- Which results you marked "helpful" or "not helpful"
- Linked to your anonymous session, not your identity
🚫 What We Don't Collect
- Your name, email, or any personal information
- Your location (we don't do location-based results)
- Your browsing history outside of NotHere.one
- Anything we could sell to advertisers (we don't have advertisers)
🍪 Cookies
We use one cookie: your anonymous session ID for Internet Points. That's it.
- No third-party tracking cookies
- No analytics surveillance
- No fingerprinting
🔍 Our Filtering (Transparency)
NotHere.one filters search results based on ethical criteria. We believe you have a right to know how:
🛡️ We Exclude
- Content from SPLC-designated hate groups
- Misinformation and conspiracy content
- Adult content
- Gambling sites
- Predatory lending
- MLM schemes
✊ We Boost
- Minority-owned businesses
- Women-owned businesses
- Veteran-owned businesses
- LGBTQ+-owned businesses
- Disability-owned businesses
- B-Corp certified companies
We also flag content that conflicts with scientific consensus — and reward you with Internet Points for engaging with the facts!
🔮 Future Accounts
We may offer optional accounts in the future for features like saved searches or leaderboard rankings. If we do:
- We'll update this policy
- We'll never require more information than necessary
- Accounts will always be optional
📬 Questions?
If you have questions about this privacy policy or how we handle data, reach out to us. We're real people who care about doing this right.
Contact: privacy@nothere.one