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The moment your browser opens a page, the site on the other end learns a few things about your connection without asking. Below is exactly what this page received from your visit — read live from the request, shown only to you, and never stored.
Comparing VPNs? Two we’d start with:
Swiss jurisdiction · Open-source apps · Free tier available
Unlimited devices · WireGuard protocol · CleanWeb ad and malware blocking
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Shown only to you, never stored. Read from this page request; nothing is logged or sent to analytics.
How we tell: we match the network name Cloudflare reports for your IP against known VPN providers and hosting companies. It’s a name match, not proof — a VPN on residential IPs, or one we don’t list, won’t show up.
We compare the network name Cloudflare reports for your IP address against a short list of VPN providers and hosting companies. If the name matches a VPN brand, we say it looks like you are on a VPN; if it matches a hosting or cloud company, we say it looks like a VPN, proxy or relay. Anything else reads as an ordinary internet provider.
That is a name match, not proof. A VPN that routes through residential addresses, or one that is not on our list, will look like a normal provider here. We would rather tell you that than claim a certainty we do not have.
With a VPN on, websites see the VPN server’s address and location instead of yours, and your internet provider sees an encrypted connection to the VPN rather than the list of sites you visit.
It does not stop a site from recognising you once you log in, and it does not remove cookies or other browser tracking. To choose one on the things that can be checked — audits, jurisdiction, protocols and device limits — start with the VPN finder or the full comparison.