Where Links Go is run by Reclaim The Net. This page explains what happens to the links you check and what we record when you visit.
The links you check
When you check a link, your browser sends it to our checker, which runs on Cloudflare's servers. The checker visits each stop on the way, one at a time, and sends the results back to your browser. We don't store the links you check, we don't log them, and they're never part of our visit statistics.
The sites along the way see a visit from Cloudflare's servers, not from you. They don't get your IP address, your browser details or your cookies.
Checking a link visits it
Following a link means visiting it, the same as a click. If a link carries a code that identifies you, like a button in a newsletter, the sender may record it as clicked, even though the visit came from our server and not from your device. Links that work only once, like password reset or sign-in links, may stop working after you check them.
Visit statistics
We count visits with our own analytics, run on our own server: no outside analytics or advertising company is involved. For each visit it records the page, the site you came from, your browser, operating system, device type, screen size, language and approximate location (country, region and city), worked out from your IP address. When you check a link, it also records how the check ended (for example, whether it arrived or a site turned it away) and how many stops it took, never the link or the sites it went through. Your IP address itself is not stored, no cookies are used, and the data is never shared or sold.
Hosting
The site and the checker run on Cloudflare. Cloudflare can see your IP address, browser details and the pages you request, and may keep these in its logs to deliver and protect the site. To stop abuse, Cloudflare briefly counts how many checks come from each IP address and pauses anyone who sends too many in a few seconds.
Opening a link
When you click "Open it", your own browser visits the link, like any other click, so that site sees your visit as normal. We open it without telling the site you came from here.
What your browser saves
Your browser remembers your choice of dark mode. This stays in your browser, and you can clear it at any time. We use no cookies.
Contact
Questions about this policy: [email protected].
Last updated: November 14 2026