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Type of site | Search engine Proxy server |
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| Available in | Multilingual |
| Headquarters | Wilhelmina van Pruisenweg 104, The Hague, the Netherlands |
| Owner | Startpage BV |
| Parent | Surfboard Holding BV |
| URL | startpage |
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Startpage is a Dutch search engine company that highlights privacy as its distinguishing feature.[1][2][3] The website advertises that it allows users to obtain Google Search results while protecting users' privacy by not storing personal information or search data and removing all trackers. Startpage.com also includes an Anonymous View browsing feature that allows users the option to open search results via proxy for increased anonymity.[4]
Startpage.com began as a sister company of Ixquick, a metasearch engine founded in 1998. The two websites were merged in 2016. In October 2019, Startpage received a significant investment from Privacy One Group,[5] a subsidiary of System1.
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- ^ "EU Awards First Privacy Seal to Online Search Engine Ixquick.com". privacy.org. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ ExpressVPN.com, "Free Search Engines: What You're Looking For?", 19 January 2015, retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "How does Anonymous View work? - Startpage.com Support". support.startpage.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Startpage (19 September 2019). "Building a more private internet experience with Privacy One Group". Startpage.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.