Privacy Policy
Last updated: November 2026
HardwareTestingPro ("we," "us," "this site") operates hardwaretestingpro.com. This page explains what information is and isn't collected when you use the site, which tools contact servers, and how analytics and advertising work.
Summary
Most tools on this site run in your browser. What you type, say or show to the keyboard, mouse, microphone, camera, gamepad and similar tests is processed by JavaScript on your device and is not sent to our server. A few tools need the network by nature (listed below). Like most websites, we also use analytics, may show advertising, and our hosting provider keeps standard server logs. We do not ask for an account, and we do not sell personal data.
Tools that run in your browser
Keyboard, mouse, screen, audio, camera, gamepad, touch and most system and utility tools, along with the gaming calculators, process test input locally. The QR Code Generator uses a bundled QR encoder rather than an external QR-code generation service. Some tools can still make network requests as described below, and analytics or advertising services may receive ordinary page-view and browser information. Temporary test data is generally kept in the page unless you choose to copy or download a result.
Tools that use the network
These tools contact servers as part of what they test:
- Internet Speed Test: downloads generated test data from this site's server and uploads generated test data to it. The server only counts the bytes it receives and does not keep them.
- Network Latency Test and Online / Offline Status: send small requests to this site's server to measure response time or confirm connectivity.
- CDN Connectivity Test: sends requests to public CDNs and font hosts (cdnjs, jsDelivr, unpkg and Google Fonts) to check whether they are reachable from your network. Those services receive the request as they would for any visitor, including your IP address.
- DNS-over-HTTPS Check: sends a DNS lookup to the public Cloudflare and Google DNS resolvers.
- WebRTC Leak Checker: gathers WebRTC network candidates locally. If you enable its optional STUN check, the browser contacts Google's public STUN server (stun.l.google.com), which can see the public network address used for that request. Results depend on your browser's privacy settings.
- WebSocket Test: connects to the public echo service at echo.websocket.org and sends back the messages you type.
The results of these tools are displayed in your browser. We do not store them.
Information we collect
Server logs. Our web server and hosting provider may automatically log standard technical information such as IP address, browser type, referring page and timestamp, for security and server administration.
Analytics. The site uses Google Analytics (GA4), loaded through Google Tag Manager, to understand aggregate traffic, such as which pages are visited and what kinds of devices and browsers visitors use. These services set cookies and receive information such as your IP address, approximate location and pages viewed, as described in Google's own policies. They do not receive what you type, say or show to a testing tool. You can opt out with Google's Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on or by blocking cookies in your browser.
Tool ratings. If you rate a tool, we store running vote totals for that tool. To prevent repeat votes we set a cookie (named hwtp_rated_ followed by the tool name) that lasts up to a year, and we apply a short-term per-IP limit using a hashed identifier kept in temporary server storage. Ratings are not linked to a name or account.
Contact form. If you write to us, the name, email address and message you submit are sent to us by email so we can reply.
Browser storage. A few tools (for example the Web Storage Test and Cookies Enabled Test) write temporary test values to your browser's storage to check whether it works. These tests attempt to remove their own temporary data; browser restrictions may prevent successful cleanup. They do not intentionally delete other site data.
Advertising and third-party vendors
The site may display advertisements served by third-party advertising companies, including Google. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and other sites on the internet. You can opt out of personalized advertising in Google's Ads Settings, or visit www.aboutads.info to opt out of third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising where available in your region. More detail is in Google's advertising policies. We do not control the cookies that third-party advertising networks set, and this policy does not cover their practices.
Third-party links
Some pages link to external resources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of other websites.
Children's privacy
This site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Your choices
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Doing so may change how ads are personalized and will prevent the rating cookie from being remembered, but it does not affect how the testing tools work.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Changes are posted on this page with a revised "last updated" date.
Contact
Questions about this policy can be sent through our Contact page.