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DuckDuckGo's data collection and disclosure policies, particularly regarding search history and user data
DuckDuckGo publicly and repeatedly states it does not track users or save search histories and that its systems are designed so it “does not even have the ability to create a search or browsing histor...
publicly states it does not retain individual users’ search queries or any data that would allow it to create a history tied to an identified person, and its privacy policy repeatedly emphasizes that ...
DuckDuckGo publicly acknowledged a contractual carve-out in its Microsoft search syndication agreement that, until August 2022, prevented the company’s browser and extensions from blocking some Micros...
DuckDuckGo’s official materials and independent write-ups draw a clear line: the browser keeps most routine data on the user’s device — anonymous display flags, local settings, and any on‑device brows...
DuckDuckGo’s public position and the how-to reporting in available guides consistently state that the company does not keep a server-side log of individual search queries or build persistent, personal...
DuckDuckGo says it cannot produce user-linked search or browsing histories in response to legal process because it does not retain them , and its public filings about EU rules reiterate that the servi...
Clearing history inside the DuckDuckGo mobile app is done with the “fire” (clear data) action and DuckDuckGo says it does not retain search history on its servers, but whether cookies, cached files an...
, as a company incorporated and operating under law, is legally reachable by U.S. authorities and therefore can be compelled to produce whatever limited user data it holds; other jurisdictions can als...
’s published policy and multiple privacy guides repeatedly state it tied to identifiable information and that it “has no way to create a history of your search queries or the sites you browse” , a cla...
If searches are showing up in a -synced account, the most likely cause is Chrome/Google recording browsing or address-bar searches — not DuckDuckGo operating like Google — so the fix is to delete Goog...
DuckDuckGo publicly asserts it does not have searchable user search or browsing histories to hand over in response to legal process, while its published policies show limited categories of user data i...
DuckDuckGo’s public design is to avoid tracking or storing searches, but deleting what users think of as “history” depends on whether it’s the DuckDuckGo app’s local data or the browser’s saved data; ...