Privacy Policy

Effective date: June 1, 2026

Wrenni respects your privacy and is designed to minimize unnecessary collection of personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what information Wrenni collects, how it is used, when it may be shared, and the choices available to visitors.

By using Wrenni, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Operator and contact

Wrenni is operated by Wrenni, located in Ohio, USA.

Privacy questions, requests, and concerns may be sent to:

web@wrenni.com

2. Information Wrenni collects

Wrenni may collect the following information when you access or use the service:

• Search terms and queries submitted through Wrenni

• Internet Protocol address

• Date and time of access

• Browser type, device type, operating system, and similar technical information

• Referring page or website

• Pages and resources requested

• Search engines or search categories selected

• Response times, errors, and diagnostic information

• Security, rate-limiting, fraud-prevention, and abuse-prevention records

• Interaction and usage information collected through analytics tools

Wrenni does not currently provide user accounts and does not intentionally request names, payment information, or account credentials from search users.

3. Search queries

Wrenni records search queries for purposes that may include:

• Providing and improving search results

• Measuring search quality

• Diagnosing technical issues

• Preventing spam, automated abuse, and misuse

• Understanding aggregate usage patterns

• Improving the performance and reliability of the service

Search queries may reveal sensitive interests or concerns. Wrenni limits their use to legitimate operational, security, analytical, and service-improvement purposes.

4. Server logs and IP addresses

Wrenni records visitor IP addresses and other technical request information in server, proxy, security, or application logs.

This information may be used to:

• Deliver the service

• Detect attacks and malicious activity

• Enforce rate limits

• Investigate outages and errors

• Protect Wrenni, its users, and its infrastructure

• Comply with valid legal obligations

Raw logs containing IP addresses are generally retained for up to 30 days, unless a longer period is reasonably necessary for security investigations, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, legal compliance, or protection of Wrenni’s rights.

Records associated with a specific security incident may be retained for up to 12 months, or longer when reasonably required by law or an active investigation.

5. Analytics and tracking technologies

Wrenni uses analytics and tracking technologies, including Google Analytics, to understand how visitors use the website and to improve performance and usability.

Analytics providers may collect information such as:

• Browser and device information

• Approximate geographic location

• Pages visited

• Referring sources

• Interactions with the website

• Session and usage information

• Technical identifiers

Google Analytics ordinarily uses first-party cookies, including the _ga cookie, to distinguish users and sessions unless analytics storage has been disabled through the site’s configuration.

Information collected by Google is governed by Google’s own policies and controls. Google Analytics provides tools that allow site operators to manage aspects of collection, retention, and advertising personalization.

Wrenni does not currently use analytics information for advertising and does not currently display advertisements or affiliate links.

6. Cookies

Wrenni itself does not currently use cookies for user accounts because user accounts are not offered.

However, analytics or other third-party technologies integrated into the site may place or access cookies or similar identifiers. Where required, Wrenni may provide consent controls or additional notices concerning those technologies.

Browser settings may allow you to block, delete, or limit cookies. Disabling cookies may affect some website functionality or analytics behavior.

7. Third-party search engines

Wrenni is a metasearch and search-discovery service. When a search uses third-party search engines or information providers, Wrenni may transmit:

• The search terms entered

• Search settings or category selections

• Language or regional settings

• Limited technical information required to request and return results

Third-party providers operate independently and process information under their own privacy policies and terms. Wrenni does not control the privacy, security, retention, or data-handling practices of those providers.

Visitors should review the policies of any third-party service they choose to use or visit.

8. Wrenni-maintained indexes

Some search results may come from indexes maintained or controlled by Wrenni rather than from an external search provider.

These indexes may contain publicly accessible web content, extracted text, titles, URLs, metadata, and other information used to create and display search results.

A request to remove a URL from a Wrenni-maintained index may be submitted to:

web@wrenni.com

Removing a result from Wrenni does not remove the original material from the source website, another search engine, an archive, or any third-party service.

9. How information is used

Wrenni may use collected information to:

• Operate and maintain the service

• Process searches and return results

• Improve relevance, performance, and usability

• Analyze aggregate usage

• Detect and prevent abuse, fraud, attacks, or unlawful activity

• Enforce service rules and technical limits

• Respond to support, privacy, legal, or removal requests

• Investigate errors, outages, and security incidents

• Comply with lawful requests and legal obligations

• Protect the rights, property, and safety of Wrenni, users, and others

Wrenni seeks to collect and retain only information reasonably needed for these purposes. The Federal Trade Commission recommends that organizations keep only the personal information they need, protect it, and dispose of it when it is no longer required.

10. How information may be disclosed

Wrenni may disclose information:

• To hosting, analytics, security, infrastructure, or technical service providers

• To third-party search providers when necessary to process a search

• To contractors assisting with operation, maintenance, or security

• When required by a valid subpoena, court order, warrant, or other lawful process

• When reasonably necessary to investigate fraud, abuse, attacks, or security incidents

• To protect Wrenni’s rights, property, users, or the public

• In connection with a merger, reorganization, transfer, financing, or sale of the service or its assets

Service providers may receive only the information reasonably necessary to perform their functions.

11. No sale of personal information

Wrenni does not sell personal information.

Wrenni does not currently share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising and does not currently operate an advertising or affiliate program.

If these practices change, this Privacy Policy will be updated and any legally required choices or notices will be provided.

12. Data retention

Wrenni generally applies the following retention periods:

• Raw server and access logs containing IP addresses: up to 30 days

• Search queries linked to technical request information: up to 30 days

• Security or abuse records tied to an incident: up to 12 months

• Aggregated or de-identified usage information: as reasonably needed for analysis and service improvement

• Privacy, support, legal, and removal correspondence: up to 24 months after resolution

• Information required for legal claims or compliance: for the period reasonably necessary to satisfy that purpose

Information may be retained longer when required by law, necessary for an active investigation, needed to establish or defend legal claims, or reasonably required to protect the service.

Wrenni may delete, aggregate, or de-identify information earlier.

13. Data security

Wrenni uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards intended to protect information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

No Internet service or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Visitors use Wrenni at their own risk and should avoid entering highly sensitive personal information into search queries.

14. Your privacy choices and rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including the right to:

• Request access to information associated with you

• Request correction of inaccurate information

• Request deletion of information

• Object to or restrict certain processing

• Request information about disclosures

• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

• Appeal certain privacy decisions where applicable

Because Wrenni does not offer user accounts, it may not always be possible to identify records as belonging to a particular person without additional information.

Requests may be sent to:

web@wrenni.com

Wrenni may take reasonable steps to verify a request before responding.

15. Children’s privacy

Wrenni is a general-purpose search service and is not directed to children under 13.

Wrenni does not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13. A parent or guardian who believes a child has submitted personal information may contact web@wrenni.com.

16. External websites and search results

Search results may link to websites and services not owned or controlled by Wrenni.

Wrenni is not responsible for:

• The privacy practices of external websites

• Their content or security

• Cookies or tracking technologies they use

• Their accuracy, legality, availability, or data-retention practices

Visiting an external result is subject to that website’s own policies and terms.

17. International visitors

Wrenni is operated from Ohio, USA.

Information may be processed or stored in the United States or in other locations where Wrenni’s service providers operate. Privacy protections in those locations may differ from those in a visitor’s country.

By using the service, visitors understand that information may be processed in the United States.

18. Legal requests

Wrenni may preserve or disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, respond to lawful legal process, protect legal rights, investigate abuse, or address threats to users, the service, or the public.

Wrenni may challenge requests that it reasonably believes are invalid, overbroad, or unlawful.

19. Changes to this Privacy Policy

Wrenni may revise this Privacy Policy as the service, technology, or legal requirements change. Revisions can be made at any time.

The revised policy will show a new effective date. Material changes may also be announced through the website or another reasonable method.

Continued use of Wrenni after a revised policy becomes effective constitutes acknowledgment of the updated policy.

20. Contact

Questions, privacy requests, concerns, and URL-removal requests may be sent to the email address found on this page mentioned earlier.