We do not sell user data or use search history for advertising profiles. Public searches may still be sent to a third-party search provider, and loading an external image or opening a website may contact that provider directly.
01Who operates Inquro?
Inquro Space is a public web-search project operated as part of the Bell Network ecosystem. For privacy-law purposes, the controller responsible for personal data processed by this website is:
Service operator: Bell Network
Postal address: Rua João do Nascimento Costa 2, 1900-269 Lisboa, Portugal
Official website: bellnetwork.eu
Privacy and legal contact: [email protected]
This Privacy Policy applies to the public search service at inquro.space, including search requests, public results and the website-indexing functions described below. bellnetwork.eu is Bell Network's main website; the separate Bell Network dashboard and any other Bell Network services may have additional, service-specific privacy notices. This notice does not automatically govern those other services.
02Information we process
Depending on how you use Inquro Space, the following categories of data may be processed:
- Search requests: the terms you enter, the selected search category (such as All, Images, News or Videos), page number, and related request details.
- Technical access and security data: IP address, request time, requested URL (which can include search terms), response status, browser/User-Agent, and technical information handled by our server, Cloudflare's proxy/security network, and other service infrastructure.
- Indexing data: publicly accessible page titles, website addresses, descriptions, snippets, indexing timestamps, sitemaps, and other public metadata collected when Inquro indexes websites.
- Website-indexing submissions: domain names, sitemap addresses, public page metadata and relevant submission records handled in Bell Network-managed systems. If you submit a website through the separate Bell Network dashboard, its account and authentication data are handled under that service's own notice.
- Messages you send us: your contact details and the content of a support, privacy, or removal request.
/search?q=example). This URL may appear in browser history, Bell Network logs and Cloudflare's request processing. Search terms may also be included in requests to Google when fallback search is needed. Please do not enter passwords, private keys or sensitive information.03How we use information
We process this information to provide search results, retrieve and update website listings, display relevant categories, prevent abuse, diagnose errors, protect the service and respond to your requests.
Inquro Space is intended to provide website discovery—not advertising-based profiling. We do not sell users' personal data or use their search history to build advertising profiles. Technical logs may still be necessary for security, troubleshooting or compliance.
04Searches and third-party providers
Searches handled by Bell Network
Inquro first uses its own public website index where matching records are available. These searches are processed by Bell Network's search systems; displaying a result from our own index does not, by itself, send that search to Google.
Google search fallback
When external search coverage is needed, our server makes a request to Google Programmable Search (Custom Search JSON API). The request includes the search text and technical search parameters, such as result category and pagination, as required to obtain results. It is initiated by our server using our API credentials; our implementation does not deliberately forward the visitor's IP address, Bell account identity, email address or website-submission records as separate Google API parameters. Google receives the originating server's network address and relevant request metadata.
Search text can itself contain personal information if a visitor types names, contact details or other identifying content. Therefore, it would be inaccurate to say that no personal data can ever be transmitted to Google. Google handles received requests under its own applicable policies. Results provided by Google are not automatically stored in our website index merely because they were displayed.
Read Google's Privacy Policy .
Website and sitemap submissions
Website and sitemap submission records are handled in Bell Network-managed systems for validation, website management and indexing. We do not send a submitter's Bell account credentials or submission records to Google merely because they registered a domain or sitemap. Inquro may request the submitted public sitemap and website pages from their hosting servers to discover publicly available titles, links and other indexable information; those website operators can see those crawl requests. Publicly indexed URLs, titles and snippets may subsequently appear in search results. Infrastructure providers used by Bell Network may process technical information as explained below.
05Links, favicons and image previews
Search results can contain links, images, icons, thumbnails and descriptions originating from other websites. Some favicons and preview images are loaded directly by your browser from the third-party website or an image host.
When your browser loads these resources, the external provider may receive your IP address, browser information, request details, and potentially cookies or other identifiers associated with that provider. Clicking a result takes you to a website that is outside Inquro's control and subject to its own privacy policy.
Where supported, Inquro requests no-referrer handling for external result images. This does not prevent an external image server from seeing the request itself. You can use browser settings to block remote media or third-party cookies.
06Cookies and similar technologies
The public search interface does not require an Inquro account to submit a search. Essential cookies or similar identifiers may be used for security and service operation. In particular, depending on the protections enabled, Cloudflare may use security-related cookies or request identifiers to distinguish legitimate traffic from bots and attacks. The Bell website framework may also use necessary technical cookies or local preferences.
We do not use search history for targeted-advertising profiles. If optional analytics, advertising, or other non-essential tracking technology is added, the relevant notice and consent controls must be updated before such technology is enabled where required by law.
Third-party websites and externally loaded search images may set or read their own cookies according to your browser settings and their policies; these cookies are not controlled by Inquro.
07Legal bases for processing
Where the GDPR applies, we rely on the legal basis appropriate to each processing activity:
| Purpose | Potential GDPR basis |
|---|---|
| Responding to a search or website-submission request | Performance of a contract, Article 6(1)(b), where applicable; otherwise legitimate interests, Article 6(1)(f), in operating a search service. |
| Service reliability, abuse protection and access logs | Legitimate interests, Article 6(1)(f), in security and operation. |
| Mandatory records and lawful requests | Legal obligation, Article 6(1)(c), where a specific obligation applies. |
| Optional non-essential cookies or analytics, if later introduced | Consent, Article 6(1)(a), where required. |
You can contact the controller to learn more about the legitimate interests relied upon or to object where applicable.
08Recipients and international transfers
Bell Network infrastructure: Bell Network operates and manages Inquro Space. The primary origin server is hosted in Frankfurt am Main, Germany (European Union). Contracted infrastructure and storage providers may handle technical request or operational data to provide, maintain and protect that infrastructure.
Cloudflare (public website proxy and protection): Requests to the public inquro.space website pass through Cloudflare before reaching Bell Network's origin server. Cloudflare may process visitor IP addresses, requested URLs (including any search query in the URL), request headers, connection and security information, and related technical metadata for traffic delivery, caching and protection against abuse. Cloudflare may process this information across its network, including outside Germany or the European Economic Area depending on the service and data-localization settings in use. We do not claim that all traffic processing stays in Frankfurt. See Cloudflare's Privacy Policy.
Google fallback: Google may receive the search text, technical search parameters, the server's IP address and API request metadata if an external search is performed. We do not send the visitor's IP address or Bell login details as separate parameters in the Google search request. Google is an external search provider and is not automatically a processor that acts solely on Bell Network's instructions.
Other websites: Third-party website, favicon and image-host operators may receive requests from your browser when their content is loaded or when you choose to open a result. Public websites may also receive crawler requests when Inquro retrieves submitted sitemaps or indexed pages.
International processing: Although our origin server is in Germany, Cloudflare, Google and other external services may involve processing outside the European Economic Area. Where Bell Network is responsible for an international transfer, we must use a valid GDPR transfer mechanism when required. You can ask for details of recipients and applicable transfer safeguards using the privacy contact above.
09How long data is kept
Bell Network retains access and security records only for as long as reasonably necessary to operate and protect the service, investigate incidents or comply with applicable legal obligations. Search-result display is not, by itself, a record of a Bell user profile. Website and sitemap submission records and public index entries are managed separately, generally while needed to operate or maintain the corresponding website listing, subject to removal requests and applicable obligations.
Cloudflare and Google have their own data handling and retention practices. We do not determine their independent retention periods. Displaying a Google fallback result does not automatically copy it to Bell Network's public search index.
10Security and privacy safeguards
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect service availability and personal data, including access restrictions and abuse-prevention controls. No internet service is completely risk-free.
Search results are generated from public website information and third-party search providers where applicable. We use access controls and other appropriate safeguards to protect the systems that operate the public search service.
11Your privacy rights
Where applicable law provides these rights, you may request access to personal data, correction of inaccurate data, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability, or object to processing based on legitimate interests. You may also withdraw consent for consent-based processing without affecting earlier lawful processing.
Send requests to the privacy contact above. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling a request. You also have the right to complain to the competent data-protection supervisory authority in your country or region.
If the issue concerns a page indexed from another website, you may also need to contact that website's operator: removal from Inquro cannot remove the source material from the wider internet.
12Children and sensitive information
Inquro is a general-purpose search engine, not a service specifically directed to children. Please avoid including sensitive personal information in search terms or site-submission forms. Parents and guardians may contact us about relevant privacy concerns.
13Changes and contact
We may update this policy as the service, providers or legal requirements change. The latest version will be displayed here with its update date. Material changes affecting processing will be communicated when required by law.
Questions or requests? Contact Bell Network.
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