Privacy

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Your location

When you press Where am I?, your browser asks your permission and then gives the page your position. The grid reference is worked out on your device. To show the nearest postcode, the page sends the coordinates to postcodes.io. The same happens when you choose a point on the map or enter coordinates. Nothing is sent to gridref.org.uk itself.

Postcode and place searches

If you search for a postcode or place name, the search text is sent to postcodes.io to find its position. Grid references, latitude/longitude and eastings/northings are converted entirely in your browser.

Maps

Map tiles are loaded from OpenStreetMap’s tile servers, which see your IP address and which map area you are viewing, as with any website. See the OpenStreetMap Foundation privacy policy.

Analytics

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