Privacy Policy

Effective date: July 23, 2026

InstanceFinder ("we", "our", "us") operates the website instancefinder.com, a reference tool that lists cloud compute instance types and pricing. This policy explains what data is collected when you visit, why, and the choices you have. We keep data collection to a minimum: the site has no user accounts, no sign-up, no forms, and does not ask you to submit any personal information.

Information we collect automatically

Like most websites, our content-delivery network (Amazon CloudFront) records standard server access logs for each request. These logs include your IP address, browser type and user agent, the pages and files you request, the referring page, and the date and time of the request. We use these logs only to operate and secure the site, diagnose problems, prevent abuse, and understand aggregate traffic. Access logs are retained for approximately 90 days and then automatically deleted. We also collect non-identifying operational metrics (such as cache-hit rate, latency, and error rates) via Amazon CloudWatch.

We do not use third-party website analytics (such as Google Analytics), and we do not build advertising or behavioral profiles of you from our server logs.

Information stored in your browser

Your filter and column selections are stored in the page URL so a view is shareable, and your light/dark theme preference is stored in your browser's local storage. This information stays on your device and is not transmitted to us as personal data.

Advertising and cookies

We display advertising through Google AdSense. Google and its advertising partners use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads and, where permitted, to personalize the ads you see based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits.

• You can opt out of personalized advertising in your Google Ads Settings.
• You can opt out of third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising at aboutads.info/choices (US) or youronlinechoices.eu (EU).
• For visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, we present Google's consent message and serve personalized ads only with your consent.
• Learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services: policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Service providers

The site is hosted on Amazon Web Services (Amazon S3 and CloudFront); request logs and content are processed on AWS infrastructure in the United States. Advertising is provided by Google as described above. These providers process data on our behalf or as independent controllers under their own privacy policies.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights over your personal data — for example, under the EU/UK GDPR (access, correction, deletion, restriction, and objection) or the California Consumer Privacy Act / CPRA (to know, delete, correct, and opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising). Because we do not maintain accounts and hold only limited, short-lived log data, we may be unable to identify you from a request. For advertising personalization specifically, the Google controls linked above are the most effective way to exercise your choices.

Children

InstanceFinder is a technical tool intended for a general, professional audience. It is not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA).

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the effective date above. Continued use of the site after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.