Last updated: 2026-05-30
These guidelines describe how the WhatIP Editorial Team builds, sources, writes, and maintains everything on whatip.xyz. We publish them so you can judge our work and hold us to a standard. WhatIP is a free hub of IP and DNS network tools, everyday calculators, browser games, and crowdsourced phone-number lookups, and the same principles apply across all of it.
How we build and validate tools and calculators
Every calculator on WhatIP implements a standard, documented formula, the same kind a professional in the field would use. Before a calculator goes live, we test it against published reference cases: worked examples from official documentation, textbook problems with known answers, and independent references. If our output does not match the reference to the expected precision, the tool does not ship until we understand and fix the gap. We do not round in ways that flatter a result.
Network tools are validated against known inputs. For a lookup such as IP, DNS, MX, or WHOIS, we check the tool against addresses and domains whose correct answers we can confirm from more than one source, and we re-check when an upstream provider changes its behavior. When we add or change a tool, we re-run these checks rather than assuming earlier results still hold.
Our data sources and their limits
Many tools depend on data we do not generate ourselves, and we are upfront about what that means.
IP geolocation maps an address to an approximate location using commercial and public datasets. It is an estimate. It can place an address in the wrong city, region, or even country, especially for mobile networks, VPNs, and large hosting providers.
DNS over HTTPS resolves the records behind a domain. Results can be cached at several layers, so a very recent change may not appear immediately, and different resolvers can briefly disagree.
WHOIS and RDAP return registration details from registries and registrars. These records are frequently redacted for privacy, can be incomplete, and are only as current as the responsible registry keeps them.
Because of these limits, we present third-party data as informational and tell readers to verify anything critical through an authoritative source.
How we write content
We write in clear, plain language and aim to explain not just what a number is but what it means. Content is original. We do not copy from other sites, and we do not publish machine-generated text without a human reviewing it for accuracy, clarity, and tone. Every explanatory page is reviewed by the WhatIP Editorial Team before publication. We attribute our work to that team rather than inventing named authors or borrowing credentials we do not hold, because honest authorship matters more than an impressive byline.
Corrections policy
We get things wrong sometimes, and we want to fix mistakes fast. If you spot a factual error, an outdated value, or a confusing explanation, email info@whatip.xyz with the page URL, the specific problem, and a source for the correct value if you have one. We try to reproduce and confirm the report against a reliable source. When it holds up, we correct the underlying content or tool, and the fix goes live with the next deploy, typically within a few business days for clear errors. When a correction affects a value that appears on many pages, such as a tax rate, we apply it everywhere rather than patching a single page.
Review cadence
Values that change on a schedule are reviewed on a schedule. Tax brackets, contribution limits, and similar rates are reviewed each year as official figures are released, and updated across every page and locale that uses them. Because official figures arrive at different times, a page may briefly show the prior period's numbers right after a change; the disclaimer notes this. Tools and their reference cases are re-tested whenever we change the underlying logic or an upstream data provider changes its behavior.
Editorial independence
WhatIP is funded by display advertising served through Google AdSense, and that funding never influences our content. Advertising does not change the result a calculator produces, the data a lookup returns, or the order in which anything is ranked or presented. We do not accept payment to alter results, to write favorable coverage, or to bury a correction. Ads are programmatic placements chosen by the ad network and are kept clearly separate from editorial content. If a relationship ever had the potential to create a conflict, we would disclose it. Our commitment is simple: the answer you get is the answer our testing produced, not the answer an advertiser would prefer.
Contact
Questions about these guidelines, or about how a specific tool or page was built, can be sent to info@whatip.xyz.