Frequently Asked Questions

Why doesn't Uruky have a free trial?

Unfortunately, due to the fact it's too costly to properly avoid bots and other automated tools from abusing our service, we don't offer a free trial. Signup or login and top-up your account to start using Uruky.

How do I create an account?

To create an account, you can visit this page. A new account number will be automatically generated and you'll be redirected to pay for at least one month, in order to start using Uruky.

How much does Uruky cost?

The current price is €5 / month (note this isn't a subscription; you can get a refund in the first 14 days, but there's nothing to cancel because it's a one-time payment; you can also pay for one month, don't pay for another, and pay again later — even create and use different account numbers; there's no stored email and as such you're not warned to renew, as well).

Can I see the source code?

Source code will be made available to customers who have been paying for at least 12 months.

You will have to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) and a non-compete agreement (NCA) to access the source code. You will be able to self-host and use it for yourself and your family (personal use), but not distribute it or use it for commercial purposes, without our permission.

Where are servers and data hosted?

All servers and data are physically in the EU. All search providers are based in the EU. Payment processing is done in the EU.

What personal data do you store?

We don't store any personal or identifiable data in the database. Our user database only has an account number (like Mullvad ), the timestamp of the account creation, and the ID + timestamp of the last payment (for the first 15 days, to allow refunds in the first 14 days). Mollie will keep more information (for legal reasons), but we won't have it connected to our database or your account after those 15 days.

User sessions (to prevent abuse and DDOS attacks) are stored in the database for up to 30 days and only include country of origin and device type (desktop, mobile), to aid you in identifying them. You can delete these sessions at any time. We use the IP2Location LITE database for IP geolocation .

Failed login attempts are stored in the database for up to 30 days (to prevent abuse and DDOS attacks) and only include the IP address of origin and the number of failed attempts.

Will you add AI features?

There are no plans to implement any AI features, for now. We find it hard to do in a sensible, responsible, and respectful way.

Do you track or log search queries?

No. We don't track or log search queries. You pay for the product, so you're not the product.

How do I exclude or boost domains?

Go into your settings and click "Add domain or TLD to boost or exclude" in the "Domain and TLD Boosting and Exclusions" section.

You can boost up, down, or exclude domains (like "instagram.com"), and TLDs (like ".lol", ".fun", ".buzz") from your search results.

What are the search providers used by Uruky?

Uruky currently uses Mojeek, Marginalia, EUSP (Ecosia/Qwant) (only works with French or English), Linkup, and Serper.

We're constantly evaluating new search providers and considering them for Uruky. If you have any suggestions, please contact us.

How do you calculate rate limits and protect against abuse?

We calculate search rates based on the timestamps of the last searches of a user (just the timestamps, not the queries or anything else!). We currently limit searches to 1 per second, 30 per minute, and 1800 per hour. We also protect against brute-force guessing of account numbers by banning IP addresses after 3 failed login attempts (we only log the IP address when there is a failed login attempt).

If you're running into any of these issues and think it's unfair, please contact us.

How do I add Uruky as my browser's default search engine?

Most browsers allow you to set a default custom search engine.

Uruky's URL for it is https://uruky.com/search?q=%s.

You can also find an Incognito URL in your settings, which you can use to search without having to log in to your account (in incognito mode, for example).

Help for Google Chrome.

Help for Firefox.

Help for Microsoft Edge.

Help for Safari (official workaround).

Help for Safari (alternative workaround).

How can I delete my account?

You have to contact us in order to delete your account, with proof you ever paid for it (some invoice will be enough, so we can cross-check it with our payments provider).

Remember we keep virtually no information about you, so you can't delete your account yourself because it would be too easy for someone who just obtained your account number to do so on your behalf, and we couldn't revert that.

Also, if you simply don't top-up your account, it will be automatically deleted after the expiration date comes around.

Finally, we keep no logs or tracking of your searches (only the timestamps of the last few searches of a user, to protect against abuse and DDOS attacks, no queries or anything else!). There is very little information to delete other than your account number and preferences.

I lost my account number, how can I recover it?

You will need to look in an invoice for your account number. Our payments provider will have sent you an email with it. We cannot help you recover your account number if you lost it.

If you need a new account number, you can create a new account.

Do you have any social media accounts?

No. We don't have any social media accounts or presence. We also run no ads on non-privacy-friendly platforms.

Do you support hashbangs?

Yes, we support hashbangs. You can use them by prefixing/suffixing your search query with a bang (e.g. !g for Google, !w for Wikipedia, !d for DuckDuckGo, !e for Ecosia).

How do you guarantee no tracking or logging of search queries?

You have to trust us, at least until we can show you the source code (after 12 months of paying for the service).

It is possible our search index providers track searches (they tell us they don't), but even if they do, they will not be able to link them to you or your account number.

If I can't pay with cash, it's never truly, 100% anonymous?

You're not wrong. We plan to accept cash payments in the future, but we haven't implemented that yet.

What are the available search query parameters?

There are several search query parameters you can use to customize your search results:

• q The search query. The only required parameter.
• p The page number to fetch. Default is 1 (first).
• l The language to filter the search results by (uppercase ISO 639-1 code).
• c The country to filter the search results by (uppercase ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code).
• s Whether to enable safe search results. 0 for no, 1 for yes. Default is 1/yes.
• f The format of the search results. html for the standard HTML page, json for JSON-formatted results.
• sp Comma-separated list of search providers to use. Default is: eusp,mojeek,marginalia,linkup,serper.
• il The interface language for Uruky (lowercase ISO 639-1 code).
• it The interface theme for Uruky (system, light, dark).

Is there an API available?

You can use the f=json search query parameter to get JSON-formatted search results, as per the FAQ entry above.

Why do you allow using Serper?

Serper is UK-based. Still Europe, though not technically EU. And while it seems to use Google's results, it's still a more private option than using Google directly, and available for you to choose if you find the Mojeek and Marginalia results lacking. Note it is not the only option, nor even in the top 3 options for search providers, but some customers have requested it and found it to be a good option.