What it does
eTools.ch combines results from several search sources and documents privacy settings including POST requests and redirected result links. Its policy also discloses external advertising-network tracking.
eTools.ch queries selected sources in parallel, merges the results and removes duplicates. Its documentation explains source timeouts and temporary disabling of unreliable sources, making the metasearch behavior fairly visible.
For privacy, the operator recommends POST requests and redirected links, and the settings can disable the banner advertisement. That last control matters: the policy explicitly says external ad networks can track users even though eTools itself says it does not store IP addresses or user agents. Evaluate the actual banner and request settings rather than treating the default page as uniformly untracked.
Strengths
- Several source results are merged and deduplicated.
- POST and link-redirection preferences are documented.
- The advertising banner can be disabled in preferences.
Watch out for
- External banner-ad networks can apply tracking under the published policy.
Best for
- People who want configurable metasearch and will review its advertising settings
Sources
- eTools.ch - Information about Federated Search (Oct 26, 2026)
- eTools.ch - Privacy Statement (Oct 26, 2026)