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> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://yandex.com/support/browser/en/llms.txt
# Location data
Websites use your location to show you the most relevant information, like the local weather, traffic info, city maps, or businesses nearby. Your location is determined by the nearest wireless access points and your device's [IP address](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address). Device location data is depersonalized: only geographic coordinates are sent. This information can't be used to identify you.
**Learn more**
* [How Yandex determines my city](https://yandex.com/support/common/yandex-settings/region-settings.html#region-settings__ip-address)
## Allow or forbid a site to determine your location {#allow-determine-location}
When a site requests information about your location, a notification about this will appear at the top of the page.
Click the button:
- **Allow** — The site or its component (such as a map) will know where you are. The  icon will appear in the SmartBox.
- **Block** — to prohibit the site from learning where you are. The  icon will appear in the SmartBox.
Click  or  to change this.
## View sites that are allowed to determine your location {#site-list}
1. Click **** → **Settings** → **Websites**.
1. At the bottom of the page, click **Advanced site settings**.
1. In the **Access to your location** section, click **Site settings**.
The list of websites allowed to track your location is displayed on the **Allowed** tab. To remove a website from the list, hover over it and click **Delete**. The website will no longer be allowed to detect your location.
#### Learn more
- [Site permissions](https://yandex.com/support/browser/en/security/permissions.md)
## Prohibiting location detection {#deny-sites-locate}
{% list tabs %}
- To all sites
1. Click **** → **Settings** → **Websites**.
1. At the bottom of the page, click **Advanced site settings**.
1. In the **Access to your location** section, select **Not allowed**.
- To Yandex services
1. Click **** → **Settings** → **System**.
1. At the bottom of the page, click **Personal data settings**.
1. Deselect **Allow Yandex services to detect location**.
{% note info %}
To apply these changes, clear your [cache](https://yandex.com/support/browser/en/personal-data-protection/cache-memory.md#clearing-cache).
{% endnote %}
{% endlist %}
## Set your city manually {#manuelly}
{% note info %}
Your manual city selection is saved in a cookie file. The regional settings will work on your device until you change them or [delete your cookies](https://yandex.com/support/browser/en/personal-data-protection/cookies.md#del-cookie).
{% endnote %}
1. Go to the [location settings](https://yandex.com/tune/geo/) page.
1. Turn off the **Automatically identify city** option.
1. Enter a city in the field and click **Save**.
If you can't save the city, check if [Yandex Browser](https://browser.yandex.com/) is allowed to save [cookies](https://yandex.com/support/browser/en/personal-data-protection/cookies.md#allow).
## Location in Incognito mode {#incognito}
By default, your location is determined automatically in [Incognito mode](https://yandex.com/support/browser/en/personal-data-protection/incognito-mode.md), even if you entered your city manually earlier. This is because cookies are not saved in Incognito mode and any manual city selection you make is saved as a cookie.
## Location is not detected correctly {#problems}
#### The browser doesn't determine location correctly
{% cut "Remove the extension that changes the settings" %}
You might have installed an [extension](https://yandex.com/support/browser/en/personalization/extension.md) that changes your proxy server settings. Try disabling it:
1. Click **** → **Extensions** and turn off all extensions.
2. Restart Yandex Browser: close it by pressing **Ctrl** + **Shift** + **Q** (on Windows and Linux) or **⌘** + **Q** (on macOS), then open it again.
3. [Clear your cache](https://yandex.com/support/browser/en/personal-data-protection/cache-memory.md#clearing-cache) so Yandex Browser doesn't load a copy of the page that was saved earlier.
4. If this solves your problem, go through your extensions and turn them back on until you find the one that causes the problem. Restart Yandex Browser every time.
5. Disable this extension. You may want to let the developers know about the problem.
{% endcut %}
{% cut "Set up your location manually" %}
Your IP address may belong to a network with multiple regions. Set up your location manually:
1. Go to the [settings](https://yandex.com/tune/) page.
2. Turn off the **Automatically identify city** option.
3. Start entering the name of your city in the field.
4. In the list of suggestions that appears, select your city or town.
5. Click **Save**.
{% note info %}
Manual location settings are saved in a cookie file. If the manually selected city changes to another one, it means that Yandex Browser deleted cookies. Make sure that cookies are [enabled in the Yandex Browser settings](https://yandex.com/support/browser/en/personal-data-protection/cookies.md#allow).
{% endnote %}
{% endcut %}
If the problem persists, report it to support via the [form](https://browser.yandex.com/feedback/?lang=en):
- Send a link to the page where you see the wrong city.
- Indicate what city is listed in the [settings](https://yandex.com/tune/geo/) when you click **Find me** and what your actual location is.
#### The browser doesn't determine location
It's possible that you [prevented all sites from tracking your location](https://yandex.com/support/browser/en/personal-data-protection/location-information.md#deny-sites-locate) earlier.
Contact support