---
title: "IP Geolocation"
slug: "ip-geolocation"
abstract: "Introduction to the Sitecore IP Geolocation role referenced by Content Management and Content Delivery."
---
# IP Geolocation

The IP Geolocation role is a web service that looks up the approximate geographic location of an IP addresses. The service uses a regularly updated database from MaxMind.

## Supported infrastructure

The IP Geolocation role is a SaaS cloud service.

## References

![ip-geolocation.png](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/developers/104/platform-administration-and-architecture/images/ip-geolocation.png)

The IP Geolocation role is referenced by:

- [Content Delivery](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/104/platform-administration-and-architecture/content-delivery--cd-.html "Content Delivery (CD)")
- [Content Management](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/104/platform-administration-and-architecture/content-management--cm-.html "Content Management (CM)")

## Privacy and security

The IP Geolocation role does not handle or store personal data.