Register No. 044
Is IcyZip European?
Yes. IcyZip is under verified European control.
The legal notice names Richard Andresik personally as service provider, media owner and operator. His Austrian Economic Chamber registration confirms the same individual business in Steyr, and the privacy policy names him as controller.
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- Controlled by
- Richard Andresik
- Control sits in
- Austria
- Seat
Austria- Last checked
About IcyZip
IcyZip connects two browser tabs by QR code or link to exchange live text, links, code and one selected file up to 25 MiB. It works on phones and computers without an account or app, including across different networks. Both browsers must stay open and online.
Evidence 3
- IcyZip legal notice: individual owner and operatoricyzip.com ↗
- Austrian Economic Chamber: Richard Andresik, GISA 38731778firmen.wko.at ↗
- IcyZip privacy policy: Austrian controllericyzip.com ↗
Sources were opened and read on the date of the check. Registers and websites change; if one of these no longer says what we cite it for, tell us.
Product
IcyZip
icyzip.com ↗Live text and small file transfers between two browsers
The service is owned and operated by Richard Andresik in Steyr, Austria. It suits quick device-to-device handoffs that you might otherwise use AirDrop for. Transfers pass through an internet relay; there is no nearby-device discovery, peer-to-peer transfer, folder synchronisation, cloud storage or offline pickup.
- Instead of
- AirDrop
- Pricing
- Currently free to use, without an account. The current limit is one selected file up to 25 MiB per transfer.
- Suits
- Quick text and small file handoffs between a phone and computer
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Operations
Who runs the parts of the service we could observe from outside, checked 15 September 2026. A provider's control can differ from where its servers stand.
| Part | Provider | Provider control | What we saw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core hosting | Hetzner · Falkenstein, Germany | European | IcyZip operates its own server infrastructure. Its configured transfer relay wss://icyzip.com/myWebsocket uses 148.251.87.230 on Hetzner AS24940. RIPE identifies fsn1-dc11 and Hetzner’s geofeed places the address in Falkenstein, Germany. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
| Public website | Hetzner · Falkenstein, Germany | European | A 148.251.87.230 · AS24940 · RIPE HETZNER-fsn1-dc11 · Hetzner geofeed 148.251.80.0/21, DE-SN, Falkenstein. Authoritative DNS uses Hetzner nameservers; no AAAA or CNAME answer was published at review time. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
| Incoming email | IcyZip mail on Hetzner · Falkenstein, Germany | European | Operator-managed mail on IcyZip’s Hetzner server. MX 10 mail.icyzip.com resolves to 148.251.87.230 in Falkenstein, Germany, the same address as the website and transfer relay. Reverse DNS is mail.blitzmarkt.at. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
| Outgoing email | IcyZip mail on Hetzner · Falkenstein, Germany | European | SPF v=spf1 ip4:148.251.87.230 +mx -all authorises IcyZip’s own Hetzner server and its MX host, which resolves to the same IP in Falkenstein, Germany. No external sender is included in this policy. SPF records sending authorisation, not a history of delivered messages. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
IcyZip runs its service and mail on its own Hetzner server in Falkenstein, Germany. The website, configured transfer relay and MX host resolve to 148.251.87.230; SPF authorises that same server. RIPE and Hetzner’s geofeed corroborate the German location. This deployment is EU hosted. Current clients encrypt text and file bytes before relaying them; connection metadata and file names, types and sizes remain visible to the service.
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