Sharing your location

Why Sumish asks for your location, what we do with it and how to switch it on on iPhone, Android, Windows or Mac. Or just type a town.

7 min readPublished October 11, 2026, checked October 11, 2026

Some tools let you search from the place where you are now. For that, the site asks for your location. Your browser only passes it on if you allow it. This page explains what we do with it and how to switch it on on your phone or computer.

Why the site asks for your location

The search field of these tools has the button Use my location:

The site only asks for your location when you tap that button. The tool then searches for places near you, or for the neighborhood you are in.

What we do with your location

We do not ask your browser for the most precise position.
Still in your browser, we round your location to about 100 meters. Only then does it go to our server.
Our server uses it to search our own copy of the open data. We do not pass your location on to a map service or any other website.
We use your location only for that one search. We do not store it.
Your location does not end up in the address bar, in our statistics or in our log files.

The search field then shows Your location, with your neighborhood and municipality. If you type something else in the field, the tool goes back to searching for what you type. You can read more about privacy on the privacy page.

Prefer not to share?

You don't have to. Type a town, address or postcode in the search field, such as Utrecht or 3511 AB. The tool works just as well.

How to switch on your location

There are usually two settings. The first is on your device: may this browser use your location? The second is in your browser: may sumish.eu use your location? Both must be on.

The menu names below come from the help pages of Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft and Mozilla, read on October 11, 2026. They may be named slightly differently in different versions.

iPhone or iPad with Safari

Open Settings and tap Privacy & Security > Location Services. Turn Location Services on.
In that list, tap Safari Websites and choose While Using the App or Ask Next Time Or When I Share.
Go back to Settings and tap Apps > Safari > Location. Choose Ask or Allow.
Open sumish.eu in Safari. Tap the page menu button, on the left of the address field. In older versions this button is called aA. Tap Website Settings and set Location to Ask or Allow.
On the page, tap Use my location and give permission.

If Precise Location is off, it still works. The search point may then be further from your real position.

Source: Apple, Turn Location Services and GPS on or off, Control the location information you share on iPhone and Browse privately in Safari on iPhone.

iPhone or iPad with Chrome

First turn Location Services on: Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services.
In Settings, go to Apps > Chrome > Location. Choose While Using the App or Ask Next Time Or When I Share. In older versions of iOS, Chrome is listed directly in Settings.
Open sumish.eu in Chrome and tap Use my location. Chrome asks whether the site may use your location. Choose Allow.

Source: Google, Manage your location settings in Chrome on iPhone and iPad.

Android with Chrome

Open Settings, tap Location and turn on Use location. If the Location button is in your quick settings, you can do it there too.
In Settings, go to Apps > Chrome > Permissions > Location and choose Allow only while using the app. If you don't see Chrome, first tap See all apps.
Open sumish.eu in Chrome. To the left of the address bar, tap View site information > Permissions and turn Location on. For all sites at once: tap More (the three dots) > Settings > Site settings > Location.
Tap Use my location. Choose Allow this time or Allow while visiting the site.

Source: Google, Manage your Android device's location settings, Change app permissions and Manage your location settings in Chrome on Android.

Android with Samsung Internet

On a Samsung Galaxy the menus are named slightly differently than on other Android devices.

Open Settings, tap Location and turn on the switch at the top.
In Location, tap App permissions > Samsung Internet and choose Allow only while using the app.
Open sumish.eu in Samsung Internet and tap Use my location. Allow it if the browser asks.
Nothing happens? In Samsung Internet, open the menu (the three lines) and choose Settings. Check the website permissions to see whether Location is blocked for sumish.eu.

Source: Samsung, Fix a lost GPS signal or an inaccurate location.

Windows with Chrome, Edge or Firefox

Choose Start > Settings > Privacy & security > Location. Turn on Location services, and also Let apps access your location. If you don't see the first switch, only an administrator of the computer can turn it on.
In Chrome: to the left of the web address, click View site information > Site settings and set Location to Allow. For all sites at once: More (the three dots) > Settings > Privacy and security > Site settings > Location.
In Edge: Settings and more (the three dots) > Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Location.
In Firefox: click the icon to the left of the address bar. There you can see an earlier choice for the site and clear it. For all sites at once: open Settings, search for location and, under Permissions, click the button next to Location.
Click Use my location and allow it.

A computer without GPS works out its position from nearby wifi networks or from its IP address. That can be well off, especially for a desktop computer without wifi. In that case, typing your town or postcode is the better route.

Source: Microsoft, Windows location service and privacy; Google, Manage your location settings in Chrome on a computer; Mozilla, Does Firefox share my location with websites?

Mac with Safari

Choose Apple menu > System Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services. Turn Location Services on, and also turn on Safari in the list of apps.
In Safari, choose Safari > Settings and click Websites. Click Location on the left and, next to sumish.eu, choose Ask or Allow.
Click Use my location and allow it.

Source: Apple, Control access to your location on Mac and Change Websites settings in Safari on Mac.

Mac with Chrome

Choose Apple menu > System Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services. Turn Location Services on, and also turn on Google Chrome in the list of apps.
In Chrome: to the left of the web address, click View site information > Site settings and set Location to Allow. For all sites at once: More (the three dots) > Settings > Privacy and security > Site settings > Location.
Click Use my location and allow it. If Chrome says that location is off in the system settings, look at step 1 again.

Source: Apple, Control access to your location on Mac; Google, Manage your location settings in Chrome on a computer.

Still not working?

Reload the page and tap Use my location again.
Indoors or on the move, working out your position can take a while. If it doesn't work within 15 seconds, you get a message.
If you are outside the Netherlands, it doesn't work. The tools only search in the Netherlands.
Without JavaScript the button is not there.
Otherwise, type a town, address or postcode. That works just as well.

Where the map with the result comes from is explained in Maps and addresses.

The Sumish editorial team