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Just check their Wikipedia page.
Startpage is owned and operated by Surfboard Holding BV, which is majority owned by System1, an American internet advertising company.
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non-US search engine (start page)
Startpage is owned by an American advertising company.
Try Qwant or Ecosia. They’re working together to develop an independent search index (Staan) and it’s already in use in France and Germany.