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Re:Startpage – private search engine by kobayashi on Sunday January 29, 2017 @10:57PM (#13518518)
I believe it's just when you get directed to their European servers. They also use us.startpage.com, as well as some other variations.
Re:Startpage – private search engine by StartPageSearch on Monday January 30, 2017 @12:41PM (#13523257)
Because many users are concerned about using US services and servers, we give StartPage and Ixquick users the option to use servers outside the US.

See: https://support.startpage.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Artic...

We might also redirect to EU servers automatically in some cases. See: https://support.startpage.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Artic...