diff --git a/service/pointinpolygon.js b/service/pointinpolygon.js
index 21b6fdcf..1e58dfa3 100644
--- a/service/pointinpolygon.js
+++ b/service/pointinpolygon.js
@@ -2,14 +2,51 @@ const logger = require( 'pelias-logger' ).get( 'pointinpolygon' );
 const request = require('request');
 const _ = require('lodash');
 
+function sanitizeUrl(requestUrl) {
+  return requestUrl.replace(/^(.+)\/.+\/.+$/, (match, base) => {
+    return `${base}/[removed]/[removed]`;
+  });
+}
+
+function parseErrorMessage(requestUrl, body, do_not_track) {
+  if (do_not_track) {
+    return `${sanitizeUrl(requestUrl)} returned status 200 but with non-JSON response: ${body}`;
+  }
+
+  return `${requestUrl} returned status 200 but with non-JSON response: ${body}`;
+
+}
+
+function serviceErrorMessage(requestUrl, statusCode, body, do_not_track) {
+  if (do_not_track) {
+    return `${sanitizeUrl(requestUrl)} returned status ${statusCode}: ${body}`;
+
+  } else {
+    return `${requestUrl} returned status ${statusCode}: ${body}`;
+
+  }
+
+}
+
 module.exports = (url) => {
   if (!_.isEmpty(url)) {
     logger.info(`using point-in-polygon service at ${url}`);
 
-    return function pointinpolygon( centroid, callback ) {
+    return function pointinpolygon( centroid, do_not_track, callback ) {
       const requestUrl = `${url}/${centroid.lon}/${centroid.lat}`;
 
-      request.get(requestUrl, (err, response, body) => {
+      const options = {
+        method: 'GET',
+        url: requestUrl
+      };
+
+      if (do_not_track) {
+        options.headers = {
+          dnt: '1'
+        };
+      }
+
+      request(options, (err, response, body) => {
         if (err) {
           logger.error(JSON.stringify(err));
           callback(err);
@@ -20,13 +57,17 @@ module.exports = (url) => {
             callback(err, parsed);
           }
           catch (err) {
-            logger.error(`${requestUrl}: could not parse response body: ${body}`);
-            callback(`${requestUrl} returned status 200 but with non-JSON response: ${body}`);
+            const parseMsg = parseErrorMessage(requestUrl, body, do_not_track);
+
+            logger.error(parseMsg);
+            callback(parseMsg);
           }
         }
         else {
-          logger.error(`${requestUrl} returned status ${response.statusCode}: ${body}`);
-          callback(`${requestUrl} returned status ${response.statusCode}: ${body}`);
+          const errorMsg = serviceErrorMessage(requestUrl, response.statusCode, body, do_not_track);
+
+          logger.error(errorMsg);
+          callback(errorMsg);
         }
       });
 
@@ -35,8 +76,9 @@ module.exports = (url) => {
   } else {
     logger.warn('point-in-polygon service disabled');
 
-    return (centroid, callback) => {
-      callback(`point-in-polygon service disabled, unable to resolve ${JSON.stringify(centroid)}`);
+    return (centroid, do_not_track, callback) => {
+      callback(`point-in-polygon service disabled, unable to resolve ` +
+        (do_not_track ? 'centroid' : JSON.stringify(centroid)));
     };
 
   }
diff --git a/test/unit/service/pointinpolygon.js b/test/unit/service/pointinpolygon.js
index ac08b3f7..7280aa7f 100644
--- a/test/unit/service/pointinpolygon.js
+++ b/test/unit/service/pointinpolygon.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ module.exports.tests.do_nothing_service = (test, common) => {
       'pelias-logger': logger
     })();
 
-    service({ lat: 12.121212, lon: 21.212121 }, (err) => {
+    service({ lat: 12.121212, lon: 21.212121 }, false, (err) => {
       t.deepEquals(logger.getWarnMessages(), [
         'point-in-polygon service disabled'
       ]);
@@ -35,6 +35,23 @@ module.exports.tests.do_nothing_service = (test, common) => {
 
   });
 
+  test('service unavailable message should not output centroid when do_not_track is true', (t) => {
+    const logger = require('pelias-mock-logger')();
+
+    const service = proxyquire('../../../service/pointinpolygon', {
+      'pelias-logger': logger
+    })();
+
+    service({ lat: 12.121212, lon: 21.212121 }, true, (err) => {
+      t.deepEquals(logger.getWarnMessages(), [
+        'point-in-polygon service disabled'
+      ]);
+      t.equals(err, 'point-in-polygon service disabled, unable to resolve centroid');
+      t.end();
+    });
+
+  });
+
 };
 
 module.exports.tests.success = (test, common) => {
@@ -56,13 +73,81 @@ module.exports.tests.success = (test, common) => {
       'pelias-logger': logger
     })(`http://localhost:${port}`);
 
-    service({ lat: 12.121212, lon: 21.212121}, (err, results) => {
+    service({ lat: 12.121212, lon: 21.212121}, false, (err, results) => {
+      t.notOk(err);
+      t.deepEquals(results, { field: 'value' });
+
+      t.ok(logger.isInfoMessage(`using point-in-polygon service at http://localhost:${port}`));
+      t.notOk(logger.hasErrorMessages());
+
+      t.end();
+
+      server.close();
+
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  test('do_not_track=true should pass DNT header', (t) => {
+    const pipServer = require('express')();
+    pipServer.get('/:lon/:lat', (req, res, next) => {
+      t.ok(req.headers.hasOwnProperty('dnt'));
+      t.equals(req.params.lat, '12.121212');
+      t.equals(req.params.lon, '21.212121');
+
+      res.send('{ "field": "value" }');
+    });
+
+    const server = pipServer.listen();
+    const port = server.address().port;
+
+    const logger = require('pelias-mock-logger')();
+
+    const service = proxyquire('../../../service/pointinpolygon', {
+      'pelias-logger': logger
+    })(`http://localhost:${port}`);
+
+    service({ lat: 12.121212, lon: 21.212121}, true, (err, results) => {
+      t.notOk(err);
+      t.deepEquals(results, { field: 'value' });
+
+      t.ok(logger.isInfoMessage(`using point-in-polygon service at http://localhost:${port}`));
+      t.notOk(logger.hasErrorMessages());
+
+      t.end();
+
+      server.close();
+
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  test('do_not_track=false should not pass DNT header', (t) => {
+    const pipServer = require('express')();
+    pipServer.get('/:lon/:lat', (req, res, next) => {
+      t.notOk(req.headers.hasOwnProperty('dnt'));
+      t.equals(req.params.lat, '12.121212');
+      t.equals(req.params.lon, '21.212121');
+
+      res.send('{ "field": "value" }');
+    });
+
+    const server = pipServer.listen();
+    const port = server.address().port;
+
+    const logger = require('pelias-mock-logger')();
+
+    const service = proxyquire('../../../service/pointinpolygon', {
+      'pelias-logger': logger
+    })(`http://localhost:${port}`);
+
+    service({ lat: 12.121212, lon: 21.212121}, false, (err, results) => {
       t.notOk(err);
       t.deepEquals(results, { field: 'value' });
 
       t.ok(logger.isInfoMessage(`using point-in-polygon service at http://localhost:${port}`));
       t.notOk(logger.hasErrorMessages());
-      
+
       t.end();
 
       server.close();
@@ -92,10 +177,46 @@ module.exports.tests.failure = (test, common) => {
       'pelias-logger': logger
     })(`http://localhost:${port}`);
 
-    service({ lat: 12.121212, lon: 21.212121}, (err, results) => {
-      t.equals(err, `http://localhost:${port}/21.212121/12.121212 returned status 200 but with non-JSON response: this is not JSON`);
+    const expectedErrorMsg = `http://localhost:${port}/21.212121/12.121212 returned ` +
+      `status 200 but with non-JSON response: this is not JSON`;
+
+    service({ lat: 12.121212, lon: 21.212121}, false, (err, results) => {
+      t.equals(err, expectedErrorMsg);
       t.notOk(results);
-      t.ok(logger.isErrorMessage(`http://localhost:${port}/21.212121/12.121212: could not parse response body: this is not JSON`));
+      t.ok(logger.isErrorMessage(expectedErrorMsg));
+      t.end();
+
+      server.close();
+
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  test('server returning 200 & non-JSON body should log sanitized error and return no results when do_not_track', (t) => {
+    const pipServer = require('express')();
+    pipServer.get('/:lon/:lat', (req, res, next) => {
+      t.equals(req.params.lat, '12.121212');
+      t.equals(req.params.lon, '21.212121');
+
+      res.send('this is not JSON');
+    });
+
+    const server = pipServer.listen();
+    const port = server.address().port;
+
+    const logger = require('pelias-mock-logger')();
+
+    const service = proxyquire('../../../service/pointinpolygon', {
+      'pelias-logger': logger
+    })(`http://localhost:${port}`);
+
+    const expectedErrorMsg = `http://localhost:${port}/[removed]/[removed] returned ` +
+      `status 200 but with non-JSON response: this is not JSON`;
+
+    service({ lat: 12.121212, lon: 21.212121}, true, (err, results) => {
+      t.equals(err, expectedErrorMsg);
+      t.notOk(results);
+      t.ok(logger.isErrorMessage(expectedErrorMsg));
       t.end();
 
       server.close();
@@ -117,7 +238,7 @@ module.exports.tests.failure = (test, common) => {
       'pelias-logger': logger
     })(`http://localhost:${port}`);
 
-    service({ lat: 12.121212, lon: 21.212121}, (err, results) => {
+    service({ lat: 12.121212, lon: 21.212121}, false, (err, results) => {
       t.equals(err.code, 'ECONNREFUSED');
       t.notOk(results);
       t.ok(logger.isErrorMessage(/ECONNREFUSED/), 'there should be a connection refused error message');
@@ -144,10 +265,43 @@ module.exports.tests.failure = (test, common) => {
       'pelias-logger': logger
     })(`http://localhost:${port}`);
 
-    service({ lat: 12.121212, lon: 21.212121}, (err, results) => {
-      t.equals(err, `http://localhost:${port}/21.212121/12.121212 returned status 400: a bad request was made`);
+    const expectedErrorMsg = `http://localhost:${port}/21.212121/12.121212 returned ` +
+      `status 400: a bad request was made`;
+
+    service({ lat: 12.121212, lon: 21.212121}, false, (err, results) => {
+      t.equals(err, expectedErrorMsg);
+      t.notOk(results);
+      t.ok(logger.isErrorMessage(expectedErrorMsg));
+      t.end();
+
+      server.close();
+
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  test('non-OK status should log sanitized error and return no results when do_not_track=true', (t) => {
+    const pipServer = require('express')();
+    pipServer.get('/:lat/:lon', (req, res, next) => {
+      res.status(400).send('a bad request was made');
+    });
+
+    const server = pipServer.listen();
+    const port = server.address().port;
+
+    const logger = require('pelias-mock-logger')();
+
+    const service = proxyquire('../../../service/pointinpolygon', {
+      'pelias-logger': logger
+    })(`http://localhost:${port}`);
+
+    const expectedErrorMsg = `http://localhost:${port}/[removed]/[removed] returned ` +
+      `status 400: a bad request was made`;
+
+    service({ lat: 12.121212, lon: 21.212121}, true, (err, results) => {
+      t.equals(err, expectedErrorMsg);
       t.notOk(results);
-      t.ok(logger.isErrorMessage(`http://localhost:${port}/21.212121/12.121212 returned status 400: a bad request was made`));
+      t.ok(logger.isErrorMessage(expectedErrorMsg));
       t.end();
 
       server.close();