I-Quad9 iyisixazululi se-DNS esiphinda umphakathi emhlabeni wonke esihlose ukuvikela abasebenzisi kuhlelo olungayilungele ikhompuyutha nakubugebengu bokweba imininingwane ebucayi. I-Quad9 isetshenziswa yi-Quad9 Foundation, isisekelo saseSwitzerland esihlomula umphakathi, esingenzi nzuzo ngenjongo yokuthuthukisa ubumfihlo nokuvikeleka kwe-inthanethi kwabasebenzisi be-inthanethi, ikomkhulu eliseZurich. Yisona kuphela isixazululi somphakathi somhlaba wonke esisebenza ngokungenzi inzuzo, ukuze kuzuze umphakathi. I-Quad9 ingaphansi ngokuphelele komthetho wobumfihlo waseSwitzerland, futhi uhulumeni waseSwitzerland welula lokho kuvikelwa komthetho kubasebenzisi be-Quad9 emhlabeni wonke, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izakhamuzi noma izwe ohlala kulo. I-Quad9 okwamanje iyona kuphela isixazululi esiphindaphindayo somhlaba wonke esingekho ngaphansi komthetho wase-United States, njengoba ezinye zitholakala endaweni ngayinye e-San Francisco Bay Area futhi zibuswa yiNorthern District of California US Federal Court.