Thank you for your tips they solved the mystery a little.
While exploring different online QR code generator (free), more questions found: (should I create a new "off topic" for this now )
- why would those free online QR code generator have different QR image as a result, for exactly the same piece of text/URL/content?
- how actually those QR codes are generated?
- how do you know if those free generators have "implanted" tracking code or not?
- will there be a copyright issue of using those QR code generated for free???