Privacy Policy
Effective Date: March 22, 2026 | Last Updated: March 22, 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to PlagiarismGuard AI ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://plagiarism-checker.dev and use our AI-powered plagiarism and academic integrity detection services.
Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of the site.
2. Information We Collect
a) Information You Provide
We may collect personal information you voluntarily provide when you:
- Submit text for plagiarism scanning
- Fill out our contact form (name, email address, message)
- Register for an account or subscribe to our newsletter
b) Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our platform, we automatically collect certain data including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages viewed. This data is collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies.
3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our platform. This includes:
- Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function properly.
- Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics): We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics collects data such as pages viewed, session duration, and approximate geographic location. This information is aggregated and anonymized. You can opt-out via the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense): We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google and its partners use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve relevant ads. You can opt-out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
By using our site, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with this policy. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.
4. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, operate, and maintain our plagiarism detection services
- Improve, personalize, and expand our services
- Understand and analyze how you use our website
- Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
- Communicate with you about updates or promotional offers
- Process transactions and send related information
- Display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
- Comply with applicable laws and regulations
5. Third-Party Services
We may share information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website and providing services, including:
- Google LLC – Analytics and advertising (subject to Google's Privacy Policy)
- EmailJS – Contact form processing
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties for marketing purposes.
6. Data Retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. Text submitted for plagiarism analysis is processed in real-time and is not permanently stored on our servers.
7. Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA)
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- The right to access, correct, or delete your personal data
- The right to restrict or object to processing
- The right to data portability
- The right to withdraw consent at any time
- The right to opt-out of the sale of personal data (California residents)
To exercise these rights, please contact us at support@plagiarism-checker.dev.
8. Children's Privacy
Our services are not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately.
9. Security
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. Continued use of the platform after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
Email:support@plagiarism-checker.dev
Website:plagiarism-checker.dev/contact