Cookie Policy

Last Updated: August 18, 2026

PlagiarismSearch.com uses cookies and similar technologies to operate and secure the Website, maintain user sessions, support payment functionality, remember certain preferences, and understand how the Website is used.

Some cookies are necessary for the Website and Service to function. Other cookies, such as analytics cookies, are used where permitted by applicable law and, where required, based on your consent.

For more information about how PlagiarismSearch collects, uses, stores, and protects personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small data files that websites can store on your browser or device. They are commonly used to maintain sessions, remember preferences, protect transactions, measure Website usage, and support other online functionality.

Cookies may be:

• First-party cookies: cookies set on the PlagiarismSearch.com domain and used for functions such as session management, security, preferences, and analytics.
• Third-party cookies: cookies associated with external service providers used in connection with functions such as payment processing, security, or other integrated services.

Cookies may also be session cookies, which generally expire when the browser session ends, or persistent cookies, which remain on a device for a specified period or until they are deleted.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are required to operate the Website, provide functions requested by users, maintain security, and support core Service functionality.

They may be used to:

• manage user sessions and authentication;
• protect accounts against unauthorized access;
• maintain Website and application security;
• remember essential Website settings;
• support payment functionality and transaction security; and
• detect and prevent fraud or abuse.

For example, PlagiarismSearch may use PHPSESSID as a session identifier. Strictly necessary cookies are not used for advertising.

Preference and Functional Cookies

Where used, preference or functional cookies may remember choices such as language settings or other Website preferences so that users do not need to select them again on every visit.

Analytics Cookies

We use analytics technologies to understand how visitors interact with PlagiarismSearch.com, measure Website performance, identify technical or usability issues, and improve our services.

Our current analytics tools include Google Analytics and Matomo. Where applicable law requires consent for analytics cookies or similar technologies, we use them on the basis of that consent.

3. Google Analytics

PlagiarismSearch uses Google Analytics to measure general Website usage and performance. Depending on the configuration, Google Analytics may process information such as page visits, sessions, browser and device information, traffic sources, and approximate geographic information.

Google Analytics normally uses first-party cookies on the Website. These may include:

• _ga — used to distinguish users. Google's default expiration period is up to 2 years.
• _ga_<container-id> — used to maintain session state. Google's default expiration period is up to 2 years.

Actual cookie duration may differ where the default Google Analytics configuration has been changed or where browser or device restrictions shorten the applicable storage period.

4. Matomo

PlagiarismSearch also uses Matomo to analyze Website usage and generate statistics that help us evaluate and improve Website performance and user experience.

Depending on the configuration, Matomo cookies may include:

• _pk_id — used to store a visitor identifier. The default expiration period is up to 13 months.
• _pk_ses — used to temporarily store information relating to a Website visit. The default expiration period is approximately 30 minutes.
• _pk_ref — used to store referral or attribution information. The default expiration period is up to 6 months.

The exact cookies and storage periods used by Matomo may vary depending on our current configuration.

5. Stripe and Payment-Related Cookies

PlagiarismSearch uses Stripe in connection with certain payment functionality. Stripe may use cookies and similar technologies to process and authenticate transactions, protect the payment process, and detect or prevent fraudulent activity.

Stripe cookies associated with these functions may include:

• __stripe_mid — used for fraud prevention and transaction risk assessment. Stripe lists a typical duration of up to 1 year.
• __stripe_sid — used for fraud prevention and transaction risk assessment. Stripe lists a typical duration of approximately 30 minutes.

Stripe may use additional cookies or similar technologies depending on the payment method, checkout configuration, authentication method, or security features involved in a transaction.

6. Summary of Common Cookies

This table describes common cookies associated with the technologies currently used by PlagiarismSearch. The exact cookie names, configuration, and duration may change when we update our Website, analytics configuration, payment integration, or service providers.

7. How You Can Manage Cookies

You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to view stored cookies, delete them, block cookies from particular websites, or restrict cookies more generally.

Blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent certain parts of PlagiarismSearch from functioning properly, including account, session, security, or payment-related features.

Information about cookie controls is available from the major browser providers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari
• Microsoft Edge
• Opera

8. Other Technologies and Server Logs

PlagiarismSearch may use technologies other than browser cookies to operate, protect, and maintain the Service. These may include local storage, session identifiers, security technologies, network requests, and server logs.

Server logs may contain technical information such as IP address, browser or device information, access time, requested pages or resources, and diagnostic or security information.

These records are used primarily for Service operation, security, fraud prevention, troubleshooting, performance monitoring, and related technical purposes.

9. Third-Party Services

Google Analytics, Matomo, Stripe, and other service providers operate under their own technical configurations, terms, and privacy practices.

Information processed by these providers may be subject to their respective privacy policies and applicable data-protection safeguards.

For more information about the categories of service providers used by PlagiarismSearch and how we handle personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.

10. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our Website, technologies, service providers, cookie configurations, legal requirements, or business practices.

When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date on this page and provide additional notice where required by applicable law.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies and similar technologies, please contact us at:

Email: support@plagiarismsearch.com

For more information about privacy and personal-data processing, please see our Privacy Policy.