Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website can store on your browser or device when you visit it.

Cookies help websites remember information, maintain sessions, improve performance, understand how visitors use the website, and provide certain features.

Cookies can be of the following types:

• First-party cookies: Set directly by Plainscan.
• Third-party cookies: Set by third-party services operating on or through Plainscan.

2. Why Plainscan Uses Cookies

We may use cookies and similar technologies for various purposes, including:

• Essential website functionality
• Account and session management
• Security
• User preferences
• Website performance
• Analytics
• Error monitoring
• Advertising
• Measuring advertising performance
• Improving user experience

Different cookies can serve different purposes.

3. Essential Cookies

Certain cookies are essential for the proper functioning of Plainscan.

These cookies help with the following:

• Maintaining user sessions
• Account authentication
• Security
• Form functionality
• Remembering necessary settings
• Processing user requests
• Supporting specific tool functionality

Since these cookies are essential for core functionality, disabling them may cause some parts of the website to malfunction.

4. Preference and Functionality Cookies

Plainscan may use cookies or similar technologies to remember preferences and settings.

For example, these technologies may help remember:

• Language preferences
• Interface preferences
• Session settings
• Tool preferences
• Other choices made while using the website

These technologies help provide a more consistent experience when you return to Plainscan.

5. Analytics Cookies

Plainscan may use analytics services, including Google Analytics, to understand how visitors interact with our website.

Analytics technologies may collect information such as:

• Pages viewed
• Approximate session duration
• Browser type
• Device type
• Traffic source
• General geographic information
• Website interactions
• Error information
• Performance information

This information helps us understand website usage and improve our services.

Analytics providers may use cookies or similar technologies to collect this information.

6. Advertising Cookies

Plainskan may use third-party advertising services, including Google AdSense, to display advertisements.

Ad providers may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, or similar technologies to:

• Display advertisements
• Measure ad performance
• Limit the frequency of ad displays
• Provide contextual advertising
• Personalize advertisements where permitted and applicable

Google and its advertising partners may use information collected via cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this or other websites.

Third-party advertising cookies are controlled by the respective third-party providers and not directly by Plainskan.

Google provides users with options to manage personalized advertising through its ad settings.

7. Third-Party Cookies

Some services used by PlaneScan may place cookies or employ similar technologies.

These services may include:

• Google Analytics
  Used to understand website traffic, usage patterns, and website performance.
• Google AdSense
  Used to display advertisements and measure ad performance.
• Payment Providers
  Payment services such as Stripe and Razorpay may use cookies or similar technologies when you utilize payment or subscription functionalities.

Third-party providers may update their technologies, cookies, or privacy practices from time to time.

For this reason, the specific cookies used on the website may change as our services evolve.

8. Local Storage and Similar Technologies

In addition to cookies, Plainscan may use browser-based technologies such as:

• Local Storage
• Session Storage
• Similar browser storage technologies

These technologies may be used to store preferences, temporary tool settings, interface state, or other information necessary to improve website functionality.

These technologies are not necessarily transmitted to our servers every time they are used.

9. Managing Cookies

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings.

Most browsers allow you to:

• View stored cookies
• Delete existing cookies
• Block cookies
• Allow cookies only from selected websites
• Receive notifications before cookies are stored

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of Plainscan.

For browser-specific information, please refer to the help documentation provided by your browser.

10. Managing Personalized Advertising

Where personalized advertising is available, users may have the option to control or opt out of such ads via Google's ad settings.

You can learn more about Google's use of advertising-related cookies and related technologies through Google's official privacy resources.

Plainscan does not control Google's ad preferences or third-party ad settings.

11. Cookie Consent and Regional Requirements

Depending on your location and applicable privacy laws, Plainscan may request consent before using certain non-essential cookies or similar technologies.

Where legally required, users may be provided with options to:

• Accept applicable cookies
• Reject non-essential cookies
• Manage cookie preferences
• Withdraw consent

The availability of these options may vary depending on your location and the technologies active on the website.

12. How Long Cookies Remain

Some cookies are temporary and become inactive as soon as your browsing session ends.

Other cookies may remain on your device for a longer period, until they expire or you delete them.

The duration of a cookie depends on its purpose and the service that places it.

Since third-party services may modify their cookie technology, the duration of individual third-party cookies can change over time.

13. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy when:

• Our services change
• We introduce new technologies
• Our cookie practices change
• Legal or regulatory requirements change
• Third-party services change their technologies

When we update this policy, we will change the "Last Updated" date shown at the top of this page.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or similar technologies, please contact us.