Cookies and browser storage
The AI detector itself sets no cookies. The cookies on this site come from Google Analytics on every page, and from Google's ad and consent services on articles that show ads. This page lists each one, plus what the site keeps in your browser's own storage.
Cookies
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics | Tells visits apart so page views can be counted | 2 years |
_ga_P5VVHQJTRL | Google Analytics | Keeps the state of the current visit | 2 years |
__gads, __gpi | Google AdSense (pages with ads) | Ad delivery, frequency capping and measurement | 13 months |
__eoi | Google AdSense (pages with ads) | Security and fraud prevention | 6 months |
IDE (on doubleclick.net) | Google advertising | Personalised advertising, if you allow it | 13 months in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland; 24 months elsewhere |
FCCDCF, FCNEC | Google's consent message | Remembers your consent choice | 13 months; 1 year |
Google may change the names and lifetimes of its cookies. Its current list is in How Google uses cookies. To opt out of personalised ads, use Google's Ads Settings. To opt out of Google Analytics, use the opt-out browser add-on.
What the site keeps in your browser
These items stay on your device. None of them is sent to us or to anyone else.
| Item | Where | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
transformers-cache | Cache storage | The downloaded detection model, so later checks are fast and work offline | Until you delete it (scan workspace: Model, then Delete downloaded models) |
iaw.latestModels.v1 | Local storage | The list of newest AI model names shown on the home page | Refreshed after a day |
itaw-model-consent, itaw-persist-asked | Local storage | Remembers that you agreed to download the model, and whether we asked to keep it cached | Until you clear site data |
itaw-doc-fs | Local storage | Your text-size choice in the scan workspace | Until you clear site data |
itaw-save-scans and the isthisaiwritten database | Local storage, IndexedDB | Only if you turn on "Save scans on this device": your saved scans | Until you delete them or turn saving off |
iaw:handoff | Session storage (this tab) | Carries text from a detector box on another page to the scan workspace | Deleted as soon as it is read |
How to remove them
You can delete cookies and site data for isthisaiwritten.com in your browser's settings at any time, or block them. The detector keeps working without cookies. If you block local storage, the model is downloaded again on each visit.
Questions: [email protected]. More detail is in our privacy policy.
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