Privacy Policy

Effective Date: February 11, 2026

Last Updated: February 11, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to GPTZero AI Detector Free Alternative (“we,” “us,” or “our”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our website, gptzeroaidetector.com (the “Service”).

Our core privacy principle is simple: We operate a Zero-Log Policy for all submitted text.

2. The Zero-Log Policy (Data Minimization)

We strictly adhere to the principle of data minimization. When you use our forensic scanner:

Volatile Memory Processing: The text you paste or upload into our scanner is processed exclusively in the volatile memory (RAM) of our servers.
Immediate Deletion: Once the analysis (Perplexity and Burstiness calculation) is complete and the report is generated for your session, the text data is immediately and permanently discarded.
No Storage: We do not save, archive, or store your submitted essays, articles, or papers in any database.
No Training: We do not use your submitted text to train our own AI models or those of third parties.

For Academic Users: This means your work remains yours. It will not appear in future plagiarism databases or AI training sets as a result of using this tool.

3. Information We Collect

While we do not collect the content of your submissions, we may collect standard technical data to maintain the functionality of the Service:

A. Automatically Collected Data

Log Data: Like most websites, our servers automatically record information that your browser sends whenever you visit. This may include your IP address, browser type, referring/exit pages, and operating system. This data is used solely for security monitoring and abuse prevention (e.g., DDoS protection).
Cookies & Analytics: We use standard cookies to improve user experience. We use Google Analytics to understand aggregate traffic patterns (e.g., “How many users visited from the UK?”). This data is anonymized and does not personally identify you.

B. Voluntary Information

If you contact us via email for support, we will retain your email address and message solely to respond to your inquiry.

4. How We Use Information

We use the limited technical data we collect for the following purposes:

To provide and maintain the Service.
To monitor the usage of the Service to detect and prevent technical issues.
To protect against malicious activity, spam, and abuse.

5. Data Security

We employ industry-standard security measures to protect data transmission:

Encryption: All data transmitted between your browser and our servers is protected using 256-bit SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption.
Server Security: Our infrastructure is hosted on secure, compliant cloud providers with strict access controls.

6. Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

Although we do not store personal data or submitted text, we respect your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

Right to Access: You have the right to request information about the data we hold on you (which, in our case, is effectively null regarding personal submissions).
Right to Deletion: You have the right to request the deletion of any personal data we might have (e.g., if you emailed us).
Right to Opt-Out: You may opt-out of Google Analytics tracking by using standard browser plugins or settings.

7. Third-Party Links

Our Service may contain links to third-party websites (e.g., affiliate partners or educational tools). We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.

8. 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 Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]