Effective Date: June 13, 2026 · Governing Jurisdiction: Arizona, USA
1. Our Approach to Cookies
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies and similar technologies Scamanot.com uses, why we use them, and how you can control them. It supplements our Privacy Policy, which governs how we handle personal data more broadly.
The short version: Scamanot uses a small number of strictly functional and security cookies to keep the site working, keep accounts secure, and keep bad actors out. We do not use advertising cookies, and we do not run analytics that track you across sites.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They allow a site to recognize your browser between page loads or visits. Cookies can be "session" cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or "persistent" cookies (remain until they expire or you delete them).
3. Cookies We Use
Strictly necessary — account sessions
- scamanot_session: Set only if you log in or create an account. This cookie identifies your authenticated session so the site knows you're logged in and can apply the correct subscription tier (Free, Guardian, or Pro). It is HttpOnly (inaccessible to JavaScript) and SameSite=Strict. It does not exist if you never create an account — every Scamanot tool can be used free, with no account and no cookie, at 10 checks per day.
Security and bot protection
- Cloudflare security cookies (e.g. __cf_bm, cf_clearance): Scamanot.com sits behind Cloudflare's Web Application Firewall and bot-management system. Cloudflare may set short-lived cookies to distinguish human visitors from automated traffic, particularly around account creation and login.
- Cloudflare Turnstile: Our account creation and login pages use Cloudflare Turnstile (a privacy-friendly CAPTCHA alternative) to prevent automated abuse. Turnstile may set a cookie or use similar local storage to verify you're not a bot.
These cookies are set by Cloudflare as part of our infrastructure, not for advertising or tracking, and are governed by Cloudflare's Privacy Policy.
4. What We Don't Use
- No advertising cookies. Scamanot carries no ads and does not use cookies from ad networks (Google AdSense, Meta Pixel, or similar).
- No cross-site tracking. We do not use cookies or pixels designed to follow you across other websites to build an advertising profile.
- No third-party analytics that track individuals. We do not run tools like Google Analytics that assign you a persistent identifier. Any usage statistics we collect are aggregate and anonymized, as described in our Privacy Policy.
5. Payment Processing (Stripe)
When you purchase a One-Time Report or subscribe to Guardian or Pro, you're directed to Stripe's secure, hosted checkout on Stripe's own domain. Stripe may set its own cookies during that process to process your payment securely and prevent fraud. Scamanot does not receive, store, or have access to these cookies — they're governed entirely by Stripe's Privacy Policy.
6. Managing Cookies
Because every Scamanot analysis tool works without an account, you can use the core product with cookies disabled entirely. If you disable cookies in your browser:
- Free scam-detection tools (10 checks per day) will continue to work normally.
- You won't be able to log in to a Guardian or Pro account, since the session cookie is required to keep you signed in.
- Cloudflare's security checks may prompt you more frequently, since they help confirm you're not a bot without a persistent cookie.
Most browsers let you view, delete, and block cookies through their settings. Because cookie controls vary by browser, check your browser's help documentation for instructions specific to your version.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy if the cookies we use change — for example, if we add a new security or payment feature. When we do, we'll update the effective date at the top of this page. Significant changes will also be reflected in our Privacy Policy.