How Do I Know It’s Safe How Does It Work?
Pay2Search does not require root access or administrator access to your PC. It does not have access to low-level operating system software.
Data Privacy
Pay2Search does not sell or access your data in anyway. Our program, while it may launch your browser it exclusively works within the browser window, the program does still however run in the background to detect when you are active (this uses very minimal system resources). We do not have access to view any information such as your gmail address, browser history / cookies, saved passwords, account, passwords, or any private data for that matter.
How does Pay2Search work?
Pay2Search will automatically launch your Chrome browser and navigate to Google. From there it will perform searches to manually verified websites in our network (Absolutely no NSFW/Malware/downloadable content websites). This process does not open or close any other programs other than Chrome and does not have the ability to see what other programs or browsers are open. Additionally to reiterate, the way the program is coded we’re simply navigating to the search page, identifying the search box, typing in said search term, and visiting the website. The program doesn’t have access to see what chrome extensions you have, what information is saved within chrome or anything, in actuality the program is quite simple and comparable to a sort of simple autoclicker/autotyper with a bit of extra code to identify text boxes.
How do I know it's not a virus?
Our program is completely safe and free of any malware or viruses. You can visit third party public virus testing websites like
https://virustotal.com once receiving a copy and upload the program to check it. Additionally it is compatible with traditional anti-virus softwares on the computer. Pay2Search also has a
reddit and
Discord community where you can speak to users currently running the program.
Does Pay2Search influence my ad suggestions?
Technically yes, anything you search or visit on the internet can influence the ads you are served. Our service only provides about 10-20 searches a day so it's highly unlikely to completely change the kinds of ads you're receiving. With this being said, you can turn off personalized ads in your
Google adcenter to turn off google serving you suggested ads altogether.
How do I know what websites are being visited?
In order to view which websites you are visiting you can either check your search history.
Will this slow down my computer?
The short answer is no, there should be no noticeable impact on your computer. We’ve personally had no user complaints regarding this but it’s always suggested to open up a task manager to check the usage for yourself.
How many searches a day will I do?
The amount of searches a day can vary between 10-25. All searches will be of manually vetted websites such as cooking blogs, and local businesses.
Can someone access my PC through the program?
Absolutely not, and we take extreme precautions to ensure this. For example, the software does not automatically download updates, all updates must be manually downloaded via the portal. Additionally all searches are received via our secure webhook. A secure webhook is a mechanism that allows a program to receive real-time notifications (in our case to grab searches) from a dedicated server. Our webhook is secured via HTTPS and has strict access controls.
Does the program use a lot of bandwidth/internet?
No, the program utilizes very little resources. We're not doing any sort of aggressive scraping or other actions here. Watching a video in 1080p consumes around 12MB per minute, where it's estimated that 1 search would consume about 25MB total, giving you around ~400MB of usage a day from our program, or equal to about a 30 minute video. The program should not slow down your computer any noticeable amount as well.
Is there any risk of account bans?
No, since we're not using any of accounts to create any sort of fake accounts, reviews, or steal anyone's intellectual property there's no risk. With that being said, the practice of searching for any term on any search engine in an attempt to boost its ranking is technically “not allowed” but this is not applicable to your email or other accounts. This would fall under the Webmaster guidelines.
Will this change my ability to search?
No, since we're only doing a handful of searches a day to genuine websites this will not cause you to start receiving captchas, or any other problems.
What information does Pay2Search collect about me?
We collect your email (used to register your pay2search.com account), payout method (either Crypto or paypal address), IP address (we use third-party services to verify you're not using a VPN/proxy), completed searches / clicked websites (including page title, URL, time, time spent on site), hours a day your computer is online/ hours a day it spends idle. It is required before registering that you read our Privacy Policy & Terms of Service below.
What does Pay2Search get out of this?
By searching for our partnered websites you allow our partners to signal to search engines that their websites are providing a more thorough answer to the search thus boosting their rankings driving more traffic to the website.
For more specific questions or concerns please email us at
support@pay2search.com or contact us via live chat.
