Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 23, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains what information is collected when you visit Viral Stories at viralnews2025.com (the “Website”) and how it is used. The Website is operated by an individual, referred to in this policy as “the operator of Viral Stories” (“we”, “us”). You can contact us at admin@viralnews2025.com.

Information collected

  • Technical and usage information. When you visit the Website, the web server and the third-party services described below receive technical information such as your IP address, browser and device type, the pages you view, the referring page and the date and time of your visit.
  • Comments. If you leave a comment, we collect the name, email address and optional website you enter, your comment, your IP address and your browser user-agent string. Your email address is not published.
  • Emails. If you email us, we receive your email address and the content of your message.
  • Security. A security plugin records the IP address of attempts to log in to the Website’s administration area.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics, installed through the Google Site Kit plugin, to understand how visitors use the Website, for example which pages are read and how visitors find them. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies and processes information such as your IP address and device information. Google’s privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.

Advertising

The Website is funded by advertising. Ads and sponsored content recommendations on the Website are currently provided by AdsKeeper. Advertising partners may use cookies, pixels and similar technologies to deliver and measure ads, limit how often you see them and, where their policies allow, show ads based on your interests. Their use of this information is governed by their own privacy policies. The advertising sellers authorised to sell ad space on the Website are listed in our ads.txt file.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. The following cookies may be set when you use the Website:

  • Comment cookies – only if you tick the box to save your name, email address and website for your next comment. These last for about one year.
  • Analytics cookies – set by Google Analytics.
  • Advertising cookies – set by our advertising partners.

The Website does not currently display a cookie consent banner or provide a cookie settings tool. You can block or delete cookies at any time in your browser settings; blocking some cookies may affect how the Website works.

Profile pictures (Gravatar)

When you comment, a hashed string created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check whether you have a profile picture. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at automattic.com/privacy.

Embedded content from other websites

Some articles include embedded content, such as videos or social media posts. Embedded content behaves in the same way as if you visited the other website, and that website may collect data about you, use cookies and track your interaction with the embedded content.

How long information is kept

  • Comments and their related data are kept for as long as the comment remains on the Website.
  • Google Analytics data is kept according to the retention settings of the Website’s Google Analytics property.
  • We have not set a fixed retention period for emails. You can ask us to delete your correspondence at any time.

Your choices and requests

You can ask us for a copy of, or the correction or deletion of, comments or emails you have sent us by writing to admin@viralnews2025.com. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under the data protection law that applies to you, including the right to complain to a data protection authority.

Children

The Website is not directed at children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that it can be removed.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when the Website’s practices change. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated.

Contact

Questions about this policy: admin@viralnews2025.com. See also our Contact Us page.