Last updated: October 11, 2026
This page explains what information is collected when you visit ViralBall (www.viralball.us), who collects it and what choices you have. We have tried to keep it short and plain.
The short version
- You do not need an account to read ViralBall, and we do not ask for your name or email address unless you write to us.
- The site uses Google Analytics to count visits and Google AdSense to show advertising. Both use cookies.
- You can turn off personalized advertising and analytics tracking. The links are below.
Information you give us
If you use the form on our contact page, we receive the name, email address and message you type. The form is delivered by Blogger, the Google service that hosts this site.
We use that information only to read and answer your message. We do not add you to a mailing list, and we do not sell or share it.
Information collected automatically
Hosting. ViralBall is hosted on Blogger, which is run by Google. Like any web host, Google's servers record technical details of each request, such as your IP address, your browser type, the page requested and the time.
Analytics. We use Google Analytics to understand how the site is used: which articles are read, roughly where readers are, and what kind of device they use. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar identifiers to do this. We see totals and trends, not the identity of individual readers.
Your display setting. If you switch between the light and dark versions of the site, your choice is saved in your own browser so the site remembers it. It is not sent to us. Your answer to the cookie question is saved the same way.
Advertising
ViralBall is paid for by advertising served through Google AdSense.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your earlier visits to this website and to other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies lets it and its partners serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and to other sites on the internet.
- You can opt out of personalized advertising in Google's Ads Settings.
- You can opt out of personalized advertising from many other vendors at aboutads.info.
If you visit from Europe, including the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, you are asked for your choice before cookies are used to measure visits or to personalize ads. If you refuse, you may still see ads, but they will not be based on your browsing. You can change your choice at any time with the "Cookie settings" link at the bottom of every page.
To learn more, read how Google uses information from sites that use its services.
Other services that load with the page
Some parts of each page are loaded from other companies' servers. The fonts come from Google Fonts. Many photographs are loaded from Unsplash or from Google's image servers. When your browser fetches them, those services receive your IP address, as any website does when you request a file from it.
Articles may link to other websites. We are not responsible for the content or the privacy practices of sites we link to.
Your choices
- Cookies. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. The site will still work. You can also change your answer with the "Cookie settings" link at the bottom of every page.
- Analytics. Google offers a browser add-on that turns off Google Analytics.
- Personalized ads. Use the Ads Settings and aboutads.info links above.
- Messages you sent us. If you wrote to us and want your message deleted, tell us through the contact page and we will delete it.
Depending on where you live, the law may give you the right to see, correct or delete personal information that a website holds about you. We hold very little. The only personal information we keep is what you send us through the contact form. For data held by Google, see Google's privacy policy.
Children
ViralBall is a general-interest sports site. It is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
Changes to this policy
If the way the site works changes, we will update this page and change the date at the top.
Contact
Questions about this policy can be sent through our contact page.