Last updated: July 31, 2026
Surprising News (“Surprising News,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit surprisingnewssite.com (the “Site”), how we use and share it, and the choices available to you.
Information We Collect
Information you provide
- Newsletter: your name, email address, subscription status, the consent language shown when you subscribe, and the date and time of consent.
- Contact forms: your name, email address, subject, message, and any other information you choose to send.
- Comments: the information entered in the comment form, and technical information WordPress uses for spam prevention and moderation, which may include your IP address and browser user-agent string.
- Correspondence: information contained in emails or other communications you send to us.
Information collected automatically
When you use the Site, our hosting, security, and analytics systems may receive technical information such as your IP address, browser and device type, operating system, referring page, pages viewed, approximate location derived from IP address, and timestamps. The Site stores a cryptographic hash of an IP address with a newsletter signup to help prevent abuse; the hash is not intended to reveal the original address.
How We Use Information
We use information to operate and secure the Site; deliver requested newsletters; respond to messages; publish and moderate comments; prevent spam, fraud, and abuse; troubleshoot and measure site performance; maintain consent and compliance records; enforce our Terms of Use; and comply with legal obligations. We do not sell personal information.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
The Site may use essential cookies for administration, security, comment preferences, and site functionality. Embedded services and optional measurement tools may use their own cookies or similar technologies. You can control cookies through your browser, although disabling essential cookies may affect how the Site works.
Embedded Content and Third Parties
Articles may include embedded content such as YouTube videos. Embedded content can behave as though you visited the provider directly, and that provider may collect data, use cookies, or monitor your interaction under its own privacy policy. Links to other websites are governed by those websites’ policies, not this policy.
We may use service providers to host and protect the Site, process form submissions, prevent spam, deliver email, or provide technical services. This currently includes Hostinger for hosting and may include hCaptcha or another anti-bot provider when enabled. Providers process information only for the services they supply and under their own applicable terms.
Sharing and Legal Disclosure
We may share information with service providers working on our behalf; when required by law, court order, or valid legal process; to protect readers, the public, our rights, or the security of the Site; or in connection with a merger, financing, sale, or transfer of all or part of the publication. We do not share newsletter addresses with unrelated parties for their independent marketing.
Retention
Newsletter records are kept while you are subscribed and for a reasonable period afterward to honor unsubscribe requests and maintain consent records. Contact messages are kept only as long as reasonably needed to answer them and maintain necessary business records. Comments may remain while the related article is published. Security logs and backups are retained for limited operational periods. We may keep information longer where required by law or necessary to resolve disputes.
Your Choices and Rights
You may unsubscribe using the link in a newsletter or by contacting us. Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or a copy of your personal information, or to object to or restrict certain processing. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request. You may also lodge a complaint with your local data-protection authority.
Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards, including HTTPS, access controls, updates, backups, anti-spam measures, and rate limiting. No internet transmission or storage system is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
The Site is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided such information, contact us so we can review and remove it.
International Use
Information may be processed in countries where we or our service providers operate. Those countries may have different privacy laws from your country. Where required, we use appropriate safeguards for international transfers.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as the Site or applicable law changes. We will publish the revised policy here and update the date above. Material changes may also be announced on the Site.
Contact Us
For privacy questions or requests, use our Contact page.