Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 2026

At Surprise Me, we value your curiosity as much as your privacy. This policy explains how we handle the technical information required to provide you with a seamless discovery experience.

1. Information We Process

We do not collect personal data such as names, emails, or physical addresses. However, we process minimal technical data to keep the site running:

• General Location: We use your IP address anonymously to display click statistics by country. This helps us build our "Global Ranking" without identifying you individually.
• Interactions: We track total clicks on the "Surprise Me" button to update our global counter and daily trends.
• User Inputs: When you use the "Time Machine" feature, the date you select is sent to our server to retrieve relevant historical content from our database.

2. Local Storage (LocalStorage)

We use a browser feature called localStorage to keep track of the links you have already visited (stored under the key surpriseMe_viewed). This ensures you don't see the same content repeatedly. This data stays only on your device; we do not have access to your personal viewing history.

3. Third-Party Content & External Links

Our platform acts as a curated gateway to the web. When using our service, you may interact with:

• YouTube: Videos are loaded using YouTube's Privacy-Enhanced Mode (youtube-nocookie.com). This limits tracking cookies, but your interaction remains subject to YouTube's Terms of Service.
• Wikipedia & External Sites: When a random website is opened, you will be subject to the privacy policy of that specific third-party domain.

4. Sharing Features

If you use the "Share" button, we utilize your device's native Web Share API. We do not collect information about your contacts or where you choose to share the content.

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