Last updated: 25 August 2026
This policy explains what ViralGroup.link collects, why we collect it, how long we keep it and what rights you have over it. We have deliberately built the Service to need as little personal data as possible: there are no visitor accounts, and browsing requires nothing from you.
1. Who is responsible
The operator of ViralGroup.link is the data controller for the processing described here.
For any privacy question or request, contact us through our Contact Us page.
2. What We Collect
Data You Give Us
Group submissions — Group name, WhatsApp invite link, description, category, country and language.
Abuse reports — The reason you select and any details you provide.
Contact form — Your name, email address and message.
Data Collected Automatically
IP address — May be recorded against submissions and reports, solely to enforce rate limits and investigate abuse.
Session cookie — A strictly necessary cookie that helps protect forms against unauthorized requests and prevents view counts from being incorrectly inflated by reloads. It does not contain a personal identifier and is not used for advertising or tracking.
Aggregate counters — We may record how many times a listing was viewed or how many times its join button was clicked. These are maintained as per-listing totals and are not intended to identify individual visitors.
Server logs — Our web hosting provider may record standard server request information such as IP address, timestamp, requested URL and user agent as part of normal website operation.
What We Never Collect
We do not ask visitors for their phone number.
We do not require visitor accounts.
We do not use device fingerprinting.
We do not have access to the contents, membership or activity of any WhatsApp group.
A WhatsApp group invitation link is a public address and does not give us access to the group’s private conversations.
3. Why We Process Data
We use the limited information we collect for purposes such as:
- Operating and maintaining the website.
- Publishing submitted WhatsApp group listings.
- Preventing spam and abuse.
- Protecting website security.
- Processing reports and contact requests.
- Maintaining basic aggregate website statistics.
- Complying with applicable legal requirements.
We do not use your information for automated decision-making that produces legal effects, and we do not sell personal data.
4. Information You Publish
A WhatsApp group listing is public by design.
Information submitted through the group submission form, including the group name, description and invitation link, may become visible to anyone on the internet.
Public information may also be copied, cached or indexed by search engines and other services beyond our control.
Please do not include private or sensitive personal information in public group listings.
Remember that publishing a WhatsApp invitation link may allow people you do not know to discover the group.
5. Cookies
ViralGroup.link may use strictly necessary cookies required for website functionality and security.
These cookies may help protect forms and maintain essential website functionality.
If advertising is enabled on the website, third-party advertising providers may use their own cookies or similar technologies to deliver and measure advertisements.
Where applicable law requires consent for non-essential cookies, the appropriate consent mechanism will be provided.
You can also manage cookies and advertising preferences through your browser settings and available third-party controls.
6. Who We Share Data With
We do not sell or rent personal data.
Limited information may be shared with:
- Hosting providers — To store website files, databases and operate the website.
- Advertising providers — If advertising is enabled on the website.
- Service providers — Where necessary to operate or maintain website functionality.
- Law enforcement or regulators — When legally required or when disclosure is necessary to protect against serious harm, fraud or abuse.
Where applicable, information may be transferred to service providers located in other countries. We take reasonable steps to use appropriate safeguards where required by applicable law.
7. How Long We Keep Information
Published listings — Generally kept until they are removed by us or at the request of the submitter.
Rejected submissions — May be retained for a limited period to help prevent repeated spam or abuse and may then be deleted.
Submission and report information — Retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for moderation, security and abuse prevention.
Contact messages — Kept for as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry and handle any reasonable follow-up.
Server logs — Retained according to the hosting provider’s applicable retention practices.
8. Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the limited information we hold.
These measures may include:
- Prepared database statements.
- CSRF protection on forms.
- Secure administrator authentication.
- HTTP-only session cookies.
- HTTPS where available.
- Access controls for administrative functions.
However, no internet-based system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
9. Your Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have certain privacy rights, including the right to:
- Request access to personal information we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate information.
- Request deletion of personal information.
- Request restriction of certain processing.
- Object to certain processing.
- Request data portability where applicable.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
- Lodge a complaint with your applicable data protection authority.
To exercise a privacy right, please contact us through the Contact Us page.
If you want a specific WhatsApp group listing removed, provide the listing URL so that we can identify it.
We will respond to valid requests within the time required by applicable law.
10. California Residents
California residents may have additional rights under applicable California privacy laws, including rights relating to access, deletion, correction and certain uses or disclosures of personal information.
ViralGroup.link does not sell personal information.
Where applicable, California residents may contact us through our Contact Us page to exercise their available privacy rights.
11. Children’s Privacy
ViralGroup.link is not directed toward children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so that we can review the matter and delete the information where appropriate.
Some individual WhatsApp groups listed on the website may have their own age restrictions. Users should always review the rules and requirements of a group before joining.
12. Third-Party Websites and WhatsApp
ViralGroup.link may contain links to third-party websites and WhatsApp invitation links.
When you click an external link, you may leave ViralGroup.link and interact with another service.
We do not control the privacy practices, content or security of third-party websites or WhatsApp groups.
WhatsApp is operated by Meta Platforms, Inc. ViralGroup.link is an independent website and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed by or officially connected to WhatsApp or Meta Platforms, Inc.
Please review the applicable privacy policies of third-party services before providing them with personal information.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, legal requirements or privacy practices.
The Last Updated date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was most recently updated.
We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.
14. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to make a privacy request, or believe that your personal information has been handled incorrectly, please contact us through our Contact Us page.
We will review your request and respond as required by applicable law.