Cookie Policy
Last updated: July 9, 2026
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are downloaded and stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information and personalize content.
2. How We Use Cookies
Vrifide uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience. We use them to understand how users interact with our website, save user preferences, and help us improve our platform design and fact-checking interface. We use different categories of cookies:
- Essential Cookies: Required for systemic operations and security features. Without these, core site functions may fail.
- Performance & Analytics Cookies: Allow us to monitor traffic sources and aggregate visitor counts so we can measure and improve site speed and performance.
- Advertising & Personalization Cookies: Utilized by our advertising partners (such as Google AdSense) to deliver relevant, localized advertisements to you. These cookies may track your browsing activity across different websites to build a profile of your interests.
3. Third-Party Cookies
In some instances, cookies are placed by trusted third parties. For example:
- Google Analytics: Helps us analyze user behavior on the site to see what stories are engaging.
- Google AdSense: Serves personalized or contextual ads across our pages. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
- Vercel Web Analytics & Speed Insights: Tracks page performance, load speeds, and web vitals to ensure smooth client routing.
4. Controlling Cookies
When you first visit our Site, a cookie consent banner will appear allowing you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can change your preference at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the site.
You can also manage your preferences directly through your browser controls. Most browsers allow you to disable cookies completely or receive notifications before cookies are stored. Here are links to manage cookies in common browsers:
Please note that disabling cookies may result in certain parts of Vrifide not functioning properly or losing personalized preferences (such as language or display settings).
5. Changes to This Policy
We may periodically update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our operational, legal, or regulatory requirements. We advise you to review this policy occasionally to stay informed about our use of cookies.
6. More Information
For any questions regarding Vrifide's use of cookies and tracking technologies, please contact us at: privacy@vrifide.com