Effective date: September 12, 2026
West Valley Post respects the privacy of its readers. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit westvalleypost.com, how that information may be used, and the choices available to you.
Information we may collect
When you visit West Valley Post, our website and service providers may automatically receive technical information such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser and device type, operating system, referring pages, pages viewed, approximate location derived from IP address, timestamps, and similar usage or diagnostic information.
If you choose to contact us, send a news tip, subscribe through a service we offer, or otherwise provide information voluntarily, we may receive the information you submit, such as your name, email address, message, and any files or other information you choose to provide.
Comments
If you leave a comment, WordPress may collect the information entered in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user-agent information for spam detection, security, and site administration. If you use the Gravatar service, an anonymized value created from your email address may be provided to Gravatar to determine whether you use that service. After approval of your comment, your profile image, if applicable, may be visible publicly with your comment.
Cookies and similar technologies
West Valley Post and third-party service providers may use cookies, web beacons, pixels, local storage, IP addresses, or similar technologies to operate the site, remember preferences, measure site performance and readership, prevent abuse, understand how the site is used, and support advertising.
Your browser may allow you to block or delete cookies. Doing so may affect some website features.
Analytics
We may use analytics services, including services provided by Google, to understand aggregate readership and site performance. These services may collect information about visits to this site and may use cookies or similar technologies. The information helps us understand which pages are useful, diagnose technical issues, and improve West Valley Post.
Advertising and Google AdSense
West Valley Post may display advertising, including advertising served through Google AdSense or other advertising partners.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads to users based on visits to West Valley Post and/or other sites on the Internet.
Third parties may place and read cookies on your browser, or use web beacons, IP addresses, or other identifiers to collect information as a result of ad serving on this website.
You can learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services at Google’s partner-sites privacy page. You can manage or opt out of personalized advertising through Google Ads Settings. You may also be able to opt out of certain participating third-party personalized advertising through YourAdChoices.
If additional third-party advertising vendors or networks serve ads on West Valley Post, those providers may use their own cookies and technologies subject to their own privacy policies and opt-out tools.
Consent and privacy choices
Where required by applicable law, West Valley Post may use consent or privacy-choice tools to allow visitors to manage advertising, analytics, or other data-processing preferences. Google also provides privacy and messaging tools for publishers in jurisdictions where additional consent or opt-out choices may be required.
How we use information
Information may be used to operate, secure, maintain, and improve the website; respond to messages and news tips; moderate comments; understand readership and site performance; prevent spam, fraud, and abuse; comply with legal obligations; and support advertising and other site operations.
How information may be shared
We may share information with service providers that help us host, secure, analyze, maintain, or monetize the website, but only as reasonably necessary for those services. Information may also be disclosed when required by law, legal process, or a valid government request, or when reasonably necessary to protect the rights, safety, or security of West Valley Post, our readers, or others.
West Valley Post does not sell personal information for money. Certain advertising or analytics activities may be treated as a “sale,” “sharing,” or targeted advertising under some U.S. state privacy laws even when no money changes hands. Where such laws apply, eligible users may have additional rights or opt-out choices.
Data retention
We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including site operations, security, recordkeeping, legal compliance, and dispute resolution. Retention periods can vary depending on the type of information and the service involved.
Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect information associated with the website. No Internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Your privacy rights
Depending on where you live, applicable law may give you rights concerning personal information, which can include rights to request access, correction, deletion, or a copy of certain information, or to opt out of certain uses of information. These rights are subject to legal exceptions and may not apply in every circumstance.
To make a privacy-related request concerning information controlled by West Valley Post, email news@westvalleypost.com. We may need to verify a request before acting on it.
Children’s privacy
West Valley Post is a general-audience news website and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children under 13 through the site.
Links and embedded content
Articles may link to or embed content from third-party websites, government agencies, social platforms, video providers, maps, documents, or other external services. Those third parties may collect information according to their own privacy policies. West Valley Post does not control the privacy practices of external websites or services.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as the site, advertising practices, technology, or legal requirements change. The effective date at the top of this page will be updated when material changes are made.
Contact
Questions about this Privacy Policy may be sent to news@westvalleypost.com.