Privacy Policy for FootballPlace.co.uk

Effective Date: April 10, 2025
Last Updated: April 10, 2025
Website: https://footballplace.co.uk

Welcome to Football Place, your go-to source for daily football news, analysis, and updates—especially covering the Premier League and global football.

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

1. Who We Are

FootballPlace.co.uk is a digital media platform providing football-related news and content. This website is operated from the Netherlands and complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable EU privacy laws.

2. Personal Data We Collect

We may collect the following personal data when you interact with our website:

a. Information You Provide:

  • Your name and email address (via contact forms or comments)
  • Optional user account info (if registration is available)
  • Any personal data included in media uploads or comments

b. Automatically Collected Data:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type
  • Pages visited and actions on site
  • Referrer URL
  • Cookie data

3. Use of Cookies and Tracking Technologies

FootballPlace.co.uk uses cookies and similar tracking technologies for the following purposes:

  • To remember your preferences and improve user experience
  • To analyze website traffic (via Google Analytics)
  • To display relevant ads through Google Ads and other third-party advertising partners

By continuing to use our site, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this policy. You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings at any time.

See our cookie policy

4. How We Use Your Data

Your personal data is used to:

  • Display relevant content and advertising
  • Respond to contact form submissions
  • Improve our website and content through analytics
  • Prevent spam and abuse (using services like Akismet or Google reCAPTCHA)

We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.

5. Google Ads & Third-Party Services

We partner with Google Ads and may use Google AdSense to display advertisements. These partners may use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to show you personalized ads based on your previous visits to this and other websites.

Learn more about how Google uses data in advertising:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

To opt-out of personalized ads:
https://adssettings.google.com

6. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos, tweets, images). These third-party sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with that content—especially if you're logged into those platforms.

7. How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments: Retained indefinitely to maintain discussion history
  • Contact form submissions: Kept for up to 1 year
  • Analytics data: Stored anonymously for reporting and improvement

8. Your Rights Under the GDPR

If you are in the EU, including the Netherlands, you have the right to:

  • Access your personal data
  • Request correction or deletion
  • Withdraw consent at any time
  • Object to the processing of your data
  • Lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority (e.g., Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens in the Netherlands)

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at: [email protected]

9. Data Security

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

These include:

  • SSL encryption
  • Secure servers
  • Limited access to admin-level data

10. Where Your Data Is Sent

  • Comments may be processed through spam detection services (e.g., Akismet)
  • Analytics and advertising data may be shared with third-party platforms like Google Analytics and Google Ads

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. The latest version will always be available at:
https://footballplace.co.uk/privacy-policy

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact:

Football Place
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://footballplace.co.uk