Welcome to Goalscorner (“we,” “our,” or “us”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, goalscorner.com (the “Site”). Please read this policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Site.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide to Us

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you:

• Subscribe to our newsletter — we collect your email address so we can send you football news, match updates, and site announcements.
• Contact us — when you use our contact form or email us, we collect your name, email address, and the contents of your message.
• Participate in polls or interactive features — such as voting in our fan polls (e.g., World Cup predictions). Poll votes are generally collected anonymously or in aggregate.
• Leave comments — if commenting is enabled on our blog posts, we may collect the name, email address, and website you provide, along with your comment.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Site, certain information is collected automatically, including:

• Device and browser information — such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, device type, and screen size.
• Usage data — pages visited, time spent on pages, links clicked, referring URLs, and general navigation patterns.
• Cookies and similar technologies — see Section 5 below for details.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Operate, maintain, and improve the Site and its content;
• Send you newsletters and updates you have subscribed to;
• Respond to your inquiries and support requests;
• Display live scores, standings, fixtures, and other football data;
• Analyze site traffic and usage trends to improve the user experience;
• Detect, prevent, and address technical issues, spam, and abuse;
• Comply with legal obligations.

We do not sell your personal information.

3. Third-Party Services and Embedded Content

The Site uses third-party services to deliver live football data, statistics, and other functionality. These may include:

• Sports data and widget providers (such as live score tickers, match trackers, and standings widgets). When these widgets load, the third-party provider may receive your IP address and set its own cookies. Their use of your data is governed by their own privacy policies.
• Content delivery networks and image hosts — team crests, player images, and other media may be served from third-party servers, which may log your IP address as part of standard web requests.
• Analytics providers — we may use analytics tools to understand how visitors use the Site.
• Social media platforms — the Site contains links to social media pages (such as X/Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest). Clicking these links takes you to third-party platforms subject to their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these platforms.

Articles and pages on this Site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, score widgets, social posts). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you had visited the other website directly, and those sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.

4. Advertising

We may display advertisements on the Site. Advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting your ad settings with the relevant provider or through tools such as www.aboutads.info/choices or www.youronlinechoices.eu.

5. Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We use cookies to:

• Remember your preferences (such as poll votes, so you cannot vote twice);
• Keep the Site functioning properly;
• Measure site traffic and performance;
• Support embedded third-party widgets and, where applicable, advertising.

Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings, including blocking or deleting them. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain features on the Site, such as live score widgets and polls.

6. Legal Bases for Processing (Visitors from the EEA/UK)

If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we process your personal data on the following legal bases:

• Consent — for example, when you subscribe to our newsletter or accept non-essential cookies;
• Legitimate interests — such as operating and securing the Site, analyzing usage, and preventing abuse;
• Legal obligation — where processing is required to comply with applicable law.

7. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

• Request access to the personal information we hold about you;
• Request correction of inaccurate information;
• Request deletion of your personal information;
• Object to or restrict certain processing;
• Withdraw consent at any time (for example, by unsubscribing from our newsletter using the link in any email);
• Request a copy of your data in a portable format;
• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 12. We will respond to your request within the timeframe required by applicable law.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy:

• Newsletter email addresses are kept until you unsubscribe;
• Contact form submissions are kept as long as needed to handle your inquiry;
• Analytics data is retained in accordance with our analytics provider’s retention settings.

9. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Children’s Privacy

The Site is not directed at children under the age of 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your jurisdiction), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

11. International Data Transfers

The Site is accessible worldwide, and the third-party services we use may process data on servers located in different countries. Where required by law, we take steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for international data transfers.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us:

• Website: goalscorner.com/contacts

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.