Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to WorldCup Football News ("we", "us", or "our"), accessible at https://worldcup-news.vercel.app. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. Please read this policy carefully. By using the site you agree to this policy.
2. Information We Collect
Automatically collected data: When you visit our site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including your web browser, IP address, time zone, and cookies installed on your device.
Cookies & tracking: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (including those placed by Google AdSense and Google Analytics) to track activity on our site and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
No account registration: We do not require you to create an account. We do not intentionally collect personal information such as your name, email address, or phone number unless you submit it via our contact form.
3. How We Use Your Information
- To operate and improve our website and services
- To display relevant advertisements via Google AdSense
- To analyse website traffic and user behaviour via Google Analytics
- To respond to your enquiries via the contact form
4. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site and other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to your website or other websites.
5. Third-Party Services
Our site embeds or links to third-party services including:
- YouTube — for match highlights (subject to Google's Privacy Policy)
- Google Firebase — for database and hosting services
- Google Analytics — for website analytics
- football-data.org — for match scores and fixtures
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties.
6. GDPR & CCPA Rights
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or California, you have certain data protection rights. You have the right to access, update, or delete the information we hold on you. To exercise these rights, please contact us at the address below.
7. Children's Privacy
Our site is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page with an updated revision date.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via our Contact page.