Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Goaltify ("we", "us") operates goaltify.com, a football news, live scores, and guides website. We are committed to protecting your personal data in line with the UK GDPR and EU GDPR.

Contact: privacy@goaltify.com

2. What data we collect

• Essential cookies — session identifiers, security tokens. No personal data.
• Analytics (only with your consent) — anonymised page views via Google Analytics 4. IP addresses are anonymised.
• Newsletter — your email address if you subscribe, stored securely.
• Contact forms — name and email when you contact us.

We do not sell your data. We do not collect sensitive personal data.

3. Cookies

4. Your rights (GDPR)

• Access — request a copy of data we hold about you.
• Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate data.
• Erasure — ask us to delete your data ("right to be forgotten").
• Withdraw consent — change cookie preferences at any time using the banner.
• Complain — you have the right to lodge a complaint with the ICO (UK) at ico.org.uk.

To exercise any right, email privacy@goaltify.com. We respond within 30 days.

5. Third-party services

• API-Football (api-sports.io) — provides live scores. No user data is shared.
• NewsAPI — provides news headlines. No user data is shared.
• Google Analytics 4 — analytics (consent required). Data processed by Google LLC.
• Vercel — hosting. May log IP addresses for security (legitimate interest).

6. Data retention

Analytics data is retained for 14 months (Google Analytics default). Newsletter emails are held until you unsubscribe. Contact form data is deleted after 12 months.

7. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy. Material changes will be flagged via the cookie banner. The "last updated" date at the top always reflects the current version.