Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Football Maverick ("we", "our", or "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information about you when you visit footballmaverick.com.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly to us, such as when you subscribe to our newsletter. This includes:

• Your name and email address (when you subscribe to our newsletter)
• Any information you voluntarily provide in contact forms

We also automatically collect certain information when you visit our site, including:

• IP address (anonymized — last octet removed)
• Browser type and operating system
• Pages visited and time spent on pages
• Referring website
• Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)
• General geographic location (country and city, derived from IP)

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Send you our newsletter and football analysis content (only if you subscribed)
• Understand how visitors use our website to improve our content
• Monitor site performance and security
• Comply with legal obligations

4. Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website. Cookies are small data files stored on your device. We use:

• Session cookies — to operate our website
• Analytics cookies — to understand how visitors interact with our site
• Advertising cookies — if you see ads on our site (via Google AdSense or similar)

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

5. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising

We may use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. We use interest-based advertising and adhere to the Google advertising policies.

6. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites including affiliate partners. We have no control over the content and practices of these sites and cannot accept responsibility for their respective privacy policies.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy. Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe. Anonymized analytics data may be retained indefinitely for statistical purposes.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data
• Unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the email address below.

9. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us immediately.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page with an updated date.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: