GoalCast

Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

1. Who we are

GoalCast (https://footballgoalcast.com) is an independent fan site covering the FIFA World Cup 2026. It is not affiliated with FIFA or any national football association.

For privacy enquiries, contact us at [email protected].

2. What data we collect

We do not collect personally identifiable information directly. When you visit this site, the following data may be collected automatically through third-party services (see section 4):

  • Pages visited and time spent on each page
  • General geographic region (country / city level)
  • Browser type, device type, and operating system
  • Referring website or search query that brought you here
  • Interactions such as clicks on match cards, team pages, and schedule filters

This data is collected only after you give consent (see section 3).

3. Cookies and consent

We use a consent banner to ask for your permission before placing any non-essential cookies. You can accept or decline at any time. Your choice is stored in your browser's local storage and respected on every subsequent visit.

If you decline, no analytics or advertising cookies are set. The site remains fully functional.

To withdraw consent or change your choice, clear your browser's local storage for this site or contact us at the email above.

4. Third-party services

Google Analytics 4

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use this site. This service sets cookies to collect anonymous usage data. Google may transfer this data to servers in the United States and other countries.

Google Analytics is only activated after you grant consent. We have enabled IP anonymisation and do not share data with Google for advertising purposes beyond what is described in this policy.

To opt out of Google Analytics across all sites, install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Google AdSense

This site displays advertisements served by Google AdSense. When you accept cookies, Google may use cookies to show you personalised ads based on your interests and browsing history across sites.

When you decline cookies, ads may still be shown but they will not be personalised.

You can manage your Google ad personalisation settings at adssettings.google.com.

For more information on how Google uses data when you use sites that use its services, see Google's Privacy & Terms.

football-data.org

Live match data is sourced from football-data.org via server-side API calls. No user data is shared with this service.

5. Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • EU / EEA / UK (GDPR / UK GDPR): Right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and to object to processing.
  • Brazil (LGPD): Right to confirmation of data processing, access, correction, anonymisation, portability, deletion, and information about sharing.
  • California, USA (CCPA): Right to know what personal information is collected, right to delete, and right to opt out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell data).

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

6. Data retention

Analytics data is retained in Google Analytics for 14 months (the minimum configurable retention period). We do not store any user data on our own servers beyond standard server access logs, which are retained for up to 30 days.

7. Children's privacy

This site is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children.

8. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

9. Contact

For any privacy-related questions, contact us at [email protected].