Privacy policy.

Who we are

We are FootyForAll (FFA), a Leicester-based organization dedicated to uniting football players across the UK. Our website address is: https://officialffa.com. You can contact us via email at footffa@gmail.com. FFA is the data controller responsible for ensuring the privacy and protection of any personal data you provide.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

The data collected may include your name, email address, and the content of your comment. We may use this information to detect and prevent spam or inappropriate content. Profile pictures or additional information linked to your email address will not be displayed unless explicitly stated.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

We do not share your data with any third-party services. If you book tickets or register for events through our website, your data is managed internally using our ticket management system. If TicketSource is used for ticketing, your data will be processed by them under their privacy policy (https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/kb/terms-of-use/privacy-policy). No personal data is sold, shared, or provided to external parties for marketing or other purposes.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

How we handle ticket and event data

Our ticketing and event management may be handled internally through our website or by TicketSource. When you book tickets or register for events, the data you provide—including your name, email address, payment details, and phone number—is processed securely. If TicketSource is used, their privacy policy governs the handling of your data: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/kb/terms-of-use/privacy-policy.

Regardless of the system used, we do not share your data with any third-party services beyond what is necessary for ticket processing.

How we protect your data

 We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure the security of your personal data. This includes:

  • Secure server hosting

  • Encryption of sensitive data

  • Regular security audits

  • Restricted access to personal data to authorized personnel only

What rights you have over your data

Your Rights Under UK Data Protection Law

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, you have the following rights:

  1. The Right to Be Informed: You have the right to know how your data is collected, used, and stored.

  2. The Right of Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

  3. The Right to Rectification: You can ask us to correct or complete inaccurate or incomplete data.

  4. The Right to Erasure: You can request the deletion of your data, subject to any legal obligations.

  5. The Right to Restrict Processing: You can ask us to limit the use of your data in certain circumstances.

  6. The Right to Data Portability: You can request your data in a format that allows you to reuse it elsewhere.

  7. The Right to Object: You can object to how your data is used, particularly for marketing purposes.

  8. Rights in Relation to Automated Decision-Making and Profiling: You can ask not to be subject to decisions based solely on automated processing.

    To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at footffa@gmail.com.

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, subject to legal obligations for retention.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. We ensure all data transfers comply with UK GDPR requirements and take appropriate safeguards when necessary.

For further information or to make a complaint about how we handle your data, you can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO): https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/.