PRIVACY & COOKIES
Last updated 2026 · the short version: we run anonymous analytics, no ads, no cross-site tracking, no email needed.
What we collect
Football GOATs Club is an anonymous voting site. You don't need an account, an email, or to share any personal information to use it. What we do collect:
| Item | Why | How long |
|---|---|---|
| Tournament results (champion, runner-up, semi-finalists, etc.) | Powers the global leaderboards so the football world's argument can settle itself. | Indefinitely. |
An auto-generated nickname (e.g. BlueStallion42) | Lets us group your tournaments on the leaderboards' "live recent runs" feed. | Stored in your browser's localStorage. Clears when you clear browser data, or via the change link on the home screen. |
| Google Analytics (GA4) page views and a handful of game events (contest started, tournament finished, share button tapped, etc.) | To understand which contests people play most, where the funnel drops off, how shares perform. | 26 months for the raw events (GA4 default). Aggregated reports kept longer. |
| In-progress tournament state (groups, picks so far) | So you can close the tab mid-tournament and resume on return. | In your browser's localStorage. Cleared when you finish a tournament or hit ‹ home. |
What we don't collect
- No email address, name, account, or other personal identifier.
- No advertising or remarketing cookies.
- No cross-site tracking · we don't follow you elsewhere on the web.
- No precise location (Google Analytics may infer city-level location from your IP, no more granular than that).
- No browsing history, no fingerprinting, no third-party trackers beyond Google Analytics itself.
Google Analytics & consent
We use Google Analytics 4 (measurement ID G-32JJW57VQ3) with Consent Mode v2. When you first arrive, analytics cookies are off. The consent banner asks for permission. If you accept, GA gets to set its _ga / _ga_* cookies and record your activity. If you reject, GA receives anonymous "cookieless pings" · useful for rough page-view counts but no cookies are stored on your device.
You can change your mind at any time using the Cookie settings link in the page footer.
Sharing
The Share buttons open WhatsApp, X (Twitter), or copy a link to your clipboard. Tapping them sends you to those services · once there, their own privacy policies apply. We don't pass any identifying information to them; the share link is just the URL you'd see in any browser.
Where the data lives
The tournament results are stored in a Supabase Postgres database hosted in the US (East). Google Analytics data is processed by Google in regions defined by their privacy policy.
Your rights (UK/EU GDPR)
You can:
- Withdraw consent · use the Cookie settings link in the footer.
- Erase the local data on your device · clear your browser's site data for footballgoatsclub.com.
- Request deletion of tournament results tied to your nickname · email hello@footballgoatsclub.com with the nickname and we'll remove the corresponding rows.
- Lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk) if you think we've handled this badly.
Children
The site is for football fans of any age. It doesn't ask for personal information and is suitable for under-16s, but parents should be aware that any leaderboard interaction is anonymous and unmoderated.
Contact
Questions, data requests, or feedback: hello@footballgoatsclub.com