Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to FootballCave ("we," "our," or "us"). We operate the website FootballCave (the "Service"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of the Service.

2. Information We Collect

Automatically Collected Data

When you visit FootballCave, certain information is collected automatically, including:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• Referring URL
• IP address (anonymized)
• Device type and screen resolution

Account Data (if applicable)

If you create an account, we collect your email address and any profile information you choose to provide. We use Supabase to manage authentication securely.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Operate and improve the Service
• Analyze usage patterns to enhance user experience
• Display relevant advertisements
• Prevent fraud and abuse
• Comply with legal obligations

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We and our third-party partners use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

Types of cookies we use:

• Essential cookies – required for the Service to function (e.g., authentication sessions).
• Analytics cookies – help us understand how visitors interact with the Service (via Vercel Analytics).
• Advertising cookies – used by Google AdSense to serve relevant ads based on your interests.

5. Google AdSense and Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our Service. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other sites on the Internet. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out via aboutads.info.

Google's Privacy Policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.

6. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

• Vercel Analytics – privacy-friendly website analytics.
• Supabase – database and authentication infrastructure.
• Google AdSense – advertising network.
• API-Football – football match data provider.

Each of these services has its own privacy policy governing their use of your data. We encourage you to review their respective policies.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to provide the Service and fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

8. Your Rights

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

• Right to access the data we hold about you
• Right to correct inaccurate data
• Right to request deletion of your data
• Right to restrict or object to processing
• Right to data portability

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

9. Children's Privacy

FootballCave is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so we can delete it.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Service after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the new policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: football.cave.customers@gmail.com