Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

BackPage FC (backpagefc.com) is a football media publication. We publish editorial content about football transfers, player stories, World Cup history, and tactics. If you have questions about this policy, contact us at hello@backpagefc.com.

2. Data we collect

We collect limited data to operate and improve the site:

• Email address — if you subscribe to our newsletter or vote in a poll
• Voting preferences — your poll votes, stored anonymously by a random ID
• Usage data — pages visited, time on site, device type (via Google Analytics)
• Ad interaction data — collected by Google AdSense when ads are shown

3. How we use your data

• To send editorial newsletters (only if you subscribed)
• To display and improve our content based on aggregate usage data
• To serve relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
• To prevent abuse of interactive features like polls

4. Google AdSense & cookies

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google may use cookies and similar technologies to show ads based on your prior visits to our site and other sites on the internet. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

For more information on how Google uses data when you use our site, visit How Google uses information from sites that use our services.

5. Third-party services

6. Your rights (EEA, UK & Switzerland)

If you are located in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, you have rights under GDPR including the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data. To exercise these rights, contact us at hello@backpagefc.com.

We use a Google-certified Consent Management Platform (CMP) to collect consent from users in these regions before serving personalised ads.

7. Data retention

Email addresses are retained until you unsubscribe. Poll votes are stored indefinitely in anonymised form. We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

8. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The 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.