Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

Foot Holics is a football media website that collects minimal user data. We automatically collect standard web data including browser type, IP address, and pages visited for analytics and security purposes. We do not collect your name, email, or any personally identifiable information unless you voluntarily provide it (e.g. via our contact form).

2. Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

• Functional cookies: To remember your preferences such as your selected colour theme.
• Analytics cookies: To understand how visitors use our site so we can improve it.
• Advertising cookies: We display third-party advertisements on this site (see Section 5 below). These advertisers may use cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings, though some features may not function properly.

3. Third-Party Links

Our website contains links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. Please review the privacy policies of any external sites you visit.

4. Data Usage

We use collected data to improve website functionality, analyse usage trends, and maintain security. We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties except as required by law or as described in this policy.

5. Advertising — Google AdSense

Foot Holics uses Google AdSense, a third-party advertising service provided by Google LLC, to display advertisements on our site. Google AdSense may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to show you personalised ads based on your interests, browsing history, and other factors.

Specifically:

• Google may use the DoubleClick cookie to serve ads across the web.
• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site or 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 personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings or by visiting aboutads.info.

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

6. Your Choices

• Opt out of personalised ads: Visit Google Ads Settings or use the NAI opt-out tool.
• Clear local storage / cookies: You can clear all locally stored data in your browser settings at any time.
• Do Not Track: Some browsers offer a Do Not Track signal. We honour this where technically possible.

7. Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a child, please contact us immediately so we can delete it.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

10. Contact

For privacy concerns or data requests, contact us at: footholicsin@gmail.com or visit our Contact page.