WhoScored.com is committed to protecting your privacy online. WhoScored.com is a football statistics and news website. This Privacy Policy endeavours to describe to you our practices regarding the personal information we collect from users on our website, located at www.whoscored.com (the "Site"), our mobile application entitled (the "App") and the services offered through the Site and App.
If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, our collection practices the processing of user information, or if you would like to report a security violation to us directly, please contact us here.
General Data:
The use of our services will automatically create information that will be collected. For example,
when you use our Services, your geographic location, how you use the Services, information
about the type of device you use, your Open Device Identification Number, date/time stamps for
your visit, your unique device identifier, your browser type, operating system, Internet Protocol
(IP) address, and domain name are all collected. This information is generally used to help us
deliver the most relevant information to you and administer and improve the Site. In addition, in
the event our App crashes on your mobile device, we will receive information about your mobile
device model software version and device carrier, which allows us to identify and fix bugs and
otherwise improve the performance of our App.
Log Files:
As is true of most websites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files.
This information includes IP addresses, browser type, Internet service provider (“ISP”), referring/
exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We use this information to
maintain and improve the performance of the Services.
Analytics:
We use analytics services (including, but not limited to, Google Analytics) to help analyze how
users use the Site. Analytics services use Cookies to collect information such as how often
users visit the Site and we use the information to improve our Site and Services. The analytics
services' ability to use and share information collected by them is restricted by their terms of use
and privacy policy, which you should refer to for more information about how these entities use
this information.
Cookies:
"Cookies" are small pieces of information (text files) that a website sends to your computer’s
hard drive while you are viewing the website. These text files that can be used by websites to
make a user's experience more efficient.
The law states that we can store these cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for
the operation of this site. For all other types of cookies we need your permission.
To that end, this site uses different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third party
services that appear on our pages. We and some third parties may use both session Cookies
(which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent Cookies (which stay on your
computer until you delete them) to provide you with a more personal and interactive experience
on our Services and to market the Services or other products.
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that
are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and
third party advertisers. This tracking is done on an anonymous basis and, while not an
exhaustive list, some of the companies we work with are Google, AppNexus, Criteo, Rubicon,
Pubmatic and DistrictM
To learn more about this practice, including the Self Regulatory Principles for Online Advertising,
to which we adhere, you can visit
Location Information:
If you have enabled location services on your mobile device, we collect your location information
to make a map available to the recipients of your messages showing your location. If you do not
want this information collected by us, you can disable location services on your mobile device.
In general, personal information you submit to us is used either to respond to requests that you make, aid us in serving you better, or market our Services. We use your personal information in the following ways:
We may store and process your personal information in servers in the United States and other countries.
We may also create anonymous data records from your personal information by completely excluding information (such as your name) that makes the data personally identifiable to you. We use this anonymous data to analyze request and usage patterns so that we may enhance the content of our Services and improve Site and App navigation. We reserve the right to use anonymous data for any purpose and disclose anonymous data to third parties in our sole discretion.
We may receive testimonials and comments from users who have had positive experiences with our Services. We may publish such content. When we publish this content, we may identify our users by their first and last name as well as the user's title, school or company, and major. We obtain the user's consent prior to posting this information along with the testimonial. We may post user feedback on the Site from time to time. We may share your feedback with your first and last name as well as the user's title, school or company, and major. If we choose to post such information along with your feedback, we will obtain your consent prior to posting you name with your feedback.
We disclose your personal information as described below and as described elsewhere in this Privacy Policy.
Third Parties Designated by You:
When you use the Services, the personal information you provide will be shared with the third
parties that you authorise to receive such information.
Third Party Service Providers:
We may share your personal information with third party service providers to: provide you with
the Services that we offer you through our Services; conduct quality assurance testing; facilitate
creation of accounts; to provide technical support; market the Services; and/or to provide other
services to us.
Information You Share:
Our Site and Services allow you to share content and information. Please be mindful of your
own privacy needs as you choose who to connect with and what to share and make public. We
cannot control the privacy or security of information you choose to make public on the Site. If
you share information about others, we suggest you get consent for any information you may
share about them.
Information We Share:
We may disclose aggregated information about our users and information that does not identify
any individual without restriction. In addition, we may disclose personal information that we
collect or you provide:
Other Disclosures:
Regardless of any choices you make regarding your Personal information (as described below), WhoScored.com may disclose Personal information if it believes in good faith that such disclosure is necessary: (i) in connection with any legal investigation; (ii) to comply with relevant
laws or to respond to subpoenas or warrants served on our company; (iii) to protect or defend
the rights or property of WhoScored.com or users of the Services; and/or (iv) to investigate or
assist in preventing any violation or potential violation of the law, this Privacy Policy, or our
Terms of Use.
Our Site or App may contain links to third party websites. When you click on a link to any other website or location, you will leave our Site, App or Services and go to another site, and another entity may collect personal information or anonymous data from you. We have no control over, do not review, and are not responsible for, these outside websites or their content. Please be aware that the terms of this Privacy Policy do not apply to these outside websites or content, or to any collection of your personal information after you click on links to such outside websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of every website and App you visit. The links to third party websites or locations are for your convenience and do not signify our endorsement of such third parties or their products, content or websites.
Choices:
We offer you choices regarding the collection, use, and sharing of your personal information.
We may periodically send you newsletters and emails that directly promote the use of our
Services. When you receive newsletters or promotional communications from us, you may
indicate a preference to stop receiving further communications from us and you will have the
opportunity to “opt-out” by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the email you
receive or by contacting us directly (please see contact information below). Despite your
indicated email preferences, we may send you service related communications, including
notices of any updates to our Terms of Use or Privacy Policy.
Cookies:
If you decide at any time that you no longer wish to accept cookies from our Services for any of
the purposes described above, then you can instruct your browser, by changing its settings, to stop accepting cookies or to prompt you before accepting a cookie from the websites you visit.
Consult your browser’s technical information. If you do not accept cookies, however, you may
not be able to use all portions of the Services or all functionality of the Services. If you have any
questions about how to disable or modify cookies, please let us know at the contact information
provided below.
Our Services are not directed to children under the age of 13 and children under the age of 13 are not eligible to use our Services. If a child under 13 submits personal information to us and we learn that the personal information is the personal information of a child under 13, we will take steps to remove the personal information from our databases. If you believe that we might have any personal information from a child under 13, please contact us here.
If you wish to exercise any of the above rights, please contact us using the contact us here.
This policy was last modified on October 12, 2018.