Privacy Policy

What we collect

You don't need an account to browse FootVal, and we never ask visitors for names, e-mail addresses or any other personal details. Signing in is optional and only needed to connect FootVal to an AI assistant — see the next section. Our hosting and security providers keep standard technical server logs (IP address, browser type, time of request) to operate and protect the service. Your preferences — language and light/dark theme — are stored only in your browser's localStorage and are never transmitted to us.

Accounts & AI assistant connections

If you sign in with Google — which is only needed to connect FootVal to an AI assistant such as Claude or ChatGPT — we store your Google account's e-mail address, display name and profile-picture link. When a new account is created, we post a short internal notice to a private Telegram channel that only FootVal's operators can read: the account's e-mail address and name, an approximate location (the country, from our network provider) and where the sign-in started (the website or an AI-assistant connection). For each assistant you connect we keep its name, when it was last used and a one-way hash of its access tokens (never the tokens themselves). A tool call sends us only what that lookup needs, such as a player or team name — never your conversation with the assistant. We count calls to apply your usage limit and keep a log of each call (tool, time, outcome and duration; for a failed call, the error message) for 30 days to protect and debug the service. The football data we return is shown to you by the assistant's provider (for example Anthropic or OpenAI) under its own privacy policy. If the assistant asks for it when you connect (ChatGPT does), FootVal also shares your account's e-mail address and name with the assistant's provider so it can recognise the connection; the connect screen lists this before you allow it. A few accounts we set up ourselves (for example for app-directory reviewers) sign in with an e-mail and password instead of Google; for those we store only a salted hash of the password. Daily call counts are kept for about 13 months to show your usage history; account data is kept until you ask us to delete it. You can disconnect an assistant at any time on footval.com/mcp, which ends its access immediately; to have your account and its records deleted, write to admin@footval.com and we will do it within 30 days.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how the site is used (pages viewed, approximate location derived from IP, device and browser type). Google Analytics sets cookies and processes this data on our behalf under Google's terms. The statistics we see are aggregated and do not identify you personally.

Cookies & local storage

FootVal itself sets no tracking cookies — the cookies on this site come from the Google services described above; our own language/theme preferences live in localStorage on your device. You can delete or block cookies and site data in your browser settings at any time; the site keeps working (you may need to re-pick your language and theme).

Data sharing

We do not sell, rent or trade any visitor data. Beyond the Google services named above and our hosting providers, no one receives data about your visit. When a new account is created, the internal sign-up notice described above is delivered through Telegram. Player data shown on the site concerns public sports careers and is compiled from publicly available sources.

Your rights

Depending on where you live (including under the EU/UK GDPR and Turkey's KVKK), you may have rights of access, correction, deletion, restriction and objection regarding personal data. Unless you sign in, we hold practically no personal data about you ourselves, so the quickest way to block cookies or opt out of analytics is your browser settings or the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. For anything else — including access to your account data or deleting your account — contact us and we will help.

Children

FootVal is general-audience football content and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the site evolves (for example when adding new features). The date at the top reflects the latest revision; significant changes will be visible on this page.

Contact

Questions about privacy on FootVal? Write to us by e-mail or reach us on X (Twitter):

admin@footval.com@footval_en