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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 12. Mai 2026

1. Data Controller

The data controller for this website is the European Women's Football team. For privacy-related questions, you can reach us through the contact form.

2. Data We Collect

We only collect data necessary for the operation of our platform:

  • Technical data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referrer URL and access times (automatically via server logs)
  • Usage data: Which pages you visit and for how long – in anonymised form only via Google Analytics (with your consent only)
  • Contact data: Name and email address when you send us a message through the contact form
  • Cookie preferences: Your consent or rejection is stored in your browser

3. Cookies

We use the following cookie categories:

  • Essential cookies: Technically required for basic website functions (e.g. language settings, theme). Cannot be opted out.
  • Analytics cookies (Google Analytics): Only with your explicit consent. Data is anonymised (IP truncation). You can withdraw consent at any time via the cookie banner.
  • Functional cookies: Store your preferences (e.g. favourite clubs). Only with your consent.

4. Legal Bases

We process your data under the following legal bases per GDPR Art. 6:

  • Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR: Consent (for analytics and functional cookies)
  • Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR: Contract performance (for contact requests)
  • Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR: Legitimate interest (for essential cookies and server logs)

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following external services:

  • Google Analytics (USA): For anonymised analysis of website usage. Data transfer to the USA is based on Standard Contractual Clauses. Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
  • Supabase (EU servers): As database provider for our application data. Servers are located in the EU.
  • API-Football, The Sports DB, Football-Data.org: To provide sports data. These providers do not receive personal user data.

6. Your Rights

You have the following rights under GDPR:

  • Access (Art. 15): You can request information about stored data at any time.
  • Rectification (Art. 16): Incorrect data can be corrected.
  • Erasure (Art. 17): You can request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten").
  • Restriction (Art. 18): You can request restriction of processing.
  • Objection (Art. 21): You can object to processing based on legitimate interests.
  • Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority.

7. Data Retention

We store your data only as long as necessary for the respective purposes. Contact requests are deleted after 12 months. Server logs after 30 days.

8. Minors

Our platform is intended for persons aged 16 and over. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 16.

9. Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to update this privacy policy as needed. The date of the last update is shown above.