Privacy Policy

📋 1. Information We Collect

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us when you subscribe to newsletters, comment on articles, participate in polls, or contact our newsroom. This may include:

• Personal data: Name, email address, and location (city/state) if you choose to share.
• Usage data: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and referring website — collected via analytics tools.
• News preferences: Topics you follow (e.g., World Cup fixtures, USMNT news, local match viewing parties).

We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us to remove it.

🎯 2. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to:

• Provide, personalize, and improve our local news coverage and FIFA World Cup schedule updates.
• Send you breaking news alerts, match reminders, and exclusive USA soccer content (with your consent).
• Analyze website traffic and user engagement to optimize content for our local audience.
• Respond to your inquiries, comments, or news tips.
• Comply with legal obligations and protect against fraud or misuse.

🍪 3. Cookies & Similar Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, and local storage to enhance your experience. Cookies help us remember your preferences (e.g., time zone for match schedules) and understand how readers interact with our site.

Types of cookies we use:

• Essential cookies: Required for website functionality (login, navigation).
• Analytics cookies: We use privacy-friendly analytics (e.g., Plausible or Google Analytics anonymized) to measure reach.
• Preference cookies: Remember your language or favorite team (USMNT).

You can control cookies via browser settings. Disabling some cookies may affect site features.

🤝 4. Sharing & Third-Party Disclosure

We may share aggregated, anonymized data with partners for analytics and advertising. However, we do not sell your personal data. Limited information may be shared with:

• Service providers: Hosting, email delivery, analytics (all bound by confidentiality).
• Legal compliance: If required by law or to protect the safety of our users.
• Third-party ads: We may display non-intrusive local ads. Ad networks may use cookies following their own privacy policies.

Our website includes links to official FIFA partners and local event organizers. This policy does not apply to external sites.

⚖️ 5. Your Privacy Rights (U.S. Residents)

Depending on your state of residence (e.g., California, Virginia, Colorado), you may have the following rights under laws like the CCPA/CPRA:

• Right to know what personal data we collect and how it’s used.
• Right to delete your personal information.
• Right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of personal data (we do not sell your data).
• Right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise your rights, please contact us using the information in Section 7. We will respond within 45 days.

🔒 6. Data Security & Retention

We implement industry-standard measures (SSL encryption, regular updates, restricted access) to protect your information. However, no online transmission is 100% secure. We retain your data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by law.

User account information and newsletter subscriptions are kept until you request deletion or unsubscribe. Analytics data is aggregated and anonymized after 14 months.

📧 7. Contact Us (Privacy Team)

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact our Local News Privacy Officer:

• 📩 Email: privacy@fifaworldcup2026schedule.online
• 📞 Phone (USA): +1 (800) 555-2026
• 📍 Mail: 123 Soccer Avenue, Suite 100, Orlando, FL 32801, United States

We will respond to verified requests within a reasonable timeframe.