Cookies Policy Understanding Cookies in Our Policy Effective from June 12, 2024

What are Cookies? Cookies are small pieces of text stored by your web browser to gather information. They help websites remember your device and collect data across different sites and devices. Alongside cookies, we use similar technologies (like local storage and device identifiers) to perform the same functions. In this document, we collectively refer to these tools as "cookies."

How We Use Cookies If you have an account on our football fan-focused social media platform or use our related services, including apps and websites, or visit third-party sites that employ our services (like the "Cheer" button), cookies are utilized. These cookies enable us to deliver and personalize your experience, understand your interactions across different platforms, and maintain your preferences whether you are logged in or not.

Purpose of Cookies Our use of cookies aims to enhance your experience by customizing content, refining and measuring engagement, and ensuring a secure environment on our platform dedicated to football enthusiasts. We utilize two main types of cookies:

  • Session Cookies: These are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser.
  • Persistent Cookies: These remain in your browser until they expire or you choose to remove them.

Our cookie usage may evolve as we continue to improve and update our services. Generally, cookies support the following functions:

  • User authentication and preference storage
  • Content customization to your interests
  • Analysis of site and service performance
  • Ad targeting and performance assessment

Your Choices This policy also outlines choices available to you regarding our cookie use. The general privacy policy applies to our data handling practices collected through cookies unless specified otherwise in this document.

Cookie Usage Locations Where do our cookies operate? Cookies may be set on your device when you engage with our services in the following areas:

  • Our platform dedicated to football fans;
  • Services provided by entities within our corporate group; and
  • External websites and apps that implement our technologies, including those integrating our football-related features.

When you visit these third-party sites, Meta utilizes cookies to collect data automatically. This includes both the receipt of basic device information and detailed insights into your activities, regardless of whether you have an account with us or are logged into our platform.

Third-Party Cookies and Meta Products Do external companies use cookies with our services? Indeed, third-party companies utilize cookies on our platform to deliver various services including advertising, analytics, marketing, and enhancing functionalities.

For instance, cookies from these companies are instrumental in customizing and measuring the efficacy of ads outside our network, assisting with marketing efforts, and enabling analytics. Cookies are also necessary for the operation of specific functionalities, like maps, payments, and security features on our platform. For comprehensive details on these third-party cookies, please refer to the respective companies’ policies.

Additionally, these companies might use cookies on their own sites and apps in relation to our services. To understand their cookie usage, reviewing their respective policies is advisable.

Managing Your Data How can you manage your information? Our use of cookies aims to tailor and enhance content and services, ensure safety, and present relevant and beneficial advertisements both on and off our platform. You have control over how your data is utilized for advertising purposes and more, through the settings and tools we provide.

This policy is designed to help you understand how we employ cookies to improve your experience on our football-focused platform, ensuring you stay connected with all things football.