This Privacy Policy explains how Football History ("we", "us" or "our"), available at footballhistory.com.ng, collects, uses and protects information when you visit our website. By using the site, you agree to the practices described here. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.
Information we collect
Information you give us
We do not require you to create an account to read our articles. If you contact us by email, or leave a comment on an article, we receive the information you choose to provide, such as your name, email address and message. We use it only to reply to you or to display your comment.
Information collected automatically
Like most websites, our site and its hosting platform automatically receive certain technical information when you visit. This can include your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, pages viewed, the date and time of your visit and the website that referred you. This information helps us understand how the site is used and keep it secure.
Cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. This website, and some of the services it uses, may use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
- Essential functions. To make the site work properly and securely.
- Preferences. Our site remembers whether you prefer light or dark mode by saving that choice in your browser's local storage. It is stored only on your device and is not used to identify you.
- Analytics. [If you use Google Analytics or Blogger's built-in stats, keep this line: "We may use analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to measure traffic and understand which articles readers find useful." If you do not, delete it.]
- Advertising. If we display advertising, third parties such as Google may use cookies, as explained below.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how parts of the site work.
Advertising and Google AdSense
[Keep this section once you start showing ads. Until then you can leave it in, because it is accurate to say that we may display advertising.]
We may use Google AdSense and other third-party advertising services to display ads on this website. These third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's previous visits to this website and to other websites on the internet.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
- You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings.
- You can also opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices.
- To learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
We do not control the cookies used by third parties and encourage you to read their privacy policies.
How we use information
- To operate, maintain and improve the website and its content
- To understand how readers use the site and which topics interest them
- To respond to messages, corrections and requests
- To display comments
- To keep the site secure and prevent misuse
- To show advertising, where applicable
We do not sell your personal information.
Third-party services
This website is hosted on Blogger, a service provided by Google. Blogger and other Google services process information in line with Google's Privacy Policy. We also load fonts from Google Fonts. These services receive technical information, such as your IP address, when your browser requests them.
Links to other websites
Our articles sometimes link to other websites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those sites, and we encourage you to read their policies before sharing any information. Social sharing buttons on our articles, for example for Facebook, X and WhatsApp, take you to those platforms, which have their own policies.
Data retention and security
We keep emails and comments only for as long as needed to respond to you, maintain the site or meet legal obligations. We take reasonable steps to protect the information we hold, but no website or method of electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights over your personal information. These can include the right to ask what information we hold about you, to correct it, to ask us to delete it, to object to certain uses and to withdraw consent. In Nigeria, these rights are set out in the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023. Readers in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and some other regions have similar rights under local law. To make a request, please email us at the address below. We may need to verify your identity before acting on it.
Children's privacy
Our website is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has given us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review it occasionally.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through our Contact page or by email at footballhistory1996@gmail.com