Last updated: 8 October 2026
1. Who We Are
Footiqo is an independent football statistics and data project operated by private individuals based in Spain.
For privacy-related enquiries, contact support@footiqo.com.
We process personal data in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable Spanish data protection laws.
2. Scope of This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal data when you:
- Visit footiqo.com.
- Browse football statistics and editorial content.
- Request a free football dataset.
- Purchase a premium dataset or data bundle.
- Contact Footiqo.
- Subscribe to marketing communications.
- Participate in our affiliate programme.
3. Personal Data We Collect
3.1 Website Usage and Technical Data
Depending on the services and consent settings in use, we may process:
- IP addresses and approximate geographical location.
- Browser and device information.
- Pages visited and interactions with the website.
- Referring websites and traffic sources.
- Technical logs required for website security and operation.
3.2 Contact Information
When you contact us, we may receive your name, email address, message content and any information you voluntarily provide.
3.3 Free Dataset Requests
When you request a free dataset, we process the information necessary to deliver the requested download, including your email address.
Marketing communications are handled separately and, where consent is required, are sent only with the appropriate permission.
3.4 Purchases and WooCommerce Orders
When you purchase a digital product, we process information necessary to manage your order, such as:
- Name and contact information.
- Billing information provided during checkout.
- Products purchased and transaction details.
- Order status and payment confirmation.
- Download access and delivery records.
- Customer support and order-related correspondence.
Payment details are handled according to the selected payment method and its payment provider. We do not require customers to disclose their full card details directly to us by email.
3.5 Affiliate Programme
If you participate in our affiliate programme, we may process account information, referral identifiers, referral activity, attributed orders and commission-related records.
Referral tracking may involve cookies or other technical mechanisms, subject to applicable consent and privacy requirements.
3.6 Comments
If website comments are enabled, we may process the information submitted in comments and related technical information for moderation and spam prevention.
4. Purposes and Legal Bases
We process personal data for the following purposes, relying on the applicable legal basis:
- Website operation and security: legitimate interests and, where applicable, legal obligations.
- Processing purchases and delivering digital products: performance of a contract.
- Managing customer accounts and download access: performance of a contract.
- Handling enquiries and customer support: contractual necessity or legitimate interests, depending on the request.
- Accounting, tax and legal compliance: legal obligations.
- Website analytics and non-essential cookies: consent where required.
- Marketing communications: consent or another lawful basis where specifically permitted by applicable law.
- Affiliate programme administration: performance of a contract or legitimate interests, as applicable.
5. Cookies and Analytics
Footiqo uses cookies and similar technologies for website functionality and, where enabled, analytics, preferences, affiliate attribution and marketing.
Non-essential technologies are subject to the consent requirements applicable to them.
You can manage your choices through the website’s cookie consent controls.
For details, see our Cookie Policy.
6. Payments and Service Providers
We may share personal data with service providers where necessary to operate Footiqo, process orders, deliver digital products, provide customer support or meet legal obligations.
Relevant service provider categories may include:
- Website hosting and technical infrastructure.
- Payment processing services selected at checkout.
- E-commerce and digital delivery services.
- Email delivery and marketing services.
- Analytics and security services.
- Accounting or professional advisers where necessary.
We do not sell personal data to advertisers or unrelated third parties.
Where required, appropriate contractual and technical safeguards are used when personal data is processed by service providers.
7. International Data Transfers
Where personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, we apply the safeguards required by applicable data protection law, such as an adequacy decision or appropriate contractual protections.
8. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, subject to applicable legal obligations.
Order, billing and transaction records may need to be retained for accounting, tax or other statutory purposes.
Contact correspondence is retained for as long as reasonably necessary to handle enquiries and related matters.
Marketing information is retained while a valid basis for sending communications exists, subject to unsubscribe requests and applicable retention obligations.
Technical logs, analytics records and affiliate records are retained according to their operational purpose and applicable legal requirements.
9. Marketing Communications
Where legally required, we request consent before sending promotional email communications.
Marketing subscription is separate from the provision of a free dataset or the completion of a purchase, except where applicable law expressly permits otherwise.
You may unsubscribe from promotional messages at any time using the unsubscribe link included in the email or by contacting us.
Unsubscribing from marketing does not prevent us from sending necessary transactional communications related to your purchases or requested downloads.
10. Your Data Protection Rights
Subject to applicable law, you have the right to:
- Request access to your personal data.
- Request correction of inaccurate information.
- Request deletion of personal data in applicable circumstances.
- Request restriction of processing.
- Object to certain processing activities.
- Request data portability where applicable.
- Withdraw consent without affecting the lawfulness of earlier processing.
To exercise your rights, contact support@footiqo.com.
You may also lodge a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) or another competent supervisory authority.
11. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.
However, no internet service can guarantee absolute security.
12. Children
Footiqo is not specifically directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children in circumstances where appropriate legal authorisation is required.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our services, legal requirements or data processing practices.
The latest published version will include the most recent update date.
14. Contact
For privacy-related questions or requests, contact support@footiqo.com.
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