Who We Are
We’re GoalLinked — the banter-fuelled home of football fans, ex-pros, dreamers and keyboard managers everywhere. Our digital stadium lives at https://goallinked.co.uk. If football’s your language, you’re in the right place. ⚽
Comments
When you drop a comment (and we hope it’s class), we collect the info you type, plus a bit of tech stuff like your IP and browser details — just so we can keep the bots offside. Nobody likes spam unless it’s in a breakfast roll.
If you’re rocking a Gravatar, that’s on you — their privacy policy tells you what they do with your pic. Once your comment’s approved, your avatar might show up next to your post. Don’t worry, we won’t photoshop you into another team’s kit. 😉
Media
If you upload photos or videos, skip the hidden GPS data — we don’t need to know your home ground. Anyone could download that info otherwise. Keep your private pitch private.
Cookies
We use cookies — not the chocolate kind, sadly — to make your experience smoother than a De Bruyne pass. Save your login details, stay remembered, tweak your settings — all that jazz. You can clear them anytime (no VAR review needed).
Login cookies last a couple of days unless you hit “Remember Me” (then we’ll keep you logged in for two weeks). Comment cookies stick around for a year — handy for regular pundits. We also drop a temporary cookie when you hit the login page just to check if your browser can handle cookies — nothing personal, promise.
Embedded Content
Sometimes we embed epic stuff — videos, GIFs, goal clips, memes — from other sites. When you interact with those, it’s like visiting the original site. They might track your views, drop cookies, or run their own analytics. Basically: if you click an embedded YouTube video, YouTube does its thing.
Who We Share Your Data With
We don’t sell, loan, or swap your info for match tickets. The only time your data leaves the bench is for necessary stuff — like when we send password reset emails (your IP might tag along for the ride) or check for spammy behaviour through automatic systems.
How Long We Keep Your Data
Comments stick around like a memorable 90th-minute screamer — indefinitely — so we can auto-approve your future hot takes without sending them to VAR every time. Registered users’ info stays until you edit or delete it. Admins can view and tidy data when needed, but we don’t hoard more than we must.
Your Rights, Captain
You’ve always got control of your data. Want a copy of what we hold? Ask. Want us to bin it? Say the word (unless we need it for legal or security reasons). Basically, you’re the skipper of your info — we’re just the backroom staff keeping things tidy.
Where Your Data Goes
Sometimes your comments get run through our anti-spam system — think of it as our goalkeeper, catching dodgy content before it hits the net. Other than that, your data stays safe in our secure servers, guarded tighter than an Italian back line.
Final Whistle
At GoalLinked, we play fair on and off the pitch. Your privacy matters — no dodgy tackles, no data dives, no selling your info to the highest bidder. You bring the banter, we’ll bring the safety net.
