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Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 22, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to GoalPoles ("we", "us", "our"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website goalpoles.com and use our services, including our mobile web application and push notification service.

Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of the site.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly to us when you:

Create an account (email address, encrypted password)
Post comments on articles
Enable push notifications (device subscription token)
Contact us for support (name, email, message)
Select favourite teams (stored in your account profile)

We also automatically collect certain information when you visit our site, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, device information, and pages visited.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

Provide, maintain, and improve our services
Send push notifications for live scores, goals, and breaking news (only if you opt in)
Personalise content such as news for your favourite teams
Respond to your comments and support requests
Monitor and analyse usage to improve user experience
Display advertising to support our free service (see Section 7)
Comply with legal obligations

4. Information Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information with:

Supabase — our database and authentication provider
Vercel — our hosting and infrastructure provider
Firebase — used for push notification delivery
Google Analytics (GA4) — anonymous usage analytics
Google AdSense — advertising (see Section 7 for full details)

We may also disclose information if required by law, court order, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of GoalPoles, our users, or others.

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Your account password is hashed and never stored in plain text. Connections to our services use HTTPS encryption.

No method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Push Notifications

If you enable push notifications, we collect your browser's push subscription object to deliver alerts about live match events (kick-off, goals, red cards, half-time, full-time) and breaking news. You can withdraw consent and disable notifications at any time:

Via your GoalPoles Profile page under Notification Settings
Via your browser's notification permission settings

7. Cookies and Advertising

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use the following categories of cookies:

Essential Cookies

Required for the site to function. These include session cookies for authentication (Supabase) and theme preference storage. They cannot be disabled without affecting core functionality.

Analytics Cookies — Google Analytics (GA4)

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. This collects anonymous information such as pages visited, time on site, and referral source. Google Analytics uses cookies including _ga and _ga_*. You can opt out using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

Advertising Cookies — Google AdSense

GoalPoles is supported by advertising via Google AdSense (publisher ID: ca-pub-1810174657630309). Google AdSense and its advertising partners may use cookies to serve personalised ads based on your previous visits to this and other websites. Advertising cookies may include:

IDE — used by Google DoubleClick to register and report ad interactions
DSID — used to identify a signed-in user across Google properties
test_cookie — checks whether your browser supports cookies

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to GoalPoles and/or other sites. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting:

For more information on how Google uses data, see How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect site functionality. Most browsers allow you to refuse new cookies, delete existing cookies, or be notified before cookies are set.

8. Data Retention

We retain your account information for as long as your account is active. Push notification subscriptions are removed when you unsubscribe or your browser subscription expires. Anonymous analytics data is retained per Google Analytics' default retention settings (14 months). You may request deletion of your account data at any time by contacting privacy@goalpoles.com.

9. Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can delete it.

10. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
Rectification — correct inaccurate or incomplete data
Erasure — request deletion of your personal data
Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
Objection — object to processing for direct marketing or legitimate interests
Withdraw consent — withdraw consent for push notifications or advertising personalisation at any time

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@goalpoles.com. We will respond within 30 days.

11. Third-Party Links

Our site contains links to third-party websites (including news sources and social media). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the new policy on this page with an updated date. Your continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of those changes.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: