Privacy Policy — SportifyHQ

SportifyHQ is operated as a sports media and information website, accessible at https://sportifyhq.com/. For any privacy-related questions, you can reach us at:

Email: contact@sportifyhq.com Location: New York, USA

We keep this simple because we genuinely do not need much.

Information You Give Us

Our website does not have user accounts, registration forms. The only way you give us your information directly is through our Contact Us page, where you can send us a message. When you do that, we receive:

• Your name
• Your email address
• The message you sent

That's it. We use this only to reply to you.

Information Collected Automatically

When you browse SportifyHQ, some basic technical data is collected automatically. This is standard for any website:

• Pages you visit — so we can understand which articles and player profiles people find useful
• Your browser type and device — helps us make sure the site works properly across phones, tablets, and desktops
• Referring URL — tells us how you found the site (for example, from a Google search)
• IP address — collected briefly for security purposes, then anonymized. We do not use your IP address to identify you.
• Approximate location — country or city level only, through analytics. We cannot see your exact address.

We collect this data through Google Analytics. It is aggregated and anonymized — we see things like "500 people read this cricket article today," not "John Smith from this address read it."

SportifyHQ uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. This is how we keep the website free for everyone.

Google AdSense may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to show you ads that are relevant to your interests. Here is what that means in practice:

• Google may use your browsing history (across websites, not just ours) to decide which ads to show you
• This is called interest-based advertising or personalized advertising
• Google acts as an independent data controller for this ad data — their privacy practices are governed by Google's Privacy Policy

You can opt out of personalized ads at any time by visiting Google's Ad Settings or by using the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out tool.

If you prefer, you can also disable interest-based advertising through your browser cookie settings or by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Opting out does not mean you will stop seeing ads on SportifyHQ. It means the ads you see will be less personalized.

Cookies are small text files stored in your browser. SportifyHQ uses the following:

You can manage or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. The method varies by browser — search "how to manage cookies in [your browser name]" for instructions.

Note: disabling cookies may affect how some parts of the site display.

We use the data we collect for three things:

1. Running the website — keeping pages loading, fixing errors, and making sure the site works on all devices
2. Understanding our audience — through anonymized Google Analytics data, we learn which sports content people find most helpful, so we can write more of it
3. Replying to your messages — if you contact us through our Contact page, we use your email to write back to you

We do not use your data for profiling. We do not build individual user profiles. We do not use your information for any automated decision-making that affects you.

Given the nature of SportifyHQ, we want to be specific about what is not happening:

• No live streaming — we do not stream matches, games, or any live sports content
• No real-time data collection — there are no live score feeds or real-time notification systems
• No user accounts — you cannot sign up, log in, or create a profile on our site
• No payment processing — we do not collect any financial information
• No selling of your data — we do not sell, rent, or trade any personal information to third parties
• No social login — we do not connect with your Facebook, Google, or other social media accounts

SportifyHQ uses the following third-party tools to operate the site. Each has its own privacy practices:

Google Analytics We use Google Analytics to track anonymized site traffic. IP addresses are anonymized before storage. You can learn more at Google Analytics Privacy.

Google AdSense We display advertisements through Google AdSense. Google may use cookies to personalize these ads based on your browsing history. See Google's Privacy Policy for full details.

Cloudflare (CDN & Security) Our website uses Cloudflare to load pages faster and protect against malicious traffic. Cloudflare processes certain request data as part of this. See Cloudflare's Privacy Policy.

External Links Our articles may link to external websites — official club pages, sports organization sites, news sources, and so on. Once you click an external link, you are on that site's terms. We are not responsible for how those sites handle your data.

We do not sell your personal data. We do not share it with marketing companies.

The only circumstances under which information might be shared are:

• With service providers listed in Section 7, solely to operate the website
• If required by law — for example, if a court order requires us to disclose information, we would comply

Contact form submissions are kept for a maximum of 12 months, then deleted. If you want your message deleted sooner, just email us and we will remove it.

Analytics data is anonymized and aggregated — it is not tied to individuals and is retained as long as it helps us understand site performance.

SportifyHQ is a general sports information website. It is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect any personal information from anyone under 13.

If you believe a child has submitted information through our contact form, please email us at contact@sportifyhq.com and we will delete it right away.

Depending on where you live, you have rights over your personal data.

General rights (everyone):

• You can request that we delete any information you submitted through our contact form
• You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking using the browser add-on mentioned in Section 3
• You can manage or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings

If you are in the EU or UK (GDPR): You have the right to access your data, correct it, request deletion, restrict how it is processed, and lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority.

If you are in California (CCPA): You have the right to know what personal information we have collected about you, request its deletion, and opt out of any sale of your data. We do not sell data — but you have this right regardless.

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

We take reasonable steps to keep the website and any data secure:

• All data transmitted between your browser and our server is encrypted via HTTPS
• Access to any contact form submissions is limited to authorized personnel
• We regularly review our security practices

No website can guarantee 100% security. If you believe there has been a security issue, please contact us immediately at contact@sportifyhq.com.

If we update this policy, we will change the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. For significant changes, we will add a notice on the homepage.

Continuing to use SportifyHQ after an update means you accept the revised policy.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, or want to exercise any of your data rights, get in touch:

Email: contact@sportifyhq.com Website: https://sportifyhq.com/contact/ Location: New York, USA

We aim to respond to all privacy-related requests within 30 days.