Privacy Policy

This privacy policy explains how we collect, use and protect your personal data when you use Gharsob. We are the data controller and are committed to protecting your privacy. We comply with applicable data protection legislation, including GDPR.

To provide our services, we collect the following categories of personal data:

• Account information – Username, email address and password (hashed) to create and manage your account.
• Profile information – Profile picture, biography and other information you add to your profile.
• Tournament data – Information about tournaments you create, including name, dates, venue and format.
• Team data – Team name, logo and information about teams you are a member of or administrate.
• Player data – Player names, age category, position and contact information for players on your teams.
• Match data – Scores, goal scorers, cards and other statistics related to matches.
• Technical data – IP address, browser type, device information and cookies to ensure security and functionality.

We use your personal data to: provide and maintain our services, manage tournaments, teams and players, communicate with you about updates and changes, improve our platform based on usage patterns, and ensure security and prevent abuse. We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling.

The processing of your personal data is based on the following grounds: Performance of a contract (to deliver our services), legitimate interest (to improve and secure the platform), and consent (for cookies and voluntary information). You may withdraw your consent at any time.

We do not share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. However, data may be shared with the following third-party services required for the platform to function:

• Email services – We may use email services to send messages and notifications via email.
• Web hosting – Our website is hosted on a server that stores all data securely.
• Icons and fonts – We use Font Awesome (icons) and Google Fonts (typography), which may collect anonymous usage data.

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss or destruction. This includes encrypted data transmission (HTTPS), password hashing, firewall protection and regular security updates.

We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active and up to 12 months after account closure, unless longer retention is required by law (e.g. accounting regulations). Thereafter, data is anonymized or deleted.

Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access – you may request a copy of your data
• Right to rectification – you may request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure – you may request deletion of your data
• Right to restriction – you may request processing be restricted
• Right to data portability – you may receive your data in a machine-readable format
• Right to object – you may object to processing based on legitimate interest
• Right to withdraw consent – you may withdraw your consent at any time

We use essential cookies for the website to function properly, including session management and language settings. We currently do not use tracking or marketing cookies. You may control cookie settings in your browser at any time.

We currently do not process any payments through the platform. If payment features are introduced in the future, this policy will be updated with information about what payment data is collected, how it is processed and which third-party payment providers are used.

If you have questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your rights, contact us by email: gharsob1@gmail.com. We strive to respond within 30 days.

This privacy policy may be updated from time to time. In the event of material changes, we will notify you by email or through a notice on the website. We recommend that you review this policy periodically to stay informed.