Effective date: 29 September 2026
FootballGravity is an independent editorial project based in Tokyo, Japan. This Privacy Policy explains how FootballGravity (“we”, “us” or “our”) handles personal information when you visit footballgravity.com, contact us or interact with the site.
Information we collect
Information you provide
- Editorial and general enquiries: information you send to us by email, such as your name, email address, organisation and message.
- Comments: if you submit a comment, WordPress may collect the information shown in the comment form, the comment itself, your IP address and browser user-agent information to support moderation and spam prevention.
- Contributor or administrator accounts: if you are authorised to use the site’s administration functions, we process the account and profile information needed to provide and secure that access.
Technical information
Our hosting, caching and security systems may automatically record technical information such as IP address, browser and device type, requested pages, referring page, date and time, and diagnostic or security events. We use this information to operate, protect and troubleshoot the site.
How we use information
We use personal information only as reasonably necessary to:
- operate, maintain and secure FootballGravity;
- publish and moderate comments;
- respond to enquiries, correction requests and collaboration proposals;
- understand and improve the reliability and usefulness of the site;
- protect our rights, users and services; and
- comply with applicable legal obligations.
Cookies
WordPress uses cookies for essential functions, including administrator login and security. If you leave a comment, you may be offered the option to save your name, email address and website in cookies for convenience on a future visit. You can control or delete cookies using your browser settings, although disabling essential cookies may affect some functions.
As of the effective date of this Policy, FootballGravity does not use Google Analytics or advertising cookies. If we introduce analytics, advertising or other material tracking technologies, we will update this Policy and provide any notice or consent mechanism required by applicable law.
Embedded content and external services
Articles may contain embedded content or links from third-party websites, such as video, social-media or data services. Embedded content may behave as though you visited the third-party website directly. Those services may collect data, use cookies or monitor interactions under their own privacy policies. FootballGravity does not control third-party privacy practices.
Sharing and service providers
We do not sell or rent personal information. We may disclose limited information to service providers that support hosting, email, security, maintenance or other site operations, only to the extent needed to provide those services. We may also disclose information when required by law, to respond to a lawful request, or to protect the safety, rights and integrity of FootballGravity and its users.
International processing
Some service providers may process information in countries or regions outside Japan. Where applicable, we take reasonable steps to use providers and arrangements that protect personal information appropriately.
Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described above, including editorial correspondence, moderation, security, record-keeping and legal obligations. Comments and associated metadata may be retained to preserve discussion context and support moderation. Retention periods may vary according to the type of information and operational or legal requirements.
Your choices and rights
Depending on applicable law and the circumstances, you may request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information that we hold about you, or raise a concern about its handling. We may need to verify your identity before responding and may retain information where legally permitted or required.
Children’s privacy
FootballGravity is a general-audience editorial website and does not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children. A parent or guardian who believes that a child has provided personal information may contact us to request appropriate action.
Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect information. No internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Changes to this Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when our services, practices or legal obligations change. The current version will be published on this page with its effective date.
Contact
For privacy questions or requests, contact: info@footballgravity.com
FootballGravity
Tokyo, Japan