Privacy Policy – What Do You Care About Football?

Who we are

Last Updated: August 10th, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how What Do You Care About Football? (“we”, “our”, or “us”) collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you visit our website www.whatdoyoucare.com (the “Site”). We act as the Data Controller for your personal data. If you have any questions, you can contact us at in**@***********re.com.

The Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

We only collect the minimum amount of data needed to run our website and connect with our audience.

Website Visitors (Log Data & Cookies): When you browse the Site, we may collect basic technical data like your IP address, browser type, and pages visited. We use this to keep our website secure and understand how people use it.
Newsletter Subscribers: If you sign up for our newsletter, we collect your name and email address. We use this solely to send you podcast updates and related content.
Contact & Guest Applicants: If you use our contact form or apply to be a guest via the Site, we collect your name, email address, and any details you provide to evaluate your application. (Note: Selected guests will receive a separate, dedicated Podcast Release Form governing their interview data).

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

Legal Basis for Processing Data

Under the UK/EU GDPR, we rely on the following legal basis to handle your data:

Consent: When you explicitly opt-in to join our newsletter or accept non-essential cookies.
Legitimate Interests: To respond to your contact form messages and protect our website from security threats.

Third-Party Embedded Players (Spotify, YouTube, etc.)

We embed audio and video players on this Site from third-party platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube so you can listen or watch directly.

Our lack of control: We do not control these third-party trackers. Their data collection is governed entirely by their own privacy policies. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of Spotify, Google (YouTube), and Apple for more information.

How it affects you: When you interact with these embedded players (e.g., clicking ‘Play’), these platforms may collect your data, set their own cookies, or track your listening habits.

Data Sharing and International Transfers

We do not sell your personal data. We only share data with essential service providers who help us run our website and email marketing (e.g., website hosts or email platforms like MailChimp).

Some of these providers operate outside the UK/EU (such as in the United States). We ensure they use standard contractual clauses or approved frameworks to guarantee your data receives the same high level of protection required by UK/EU laws.

Data Retention

We only keep your data for as long as necessary:

Analytics Data: Automatically deleted or anonymised after 18 months.

Subscribers: Until you click the “unsubscribe” link in any email.

Contact Forms: Up to 24 months after our last communication, unless required for legal reasons.

Your Legal Rights

If you are located in the UK or the EU, you have the right to:

Access the data we hold about you.
Correct inaccurate data.
Delete your data (the “right to be forgotten”).
Withdraw consent at any time (e.g., unsubscribing from our emails).

To exercise any of these rights, simply email us at in**@***********re.com. If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you have the right to complain to your local data protection authority (such as the ICO in the UK).