WC2026.games collects minimal information necessary to provide and improve our service. We may collect:

• Usage data: Pages visited, time spent, buttons clicked, and general navigation patterns — collected automatically via Vercel Analytics. This data is anonymous and aggregated.

• Device & Browser information: Browser type, operating system, screen resolution, and general geographic location (country/region level only) for analytics purposes.

• Contact information: If you submit our Contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the message content solely to respond to your inquiry.

• Cookies: We use session cookies necessary for the website to function, analytics cookies, and third-party advertising cookies (such as Google AdSense).

The information we collect is used to:

• Provide and maintain the WC2026.games service

• Understand how visitors use our site so we can improve it

• Serve relevant advertisements to support the free operation of this site

• Respond to your inquiries and support requests

• Monitor and analyze usage trends

• Ensure the technical security and proper functioning of our website

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties, except as described in the third-party advertising section below.

We use Vercel Analytics to understand site traffic and usage. This service collects anonymized, aggregated data. It does not use cookies or fingerprinting. No personally identifiable information is associated with analytics data. You can learn more at vercel.com/analytics.

We use Google AdSense to serve advertisements. Google and its partners use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other sites on the internet.

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to your website or other websites.

• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet.

• You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings (https://www.google.com/settings/ads).

• Alternatively, you can opt out of some third-party vendors' uses of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

You may also disable cookies entirely in your browser settings; however, this may impact certain features of our site.

Our website may reference or link to third-party websites (such as Wikipedia, official FIFA pages, or club websites). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies separately.

Football data displayed on WC2026.games is sourced from publicly available datasets. We make every effort to ensure accuracy but cannot guarantee real-time correctness.

We take the security of your information seriously. Our site is served over HTTPS. Contact form submissions are transmitted securely. We implement industry-standard technical measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction of data.

However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you

• Correct inaccurate or incomplete data

• Delete your personal data ("right to be forgotten")

• Object to or restrict the processing of your data

• Data portability — receive your data in a portable format

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

WC2026.games is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. When we do, we will revise the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy regularly. Continued use of WC2026.games after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

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

• Email: [email protected]

• Website: www.wc2026.games/contact