Privacy Policy

Last updated: 31 October 2026

1. About This Website

It's a Funny Old Game is a personal football history, facts and trivia website operated by John Cuthbertson.

John Cuthbertson is responsible for personal information processed in connection with operating this website.

2. Information We Collect

Visitors can read Football Facts and play the Football Quiz without creating an account or providing their name or email address.

Our hosting and security services may process technical information, including IP addresses, browser and device information, requested pages, request times and error logs.

Administrator accounts may contain an email address, display name, avatar information, account settings, authentication records and sign-in information.

If you contact us by email, we will receive your email address and the information you choose to include.

3. How We Use Information

We use relevant information to:

Deliver and maintain the website.
Keep the website secure and investigate technical issues.
Manage authorised administrator access.
Respond to enquiries sent to our contact email address.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Where UK data protection law applies, we generally rely on legitimate interests to operate, maintain and protect this website and respond to enquiries, where those interests are not overridden by individuals' rights.

5. Website Service Providers

We use Vercel to host and deliver the website. Vercel may process technical request and security information.

We use Supabase for our football content database and administrator authentication. Our Supabase project is hosted in the EU (Ireland).

We also use Google Search Console to understand how the website appears in Google Search. This does not mean that Google Analytics is installed on our website.

6. Cookies and Browser Storage

Our checks of the public website did not identify tracking or analytics cookies. We do not currently use advertising or visitor analytics tools.

Administrator authentication may use browser storage or cookies to maintain secure sign-in sessions. Technical services may also use security-related mechanisms where necessary.

We will review this section if website features or tracking technologies change.

7. How Long Information Is Kept

Information is kept only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy. Technical log retention depends on the relevant service and its applicable arrangements.

Administrator information is retained while the account is required. Email enquiries may be kept as needed to respond and maintain appropriate records.

8. Security and International Processing

We use access controls and authentication to protect the website's administration features. No online service can guarantee absolute security.

Although our Supabase database is hosted in Ireland, some service providers may process information in other countries. Where required, international transfers are subject to applicable data protection safeguards.

9. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on the circumstances, UK data protection law may give you rights to access, correct or erase personal information, restrict or object to certain processing, and request data portability where applicable.

To make an enquiry about your personal information, email funnyoldgame.hello@gmail.com.

You may also raise concerns with the UK Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.

10. External Websites

Our website may link to other websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices, and we recommend reviewing their own privacy notices.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, services or legal obligations change. The date at the top of this page will show when it was last updated.