1. Scope and controller
This Privacy Policy applies to ws26lineups.com and related site features operated under the WC26 Lineups brand. It explains how we process personal data when you browse the site, interact with betting links, submit forms, or use optional account features.
Data controller / operator: WC26 Lineups
For privacy requests, rights requests, or complaints, contact legal@ws26lineups.com.
2. Information we collect
We collect only the categories of information reasonably needed to operate the site:
- - Device, browser, IP address, referral URL, and approximate country or region.
- - Usage data such as page views, clicks, match pages visited, and basic performance signals.
- - Cookie, `localStorage`, and `sessionStorage` data used for consent status, preferences, and product behavior.
- - Affiliate referral data when you click outbound sportsbook or partner links.
- - Information you submit directly, such as email or company details in sponsor or login flows.
- - Authentication-related information supplied by your chosen login method, if you sign in.
3. How we use information
We use information to operate and improve the service, including to:
- - Deliver lineup pages, match hubs, results, standings, and related football content.
- - Route users to region-appropriate betting partners and suppress unavailable offers.
- - Measure traffic, diagnose performance issues, and manage caching and rate limits.
- - Attribute affiliate clicks and evaluate commercial performance.
- - Respond to business inquiries, support requests, and abuse or rights complaints.
- - Protect the site against fraud, scraping abuse, and other misuse.
4. Legal bases
Depending on your location, our legal bases may include consent, performance of a requested service, legitimate interests in operating and securing the site, and compliance with legal obligations.
Where consent is required for optional analytics or preference technologies, we ask for it through our cookie manager. You can decline non-essential technologies and continue using the site.
5. Cookies, browser storage, and analytics
We use limited storage technologies for the following purposes:
- - Essential: security, session integrity, routing, consent storage, and core functionality.
- - Preferences: optional settings such as favorite teams, prompt dismissal, and UI state.
- - Analytics: aggregated usage measurement, including Google Analytics when enabled by consent.
- - Affiliate attribution: outbound tracking and campaign measurement handled by third-party operators after you leave the site.
For the detailed inventory of cookies and storage keys currently used on the site, see our Cookie Policy.
You can change your consent choices at any time through the footer’s cookie-settings control. If you disable cookies or browser storage in your browser, some features may perform less reliably.
6. Sharing and disclosures
We do not sell your personal data for cash. We may disclose limited data to:
- - Hosting, infrastructure, analytics, database, and caching providers that help run the site.
- - Authentication providers and service providers involved in login or account flows.
- - Affiliate operators or tracking partners when you choose to click their links.
- - Advisors, regulators, or law enforcement when required by law or to protect rights and safety.
7. International transfers and retention
Our providers may process data in multiple countries. Where required, we rely on contractual safeguards or comparable transfer mechanisms for cross-border processing.
We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described here, including security, analytics, contractual, and legal record-keeping needs.
8. General privacy rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, object to, or export personal data, and to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
To exercise rights, email legal@ws26lineups.com. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.
9. Mexico privacy rights
If Mexican privacy law applies, you may have ARCO rights: access, rectification, cancellation, and opposition regarding personal data, along with the right to revoke consent where legally applicable.
Requests should be sent to legal@ws26lineups.com. Please describe the right you want to exercise and enough information for us to verify your request. If you are not satisfied, you may also have the right to contact the appropriate Mexican data-protection authority.
10. EEA and UK privacy rights
If you are in the EEA or the UK, you may also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. Where consent is the legal basis, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting earlier lawful processing.
11. US state privacy disclosures
If US state privacy laws apply to you, you may have rights related to access, deletion, correction, portability, and appeal. We do not knowingly sell personal data for cash, and we do not currently enable on-site targeted-advertising cookies or sale/share signals for cross-context behavioral advertising.
Affiliate operators may collect their own information once you choose to leave the site. Their privacy notices, cookie practices, and opt-out mechanisms apply separately.
12. Third-party operators and external links
This site links to third-party sportsbooks, data providers, and partner services. Once you leave ws26lineups.com, their terms, privacy policies, cookies, and compliance rules apply. We do not control their registration flows, payment handling, KYC, or betting activity.
13. Children and age restriction
The site is intended for adults only and is not directed to children. Betting-related surfaces are intended for users who meet the legal age in their jurisdiction, and in all cases the site is designed for users aged 18 or older.
14. Updates to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect product, regulatory, or vendor changes. The updated version becomes effective when posted here with a revised last-updated date.
For the contractual rules governing site use, see our Terms of Service.