Worthing Football Club (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the www.worthingfc.com website (the “Service”). This policy informs you of our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices associated with that data.

Worthing FC is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018.

Information Collection and Use
We collect several types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service.

Types of Data Collected
Personal Data: Name, email address, phone number, postal address, date of birth, and gender
Usage Data: IP address, browser type, browser version, pages visited, time and date of visit, time spent on pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
Tracking & Cookies Data: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information.

Use of Data
Worthing FC uses the collected data for various purposes, including:

  • Managing club membership and participation
  • Communicating about club activities, matches, and events
  • Processing payments for memberships, tickets, or merchandise
  • Improving our Service and club operations
  • Complying with legal and regulatory requirements
  • Sending you marketing communications (with your consent)
  • Analysing and improving the use and performance of our website and services

Legal Basis for Processing
We process personal data based on the following legal grounds:

  • Performance of a contract (e.g., club membership)
  • Necessary for compliance with a legal obligation – we are subject to certain legal requirements which may require us to process your Personal Data. We may also be obliged by law to disclose your Information to a regulatory body or law enforcement agency;
  • Necessary for the purposes of legitimate interests – either we, or a third party, will need to process your Personal Data for the purposes of our (or a third party’s) legitimate interests, provided we have established that those interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms, including your right to have your Information protected. Our legitimate interests include responding to requests and enquiries from you or a third party, notifying of changes to our Service, optimising our website and user experience, informing you about related and relevant products and ensuring that our operations are conducted in an appropriate and efficient manner;
  • Consent – in some circumstances, we may ask for your consent to process your Personal Data in a particular way.

Retention of Data
We retain Personal Data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Personal Data to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

Disclosure of Data
We may share your personal information with:

  • Service providers who help us operate our business and website
  • Professional advisers, including lawyers, auditors, and insurers
  • Government bodies and law enforcement agencies
  • Purchasers or potential purchasers of our business

Security of Data
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk.

Your Rights
Under GDPR, you have the following rights:

  • Access and receive a copy of your Personal Data
  • Rectify inaccurate Personal Data
  • Request deletion of your Personal Data
  • Restrict or object to processing of your Personal Data
  • Data portability
  • Withdraw consent at any time
  • Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
  • To exercise these rights, please contact us through our website.

Service Providers
We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service, provide the Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services, or assist us in analysing how our Service is used.

Analytics and Advertising
We use Google Analytics to monitor and analyse the use of our Service. We may also use Google AdWords and Facebook for advertising purposes. You can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

Email disclaimer
Confidentiality: The information contained in this message is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy or otherwise use it and do not disclose to anyone else. Please notify the sender of the delivery error and delete the message from your system. We have taken precautions to minimise the risk of transmitting software viruses, but we advise you carry out your own virus checks before accessing the email and any attachments. Except as required by law, we shall not be responsible for any damage, loss or liability of any kind in connection with this email and any attachments, or which may result from reliance on the contents of this email and any attachments.

Opting Out of Emails
We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send or by contacting us directly.

Links to Other Sites
Our Service may contain links to other sites not operated by us. We advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

Children’s Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13.

Changes to This Privacy Policy
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy.

Contact Us
For any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through our website at www.worthingfc.com or by writing to:
Data Protection Officer
Worthing Football Club
Sussex Transport Community Stadium
Woodside Road
Worthing
West Sussex
BN14 7HQ

If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).