Privacy Notice

Your privacy matters to us at Football Sleuths.

Last updated: March 2026

We're two mates running a small UK hobby project, so we keep things dead simple: we only collect the bare minimum data needed to run our fun armchair football hunts, and we never sell or share your information for marketing purposes.

This notice explains exactly what we collect, how we use it, how long we keep it, and your rights under UK GDPR. It’s all about transparency and trust — because we want you to feel safe joining the mystery.

What data we collect

When you enter a paid hunt, we collect:

Your full name

Your email address

Your submitted answer

We do not collect payment card details (all payments go through PayPal, who handle their own privacy policy).

How we use your data

We use your name and email address only for:

Processing your hunt entry

Contacting you if you win

Sending important hunt communications (e.g. winner announcements, next hunt notifications)

Responding to your questions or support messages

Your submitted answer is only used to judge the competition.

Legal basis

We process your data on the basis of:

Legitimate interests — to run a fair and transparent competition, contact winners, and manage the hunt properly.

Your consent — for optional marketing emails about future hunts (you can withdraw this consent at any time).

Who we share your data with

We do not sell, rent, or share your data with third parties for marketing purposes.

With PayPal (for prize payments only when necessary)

How long we keep your data

Hunt entries: Kept until the hunt ends + a short period afterwards.

Winner information: Kept for up to 3 years (for legal and transparency reasons).

Marketing emails: Kept until you unsubscribe.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR you have the right to:

Access your personal data

Correct inaccurate data

Request deletion

Object to processing

Restrict processing

Withdraw consent for marketing emails at any time (simple “unsubscribe” or email us)

We will respond to rights requests within 30 days (usually much faster).

Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data (e.g. secure email providers, no unnecessary storage).

However, no system is 100% secure — we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Changes to this notice

We may update this privacy notice from time to time.

The latest version will always be on this page.

Significant changes will be highlighted.

Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy notice or how we handle your data, email us: Here or message the Football Sleuths Facebook page.

We’re real people running a fun hobby project and happy to help!

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Fast payouts to our winners
Challenging but fair cryptic clues
Real cash prizes with full transparency
No pressure to be fastest answer
Pure armchair solving from home

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Part of the Sleuths Network — also visit SofaSleuths, CelebritySleuths and MusicSleuths.