At Gentle Soccer, accessible through gentlesoccer.com.ng, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information of everyone who visits and interacts with our website.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, how we protect it, and the choices and rights available to you.
By using Gentle Soccer, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
1. About Gentle Soccer
Gentle Soccer is a football-focused website that publishes football news, transfer updates, match-related content, opinions, features, and other football-related information.
For the purposes of applicable data-protection laws, Gentle Soccer may act as a data controller in respect of personal information collected through our website.
2. Information We May Collect
Depending on how you use our website, we may collect limited information such as:
Your name or username when you voluntarily provide it.
Your email address when you contact us, subscribe to updates, or leave a comment.
Information contained in messages you send to us.
Your IP address and browser information.
Device type, operating system, browser type and similar technical information.
Information about the pages you visit, links you click and how you interact with our website.
Cookies and similar technologies used to improve website functionality and understand website traffic.
We only seek to collect information that is reasonably necessary for legitimate website-related purposes.
3. How We Use Your Information
We may use information collected through Gentle Soccer to:
Operate, maintain and improve our website.
Respond to enquiries, comments and messages.
Publish and manage comments submitted by visitors.
Understand how visitors use our website.
Improve our articles, content and user experience.
Detect, prevent and investigate spam, fraud, abuse and security threats.
Send newsletters or website updates where you have requested or consented to receive them.
Display relevant advertising where advertising services are used.
Comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations.
We will not use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with the purposes for which it was collected unless permitted or required by applicable law.
4. Comments and User-Submitted Information
If you leave a comment on Gentle Soccer, information submitted through the comment form may be collected, including your name, email address, website information, IP address and the content of your comment.
Comments may be reviewed or moderated to prevent spam, abuse and inappropriate content.
Please do not submit sensitive, confidential or unnecessary personal information in a public comment.
5. Cookies
Gentle Soccer may use cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device that can help websites remember preferences, understand visitor behaviour and provide certain functionality.
We may use cookies for purposes such as:
Essential website functionality.
Remembering user preferences.
Understanding website traffic and performance.
Analytics and measurement.
Advertising and personalised content, where applicable.
You can usually control or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.
6. Analytics
We may use third-party analytics services to understand how visitors interact with Gentle Soccer.
These services may collect information such as your IP address, device information, browser type, pages visited, approximate location and interactions with the website.
Analytics information is generally used in aggregated or statistical form to help us improve our website.
Where applicable, third-party providers will process information according to their own privacy policies and terms.
7. Advertising
Gentle Soccer may display advertisements provided by third-party advertising networks.
Advertising providers may use cookies, web beacons or similar technologies to deliver, measure or personalise advertisements.
These providers may collect information about your browsing activity across websites, subject to their own privacy policies and applicable laws.
If Gentle Soccer uses Google AdSense or another advertising platform, additional information about how that provider processes data may be available through the provider’s own privacy documentation.
8. Embedded Content and Third-Party Websites
Our articles may contain embedded content such as videos, images, social-media posts, articles, advertisements or links to external websites.
Embedded content from another website may behave as though you have visited that website directly. Such third parties may collect information, use cookies or track your interaction with their content.
Gentle Soccer does not control the privacy practices of external websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party websites before providing them with personal information.
9. How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information simply because you visit our website.
We may share limited information with trusted third parties where reasonably necessary to operate and secure Gentle Soccer, including:
Website hosting providers.
Website analytics providers.
Advertising partners.
Spam and security services.
Technical and IT service providers.
Legal, regulatory or law-enforcement authorities where required or permitted by law.
Where third parties process personal information on our behalf, we expect them to handle that information appropriately and in accordance with applicable data-protection requirements.
10. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, loss, misuse or destruction.
However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We therefore cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted to or through our website.
11. How Long We Keep Information
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including legitimate business, security, legal or regulatory purposes.
When information is no longer required, we may delete, anonymise or securely dispose of it where appropriate.
12. Your Privacy Rights
Subject to applicable law and any relevant exceptions, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including:
The right to be informed about how your information is processed.
The right to request access to personal information we hold about you.
The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
The right to object to certain processing.
The right to request restriction of certain processing.
The right to request deletion or erasure where legally applicable.
The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
The right to data portability where applicable.
The right to lodge a complaint with the appropriate data-protection authority.
These rights are consistent with the rights recognised under Nigeria’s data-protection framework.
13. How to Exercise Your Rights
If you would like to request access, correction, deletion or other action concerning your personal information, please contact us using the contact details provided on our website.
We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.
We will consider and respond to legitimate requests within the timeframe required by applicable law.
14. Children’s Privacy
Gentle Soccer is not intended to knowingly collect unnecessary personal information from children.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate consent, please contact us so that we can review the information and take appropriate action where necessary.
15. International Data Transfers
Some of our service providers may process information on servers located outside Nigeria.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that such processing is carried out in accordance with applicable data-protection requirements.
16. Links to Other Websites
Gentle Soccer may contain links to websites operated by third parties.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of those external websites. Visiting an external website is subject to that website’s own terms and privacy policy.
17. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, technology or applicable legal requirements.
When we make changes, we will update the Effective Date at the top of this page.
We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.
18. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, or how Gentle Soccer processes data, please contact us through the contact details provided on gentlesoccer.com.ng.
Website: gentlesoccer.com.ng
19. Governing Law
This Privacy Policy is intended to operate in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, including the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023, where applicable.
Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to remove or limit any privacy rights that cannot legally be excluded.
Last Updated: 22 August 2026
Important: I deliberately did not invent an email address, physical address, company registration details, or specific advertising/analytics providers for Gentle Soccer. You should replace the contact section with your actual business/contact email.
Also, because privacy obligations can depend on exactly what your website collects and which services you use, this is a strong website-ready template rather than a substitute for legal advice. The NDPC’s own guidance emphasises transparency, purpose limitation, data minimisation, retention limits and appropriate security.