Cookie Policy
1. Scope of This Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy applies to worldfootballportal.com, the website published by World Football Portal. It covers every language version of the site, whether accessed through its desktop or mobile presentation. The policy explains which cookies and similar technologies are placed on a visitor’s device and the purposes for which they are used.
These technologies may support essential website functions, consent management, measurement and advertising services. The site uses Complianz for its GDPR and cookie consent process. Visitors who have questions about cookies, consent choices or related technologies can use the site’s contact page at /contact/ to make an enquiry.
2. What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files that a website places on a visitor’s device when the page is opened. They may contain an identifying code, a record of the pages visited, or information about the visitor’s preferences and consent choices. Their purpose is limited to supporting the website’s operation and remembering relevant settings between visits.
Cookies are related to, but not the same as, local storage and tracking pixels. Local storage keeps data within the browser, while a pixel is an invisible element used to record that a page or action has been loaded. Each performs a different technical task. Together, these technologies can keep the site working properly, maintain language or display choices, measure visits, and show relevant advertising. Where required, the Complianz banner records consent before non-essential cookies are placed on the device.
3. Categories of Cookies Used
worldfootballportal.com uses four categories of cookies. Strictly necessary cookies support the operation of the site. They include session cookies, which help maintain a visitor’s active session, and security cookies, which protect the site against certain types of misuse.
Preference cookies remember choices made by the visitor, such as the selected language and display settings. The site is available in English and several other languages, and these cookies help keep the chosen presentation consistent during later visits.
Analytics cookies help the publisher count visits and understand which pages are read. Google Analytics 4 is used with the measurement ID GT-PZQ3T4X5 and without advertising features enabled.
Advertising cookies support the display and measurement of advertising. Google AdSense is used with the publisher ID ca-pub-7018116042638207. Consent is managed through the Complianz banner, allowing accepted categories of cookies to be applied in line with the visitor’s choices.
4. Advertising
worldfootballportal.com is funded by advertising. Google AdSense serves the advertising under publisher ID ca-pub-7018116042638207. Google and its advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies to serve and measure advertising based on a visitor’s previous visits to worldfootballportal.com and other websites. This information may be used by Google to tailor advertising to the interests of visitors. The site does not control third-party cookies and cannot access or change the settings in a visitor’s browser. Google provides a way to opt out of personalised advertising through its Ads Settings, where visitors can control the use of advertising cookies and related technologies. The Complianz consent banner manages consent choices for advertising and other cookie uses in accordance with applicable requirements.
5. Analytics
worldfootballportal.com uses Google Analytics 4 with the measurement ID GT-PZQ3T4X5. No advertising features are enabled. Analytics records page views and session information, identifies an approximate location derived from the visitor’s IP address, and captures referral information showing where the visit originated. This information helps the publisher understand how visitors use the site and, in aggregate, what content or site functions may need improvement. Analytics data is retained for 14 months. The service is configured through Complianz, which supports GDPR and cookie consent requirements.
6. Consent
A consent banner provided by Complianz appears when a visitor first visits worldfootballportal.com. The visitor may accept all cookies, refuse optional cookies, or save a preference for each available category. This control allows consent to be recorded separately for different purposes rather than treating every cookie in the same way.
A saved choice can be changed at any later point through the relevant consent settings. Necessary cookies remain active regardless of the visitor’s selection because worldfootballportal.com cannot operate without them. The other cookies are used only where consent has been given. The banner therefore provides a clear way to decide which optional cookies may be stored while keeping the site’s core functions available.
7. Browser Control
Visitors can manage cookies through the settings of the browser they use. These controls allow cookies already stored on the device to be deleted, including cookies created when a page was first opened. Cookies can also be blocked, either for particular sites or across the browser. Blocking cookies may mean that some pages do not load correctly, as parts of the site may depend on stored data. The browser’s privacy settings may also offer options to clear browsing data when the browser is closed or to limit the use of cookies from third-party sites.
Preventing cookies on worldfootballportal.com does not, however, remove interest-based advertising from websites visited elsewhere. Those sites may use their own cookies and related technologies to serve advertising based on previous browsing activity, so cookies blocked within one browser remain relevant to activity on other services.
8. Legal Basis
worldfootballportal.com processes data under the EU General Data Protection Regulation, the ePrivacy rules of the member states, the California Consumer Privacy Act where it applies to visitors in California, and Turkish data protection law. These frameworks set the conditions for collecting, using and storing personal information across the different legal settings in which the site is accessed.
Cookies required for the site to operate are placed without consent because they support essential functions. Consent-based cookies are used only where a visitor has agreed to them through the Complianz banner. That agreement may be withdrawn at any time through the cookie settings available on the site, after which any consent-based processing stops. The Google Analytics 4 measurement ID GT-PZQ3T4X5 is used with no advertising features enabled.
9. Changes
This Cookie Policy is reviewed when changes are made to the services, features or content of worldfootballportal.com, or when relevant legal requirements change. The date of the latest update is shown at the top of the page, providing a clear reference point for the version in effect.
A revised policy may affect how cookies, consent choices or related technologies are used across the site. Any material change will be reflected in the updated text and its displayed revision date. Readers should return to this page from time to time to review the current version, particularly when website functions or legal requirements have changed.
10. Contact
Questions about this cookie policy, including how cookies are used or how consent choices work, can be sent to World Football Portal through the contact page at worldfootballportal.com/contact/. The same route is available for requests concerning personal data, the handling of information connected with cookies, or a complaint about how a request has been addressed.
When contacting the publisher, please describe the issue clearly and include enough information to identify the relevant matter. Requests and complaints may concern the operation of the consent banner, the use of Google Analytics 4, or advertising cookies associated with Google AdSense.
If a complaint is not resolved satisfactorily, it may be escalated to the relevant supervisory authority. The contact page provides the applicable addresses for that purpose. Readers should use the address for the authority connected with their place of residence or the jurisdiction in which the matter arose.