The Round Witch ("we," "us," or "our") operates oceania.theroundwitch.com (the "Site"), a free football news and community site with country news panels, a community chat, games, courses, product listings and a blog. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and protect your information when you visit or use the Site.
1. Information We Collect
Information you provide directly:
- Name, username and email address (when you create an account, sign in, including with a third-party sign-in such as Google, or contact us)
- Any information you submit through contact forms, support requests or the community chat
Information collected automatically:
- IP address, browser type and device information
- Pages visited, time spent on the Site and referring URLs
- Activity in features such as games and points
- Cookies and similar technologies (see Section 4)
We do not take payments on the Site, so we do not collect or store your payment card details.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Create and manage your account and let you sign in
- Run the games, points and winner listings
- Respond to your messages and provide support
- Send service emails, and occasional updates (you may opt out at any time)
- Understand how the Site is used and improve our content and features
- Detect and prevent fraud, spam and abuse
- Comply with legal obligations
3. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share it with:
- Other users: your username in game winner listings and in the community chat is visible to other people.
- Service providers who help us operate the Site, such as hosting, email delivery, analytics, sign-in and security services
- Legal authorities if required by law or to protect our rights, our users or the Site
4. Cookies & Third-Party Links
- We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Site, keep you signed in, remember preferences and understand how visitors use the Site (for example, analytics).
- Our Site contains links to other websites, including news publishers, sponsors and online stores. Some of these are affiliate links, and the other site may set its own cookies when you click through. We do not control those sites. Please read their privacy policies.
- You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling them may affect how the Site works.
5. Data Retention
We keep personal information for as long as needed to provide the Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements. You may ask us to delete your account and related data as described in Section 6.
6. Your Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:
- Access, correct or delete your personal information
- Object to or restrict certain processing
- Request a copy of your data in a portable format
- Opt out of marketing emails at any time using the link in the email or by contacting us
To exercise these rights, contact us at contact@oceania.theroundwitch.com.
7. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect your information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Children's Privacy
The Site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child under 13 has given us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
9. International Users
If you access the Site from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States, where our servers and business are located.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top shows the most recent revision. Continued use of the Site after changes means you accept the updated policy.
11. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at:
