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FOOTDIARY LEGAL

PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: 15 August 2026

At FootDiary, we take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting your personal data.


This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect when you use the FootDiary mobile application, website and related services (together, the “Services”), how and why we use it, when we may share it, and the rights you may have in relation to your personal data.


In this Privacy Policy, “FootDiary”, “we”, “us” and “our” means Suzimarshal Designers Private Limited, and “you” or “your” means a user of the Services.


FootDiary is a football-focused journaling and social platform that allows football fans to record, organise and share their football experiences. The Services allow you to create match journals, record match ratings, notes and memories, upload photographs, videos and match tickets, record stadium visits and travel experiences, and interact with other football fans.


This Privacy Policy applies to users of the Services worldwide. We may also provide additional privacy notices for particular features or services where appropriate.


We keep our privacy practices under review and may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.


1. BACKGROUND

We are responsible for deciding how we use the personal data that we collect about you.

We will use your personal data:

(a) fairly and lawfully;

(b) only for legitimate and specified purposes;

(c) only to the extent reasonably necessary for those purposes;

(d) in a manner that seeks to keep it accurate and up to date;

(e) only for as long as reasonably necessary; and

(f) in a manner designed to keep it secure.

This Privacy Policy is intended to explain our approach to handling personal data and our obligations under applicable privacy and data protection laws, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and, where applicable, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable privacy laws.

Not all of the information described in this Privacy Policy will necessarily apply to you. It will depend on how you use the Services and the features you choose to use.


2. PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU

Personal data means information relating to an individual who can be identified from that information, either directly or indirectly.

Depending on how you use FootDiary, we may collect the following types of personal data.

2.1 Account and Registration Data

When you create an account, we may collect:

  • your name;

  • username;

  • email address;

  • mobile number, where applicable;

  • date of birth or age;

  • country or region of residence;

  • profile photograph;

  • password or authentication information; and

  • other information you provide when creating or updating your account.

Some information may be required for you to create an account or use particular features.

2.2 Profile Data

You may choose to provide information such as:

  • your profile picture;

  • biography;

  • favourite football club or team;

  • favourite players;

  • football preferences;

  • country or city;

  • other profile information.

Some of this information may be visible to other FootDiary users depending on your account and privacy settings.

2.3 Journal Data

The main purpose of FootDiary is to allow you to record your football experiences.

We may therefore collect and store information you include in your Journal Entries, including:

  • matches attended or watched;

  • match ratings;

  • personal ratings;

  • notes;

  • memories;

  • favourite moments;

  • match dates;

  • teams;

  • competitions;

  • stadiums and venues;

  • ticket information;

  • photographs;

  • videos; and

  • other football-related information you choose to record.

2.4 Stadium and Travel Data

You may record information about stadiums you have visited and your football-related travel.

This may include:

  • stadium name;

  • venue;

  • city;

  • country;

  • travel destination;

  • date of visit; and

  • other travel-related information you choose to record.

2.5 Photographs and Videos

You may upload photographs and videos to your Journal Entries.

Photographs and videos may contain information about you and other people, as well as information such as the date, time or location at which the photograph or video was taken.

You should consider carefully what information is visible in any photograph or video before uploading or sharing it.

2.6 Match Tickets

You may upload photographs or digital copies of match tickets.

Tickets may contain information such as:

  • your name;

  • seat number;

  • ticket number;

  • booking reference;

  • barcode or QR code;

  • stadium;

  • match details; and

  • other ticket information.

You should avoid uploading information that you do not want to share with other users.

2.7 Social and Interaction Data

Where social features are available, we may collect information about:

  • accounts you follow;

  • your Followers;

  • friends or connections;

  • likes;

  • comments;

  • reactions;

  • shares;

  • Journal Entries you interact with; and

  • other interactions with the Services.

2.8 Technical Data

When you use the Services, we may automatically collect certain technical information, including:

  • IP address;

  • device type;

  • operating system;

  • browser type;

  • device identifiers;

  • App version;

  • language and time-zone settings;

  • date and time of access;

  • pages or screens viewed;

  • features used;

  • usage information;

  • crash and diagnostic information; and

  • other technical information necessary to operate and secure the Services.

2.9 Communications Data

When you contact us, we may collect information contained in your communication, including your name, email address and the contents of your correspondence.

2.10 Information from Other Sources

We may receive information about you from:

  • other FootDiary users;

  • service providers;

  • authentication providers;

  • social media platforms, where you interact with us through those platforms;

  • analytics and security providers;

  • publicly available sources; and

  • other third parties where permitted by law.

For example, another user may upload a photograph or video that includes you.

2.11 Sensitive Information

We do not generally ask you to provide sensitive personal information through FootDiary.

You should avoid including sensitive information about yourself or other people in Journal Entries, photographs, videos, comments or other User Content unless it is necessary and you have an appropriate legal basis to do so.


3. HOW WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We may collect your personal data when you:

  • create or use a FootDiary account;

  • create or update your profile;

  • create a Journal Entry;

  • record a match or match experience;

  • upload photographs, videos or tickets;

  • record a stadium visit;

  • record travel information;

  • follow or interact with other users;

  • communicate with us;

  • participate in surveys, competitions or promotions;

  • use the Services; or

  • otherwise interact with FootDiary.

We may also collect certain Technical Data automatically when you use the Services through cookies and similar technologies.

We may receive information about you from other users or third parties, as described above.


4. HOW AND WHY WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We will only use your personal data where permitted by applicable law.

We may use your personal data for the following purposes:

4.1 Providing the Services

We use your information to:

  • create and manage your account;

  • provide the journaling functionality;

  • store your Journal Entries;

  • record your matches and experiences;

  • provide social features;

  • provide customer support; and

  • provide other features that you choose to use.

4.2 Personalising Your Experience

We may use your information to:

  • remember your preferences;

  • personalise your FootDiary experience;

  • display relevant content;

  • suggest relevant features; and

  • understand how you use FootDiary.

4.3 Operating and Improving FootDiary

We may use Technical Data and information about your use of the Services to:

  • maintain and operate FootDiary;

  • troubleshoot problems;

  • understand how the Services are being used;

  • improve existing features;

  • develop new features;

  • test and improve performance; and

  • provide technical support.

4.4 Security and Fraud Prevention

We may use information to:

  • protect your account;

  • detect suspicious activity;

  • prevent fraud;

  • prevent spam and misuse;

  • protect the security of the Services;

  • investigate security incidents; and

  • enforce our Terms and Conditions.

4.5 Communications

We may use your contact information to:

  • respond to your enquiries;

  • provide customer support;

  • send account-related communications;

  • notify you about important changes to the Services; and

  • send other communications necessary to provide the Services.

4.6 Marketing

Where permitted by applicable law, we may send you information about:

  • new FootDiary features;

  • events;

  • promotions;

  • competitions;

  • offers; and

  • other FootDiary-related activities.

Where consent is required, we will obtain your consent before sending the relevant marketing communications.

You may withdraw your consent or unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time.

4.7 Legal and Regulatory Requirements

We may use your personal data where necessary to:

  • comply with applicable law;

  • respond to lawful requests from authorities;

  • comply with court orders;

  • establish, exercise or defend legal claims;

  • protect our rights and property; or

  • protect the rights and safety of our users and others.

4.8 Legal Bases

Depending on the circumstances and the law applicable to you, we may process your personal data because:

  • it is necessary to provide the Services to you;

  • it is necessary for our legitimate business interests;

  • you have provided your consent;

  • we are required to do so by law; or

  • another lawful basis permits us to do so.

Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.

If you do not provide information that is necessary for a particular feature, we may not be able to provide that feature to you.


5. DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We do not sell your personal data.

We may share personal data where reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

5.1 Service Providers

We may share information with companies and service providers that help us operate FootDiary, including providers of:

  • hosting and cloud storage;

  • authentication;

  • analytics;

  • customer support;

  • communications;

  • cybersecurity;

  • technical infrastructure;

  • error monitoring; and

  • other services necessary to operate the App.

These service providers may only use your information for the purposes for which we have engaged them and subject to applicable contractual and legal requirements.

5.2 Other FootDiary Users

Information that you choose to share through FootDiary may be visible to other users.

Your Journal Entries may be shared automatically with your Followers where that functionality is enabled.

Depending on the features available, you may also share Journal Entries with friends or selected users.

Please remember that information shared with another user may be copied, downloaded, screenshotted or otherwise retained by that person.

5.3 Legal and Regulatory Authorities

We may disclose personal data where reasonably necessary to:

  • comply with the law;

  • comply with a court order or lawful request;

  • prevent fraud or unlawful activity;

  • protect our rights;

  • protect our users; or

  • establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

5.4 Business Transfers

If FootDiary or the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, sale of assets or similar transaction, personal data may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.

5.5 Aggregated Information

We may use and share aggregated or anonymised information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you for purposes such as analytics, research and improving our Services.


6. USER CONTENT AND SOCIAL SHARING

FootDiary is designed to allow football fans to record and share their experiences.

You are responsible for the information you choose to upload and share through the Services.

This includes:

  • Journal Entries;

  • photographs;

  • videos;

  • match tickets;

  • location information;

  • travel information;

  • comments; and

  • other User Content.

Before sharing information, you should consider whether it contains information about:

  • yourself;

  • friends or family;

  • children;

  • other spectators;

  • your current or future location;

  • your home or accommodation;

  • ticket numbers;

  • booking references;

  • QR codes or barcodes; or

  • other information that you do not want others to see.

If you upload information about another person, you should ensure that you have the necessary permission or other lawful basis to do so where required by applicable law.


7. LOCATION INFORMATION

Some FootDiary features allow you to record stadiums, venues, cities, countries and travel destinations.

We may use this information to:

  • record your stadium visits;

  • associate Journal Entries with particular venues;

  • maintain your football travel history; and

  • provide relevant features and functionality.

Where the App requests access to your device's location, you can control this permission through your device settings.

We will not use precise device location for purposes that are not described to you or permitted by applicable law.


8. CHILDREN AND PRIVACY

FootDiary is not intended for children below the minimum age permitted under applicable law.

Where applicable law requires parental or guardian consent before we collect or use a child's personal data, we will take appropriate steps to obtain such consent.

We do not knowingly collect children's personal data in a manner prohibited by applicable law.

If you believe that a child has provided personal data to us without the required consent, please contact us at support@footdiary.com.

We may take reasonable steps to investigate and delete the information where appropriate.


9. TRANSFERRING YOUR PERSONAL DATA OUTSIDE YOUR COUNTRY

FootDiary is operated from India and we may use service providers located in other countries.

As a result, your personal data may be transferred to or accessed from countries other than the country in which you live.

Where applicable law requires safeguards for international transfers of personal data, we will take appropriate steps to comply with those requirements.


10. SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect your personal data against:

  • unauthorised access;

  • loss;

  • misuse;

  • alteration;

  • disclosure; and

  • destruction.

The measures we use may include access controls, authentication, secure storage, monitoring, backup procedures and other appropriate security measures.

However, no online service can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You should therefore take appropriate steps to protect your account, including keeping your password confidential and notifying us if you believe that your account has been compromised.

If we become aware of a personal data breach, we will take appropriate steps to investigate, contain and address the breach and make any notifications required by applicable law.


11. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES AND SERVICES

The Services may contain links to websites, applications or services operated by third parties.

If you follow a link to a third-party website or service, that website or service will have its own privacy policy and terms of use.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of third-party websites or services.

We recommend that you read the privacy policy of any third-party service you use.


12. DATA RETENTION

We will retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

The length of time we retain information will depend on:

  • the type of information;

  • why we collected it;

  • how you use the Services;

  • whether your account remains active;

  • whether we need the information to provide the Services;

  • legal and regulatory requirements; and

  • whether the information is required to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

If you delete your account or request deletion of your personal data, we will take reasonable steps to delete or anonymise the relevant information, subject to information that we are required or permitted to retain.

Some information may remain temporarily in backup or security systems before it is deleted in accordance with our normal retention procedures.


13. YOUR RIGHTS

Depending on where you live and the law applicable to you, you may have certain rights in relation to your personal data.

These may include the right to:

13.1 Access

Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

13.2 Correction

Ask us to correct personal data that is inaccurate or incomplete.

13.3 Deletion

Ask us to delete your personal data where there is no legal reason for us to continue using it.

13.4 Restriction

Ask us to restrict how we use your personal data in certain circumstances.

13.5 Objection

Object to certain uses of your personal data where applicable.

13.6 Withdraw Consent

Where we rely on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.

13.7 Data Portability

Where applicable, request certain personal data in a commonly used and machine-readable format or ask us to transfer it to another organisation.

13.8 Grievance

Raise a privacy-related grievance with us.

We will consider and respond to requests in accordance with applicable law.

To exercise your rights, please contact us using the details in Section 15 below.

We may ask you to provide reasonable information to verify your identity before processing your request.


14. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

We may use cookies, SDKs, pixels, local storage and similar technologies when you use FootDiary.

These technologies may be used to:

  • operate the Services;

  • remember your preferences;

  • keep the Services secure;

  • understand how the Services are used;

  • measure performance;

  • improve the Services; and

  • where permitted, support marketing activities.

Some technologies may be necessary for the operation of the Services, while others may require your consent depending on applicable law.

Where required, we will provide you with appropriate choices regarding optional cookies and similar technologies.

You may also be able to manage cookies through your browser or device settings.


15. CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, want to exercise your privacy rights, or wish to raise a privacy-related grievance, please contact us:

Suzimarshal Designers Private Limited

Address: G-124, Spaze Privvy The Address, Sector 93, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Privacy Contact: Zubin Khanna

Email: support@footdiary.com

We will make reasonable efforts to respond to your request within the timeframe required by applicable law.

 

16. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect:

  • changes to the Services;

  • changes to our data practices;

  • changes in applicable law;

  • new features; or

  • other operational or regulatory requirements.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.

Where changes are material and applicable law requires us to notify you or obtain your consent, we will take appropriate steps to do so.

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