Privacy Policy

How World Cup Ranking collects, uses, and protects information on worldcupranking.com — including Google AdSense advertising cookies.

Introduction

World Cup Ranking ("we," "our," or "us") operates worldcupranking.com. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your choices — including how advertising partners such as Google AdSense may use cookies on this site.

Our website is informational. We do not require account registration to read articles, rankings, or official squad data.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of data:

  • Automatically collected technical data: browser type, operating system, IP address, pages visited, time on page, and referring URL.
  • Contact form submissions: name, email address, subject, and message content — only when you choose to email us or use the contact form.
  • Advertising data: cookies and similar technologies used by Google AdSense to deliver and measure ads (see Advertising section below).

How We Use Information

  • Improve website performance and fix technical errors.
  • Understand which content helps readers (aggregate analytics).
  • Respond to correction requests and reader inquiries.
  • Display and measure advertising through Google AdSense.
  • Comply with applicable legal obligations.

Cookies and Tracking

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use essential cookies for basic functionality, analytics cookies to understand traffic patterns, and advertising cookies when ads are shown.

You can block cookies in your browser settings. Blocking all cookies may limit some site features.

Google AdSense & Advertising Cookies

We use Google AdSense, a third-party advertising service provided by Google LLC, to monetize worldcupranking.com. Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this site and other sites on the Internet.

Advertising cookies may record your IP address, browser type, pages viewed, and ad interactions. We do not control Google's cookies; their use is governed by Google's policies.

Third-Party Services

Besides Google AdSense, we may use hosting, analytics, or CDN providers that process limited technical data on our behalf. External links (FIFA, Google policies, social platforms) are governed by those sites' own privacy policies.

Data Security

We apply reasonable technical measures to protect data we control. No internet transmission is 100% secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction (EU/UK GDPR, US state laws, LGPD, etc.), you may have rights to:

  • Access personal data we hold about you.
  • Request correction of inaccurate data.
  • Request deletion of data we control.
  • Object to certain processing activities.
  • Opt out of personalized advertising via Google Ads Settings and browser controls.

Children's Privacy

This site is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Contact us if you believe a child submitted data.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy. Material changes will be reflected by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Review periodically.

Privacy Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy:

Email: privacy@worldcupranking.com

Or use our general contact page: /contact/