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Privacy Policy — Soccer: News & Scores

Last updated: 2026-10-17

Welcome to the Privacy Policy of Soccer: News & Scores. This policy is designed to inform users about how we collect, use, and protect personal information within our mobile application available on the Apple App Store and Google Play. Your privacy is critically important to us, and we are committed to protecting it.

This SERVICE is provided by Active Play Labs L.L.C-FZ ("we", "us", "our") at no cost and is intended for use as is. This page is used to inform visitors regarding our policies with the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information if anyone decided to use our Service. If you choose to use our Service, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation to this policy. The Personal Information that we collect is used for providing and improving the Service. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy. The terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, which are accessible at /legal/terms/soccer-news-scores unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy.

Information Collection and Use

For a better experience, while using our Service, we may require you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information, including but not limited to your name and your email address. The information that we request will be retained by us and used as described in this privacy policy. The app does use third-party services that may collect information used to identify you. The app does collect users' email addresses for the following purposes:

  • Account creation and verification.
  • Communication about app updates, news, and user feedback.
  • Providing support and assistance for your use of the app.

You can use the app without signing in: the app creates a guest account on our server so that your favourites and settings are kept. If you sign in with Apple (iOS), Google or an email address and password, your email address and name are added to that account. You can delete your account at any time in the app (Profile → Delete Account), as described in Your choices and rights below.

Link to the privacy policy of third-party service providers used by the app:

Advertising

The app shows ads from Google AdMob: an ad when the app opens and native ads in the news and highlights feeds and above the bottom navigation bar. Subscribers to the ad-free subscription do not see ads, and on iOS no ads are shown before you finish the first-run screens. To request and measure ads, the Google Mobile Ads SDK sends Google your IP address (from which an approximate location such as the country is derived), device information, the ad shown and your interactions with it.

  • iOS. During the first-run screens the app asks whether you allow tracking. The advertising identifier (IDFA) is used only if you allow it in the system prompt; if you skip that step or decline, ads are still shown but are not personalised with that identifier. You can change your answer at any time in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking.
  • EEA, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. Google's consent form asks for your consent to ads and related data processing before ads are personalised. On iOS you can change your choices at any time in the app under Settings → Privacy & data (shown where it is required).
  • Android. Google's advertising ID is used according to your Android ad settings.

Google describes how it uses this data in How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and Advertising.

Analytics and crash reports

The app uses Google Firebase Analytics to understand which screens are used and where the app is slow or breaks — for example which screens are opened, taps on matches, teams and news, the app language, your device model and operating system version, and a pseudonymous app-instance identifier. Google Firebase Crashlytics and Performance Monitoring receive crash reports and timings of network requests together with the app version and device information.

On Android, the app also uses Google Firebase Remote Config to test variants of the first-run screens, and AppsFlyer to measure where app installs come from and to open links that lead into the app; AppsFlyer receives device and app information such as the advertising ID where your Android ad settings allow it, the app version and install details.

Where the law requires it (EEA, the United Kingdom and Switzerland), Google's consent form described in Advertising also covers the storage of analytics and advertising data by Google.

Notifications

Alerts are sent through Google Firebase Cloud Messaging and, on iOS, Apple Push Notification service (APNs). To send them, the app registers your device on our server. How this works depends on the platform:

  • iOS: the app registers your device only after you allow notifications in the system prompt.
  • Android: the app registers your device every time it starts, when you change the app language and when you sign in, whether or not you have allowed notifications, so that alerts can reach the device. Alerts are shown only if notifications are allowed for the app in your phone's settings (on Android 13 and later this is the system notification permission).

For a registered device our server stores a push token issued by Firebase Cloud Messaging, a device identifier (on iOS the identifier Apple provides for our apps on your device; on Android a random identifier created by the app), your app language and your device's time zone, so that the alerts you asked for arrive in your language and at the right local time. You can choose which alerts you get in Settings → Notifications and stop them in your device's system settings. On Android, turning notifications off in the system settings stops alerts from being shown, but the app still registers the device as described above; deleting your account removes registered devices.

Subscriptions

The ad-free subscription is purchased and managed through the Apple App Store or Google Play; we never receive your payment card details. Purchases are processed with RevenueCat, which receives the purchase and subscription status, and, on iOS when you are signed in, our account identifier and device identifiers so that your subscription follows your account. You can buy the subscription in Settings → Ad-free Subscription; once you are subscribed, the same item shows Manage Subscription. You can also manage or cancel it in your App Store account (iOS Settings → your name → Subscriptions) or in Google Play (Play Store → profile → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions).

YouTube / video highlights

The Service may display official football video highlights and related clips using the YouTube API Services and the official YouTube embedded player, as well as other licensed highlight providers (such as Scorebat).

What this means

  • When a YouTube video is loaded or played in the app, you interact with Google/YouTube systems. Google/YouTube may receive technical data such as your IP address, device and app identifiers, approximate location derived from IP, language/region settings, referrer/app identity required by YouTube for embedded playback, and information about playback (for example whether a video started, errors, or similar player events).
  • YouTube may set or read cookies, local storage, or similar technologies on your device in connection with the embedded player, including for fraud prevention, measuring playback, personalizing the player experience, and (where applicable) advertising.
  • We do not download, cache, or re-host YouTube audiovisual files. Playback uses the official YouTube embed only. We do not overlay or alter YouTube player controls or branding.
  • We may store limited YouTube metadata needed to show the feed (for example video title, thumbnail URL, channel name, embed URL, duration, and region/availability flags). That metadata is refreshed or removed on a rolling basis consistent with YouTube’s developer policies.

Your consent

By accepting this Privacy Policy and the Terms during onboarding (or later in Settings), you acknowledge that the Service uses YouTube API Services / the YouTube embedded player for highlights, and you consent—where legally required—to:

  • loading the official YouTube player in the app;
  • the use of cookies or similar local storage by Google/YouTube in connection with that player; and
  • the collection, sharing, and use of personal data by Google/YouTube as described in Google’s policies, including for ads personalization where applicable.

In the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, this consent is intended to satisfy applicable cookie/privacy rules and Google’s EU User Consent Policy. You may withdraw consent later in the app settings (where offered) or by stopping use of video highlights / the Service. Withdrawal does not affect processing that already occurred.

If you do not consent, we will not load the YouTube embedded player for you; you may still use other parts of the Service, and highlight cards may show a thumbnail or be unavailable for in-app playback.

Required disclosures and links (YouTube API Services)

This app uses YouTube API Services. By using video highlights, you agree to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service.

Please also review:

YouTube content remains subject to YouTube’s and the relevant rightsholders’ terms. We display YouTube attribution where required.

Children’s content

We aim not to surface YouTube videos designated as Made for Kids in the highlights experience. The Service itself is not directed to children under 13 (see Children's Privacy).

Log Data

We want to inform you that whenever you use our Service, in a case of an error in the app we collect data and information (through third-party products) on your phone called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your device Internet Protocol ("IP") address, device name, operating system version, the configuration of the app when utilizing our Service, the time and date of your use of the Service, and other statistics.

Cookies and similar technologies

Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are commonly used as anonymous unique identifiers. These may be sent from websites or embedded players and stored on your device. This Service does not rely on first-party advertising cookies of its own. However, the app may use third-party code and libraries—including the YouTube embedded player and other video providers—that use cookies, local storage, or similar technologies to provide playback, security, analytics, and (where applicable) advertising. Where required by law (including in the EEA/UK/Switzerland), we obtain your consent before loading such third-party players. You may refuse or withdraw that consent as described above; if you refuse, some video features may be unavailable.

Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals due to the following reasons:

  • To facilitate our Service;
  • To provide the Service on our behalf;
  • To perform Service-related services; or
  • To assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.

We want to inform users of this Service that these third parties have access to Personal Information as needed to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose. In particular, Google/YouTube process data when you use embedded highlights, as described in the YouTube / video highlights section.

Security

We value your trust in providing us your Personal Information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Links to Other Sites

This Service may contain links to other sites and may embed third-party players. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites and players are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of these websites and services. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services, except as required by applicable law regarding joint controllers where an embed causes data to be shared.

Children's Privacy

These Services do not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13 years of age. In the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able to do the necessary actions.

Your choices and rights

  • Switch off videos from YouTube: YouTube content in Settings.
  • Change ad consent (EEA, UK, Switzerland, iOS): Settings → Privacy & data.
  • Withdraw tracking permission (iOS): iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking.
  • Change or stop notifications: Settings → Notifications or your device's system settings.
  • Manage or cancel the subscription: Settings → Ad-free Subscription (shown as Manage Subscription once you are subscribed), or your App Store or Google Play account.
  • Delete your account: Profile → Delete Account. This deletes your favourites, preferences, read-later list, pinned leagues, registered devices and notification history, and erases your email address, name, avatar, password and the identifiers issued by Apple or Google. An anonymised account record without any of these details, and the daily activity counters linked to it, are kept so that the deletion itself is traceable. Data already held by Google, Apple or RevenueCat under their own policies is not affected by this action.

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, export or delete your personal data, to object to or restrict its processing, and to complain to a supervisory authority. For anything the in-app controls do not cover, write to us at info@activeplaylabs.com.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. This policy is effective as of 2026-10-17.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at info@activeplaylabs.com.

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