Privacy notice

This is FootLink’s privacy notice for players, parents and legal guardians, scouts, agents, clubs, academies and other organisations using the platform. FootLink is the contact for questions about information submitted to this service.

Email businesswithstone@gmail.com or prodigalfoundation2023@gmail.com, or call 0672437113. Do not send passwords or payment-card details.

• Account and application details, such as name, email, date of birth, location, account type and organisation contact details.
• Football information, such as position, team, biography, playing history, achievements and player-submitted statistics.
• Guardian details for young players, and information used to review applications or verification requests.
• Uploaded photos and videos, contact requests and decisions, service enquiries, approved quote replies, and membership selections.
• For recruiters and organisations: saved players, private notes, recruitment assignments and workspace activity.

Account sessions, essential browser storage and technical request information support sign-in and operation of the website. Payment records may be added when payments launch; FootLink does not ask you to store raw card details in your profile.

Information is used to create and manage accounts, review applications, present eligible football profiles, support recruitment tools, manage player or guardian contact decisions, respond to service enquiries and provide account notifications. Relevant records also support security, dispute handling and administration.

Where South African law applies, processing must have a lawful basis under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), such as consent, steps requested to provide a service, a legal duty or a justified legitimate interest. This notice is not a certification of compliance.

Approved profiles can appear in player discovery. A minimal identity may include your name, selected photo, age, position, club and location. Additional football information and approved media depend on the player’s package and the viewer’s permitted access. Payment does not automatically approve or verify a profile.

Personal email addresses and telephone numbers are not public profile fields. Recruiters use contact requests; eligible contact details are shared only after the player or guardian accepts. Consider carefully before accepting a request or including personal details in a biography or video.

Authorised FootLink administrators review applications, media and service requests. Team information is available to authorised workspace members. Service providers supporting hosting, account access, storage and AI drafting may process the information needed for those functions. A list of providers and processing-location details can be requested through our contact addresses.

A parent or legal guardian must authorise an under-18 player’s application, profile information and recruitment sharing. Applications record terms acceptance, privacy acknowledgement and the guardian declaration with their document version and time. Guardian details and the declaration alone do not establish verified parental consent: FootLink must independently confirm guardian authority before approving the profile. If consent or authority is unclear, contact FootLink before submitting a child’s information or requesting publication.

Contact requests involving under-18 players require the guardian’s decision. Report unwanted approaches, suspected impersonation or a child’s information published without authority using the contact details above.

Only upload material you have permission to share, including permissions from a guardian where relevant and any rights needed for footage featuring others. Approved profile media may be viewed by eligible recruiters. Separate permission should be obtained before using footage for unrelated advertising or promotions.

FootLink uses AI Gateway to draft replies to paid add-on enquiries using the requested service and relevant player details. Drafts are reviewed by an administrator before sending. AI does not set prices, confirm bookings or award verification.

Keeping a record depends on its purpose, account status and applicable legal obligations. Closing an account or requesting deletion may require a review of records that must be retained for a dispute, security or legal reason. Contact us for the retention approach applicable to your information; no fixed retention period is promised in this notice.

Technology providers may process information outside South Africa. You may request details about providers, processing locations and applicable transfer safeguards before submitting information that concerns you.

You can edit available profile fields in your account. To request access, correction, removal of media, account closure or deletion, to object to processing or withdraw consent where applicable, email either contact address with the subject “FootLink privacy request”. Explain the request and identify your account; identity or guardian authority may need to be checked.

Withdrawal does not undo processing already lawfully carried out, and some records may be subject to legal retention requirements. You can raise concerns with FootLink and, where applicable, complain to South Africa’s Information Regulator at inforegulator.org.za.

Essential sign-in storage supports your session. This notice does not provide consent to optional advertising or tracking. Review updates here and see the terms of use for membership and content responsibilities.