What we collect: Depending on your relationship with the club, we may collect: player and parent/guardian names, dates of birth, addresses, email addresses and phone numbers; emergency contact and relevant medical/allergy information; payment and fee records; DBS check information for coaches and volunteers; photographs and video taken at training or matches; and website usage data via cookies (see our Cookie Policy).

Why we collect it: We use this information to manage club and team administration, process registrations and payments, ensure player welfare and safety, communicate club and match updates, meet our safeguarding and Safer Recruitment obligations under The FA, and comply with legal or regulatory requirements.

Children's data: Where a player is under 18, information is provided and consented to by a parent or legal guardian. We take extra care to limit children's personal data to what is necessary and never share it for marketing purposes.

Who we share it with: We may share data with The FA and relevant County FA, Pitchero (our website and membership platform provider), and, where legally required, safeguarding authorities such as the Police, Children's Social Care or the NSPCC. We do not sell personal data to third parties.

How long we keep it: We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes above, or as required by The FA, safeguarding guidance, or UK law, after which it is securely deleted.

Your rights: Under UK GDPR you have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your personal data, to object to or restrict certain processing, and to withdraw consent at any time. To exercise these rights, contact us via our Contact page.

Security: We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss or misuse.

Contact: For privacy queries, please use our Contact page. For safeguarding concerns, contact our Club Welfare Officer at welfare@futurefootballers.org.