1. Introduction

Welcome to FootStars Kenya (“we”, “our”, or “us”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.footstars.top or use any of our services. We value your trust and are committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with Google AdSense, GDPR, and CCPA requirements. Or you may also review How Google uses data when you use there partners’ sites or apps.

2. Information We Collect

We collect different types of information to provide and improve our services:

• Personal Data: Includes your name, email, phone number, and any other information you voluntarily provide.
• Usage Data: Automatically collected information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, and pages visited.
• Cookies and Tracking: We use cookies and similar technologies to improve user experience, analyze traffic, and serve personalized ads via Google AdSense.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use collected data to:

• Operate and maintain our website and services
• Personalize user experience and provide tailored content
• Display personalized advertisements via Google AdSense
• Communicate updates, promotional offers, or service changes
• Detect, prevent, and address fraud or technical issues
• Comply with legal obligations

4. Google AdSense and Cookies

FootStars Kenya uses Google AdSense, a third-party advertising service, which may use cookies known as DART cookies to deliver ads based on user interests and previous visits.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or reviewing Google’s Privacy Policy for Ads.

We also use first-party cookies to remember preferences, and analytics cookies to measure site usage and performance.

5. Data Storage and Transfer

Your data may be processed and stored in Kenya or in other locations where our servers or partners operate. We ensure appropriate security and compliance measures for all international transfers. The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those from Your jurisdiction.

6. Data Retention and Deletion

We retain your information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy. You can request deletion of your personal data by contacting us directly. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer periods.

7. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights under GDPR or CCPA, including:

• The right to access, correct, or delete your data
• The right to restrict or object to processing
• The right to data portability
• The right to withdraw consent

To exercise these rights, contact us at support@footstars.top.

8. CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)

Under the CCPA, among other rights, California consumers have the right to:

Request that a business that collects a consumer's personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.

Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.

Request that a business that sells a consumer's personal data, not sell the consumer's personal data.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

9. GDPR Data Protection Rights

We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.

The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

10. Children's Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 18. If we become aware that a child has provided us personal data, we will delete it immediately. Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

11. Third-Party Services and Links

Our website may include links to external websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their policies individually. We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to contact You. You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites.

12. Security Measures

We use encryption, secure hosting, and regular audits to protect your information. However, no system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute data security.

13. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date. We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.