Privacy Policy

Galgate FC respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when using our website.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, who we may share it with and your rights regarding your personal information.

1. Who we are

This website is operated by Galgate FC.

Club: Galgate FC

Website: galgatefc.com

Contact email: football@galgatefc.com

Postal address: The Recreational Ground, Main Rd, Galgate, Lancaster LA2 0LQ

For questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle personal information, please contact us using the information above.

2. Information we may collect

Depending on how you use our website, we may collect some of the following information:

• Your name
• Email address
• Telephone number, where provided
• Information included in messages or enquiries you send to us
• Information provided when contacting the club
• Information provided when enquiring about sponsorship, volunteering, football teams or club activities
• Website usage information, such as pages visited, browser type and approximate location
• Information collected through cookies and similar technologies

We only ask for information that is reasonably necessary for the particular purpose for which it is collected.

3. How we use your information

We may use your personal information to:

• Respond to enquiries and messages
• Provide information about Galgate FC
• Manage enquiries relating to teams, matches, events and club activities
• Communicate with supporters, players, parents, volunteers, sponsors and other members of the club community where appropriate
• Improve and maintain our website
• Understand how visitors use our website
• Keep our website secure
• Meet legal or regulatory requirements
• Process payments or other transactions where applicable

We will not use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with the reason it was originally collected unless we have a lawful basis for doing so.

4. Legal basis for processing

Under UK data protection law, we must have a full basis for processing personal information.

Depending on the circumstances, we may rely on:

• Consent - where you have given us permission to use your information for a particular purpose.
• Contract - where processing is necessary to provide a service or fulfil an agreement with you.
• Legitimate interest - where processing is necessary for the legitimate operation and administration of Galgate FC, provided that yoyr rights and interests do not override those interests.
• Legal obligation - where we are required to process information to comply with the law.

Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.

5. Contact forms and enquiries

If you use a contact form on our website, the information you provide may be sent to Galgate FC so that we can respond to your enquiry.

Please avoid including sensitive or unnecessary personal information ina contact form.

Information submitted through a contact form may include your name, email address, telephone number and the contents of your message.

6. Cookies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small files stored on your device that can help a website operate correctly, remember preferences and understand how visitors use the website.

Some cookies may be necessary for the website to function, while others may be used for analytics, embedded content or other services.

Where required by law, we will ask for your consent before using non-essential cookies.

You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect how parts of the website operate.

7. Website analytics

We may use website analytics services to understand how visitors use our website.

Analytics information may include:

• Pages visited
• Approximate location
• Device type
• Browser type
• How visitors arrived at our website
• Time spent on pages
• General website usage information

Where third-party analytics services are used, their own privacy policies may also apply.

8. Embedded content and third-party services

Our website may contain content or services provided by third parties, including:

• YouTube videos
• Social media content
• Maps
• Payment services
• Ticketing or registration services
• Other external websites or services

When you interact with third-party content, those third parties may collect information about you according to their own privacy policies.

We do not control the privacy practices of third-party websites or services.

You should review the relevant third party’s privacy policy before providing them with personal information.

9. Social media

Galgate FC may operate social media accounts and may include links to platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, X and YouTube on this website.

Clicking these links will take you to external platforms. Those platforms operate under their own terms and privacy policies.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external social media platforms.

10. Photographs and videos

As a football club, Galgate FC may publish photographs and videos from matches, events and other club activities on our website and associated media channels.

Where photographs or videos contain identifiable individuals, we will seek to handle and publish them in accordance with applicable data protection and safeguarding requirements.

If you have a concern about a photograph or video appearing on our website, please contact us at: media@galgatefc.com

We will consider requests to remove or amend content where appropriate.

11. Children's information

Galgate FC may provide football activities involving children and young people.

We take the privacy and safeguarding of children seriously.

Where we collect personal information relating to children or young people, we will only collect and use it where there is an appropriate lawful basis and for legitimate club purposes.

We will take appropriate steps to protect children’s personal information and will not knowingly use children’s personal information for unrelated purposes.

12. Sharing personal information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share personal information with trusted third-party service providers where necessary to operate our website 

or provide services.

These may include providers of:

• Website hosting
• Website building and management
• Email services
• Payment processing
• Analytics
• Video hosting
• Online forms
• Ticketing or registration systems

We may also disclose information where we are legally required to do so or where necessary to protect the rights, safety or property of Galgate FC, our users or others.

13. How long we keep your information

We only keep personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, unless we are required to keep it for longer by law.

The exact retention period may depend on the type of information and why we hold it.

When information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to securely delete or anonymise it.

14. Keeping your information secure

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information from:

• Unauthorised access
• Loss
• Misuse
• Alteration
• Disclosure
• Destruction

However, no method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

15. Your rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have rights including:

• The right to be informed about how your personal information is used
• The right to access personal information we hold about you
• The right to ask us to correct inaccurate information
• The right to ask us to delete personal information in certain circumstances
• The right to restrict processing in certain circumstances
• The right to object to certain types of processing
• The right to data portability in certain circumstances
• The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

Some of these rights are subject to legal conditions and exceptions.

To exercise your rights, contact us at: football@galgatefc.com

We may need to ask for information to confirm your identity before responding to a request.

16. Complaints

If you have concerns about how Galgate FC handles your personal information, please contact us first using the details above.

You also have the right to complain to the UK’s data protection regulator:

Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

Website: ico.org.uk

The ICO can provide further information about your data protection rights and how to make a complaint.

17. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, legal requirements or how we handle personal information.

Any changes will be published on this page, together with the date on which the policy was last updated.

18. Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how Galgate FC handles your personal information, please contact:

Galgate FC
Email: football@galgatefc.com
Address: The Recreational Ground, Main Rd, Galgate, Lancaster LA2 0LQ

Last updated: 30 August 2026