Privacy policy

Gaffer XI is built to need as little of your data as possible. You can play the entire game without an account. This page explains what is and is not collected.

Last updated: June 2026.

Playing the game

Gaffer XI runs entirely in your browser. No account is required to play, and your game settings and progress are stored locally on your own device using your browser's local storage. We do not need or collect your name, address or any similar personal details to let you play.

Analytics

For anonymous, aggregated statistics we keep only visitor counts (via Vercel Analytics, which is cookieless) and a simple tally of how often a match is completed. We do not place cookies and do not build profiles for these statistics. They tell us roughly how many people use the game, not who they are.

Hall of Fame

If you choose to submit a finished run to the public Hall of Fame, we store the details needed to display it on the leaderboard — for example the team name you entered, your line-up, the result and the mode. Submitting a run is optional and anonymous; please avoid entering personal information as your team name, since it is shown publicly.

Advertising (Google AdSense)

To keep Gaffer XI free we show advertising through Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies and device identifiers to serve ads and — with your consent — to personalise them based on your visits to this and other websites. In the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom we ask for your consent before such cookies are placed, and you can change that choice at any time through the cookie settings. You can manage or opt out of personalised advertising at google.com/settings/ads, and read more about how Google uses data from sites that use its services at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Fonts

Web fonts are loaded via Google Fonts so the game displays correctly. This involves a request to Google's servers to deliver the font files.

Contact form

If you contact us through the in-game contact form, we keep your message and — only if you choose to provide it — your email address, solely so we can read and answer your question.

Children

Gaffer XI is a general-audience football game and is not directed at young children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Your choices

• You can play without submitting anything to the Hall of Fame.
• You can clear the locally stored data at any time through your browser settings.
• In the EEA/UK you can review or withdraw advertising consent via the cookie settings.
• You can opt out of personalised ads through Google's ad settings linked above.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Use the contact form in the footer of the game and we will get back to you.

See also our terms of use and the about page.