Privacy Policy
1. About this Policy
The Qatar Football Association (QFA) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This site is operated by the QFA. This privacy statement outlines the way in which the QFA gathers and uses any information that we may collect relating to you, the user of the QFA site. By using this site, you consent to the use (including transfer) of information as described below.
2. What information do we collect?
We may collect the following information from visitors to our website, including, but not limited to, information relating to what pages have been followed (e.g. athletes and sports), other 'log data' such as your browser type or settings and information around how and when you used our service, 'device information' (such as for example what type of device and/or operating system you are using), information shared by you (e.g. via online or offline registration forms such as contact details, email address, date of birth.
You also may give us permission to access your information in other services. For example, you may link your Facebook or Twitter (or other social media) account to our services (for example by signing in using these services), which allows us to obtain information from those accounts (like your friends or contacts). The information we get from those services often depends on your settings or their privacy policies, so it is important that you check what those are.
We do not collect personal data from persons under the age of 18 (Minors) without their legal guardian’s consent. We take specific steps to protect the privacy of Minors who disclose their personal identifying information to us and we shall take all reasonable steps required of us to protect the rights of Minors and their privacy under applicable laws and regulations, including the laws of the State of Qatar.
3. How do we use your information?
We use the information we collect on the website to help us understand how the website is being used and to allow us to communicate with you. Such information will enable us to communicate with you on any matter relating to the QFA, including the provision by us or selected third parties of relevant information, goods, and/or services in which we think you may be interested unless you have chosen not to receive such material.
4. How do we use your personal information?
The QFA may use your personal information, such as your name and contact details, if you choose to provide it, for the following purposes:
1. To communicate effectively with you, conduct our operations and perform the services that you have requested, which may involve contacting you by post or by email.
2. To make parts of the website easier to use by not making you enter your personal information more than once.
3. For the detection of fraud and for market research and development purposes.
4. To inform you of changes to our products, services and events.
5. To ensure our website content is relevant and presented in the most effective manner for your and for your device.
6. To comply with regulatory requirements.
If you have consented when submitting your personal data (e.g. by ticking or not ticking a consent box) we may also use your personal information, as stated above, to market to you QFA and/or third party products, offers and services and for such other requirements as you may have indicated or consented to (where consent is required by law). If, at any time, after you have given, us consent to do so, you no longer want us to use your data in this way, or to pass your details on to third parties or affiliates for marketing purposes, please get in touch with us using the details in the relevant section below.
5. Sharing with third parties
We may share your personal information with third parties and affiliates for the purposes we explain in this Privacy Policy. These third parties include:
1. our service providers, such as those which host our website or other information technology systems, or who otherwise hold or process your personal information on our behalf.
2. contractors, agents, or advisors (e.g. legal, financial, business or other advisors) that perform activities on our behalf.
3. government agencies, including the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
In exceptional circumstances, we may be under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation (including responding to requests from law enforcement authorities either within or outside of the State of Qatar) or in order to enforce or apply our Terms of Use, or the terms of other agreements that we are party to; or to protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our partners, or other relevant third parties and affiliates. This includes exchanging information with other organisations for the purposes of fraud protection.
6. Cookies
The QFA website does not use cookies.
7. Internet Security
The QFA is required to ensure that any personal data it processes is subject to appropriate security. Although we will meet this requirement, we cannot accept any responsibility for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or your computer system which may occur whilst using materials derived from this website.
As best practice, we also strongly recommend that you regularly run an anti-virus programme on all materials downloaded from the Internet.
Updating your information and opting out. If any of the information that you have provided to us changes, for example, if you change your e-mail address or name or if you wish to cancel your registration, please let us know the correct details by sending an e-mail to [email protected].
All email communications from the QFA will include an unsubscribe facility.
8. Other web sites
Our web site may contain links to other web sites which are outside our control and are not covered by this Privacy Policy. If you access other sites using the links provided, the operators of these sites may collect information from you which will be used by them in accordance with their privacy policy, which may differ from ours.
9. Changes to Privacy Policy
If we change our Privacy Policy, we will post the changes on this page and may place notices on other pages of the web site, so that you may be aware of the information we collect and how we use it at all times. We will also e-mail you should we make any changes, so that you may consent to our use of your information in that way. If these changes are material, we will indicate this clearly on our website. Continued use of the service will signify that you agree to any such changes.
10. How can you contact the QFA?
We welcome your views about our website and our privacy policy.
If you would like to contact us with any queries or comments, change your preferences or withdraw your consent to marketing, please send an email to: [email protected]