Last updated: 25 August 2026
Welcome to The Hillsborough Disaster Documentary. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information of people who visit and interact with this website.
This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you use our website, how that information may be used, how we protect it, and the rights you have under applicable UK data protection law.
The website is operated by a UK-based independent author and is primarily used to publish reports, commentary and analysis concerning Premier League teams, matches, players, transfers and related football news.
By using this website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We May Collect
We aim to collect only information that is reasonably necessary for operating the website and communicating with visitors.
Depending on how you interact with the website, we may collect:
Information you provide directly
If you contact us by email, we may receive information such as:
- Your name, if you include it in your message
- Your email address
- The contents of your message
- Any other information you voluntarily provide
Our contact email address is:
info@thehillsboroughdisasterdocumentary.com
Please avoid sending sensitive personal information unless it is genuinely necessary for your enquiry.
Information collected automatically
When you visit a website, certain technical information may be automatically processed by the website, hosting provider, security services or other technical systems used to operate the site.
This may include information such as:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device type
- Operating system
- General geographic or regional information
- Referring website or page
- Pages viewed
- Date and time of visits
- Basic technical and diagnostic information
This information is generally used to help operate, secure and improve the website rather than to identify individual visitors personally.
2. How We Use Information
Information may be used for the following purposes:
- To respond to enquiries sent to us
- To communicate with visitors when necessary
- To operate and maintain the website
- To monitor website security and prevent abuse
- To understand general website usage and improve the site’s content and functionality
- To investigate technical problems
- To comply with applicable legal obligations
- To protect the rights, property and security of the website and its visitors
We do not use personal information for purposes that are incompatible with the purpose for which it was originally collected.
3. Lawful Basis for Processing
Where UK data protection law applies, personal information will be processed only where there is a lawful basis for doing so.
Depending on the circumstances, this may include:
- Legitimate interests — for operating, maintaining, securing and improving the website and responding to genuine enquiries.
- Consent — where consent is required for a particular type of processing, such as certain non-essential cookies or communications.
- Legal obligation — where processing is necessary to comply with a legal or regulatory requirement.
Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.
4. Email Communications
If you contact us by email, we will use the information you provide primarily to respond to your enquiry or deal with the matter you have contacted us about.
We do not sell or rent email addresses to third parties.
We may retain email correspondence for a reasonable period where necessary to maintain a record of communications, respond to future enquiries, protect our interests or comply with legal obligations.
5. Cookies and Similar Technologies
The website may use cookies or similar technologies to provide essential website functionality, maintain security, understand website usage or improve the visitor experience.
Cookies are small files or pieces of information stored on your device when you visit a website.
Some cookies may be necessary for the website to function properly. Other cookies, such as certain analytics or advertising cookies, may be controlled through appropriate consent mechanisms where required by law.
You can also manage or restrict cookies through your browser settings.
Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality or performance of parts of the website.
6. Analytics
The website may use website analytics or similar technical tools to understand how visitors use the site.
Where such tools are used, they may collect information such as pages visited, approximate location, device information, browser information, referral sources and general usage patterns.
Analytics information is used to understand website performance and improve the content and user experience.
Where applicable, analytics providers may process information in accordance with their own privacy policies.
7. Third-Party Services
The website may rely on third-party providers for services such as hosting, website security, analytics, email delivery, content delivery or other technical functions.
Where third parties process personal information on our behalf, we take reasonable steps to ensure that information is handled appropriately and only for legitimate purposes.
Some third-party services may have their own privacy policies and terms governing how they process information.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
8. Sharing Personal Information
We do not sell, rent or trade personal information.
Personal information may be shared where reasonably necessary with:
- Service providers that help operate or secure the website
- Technical or hosting providers
- Analytics providers, where used
- Professional advisers where reasonably necessary
- Law enforcement or regulatory authorities where we are legally required to do so
- Other parties where disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, safety or property of the website, its operator or others
We only seek to share information where there is a legitimate reason to do so.
9. International Transfers
Some third-party technology and service providers may process information outside the United Kingdom.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, appropriate safeguards will be used where required by applicable UK data protection law.
These safeguards may include recognised adequacy arrangements or appropriate contractual or other legal protections.
10. How Long We Keep Personal Information
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
Email correspondence may be retained for as long as necessary to deal with the enquiry, maintain appropriate records, protect our legitimate interests or comply with legal obligations.
Technical and security information may be retained for periods appropriate to the purpose for which it was collected.
When information is no longer required, it will be deleted or securely disposed of where reasonably practicable.
11. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
However, no method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Visitors should therefore avoid sending confidential or highly sensitive information through ordinary email unless it is necessary.
12. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, you may have rights including:
- The right to be informed about how your personal information is used
- The right to request access to personal information we hold about you
- The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
- The right to request deletion of personal information in certain circumstances
- The right to request restriction of processing in certain circumstances
- The right to object to certain processing
- The right to data portability where applicable
- The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
These rights are not absolute and certain legal conditions or exemptions may apply.
13. How to Exercise Your Rights
If you wish to exercise a data protection right or have a question about how your information is handled, please contact:
info@thehillsboroughdisasterdocumentary.com
We may need to ask for reasonable information to verify your identity before dealing with certain requests. This is intended to help protect personal information from unauthorised disclosure.
We aim to respond to valid data protection requests within the time required by applicable law.
14. Children’s Privacy
This website is intended for a general audience interested in football news, Premier League teams, reports and analysis.
We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us unnecessarily, please contact us using the email address above so that the matter can be reviewed and appropriate action can be taken.
15. Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to external websites, including football clubs, news organisations, social media platforms and other third-party websites.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of external websites.
When you follow a link to another website, you should review that website’s own privacy policy before providing personal information.
16. Football News and Editorial Content
The website publishes reports, commentary and analysis relating to Premier League teams and associated football news.
Information published on the website may refer to publicly available information concerning football clubs, players, managers, matches, transfers and other football-related matters.
Where personal information concerning individuals appears in editorial content, it is handled in accordance with applicable law and the purposes of legitimate journalism, reporting, commentary and public-interest information where applicable.
The website does not use visitor personal information to create football-related editorial profiles about individual visitors.
17. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the website, the way information is processed, technology, legal requirements or applicable data protection guidance.
The latest version will be published on this page.
We recommend checking this page periodically so that you remain aware of how information is handled.
18. Complaints
If you have concerns about how your personal information has been handled, we encourage you to contact us first so that we can try to resolve the issue.
You also have the right to complain to the UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), if you believe your personal information has been processed unlawfully or your data protection rights have not been respected.
Further information about making a complaint is available from the Information Commissioner’s Office.
19. Contact Us
For questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, or any privacy-related matter, please contact:
info@thehillsboroughdisasterdocumentary.com
We take privacy seriously and will make reasonable efforts to deal with privacy enquiries promptly and fairly.
