Cookie Policy

1. About This Cookie Policy

Rugby Fan Central uses cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, maintain preferences, understand how visitors use RFC and support features provided by RFC or third-party services.

Some technologies are necessary for the website to operate. Others are used for preferences, statistics, analytics, embedded content, advertising or marketing where enabled and permitted.

RFC uses Complianz to provide cookie consent, preference controls and service management on the website.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your browser or device when you visit a website.

Cookies can help websites maintain sessions, remember preferences, protect forms, measure website activity and support functionality provided by third-party services.

RFC may also use technologies that perform similar functions, including local storage, pixels, tags and other identifiers. References to “cookies” in this policy include these similar technologies where appropriate.

3. Cookie & Consent Categories

RFC's Complianz consent system organizes technologies into categories based on their purpose.

• Functional — technologies required for core website functionality and security.
• Preferences — technologies used to remember certain choices or settings.
• Statistics — technologies used to understand website usage and performance.
• Marketing — technologies that may be used for advertising, promotional measurement or similar marketing purposes.

Functional technologies required for core site operation are treated as always active. Other categories can be managed through RFC's Complianz consent controls.

4. Cookies & Services Used by RFC

RFC uses Complianz to help identify, categorize and manage cookies, services and similar technologies used on the website.

The Complianz consent interface allows visitors to review available categories, manage consent and review associated services where those options are available.

RFC's service and cookie inventory may include information such as the cookie or service name, provider, purpose, category and retention period.

Because RFC's website, plugins and third-party services may change over time, the cookies and technologies in use may also change.

5. Functional & Strictly Necessary Technologies

Functional and strictly necessary technologies support functions required for RFC to operate properly and securely.

These may support:

• Website security and fraud prevention
• Session management
• Form functionality and submission
• Cookie preference and consent management
• Other essential website functionality

These technologies are generally required for core website operation and are not available for opt-out through RFC's consent controls where they are strictly necessary.

Blocking them through your browser may cause some RFC features to work incorrectly or become unavailable.

6. Preference Technologies

Preference technologies may allow RFC or its service providers to remember certain visitor choices or settings.

Depending on the feature involved, these technologies may:

• Remember website preferences
• Maintain selected settings
• Support interactive website features
• Improve how features behave between visits

7. Analytics & Website Statistics

RFC uses Google Analytics, implemented through Google Site Kit, to help measure website traffic and understand how visitors interact with Rugby Fan Central.

Analytics and statistical technologies can help RFC understand:

• How many visitors access the website
• Which pages and features are used
• How visitors navigate between pages
• Referral and traffic sources
• General website performance
• How RFC can improve content and user experience

Depending on configuration and applicable consent, analytics technologies may process information such as device identifiers, IP address, browser information, approximate geographic information and interactions with RFC.

Google processes information collected through its services according to its own privacy policies and terms.

8. Advertising & Marketing Technologies

RFC's Complianz consent system includes a marketing category for technologies that may be used for advertising, promotional measurement or similar marketing purposes.

RFC may permit advertising, social media or related service providers to use cookies or similar technologies when those services or features are active on the website.

These technologies may be used to:

• Deliver or measure advertising
• Understand interactions with advertisements
• Support social media features
• Measure engagement with shared or embedded content
• Measure the effectiveness of promotional campaigns

Third-party providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and terms.

9. Embedded Content & Third-Party Services

RFC may include content or functionality provided by third-party services, including embedded videos, social media content, external media, analytics services and other interactive features.

Complianz may block certain third-party content or technologies until the required consent has been provided.

When you interact with third-party content, the provider may place cookies or use similar technologies and may receive information about your device or interaction with that content.

Third-party services operate under their own privacy policies, cookie policies and terms. RFC does not control how those third parties independently use technologies or information they collect.

10. Information Collected Through These Technologies

Depending on the technology and service involved, information collected or processed may include:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Device type and operating system
• Pages viewed
• Time and date of visits
• Time spent on pages
• Referral or traffic source
• Approximate geographic location
• Website interactions and navigation activity
• Cookie or device identifiers

The information involved depends on the specific cookie, technology or third-party service.

11. Your Cookie Choices

Complianz Consent Controls

RFC uses Complianz to provide cookie consent and preference controls.

Through those controls, visitors may be able to:

• Accept available cookie categories
• Deny non-essential categories
• Review cookie preferences
• Save or change preferences
• Review associated services

RFC's consent banner allows visitors to make a choice and manage those preferences later.

Where required by applicable law, RFC will request consent before using non-essential cookies or similar technologies that require consent.

Browser Controls

Most web browsers allow you to view, delete or block cookies through browser settings.

Browser controls vary by provider and device. Blocking cookies may affect the availability or operation of some website features.

12. Browser Privacy Signals

RFC's Complianz configuration is set to respect supported Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control signals.

The legal effect of browser privacy signals varies by jurisdiction. RFC will respond to legally recognized signals where required by applicable law and where the technology involved can recognize the signal.

13. Cookie Duration

Cookies may remain on your device for different periods depending on their purpose and configuration.

Session cookies generally expire when you close your browser or end a browsing session.

Persistent cookies may remain on your device for a defined period or until they are deleted.

RFC's consent preference itself may also be retained for a period so visitors are not asked to make the same consent choice on every visit.

Retention periods may vary depending on the cookie, service provider and purpose for which the technology is used.

14. International Visitors

Rugby Fan Central is operated in the United States.

If you access RFC from outside the United States, information collected through cookies or similar technologies may be transferred to or processed in the United States or other locations where RFC's service providers operate, subject to applicable law.

15. Sale, Sharing & Targeted Advertising

Certain U.S. privacy laws may provide residents with rights concerning the sale or sharing of personal information or the use of personal information for targeted advertising.

Whether those rights apply to RFC depends on applicable law and the technologies and services in use.

Where RFC is legally required to provide an opt-out mechanism, information about the applicable right and how to exercise it will be provided through RFC's Privacy Policy, Complianz consent controls or another appropriate mechanism.

For additional information, review the RFC Privacy Policy .

16. Relationship to Our Privacy Policy

This Cookie Policy focuses specifically on cookies and similar technologies.

For more information about how Rugby Fan Central collects, uses and handles personal information more generally, please review our Privacy Policy.

17. Changes to This Cookie Policy

RFC may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the website, technologies we use, service providers, legal requirements or our practices.

When this policy is updated, the revised version will be posted on this page and the “Last Updated” date will be changed.