Privacy Policy
Last updated 15 November 2026
The short version
- No account, no sign-up. You never give us your name, email or a password.
- Your squad and tactics stay on your device. Player names, numbers, injuries and drawings are never sent to us.
- Analytics are anonymous. We count how features are used, with nothing that identifies you or links one session to the next.
- No ads, no tracking, nothing sold. We don't track you across other apps or websites, and we never sell data.
- No subscriptions. Extra features are a one-off in-app purchase, handled by Apple.
This policy covers the Football Tactics app for iPhone and iPad, made by Simon Hutchinson (“we”, “us”). It explains what data the app handles, why, and the choices you have.
What stays on your device
Everything you enter is stored only on your iPhone or iPad:
- your squad: player names, shirt numbers, positions, injury status and notes
- your tactics: formations, player positions, substitutes and anything you draw
- your settings, such as pitch style
We have no copy of any of it and no way to see it. If your device is backed up to iCloud or your computer, this data is included in that backup under Apple's own terms. You can remove your players at any time with Clear Squad in the app, and deleting the app removes everything it has stored.
Anonymous usage analytics
The app sends anonymous usage events (which features are used, plus app version, device model and country) to help improve the app. They contain nothing you type and nothing that identifies you or links one session to another. Your IP address isn't used for location.
In-app purchases
Some features can be unlocked with a one-off in-app purchase. There are no subscriptions and nothing renews.
Payment is handled entirely by Apple through your Apple account. We never see your name, email address, payment card or Apple ID.
To confirm and restore your purchase, the app uses a purchase-management service. It receives Apple's purchase record together with a random identifier that the app creates, plus basic technical details such as the app version and device type. That identifier is not your name, email or Apple ID, and it's used only to check what you've unlocked, including when you use Restore Purchases on a new device.
When you share
When you share a team sheet or tactic, the app creates the images or PDF on your device and hands them to the app you choose, such as WhatsApp, Messages or Mail. We don't receive a copy. What happens next is covered by that app's privacy policy.
What we don't collect
- no name, email address, phone number or account details
- no contacts, photos, microphone or camera access
- no precise or approximate location
- no advertising identifiers and no ads
- no data sold or shared for advertising
Service providers
The analytics and purchase-management services process the limited data described above on our behalf, only to provide their service to us. They are bound by their own privacy and security obligations to protect it at least as well as this policy does. They may process data in countries other than your own, including the United States.
How long data is kept
Data on your device stays until you delete it or remove the app. Anonymous analytics are kept only as long as they're useful for improving the app. Because they contain nothing that identifies you, we can't find or remove a particular person's events. Purchase records are kept so your purchase can be restored.
Deleting the app removes everything stored on your device and stops analytics.
Changes to this policy
If the app's handling of data changes, we'll update this page and the date at the top before the change reaches the app.
Contact
Questions or requests about privacy: privacy@footballformationapp.com