Privacy policy
In line with the data-protection law that applies here. Last updated: July 2026.
The short version
ScotlandFans collects as little as possible. You can browse the entire directory without creating an account, and we only hold personal data that you choose to send us yourself.
Data we collect automatically
Browsing the site also records a page view. That record contains a random visitor ID stored in your browser's local storage (not a cookie), the page address, the site that referred you, your browser's user-agent string, any campaign parameters in the link you arrived through, and the country our CDN derives from your IP address. We use it to see which pages and profiles people find useful. It is never sold and never used to build advertising profiles.
What we collect
When you use the Contact or Add profile forms we receive the details you type in — typically a name or alias, an email address and the content of your message or listing. That is the only personal data we gather.
Why we use it, and on what basis
We process this data solely to answer your enquiry or to review and publish your listing — our legitimate interest in running the directory under UK GDPR. We never sell personal data and never share it with third parties for marketing.
Cookies
We use strictly necessary cookies — chiefly to remember that you have confirmed you are 18 or over — plus basic, aggregated visit statistics. You can clear or block cookies at any time in your browser settings.
How long we keep your data
We keep the messages you send through our forms only for as long as we need them to deal with your request, and for no more than twelve months, after which they are deleted.
Your rights
Under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 you have the right to access, correct and erase your personal data, and to object to or restrict its processing. Send any request through the Contact page. If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's data protection regulator.
Data controller
The data controller is ScotlandFans. Reach us through the contact form on this site.