Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 16, 2026
Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 2026
flashcore.top (the “Site”) is a blog dedicated to publishing articles about College Sports. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, including any content, features, or services offered on or through flashcore.top.
By using the Site, you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please do not use flashcore.top.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Information You Provide Directly
- Contact form submissions: When you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and any message you include. We use this information solely to respond to your inquiry.
- Comments: When you leave a comment on an article, we collect your name (or pseudonym), email address, and the content of your comment. Your email is not publicly displayed; it is used for moderation and, if necessary, to communicate with you about your comment. Your name and comment text are visible to other visitors.
1.2 Information Collected Automatically
- Log data & analytics: Our servers automatically log certain information when you visit the Site, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages viewed. We use third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to help us understand how visitors use the Site. These services may use cookies or similar technologies to collect and analyze information.
- Cookies and similar technologies: We and our third-party partners use cookies, web beacons, and other storage technologies to enhance your experience, analyze trends, administer the Site, and deliver targeted advertising. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To operate, maintain, and improve the Site and its content.
- To respond to your inquiries submitted via contact forms.
- To manage comments and facilitate discussion on our blog.
- To analyze usage trends and measure the effectiveness of our content.
- To display relevant advertisements, including personalized ads (see Section 4).
- To comply with legal obligations and protect our rights.
3. Cookies – What They Are and How We Use Them
Cookies are small data files placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. flashcore.top uses cookies for the following reasons:
- Essential cookies: Required for basic site functionality (e.g., remembering your comment preferences).
- Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the Site (e.g., which articles are most popular).
- Advertising cookies: Used by third-party ad networks (including Google AdSense) to deliver ads that are relevant to you, measure ad performance, and prevent the same ad from appearing too often.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Note that blocking certain cookies may affect some features of the Site.
4. Third-Party Advertising & Personalized Ads
flashcore.top may display advertisements provided by third-party ad networks, including but not limited to Google AdSense. These ad networks use cookies, web beacons, and other identifiers to collect information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services that may interest you.
How ads use cookies/device identifiers
When you visit flashcore.top, third-party ad servers may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser. This cookie records information such as:
- Which ads you have seen and how many times
- Which pages you visited before and after clicking an ad
- Your general geographic location (derived from IP address)
- Device type, browser type, and operating system
This information is used to build a profile of your interests and to show you personalized advertisements on the Site and elsewhere across the web.
Opting out of personalized ads
You have choices regarding personalized advertising:
- Google Ads Settings: Visit adssettings.google.com to opt out of Google’s use of cookies for personalized ads.
- AboutAds.info / YourAdChoices: Visit optout.aboutads.info to opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies through the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) program.
- Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): Visit optout.networkadvertising.org to opt out of multiple ad networks at once.
Please note that opting out of personalized ads does not mean you will see fewer ads; it means the ads you see may be less relevant to your interests.
5. Comments & Contact Forms
Comments: When you post a comment on flashcore.top, we collect your name (as entered), email address (not publicly displayed), and the comment content. We reserve the right to moderate comments for spam, profanity, or off-topic content. Your email will not be shared with third parties except as required by law.
Contact forms: If you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message. We use this information only to reply to your inquiry. We do not add you to any mailing lists unless you explicitly opt in.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, or as required by law. Comment data and contact form submissions are retained indefinitely for reference and moderation purposes. You may request deletion of your comment or contact form data by emailing us (see Section 9).
7. Your Rights (GDPR & Other Privacy Laws)
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or other jurisdictions with similar privacy laws, you have certain rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data, subject to certain exceptions.
- Right to restrict processing: You can ask us to limit how we use your data.
- Right to data portability: You can request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Right to object: You can object to our use of your data for direct marketing or analytics purposes.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the email address below. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law.
8. Third-Party Links
Our blog may contain links to other websites, including social media platforms, news sources, and third-party services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any external sites you visit.
9. Contact Us & Publication Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your data, or your rights, please contact us:
- Website: flashcore.top
- Email: [email protected]
- Mailing address: 1639 Second Ave, Dover, Delaware 42663
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or the features of the Site. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by flashcore.top. It does not apply to any third-party services, advertisers, or websites linked from our blog.