Privacy Policy for Matchup Index

Last Updated: October 27, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how Matchup Index ("we," "us," or "our") handles information in connection with the operation of our website at matchupindex.com (the "Service").

Your privacy is important to us. It is our policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website.

Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

Information We Collect

There are no accounts or sign-ups on Matchup Index, and you can use the whole site without telling us who you are. We collect personal information directly in one case: when you send us a message through the contact form. The third-party services listed below also receive information from your browser, including your IP address, when you visit.

Information You Send Us

The contact form on our Contact page is a Google Form embedded from docs.google.com. What you enter in it, such as your name, email address and message, is sent to Google and stored in our Google account so that we can read it and reply. We use it only to respond to you, and we will delete it on request. Google processes it under the Google Privacy Policy. Loading the Contact page also loads the form from Google, even if you never submit it.

Services That Receive Your Information

These companies receive information from your visit, at minimum your IP address:

• Cloudflare: every request to this site passes through Cloudflare's network, which protects and speeds up the site.
• Google Analytics: measures how the site is used (see below).
• Google AdSense: we may show ads served by Google AdSense (see below).
• Google Forms: the contact form, on the Contact page only (see above).

Log Data & Cookies

Like many site operators, we use third-party services like Google Analytics that collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service ("Log Data"). This Log Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.

Cookies are files with a small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your computer's hard drive. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. See our Cookie Policy for the cookies involved.

Google AdSense & DoubleClick DART Cookie

We may show ads served by Google AdSense, a third-party advertising service, when you visit our website.

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
• Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings.
• Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting https://youradchoices.com/.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to monitor and analyze the use of our Service. Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page.

Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• The right to access: you have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification: you have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure: you have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing: you have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing: you have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability: you have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

The only personal information we hold ourselves is what you send us through the contact form. To access, correct or delete it, please contact us. Requests about data held by our third-party providers (like Google) should be directed to them. You can manage your advertising preferences and data via the opt-out links provided in the sections above, and your cookie choices through "Cookie Settings" in the footer.

Residents of California have the right to request information regarding the disclosure of their personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us.

Links to Other Sites

Our Service contains links to other sites that are not operated by us, including our sister sites ImperialismMap and VenueStats. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for use by anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Governing Law

This Privacy Policy is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States and the state of Ohio, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through our website.