Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 2026
Short version: we don't have accounts, we don't want your email, and your predictions never leave your device. The longer version below explains the cookies used for analytics and advertising, and exactly how to say no to them.
Who runs this site
This is an independent, fan-made Champions League simulator hosted as a static website at swissformatsim.com. There is no login system and no user database.
What we store (on your device)
The scores, draws and theme preference you set are saved only in your own browser's local storage, on your own device. They are never transmitted to or stored on any server we operate. Clearing your browser data — or opening the site in a different browser or device — resets them. We cannot see your predictions.
Cookies & your consent
On your first visit, a consent banner asks whether you accept cookies for analytics and advertising. Until you choose, and if you choose Reject, analytics and advertising storage are kept disabled via Google Consent Mode. If you choose Accept, those cookies are enabled. Your choice is remembered in your browser. You can change it at any time by clearing this site's data, which brings the banner back on your next visit.
Analytics (Google Analytics 4)
Subject to your consent, this site uses Google Analytics 4 to understand aggregate, anonymous traffic — things like how many people visit and which pages are popular. We do not collect names, emails or other personally identifying information, and we do not attempt to identify individual visitors. Google's handling of this data is governed by the Google Privacy Policy.
Advertising (Google AdSense)
To keep the tool free, this site displays ads served by Google AdSense (publisher ID ca-pub-2136418741118263). Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this or other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits here and elsewhere.
- If you consented, you can opt out of personalized advertising in Google Ads Settings.
- You can opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies at aboutads.info or, in Europe, youronlinechoices.eu.
Other third-party services
To display and function, pages load resources from third parties — Google Fonts, a CSS/JavaScript CDN, and public match-data used to sync real results. As part of delivering these requests, those providers may automatically receive standard technical information such as your IP address and browser type. We don't control their processing; it is covered by their own privacy policies.
Your choices
You can accept or reject cookies via the banner, change that choice by clearing this site's data, use your browser's cookie and privacy controls, and opt out of personalized ads via the links above. Because we don't hold any personal data on a server, there is no account to access or delete — clearing your browser is the on/off switch.
Children's privacy
This site is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes
This policy may be updated from time to time; the "last updated" date above reflects the most recent revision. Material changes will be posted on this page.