Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 2026

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how The Assistant Manager ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you use our website at theassistantmanager.ai and its related services (the "Service"). By using the Service, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

2. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

  • Account information: your email address and a hashed password when you register.
  • FPL Team ID: the public Fantasy Premier League team ID you provide so we can retrieve your team data from the public FPL API.
  • Usage data: information about how you interact with the Service, such as pages viewed and features used, collected through cookies and analytics tools.
  • Technical data: your IP address, browser type, device information, and similar technical identifiers.
  • Tip information: if you choose to leave a tip, the payment is handled by Stripe. We never see or store your card details. In our Stripe account we can see that a tip was made, the amount and date, and the email address you entered at checkout (used to send your receipt).
  • Settings stored on your device (only if you accept cookies): to decide when to show the optional tip prompt, your browser remembers a few things on your own device: the days you have used the app, when the prompt was last shown or dismissed, whether you have left a tip, and which assistant manager you chose. This is kept in your browser's local storage and is not sent to us. If you decline cookies, none of this is saved and we do not show you the prompt.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Provide, maintain, and improve the Service;
  • Generate personalised FPL recommendations for your team;
  • Send you service-related emails, including weekly reports;
  • Analyse usage to make the Service better;
  • Detect, prevent, and address technical or security issues;
  • Decide when to show the optional "Buy us a coffee" prompt, using the date your account was created and, if you accepted cookies, how often you have used the app, and avoid showing it to people who have dismissed it or already left a tip;
  • Process, record and acknowledge tips, including showing a Supporter badge;
  • Keep financial records and meet our tax and accounting obligations;
  • Comply with legal obligations.

4. Cookies & Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Service, understand usage, and (where you have consented) show relevant advertisements. Specifically:

  • Essential cookies: required for the Service to function (e.g. keeping you signed in).
  • Analytics cookies: Google Analytics helps us understand how visitors use the Service. These cookies are only set with your consent.
  • Advertising cookies: Google AdSense serves ads on the Service and may use cookies to show ads that are more relevant to you. These cookies are only set with your consent.

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies or adjusting your browser settings.

We also use your browser's local storage (which works like a cookie) to remember the tip-prompt settings described in section 2, but only if you accept cookies. When you go to Stripe's payment page, Stripe may set its own cookies; see Stripe's cookie policy at stripe.com/cookies-policy/legal.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

  • Google Analytics — to measure site usage. See Google's privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy.
  • Google AdSense — to serve advertisements. Google and its partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
  • The official Fantasy Premier League API — to retrieve publicly available data about your FPL team.
  • Our hosting provider (Railway) — which stores the Service's data and databases.
  • Stripe — to process voluntary tips. Stripe handles your payment details and acts as an independent controller of the payment data it collects. Stripe may process data outside the UK/EEA using appropriate safeguards. See Stripe's privacy policy at stripe.com/gb/privacy.

6. Legal Basis for Processing (UK/EEA Users)

If you are in the United Kingdom, European Economic Area, or Switzerland, we rely on the following legal bases to process your data: your consent (for analytics and advertising cookies), the performance of our contract with you (to provide the Service), our legitimate interests (to improve and secure the Service), and legal obligations (where required by law).

For tips, we rely on performing the payment you choose to make and on our legal obligation to keep financial records. For the tip-prompt settings stored on your device, we rely on your consent (the cookie choice you make on our banner). Using your account creation date to decide whether to show the prompt is based on our legitimate interests.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary to provide the Service, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting us.

Records of tips (the amount, date, and the email address given at checkout) are kept in our Stripe account for as long as tax and accounting law requires, which is typically several years, even if you delete your Service account.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

  • The right to access the data we hold about you;
  • The right to correct inaccurate data;
  • The right to request deletion of your data;
  • The right to object to or restrict certain processing;
  • The right to data portability;
  • The right to withdraw consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please DM us on X at @the_assist_man.

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Children's Privacy

The Service is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will take appropriate steps to delete it.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your data.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please DM us on X at @the_assist_man, or visit our Contact page.