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Information pursuant to § 5 DDG (Digitale-Dienste-Gesetz)

Erik Pfeiffer
elofootball.com
Mainzer Landstr. 138lo
60327 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

Responsible for the content pursuant to § 18 (2) MStV
Erik Pfeiffer, address as above

Privacy policy

1. Controller

The controller within the meaning of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Erik Pfeiffer, Mainzer Landstr. 138lo, 60327 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, info@elofootball.com.

2. In brief

elofootball.com has no user accounts, no contact form and no newsletter. The site itself sets no cookies; fonts and the site's own scripts are served from this server. Cookies are only set by Google for advertising and visitor statistics – in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland only with your consent (see sections 4 and 5). Personal data is processed only in the following cases.

3. Hosting and server log files

This website is hosted by STRATO GmbH, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin, Germany. Every time a page is requested, the server automatically records technical information your browser sends: IP address, date and time, the page requested, the referring page, and browser and operating system. This is necessary to deliver the website and to keep it secure and stable (legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR – legitimate interest in a secure, working website). The log files are not combined with other data and are deleted by the host after a short period. A data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR has been concluded with STRATO.

4. Advertising (Google AdSense) and cookie consent

To cover the costs of running the site, this website shows ads via Google AdSense, a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). Google and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to show ads, limit how often you see them, measure their performance and prevent fraud. If you agree, the ads can also be personalised based on your interests. In doing so, Google processes data such as your IP address, device and browser information and the pages you visit.

Cookies and similar technologies for advertising are used only with your consent, which you give or refuse in the consent banner shown on your first visit (legal basis: § 25 (1) TDDDG and Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). If you refuse, Google may still show non-personalised ads, which use cookies only to the extent permitted without consent. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time with effect for the future via the link Privacy settings at the bottom of every page.

Data may be transferred to Google LLC in the USA. Google LLC is certified under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework, for which the European Commission has adopted an adequacy decision (Art. 45 GDPR).

More information: How Google uses information from sites that use its services, Google Privacy Policy, Google ad settings.

5. Visitor statistics (Google Analytics)

With your consent, this website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service of Google Ireland Limited (address see section 4), to understand how the site is used – for example which pages are visited, how visitors arrive and which devices they use. This helps me improve the site. Google Analytics uses cookies and processes data such as a shortened IP address, device and browser information, the pages visited and the time of the visit. Google Analytics 4 does not store full IP addresses.

Google Analytics is used only with your consent (§ 25 (1) TDDDG, Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR), which you give or refuse in the same consent banner as for advertising. Without consent, no Analytics cookies are set; Google may receive anonymous, cookieless signals that do not identify you (Google “consent mode”). You can withdraw your consent at any time via Privacy settings. Data is deleted by Google after 14 months at the latest. Data may be transferred to Google LLC in the USA, which is certified under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework (see section 4). More information: Google Analytics and data protection.

6. Donations via PayPal

The “Donate” button is provided by this server; no data is sent to PayPal just by viewing a page. Only when you click the button are you taken to PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22–24 Boulevard Royal, 2449 Luxembourg, which then processes your data under its own responsibility (PayPal privacy statement). From PayPal I receive the information needed to process your donation, such as your name, e-mail address and the amount (legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR). Records are kept as long as required by tax law.

7. Contact by e-mail

If you write to info@elofootball.com, your e-mail address and the content of your message are processed to answer your request (legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, or (b) if your request relates to an agreement). The data is deleted once your request has been dealt with, unless there are legal retention obligations.

8. Links to other websites

This site links to other websites, e.g. the elofootball blog or LinkedIn. Those sites are responsible for their own data processing; no data is transferred to them before you click a link.

9. Your rights

You have the right to access your data (Art. 15 GDPR), to rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17), restriction of processing (Art. 18) and data portability (Art. 20), and to withdraw any consent you have given (Art. 7 (3)). Where processing is based on legitimate interest, you have the right to object (Art. 21). To exercise these rights, simply send an e-mail to the address above.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR), for example the authority responsible for this site: Der Hessische Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit, Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 1, 65189 Wiesbaden, Germany, datenschutz.hessen.de.

Last updated: November 2026

Terms of use

All content on this website can be used free of charge for non-commercial purposes. You are welcome to use the data, e.g. in online forums or for analyses in blog posts or articles, provided that you cite the source, elofootball.com. On request I may also provide data based on customised queries. I do not provide complete data dumps.

Mirroring this site or copying substantial parts of its content to reproduce it elsewhere is not permitted, in particular not for commercial purposes or without citing the source.

Betting

Betting strategies based on Elo ratings are conceivable, but they may or may not be successful. No prediction on this site is a recommendation or invitation to place bets on a specific outcome. Just as I do not share in any winnings, I cannot be held liable for any losses resulting from betting decisions made by users of this site.

Accuracy of the data

The results and ratings have been compiled with great care, but errors and gaps cannot be ruled out. All information is provided without warranty. Corrections are always welcome at info@elofootball.com.

Acknowledgement

I would like to thank my colleague Andranik Stepanyan, who was especially helpful in obtaining historical data for several countries for which data was hard to find.