Privacy

Groundhopper Northern Ireland · Last updated 11 November 2026

Groundhopper Northern Ireland is a free map of the grounds in the NIFL Premiership, NIFL Championship and NCL Premier, brought to you by sportsphotos.ie. This page explains what happens to your information when you use it. The short version: there are no accounts, and your visits stay on your own device.

Your ticks and notes

The grounds you tick off and any visit details you add (date, match, score, scorers and notes) are saved only in your browser on your own phone or computer. They are never sent to us or to anyone else, and we can't see them.

Because they live on your device, clearing your browser data or changing phone will remove them. Use Back up my visits on the map page to make a backup code you can restore later.

No accounts, cookies or tracking

You don't need to sign up or log in. The app doesn't use advertising, analytics or tracking cookies.

Other services the app uses

• Google Fonts supplies the lettering. Your browser downloads the fonts from Google, which means Google receives your device's internet address. See Google's privacy policy.
• Netlify hosts the website. Like any web host, it keeps standard server logs, such as internet addresses and the time of each visit, to run and protect the service. See Netlify's privacy policy.
• Links to Google Maps and Wikipedia open those websites. What happens there is covered by their own privacy policies.

Feedback and corrections

The "Let us know" and "Send feedback" links open a Google Form. Anything you write there is sent to us so we can fix the app. Your email address is optional and is only used to reply to you. It is never added to a mailing list or shared. Google Forms is run by Google under Google's privacy policy.

If you'd like a message you sent us deleted, send a request through the feedback form and we'll remove it.

Club information

Club badges in the app are simple designs made from each club's colours and initials. They are not official crests. Club names, grounds and kit colours are included to help fans find their way, and the app is not connected to or endorsed by the clubs, the Northern Ireland Football League, the Northern Amateur Football League or the Irish FA.

Map outline: OSNI Open Data (OGL v3.0) and Tailte Éireann data (CC BY 4.0).

Changes

If this page changes, the date at the top will be updated.