The purpose of the club’s Registration database is for use at sessions to contact named persons in the event of an emergency.

According to the club’s lawyer, under EU GDPR the club is allowed to do this.

However, without the consent of members, the club should not share personal information under any other circumstance.

The latest version of the East Algarve Walking Football (EAWF) and East Algarve Football Club (EAFC) registration form (November 2024) includes a clause which requests players to give their consent for personal information to be stored and, in the case of prospective match and tournament players, shared with football squad coordinators (selectors) and, if necessary, the organisers.
The previous versions of the form, which most members have completed, do not include such a clause.

Therefore, it is advised by the club’s lawyer that, concerning these players, prior to matches and tournaments the club collects this consent from those who have not previously given it.

To that end, prospective match and tournament players can: