ScoutLink involves young players, so the controls are built into how the platform works — not added to the website afterwards.
Scout accounts are checked and approved before they can view player information. No self-serve access to children’s data.
Player context is coach-led and permissioned. There is no public, browsable directory of young players.
Interest is routed through coaches, clubs and appropriate adults — never directly to a child.
Concerns are logged, reviewed by a named senior person and handled confidentially.
Player information is collected for football purposes, minimised, and never sold. Details in the privacy policy.
Role-based permissions, so people only see what their role in football justifies.
Parents and guardians stay informed and involved — consent where required, visibility over what exists about their child.
Anyone can raise a safeguarding, conduct, privacy or access concern — without knowing the correct category first.
Some friction is intentional. Particularly when the alternative is giving everybody access to everything.
Read the detail, or ask a human before your club commits to anything.