Privacy Policy

Information We Collect

When you visit Cricket Daily, we may collect the following categories of data automatically through standard web server logs and analytics tools:

Accounts & Signing In

You can create a Cricket Daily account by signing in with your Google account or your Facebook account. When you do, we receive the following from Google or Facebook, with your permission:

• Name: used to create your display name.
• Email address: used to identify your account and to link your Google and Facebook sign-ins if they use the same address. Facebook does not always provide an email address.
• Profile picture: shown in the site menu while you are signed in, and next to your display name on puzzle leaderboards.
• Account identifier: a number Google or Facebook assigns to you for our site, used to recognise you when you return.

We do not receive your password, contacts, posts, friends list, or any other information from your Google or Facebook account, and we never post anything on your behalf. We use account data only to create and maintain your Cricket Daily account, keep you signed in, save your puzzle progress and scores, and show your display name on leaderboards.

Puzzles, Scores & Leaderboards

When you play a puzzle while signed in, we store which words you found, your points, and when you started and finished, so you can resume later and so your score can be ranked.

Each puzzle has a public leaderboard showing the display name, profile picture, points and finishing time of signed-in players. Your display name is your first name and the first letter of your last name (for example, "Virat K."). Your email address is never shown publicly.

Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate our platform and understand how visitors engage with our content. A cookie is a small text file stored on your device by your browser.

You can control or disable cookies at any time through your browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect site functionality, such as staying signed in, accurate article view counts or saved preferences. Most modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari) allow you to manage cookie preferences under Settings > Privacy.

View Counting & Server-Side Analytics

Cricket Daily displays public view counts on articles to show content popularity. To provide accurate and abuse-resistant view counts, our server processes the following data points for each page request:

• IP Address: used to deduplicate views within a 24-hour window. We store a hashed (non-reversible) version only; the raw IP is never persisted to our database.
• User Agent String: used to filter out known bots, crawlers, and automated traffic (e.g. Googlebot, Bingbot) so view counts reflect genuine human engagement.
• General Location: country and city-level data derived from IP geolocation, used to surface regional content insights (e.g. which matches are most popular in which markets).
• Device Fingerprint: a non-unique, anonymous signal composed of browser version, OS, and screen size, used only to assist deduplication on shared IP networks (e.g. public Wi-Fi, university networks).

How We Use Your Data

We use the data we collect for the following legitimate purposes:

• Operating and delivering the Cricket Daily platform and its content
• Displaying accurate article view counts and engagement metrics
• Creating and maintaining your account if you choose to sign in, saving your puzzle progress and scores, and showing your display name on puzzle leaderboards
• Analysing traffic patterns via Google Analytics to understand which content resonates with our audience and improve our editorial output
• Monitoring site health, performance, and search visibility via Google Search Console
• Detecting and preventing automated abuse, spam traffic, cheating in puzzles, and artificially inflated view counts
• Improving page load times, mobile responsiveness, and overall user experience based on aggregated usage signals

We do not use your data for targeted advertising, behavioural profiling, or any automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects on individuals.

Data Sharing & Third Parties

We share limited data only with the following trusted service providers as necessary to operate the platform:

• Google LLC: Google Analytics (GA4) and Google Search Console for traffic analysis and search performance monitoring. Google processes data under their own Privacy Policy and GDPR Data Processing Addendum. IP anonymisation is enabled on all our Google Analytics configurations. Google also provides "Sign in with Google" if you choose to use it.
• Meta Platforms, Inc.: provides "Continue with Facebook" if you choose to use it. We do not send your Cricket Daily activity or scores to Facebook.
• Hosting & Infrastructure Providers: Our web servers and database infrastructure, including account and game data, are hosted on secure cloud platforms. These providers process data solely to deliver the service and are bound by contractual data processing obligations.

We may disclose data if required by law, court order, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Cricket Daily, our users, or the public.

Data Retention

We retain data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy:

• Account and game data: kept until you delete your account. Deleting your account permanently removes your name, email address, profile picture and all of your scores.
• Deletion request records: when a deletion request comes through Facebook, we keep only a confirmation code, its date and the outcome, so you can check its status. This record contains no personal information.
• Server logs: retained for up to 30 days for security and debugging purposes, then automatically deleted.
• Hashed IP data for view deduplication: retained for 24 hours per article session, then purged.
• Aggregated analytics data: retained for up to 26 months in Google Analytics (the default GA4 retention period), after which it is automatically deleted by Google.
• Article view counts: stored as aggregate numbers only (not tied to any individual) and retained indefinitely as part of the article record.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data under applicable laws including the GDPR (EU/UK) and similar regulations:

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@cricketdaily.net. We will respond within 30 days.

Children's Privacy

Cricket Daily is a general sports content platform not directed at children under the age of 13, and accounts are not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal information or created an account, please contact us at info@cricketdaily.net and we will delete it promptly.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of Cricket Daily after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please reach out to us: