🔒 Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to StatsNPL.com ("we," "us," "our," or "Company"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our site.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

• Favorites Data: When you mark players or teams as favorites, we store your IP address and device ID to prevent duplicate favorites and ensure fair voting.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

• Device ID: We generate and store a unique device identifier via cookies to track your favorite preferences (expires after 1 year of inactivity).
• IP Address: Your IP address is collected for the favorites feature to prevent duplicate votes from the same device/location.
• Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. This includes browser type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referral sources.
• Cookies: We use cookies for device tracking, user preferences, and analytics.

2.3 Data We Do NOT Collect

• ❌ Email addresses (unless you contact us directly)
• ❌ Names or personal identification
• ❌ Phone numbers
• ❌ Payment information

3. How We Use Your Information

• ✅ To provide and maintain our website services
• ✅ To personalize your experience (favorites, preferences)
• ✅ To prevent duplicate favorites and fraud
• ✅ To analyze website usage and improve our services via Google Analytics
• ✅ To respond to your inquiries (if you contact us)
• ✅ To comply with legal obligations

4. Data Sharing & Disclosure

We do NOT sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties.

However, your data may be shared with:

• Google Analytics: For website analytics and usage insights (governed by Google's Privacy Policy)
• Legal Authorities: When required by law or legal process

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our database is secured with industry-standard encryption and security protocols.

However, no internet transmission is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of data transmitted over the internet.

6. Cookies & Device Tracking

We use cookies and device IDs to:

• Remember your favorite players and teams
• Prevent duplicate favorite votes from the same device
• Analyze website usage for improvement
• Enhance user experience

Cookie Details:

Cookie Control: You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may limit some website functionality, particularly the favorites feature.

7. Your Rights & Choices

• Access: You can request what data we have collected about you
• Delete: You can request deletion of your favorites and associated data
• Opt-out: You can opt-out of Google Analytics tracking via Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
• Cookie Control: You can manage cookies in your browser preferences

8. Data Retention & Deletion

We retain your data as follows:

• Favorite Records: Until you manually remove them or every 6 months (whichever comes first)
• Device ID Cookie: 1 year from creation
• IP Addresses: Deleted every 6 months unless still associated with active favorites
• Google Analytics Data: Per Google's default retention policy (26 months)

Note: We perform automatic data cleanup every 6 months to remove old, inactive records.

9. Third-Party Services

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand website traffic and user behavior. Google may collect and process your data according to their Privacy Policy.

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. Please review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

10. Future Additions

We may add the following features in the future:

• 💭 User accounts and authentication
• 💭 Email notifications for cricket updates
• 💭 Advertising (Google AdSense or similar)

If we introduce these features, we will update this Privacy Policy and notify users accordingly. Your continued use of the website constitutes acceptance of updated policies.

11. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we learn that a child has provided us personal information, we will delete it promptly.

12. Policy Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the updated policy on our website and updating the "Last Updated" date.

Your continued use of the website following changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to access your data, request deletion, or have privacy concerns, please contact us:

We will respond to data access and deletion requests within 14 days.

14. Legal Compliance

This Privacy Policy is compliant with applicable internet privacy laws. While we are based in Nepal and are not currently required to comply with GDPR, we respect user privacy globally and implement reasonable data protection measures for all users.