Privacy Policy

1. Overview

Bud Cricket is a purely educational fantasy-cricket learning portal. We do not host contests, accept entries, or process payments. The site is completely free to learn and involves no financial transactions. This Privacy Policy describes the data we collect in connection with your use of our website and learning tools.

2. Data We Collect

Account & Contact Data (you provide): name, email address, and any information you include when contacting us or submitting forms (e.g., feedback, requests).
Learning Progress (local to your browser): quiz attempts, scores, and progress are stored via local storage on your device for your convenience. We do not receive this data unless you explicitly share it with us (e.g., via a form or screenshot).
Technical Data (automatic): generalized logs such as pages viewed, device/browser type, and timestamps for reliability and security. We avoid collecting sensitive personal data.
Support Messages: emails you send to support@budcricket.site, and form submissions on our site.

3. How We Use Data

Provide & improve the website, tutorials, and quizzes.
Respond to inquiries, feedback, and support requests.
Maintain security and prevent abuse or misuse of our educational tools.
Compliance with applicable laws, including age and regional restrictions.

We do not sell your personal information. We do not run ads or conduct profiling for advertising purposes.

4. Legal Basis

Where relevant, our legal bases for processing may include:

Consent (e.g., when you submit a form or sign up for updates).
Legitimate interests (e.g., operating a secure, reliable educational site).
Compliance with law (e.g., honoring age and regional restrictions).

5. Cookies & Local Storage

Cookies (minimal): We may use strictly necessary cookies for session reliability and security. We do not use third-party ad cookies.
Local Storage (learning progress): Quiz scores and module progress may be stored on your device only. You can clear your browser storage to remove this data at any time.
Analytics (privacy-minded): If we use analytics, we aim to use privacy-respecting, aggregated measurement without storing personal identifiers.

6. Sharing & Transfers

We do not sell or rent your personal information. We may share limited data:

Service providers (if any) who support site operations (e.g., email service). They are bound by confidentiality and data-protection obligations.
Legal compliance when required by law or to protect our rights and users.
Business changes (e.g., reorganization). We will notify you if ownership or control of data changes.

7. Data Retention

Account & contact data: kept only as long as needed to provide support and maintain records.
Local storage data: remains on your device until you clear it; we do not receive it by default.
Logs: kept for a limited time for security and troubleshooting, then deleted or anonymized.

8. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the data we control. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure. Please use strong passwords, keep devices up to date, and contact us if you suspect an issue.

9. Your Rights & Choices

Access / Rectify: request a copy of your contact data or corrections.
Delete: ask us to delete contact data we hold (subject to legal obligations).
Opt-out: you may opt out of non-essential communications at any time.
Local storage: clear your browser’s site data to remove quiz progress saved on your device.

To exercise your rights, email support@budcricket.site.

10. Minors & Regional Restrictions

Age: The site is intended strictly for users 18 years and above.
Restricted regions: The site is not available to residents of Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, and Meghalaya.

11. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes take effect when posted on this page with an updated “Effective date.” Significant changes will be highlighted where appropriate.