Privacy Policy for Cricket Highlights

Last Updated: January 4, 2026

Cricket Highlights ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide

• Bookmarks and Preferences: Articles you bookmark and your app preferences are stored locally on your device
• Search History: Your search queries are stored locally to improve your experience

1.2 Automatically Collected Information

• Device Information: Device type, operating system version, and unique device identifiers
• Usage Data: App features you use, articles you view, and time spent in the app
• Crash Reports: Technical information when the app crashes to help us fix bugs

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for:

• Providing and maintaining cricket news content
• Personalizing your news feed based on your interests
• Sending push notifications for breaking cricket news (with your permission)
• Improving app performance and fixing bugs
• Understanding usage patterns to enhance user experience

3. Third-Party Services

3.1 Facebook Audience Network (Advertising)

We use Facebook Audience Network to display advertisements. Facebook may collect and use information about your device and usage to serve personalized ads. This includes:

• Device identifiers and advertising IDs
• IP address and location data
• App usage and interaction data

Learn more: Facebook Privacy Policy

3.2 Firebase Cloud Messaging (Notifications)

We use Firebase Cloud Messaging to send push notifications. Firebase collects:

• Device tokens for notification delivery
• Notification interaction data

Learn more: Firebase Privacy Policy

3.3 News Sources

We aggregate cricket news from various public sources including ESPNcricinfo, Cricbuzz, and other cricket news websites. We do not share your personal information with these sources.

4. Data Storage and Security

• Local Storage: Your bookmarks, preferences, and search history are stored locally on your device
• Encryption: Data transmitted between your device and our servers is encrypted using industry-standard protocols
• Data Retention: We retain usage data for up to 90 days for analytics purposes

5. Your Privacy Rights

You have the right to:

• Access: Request a copy of your data (contact us below)
• Delete: Clear all local data by uninstalling the app or using "Clear Data" in app settings
• Opt-out of Ads: Disable personalized ads in your device settings or use "Limit Ad Tracking"
• Opt-out of Notifications: Disable push notifications in app settings or device settings

6. Children's Privacy

Cricket Highlights is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

8. Data Sharing

We do NOT:

• Sell your personal information to third parties
• Share your data with other apps or services (except third-party services listed above)
• Use your data for purposes other than stated in this policy

9. Analytics

We use anonymous analytics to understand how users interact with our app. This helps us improve features and fix issues. All analytics data is aggregated and cannot be used to identify individual users.

10. Permissions

Cricket Highlights requests the following permissions:

• Internet Access: Required to fetch cricket news and display ads
• Notifications: To send breaking cricket news alerts (optional)
• Network State: To check internet connectivity

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By using Cricket Highlights, you agree to this Privacy Policy.
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