Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 21, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how the Cric Sim mobile game ("Cric Sim," the "App," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects your information. By using the App you agree to the practices described here.
Cric Sim is a fictional cricket-management simulation game. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with the BCCI, the IPL, the ICC, any cricket franchise, or any professional cricketer. All team names, player names, logos, and colors in the App are fictional.
Contact: For any privacy questions or requests, email cricketfranchisesim@gmail.com.
1. Who we are
The App is provided by Cric Sim Group ("the Developer"), based in the State of Georgia, United States. The Developer is the data controller responsible for your information.
2. Information we collect
We collect only what we need to run the game and keep your progress safe.
a. Account information
- Guest accounts: When you play as a guest, we create an anonymous account identified only by a randomly generated ID. No name, email, or personal identifier is collected.
- Sign in with Apple / Google: If you choose to link your account, we receive a unique account identifier from Apple or Google, and — only if you choose to share it — your email address and display name. We use these solely to identify your account and let you restore your progress across devices. We never receive your Apple or Google password.
b. Game data
- Your careers, teams, rosters, lineups, match results, statistics, and game settings. This is stored so your progress persists and syncs across your devices.
- Custom player names. If you use the player-name feature in Settings, the names you choose are saved to your account and applied to careers you start afterwards. We store only the names you actually changed, alongside the built-in name each one replaces. These names are private to your account and are never shown to other users.
c. Usage and analytics data
- We use PostHog to collect product-analytics events (for example: app opened, career created, draft started or completed, match played, playoffs reached, season completed, tutorial started or completed, notification settings changed) so we can understand how the game is used and improve it. These events describe in-game actions, not the content of your game.
- These events are linked to your account identifier so we can understand how the game is used over time. They are not linked to your name or email address. We refer to this as pseudonymous rather than anonymous: we cannot identify you from the events themselves, but they are associated with your account.
- We also record the screen you are viewing within the App, and basic device information — device model, manufacturer, and whether the device is a phone or tablet. We collect the device model because layout problems are often specific to one screen size, and without it we cannot tell an iPhone from an iPad. We do not record taps, keystrokes, or screen contents.
d. Crash and diagnostic data
- We use Sentry to capture crash reports and technical error logs so we can fix bugs. Crash reports are configured to exclude personal data (we do not attach IP addresses or personal identifiers).
e. Files you export or import
- Exporting. The player-name export writes a CSV file to your device. Once that file is on your device it is under your control, not ours — if you share it, we have no involvement in or knowledge of where it goes.
- Importing. When you import a file, the App opens your device's file picker and can read only the single file you choose. It has no access to any other file on your device. The names in that file are sent to our servers to be saved to your account; the file itself is not stored by us.
f. Information we do not collect
- We do not collect your contacts, photos, precise location, microphone, or camera data.
- We do not sell your personal information.
- We do not show third-party advertising (as of the date above).
3. How we use your information
- To create and maintain your account and save/sync your game progress.
- To operate core game features (drafts, matches, seasons, stats, and custom player names).
- To send optional local reminders ("your season is waiting") on your device — these are scheduled locally and only if you grant notification permission; we do not run a notification server.
- To understand usage trends and improve the game (analytics).
- To diagnose crashes and fix problems (diagnostics).
- To protect the service against abuse (e.g. rate limiting).
Ratings and reviews
The App may occasionally ask you to rate it. The rating prompt is displayed by Apple, using Apple's own system feature, and any rating or review you leave goes to Apple — not to us. We do not receive your rating, your review, or even whether you responded or dismissed it. We record only, on your device, that a prompt was requested, so that we do not ask you again too soon.
The "Rate CricSim" option in Settings simply opens our App Store page.
4. Legal bases for processing (EEA/UK users)
Where applicable, we process your data on the basis of: performance of a contract (running the game you asked to play), legitimate interests (improving and securing the App), and consent (e.g. device notification permission, which you can withdraw at any time in your device settings).
5. How your information is stored and shared
6. Data retention
We keep your account and game data for as long as your account exists. If you delete your account (see Section 8), your account and associated game data are permanently deleted. Anonymized analytics and aggregated diagnostics that cannot identify you may be retained.
7. Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, export, or delete your personal data, and to object to or restrict certain processing. To exercise these rights, contact cricketfranchisesim@gmail.com. Note that much of your account can be managed directly in the App.
8. Deleting your account and data
You can permanently delete your account and all associated data at any time from within the App: open the account menu and choose Delete Account. This is irreversible and removes your careers, statistics, match history, and account record.
9. Children's privacy
The App is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or the minimum age required in your country), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
10. International users
The App is available globally. Your information may be processed in countries other than your own, including where our hosting and service providers operate. We take steps to ensure your data is protected wherever it is processed.
11. Security
We use industry-standard measures to protect your data, including encrypted connections, hashed authentication tokens, parameterized database access, and access controls. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, but we work to protect your information.
12. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will update the "Last updated" date above and, for material changes, provide notice in the App. Continued use after changes means you accept the updated policy.
13. Contact us
Questions or requests about this policy or your data:
Email: cricketfranchisesim@gmail.com