Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are & Scope

NPL Hub Nepal (accessible at https://nplhubnepal.vercel.app) provides verified schedules, dual-calendar fixtures (Bikram Sambat and Gregorian), standings, team rosters, player directories, and independent editorial coverage of Nepal Premier League cricket.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, handle, and protect visitor information when you access or use our website. We are committed to transparency and honoring user privacy. For any privacy inquiries or data requests, you can contact us directly at: nplhubnepal@gmail.com

2. Information We Collect

We believe in data minimization. You can browse all public sections of NPL Hub Nepal without creating an account, registering, or providing personal credentials. We collect only the following categories of information:

• Automated Usage Data: When you access the website, analytics tools collect non-personally identifiable technical information, such as browser type, operating system, device screen resolution, referring URLs, pages visited, session duration, and approximate geographic region (country or city level).
• Log Data: Like standard web platforms, our hosting infrastructure (Vercel) records HTTP request logs including IP addresses, timestamps, and requested URLs for security, DDoS protection, and operational diagnostics.
• Contact Form Submissions & Voluntary Correspondence: When you submit an inquiry via our website contact form or send us an email directly, we collect your name, email address, subject, and the contents of your message. This data is transmitted securely to our editorial desk (using email delivery infrastructure, such as Formspree) and is utilized solely to review, evaluate, and respond to your communication (such as investigating reported factual corrections, addressing copyright inquiries, or incorporating user feedback). We do not sell, rent, monetize, or disclose your contact details to third-party marketers.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use collected data solely for legitimate, transparent purposes:

• To maintain, optimize, and improve the speed, accessibility, and content of NPL Hub Nepal.
• To monitor reader interest across fixture guides, standings, and editorial articles.
• To investigate and rectify reported factual errors in schedules or squad lists.
• To detect, prevent, and mitigate security incidents, spam, or malicious traffic.
• To respond promptly to visitor feedback and editorial correspondence.

We do not sell, rent, monetize, or trade visitor contact details with third parties for their independent marketing purposes.

4. Cookies & Similar Technologies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device to help web servers recognize returning browsers and retain preferences. The table below details the categories of cookies utilized on or applicable to NPL Hub Nepal:

You can manage or disable cookies at any time via your browser settings. Disabling cookies will not prevent you from reading schedules, points tables, or match reports on this platform.

5. Google Analytics Measurement

NPL Hub Nepal uses Google Analytics (Measurement ID: G-VBLLG090FH), a web analytics service provided by Google LLC ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies to analyze aggregated visitor interactions with our website.

Information generated by Google Analytics is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States and other global regions. We do not transmit personally identifiable information to Google Analytics.

Visitors can prevent Google Analytics from tracking their browsing sessions across the web by installing the official Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

6. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising

In accordance with Google publisher requirements (including Google AdSense Privacy Guidance), we disclose the following operational policies:

Status Note: This website is currently prepared for AdSense compliance review. Third-party ad units and advertising cookies will only activate once approved and deployed.

7. Handling of Contact Messages & Submissions

When you contact us via email, your message, sender address, and any supplied citations are retained solely to review your enquiry, process corrections, or address copyright inquiries.

• We do not subscribe submitted email addresses to newsletters without explicit opt-in consent.
• We do not provide submitted emails to external marketing agencies or sponsors.
• Messages are retained only as long as necessary to address the enquiry or verify archival corrections.

8. Third-Party Services & External Links

Our articles, fixture cards, and match notes frequently cite or link to external resources, such as official Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) publications, accredited national news outlets, or official franchise announcements.

NPL Hub Nepal has no control over and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. We encourage readers to review the privacy policies of external destinations they visit.

9. Data Retention & Security Practices

We employ standard, industry-recognized security measures to protect visitor data. All connections to NPL Hub Nepal are encrypted in transit using Transport Layer Security (HTTPS/TLS).

Aggregated analytics data in Google Analytics is retained according to standard retention settings (26 months) before automated purging. While no Internet transmission is 100% immune from vulnerability, we implement reasonable technical safeguards to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, or alteration.

10. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may hold rights under applicable privacy and data protection frameworks, including rights of access, correction, deletion, or restriction of personal data processing.

Because NPL Hub Nepal does not maintain visitor accounts or database profiles on readers, most telemetry preferences can be exercised directly through your browser cookie settings or Google's privacy tools. For specific requests concerning communications you have sent us, please email nplhubnepal@gmail.com.

11. Children's Privacy

NPL Hub Nepal is a general-audience sports information platform designed for cricket fans. We do not knowingly solicit or collect personal information from individuals under the age of 13 (or under 16 where applicable). If you believe a minor has supplied personal details to us, please contact us and we will take prompt measures to remove such data.

12. Policy Revisions

We may periodically update this Privacy Policy to reflect technical enhancements, regulatory guidance, or advertising network deployments. The "Last updated" date at the top of this document will indicate when changes took effect. Continued usage of NPL Hub Nepal after updates signifies acceptance of the revised policy.

13. Contacting the Site Operator