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Privacy policy

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CricHD Guide is an editorial site. We collect the minimum data needed to operate the site and measure audience.

What we collect

  • Server logs: IP address, user agent, requested URL and timestamp. Retained for 30 days for security and traffic analysis.
  • Google Analytics 4: anonymised page views, session counts, country-level geography, device class. IP anonymisation is on by default.
  • Cookies: the GA4 cookie set (see /cookies/ for the full list). No third-party advertising cookies are set on this site.

We do not collect:

  • Email addresses (we do not run a newsletter or sign-up form).
  • Payment information (we do not sell anything).
  • User-generated content (we do not host comments or profiles).

Lawful basis

  • In India (DPDPA 2023): the lawful basis is “legitimate use” for site operation and traffic measurement. Consent is not separately required for non-sensitive analytics data under the DPDPA framework.
  • In Pakistan (PECA 2016): standard editorial-site operation; PECA primarily governs unlawful electronic activity rather than analytics consent.
  • For EU/UK diaspora visitors (GDPR / UK GDPR): the lawful basis is legitimate interest in measuring site traffic, with the GA4 EU-data-residency setting enabled.

Your rights

You can request:

  • Confirmation of whether we process your personal data.
  • A copy of any personal data we hold relating to you.
  • Correction of inaccurate data.
  • Erasure of data (“right to be forgotten”).
  • Withdrawal of consent (where consent is the lawful basis).

Send requests to [email protected].

Third parties

  • Google Analytics 4 — anonymised analytics, processed by Google LLC under its own privacy policy.
  • Cloudflare — CDN and DDoS protection. Cloudflare may process your IP address as part of its security service.
  • Hosting: the site is served from a Linux VPS in Singapore.

We do not share data with advertisers, data brokers or other third parties.

Contact: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch IPL 2026 legally in India?
Star Sports holds the IPL 2026 television rights in India, with JioHotstar carrying the digital stream. The combined Disney–Reliance JV unified IPL distribution from the 2024 season onwards, so a single JioHotstar subscription covers mobile, smart-TV and connected-device streaming. Star Sports broadcasts the linear feed across Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Bengali language tracks.
Why is the IPL blacked out in Pakistan?
PEMRA (the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority) maintains a long-standing blackout on IPL broadcasts following bilateral tensions. No licensed Pakistani channel carries IPL — viewers inside Pakistan can only watch via licensed platforms in other markets (which generally requires a paid subscription in that market). CricHD Guide does not advise on circumventing the blackout; we list the legal carriers for completeness.
Who broadcasts India tours and Test cricket in India?
India home tours (Test, ODI, T20I) are on the BCCI broadcast contract held by Star Sports + JioHotstar through 2027/28. DD Sports retains free-to-air rights for selected men’s senior India home matches under government FTA mandates, which means a slice of every India home series remains accessible on linear TV without a subscription.
What is CricHD Guide and is it the same as crichd.top?
CricHD Guide is an independent editorial reference site — we are not affiliated with crichd.top, crichd.is or any of the proxy domains historically associated with the CricHD brand. Those unauthorised streaming sites have rotated domains for years and remain a target of rights-holder takedown action. This site exists to redirect search demand for the brand toward the licensed Indian and Pakistani broadcasters that hold cricket rights legitimately. Copyright queries: [email protected].