Privacy
Last updated 11 November 2026.
Cricle is a free daily cricket guessing game, run as a hobby project under the name Cricle. Questions about your data: playcricle@gmail.com.
What's stored
- A guest ID. When you first play, the game creates an anonymous account for you: a random ID with no name or email attached.
- Your games. Who you guessed, whether you opened hints, and when you finished. This gives you your stats and streak, the "how everyone did" chart and the leaderboards.
- Your country. With each day's game the game notes which country you played from, as a two-letter code like GB or IN, so we can see which countries play Cricle. It comes from the country your internet connection reports or, failing that, your device's time zone. Your IP address and anything more precise than the country are never stored, and the country is never shown to other players.
- Your leaderboard name. One is picked for you (like "Gully 37") until you choose your own. It's shown to everyone on the leaderboards.
- The team you support, only if you pick one. It puts you on that team's fans' table (under your leaderboard name, like any leaderboard) and counts your scores towards the team's place in the Supporters' Cup. The Cup only shows each team's score, never who or how many support it. Your country is only used to suggest a team.
- If you sign in with Google: your email address and the name on your Google account, so the game can recognise you on other devices. They're never shown to other players, and never used to contact you unless you switch on email reminders.
- If you sign in with your email: your email address, so the game can recognise you on other devices. We only email it a sign-in code when you ask for one, and a morning reminder if you switch those on. It's never shown to other players and never used for anything else.
- Sponsor counts. To tell sponsors how many people saw and clicked their slot, the game counts each time a sponsor slot is on screen for a second or clicked. Only daily totals are kept. So one person can't be counted over and over, your guest ID is noted against that day's count and deleted after two days. To tell a sponsor how many different people saw their ads and what share of them clicked, your guest or account ID is also noted once against that sponsor (that you saw an ad, and whether you clicked), and deleted 90 days after their ads stop showing. No cookies are used for this.
- Daily reminders, only if you switch them on. Your browser gives the game a private address that only works for sending it notifications, plus the keys to encrypt them. We store that with your guest ID or account so we can skip the reminders on days you've already played. You get at most two a day: one in the morning and one 6 hours before the day's game ends. Switching reminders off, or deleting your data, deletes it.
- Email reminders, only if you're signed in and switch them on. We note that you want them and send one email in the morning, only on days you haven't played, to the email address on your account. Every email has a link that stops them in one click. Switching them off, or deleting your data, deletes the note.
- On your device: your browser keeps your sign-in so you don't lose your game. That's needed for the game to work, so it isn't optional.
- Visit counting and ad measurement, only if you allow it. If you press Allow on the cookie bar, three things are switched on. Google Analytics sets cookies to count visits: which pages are opened, roughly where visitors are in the world, what device they use, how they found Cricle, and when games are finished or shared. The Meta Pixel sets cookies so we can see which of our Facebook and Instagram ads bring players, and so Meta can show those ads to people likely to enjoy Cricle. It's told when you open the game and when you finish the daily game. The X pixel does the same for our ads on X: it sets cookies so we can see which X ads bring players, and is told when you open the game. None of them receives your account, your email or which players you guessed. If you press No thanks, none of them is loaded at all. Change your mind any time with "Cookie settings" at the bottom of the game.
If you contact us about sponsorship
The details you send on the sponsor page (name, company, email, website, message) are stored in the game's database (Supabase) and emailed to us through Resend. They're only used to reply to you, and deleted if nothing comes of it.
Who handles it
- Supabase runs the game's database and sign-in, on servers in London.
- Cloudflare hosts the website. Like any web host it sees your IP address when you load the page.
- Your browser's push service delivers daily reminders, if you switch them on: Google for Chrome and Android, Apple for Safari and iPhone, Mozilla for Firefox, Microsoft for Edge. Reminders are encrypted so only your browser can read them.
- GitHub runs the daily reminders and stores a weekly backup of the game's database. It's encrypted before it's stored, and only we hold the key to open it.
- Resend sends the sign-in code, only if you choose to sign in with your email, and the reminder emails, only if you switch them on. It sees your email address and what's in the email.
- Google, only if you choose to sign in with it, or allow visit counting (Google's privacy policy). Advertising features in Google Analytics are switched off.
- X, only if you allow cookies (X's privacy policy). X also uses what its pixel sends under its own terms, for example to decide who sees ads.
- Meta, only if you allow cookies (Meta's privacy policy). Meta also uses what the Pixel sends under its own terms, for example to decide who sees ads.
The fonts and player photos are served from this site, so unless you allow cookies, loading the game doesn't contact anyone else.
Why
To run the game you've chosen to play: keeping your record, counting results and showing leaderboards. And, only if you allow cookies, to count visits and to measure and improve our own ads. Nothing is sold.
How long
For as long as your account exists. Guest accounts that haven't played for 12 months may be deleted. Weekly backups are kept for 90 days, so after you delete your data it can stay in an older backup for up to 90 days before that backup is deleted too.
Your choices
- Delete everything at any time: Your stats and account > Delete my data. It removes your results, your leaderboard name and your account straight away.
- Change your leaderboard name on the leaderboard page, and your team (or pick No team) under its fans' chip.
- Turn daily reminders off at Your stats and account > Daily reminder, or block notifications for this site in your browser. Stop reminder emails with the link in any of them, or in the same place.
- To see a copy of your data or ask anything else, email playcricle@gmail.com.
- If you're unhappy with how your data is handled, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.
Player data and photos
Cricketers' career details come from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and Cricsheet. Photos are free-licensed images from Wikimedia Commons, credited under each one.