Privacy — IPL Fantasy India Editorial Desk

Privacy policy for the IPL Fantasy India editorial desk: data collection, data usage, data retention, data security, dat…

The privacy policy is the IFI desk's commitment to the pan-India fantasy community. The IFI editorial desk collects minimal data: the editorial email, the WhatsApp broadcast subscription, the social media interactions. The desk does not sell the data, does not share the data with third parties, and does not use the data for advertising. This page is the consolidated privacy reference: the data collected, the data usage, the data retention, the data security, the data sharing, the data subject rights, and the contact information for the privacy inquiries.

The data collected: minimal, editorial-only

The IFI desk collects: (1) the editorial email address (for the editorial inquiries), (2) the WhatsApp number (for the broadcast subscription), (3) the social media handles (for the social media interactions), (4) the contact form submissions (for the editorial, technical support, and responsible play inquiries). The desk does not collect: the player's name, the player's date of birth, the player's PAN, the player's Aadhaar, the player's bank account, the player's contest entries, the player's deposit amounts, the player's withdrawal amounts, the player's operator's account information.

For the pan-India fantasy community, the data collection is the editorial trust layer. The desk's commitment to the community is reflected in the minimal data collection, the editorial-only usage, the absence of the operator's data. The IFI desk's editor in chief has signed the data collection policy on day 1 of every season for 6 seasons.

The data usage: editorial-only, no advertising

The IFI desk uses the data for editorial-only purposes: (1) the editorial email is used for the editorial inquiries, the editorial response, the editorial feedback, (2) the WhatsApp number is used for the broadcast subscription, the broadcast message, the broadcast renewal, (3) the social media handles are used for the social media interactions, the social media engagement, the social media community management, (4) the contact form submissions are used for the editorial response, the technical support response, the responsible play response.

The desk does not use the data for: (1) advertising, (2) marketing, (3) third-party sharing, (4) operator's data collection. The desk's commitment to the community is reflected in the editorial-only usage, the absence of the advertising, the absence of the marketing, the absence of the third-party sharing. The IFI desk's editor in chief has signed the data usage policy on day 1 of every season for 6 seasons.

The data retention: minimal, time-bound

The IFI desk retains the data for: (1) the editorial email — 90 days after the last editorial inquiry, (2) the WhatsApp number — for the duration of the broadcast subscription plus 30 days after the cancellation, (3) the social media handles — for the duration of the social media interaction, (4) the contact form submissions — 90 days after the last submission. The data is deleted after the retention period; the data is not retained beyond the retention period.

For the pan-India fantasy community, the data retention is the editorial trust layer. The desk's commitment to the community is reflected in the time-bound retention, the deletion policy, the absence of the indefinite retention. The IFI desk's editor in chief has signed the data retention policy on day 1 of every season for 6 seasons.

The data security: encrypted, access-controlled

The IFI desk stores the data on encrypted servers, with access controlled by the desk's editors. The data is encrypted in transit (HTTPS) and at rest (AES-256). The data is access-controlled: only the desk's editors can access the data; the access is logged; the access is reviewed quarterly. The data is not stored on personal devices; the data is not shared via email; the data is not backed up to third-party cloud services.

For the pan-India fantasy community, the data security is the editorial trust layer. The desk's commitment to the community is reflected in the encryption, the access control, the logging, the quarterly review. The IFI desk's editor in chief has signed the data security policy on day 1 of every season for 6 seasons.

The data sharing: no third parties, no operators

The IFI desk does not share the data with third parties. The desk does not share the data with the operators (Dream11, My11Circle, MPL, MyTeam11). The desk does not share the data with the franchises (MI, RCB, CSK, etc.). The desk does not share the data with the advertisers. The desk's commitment to the community is reflected in the absence of the third-party sharing, the absence of the operator's data sharing, the absence of the franchise data sharing, the absence of the advertiser data sharing.

For the pan-India fantasy community, the data sharing is the editorial trust layer. The desk's commitment to the community is reflected in the absence of the third-party sharing. The IFI desk's editor in chief has signed the data sharing policy on day 1 of every season for 6 seasons.

The data subject rights: access, correction, deletion

The data subject has the right to: (1) access the data held by the desk, (2) correct the inaccurate data, (3) delete the data (right to be forgotten), (4) object to the data processing, (5) restrict the data processing, (6) data portability. The data subject can exercise the rights by contacting the desk's privacy editor at [email protected]. The desk responds within 30 days, in line with the Indian IT Act 2000 and the SPDI Rules 2011.

For the pan-India fantasy community, the data subject rights are the editorial trust layer. The desk's commitment to the community is reflected in the data subject rights, the response time, the compliance with the Indian law. The IFI desk's editor in chief has signed the data subject rights policy on day 1 of every season for 6 seasons.

The privacy inquiries: how to contact the desk

The privacy inquiries can be sent to [email protected]. The desk's privacy editor responds within 30 days. The privacy editor is responsible for the data collection, the data usage, the data retention, the data security, the data sharing, the data subject rights. The privacy editor reports to the desk's editor in chief.

For the pan-India fantasy community, the privacy inquiries contact is the editorial trust layer. The desk's commitment to the community is reflected in the privacy editor, the response time, the editorial structure. The IFI desk's editor in chief has signed the privacy inquiries policy on day 1 of every season for 6 seasons.

Final word: the privacy policy is the editorial trust layer

The privacy policy is the IFI desk's commitment to the pan-India fantasy community. The data collection, the data usage, the data retention, the data security, the data sharing, the data subject rights, the privacy inquiries — all of it is the editorial foundation. The desk's editor in chief has run the privacy policy for 6 seasons. The privacy is the editorial trust layer; the analysis is the work; the community is the audience. Filed fresh from Mumbai, filed for Bharat, filed for the pan-India fantasy community.

The IFI desk's editorial note: filed fresh this week

The IFI editorial desk files this note fresh each week from the Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Kolkata press boxes. The note covers the venue read, the form read, the match-up read, the ownership analysis, and the responsible play reminder. The note is the editorial foundation of the desk's pan-India coverage; the note is the data layer of the pan-India fantasy community's captaincy decision.

For the desi reader who is locked into the contest budget for the week, the note is the closest thing to a personal consultation with the desk's editor in chief. The note includes the captaincy overlay for the 3 most-watched matches of the week, the differential path for the 5 highest-edge plays, the contest allocation for the 4 major apps, and the responsible play reminder for the pan-India fantasy community. The note is the editorial home of the weekly fantasy cricket work.

What the desk's India correspondents are seeing this week

The three India correspondents — based at Wankhede, Chinnaswamy, and Eden Gardens — file 200-word match reports for every contest. The reports cover the venue's bounce, the dew timing, the boundary carrier, the captain's body language at the toss, the outfield's grass cover, the umpire's strike rate. The reports are the data layer of the pan-India fantasy community's venue reads; the reports are the editorial foundation of the IFI desk's coverage.

For the desi reader who watches the match from a Kolkata tea stall, a Bengaluru IT park, a Jaipur paan shop, a Hyderabad biryani joint, a Lucknow kebab corner, or a Delhi metro seat, the reports are the closest thing to being at the ground. The reports are aggregated into the captaincy overlay on the captain picks page; the reports are the editorial home of the pan-India fantasy community.

The desk's responsible play reminder

The IFI desk's editor in chief reminds the pan-India fantasy community of the responsible play framework on every page of the site. The framework requires: 18+ only, KYC mandatory, state eligibility confirmed, self-exclusion tools used when the warning signs are present, no using the contest as a primary income source, no chasing losses, no playing under the influence. The framework is the editorial floor of the pan-India fantasy community; the framework is the data layer of the responsible play understanding; the framework is the application layer of the desk's commitment to the community.

For the desi reader who is reading this page on a phone in a crowded market, in a quiet office, in a college classroom, or on a train, the reminder is the editorial trust layer. The reminder is the foundation of the desk's commitment; the reminder is the application layer of the responsible play understanding; the reminder is the editorial home of the pan-India fantasy community's responsible play.