Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 1, 2026 | Last Comprehensive Review: 2026

1. Overview and Scope of Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to the digital sports platform Archivesocialnst.com (the "Site", "Platform", or "Service"), owned and operated by ARCHIVESOCIALNST LIMITED ("Company", "we", "our", or "us"), a company duly incorporated under Indian corporate regulations with registered offices at 862 Car St, Medininagar, Punjab 26414, India.

ARCHIVESOCIALNST LIMITED is committed to preserving the privacy and data security of sports enthusiasts, tactical simulation participants, researchers, and general visitors who access our Indian Super League (ISL) 2026–27 digital fixtures, tabletop probability dice engines, and club dossiers. This document explains how we collect, store, process, protect, and dispose of personal information in compliance with the Information Technology Act, 2000, the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP) of India, and internationally accepted data protection principles.

2. Categories of Information We Collect

Depending on your interaction with the Platform, we process information in the following specific categories:

A. Information You Voluntarily Provide

• Inquiry & Communications Data: When submitting an inquiry through our Contact & Grievance Desk form, we collect your full name, email address, inquiry subject, and message narrative.
• Feedback & Editorial Submissions: Information provided when submitting tactical opinions, fixture corrections, or simulation parameter feedback.

B. Automatically Collected Technical Identifiers

• Network & Device Telemetry: Anonymized Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, operating system build, device screen dimensions, referring URL headers, and language settings.
• Interactive Engine State: Tabletop dice roll sessions, expected points (xP) calculator modifier choices, and page scroll depths, stored primarily within client-side local browser storage.

3. Lawful Grounds and Purposes of Data Processing

We process personal data strictly in accordance with recognized legal foundations, including:

• Consent: Where you voluntarily furnish personal details to request information, report bugs, or engage our Grievance Desk.
• Legitimate Interests: Maintaining network security, preventing cross-site scripting (XSS) or bot scraping attacks, optimizing tabletop simulation performance, and conducting anonymized usage analytics.
• Legal & Regulatory Compliance: Retaining necessary audit logs and communication records to satisfy statutory requirements under Indian cyber laws and judicial orders.

4. Tabletop Match Simulators & Local Processing

A core feature of Archivesocialnst is the interactive Tactical Match Dice Roller and Expected Points (xP) Projector. We emphasize that match simulation operations and dice rolls are computed locally within your web browser runtime using client-side JavaScript. We do not build individual profiling dossiers based on your simulation results. Any persistent state (such as dice roll tallies or user interface preferences) is retained within your client-side `localStorage` and never transmitted to external data brokers.

5. Cookies, Local Storage, and Web Beacons

The platform uses technical cookies and HTML5 local storage mechanisms to guarantee core navigation capabilities and retain your interface preferences. We do not deploy intrusive third-party cross-site advertising trackers. For a thorough itemized list of all storage keys, durations, and management protocols, please review our comprehensive Cookie Policy.

6. Information Sharing, Disclosure, and Third Parties

ARCHIVESOCIALNST LIMITED does not sell, rent, monetize, or trade your personal data to third parties. We only share information under strict, limited circumstances:

• Technical Infrastructure Partners: Trusted hosting providers, Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), and enterprise email relay systems operating under strict non-disclosure and data protection contracts.
• Legal & Regulatory Authorities: When compelled by valid court subpoenas, law enforcement directives, or statutory requirements under the laws of the Republic of India.
• Corporate Reorganization: In the event of a merger, acquisition, restructuring, or asset disposition involving ARCHIVESOCIALNST LIMITED, where the successor entity assumes compliance with this Privacy Policy.

7. Cross-Border Data Transfers

Our core platform servers are located in secure data centers. If data is transferred across international borders for backup, CDN edge caching, or technical support, ARCHIVESOCIALNST LIMITED enforces standard contractual clauses and robust encryption standards ensuring equivalent safeguards to Indian DPDP regulations.

8. Data Retention and Destruction Protocols

We retain personal information only for the duration necessary to fulfill the specific purposes outlined in this Policy, or as mandated by statutory limitation periods:

• General Inquiry Logs: Maintained for twelve (12) months following resolution before permanent digital deletion.
• Server Security & Audit Telemetry: Retained for a rolling period of thirty (30) to ninety (90) days and subsequently purged.
• Local Storage Entries: Persist on your client device until cleared via your browser settings or overridden by new session data.

9. Your Legal Rights & Choices

Subject to applicable Indian and international privacy regulations, you are entitled to exercise the following rights:

• Right to Access & Confirmation: Request a written summary of the personal information we maintain concerning your identity.
• Right to Rectification: Request the prompt correction of inaccurate, outdated, or incomplete personal data.
• Right to Erasure (Right to Be Forgotten): Request the permanent deletion of your personal communications records, subject to statutory retention obligations.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Revoke consent previously given for communications or data processing at any time without retroactive penalty.
• Right to Grievance Redressal: File a formal complaint with our designated Grievance Officer regarding data handling practices.

10. Security Architecture & Protective Safeguards

ARCHIVESOCIALNST LIMITED employs comprehensive physical, administrative, and technological defenses designed to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, destruction, loss, or alteration. These measures include:

• Industry-standard Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.3 / SSL) encryption for all web network traffic.
• Restricted server access governed by multi-factor authentication and role-based privilege tiers.
• Routine security patching, firewall surveillance, and automated intrusion monitoring.

11. Protection of Children’s Privacy

Archivesocialnst is intended for general audiences, sports enthusiasts, and tactical board gamers. We do not intentionally target, collect, or process personal data from children under the age of eighteen (18) years without verifiable parental consent. If we discover that a minor has submitted personal details through our contact forms, we take immediate measures to purge such data from our operational repositories.

12. Statutory Grievance Redressal Mechanism (India)

In accordance with the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Rules made thereunder, the contact details of the designated Grievance Officer for ARCHIVESOCIALNST LIMITED are set forth below:

13. Modifications to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to revise, amend, or modernize this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect evolving legal mandates, technological advancements, or tournament platform enhancements. Any amendments will become effective immediately upon posting to this URL, marked with the updated "Effective Date" at the head of the page. We encourage visitors to review this policy routinely.