Sourcing & Ethics

Aussie Sports Hub is committed to ethical content aggregation and respects the rights of original publishers.

Our Approach

  • RSS Feeds Only: We only use publicly available RSS feeds
  • Attribution: Every article clearly shows the original source
  • No Full Content: We only display summaries and link to originals
  • No Images: We don't reproduce images or media
  • Respectful Crawling: We cache content for 5 minutes to reduce server load

Attribution Standards

Every news item displayed on our site includes:

  • Clear source attribution (e.g., "ABC Sport", "Fox Sports")
  • Enhanced attribution for Google News items showing original publisher
  • Direct link to the original article
  • Publication date when available

Content Policy

We filter content to ensure relevance and quality:

  • Only sports-related content (AFL, Cricket, Soccer)
  • No duplicate or spam content
  • Respect for publisher guidelines
  • Regular monitoring for inappropriate content

Publisher Relations

If you're a publisher and have concerns about how your content appears on our site:

Technical Compliance

  • robots.txt: We respect robots.txt directives
  • Rate Limiting: 5-minute cache prevents excessive requests
  • User-Agent: Clear identification in requests
  • Error Handling: Graceful fallbacks when feeds fail

Our Commitment

We're committed to being a good citizen of the web. If you have any concerns about our practices, please don't hesitate to contact us. We're always looking to improve our approach.