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    Privacy policy

    Last Updated: June 23, 2026

    Welcome to Sneakies ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website and in our application (collectively, the "Service").

    This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use Sneakies to track your golf games, scores, and statistics, and connect with other players.

    1. Information We Collect

    We collect information that identifies you personally ("Personal Data") and information that does not.

    A. Information You Provide Directly

    • Account Registration: Name, email address, password, and profile image.
    • Golfer Profile: Handicap index, home course, and golfing preferences.
    • Game Data: Scores, round history, team designations (e.g., Blue Team/Red Team), and scoring configurations (e.g., points per hole and "Bridge" or "Re-Bridge" multipliers).
    • Social Content: Friend lists, group memberships, trash talk (chat logs), and shared game recaps.

    B. Information Collected Automatically

    • Device Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, and device identifiers.
    • Geolocation: When you start a round, we may collect precise location data to identify the golf course you are playing and verify hole proximity for specific game modes (e.g., "Poley").
    • Usage Data: Interaction logs, button clicks, and crash reports to help us improve the app stability.

    C. Financial Data Disclaimer

    Sneakies is a scorekeeping and statistics utility. The Service tracks scores, points, and round results. We do not process payments, hold funds, or transfer money of any kind, and we never collect credit card numbers or bank account details. Anything players choose to do among themselves happens entirely off the app and outside of Sneakies.

    2. How We Use Your Information

    We use the collected data for the following purposes:

    • Core Functionality: To calculate scores, manage game logic (Low Ball, Total Score, Snakes/Sandies), and update real-time leaderboards.
    • Social Features: To allow you to find friends, form teams, and share results.
    • App Improvement: To analyze trends (e.g., most popular scoring formats) and fix bugs.
    • Communication: To send game invites, push notifications regarding game status (e.g., "Blue team bridged!"), and administrative updates.

    3. Disclosure of Your Information

    We respect your data. We only share information in the following situations:

    A. With Other Users (Social Visibility)

    • Teammates & Opponents: During a game, your name, handicap, live score, and location on the course are visible to all participants in that specific game session.
    • Friends: Your profile stats and past game history may be visible to users you have added as friends.

    B. Third-Party Service Providers

    We may share data with third-party vendors who perform services for us, such as:

    • Hosting: (e.g., AWS, Vercel) to host the application.
    • Authentication: (e.g., Google Auth, Apple Sign-In) to verify your identity.
    • Analytics: To help us understand how the app is used.

    C. Legal Obligations

    We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

    4. Geolocation Services

    Sneakies requires access to location services to function correctly on the golf course. You can toggle location services on or off in your device settings; however, disabling location may prevent the use of certain features (such as course verification or GPS-based scoring).

    5. Data Retention

    We retain your personal information and game history for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal data, though aggregate game data (which does not identify you) may be retained for statistical analysis.

    6. Security of Your Information

    We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. However, please be aware that no electronic transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

    7. Children’s Privacy

    Sneakies is intended for users age 18 and older. We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 18. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible.

    8. Your Privacy Rights

    Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

    • Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
    • Correction: Ask us to fix inaccurate data (e.g., an incorrect handicap).
    • Deletion: Request that we delete your account and data.

    To exercise these rights, please contact us at the email below.

    9. Updates to This Policy

    We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible.

    10. Contact Us

    If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

    Sneakies Support Email: support@sneakiesgolf.com