Privacy Policy — Shanks Golf

Effective date: 2026-04-15 Last updated: 2026-04-15

This Privacy Policy describes how Shanks Golf (“we”, “our”, “the app”) collects, uses, and protects information about you when you use our mobile application.

Shanks Golf is operated by Juan Costa (costajuan@gmail.com).

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Account Information

When you create an account, we collect:

Email address
Display name (or Apple-provided name if you use Sign in with Apple)
Optional profile photo
Optional golf handicap index (manually entered by you)

1.2 Golf Activity Data

When you use the app, we store:

Scores you enter for rounds of golf
Courses you play and tees you select
Friends you add, leagues you join, groups you create
Messages you send in in-app chat channels
Informal wager records (see note below)
Achievements you unlock

1.3 Device and Location Data

Location: Only when you tap “Find courses near me” or a similar feature. Location is used in real time to search for nearby golf courses and is not stored on our servers. You can deny the location permission — the app remains fully functional, just without proximity search.
Push notification token: If you opt in to notifications, we store an Apple-issued device token so we can deliver league and chat notifications.

1.4 What We Do NOT Collect

Payment information — the app does not process payments of any kind.
Financial account numbers, credit card numbers, or banking details.
Biometric data.
Health data.
Advertising identifiers (we show no ads and run no tracking SDKs).
Facial recognition data.
Browsing history outside the app.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

Create and manage your account
Save and sync your golf rounds across devices
Calculate your handicap, statistics, and league standings
Match you with friends and league members you explicitly connect with
Send notifications you’ve subscribed to (round invites, league updates, chat messages)
Improve the app (aggregate, anonymized usage analysis only)

We do not use your data for advertising, profiling, or any form of automated decision-making that affects your legal rights.

3. Regarding the “Wager” Feature

Shanks Golf includes a social feature for tracking informal bets between friends playing the same round. Important clarifications:

No real money is processed through the app. The app does not integrate with any payment provider.
Wagers are just records — a note that “Player A bet Player B $5 on this round.” The app computes who won based on your golf scores.
Settlement happens outside the app, using services like Venmo, Zelle, or cash, none of which the app has any connection to.
Wagers can only be created between players in the same foursome.

This data is treated the same as any other golf activity data — stored securely and shared only with the other players in the round.

We share your information only in these limited cases:

4.1 With Other Users

Scores and statistics you record are visible to other players in rounds you join and members of leagues or groups you’re part of.
Your display name and profile photo are visible to your friends.
You control who you friend, what leagues you join, and what you share.

4.2 With Service Providers

We use the following third-party services to operate the app:

Provider	Purpose	Data Shared
Supabase (supabase.com)	Database, authentication, realtime sync	All account and activity data
GolfCourseAPI (golfcourseapi.com)	Course database search	Search query text only; no personal data
Apple Push Notification Service	Notification delivery	Anonymized device tokens only

Each provider is bound by their own privacy policies and processes data only on our behalf.

4.3 Legal Compliance

We may disclose information if required by law, subpoena, or valid legal process, or to protect the rights, safety, or property of users or the public.

4.4 What We Do NOT Do

We do not sell your personal information.
We do not share your data with advertisers.
We do not share your data with data brokers.

5. Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account:

Your profile, rounds, and statistics are permanently deleted within 30 days.
Data in shared contexts (leagues you participated in, scores in rounds other players created) may be retained in anonymized form so that history for the other players remains accurate. Your name will be replaced with “Deleted User.”
Backups are purged within 90 days.

6. Your Rights

Regardless of where you live, you have the right to:

Access — request a copy of your data
Correct — update inaccurate information
Delete — delete your account and associated data
Export — request your data in a portable format (JSON)
Object — opt out of processing for specific purposes

To exercise any of these rights, email costajuan@gmail.com from the email address associated with your account. We respond within 30 days.

Our legal basis for processing is:

Contract — to provide the app’s services to you
Consent — for optional features like notifications and location
Legitimate interest — for security, fraud prevention, and product improvement

You have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

6.2 For California Residents (CCPA / CPRA)

You have the right to know, delete, correct, and opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information. We do not sell or share your data with third parties for advertising purposes.

7. Security

We use industry-standard security practices:

All traffic between the app and our servers is encrypted via TLS 1.2+
Passwords are hashed with bcrypt (via Supabase Auth)
Database access is restricted using row-level security (RLS) policies
Secrets and keys are stored in environment variables, never in source code

No system is 100% secure, but we take reasonable measures to protect your information.

8. Children’s Privacy

Shanks Golf is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If you believe a child has created an account, please contact us at costajuan@gmail.com and we will delete the account promptly.

9. International Users

The app operates globally, but data is stored on servers located in the United States (via Supabase). By using the app, you consent to the transfer and processing of your data in the United States.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated via the app or email. The “Last updated” date at the top of this policy indicates when it was last revised.

11. Contact

For any privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights:

Email: costajuan@gmail.com Response time: within 30 days