Last updated: June 10, 2026
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy describes how Pickleball Now ("we," "our," or "us") collects, uses, shares, and protects information when you use the Services.
2. Information We Collect
Account Information — When you create an account, we may collect:
- Name
- Email address
- Profile photo
- Authentication information provided by Google or other identity providers.
Profile Information — You may choose to provide:
- Display name
- Profile details
- Skill level
- Preferences
- Other profile information.
User Content — We collect content you submit, including:
- Court submissions
- Reviews
- Photos
- Comments
- Messages
- Group information
- League information
- Activity information.
Location Information — If you grant permission, we may collect precise or approximate location information to provide nearby courts, activities, and related features.
Device Information — We may collect:
- Device type
- Operating system
- App version
- Crash reports
- Diagnostic information.
Usage Information — We may collect information regarding how you interact with the Services.
3. How We Use Information
We use information to:
- Provide and maintain the Services.
- Authenticate users.
- Enable messaging and social features.
- Display nearby courts and activities.
- Improve the Services.
- Detect abuse, fraud, and violations.
- Respond to support requests.
- Display and measure advertisements.
- Comply with legal obligations.
4. Public Information
Information you choose to share publicly may be visible to other users. This may include:
- Profile information.
- Group membership.
- Activity participation.
- League participation.
- Comments.
- Reviews.
- Court submissions.
- Other public content.
5. Messaging
Messages exchanged through the Services may be stored and processed to provide functionality, investigate abuse, enforce policies, comply with legal obligations, and improve the Services.
6. Information Sharing
We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with service providers that help us operate the Services, including:
- Authentication providers.
- Hosting providers.
- Database providers.
- Analytics providers.
- Advertising partners (including Google AdSense on our website and Google AdMob in the mobile app).
- Other service providers assisting with operation of the Services.
- Government authorities when required by law.
7. Advertising, Cookies, and Analytics
Mobile app advertising. The Pickleball Now mobile app may display ads through Google AdMob. Google and its partners may use device identifiers and similar technologies to serve and measure ads, including ads that may be based on your app activity. Learn how Google uses data from sites and apps that use its services at Google's partner sites policy.
Website advertising. Our website may use Google AdSense to display ads. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
Cookies. Our website uses cookies and similar technologies for advertising, analytics, and essential site functionality. You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may limit some website features.
Opting out of personalized ads. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You may also visit www.aboutads.info to learn about opt-out choices from participating companies.
8. Data Retention
We retain information for as long as necessary to provide the Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements. Certain community contributions may remain available after account deletion in anonymized or aggregated form.
9. Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights to:
- Access information.
- Correct information.
- Delete information.
- Restrict processing.
- Object to processing.
- Request data portability.
Requests may be submitted to [email protected].
11. Children's Privacy
The Services are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
12. International Transfers
Your information may be processed and stored in countries different from your country of residence.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Continued use of the Services after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
14. Contact
Questions regarding this Privacy Policy may be directed to: [email protected]