Social Golf Privacy Policy
Effective date: 23 September 2026
This policy explains how Social Golf collects, uses, stores and deletes information. Social Golf is operated from Auckland, New Zealand.
Information we collect
Social Golf may collect and store:
- Your account email address and the member name displayed in your golf groups.
- Golf-group memberships, roles, invitations and invitation status.
- Golf-day availability, group assignments, playing-day settings, tee-time details and related group administration information.
- A device notification token, device platform and timestamps when notifications are enabled.
- Limited technical and security information generated by our service providers when the app communicates with their systems.
Passwords are handled by Firebase Authentication. The Social Golf administrator cannot view your password.
How we use information
We use information to:
- Authenticate members and protect access to private golf groups.
- Manage invitations, memberships and organiser permissions.
- Record availability and arrange golf days and tee times.
- Send service notifications and membership invitation emails.
- Provide support, maintain security and diagnose service problems.
Service providers and sharing
Social Golf uses Google Firebase for authentication, database hosting, cloud functions and push notifications. Resend is used to deliver membership invitation emails. These providers process information only as needed to provide their services and may process it outside New Zealand.
Social Golf does not sell personal information, display advertising or share information for targeted advertising.
Data security
Social Golf uses authenticated access controls and encrypted network connections. Access to each golf group is limited to its members and organisers according to their role. No online service can guarantee absolute security, but reasonable measures are used to protect data.
Retention and account deletion
Information is retained while needed to operate your account and golf groups. You can delete your account from the app by opening Account and privacy and selecting Delete my account.
Account deletion removes your authentication account, membership details, device notification tokens, pending invitations, personal availability responses and your identifiers from group assignments. Shared golf-day schedules and tee-time records may remain where needed by other group members, without your personal membership or availability information. If you are the only member of a group you own, that group is also removed. If other members remain, ownership is transferred so their shared group can continue.
Limited security logs and provider backups may remain for the providers' normal retention periods or where retention is required by law.
Your choices
You may decline notifications through your device settings. You may request access, correction or deletion of your personal information by contacting us. Account deletion instructions are available on our account-deletion page.
Children
Social Golf is intended for adults and is not directed to children.
Changes to this policy
This page will be updated when the app's data practices materially change. The effective date above identifies the latest version.
Contact
Email: rg.macgregor@gmail.com