Privacy Policy

Effective Date: May 14, 2026

The Tips App (“The Tips,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you use our mobile application, website, and related services.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information you provide directly to us, including:

• Name, email address, phone number, username, and account information.
• Profile details, preferences, golf activity, tournament entries, uploaded scores, and app interactions.
• Photos, videos, reviews, comments, messages, or other user-generated content you choose to submit.
• Communications with us, including support requests, feedback, and survey responses.

We may also collect certain information automatically, such as device information, app usage data, IP address, browser type, operating system, approximate location, referral information, and interactions with app features.

2. How We Use Information

We may use information to:

• Operate, maintain, and improve The Tips App.
• Create and manage user accounts.
• Provide golf-related features, tournaments, challenges, rewards, leaderboards, and community tools.
• Process purchases, subscriptions, promotions, or reward-related activity.
• Send service updates, notifications, emails, SMS messages, and promotional communications where permitted.
• Analyze app performance, usage trends, engagement, and feature effectiveness.
• Protect the safety, security, and integrity of our services.
• Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms or policies.

3. User-Generated Content

The Tips App may allow users to upload or share content such as photos, videos, scores, reviews, comments, and other golf-related activity. Content you choose to share may be visible to other users depending on your settings and the features you use.

4. Location Information

Some features may use location information to support golf course check-ins, nearby course discovery, course participation, rewards, tournament features, fraud prevention, or related app functionality. You can manage location permissions through your device settings.

5. How We Share Information

We may share information with service providers who help us operate the app, including hosting providers, analytics providers, payment processors, communications tools, customer support services, security providers, and other vendors.

We may also share information when required by law, to protect our rights or the rights of others, to prevent fraud or abuse, or in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or sale of assets.

6. Payments, Subscriptions, and Rewards

If The Tips App offers purchases, subscriptions, token rewards, promotional rewards, Caddy Pass features, tournaments, or related functionality, payment information may be processed by third-party payment providers or app store platforms. We do not store full payment card details unless explicitly stated and handled through a secure provider.

7. Notifications

We may send push notifications, emails, or SMS messages related to your account, app activity, promotions, tournaments, rewards, service updates, or other app features. You can manage push notifications through your device settings and unsubscribe from certain communications where available.

8. Analytics and Advertising

We may use analytics and advertising tools to understand app usage, improve features, measure performance, and promote The Tips App. These tools may collect information such as device identifiers, app interactions, approximate location, and usage data.

9. Data Retention

We retain information for as long as necessary to provide our services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, prevent fraud, maintain security, and improve our app.

10. Children’s Privacy

The Tips App is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected such information, we will take appropriate steps to delete it.

11. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect information. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

12. Your Choices

You may be able to access, update, or delete certain account information within the app. You may also contact us to request assistance with your information. You can manage app permissions, including notifications and location access, through your device settings.

13. Third-Party Services

The Tips App may include links or integrations with third-party services, golf courses, app stores, analytics providers, payment processors, advertising partners, or promotional partners. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. Your continued use of The Tips App after changes are posted means you accept the updated policy.

15. Contact Us

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

The Tips App
Email: support@thetipsapp.com