Privacy Policy for The Pickleball Gang
Last Updated: [17/06/2026]
At The Pickleball Gang (“we,” “us,” or “our”), accessible from [thepickleballgang.com], one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by The Pickleball Gang and how we use it.
If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information in two ways:
A. Information You Voluntarily Provide
- Comments: When you leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also your IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
- Newsletter: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your name and email address to send you updates, tips, and pickleball news.
- Contact Forms: Information sent to us via email or contact forms is used solely to respond to your inquiries.
B. Information Automatically Collected
- Log Files: Like many other websites, The Pickleball Gang makes use of log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. The information collected includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, and tracking users’ movement on the website.
2. Advertising Partners and Cookies (Google AdSense)
The Pickleball Gang uses “cookies.” These are small text files stored on your computer to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information.
Google AdSense & Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PET)
Google is a third-party vendor on our site. It uses cookies, web beacons, and automated device signals to serve, optimize, and measure advertisements based on a user’s visit to our site and other sites on the internet.
To support a responsible ad ecosystem, Google processes IP addresses received through integrations on our website for personalization, measurement, and fraud protection. In the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, Google utilizes Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs)—such as on-device processing, Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs), and Secure Multi-Party Computation—to protect user privacy while ensuring accurate measurement. This aligns with Google’s registration under the IAB Europe Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) for Feature 3 (“Identify devices based on information transmitted automatically”).
How Google Uses Data
For a detailed breakdown of how Google manages and processes data when you interact with our site, and how you can control the information sent to Google, please review Google’s official partner policy here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
3. Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
4. GDPR Data Protection Rights
We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
- The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
- The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
5. Children’s Information
We do not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
6. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, we advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately, after they are posted on this page.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at: [email protected].