1. Introduction
GolfCartCompass ("we," "us," or "our") operates GolfCartCompass.com. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") you may provide us.
2. Information We Collect
Depending on how you use GolfCartCompass, we may collect the following categories of information:
Account Information: Your name, email address, profile information, login credentials, and account preferences.
Location Information: Precise GPS location while using navigation, route recording, nearby route discovery, and other location-based features. If you grant permission, background location may be collected only while features requiring it are active.
Route and Activity Information: Recorded routes, saved destinations, favorites, ride history, search history, route metadata, and any routes you choose to share publicly.
Device & Diagnostic Information: Device model, operating system, app version, language, IP address, crash reports, diagnostics, and performance information.
Subscription Information: Subscription status and transaction validation information provided by Apple. We do not receive your full payment card information.
Support Communications: Information you provide when contacting customer support.
3. How We Use Information
We use your information to operate, maintain, secure, and improve GolfCartCompass. This includes providing navigation, route recording, route recommendations, saved locations, syncing your account across devices, validating subscriptions, responding to support requests, detecting fraud or abuse, analyzing app performance, fixing bugs, developing new features, communicating important service updates, and complying with legal obligations.
4. Location Data
Location information is fundamental to many features of GolfCartCompass. We collect location information only when you grant permission through your device settings.
Depending on the permissions you choose, location may be used while the app is open and, where enabled, while recording a route or providing navigation in the background. You may change or revoke location permissions at any time through your device settings; however, some features may no longer function properly.
Routes that you designate as public may be visible to other users. Private routes remain associated with your account and are not shared unless you choose to do so.
5. Cookies
Our site uses cookies to understand and save your preferences for future visits and compile aggregate data about site traffic. You can choose to turn off all cookies in your browser settings.
6. How Information Is Shared
We may share information with trusted third-party service providers that support hosting, analytics, infrastructure, and app functionality.
If you choose to share routes or content publicly, that information may be visible to other users.
We do not sell or trade your Personal Information to outside parties.
We may disclose information if required by law or to protect users, safety, or platform integrity.
8. Security
We use commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to help protect your information. However, no method of electronic storage or transmission over the Internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Third-Party Services
We may use trusted third-party providers for cloud hosting, analytics, crash reporting, mapping, authentication, customer support, and subscription validation. These providers receive only the information reasonably necessary to perform services on our behalf and are contractually required to protect it where applicable.
10. Data Retention
We retain information as long as necessary to provide the service, comply with legal obligations, and resolve disputes. Retention varies depending on data type and usage.
11. Your Rights and Choices
You can:
• Manage permissions (including location) in device settings
• Control whether routes are public or private
• Manage subscriptions through your app store account
• Request deletion of your account and associated personal information, subject to applicable legal or operational retention requirements.
• Update or correct account information where available.
12. Children’s Privacy
GolfCartCompass is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13.
13. International Users
If you access GolfCartCompass from outside the United States, you understand that your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate, subject to applicable law.
14. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy. Updates will be posted here with a revised effective date.
15. Contact
Email: support@golfcartcompass.com