Last updated: August 20, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how World of Pickleball (“we,” “us,” or “this website”) handles information when you visit worldofpickleball.org.
Who We Are
World of Pickleball is an independent directory of pickleball clubs and courts around the world. This site does not collect payment information, does not sell products, and does not require account registration to browse.
Information We Collect
Contact form submissions. When you use the contact form to reach us — for example, to suggest a club or ask a question — we collect the name, email address, and message you provide. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry and is not shared with third parties or used for marketing purposes.
Automatically collected technical data. Like most websites, our hosting provider and caching system may log basic technical information (such as IP address, browser type, and pages visited) for security and performance purposes. This data is not used to identify individual visitors.
Analytics. We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use this site (such as which pages are viewed and for how long) so we can improve the directory. Google Analytics uses cookies and collects data including your IP address (which may be anonymized), browser type, device type, and general location. This data is processed by Google in accordance with the Google Privacy Policy.
Advertising. This site displays advertising served by Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites. You can learn more about how Google uses this data, and manage your ad preferences, at Google’s Ads Settings and the Google Privacy Policy.
Cookies
This site uses essential, functional cookies required for the website to operate correctly (for example, to remember your selected language), as well as cookies set by Google Analytics and Google AdSense, as described above. For visitors in the European Union, European Economic Area, and United Kingdom, we request your consent before setting non-essential cookies through a cookie consent banner.
Your Rights (EU/EEA Visitors)
If you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, you have the right, under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), to:
- Request access to the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction or deletion of your data
- Object to or restrict certain processing of your data
- Request a copy of your data in a portable format
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us through our contact page.
Data Retention
Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry, and are periodically deleted thereafter.
Third-Party Links
This directory includes links to third-party websites, including club websites and mapping services (such as Google Maps). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.
Embedded Content
News articles on this site may occasionally include content embedded from other websites (for example, a video hosted on YouTube). Embedded content behaves in the exact same way as if you had visited the other website directly — it may collect data about you, use its own cookies, and monitor your interaction with that content, particularly if you have an account and are logged in to that third-party service.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in how the site operates. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page will reflect the most recent revision.
Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please reach out via our contact page.
