Privacy

The short version: we collect what we need to run a round of golf with your friends, we don’t sell it, and we’ll delete it if you ask. Last updated 22 October 2026.

This website

If you say yes to cookies, we use Google Analytics to count visits and see which parts of the page people use. It sets cookies named _ga and _ga_*. If you say no, Google Analytics still receives anonymous, cookieless signals (such as a page being viewed) that can’t be tied back to you across visits. You can change your mind at any time: Cookie settings.

The game

When you sign in with Google to play, we store:

• your name, email address and profile picture from your Google account, and Google’s ID for it;
• the clubs you tick in your bag;
• your rounds: who played, scores, the cards you were dealt and played, and any emoji reactions;
• if you turn on notifications, the address your browser gives us to send them to;
• sign-in tokens that keep you logged in.

Other players in a round see your name, picture, bag, scores and the cards you play. Your hand stays private until you play from it. The game also uses Google Analytics to understand how rounds are set up and played.

Public recap links

When anyone in a finished round shares the recap, we make a public link for it. Anyone with the link can see players’ first names (plus as much of a surname as it takes to tell two players with the same first name apart), scores, awards and the cards played, without signing in. It shows initials, not profile pictures, and never email addresses.

The snapshot images are made from the same details. Any player in the round can take the link down, and it stops working straight away; a chat app that has already shown a preview of it keeps its own copy of that image.

If you open a recap without being signed in, we ask before using Google Analytics there, and on the recap it only runs if you say yes. If you say no, it doesn’t run anywhere in the game whenever you’re signed out. You can change your mind with “Cookie settings” on the recap. This is separate from your choice on this website. Once you’re signed in, the game uses Google Analytics as described above, whatever you chose. Either way, the recap link itself is never sent to Google.

Why we use it

To run the game you’ve asked to play (your account, your rounds), and, for analytics, to work out what to improve. We don’t sell your data, show ads, or share it with anyone except the services that run the site: Google (sign-in and analytics) and Cloudflare (which sits in front of the site).

How long we keep it

Your account and rounds are kept while you use Parpocalypse. Ask us and we’ll delete them. Google Analytics data is kept for Google’s standard retention period.

Your rights

You can ask to see, correct or delete what we hold about you, or object to how we use it. Email [email protected]. If you’re not happy with our answer, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk.