Last updated: June 18, 2026
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy describes how PIUPIU LLC ("PickleNow," "we," "our," or "us") collects, uses, shares, and protects personal information when you use our website at picklenow.app, our mobile application, and related services (collectively, the "Services"). We are the data controller for personal information processed through the Services, unless stated otherwise.
2. Information We Collect
Account Information — When you create an account, we may collect: name, email address, profile photo, and authentication information provided by Apple, Google, or other identity providers.
Profile Information — You may choose to provide: display name, date of birth, gender, skill level, preferences, and other profile information.
User Content — We collect content you submit, including court submissions, reviews, photos, comments, messages, group information, league information, and activity information.
Location Information — If you grant permission, we may collect precise or approximate location information to provide nearby courts, activities, and related features.
Device Information — We may collect device type, operating system, app version, crash reports, and diagnostic information.
Usage Information — We may collect information regarding how you interact with the Services.
Consent Records — We store records when you accept these Terms and our Privacy Policy, including timestamp, app version, and platform.
3. How We Use Information
We use information to:
- Provide and maintain the Services.
- Authenticate users and secure accounts.
- Enable messaging and social features.
- Display nearby courts and activities.
- Operate optional AI-assisted features when you choose to use them.
- Improve the Services and fix errors.
- Detect abuse, fraud, and policy violations.
- Respond to support requests.
- Display and measure advertisements.
- Comply with legal obligations.
4. Public Information
Information you choose to share publicly may be visible to other users. This may include profile information, group membership, activity participation, league participation, comments, reviews, court submissions, and other public content.
5. Messaging
Messages exchanged through the Services may be stored and processed to provide functionality, investigate abuse, enforce policies, comply with legal obligations, and improve the Services. Automated tools may be used to help detect harmful content.
6. Information Sharing
We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with service providers that help us operate the Services, including:
- Authentication providers (Apple, Google).
- Hosting and database providers (including Supabase).
- Analytics and crash reporting providers.
- Advertising partners (Google AdSense on our website and Google AdMob in the mobile app).
- AI service providers when you use optional AI features (including Google Gemini and OpenAI for content moderation).
- Cloud and content delivery providers.
- Government authorities when required by law.
Service providers are authorized to use personal information only as needed to provide services to us.
AI Processing — When you use optional AI-assisted features, information you submit may be shared with third-party AI providers solely for the purpose of providing the requested functionality, generating responses, or moderating content. We do not authorize AI providers to use your information to train their models on our behalf unless explicitly stated by the provider's terms and applicable law.
7. Advertising, Cookies, and Analytics
Mobile app advertising — The PickleNow mobile app may display ads through Google AdMob. Google and its partners may use device identifiers and similar technologies to serve and measure ads.
Website advertising — Our website may use Google AdSense. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits.
Cookies — Our website uses cookies and similar technologies for advertising, analytics, and essential site functionality. You can control cookies through your browser settings.
Opting out of personalized ads — You may opt out of personalized advertising at https://www.google.com/settings/ads or learn more at https://www.aboutads.info.
Amazon Associates — Our gear shop includes affiliate links to Amazon.com. We may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.
8. Data Retention
We retain information for as long as necessary to provide the Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements. Certain community contributions may remain available after account deletion in anonymized or aggregated form. Legal consent records may be retained after account deletion in de-identified form for audit purposes.
8A. Account Deletion
You may delete your account through the app settings. Upon deletion, we will delete or anonymize personal information from our active systems within a reasonable period, subject to legal, security, fraud-prevention, dispute-resolution, and backup retention requirements. Certain community contributions may remain visible in anonymized or aggregated form where removal would impair the integrity of community features. Legal consent records may be retained in de-identified form for audit and compliance purposes.
9. Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Your Rights
If you are a resident of California or certain other U.S. states, you may have rights to access, know about, correct, delete, and opt out of certain sharing of your personal information, including opt-out rights for cross-context behavioral advertising where applicable.
Submit requests to [email protected]. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling a request.
11. Children's Privacy
The Services are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information, contact us and we will take appropriate steps to delete it.
12. Data Location
We are based in the United States. Your information is processed and stored in the United States. Data protection laws in the United States may differ from those in other countries.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will post the updated policy on picklenow.app/privacy and update the "Last updated" date. Material changes may require renewed acceptance in the app. Continued use of the Services after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy where permitted by law.
14. Contact
Questions regarding this Privacy Policy or privacy requests may be directed to: PIUPIU LLC Email: [email protected]