Last updated: April 22, 2026
We collect information you provide directly, information generated through your use of the app, and limited device information.
Account Information: Your email address, username, display name, and password are required to create an account. You may optionally provide your first name, last name, profile photo, cover photo, bio, and phone number.
Home Location: During onboarding you may select a home city. We store the city name, state, and approximate coordinates to personalize your experience (e.g. showing nearby courses). This is user-selected, not GPS-tracked.
Golf Activity: When you post a round, we collect the course played, your course rating, optional score (with your chosen visibility setting), pace of play, course conditions, value, difficulty, food & drink ratings, photos, notes, and any friends you tag.
Check-Ins: When you check in at a course, we collect the course name, an optional photo, and an optional caption. Check-ins automatically expire and are deleted after 24 hours.
Course Ratings: When you rate a course, we store your numeric rating linked to your account and the course.
Social Interactions: We store your follower and following relationships, likes, comments, bookmarked courses (Want to Play lists), and group memberships and messages.
Contacts: If you grant permission, we access your device's phone contacts solely to help you find friends already on The 19th. We store phone numbers from your contacts in a secure lookup table. For contacts not yet on The 19th, we may store their phone number so we can notify you if they join later. You can deny contacts access and still use the app.
Device Information: We collect your device's push notification token (via Firebase Cloud Messaging) to deliver notifications. We do not collect device identifiers for advertising.
Usage Analytics: We may collect anonymous usage data (screens viewed, features used) to improve the app. We do not use third-party advertising analytics.
We use your information to:
With Other Users: Your username, display name, profile photo, bio, home city, rounds, course ratings, check-ins, and comments are visible to other users. Golf score visibility is controlled by your per-round setting (public, private, or hidden). Group messages are visible only to group members.
We Do Not Sell Your Data: We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing or advertising purposes. We do not share your data with data brokers.
Service Providers: We use Google Firebase for authentication, database storage, file storage, push notifications, analytics, and crash reporting. Your data is processed by Google in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy and their Data Processing Amendment. No other third-party services receive your data.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law, subpoena, or legal process, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of The 19th, our users, or the public.
Storage: Your data is stored on Google Firebase infrastructure located in the United States. All data is transmitted over encrypted connections (HTTPS/TLS).
Security: We use Firebase Security Rules to enforce access controls, ensuring users can only read and modify data they are authorized to access. Passwords are hashed by Firebase Authentication and are never stored in plain text.
Retention:
While we take reasonable precautions, no method of electronic storage or internet transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Profile: You can update your display name, bio, profile photo, cover photo, and home city at any time through Edit Profile.
Score Privacy: You control the visibility of each golf score — public (visible to everyone), private (visible only to you), or hidden.
Notifications: You can customize which notifications you receive in the app's notification settings, or disable push notifications entirely through your device's Settings.
Contacts: You can deny contacts permission during onboarding or revoke it later in your device's Settings. The app functions fully without contacts access.
Blocking: You can block any user to prevent them from viewing your profile or appearing in your feed.
Account Deletion: You may request deletion of your account and all associated data by contacting us at the email below. We will process deletion requests within 30 days.
Data Access: You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you by contacting us at the email below.
If you are a California resident, you have the right to:
To exercise these rights, contact us at the email address below.
The 19th is operated from the United States. If you use the app from outside the United States, your information will be transferred to and processed in the United States. By using The 19th, you consent to this transfer and processing.
For users in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom, our legal basis for processing your data is your consent (provided when you create an account) and our legitimate interest in operating the app. You have the right to withdraw consent, request access to your data, request correction or deletion, and lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
The 19th is not intended for children under the age of 13 (or 16 in the EEA). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we learn that we have collected data from a child under the applicable age, we will delete it promptly. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at the email below.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes through the app or via the email address associated with your account. The "Last updated" date at the top of this policy indicates when it was last revised. Your continued use of The 19th after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at:
The 19th Golf App
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