Privacy Policy

Introduction

Elli Consulting Services LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the Yips! mobile application (“Yips!” or the “App”), a social golf app for tracking rounds, scores, and friendly wagers. This Privacy Policy explains what information the App collects, how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices you have. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use the App.

Information we collect

Account information

• Email address and password (email and password sign-in only).
• A user/account ID assigned to your account.
• Authentication and account data are handled through Supabase. Authentication session and refresh tokens are stored locally on your device so you stay signed in.

Profile information

• Username and display name.
• Handicap and home course.
• Venmo handle.
• GHIN number, GHIN state, and GHIN handicap index. GHIN information is stored with your profile and may be visible to other signed-in Yips! users through profile access and friend-search functionality.
• Profile information is stored in Supabase. Signed-in Yips! users can view profile information through friend search. Anonymous (signed-out) users cannot access profiles.

Golf and round information

• Golf course information and 18-hole scores.
• Game configurations, wagers, presses, and payout calculations.
• Player information associated with a round.
• Round data is stored in Supabase and locally on your device. Round information is available to the participants in that round.

Scorecard photos

If you choose to use the scorecard scanning feature, Yips! may access a photo you take with your camera or select from your photo library. The image is temporarily processed to extract golf course information and is not permanently stored by Yips!.

Friend and player information

• Player names, handicap, and Venmo handle.
• Friend and player information may be stored locally on your device.
• Player information may become part of a synchronized round.

Information we do not collect

Yips! does not collect location data and does not use location services. Yips! does not use analytics, crash-reporting SDKs, advertising SDKs, or cross-app or cross-website tracking, and we do not sell personal information.

How we use information

• Create, authenticate, and manage your account.
• Provide core features: profiles, friends, rounds, scores, wagers, and payouts.
• Calculate and display wagering statistics and history.
• Retrieve your handicap information when you provide a GHIN number.
• Extract golf course information from a scorecard photo you choose to scan.
• Respond to support requests and troubleshoot problems.
• Maintain the security and integrity of the App.

How we share information

We do not sell your personal information and we do not share it with advertisers, data brokers, or advertising networks. Information is shared only as follows:

• With other users: participants in a round can see that round's information, and signed-in users can find profiles through friend search.
• With service providers: the third-party services listed below, which process information on our behalf or at your direction.
• Legal compliance: to comply with valid legal obligations, law, regulation, legal process, or lawful governmental requests.
• Security and integrity: as reasonably necessary to investigate suspected fraud or abuse and protect our users.
• Business transfers: in connection with a merger, acquisition, sale, financing, or reorganization involving Elli Consulting Services LLC or Yips!.
• With your consent: to fulfill a request you make or for any other purpose you approve.

Third-party services

The current version of Yips! uses the following third-party services:

• Supabase — authentication, database, and backend infrastructure. Supabase processes account, profile, and round data on our behalf.
• api.ghin.com — if you provide a GHIN number, that number may be sent to api.ghin.com solely to retrieve handicap information. No device identifier or authentication token is sent with the lookup, and the returned handicap information is stored in your profile.
• Rork AI service and upstream LLM — if you take or select a photo of a golf scorecard, the image is temporarily converted to base64 and transmitted for processing so that golf course information can be extracted from it. The scorecard image is not permanently stored by Yips!, and no conversation history or unrelated score data is sent with the scan request.
• Venmo — used only as a user-initiated link for settling friendly wagers. Yips! does not process payments.

Data security

We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction, including industry-standard encryption for data in transit, access controls, and secure authentication practices provided through Supabase. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Data retention

We retain your account, profile, and round information for as long as your account remains active so that the App can provide its features. Your account data is deleted when you use the in-app account deletion function, as described below.

Limited information may be retained after deletion where reasonably necessary for legal obligations, security, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, or where copies persist in routine backups until those backups expire.

Account deletion

You can delete your account directly from within the Yips! app. When you delete your account:

• Your authentication account is deleted.
• Your profile is deleted.
• Rounds you created are deleted.
• Your user ID is removed from other rounds in which you participated.
• Your active authentication sessions are revoked.
• Data stored locally on your device may remain until you delete the app or clear its local data.

If you have questions about deleting your account, contact us at elliconsultingservices@outlook.com.

Your rights and choices

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

• Access, update, or correct your account and profile information in the App.
• Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Delete your account and associated data using the in-app deletion function.
• Object to or restrict certain processing of your information.
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

To exercise these rights, contact us at elliconsultingservices@outlook.com.

Children's privacy

Yips! is a general-audience golf application and is not directed to children. You must be at least 13 years old to create an account. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under that age, and if we learn that we have, we will take steps to delete it promptly.

In some jurisdictions the age of digital consent is higher than 13. Where required by applicable law, users below that age must have their parent or legal guardian consent to their use of the App and the processing of their information.

International users

Yips! is operated from the United States, and our service providers may store and process information in the United States or other countries. If you access the App from outside the United States, you understand that your information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in a country whose data protection laws differ from those of your own. Where required by law, we take reasonable steps to provide an appropriate level of protection for such transfers.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the new policy and updating the effective date above. Your continued use of the App after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

• Company: Elli Consulting Services LLC
• Email: elliconsultingservices@outlook.com