Last updated: October 31, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Golf Simulator Spot (“we”, “us”) collects, uses and shares information when you visit golfsimulatorspot.com (the “Site”). If you have a question about it, please reach us through our contact page.
Information we collect
Information you give us
- Contact form: your name, email address, the topic and your message, and any listing address you include.
- Add or claim your venue form: the venue’s name, address, city, state and website, your name, email address, phone number (optional) and your role at the venue, and any notes you add.
- Accounts: if you register on the Site, your username, email address, password (stored in encrypted form) and any profile details you choose to add.
Information collected automatically
When you visit the Site, our servers and service providers automatically receive standard technical information, such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages viewed, the referring page and the date and time of your visit. We also use cookies and similar technologies, described below.
How we use information
- To run, maintain, secure and improve the Site and its listings
- To reply to your messages and process requests to add, claim or update a listing
- To understand how the Site is used (analytics)
- To show advertising that helps keep the Site free
- To prevent spam, fraud and abuse, and to meet legal obligations
Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We and our partners use:
- Essential cookies that make the Site work, such as keeping you logged in, remembering your chosen location and protecting the Site from abuse.
- Analytics cookies that help us understand how visitors use the Site.
- Advertising cookies that third-party ad partners, including Google, use to show and measure ads.
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you block essential cookies, some parts of the Site may not work properly. Where the law requires it, we will ask for your consent before setting non-essential cookies.
Advertising and Google AdSense
We use, or may use, Google AdSense to show ads on the Site.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this Site and other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies lets Google and its partners serve ads to you based on your visits to this Site and/or other sites on the internet.
- You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising at www.aboutads.info.
- If you opt out, you may still see ads, but they will not be personalized.
- To learn more, see how Google uses information from sites that use its services.
Maps
Listing and location pages show interactive maps provided by Google Maps (Google Maps Platform), and may use OpenStreetMap map data. When a map loads, your browser connects to the map provider, which may receive your IP address and set its own cookies. Google’s use of this information is governed by the Google Privacy Policy, and use of Google Maps is subject to the Google Maps Terms of Service.
Analytics
We use, or may use, analytics services such as Google Analytics to measure traffic and usage. These services use cookies or similar technologies to collect information such as the pages you visit and how long you stay. Analytics reports are aggregated and are not used to identify you personally. You can opt out of Google Analytics with the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
How we share information
We do not sell your contact form or venue form details. We share information only:
- with service providers that help us run the Site, such as hosting, content delivery and security, email delivery and analytics, and only so they can provide those services;
- with advertising partners, through cookies and similar technologies, as described above;
- when the law requires it, or to protect our rights, our users or the public; and
- as part of a merger, sale or transfer of the Site, under this policy.
Information you send about a venue, such as its name, address, website and hours, may be published on the Site as part of a listing. Your personal contact details are not published.
How long we keep information
We keep messages and form submissions for as long as we need them to handle your request and keep reasonable records, and then delete them. Account information is kept until you delete your account or ask us to delete it.
Your privacy rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:
- access the personal information we hold about you and get a copy of it
- correct inaccurate information
- delete your information
- object to or restrict certain processing, and withdraw consent where we rely on it
- receive your information in a portable format
EEA, UK and Switzerland (GDPR): we process personal information to respond to your requests, for our legitimate interests in running and securing the Site, to meet legal obligations, and with your consent for non-essential cookies and personalized advertising. You can also complain to your local data protection authority.
California and other U.S. states (CCPA/CPRA and similar laws): you have the right to know what personal information we collect and how we use it, and to ask us to correct or delete it. The use of advertising cookies for personalized ads may count as “selling” or “sharing” personal information under some state laws. You can opt out by using the opt-out links above, by adjusting your cookie settings, or by contacting us. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights.
To make a request, use our contact page and choose “Privacy request”. We may need to verify your identity before we act on it.
Children
The Site is not directed at children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA and UK), and we do not knowingly collect their personal information. If you believe a child has sent us information, please contact us and we will delete it.
Security
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information. No website or transmission over the internet is completely secure, however.
Links to other websites
Listings link to venues’ websites and other third-party sites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices, so please read their policies.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. We will post the new version on this page and update the “Last updated” date.
Contact us
For any privacy question or request, please use our contact page.