Your information
Privacy Policy
Effective and last updated: July 31, 2026
Dirck Golf School, operated by Benjamin Dirck, provides golf curriculum, progress tracking, and optional private swing-review tools. This policy explains the information the service uses and the choices available to you.
Information we collect
Account and profile information
We collect a username, a protected password representation, account role, account and sign-in timestamps, and account status. If you choose to add them, we may also store an email address, phone number, and profile information. Registration is limited to adults age 18 or older; we use an age attestation and do not ask for a birthdate.
Learning and progress information
We store curriculum progress, completed activities, quiz results, notes you enter, and synchronization records needed to keep progress associated with the correct account.
Swing-review information
If you use swing review, we collect the video you choose to upload, its filename and technical details, your notes, review status, and any coach analysis associated with the submission. Videos are private and are not intended for public posting.
Support and security information
If you contact us, we receive the information in your message and the email address you use. We also process limited request, session, rate-limit, and security-event information to operate the service, prevent abuse, investigate problems, and protect accounts. Security records use narrow identifiers where practical and do not intentionally include passwords, message bodies, or video content.
Information kept on your device
The website or app may keep your theme, locally selected profile image, sign-in state, progress synchronization data, and temporary upload state on your device. Clearing site/app storage or uninstalling the app removes device-only information but does not itself delete your server account.
How we use information
- create and secure your account, authenticate sign-ins, and enforce account roles;
- save and synchronize your curriculum progress;
- provide private swing upload and review features you choose to use;
- answer support, privacy, and deletion requests;
- prevent fraud, abuse, unauthorized access, and technical failures; and
- meet legal obligations and enforce the Terms of Use.
When information is shared
We do not sell personal information or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. We disclose information only as needed to operate the service, when you direct us to, to protect users and the service, or when legally required.
- Cloudflare provides application hosting, network protection, serverless processing, database storage, and private object storage.
- Apple and Google may process app-download, device, purchase-account, diagnostics, and store information under their own policies when you use their platforms. The initial app does not sell digital access.
- External destinations such as YouTube and Amazon receive ordinary browser or app information only after their pages or externally hosted images are requested. Their own terms and privacy policies apply. Dirck Golf School does not embed, download, or rehost YouTube videos.
- Authorities or safety recipients may receive limited information if disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with law, protect rights and safety, or investigate misuse.
Retention and deletion
| Information | Normal retention |
|---|---|
| Active account, profile, and progress | While the account is active. Inactive accounts are scheduled for notice after 23 months without login and deletion after 24 months unless use resumes. |
| Pending original swing video | Up to 90 days after upload. |
| Completed original swing video | Up to 30 days after analysis delivery. |
| Coach-analysis video | Up to 180 days after delivery. |
| Operational logs | Up to 30 days. |
| Security and abuse-prevention records | Up to 90 days, unless a documented incident requires longer preservation. |
| Support requests | Up to 24 months after closure, unless an active dispute or legal obligation requires longer retention. |
| Approved encrypted backups | Rolling expiry of no more than 30 days, with deletions reapplied after restoration. |
After a verified account-deletion request, access is revoked and associated active-system account, profile, progress, session, upload, and coaching data is deleted within 30 calendar days. A narrow legal or security exception may apply; if it does, we will retain only what is necessary for only as long as required. See Delete your account.
Security
We use HTTPS, access controls, revocable sessions, server-side authorization, private media storage, restricted caching, input limits, and tested deployment procedures. No online service can guarantee absolute security. Please use a unique password and contact us promptly if you believe your account has been accessed without permission.
Your choices
You may update available profile details, request support, ask privacy questions, or request deletion. The later mobile release workflow will also provide an in-app account-deletion control. To exercise a request now or if you cannot sign in, use the contact below. We may need to verify that you control the account, but we will never ask for your password.
Adults only
The service is intended for adults age 18 or older and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly allow a person under 18 to register. If you believe a minor has provided information, contact us so we can investigate and delete it as appropriate.
Changes to this policy
We will update the date at the top and provide an appropriate notice before a material change takes effect. A later release that adds coaching messages, payments, advertising, tracking, or support for minors will require an updated review and policy before that feature is enabled.
Contact
Email: dirck.ben@gmail.com
Please do not email your password, access token, private swing video, or government identification.