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Welcome to CourtSource.us. We are the premier directory for pickleball and padel in the United States, dedicated to connecting players, coaches, municipalities, and event planners.

At CourtSource, we believe a great community is built on a foundation of trust. We are deeply committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring your data is handled with the utmost respect. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit https://www.courtsource.us and use our services.

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

1Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways, depending on how you interact with our platform:

Personal Data You Provide to Us

  • Account & Profile Information: If you register as a coach to claim a profile or purchase a premium subscription, we collect your name, email address, business details, pricing, skill levels taught, and links to your booking software.
  • Newsletter Subscriptions: If you opt-in to our community newsletter for local updates, we collect your name and email address.
  • Communication Data: Information you provide when you contact us for customer support or inquiries.

Automatically Collected Data

  • Log Data: Our servers automatically record information that your browser sends whenever you visit our website. This may include your IP address, browser type and version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, and the time spent on those pages.
  • Analytics: We use analytics tools to help us measure traffic and usage trends to improve our directory and comparison tools.

2How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. We use the information we collect to:

  • Operate and maintain the CourtSource.us directory and club comparison tools.
  • Facilitate the creation of and securely manage your coach or venue profile.
  • Send you targeted, localized email newsletters regarding new courts and coaches (only if you have opted in; no spam, ever).
  • Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve user experience.
  • Serve targeted advertising to keep parts of our platform free for users.
  • Process payments for premium featured listings (managed securely via third-party payment processors).

3Cookies, Tracking Technologies, and Google AdSense

We use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies to customize the website and improve your experience.

Google AdSense and Advertising Cookies

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. To comply with Google's program policies, we transparently disclose the following:

  • Third-Party Vendors: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to CourtSource.us or other websites.
  • Google Advertising Cookies: Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visits to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
  • How to Opt-Out: You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

4Third-Party Services and Links

Our website contains links to third-party websites, including external booking software used by coaches, local municipality parks departments, and partner clubs. Once you use these links to leave our site, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy. We cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of data you provide to any third parties. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.

5Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

6Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

CourtSource.us does not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible.

7Your Privacy Rights

You have the right to manage your data on our platform:

  • Account Information: You may review, update, or terminate your coach or venue profile at any time by logging into your account settings.
  • Opting Out of Emails: You can unsubscribe from our community newsletter at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link located at the bottom of every email we send, or by contacting us directly.

8Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last Updated” date of this Privacy Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates.

9Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, your data, or how we handle your information, please contact us at:

info@courtsource.us