Last updated May 19, 2026
Privacy policy
The Approach Shot is a golf-trip discovery and planning site. This policy explains the practical privacy posture for the current beta product. It is written for clarity and should be reviewed by counsel before a broad commercial launch.
What we collect
The Approach Shot may collect information you choose to enter, including profile details, trip preferences, saved destinations, saved courses, trip-board notes, email address, and newsletter preferences. We also collect basic site analytics so we can understand traffic, page performance, and product usage.
Local member tools
Current member/profile features are designed for beta use and may store information in your browser on this device. That means saved items may not follow you across browsers or devices, and clearing browser data may remove them.
AI prompts
When you use Ask Approach AI, Find My Trip, Build My Itinerary, or Compare Trips, the prompt and relevant trip context may be sent to our AI provider to generate a response. Do not enter sensitive personal, financial, health, or confidential information into AI tools.
How we use information
We use information to operate the site, improve recommendations, maintain saved planning tools, respond to inquiries, measure performance, and develop better golf-trip planning features. We do not sell personal information as a standalone data product.
Analytics and service providers
We use service providers such as hosting, analytics, and AI infrastructure vendors to run the product. Those providers may process data on our behalf according to their own terms and privacy practices.
Your choices
You can avoid creating a profile, decline newsletter participation, clear local browser storage, or contact us to ask about information you have provided. Some features may not work without the data needed to power them.
Updates
This policy may change as The Approach Shot moves from beta toward a fuller member system with cloud accounts, database-backed trip boards, newsletter operations, and contact workflows.