Privacy Policy

1. Overview

HANDICALC® is an independent online tool designed to help golfers and organisers calculate playing handicaps and shot allowances in line with World Handicap System™ principles. References to “we”, “us” or “our” refer to the operator of this website.

2. Data stored on your device

When using the HANDICALC® calculator, certain information is stored locally on your device to provide core functionality. This data remains on your device and is not transmitted to our servers.

Locally stored data may include:

• Your profile (name and handicap index)
• Favourite courses
• Saved golfer information (names and handicap indexes)
• Custom courses you create
• App settings (such as country selection and display preferences)
• Cached course data for offline access

This information is stored using your browser’s local storage and IndexedDB.

3. No account or login

HANDICALC® does not require users to create an account or log in. All handicap calculations are performed locally in your browser.

4. Anonymous, cookie-free analytics

We use privacy-respecting, cookie-free analytics to understand overall website usage and improve performance. No cookies are stored on your device for analytics purposes and no personal identifiers are collected.

This data:

• Is aggregated and does not identify individual users
• May include general information such as page views, approximate geographic region, device type, and browser type
• Does not include names, handicap data, or any locally stored information
• Does not use advertising, remarketing, profiling, or cross-site tracking

We collect this limited, anonymous data under legitimate interest to understand aggregate usage and improve site performance.

5. Course data

Course rating, slope and tee information is downloaded from our servers and cached locally on your device for performance purposes. This data relates to golf course information only and does not contain personal data.

6. Your control

You remain in control of your data:

• All personal information is stored locally on your device
• You can edit or delete your profile at any time
• You can remove all stored data using the “Clear All My Data” option in Settings
• Clearing your browser storage will remove all HANDICALC® data

7. Data security

Because personal information is stored locally on your device and not transmitted to our servers, you retain control of that data. However, you are responsible for managing your own device security and browser settings.

8. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page with an updated revision date.

9. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via the contact page.