The Bird Golf Academy (“Bird Golf,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide to us.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit birdgolf.com (the “Website”), request information, book a golf school, communicate with us, or otherwise interact with Bird Golf Academy.
By using our Website or providing information to us, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect information that you provide directly to us, as well as certain information collected automatically when you use our Website.
Information You Provide to Us
Depending on how you interact with Bird Golf, we may collect information such as:
- First and last name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Mailing or billing address
- Golf school preferences and requested destinations
- Golf school dates and reservation information
- Participant or player information
- Golf-related information provided through a player profile or questionnaire
- Communications, questions, comments, and other information you send to us
- Marketing and communication preferences
- Information submitted when requesting a brochure or additional information
- Information necessary to process purchases, reservations, or other transactions
When payment information is required, payments may be processed through third-party payment processors or booking platforms. Bird Golf may not directly store complete payment card information when that information is handled by a third-party payment provider.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our Website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Pages viewed
- Referring and exit pages
- Date and time of visits
- General geographic location derived from an IP address
- Website interactions and usage activity
- Cookie and similar technology identifiers
We may use cookies, pixels, analytics tools, and similar technologies to collect this information.
2. How We Use Your Information
Bird Golf may use the information we collect to:
- Respond to inquiries and requests for information
- Send requested brochures or other materials
- Process and manage golf school reservations
- Coordinate accommodations, golf instruction, and other components of your golf school
- Communicate important information regarding an upcoming golf school
- Process payments and transactions
- Provide customer service and support
- Personalize and improve our Website, services, and communications
- Understand how visitors use our Website
- Measure the effectiveness of marketing and advertising
- Send promotional emails, newsletters, special offers, and other marketing communications when permitted
- Prevent fraud, misuse, security incidents, and other potentially prohibited activity
- Comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements
- Enforce our policies, agreements, and terms
3. Email and Marketing Communications
If you provide your email address to Bird Golf, we may use it to communicate with you regarding your inquiry, reservation, purchase, or other interaction with us.
Where permitted by law, we may also send information about Bird Golf golf schools, destinations, promotions, special offers, news, and other services that may be of interest to you.
You may unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link provided in those emails. Even if you opt out of marketing communications, we may continue sending transactional or service-related communications, such as booking confirmations, payment information, or communications regarding an upcoming golf school.
4. Text Messages
If you provide a mobile telephone number and consent to receive text messages from Bird Golf, we may send text messages related to your inquiry, reservation, services, or marketing communications, depending on the consent you provided.
Message and data rates may apply. You may opt out of marketing text messages by following the instructions provided in the message, such as replying STOP.
Consent to receive marketing text messages is not a condition of purchasing Bird Golf services.
5. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Bird Golf and service providers working on our behalf may use cookies, pixels, tags, and similar technologies on our Website.
These technologies may be used to:
- Keep our Website functioning properly
- Remember visitor preferences
- Understand website traffic and visitor behavior
- Measure website and marketing performance
- Improve our Website and services
- Deliver or measure advertising
- Understand how visitors interact with Bird Golf content and advertisements
Some cookies are necessary for Website functionality, while others may be used for analytics, personalization, or advertising.
You can control certain cookies through your browser settings and, where available, through cookie preference tools provided on our Website. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of portions of the Website.
6. Analytics and Advertising
We may use third-party analytics, advertising, and marketing services to better understand how people interact with our Website and to promote Bird Golf services.
These providers may use cookies, pixels, device identifiers, or similar technologies to collect information about interactions with our Website and advertisements.
Depending on the services we use, this information may be used to measure advertising performance, understand conversions, create audiences, or provide advertising that may be more relevant to visitors.
Information collected by these third parties may also be subject to their respective privacy policies.
7. How We Share Information
Bird Golf does not sell personal information for money.
We may disclose information to third parties when reasonably necessary to operate our business and provide the services you request. These parties may include:
- Website hosting and technology providers
- Golf school booking and reservation platforms
- Payment processors
- Bird Golf instructors and personnel involved in providing your golf school
- Hotels, resorts, golf courses, and other destination partners when necessary to coordinate your reservation
- Email and marketing service providers
- Customer relationship management and communication providers
- Analytics and advertising providers
- Professional advisers, such as accountants, attorneys, or consultants
- Government agencies, regulators, courts, or law enforcement when required by law
Service providers may receive information reasonably necessary for them to perform services on our behalf or facilitate services you have requested.
We may also disclose information as part of a merger, acquisition, financing, sale of assets, restructuring, or similar business transaction.
8. Golf School Reservations and Destination Partners
Bird Golf offers golf schools at golf courses, resorts, hotels, and other destinations. To arrange and provide your golf school, we may need to share certain reservation or participant information with the applicable golf facility, lodging provider, instructor, or other service provider involved in your experience.
The information shared will depend on what is reasonably necessary to arrange or provide your reservation and related services.
Third-party resorts, hotels, golf facilities, and service providers may maintain their own privacy practices. Information provided directly to those organizations may be governed by their respective privacy policies.
9. Third-Party Websites and Services
Our Website may contain links to third-party websites, applications, golf facilities, resorts, social media platforms, booking services, or other external services.
Bird Golf is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of websites and services operated by third parties. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party services before providing personal information to them.
10. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including providing services, maintaining business and transaction records, resolving disputes, enforcing agreements, complying with legal obligations, and protecting our legitimate business interests.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.
11. Data Security
Bird Golf uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no method of transmitting information over the Internet or storing information electronically is completely secure. We therefore cannot guarantee the absolute security of personal information.
12. Your Privacy Choices and Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information under applicable privacy laws.
These rights may include the ability to:
- Request access to personal information we maintain about you
- Request correction of inaccurate personal information
- Request deletion of certain personal information
- Obtain information about how your personal information is used or disclosed
- Opt out of certain marketing communications
- Withdraw certain previously provided consents
- Opt out of certain uses of personal information for targeted advertising or similar activities, where applicable
These rights are subject to applicable laws, exceptions, and verification requirements.
To submit a privacy-related request, contact us at info@birdgolf.com.
We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.
13. U.S. State Privacy Rights
Residents of certain U.S. states may have additional privacy rights under applicable state law.
Depending on your state of residence and whether a particular law applies to Bird Golf, these rights may include requests to access, correct, or delete personal information and rights relating to certain disclosures or uses of personal information.
If applicable, you may exercise these rights by contacting info@birdgolf.com.
We will not unlawfully discriminate against you for exercising privacy rights provided by applicable law.
14. International Visitors
Bird Golf offers golf experiences in the United States and international destinations, and our Website may be accessed by visitors outside the United States.
If you provide information to Bird Golf from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, processed, or stored in the United States or other countries where Bird Golf or its service providers operate.
Privacy and data protection laws in these locations may differ from those in your country of residence.
Where required by applicable law, we will process personal information based on an appropriate legal basis, which may include your consent, performance of a contract, compliance with a legal obligation, or our legitimate business interests.
15. Children’s Privacy
Our Website and services are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information online directly from children under 13 without appropriate authorization.
If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child in a manner inconsistent with applicable law, we will take reasonable steps to delete or otherwise appropriately handle that information.
Parents or legal guardians who believe a child has provided personal information to us may contact info@birdgolf.com.
16. Social Media
Bird Golf maintains a presence on social media platforms. If you interact with Bird Golf through social media, the platform may collect or provide information according to its own privacy practices.
Information you choose to make public through comments, posts, reviews, tags, or other social interactions may be visible to other users.
17. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to our services, technologies, business practices, or legal requirements.
When we update this Privacy Policy, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
If required by applicable law, we may provide additional notice regarding material changes.
18. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or your personal information, please contact us:
The Bird Golf Academy
PO Box 2158
Litchfield Park, AZ 85340
Email: info@birdgolf.com
