What Pickle Tree collects, and why

Last updated August 2026

This describes what Pickle Tree actually collects and how it's used — written to match how the app works, not a generic template.

Account information

When you sign up, we collect what's needed to create and secure your account:

• Your email address, or your Apple ID identifier if you sign in with Apple. If you choose to hide your email through Apple's private relay, we only ever see the relay address, not your real one.
• A password or authentication token, handled securely by our backend provider (Supabase) — we never store your password in plain text.

Profile information

To help you find and play games with the right people, your profile can include:

• Your name and, optionally, a profile photo.
• A self-reported skill rating.
• Your typical availability (days and times you're free to play).
• An optional DUPR ID, which we store but don't actively sync or verify at this time.

Your circle and social connections

Pickle Tree's core feature is a trusted circle of players you choose to connect with. We store:

• Who you've added to your circle, and who's added you.
• Friend-of-friend relationships, used only to determine who's eligible to be matched into games you create — never shown as a browsable list to other users.

We do not sell, rent, or share your circle or connection data with third parties for advertising or any other purpose.

Game and location information

When you create or join a game, we collect:

• The game's location (address or court name), date, and time.
• Who's invited, who's accepted, and your role (host or participant).

Full names and photos of other players in a game stay hidden until the roster is finalized, consistent with how the app is designed to work — this is a product feature, not just a privacy setting.

Notifications

If you enable notifications, we store a device push token so we can notify you about things like game invitations, a filled roster, or being moved off a waitlist. You can disable this at any time in your device settings.

What we don't do

• We don't run ads, and we don't sell your data to advertisers or data brokers.
• We don't publicly display your skill rating, reviews, or a leaderboard — feedback after games stays private and is used only to improve future matches.

Data retention and deletion

You can request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting us at the address below. We'll remove your personal information from active systems, retaining only what's legally required (such as records needed for dispute resolution) for the minimum time necessary.

Children

Pickle Tree is not directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect data from anyone under that age.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes in a way that affects how your data is used, we'll update this page and note the change date above.

Contact

Questions about your data or this policy: support@pickletree.app