Legal
Privacy Policy
Last updated 1 September 2026
Clare Park Lake Golf Course ("we", "us") is the data controller for the personal information you give us through this website and app. We keep it simple: we only collect what we need to run your round, and we never sell it.
What we collect
- Account details — name, email address and (optionally) your mobile number.
- Bookings — tee times, number of players, holes played and payment references. Card details go straight to Stripe and never reach our database.
- Scores and rounds — your scorecards, notes, any photos you upload, badges and leaderboard position.
- Reviews and reports — feedback you submit and any course damage you report.
- Live location — only if you switch on location sharing during a round (off by default).
- Essential technical data — a sign-in session cookie and local storage. We use no advertising or analytics cookies.
Why we use it (lawful basis)
- Contract — to take your booking, confirm it, take payment and let you check in.
- Consent — SMS messages, marketing emails and live location sharing. You can withdraw consent at any time.
- Legitimate interests — keeping the course safe and well maintained, preventing fraud and improving the experience.
- Legal obligation — keeping financial records for tax purposes.
Who we share it with
Only the processors we need to run the service:
- Stripe — payments
- Twilio — booking and check-in SMS (if you opt in)
- Email provider — booking confirmations and review requests
- Google — sign-in with Google, maps, and Google reviews you choose to post
- Lovable Cloud (Supabase) — hosting and database, stored in the EU
We never sell your data or pass it to advertisers.
Live location sharing
The course map can show staff where players are so we can pace the course and reach you in an emergency. This is off by default. If you turn it on we store a single current position for you, visible only to course staff, and it is automatically deleted within 24 hours — sooner when your round ends. You can turn it off any time in the app under Account.
How long we keep it
- Live location pings — deleted automatically after 24 hours.
- Bookings and payment records — 6 years (UK tax requirement), anonymised if you delete your account.
- Scores, badges and reviews — until you delete your account.
- Dormant accounts — automatically anonymised after 3 years of inactivity.
Your rights
Under UK GDPR you can access, correct, delete, restrict or port your data, and object to processing. In the app you can do the two most common ones yourself, instantly:
- Download my data — a full JSON export from your account page.
- Delete my account — removes your personal details; bookings stay as anonymous financial records.
Go to Account & privacy in the app, or email us at info@clareparklake.co.uk. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk).
Cookies
We use essential cookies and local storage only — enough to keep you signed in and remember your booking basket. There are no advertising or third-party analytics cookies, so there is nothing to consent to.
Contact
Clare Park Lake Golf Course, Clare, Suffolk CO10 8HG · 01787 278693 · info@clareparklake.co.uk
See also our Terms of Service.