Privacy Policy for the game “DeepSwing Golf”
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This policy covers the game “DeepSwing Golf” (on the App Store “DeepSwing: Golf Game Simulator” for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, and on Google Play). Our app “DeepSwing” (swing analysis) and this website are covered by the general privacy policy. The German version of this policy is the binding one.
In short: the game sends no personal data to us. There is no account, no server of ours for the game, no advertising and no analytics or tracking tools. Your game is kept on your device and, if you use iCloud, in your own iCloud. Leaderboards, achievements and online duels run through Apple Game Center.
1. Controller (Art. 4(7) GDPR)
Deep Platforms GmbH
Eschenriederstr. 24, 82194 Gröbenzell, Germany
Managing director: Blagovest Ouglechov, M.Sc. TUM
Register court: Munich HRB 246874 • VAT ID: DE 322 408 001
Phone: +49 179 4508754 • Email: bo@deep-platforms.com
Web: https://deep-platforms.com
2. Principles
- No account, no server of ours: you play without signing up with us. The game transmits nothing to Deep Platforms’ servers.
- No tracking, no advertising: no advertising ID (IDFA/Advertising ID), no fingerprinting, no third‑party analytics, crash or advertising SDKs.
- On the device: the swing, the ball flight and all calculations run on your device.
- Optional: iCloud sync, Game Center, the Apple Watch and the iPhone as the club are only used when you turn them on or allow them in the system dialog.
3. What is processed where
| Area | What | Where | Legal basis | How long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game progress & settings | The player name you choose, level, XP, career, coins, gear, golfers, handicap and rounds, records, Swing School progress, settings | Only on the device (app sandbox) | Art. 6(1)(b) | Until you delete the app |
| iCloud sync (Apple devices) | Your game (player, driving range, records, Swing School), so iPhone, iPad and Mac share one player; only when you are signed in to iCloud | Your iCloud (Apple), the app’s key‑value store; we have no access | Art. 6(1)(b) | As long as it is in your iCloud |
| Game Center (optional, Apple devices) | Your Game Center name, leaderboard scores and achievements; in online duels your shots and results, your player name and preset quick lines (no free chat) | Apple Game Center; visible to other players according to your Game Center settings | Art. 6(1)(b) | Under Apple’s rules; sign out in Settings › Game Center |
| Buying the full version | One‑time in‑app purchase; the game checks the purchase on the device. We receive no payment data | Apple App Store or Google Play (independent controllers) | Art. 6(1)(b), (c) | Under Apple’s or Google’s retention periods |
| Unlock with DeepSwing Pro (Apple devices) | If you use our app DeepSwing with a subscription, it puts Apple’s signed proof of purchase into the keychain both our apps share; the game reads and checks it on the device only | Your device’s keychain; nothing is transmitted | Art. 6(1)(b) | Until it expires or the apps are deleted |
| Apple Watch as the club (optional) | The watch’s motion data (acceleration, rotation) goes live to your iPhone to play the shot. To keep the watch awake and connected, the game starts a golf workout on the watch through HealthKit and asks for permission to write workouts. The game reads no health data and saves no workout to Health | Only between your watch and your iPhone | Art. 6(1)(a) (system dialog) | Only during the shot |
| iPhone as the club (optional) | The iPhone’s motion data and its device name (so you pick the right device) go encrypted to your Mac or iPad on the same Wi‑Fi | Only on the local network between your devices | Art. 6(1)(a) (system dialog “Local Network”) | Only while connected |
| Crash and usage statistics | Only if you allow sharing with app developers in your device settings: anonymous crash reports and aggregated usage figures | Apple or Google, shared with us only anonymously | Your choice in the device settings | Under Apple’s or Google’s retention periods |
On Android there is no Game Center, no iCloud sync and no Apple Watch; your game stays on the device there, and purchases go through Google Play.
4. Ratings and links
After good moments the game may show the App Store’s rating dialog; the rating goes to Apple, and we only see ratings posted publicly. Links in the game (this policy, the terms of use, the DeepSwing app on the App Store) open your browser or the App Store; their privacy notices apply there, and for our website the general privacy policy.
5. Recipients and third countries
We receive no personal data from the game and therefore pass none on. Apple (Game Center, iCloud, App Store) and Google (Google Play) process data as independent controllers, partly outside the EU under their own safeguards: apple.com/legal/privacy, policies.google.com/privacy.
6. Deleting
- On the device: deleting the game deletes your progress and settings on that device.
- iCloud: the game in your iCloud belongs to your Apple Account and is managed by Apple.
- Game Center: sign out in Settings › Game Center; access and deletion through privacy.apple.com.
7. Your rights (Art. 15–22 GDPR)
You have the rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, data portability and objection, and to withdraw consent. As we store no data about you from the game, such requests usually concern Apple or Google; write to us anyway and we will help: bo@deep-platforms.com.
8. Children
The game is rated 4+ and collects no data. Game Center follows Apple’s Family Sharing and Screen Time settings.
9. Changes
If the game gets features that send data to us (for example an unlock through a DeepSwing account), we will update this policy and the App Store information beforehand.
10. Contact & right to complain
Contact: info@deep-platforms.com • Phone: +49 179 4508754.
Complaints: the competent data protection authority (e.g. Bavaria) or any other authority where you live (Art. 77 GDPR). Overview: bfdi.bund.de.