StatCaddie Privacy Policy
Last updated: 30 August 2026
StatCaddie is published by Synergy Software Solutions (“we”, “us”). This policy explains what the app collects, why, and what control you have. It is written to be read, not to be survived.
- The current release has no account or cloud sync. Scores and media stay on your device; optional lookups and Google Play purchases use the network.
- Your location is used to measure distances. It is never sold, never shared with advertisers, and never uploaded as raw coordinates.
- There are no ads or subscriptions. An optional one-time supporter purchase is processed by Google Play; every golf feature remains free.
- The score-tracking number StatCaddie calculates is not an official USGA or World Handicap System Handicap Index. StatCaddie does not connect to GHIN.
What we collect
Location
Precise location while a round is in progress, and only then. On the phone this comes from Google Play Services location; on a Wear OS watch it comes from Health Services during the golf exercise session.
It is used to compute distances to the green and to hazards, to place shots, and to advance holes automatically. It is stored on your device. It is not uploaded.
The current release does not upload live-round leaderboards. Features that need a cloud service report that no backend is configured.
Accounts
The current release has no account creation or sign-in and does not collect a name, email address or user ID. Firebase adapters in source are inactive because no Firebase configuration is bundled.
If you type your official handicap index into the app for reference, that value is stored only on your device. It is never uploaded and it is never used in any StatCaddie calculation.
Rounds, scores and statistics
Scorecards, shot data, statistics and posted scores live in a local database on your device. They are not uploaded or synced in the current release. Peer benchmarking is unavailable unless a backend is configured.
Photos and video
Swing videos and round photos stay on your device. No media-upload service is configured. Swing pose analysis runs entirely on your device using Google ML Kit.
Diagnostics
The current release does not enable Firebase Analytics and sends no developer analytics or crash reports.
Optional supporter purchase
Google Play processes the optional one-time supporter purchase. StatCaddie receives the product identifier, purchase state and purchase token needed to acknowledge and restore it. We do not receive or store your card number or other payment details.
Third parties we send requests to
| Service | What is sent | Why |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStreetMap Overpass | A course name or a bounding box | Downloading course geometry |
| OpenStreetMap tile servers | Map tile coordinates | Basemap in the course editor |
| USGS The National Map | Map tile coordinates | Aerial imagery under the hole map (public-domain US government imagery) |
| golfcourseapi.com | A course name or id, and our API key | Scorecard, course rating and slope |
| Open-Meteo | A coarse coordinate | Weather and elevation for plays-like distance |
These services do not receive your name or email, and none are advertising networks.
How long we keep it
On-device data stays until you delete it, clear app storage, or uninstall the app. The current release creates no StatCaddie cloud account and uploads no scores or media.
Your controls
- Play offline. Turn on “Offline only” in Settings and the app makes no network requests at all.
- Delete a round. Any round can be deleted from its summary screen.
- Erase all app data. Android Settings → Apps → StatCaddie → Storage → Clear storage, or uninstall the app.
- Revoke permissions. Location, camera and notification permissions can be revoked in Android settings. Distances stop working without location; nothing else breaks.
Children
StatCaddie is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect data from them.
Attribution and licensing
Course geometry from OpenStreetMap is licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). © OpenStreetMap contributors. Weather and elevation data by Open-Meteo.com.
Not affiliated
StatCaddie is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the USGA, The R&A, the World Handicap System, or GHIN.
Contact
Synergy Software Solutions — ppandya@synergyb.com