Privacy Policy
How privacy, advertising cookies, and browser storage are handled.
This Privacy Policy explains how Picklary handles information when you visit the site or use its community submission features. Most content can be read without creating an account, and we aim to collect only what is reasonably needed to operate the site.
Browsing and email contact
Simply reading the site does not require you to provide your name, email address, or phone number. If you email us, we receive the name, email address, and message content you choose to include and use it as needed to respond and operate the site.
Community and review form submissions
When you submit registration forms such as Find Friends, Coaches, Tournaments, Partners, or Video Skill Review, information such as a display name, country, city, ZIP/postal code, playing level, skill interests, introduction or goals, external video URL, schedule or event details, and any optional private contact note may be transmitted to the site operator through Netlify Forms. The exact fields depend on the form you use.
We use submissions to review requests, screen duplicates or spam, follow up when appropriate, and decide whether an entry should appear in a reviewed community listing. Submissions are not published automatically. Private contact notes are not intended for public display. Do not submit sensitive information such as government identification numbers, payment information, passwords, precise home addresses, or medical information.
Form submissions are processed through the form-handling service provided by our hosting provider, Netlify. You may request correction or deletion using the contact email below. We aim not to retain submission information when it is no longer reasonably needed for the purpose for which it was provided.
Cookies, local storage, and browser previews
The site may use browser localStorage for language preference, DUPR self-check history, local highlight/review demos, and previews of community form entries. Local storage is designed to provide convenience in the same browser. However, when a Netlify-enabled registration form is submitted, the form data may also be transmitted to the operator; this is different from features that remain only in localStorage. You can clear localStorage in your browser settings or use the self-check's clear-history control where available.
Language and routing
The current deployment does not use IP-based country detection or public GeoIP endpoints for language routing. The root URL / redirects to the default English site at /en/, while Korean is available directly at /ko/. A language choice made through the site switcher may be stored in your browser.
Advertising and third-party vendors
We intend to display ads through Google AdSense. When advertising is active, third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies or similar technologies to serve and measure ads. You can manage personalised advertising at Google Ads Settings and learn more at Google's advertising technologies policy.
Analytics and security
If analytics tools are used, we prefer aggregated information that helps us understand which guides and features are useful while avoiding unnecessary personal-data collection. Internet transmission and third-party hosting always involve some risk, so the safest practice is not to put sensitive information into community forms.
Your choices and contact
You can clear cookies and localStorage in your browser and change advertising preferences. To request correction or deletion of information sent by email or a community form, contact iam4na2@gmail.com.
Last updated: Sep 9, 2026
Why this page matters
This policy page is not just a formality. It explains how Picklary creates content, separates ads from editorial work, limits user submissions, and corrects errors. Clear privacy, copyright, advertising, and moderation standards make the site safer for readers and advertisers.
Picklary covers topics that can change, including rules, paddles, players, events, and DUPR-related links. For that reason, these policy pages also explain the limits of current information, the need to verify external sources, the separation of advertising and editorial work, and the review standards for user input. They act as a public trust layer and an internal checklist for future features.
Community boards, highlight videos, and gear reviews can raise copyright, privacy, and moderation issues. This version does not automatically publish user posts to a public server, and a public launch should include reporting, removal requests, spam prevention, and pre-publication review.
These pages are kept in the footer so readers can find them at any time. They also serve as a checklist when new tools, articles, ads, or community features are added: the new feature should not conflict with the stated privacy, advertising, correction, or moderation standards.
Readers should use these policies together, because privacy, cookies, advertising, corrections, and community moderation affect one another when interactive tools are added. This is especially important for a site that combines articles, tools, external links, and future community features.
More about ads, local storage, and form handling
When ads are active, Google or third-party advertising partners may use cookies. Some features, such as language choice and DUPR self-check history, remain in browser localStorage, while community registration and skill-review request forms are transmitted to the operator through Netlify Forms when submitted. Submissions are not published automatically. Users can clear localStorage themselves and can request correction or deletion of submitted information.