PRIVACY POLICY.

The Kitchen (“we”, “us”) operates the-kitchen-pb.com — a pickleball content site covering news, player profiles, rankings, tournaments, guides and interactive tools. Questions? Email hello@the-kitchen-pb.com.

• Usage & device data — standard server logs (IP address, browser type, pages visited) to operate and secure the service.
• Location (only with your permission) — the Court Finder asks your browser for your location to find nearby courts. It is sent to OpenStreetMap / Overpass API to return results and is not stored by us.
• Preferences — quiz answers and display settings are held in browser memory for the session only; nothing is stored server-side.
• We do not run user accounts and do not ask for your name, email or payment details.

We may display ads through Google AdSense. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.

• Google’s advertising cookies enable it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
• You can opt out of personalised advertising at Google Ads Settings or opt out of some third-party vendors at aboutads.info.
• If you are in the EEA, UK or Switzerland, we request your consent via a banner before such cookies are set. Change your choice at any time via “Cookie settings” in the footer.

Some gear and equipment links are affiliate links. If you buy through them, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Recommendations are based on independent research — never paid placements.

We rely on: Google AdSense (advertising), Google Analytics (usage measurement), OpenStreetMap / Overpass API (court-finder mapping), The Dink and PPA Tour RSS feeds (news aggregation). Their handling of your data is governed by their own privacy policies.

Depending on where you live (e.g. GDPR in the EEA/UK, CCPA in California) you may have rights to access, correct, or delete personal data and to opt out of personalised ads. As we don’t maintain accounts, most control is exercised through your browser (clearing cookies / local storage) and the ad-settings links above. Contact us for any request.

The Kitchen is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their data.

We may update this policy from time to time; the “last updated” date above will change accordingly.