PickleCast — Privacy Policy

Last updated: 21 July 2026

PickleCast ("the app") is a pickleball scoreboard for Android phones, Android tablets, and Wear OS watches, developed by Deric Teong ("we", "us"). This policy explains what information the app does and does not handle. In short: PickleCast does not collect, transmit, or sell your personal data. The app has no user accounts and requires no sign-in.

Information we collect

We do not collect any personal information. PickleCast has no servers, no analytics, no advertising, and no third-party tracking. We have no ability to see your scores, your player names, or how you use the app.

Data stored on your device

• Player names and match data. Names you enter, and the match scores you record, are stored locally on your own device (in the app's private storage) so they are available the next time you play. This data never leaves your device except to sync with your own other devices, as described below. You can delete saved players at any time from within the app (Manage Players), or clear all app data from Android Settings.

Photos and on-device text recognition

PickleCast includes an optional "Import From Screenshot" feature for adding players. If you choose to use it:

• You select one or more existing image(s) from your device using the standard Android photo picker. The app only receives the specific image(s) you pick — it has no access to the rest of your photo library.
• The selected image is analysed entirely on your device using Google's ML Kit on-device text recognition to read the names in it. The image is not uploaded anywhere, is not stored by the app after processing, and is not shared with us or any third party.
• You review the recognised names and choose which to add before anything is saved.

Local-network sync between your devices

When you use more than one device together (for example a phone, a courtside tablet, and/or a Wear OS watch), PickleCast syncs the live score directly between your own devices over your local Wi-Fi network or the phone's own hotspot. This communication:

• stays on the local network and does not travel over the internet to us;
• is not sent to any third party;
• contains only match information (such as scores, team/player names for the current game, and scoring commands) needed to keep the devices in sync.

Watch-to-phone communication uses Google Play Services (Wearable API), a standard Android capability for communication between a phone and a paired watch.

Permissions the app uses

• INTERNET, ACCESS_WIFI_STATE, and CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE — used solely to discover and connect to your own devices on the local network for score syncing. They are not used to send your data to us or to the internet.

Data sharing and selling

We do not share, sell, rent, or transfer any personal data, because we do not collect any.

Children's privacy

PickleCast is a general-audience sports scoring app and is not directed to children under 13. It does not knowingly collect any personal information from anyone, including children.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, we will update the date at the top of this page and post the revised version at this same URL.

Contact

If you have any questions about this policy, contact us at: rallyscoredev@gmail.com.