Privacy Settings & Account Visibility

Privacy Settings in 18Birdies let you control who can find you, who can see your profile, who can see your activity, and whether you appear on public leaderboards.

You can adjust these settings at any time from the app.

In this Article:

• Where can I find Privacy Settings?
• How do I make my account private?
• Who can see my profile?
• Who can see my activity?
• Who can see my round, and how do I change who it is shared with?
• How do I control public leaderboard participation?
• How do I manage friend activity notifications?
• Can I hide a specific round?
• Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I find Privacy Settings?

To find Privacy Settings:

1. Open the 18Birdies app.
2. Tap Me on the bottom menu.
3. Tap the three-dot icon in the upper-right corner.
4. Tap Privacy.

From there, you can update your discoverability, profile visibility, activity visibility, leaderboard participation, and notification settings.

How do I make my account private?

To make your account more private:

1. Open the 18Birdies app.
2. Tap Me.
3. Tap the three-dot icon.
4. Tap Privacy.
5. Review each privacy setting.
6. Set visibility options to Friends or Only Me, depending on your preference.

To make your account as private as possible, choose Only Me where available.

Who can see my profile?

Profile visibility controls who can view your profile information.

Depending on your settings, your profile may be visible to:

• Everyone
• Friends
• Only you

If your profile is visible to everyone, both friends and non-friends may be able to view profile information.

If your profile is set to friends only, non-friends may see limited information, such as your name, profile picture, slogan, handicap, round count, or friend count.

Who can see my activity?

Activity visibility controls who can see your golf activity in the app.

You may be able to choose:

• Everyone
• Friends
• Only Me

To make your activity private:

1. Open the 18Birdies app.
2. Tap Me.
3. Tap the three-dot icon.
4. Tap Privacy.
5. Review the Activity setting.
6. Set visibility options to Friends or Only Me, depending on your preference.

Who can see my round, and how do I change who it is shared with?

Round Visibility controls who can see an individual round and its activity in 18Birdies.

• Everyone: Other golfers may be able to see your round activity.
• Friends: Your 18Birdies friends may be able to see your round activity.
• Only Me: The round is private to you. Older app instructions may call this option Just Me.

To choose who your round is shared with before you start:

1. Open 18Birdies and tap Play.
2. Tap Start a Round to open round setup.
3. Find Round Visibility in the round settings. If it is inside Other Settings in your app version, open that first.
4. Select Everyone, Friends, or Only Me.

To hide a round from specific friends while sharing with others, see Boss Mode. Set up its Hide From list before starting the round; that list is locked once the round begins.

For an already saved round, see Can I hide a specific round? below.

How do I control public leaderboard participation?

Privacy Settings may include a leaderboard setting that controls whether you participate in public leaderboards.

To update this setting:

1. Open the 18Birdies app.
2. Tap Me.
3. Tap the three-dot icon.
4. Tap Privacy.
5. Turn activity privacy to Only Me.

How do I manage notifications?

You can choose whether to receive notifications when your friends play a round.

To update this setting:

1. Open the 18Birdies app.
2. Tap Me.
3. Tap the three-dot icon.
4. Tap Settings.
5. Tap Notifications.
6. Turn friend round activity notifications on or off.

Can I hide a specific round?

Yes. To hide a round:

1. Go to Round History
2. Tap the round of interest
3. Tap the three dot menu
4. Tap Round Settings
5. For round visibility, select Only Me

Frequently Asked Questions