Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 7, 2026

The short version: ThePickLog collects as little about you as possible. We ask for your email so you can sign in and compete. We don't sell your data. That's basically it.

Who we are

ThePickLog is operated by AMD Ventures, LLC, a Florida limited liability company ("we," "us"). You can reach us any time through the contact form.

What we collect

Email address — when you sign up, so we can create your account and, if you opt in, send you updates.
Email address, if you ask to be notified — if you enter your email on one of the “coming soon” cards or join the free verdict-by-email list, we store just that address and which list you joined, so we can send you exactly what you asked for: one email when the tier opens, or one email per published verdict. Double opt-in: we send one confirmation email first, and you are not on the list until you click it — an unconfirmed address is never mailed anything else. No account is created, and we don’t use it for anything else.
Your Compete activity — the simulated picks, hypotheses, and handle you register, so the leaderboard and your history work. Note that hypotheses you register and your public handle are shown publicly on the site (for example on the Test leaderboard and public profile pages).
Basic usage data — standard, largely anonymous analytics (pages visited, approximate location, device and browser type) to understand how the site is used.

Anything you send through our forms — strategy suggestions, corrections, and questions, plus an email address only if you choose to include one so we can reply. Stored privately; never published without your say-so.

What we don't collect

We don't ask for or store financial-account numbers, brokerage credentials, Social Security numbers, or any real trading information. All trading on ThePickLog is simulated (paper).

How we use it

To run the service: to authenticate you, show your history, operate Compete, and — only if you opt in — email you. A notify-me address is used only for what you asked for — one message when the thing you asked about opens, or one email per published verdict on the verdict list; tell us and we’ll delete it sooner. We do not sell or rent your personal information to anyone.

Who we share it with

Only the infrastructure providers needed to run the site — our hosting provider (Vercel) and our database/authentication provider — which process data on our behalf and nothing more.

Your choices

Use the contact form to access, correct, or delete your data, or to opt out of emails. California (CCPA) and EU/UK (GDPR) residents have rights to access and deletion — we honor those requests for everyone.

Data retention

We keep your account data until you ask us to delete it or your account is closed.

Changes

If this policy changes, we'll update the date above and, for material changes, let you know.

Contact

AMD Ventures, LLC (Florida, USA) · Contact form

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