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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 19, 2026

Bergin Golf respects your privacy and is committed to protecting any personal information you share with us through our website, https://bergingolf.com. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have regarding your information.

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://bergingolf.com.

Bergin Golf provides golf-related information, services, products, content, and resources through this website.

Information We Collect

We may collect personal information when you voluntarily provide it to us, such as when you:

  • Submit a contact form

  • Sign up for updates or newsletters

  • Leave a comment

  • Create an account, if account registration is available

  • Make an inquiry about our services or products

  • Communicate with us directly

This information may include your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and any other information you choose to provide.

We may also automatically collect certain technical information when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring website, and general website usage data.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address, also called a hash, may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images that include embedded location data, such as EXIF GPS data. Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images displayed on the site.

Cookies

Our website may use cookies to improve your browsing experience, remember preferences, support website functionality, analyze website traffic, and assist with security.

If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are provided for your convenience so you do not have to enter your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies may last for one year.

If you visit a login page, the site may set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, the site may set cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies may last for two days, and screen options cookies may last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login may persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish content, an additional cookie may be saved in your browser. This cookie does not include personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that some parts of the website may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

Embedded Content From Other Websites

Pages or articles on this website may include embedded content, such as videos, images, maps, social media posts, or articles. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited the other website directly.

These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you have an account with that website and are logged in.

Analytics and Third-Party Services

We may use third-party tools and services, such as website analytics, spam protection, email marketing platforms, payment processors, or social media integrations, to help operate and improve our website.

These third-party providers may collect or process certain information according to their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you interact with through our website.

How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect to:

  • Respond to inquiries or customer service requests

  • Provide website functionality

  • Improve our website, content, products, and services

  • Send updates, newsletters, or promotional communications, if you have opted in

  • Process transactions, if ecommerce features are available

  • Detect and prevent spam, fraud, abuse, or security issues

  • Comply with legal obligations

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information with trusted third-party service providers who help us operate the website, communicate with visitors, process payments, manage marketing, analyze website performance, or provide security and spam protection.

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.

We may also disclose information if required by law, legal process, or to protect our rights, property, users, or business.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on our website, if registration is available, we store the personal information provided in the user profile. Registered users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except they may not be able to change their username. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

We retain personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including information you have provided to us.

You may also request that we erase personal data we hold about you. This does not include information we are required to keep for administrative, legal, security, or business purposes.

Depending on your location, you may have additional rights regarding your personal information, such as the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to certain uses of your data.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Information collected through this website may be processed by third-party service providers located in the United States or other locations where those providers operate.

Email Communications

If you subscribe to our email list or otherwise opt in to receive communications from us, we may send you updates, marketing messages, announcements, or other relevant information.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in the email or by contacting us directly.

Security

We take reasonable steps to protect the personal information submitted through our website. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that personal information has been collected from a child under 13, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.

Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of those third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external sites you visit.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Your continued use of the website after changes are posted means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact us at:

Bergin Golf
Website: https://bergingolf.com
Email: info@bergingolf.com
Address: 100 Huntcliff Point Atlanta, GA 30350

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Mary Bergin

Business Manager

Bergin Golf Designs is managed by Bill’s wife, Mary, who joined the company in 1999. Having worked in international auditing as well as commercial real estate, Mary brings the skills necessary to oversee administrative, contractual, and financial matters for the company. She earned her MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and bachelor’s degrees in economics and international studies from Miami University. Mary’s attention to detail and steady leadership ensure the efficient operation of Bergin Golf Designs.

Callie Bergin Powell, NCIDQ

Marketing Associate

Making our firm truly a family affair, Callie Bergin Powell joined the company in March, 2025. Following a successful tenure with Tryba Architects and Ware Malcomb in Denver, CO, Callie brings her design, rendering and marketing abilities to Bergin Golf Designs. In addition to her work at Tryba, Callie served on the Board of the International Interior Design Association as the Rocky Mountain Chapter’s Director of Digital Publishing, overseeing the organization’s website and social media accounts. Callie has an interior architecture degree from Miami University and earned her NCIDQ certification in 2022.

Albie

Road Warrior

A key component to everyday life and project management is Bergin Golf Designs’ not so secret companion, Albie. Seen traveling across most of the Southeastern United States, Albie offers a new dimension in work productivity. When the van is on the road, someone is in the “mobile office’ getting work done.

Additionally, Bergin Golf Designs is able to keep materials and supplies within easy reach. Those supplies include our temperamental, yet essential, grade rod, as well as paint guns, hand levels, range finders and rugged tablets, allowing us to have everything we need for project management at the ready. A key part of Bergin Golf Designs’ success, Albie has been with the company since 2019.

Justin Killingsworth

Design Associate

After an initial stint with Bergin Golf Designs from 2006-2009, we were fortunate to have Justin Killingsworth rejoin the company in the fall of 2022. Involved in all aspects of plan production and presentation, Justin is able to express our proposed designs in graphic form. His presentations help our clients visualize potential changes to a hole or the land. Justin’s work has continued to advance to include strategic design and detailed grading plans. A member of the ASGCA Tartan Program, Justin is working toward full membership with the ASGCA. 

Justin obtained a master’s degree in landscape architecture from Louisiana State University and a degree in Ornamental Horticulture from the University of Tennessee, combining his love for the game with a well-planned education. As a student at the University of Tennessee, Justin obtained plant knowledge and construction experience by interning for four years with a landscape design company. His training consisted of developing design concepts, creating artistic renderings, and executing field implementation. As a graduate student at LSU, Justin’s internship allowed him to assist with various projects ranging from city master planning to small scale park design.

Matt Bergin - ASGCA

Design Associate

Matt Bergin joined Bergin Golf Designs in 2016 as a draftsman. Fast forward to today, Matt is involved in both strategy and grading plans, influencing and contributing to the overall design and execution of our projects. Matt also performs site visits – both in the initial design phase, as well as during construction supervision. After four years in the ASGCA Tartan Program, Matt became a full member of the ASGCA in the fall of 2025.

In his initial years with the company, Matt quickly acquired the AutoCad skills necessary to produce construction documents. He also assumed and continues to hold responsibility for all drone flights, producing topographical base maps, as well as photography and videography, during construction and upon course completion. 

Growing up in the Bergin family, golf has always been a part of Matt’s life. During his college years, Matt began his work experience in the industry at Cherokee Town & Country Club in Atlanta, GA, gaining valuable experience in golf course operations and maintenance while working on Cherokee’s grounds crew and in the Pro Shop. A graduate of Rhodes College with a degree in Theatre Arts, Matt’s artistic aptitude and set design experience have greatly contributed to an appreciation of spatial relationships and an understanding of scale. Matt brings that knowledge to golf course design – the stage for the game of golf.

Spencer Oliver

Agronomic Associate

Spencer Oliver joined Bergin Golf Designs in February 2022, bringing agronomic expertise to the BGD team. Assisting with construction and grow-in on over 25 Bergin Golf Designs projects, Spencer has keen insight into the important relationship between the superintendent, contractor and the architect – before, during and after project completion. Spencer’s love for the game and passion for detailed course management have resulted in him being a great asset to our company. Now in a consulting role, Spencer’s agronomic and course management skills, combined with BGD’s design philosophies and expertise, offer an outstanding package to our clients.

Prior to joining Bergin Golf Designs, over the course of 20+ years as a golf course superintendent, Spencer was involved with golf course construction, maintenance, and renovations. During his early superintendent career, Spencer worked on many notable courses such as: Callaway Gardens, The Golf Club of Georgia, Kiawah Island, Hawks Ridge, Barnsley Gardens and Dunwoody Country Club.  It was during his nearly 17 years at Dunwoody Country Club where Spencer developed his own philosophies of golf course maintenance and where he matured as a golf course superintendent. His ability to see things not as they are, but what they could be, was well evidenced during his time there.

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