This Privacy Policy describes how PetStyleAndGroom (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses your information when you use our website (the “Service”).
We collect two primary categories of information on our Service:
Personal Information: We may collect your email address solely if you choose to subscribe to our newsletter. This email address will not be used for any other purpose.
Non-Personal Information: We may collect non-personally identifiable information that does not directly identify you. This may include browsing activity on the Service, such as visited pages and time spent, or device information like IP address, browser type, and operating system.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
We use cookies to improve your experience on our website. Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your web browser. They allow the website to recognize you and remember your preferences (such as login information and browsing behavior) over time.
Here’s a breakdown of the different cookies we use:
Comment Cookies: When you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so you don’t have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies expire after one year.
Session Cookies: These temporary cookies are used to determine if your browser accepts cookies and are discarded when you close your browser.
Login Cookies: These cookies are used to remember your login information and screen display choices. They last for two days (login) or one year (screen options), depending on your selection. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed
Post Cookie: This cookie is specific to editing or publishing articles and simply indicates the post ID. It expires after one day.
Please note: You can opt-out of cookies by adjusting your browser settings. However, this may affect certain functionalities of the website.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on our Service may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our Service (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on our Service, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Use of Your Information
The information we collect is used for the following purposes:
Personal Information: Email addresses collected for newsletter subscriptions are used exclusively for delivering content related to the Service’s topics of interest.
Non-Personal Information: Non-personal information is used to:
- Enhance the Service and personalize your experience.
- Analyze user interaction with the Service.
- Administer the Service and address technical issues.
Who we share your data with
We are committed to protecting your privacy. We will never sell or share your personal information with any third party.
We may share non-personal information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating the Service. These providers are contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Security
We take reasonable precautions to safeguard the information you provide us from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage method is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security of your information.
Children’s Privacy
Our Service is not directed towards children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately. We will take steps to remove such information from our servers.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at our discretion and will notify you of any material changes by posting the revised Privacy Policy on the Service. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates.
Opting Out of Our Newsletter
You may unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link included at the bottom of every newsletter you receive.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us here.