Who we are

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

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

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.

Contact forms

When you fill out a contact form on our website, we collect the information you provide—typically your name, email address, phone number, and message contents—to respond to your inquiry. We retain this information only as long as necessary to provide customer service or fulfill your request. We do not use the information submitted through contact forms for marketing purposes unless you explicitly opt in.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. 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.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site 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.

Analytics

We use third-party services such as Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors interact with our website. These services collect data such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and time spent on the site. This data helps us improve website performance and user experience. All data collected is anonymous and does not include personally identifiable information.

Who we share your data with

We do not sell or rent your personal data to any third parties. We may share limited data with trusted service providers who assist with website operations (e.g., hosting, analytics, spam detection) under strict confidentiality agreements and only to the extent necessary to support our services.

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 website (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 this site, 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 we send your data

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

Your contact information

If you contact us via the website, email, or phone, we may retain your contact details to respond to your inquiry, schedule services, or follow up as needed. We do not share your contact information without your consent, except where required by law.

Additional information

How we protect your data

We implement standard security measures to safeguard the personal information you provide. This includes SSL encryption on our website, secure email handling practices, and access controls for website administrators.

What data breach procedures we have in place

In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected users as soon as reasonably possible and follow all applicable laws regarding breach notification. Our procedures include identifying the source, securing the site, and reporting incidents as needed.

What third parties we receive data from

We may receive basic demographic or referral data from platforms such as Google, Facebook, or other analytics and advertising partners. This data is used only in aggregate to help us understand our audience and improve our services.

What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data

We do not conduct any automated decision-making or profiling using your personal data.

Industry regulatory disclosure requirements

As a professional dog walking service, we are not subject to industry-specific privacy regulations beyond standard business compliance. However, we are committed to following all applicable data protection laws.