Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to PawPicks (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website pawpicks.blog.

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

Information We Collect

1. Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

• Subscribe to our newsletter
• Fill out a contact form
• Leave comments on our blog posts
• Participate in surveys or contests

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

2. Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referring website
• Pages you view
• Time and date of your visit
• Time spent on each page

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in the following ways:

• To provide, operate, and maintain our website
• To improve, personalize, and expand our website
• To understand and analyze how you use our website
• To develop new products, services, features, and functionality
• To communicate with you, including for customer service, updates, and marketing purposes
• To send you newsletters and promotional materials (if you have opted in)
• To process your transactions and manage your requests
• To find and prevent fraud

Amazon Affiliate Disclosure

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. We only recommend products and services that we believe will add value to our readers.

Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

Third-Party Services

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website.

Email Marketing Services

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we may use third-party email marketing platforms to manage and send emails. These services may collect information about your email engagement (such as opens and clicks).

Social Media

Our website may contain links to social media platforms. When you interact with these links, those platforms may collect information about you. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any social media platforms you visit.

Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as email delivery, hosting services, and analytics.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
• Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your information may be transferred.

Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: You can request access to the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: You can request that we correct any inaccurate information.
• Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal information.
• Opt-Out: You can opt out of receiving marketing emails by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email we send.
• Cookies: You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. 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 so we can delete such information.

International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ. By using our website, you consent to such transfers.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). These rights include:

• The right to know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell
• The right to request deletion of your personal information
• The right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information
• The right to non-discrimination for exercising your CCPA rights

GDPR Compliance (European Users)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including:

• The right to access your personal data
• The right to rectify inaccurate data
• The right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”)
• The right to restrict processing
• The right to data portability
• The right to object to processing