Website Visitors
Like most website operators, Paws & Snouts collects non-personally identifying information that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Paws & Snouts's purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Paws & Snouts's visitors use its website. From time to time, Paws & Snouts may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
Paws & Snouts also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged-in users and for users leaving comments on Paws & Snouts blogs/sites. Paws & Snouts only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that commenter IP addresses and email addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog/site where the comment was left.
Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to Paws & Snouts's websites choose to interact with Paws & Snouts in ways that require Paws & Snouts to gather personally identifying information. The amount and type of information that Paws & Snouts gather depend on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up at Paws & Snouts to provide a username and email address. Those who engage in transactions with Paws & Snouts are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, Paws & Snouts collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor's interaction with Paws & Snouts. Paws & Snouts does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.
Aggregated Statistics
Paws & Snouts may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. Paws & Snouts may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Paws & Snouts does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.
Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information
Paws & Snouts discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Paws & Snouts's behalf or to provide services available on Paws & Snouts's websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Paws & Snouts's websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Paws & Snouts will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations, as described above, Paws & Snouts discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order, or other governmental requests, or when Paws & Snouts believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Paws & Snouts, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of the Paws & Snouts website and have supplied your email address, Paws & Snouts may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what's going on with Paws & Snouts and our products. If you send us a request (for example via email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. Paws & Snouts takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer, and that the visitor's browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Paws & Snouts uses cookies to help Paws & Snouts identify and track visitors, their usage of the Paws & Snouts website, and their website access preferences. Paws & Snouts visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Paws & Snouts's websites, with the drawback that certain features of Paws & Snouts's websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
Business Transfers
If Paws & Snouts, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Paws & Snouts go out of business or enter bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that are transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur and that any acquirer of Paws & Snouts may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.
Ads
Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Paws & Snouts and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, Paws & Snouts may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and at Paws & Snouts's sole discretion. Paws & Snouts encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. If you have a Paws & Snouts account, you might also receive an alert informing you of these changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of the such change.