Introduction
Dog Size Guide ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. By using Dog Size Guide, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
Information we collect
Information you provide: Our crate size calculator runs entirely in your browser. We do not require you to create an account, sign in, or submit any personal information to use the calculator.
Email addresses you voluntarily provide: If you choose to sign up for our email newsletter (for example, to receive the Dog Travel Guide & Checklist), you voluntarily provide your email address. Providing an email address is entirely optional and not required to use any part of the website.
Automatically collected information: Like most websites, we may collect certain information automatically through cookies and similar technologies, including:
- IP address and general location (country/region level)
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Pages visited and time spent on the site
- Referring website or search terms
How we use your information
We use the information we collect to:
- Operate and improve the website and our tools
- Understand how visitors use our site so we can make it better
- Serve relevant advertising through third-party partners
- Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and technical issues
- Comply with legal obligations
Email newsletters
When you voluntarily provide your email address to receive our Dog Travel Guide & Checklist or other email updates, we store and manage that information through Mailchimp (The Rocket Science Group, LLC), our email service provider. Mailchimp processes your email address on our behalf to deliver newsletters and manage subscriptions.
You may unsubscribe from our emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any newsletter or by contacting us directly. Upon unsubscribing, your email address will be removed from our active mailing list.
We will never sell, rent, or otherwise share your email address with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
Cookies and tracking technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and serve personalized advertisements. You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain features of the site.
Third-party services
We may use third-party services to support our operations, including:
- Advertising partners: We display ads through networks such as Google AdSense. These partners may use cookies and web beacons to collect information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
- Analytics providers: We use analytics tools to understand site usage and improve our services.
- Email service provider: We use Mailchimp to send newsletters and manage email subscriptions. Mailchimp's privacy practices are governed by their own privacy policy.
These third parties have their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review them. We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.
Third-party advertising & interest-based cookies
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to Dog Size Guide. These cookies allow ad networks to recognize your browser and deliver advertisements tailored to your interests.
Google uses cookies — including the DoubleClick DART cookie and tools such as the Google Publisher Toolbar — to enable interest-based advertising. The DART cookie lets Google and its partners serve ads to you based on your visit to Dog Size Guide and/or other sites across the Internet.
You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie and other Google cookies for interest-based advertising by visiting the Google Ad Settings page. You can also opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices.
For more information on how Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps, see Google's privacy & terms.
Data retention
We retain automatically collected information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by law. Aggregated analytics data may be retained indefinitely.
Your rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Request correction or deletion of your personal information
- Opt out of targeted advertising and data sales
- Object to or restrict certain processing activities
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@dogsizeguide.com. We will respond within a reasonable timeframe.
Children's privacy
Dog Size Guide is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the revised policy on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at hello@dogsizeguide.com.