Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Dog Friendly Finder ("we", "our", or "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website dogfriendlyfinder.com and use our services.

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

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information You Provide

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

• Register for an account
• Subscribe to our newsletter
• Submit a venue for review
• Save restaurants to your favorites
• Mark restaurants as "Been There"
• Contact us with inquiries

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

2.2 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 URLs
• Pages viewed and time spent on pages
• Search queries

2.3 Location Information

With your permission, we may collect and process information about your actual location when you use our "near me" search feature. We use various technologies to determine location, including IP address, GPS, and other sensors.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect or receive:

• To provide, operate, and maintain our services
• To create and manage your account
• To process your saved restaurants and visit history
• To send you newsletters and marketing communications (with your consent)
• To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
• To analyze usage and improve our services
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or fraudulent activity
• To comply with legal obligations

4. Sharing Your Information

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

• Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf (e.g., email delivery, hosting, analytics)
• Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities
• With Your Consent: We may share your information for any other purpose with your explicit consent

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store 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.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information. However, please note that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

7. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. When we no longer need your personal information, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

8. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom, you have certain data protection rights:

• Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data
• Right to Rectification: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
• Right to Erasure: You have the right to request deletion of your personal data
• Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request restriction of processing of your data
• Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Right to Object: You have the right to object to processing of your personal data
• Right to Withdraw Consent: You have the right to withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent to process your data

To exercise these rights, please contact us at privacy@dogfriendlyfinder.com

9. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

10. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information.

11. 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. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• Email: privacy@dogfriendlyfinder.com
• Website: https://dogfriendlyfinder.com