This Statement of Privacy describes our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information we receive from users of www.woofsome.com (this “Site”).
Should we (Woofsome) ask you (the user) to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected.
We may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. By using Woofsome Site, you consent to the data practices described below.
In addition, please read our terms of service (the “Terms” page below).
What does this privacy policy cover?
This Privacy Policy covers the treatment of personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”), and other information described in this policy, gathered when you are using or accessing the Services.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of third parties that we do not own or control, including but not limited to any third party websites, services and applications, such as Facebook (“Third Party Services”) that you elect to use through the Service. While we attempt to facilitate access only to those Third Party Services that share our respect for your privacy, we cannot take responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of those Third Party Services. We encourage you to carefully review the privacy policies of any Third Party Services you access.
What information do we collect?
When we refer to “Personal Information”, we mean information associated with or used to identify or contact a specific person.
Account Information
When you create an Account, you will provide information, such as your username, password and email address. You acknowledge that this information may be personal to you, and by creating an Account on the Services and providing Personal Information to us, you allow others, including us, to identify you.
Information you voluntary provide to us
When you respond to surveys, contact us, or participate in promotions that we may offer from time to time. You can choose not to provide us with certain information, but then you may not be able to take advantage of many of our special features.
Automatic Information
We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with the Service. We automatically receive and record certain “traffic data” or “Usage Data” including your IP address, cookie information, the page you requested, device and software characteristics (such as type and operating system), location, activity on the Service, ad data, or referral URLs. We may collect and display the total counts that page has been viewed.
We may also collect general information regarding your use of the Services. This Usage Data can refer to demographic information, information about preferences, interests, search queries, and online activity. Generally Traffic or Usage Data does not identify you personally, however, in the event that general information is collected with Personal Information and cannot be separated, we will treat it as Personal Information under this Privacy Policy.
We may combine the information we collect from you with the information collected from other third party sources, including our third-party service providers. In some instances by associating a social media account with these Services you may give us access to certain additional Personal Information stored by such third-party. By doing so you agree that we may collect, use, and store the information provided by such third-party as described in this Privacy Policy.
Our primary goal in collecting usage data is to personalize and improve your experience on our Services and continue to operate them in a better way. This traffic data is used to help diagnose problems with servers, analyze trends and administer the Service.
User Content
Some features of the Services allow you to provide content to the Services, such as written comments or submitted articles. The Services are designed to help you share such content with others. As a result, some of the provided content is shared publicly or with third parties. Therefore, all content submitted by you to the Services may be retained by us for as long as we require it in relation to the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, even after you terminate your Account. We may continue to disclose such content to third parties, as described in this Privacy Policy.
How do we collect your information?
When you register to create an account in our site
We collect the information you provide when you sign up to our site. This can include your name, email address, your photograph and other information you provide.
When you interact with content on our site
We collect certain information about you when you interact or engage with content made available on our Site. This includes information about the websites and apps you visit (including the Website, the Embedded Items, the Applications and any Third Party Content), your use of the content displayed on the Site (including your clicks on answers to questions presented and other information that you submit), your use of the advertisements displayed on the Site (including your clicks on advertisements) as well as information the developer or publisher of the website or app provides to us.
When you contribute User Content to our Site
We collect the User Content that you publish or contribute to our Site (for example comments that you have posted, or content that you have posted through your Woofsome Account).
Log data and device information
We automatically record and collect certain Personal Information from or about your device (for example your computer or your mobile device) when you visit our Website) or when you interact with our content. This includes information about your operating system version, IP address, device settings, hardware information, device approximate location, mobile operator or internet service provider information, browser type, language preferences, time zone, domains that referred you to our Site (for example the HTTP referrer and URL) and the duration of your visits, your actions on these visits (for example clicks or views on content on the domain, or interactions with social media features). We may also automatically collect your device geo-location.
Cookies
Cookies are pieces of text that may be provided to your computer through your web browser when you access a website. Your browser stores cookies in a manner associated with each website you visit.
We use cookies to enable our servers to recognize your web browser and tell us how and when you visit the Site, share our content, and otherwise use the Services through the Internet. We may use cookies and other automated data collection means to identify that your web browser has accessed aspects of the Services and may associate that information with your Account if you have one, the device you use to connect to the Services, or email or social media accounts that you use to share our content.
Most browsers have an option for turning off the cookie feature, which will prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, as well as (depending on the sophistication of your browser software) allowing you to decide on acceptance of each new cookie in a variety of ways. We strongly recommend that you leave cookies active, because they enable you to take advantage the most attractive features of the Services.
This Privacy Policy covers our use of cookies only and does not cover the use of cookies by third parties. We do not control when or how third parties place cookies on your computer.
Communications
When you communicate with us (for example when you send us an email with a comment or feedback) we collect the Personal Information you provided us with.
Third Parties
We also collect information (including Personal Information) about you from third parties, for example our business partners, for marketing purposes and to deliver products or services you request.
Some content, features or products on our site may link to or be hosted on or sponsored by third parties who may obtain Personal Information from you if you voluntarily submit such information or participate (for example, if you click on an advertisement or choose to participate in their activities, such as sweepstakes and promotions or if you provide any payment information as detailed above). When you provide your Personal Information to such third parties, you allow them to collect, keep, manage use and disclose such information, and you also agree to be bound by their privacy policy which will detail how you may exercise your choice regarding your Personal Information. We cannot be responsible for any information collected by such third parties, or their privacy practices. Therefore, you should always review their privacy practices carefully before providing Personal Information to such third parties.
Do we share your information?
We do not disclose Personal Information about you, except as expressly described in this Privacy Policy. For the sake of emphasis, we will never rent or sell your Personal Information.
We may disclose any Personal Information about you (i) if we are required to do so by law or legal process (such as a court order), (ii) in response to a request by law enforcement authorities, or (iii) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriateto prevent physical harm or financial loss or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal or fraudulent activity.
Have any questions or comments? Contact us!
If you have any comments or questions about our Privacy Policy, you can always contact us at [email protected].
Effective Date: 04-18-2018