This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared.

Personal information we collect
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information”.

We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
- “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
- “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
- “Web beacons”, “tags”, and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.

Additionally when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers, email address, and phone number. We refer to this information as “Order Information”.


When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Order Information.

How do we use your personal information?
We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use this Order Information to:
- Communicate with you;
- Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and
- When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.


We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).


Sharing you personal Information
We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. For example, we use Shopify to power our online store--you can read more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy. We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site -- you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

Behavioural advertising
As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.

You can opt out of targeted advertising by using the links below:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
- Google: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
- Bing: https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads

Privacy Policy for SMS Notifications

**Effective Date: June 2024

Introduction
Dog and Cat Studio ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you sign up for and use our SMS notification services.

Information We Collect
When you opt-in to receive SMS notifications from us, we may collect the following information:
Personal Information: Your phone number and any other information you voluntarily provide.
Usage Data: Information about your interaction with our SMS messages, such as read receipts, time sent or received, and your responses.

How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect for various business purposes, including:
- To send you SMS notifications, updates, promotional messages, and other related messages.
- To maintain and improve our SMS service.
- To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.
- To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms and policies.

Disclosure of Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties except as described below:
Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our SMS service.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

Data Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no security measure is perfect, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.

Data Retention
We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide the SMS service you have requested and as needed to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

Your Privacy Rights
You have the right to opt-out of receiving SMS notifications at any time by replying "STOP" to any SMS message you receive from us. You may also contact us to update or correct your personal information or to request the deletion of your data.

Children's Privacy
Our SMS services are not intended for use by individuals under the age of [insert age]. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under this age. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personal information from a child under this age, we will delete such information from our records.

Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on our website and, where appropriate, by sending you a notification via SMS. Your continued use of our SMS service after any changes signifies your acceptance of those changes.

Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our practices, please contact us at:

Dog and Cat Studio
dogandcatstudio1@gmail.com

By opting in to our SMS notifications, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to this Privacy Policy.

Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.

Do not track
Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.

Your rights
If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.

Additionally, if you are a European resident we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.

Data retention
When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.