Privacy Policy
This policy explains what A Friendly Dog collects, why it is used, which service providers may receive it, and the choices available to you.
Who we are
A Friendly Dog is an independent dog-care publication operated by Alicia in Connecticut, United States. The website address is afriendlydog.com.
Questions or privacy requests can be sent through the contact page. Please do not include veterinary records, passwords, payment-card numbers, or other sensitive information in a general contact message.
Information we collect
Information you choose to provide
- Email address and subscription preferences when you join a newsletter or request a guide.
- Name, email address, and message contents when you use a contact form.
- Order, billing, and account details needed to process a WooCommerce purchase. Payment providers process payment credentials under their own privacy terms; A Friendly Dog does not intentionally store full card numbers.
- Comments or other material you submit where those features are available.
Information collected automatically
Like most websites, the site and its providers may process IP address, device and browser details, approximate location, referral page, pages viewed, timestamps, cookie identifiers, consent choices, and diagnostic or security logs. This supports site delivery, fraud prevention, audience measurement, advertising, and performance improvement.
Service providers
Information is shared only as needed for the provider to perform a service, comply with law, protect the site, or honor your choices. Current categories include:
- Bluehost and WordPress for hosting, site delivery, logs, and security.
- MailerLite for newsletter forms, email delivery, and subscription records. Every marketing email should include an unsubscribe option.
- WooCommerce and connected commerce providers for store, order, download, tax, and payment functions.
- Google AdSense and Ezoic for advertising, consent, measurement, and fraud prevention.
- Pinterest for campaign and conversion measurement where enabled.
- WPForms and site-security or backup tools for form delivery, abuse prevention, recovery, and operational logs.
A Friendly Dog may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with law, respond to valid legal process, enforce site terms, protect users, or investigate fraud or security problems.
Affiliate links
Some articles contain affiliate links, including links to Amazon. A click may let the retailer recognize that a visit came from A Friendly Dog, and a qualifying purchase may generate a commission. Retailers process purchase and account data under their own privacy policies. See the Affiliate Disclosure for the editorial rules that apply to these links.
Regional privacy choices
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, portability, or restriction of certain personal information, or to object to or opt out of particular processing. Identity and jurisdiction may need to be verified before a request is completed.
For visitors in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland, the consent platform is used for advertising and storage choices where required. Consent can be withdrawn through the site’s privacy or consent controls, without affecting processing that occurred beforehand.
Residents of covered U.S. states may have rights concerning access, correction, deletion, or certain sharing/targeted-advertising uses. Use the site’s consent/privacy controls when available or send a request through the contact page.
Retention and security
Information is kept only as long as reasonably needed for the purpose described, legal and accounting obligations, dispute resolution, security, backups, and enforcement. Retention periods differ by record type; for example, order records may be kept longer than a routine contact message.
Reasonable administrative and technical safeguards are used, including HTTPS, restricted administrative access, backups, and security controls. No internet system can be guaranteed completely secure, so please use care when deciding what to send.
Children’s privacy
The site is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. A Friendly Dog does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child supplied personal information, please contact the site so it can be reviewed and removed where appropriate.
External links and policy changes
Links may lead to websites with their own privacy practices. A Friendly Dog does not control those third-party policies.
This policy may change as the site, providers, or legal requirements change. The effective date above will be updated when a material revision is published.