Privacy Policy

By using The Pet Institute (“company” or “we”) services, including without limitation any of its applications or websites (the “services”) you consent to the terms and conditions of this privacy policy and consent that all personal data (as defined under regulation (eu) 2016/679 (general data protection regulation) (“pii”) that you submit or that is processed or collected through the services may be processed by the company in the manner and for the purposes described in the following privacy policy. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions set forth herein please do not use the services.

Information you provide.

If you use the Services (defined below), you may want to provide some PII (defined below) such as your name, photo, address, e-mail address, phone number and your social network or third party service provider user ID through which you registered/accessed the Services.

Information we collect.

We may collect your PII from third parties (including without limitation, from social media plug-in in the Services or from Third Party Platforms (defined below) you interact with or access the Services from), communications you send us, and aggregate data. We also automatically collect and record PII through your use of the Services such as your IP address, IDFA identifiers, cookie information, device ID and technical information regarding the method and nature of your use of the Services. At any time, you may opt-out from receiving newsletters and promotional communications from us.

How we use your information.

We use your PII for purposes such as providing you with, improving and operating the Services, understanding usage trends and user preferences, assisting users with online purchasing decisions, personalizing the Services and interest based ads and in order to protect the Services from threatening activities.

Cookies, web beacons and third party processors.

We use cookies to collect the information described in this privacy policy, to manage and maintain the Services and to track your use of the Services. We may also use web beacons, third party tracking technologies and third party providers.

Links.

The Services may contain links to other services, sites and applications that are subject to their own privacy and data protection policies. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Children.

We do not intend to collect PII from anyone we know to be under 13 years old. If you believe that we might have collected such information, please contact us.

Information security.

We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your PII however we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Retention periods.

We retain your PII as needed for the purposes for which it was collected and for lawful, ethical and document retention purposes.

Data integrity.

We process PII only for the purposes for which it was collected and take reasonable steps to ensure that the PII we process is accurate, complete and current. However, we depend on you to rectify your PII when necessary. We may delete or avoid from recording and storing any information at our discretion.

Data subjects` rights.

At any time, you may contact us and request to exercise your rights in accordance with applicable law. For more details see Section 9 below.

Enforcement.

We will cooperate with the appropriate regulatory authorities to resolve any formal written complaints regarding processing of PII that cannot be resolved between us and the complaining individual.

Consent to processing and transferring of PII.

Your PII may be stored and processed in a country outside the country of your residence or from which you access the Services. Transfers of your PII outside the EEA will comply with applicable laws.

Your California privacy rights and do not track notices.

If you are a California resident you may contact us and request information regarding your PII disclosed to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. We do not respond to Do Not Track signals.

POLICY

You are not legally required to provide us with PII, however, some features of the Services require you to do so pursuant to this Privacy Policy. In these cases, if you choose to withhold any PII requested by us, it may not be possible for you to access or utilize certain Services. We recognize that privacy is important. This policy applies to all of the software, services, information, tools, features and functionality available on the Services offered by the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliated companies and covers how PII that the Company collects and receives, including in respect of any use of the Services, is treated. If you have any questions about this policy, please feel free to contact us using the contact details published on our Services.