Who we are
Our website address is: https://happypartnersdogtraining.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
If you send a message through the form on the Contact page, you will be asked to share your name and email address. The information that you share will only be used to reply to your message and will not be shared with anyone.
Cookies
Cookies are small packages of data that are temporarily placed on your browser to identify you. These are used so that we can track new vs returning readers, use affiliate links, and make this website more user friendly. You can disable cookies in the settings of most browsers.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
We use affiliate links on this website which means that our affiliate partners will use cookies when you click on their links on this website.
I also use Google Analytics on this blog which uses cookies. This allows us to better target our content towards our audience. For more information about how Google uses cookies and safeguards your data see: Safeguarding Your Data.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We also use Google Analytics on this blog which uses cookies. This allows us to better target this content towards our audience. For more information about how Google uses cookies and safeguards your data see: Safeguarding Your Data
Who we share your data with
We use Mailchimp to allow people to sign up to receive email updates. If you choose to sign up for our email updates, Mailchimp will receive your name and email address. For more information see Mailchimp’s privacy policy.
Other then listed above, we do not share your data with anyone.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
Google Analytics retains data for up to 2 years.
If you sign up for email updates, your name and email are retained indefinably unless you choose to unsubscribe.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
If you would like to turn off cookies, you can go into the settings of most browsers and turn off cookies.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Some third parties have access to your data as noted previously in this agreement.
How to contact us
You can contact us directly through our Contact page.
Additional information
Users under 13
This website is not directed towards and we do not knowingly collect personal data on people under 13 years old. If we find out that the personal data of a child under 13 has been collected, we will take measurs to have it deleted. By using this website, you represent that you are 13 or older.
How we protect your data
We use reasonable and appropriate physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards to protect personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.