Privacy Policy

Introduction

Doggie Park Near Me (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website doggieparknearme.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

Information We Collect

Personal Data

We may collect personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide when you:

• Create an account or log in
• Submit a review for a dog park
• Claim a business listing
• Contact us through our contact form
• Subscribe to our newsletter

This information may include your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide.

Automatically Collected Data

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• IP address
• Pages visited and time spent on those pages
• Referring website addresses

Location Data

With your permission, we may collect your approximate location to help you find dog parks near you. You can disable location services through your browser settings at any time.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide and maintain our dog park directory service
• Show you dog parks near your location
• Display and manage user reviews
• Process business listing claims
• Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
• Send you updates about our service (with your consent)
• Improve our website and user experience
• Monitor and analyze usage trends

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential cookies: Required for the website to function properly, such as maintaining your login session.
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website so we can improve it.
• Advertising cookies: Used by our advertising partners (including Google AdSense) to serve relevant ads based on your interests and browsing behavior.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some features of our website may not function properly without cookies.

Third-Party Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party vendor cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

Affiliate Links

Some of the links on our website are affiliate links, meaning we may earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. This does not affect the price you pay. We only recommend products we genuinely believe will benefit dog owners and their pets.

Data Security

We use commercially reasonable measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data
• Object to or restrict processing of your data
• Request a copy of your data in a portable format

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

Changes to This 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 this page and updating the “Last updated” date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

• Email: hello@doggieparknearme.com
• Website: doggieparknearme.com/contact