Privacy Policy | Pretty Paws

Pretty Paws ("we", "our", or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and tell you about your privacy rights.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:

Identity Data: includes first name, last name, username or similar identifier.
Contact Data: includes billing address, delivery address, email address and telephone numbers.
Application Data: includes information provided in puppy applications, waitlist agreements, and contracts regarding your living situation, family dynamic, and pet history.
Technical Data: includes internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.

2. How We Use Your Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

To process and evaluate your puppy applications and agreements.
To manage our relationship with you, including notifying you about changes to our terms or privacy policy.
To safely facilitate the adoption and delivery of a puppy.
To administer and protect our business and this website.

3. Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. All application data submitted through our forms is transmitted securely. We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

4. Third-Party Links

This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications (such as our form delivery and email providers). Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements.

5. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements. In the case of adopted puppies, we retain records for the lifetime of the dog to honor health guarantees and provide lifetime breeder support.

6. Your Legal Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data, including the right to request access, correction, erasure, or restriction of processing of your personal data. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us.