Privacy Policy

A. Personal Data You Provide to Us

We collect personally identifiable information that you voluntarily give to us when you:

• Create an account (name, email address, phone number)
• Submit a park listing (business details, contact information, park descriptions)
• Submit reviews, photos, or other content
• Use our contact forms or communicate with our support team
• Subscribe to newsletters or marketing communications
• Make payments for premium services (billing details processed securely by our payment partners like Stripe; we do not store full payment credentials)

You are under no obligation to provide us with personal information of any kind; however, your refusal to do so may prevent you from using certain features of the Site, such as submitting listings, posting reviews, or receiving responses to your inquiries.

B. Derivative Data (Usage Data & Analytics)

Our servers (or servers of our hosting providers and analytics services like Google Analytics) may automatically collect standard log information when you access the Site. This can include:

• Your IP address (which may be anonymized by analytics services)
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Access times and pages viewed
• Referring URLs
• Device information (device type, screen resolution)
• Approximate location data
• Interactions with site features (searches, filters, map interactions)

This data is generally aggregated and anonymized where possible and is used for:

• Analytics to understand how users interact with our Site and improve our Services
• Monitoring site performance, identifying technical issues, and ensuring security
• Understanding trends to enhance user experience and develop new features

C. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We and our third-party partners, including advertising partners like Google AdSense and analytics providers like Google Analytics, may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site. These technologies help customize the Site, improve your experience, measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, and display relevant advertisements.

You can manage your ad preferences:

• Opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings
• Alternatively, you can opt out of many third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices or www.youronlinechoices.eu (for European users)
• For more information on how Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps, please see Google's Privacy & Terms

You can typically remove or reject cookies via your browser settings. To do this, follow the instructions provided by your browser (usually located within the "settings," "help," "tools," or "edit" facility). Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. Note that if you remove or reject cookies, it could affect the availability and functionality of the Site. You can also manage your cookie preferences by visiting our Cookie Preferences page.

By Law or to Protect Rights

If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process (e.g., subpoena, court order), to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of IndoorDogPark, our users, or others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.

Third-Party Service Providers

We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. Examples include:

• Data analysis and website analytics (e.g., Google Analytics)
• Email delivery for contact form responses and newsletters
• Hosting services and cloud infrastructure providers
• Payment processing services (e.g., Stripe)
• Map and geolocation services

We only share the minimum information necessary for them to perform their designated functions, and we make reasonable efforts to ensure they are obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of your information.

Advertising Partners

As mentioned, we allow third-party advertising partners like Google AdSense to use tracking technologies on the Site. This allows them to collect information about your interaction with our Site and other websites to display relevant advertisements. This information is collected directly by these third parties, and their use of it is governed by their own privacy policies. We do not share your personally identifiable information (like name or email) directly with advertisers.

Specifically, Google and other third-party vendors may place and read cookies on your browser, or use web beacons to collect information, as a result of ad serving on our website. This includes collecting device-specific information (such as device type, operating system, and browser type), IP addresses, and approximate location data to deliver relevant advertisements.

Park Owners or Partners

When you intentionally request information, submit a booking inquiry, or interact with a listing form, we may share your contact information with the relevant park owner or partner to facilitate your request.

Business Transfers

We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company. We will notify you before your personal information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy if applicable.

Non-personally identifiable visitor information (e.g., aggregated analytics data) may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses, but this will not include information that can identify you personally.