GDPR Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 23 August 2024

Mydogpoints.com (“we”, “our”, “us”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This GDPR Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following types of personal data:

• Contact Information: Your name, email address, and other contact details provided when you sign up for our newsletter, create an account, or contact us.
• Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and the time and date of your visit.
• Cookies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to monitor activity on our website and store certain information. Please refer to our Cookie Policy for more details.

2. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

• To Provide and Maintain Our Service: To deliver the content and services you request from us.
• To Communicate With You: To send you updates, newsletters, promotional materials, and other information that may interest you.
• To Improve Our Website: To understand how users interact with our site and improve its functionality and content.
• For Advertising: To deliver relevant ads and measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.
• For Legal Obligations: To comply with legal requirements, such as tax laws or data protection regulations.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

• Consent: Where you have provided your consent (e.g., subscribing to our newsletter).
• Legitimate Interests: For purposes that are necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided that those interests are not overridden by your rights.
• Legal Compliance: To comply with legal obligations that we are subject to.

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal data to third parties, except in the following cases:

• Service Providers: We may share your data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, as long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your personal data if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

5. Your Rights Under GDPR

As a data subject under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

• Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
• Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we restrict the processing of your data under certain conditions.
• Right to Data Portability: You can request that we transfer your data to another organization or directly to you, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
• Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your data in certain situations, such as for direct marketing purposes.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: If we process your data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@mydogpoints.com.

6. Data Security

We take the security of your personal data seriously and implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect it from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

7. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this GDPR Privacy Policy. When we no longer need your data, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

8. International Data Transfers

Your personal data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). If we transfer your data to a third country, we will ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data, in accordance with GDPR.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this GDPR Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your personal data.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this GDPR Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at:

Email: contact@mydogpoints.com