Privacy Policy

DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk Privacy Policy

This privacy policy will explain how our organisation uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website.

Topics:

  • What data do we collect?
  • How do we collect your data?
  • How will we use your data?
  • How do we store your data?
  • Marketing
  • What are your data protection rights?
  • What are cookies?
  • How do we use cookies?
  • What types of cookies do we use?
  • How to manage your cookies
  • Privacy policies of other websites
  • Changes to our privacy policy
  • How to contact us

What data do we collect?

DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk collects the following data:

  • Personal identification information (Name, email address, phone number, etc.)
  • Images or videos, as uploaded by you, the user

How do we collect your data?

You directly provide DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:

  • Register and/or create a post or comment on our website.
  • Contact us via email and/or our online contact form.
  • Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.

DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk may also receive your data indirectly from the following sources:

  • DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk uses Google Analytics to collect data. There’s more information about this in this privacy policy.

How will we use your data?

DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk collects your data so that we can:

  • Display your advertisement and manage your account.
  • Share your advertisement details on our social media accounts such as Facebook.
  • Email you with information we think you might like (signing up to our newsletter is optional).
  • Use Google Analytics to understand how people use our website so we can improve its design and functionality. We also need the data to get the most out of our marketing campaigns. 

How do we store your data?

DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk securely stores your data via our website host, using an SSL Certificate. SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer, a security protocol that creates an encrypted link between a web server and a web browser.

DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk will keep your data until you delete your account or inform us you no longer want to display your advertisement. If you request your data be removed we will delete your advertisement and your account on our website. We may also periodically contact you to enquire as to whether your advertisement is still required. 

Marketing

DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk may like to send you information about products and services that we think you might like. If you have agreed to receive marketing, you may always opt out at a later date.

You have the right at any time to stop DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk from contacting you for marketing purposes.

What are your data protection rights?

DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access – You have the right to request DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk for copies of your personal data. 

The right to rectification – You have the right to request that DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk to complete the information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure – You have the right to request that DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability – You have the right to request that DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk transfer the data that we have collected to another organisation, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us via our contact form.

Cookies

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology

For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.

How do we use cookies?

DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:

  • Keeping you signed in
  • Understanding how you use our website

What types of cookies do we use?

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

  • Functionality – DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.
  • Advertising – DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address. DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk sometimes shares some limited aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes. We may also share online data collected through cookies with our advertising partners. This means that when you visit another website, you may be shown advertising based on your browsing patterns on our website.
  • Google Analytics uses a set of cookies to collect information and report site usage statistics without personally identifying individual visitors to Google.

How to manage cookies

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.

Privacy policies of other websites

The DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

Changes to our privacy policy

DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 12 December 2023.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about DogWalkerDirectory.co.uk’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us via our contact form.