GENERAL OVERVIEW

This website is one of several websites relating to and/or operated by Consider The Dog, Inc.,  and any of their subsidiaries, affiliates and related companies (“CTD,” “us,” or “we”). The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to disclose to you what information we may collect, how we may collect it, with whom we may share it, and certain other matters related to such information, including the choices you have regarding our collection of information and our use and disclosure to other parties of information we may have collected from you. Except as otherwise discussed in this Privacy Policy, this document only addresses the use and disclosure of information collected through our websites.

Organization name:

CONSIDER THE DOG, Inc. 

Address:

484 Niagara Street

City, State, Zip:

Buffalo, NY 14201

Country:

USA

Websites:

tylermuto.com; considerthedog.com

Phone

(716) 548-9450

TYPES OF INFORMATION THAT MAY BE COLLECTED.

We may collect personally-identifiable information and non-personally identifiable information when you use our websites. Personally-identifiable information is information that can be used to identify you personally, either alone or in combination with other information (“Personal Information”), and non-personally identifiable information cannot be used to identify a specific individual (together with the Personal Information, your “Information”). The Personal Information collected through our website is used to facilitate the transactions or information you may request, and otherwise as described in this Privacy Policy. For example, we may collect Personal Information if you sign up for a subscription service, or inquire about our dog training or day care services, request other information from us, subscribe to any of our online newsletters or email lists, or if you provide information through our website for any other reasons.

The Personal Information collected will vary depending on the nature of your interactions with our websites and your specific requests, but it may include your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, or other information that can be used to identify you personally, as well as information relating to your dog. 

We do not have access to financial account data in unencrypted form through our websites. Rather, we use third party service providers to process all payment transactions for our websites (whether the payment is by credit card, PayPal, or otherwise). Although these third party processors will notify us if your payment has cleared, and may submit some of your Personal Information to us, they will not provide your credit card or other payment account information to us, and the third party will be solely responsible for any issues that may arise with your payment transaction.

HOW IS INFORMATION COLLECTED?

Information may be collected in several different ways through our websites, including but not limited to those described below:

Information You Voluntarily Provide

In most cases we will only obtain Personal Information through our websites if you voluntarily provide it to us, for example, if you create an account with us, subscribe to our emails, fill out a contact form, or request information from us.  Some of our websites require registration or the submission of an application for day care or training services.  This information is used to contact you about the products/services on our website in which you have expressed an interest. 

IP Addresses and Click-stream Data

We may collect IP addresses, click-stream data, length of session, and other information related to your use of our websites for purposes of system administration, to improve the websites, to report aggregate information to potential business partners or sponsors, and for other internal uses related to the websites. 

Analytics Tools

We may use Google Analytics or similar tools or services to collect information such as how often users visit our websites, what pages or features they visit when they do so, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our websites. We use this analytics data to improve our services and tailor them to the needs of our users. Analytics providers may collect the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit our websites, as well as your gender, age, interest categories, and other information to the extent it is available to the provider (based on your browser settings and otherwise). Google’s use of information collected by Google Analytics is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy. You can prevent certain analytics providers from recognizing you on return visits to our Sites by disabling cookies on your browser.

HOW DO WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT?

We internally use information about our visitors and customers to improve our service offerings, for our marketing and promotional efforts, to statistically analyze website usage, to improve our content and service offerings, and to customize the content and layout of the website. We may use your email address and mailing address or phone number, to contact you regarding a reservation or inquiry you have made using our websites, regarding issues with a transaction, satisfaction with our websites and/or our products and services and to provide further information regarding additional events, products and/or services we believe would interest the customer. We may use information in the file we maintain about a customer to resolve disputes and troubleshoot problems.

We collect, process and use personal information only for the purpose for which it was first collected and, if applicable, as authorized by you, including the uses described in this Privacy Policy or other uses which you may later authorize. We take reasonable steps to ensure that personal information collected is relevant to its intended use, and is accurate, current and complete.

We do not sell customer information to other online data collection companies.

TO WHOM MAY THE INFORMATION BE DISCLOSED?

Information we collect may be disclosed to a variety of parties, depending upon the purpose for which the information was provided. In addition, in many circumstances you may provide Personal Information directly to third parties (such as third party service providers who process payment transactions on our behalf), which may share certain information with us. In order to process your requests, we may also provide your Personal Information to service providers or other companies who work on our behalf in order, for example, to process a payment transaction you have initiated.

We may access or use your information, and we may share such information with our current or future affiliated and related companies. You may opt-out of having your information shared or used for marketing purposes by following the instructions below under “What choices do I have about my information?”

In addition, in the event that we or our related entities go through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition, liquidation or sale of all or a portion of our assets, Personal Information and other consumer data in our possession will, in most instances, be part of the assets transferred. However, your Personal Information will remain subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy (or any subsequent version of this Privacy Policy, under which it was collected) following the transfer.

We may, without your consent, access and disclose your Information, any communications sent or received by you, and any other information that we may have about you to the extent we believe such disclosure is required by law, regulation, rule or court order; pursuant to requests from governmental, regulatory or administrative agencies or law enforcement authorities; or to prevent, investigate, or identify persons or organizations potentially involved in, or take any action regarding, suspected fraud, violations of our Terms of Use, or any activity that appears to us to be illegal or we believe may expose us to legal liability. Additionally, we may disclose Information in situations that we believe to be emergencies involving potential threats to the physical safety or any person or property if we believe that your Information in any way relates to that threat.

WHAT CHOICES DO I HAVE ABOUT MY INFORMATION?

At any time, you may opt-out of having your Information provided to third parties for marketing or other commercial purposes, and opt-out of other communications from us. You can unsubscribe from email newsletters or similar communications by clicking on the unsubscribe link in every email. You may opt-out of all Personal Information sharing with third parties for marketing purposes by emailing us at support@considerthedog.com or by sending a letter to us at the address above. 

To obtain a list of the Personal Information that we hold about you, please send a written request for this information, including your name, address, email address and phone number, with your signature, to us at the address above.

WHAT SECURITY PRECAUTIONS ARE IN PLACE TO PROTECT AGAINST THE LOSS, MISUSE, OR ALTERATION OF YOUR INFORMATION?

We have implemented reasonable security measures to safeguard the Personal Information you provide us. However, please keep in mind that “perfect security” does not exist on the Internet, and accordingly we cannot provide any guarantee that your information will remain secure.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES.

You should be aware that when you use a website you could be directed to other sites beyond our control. For example, if you click on certain links, you will may leave the website and move to a different site which is not operated by us. These other services may send their own cookies to you, independently collect data or solicit Personal Information and may or may not have their own published privacy policies. If you visit a site that is linked to by a website, you should carefully review that site’s privacy policy before providing any Personal Information. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any information you submit to third-party sites.

INTERNATIONAL USERS.

If you are accessing our websites from outside of the United States, when you provide Personal Information to us, you acknowledge that your Personal Information will be transferred to us, or our service providers in the United States, and you consent to such transfer, as well as the use and processing of your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Regardless of where your Information is collected or transferred, if it is provided through the websites, it will be treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

By providing us with any Personal Information you expressly and unconditionally release and hold harmless CONSIDER THE DOG, INC. and any of their subsidiaries, affiliates and related companies and their respective shareholders, owners, members, directors, officers, employees and agents (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the use and/or misuse of your collected Personal Information. In addition, while we take reasonable steps to prevent third party companies from making unauthorized use of your Personal Information, we cannot be held be held liable for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the use and/or misuse thereof by those third parties.

NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE PRIVACY POLICY.

By accessing any of our websites, you signify your agreement to the terms of our Privacy Policy. We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If so, any such changes will be posted on this page, so that the we may keep users informed of our privacy practices. Accordingly, we recommend that you consult this page frequently so that you are aware of our latest policy. Your continued use of the websites shall constitute your acceptance of such revised Privacy Policy.

CORRECTING AND UPDATING PERSONAL INFORMATION.

You may correct, update or remove the Personal Information you have provided to us by sending an email to support@considerthedog.com, or by contacting us by mail at the address above. 

A SPECIAL NOTE FOR PARENTS CONCERNING PRIVACY.

Our websites are intended for general audiences and are not directed to children. If we discover that one of our users is under the age of 13, in accordance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”), we will not collect, use or share any of the child’s personal information (as defined by COPPA) unless we first notify the child’s parent and obtain the parent’s consent as required by COPPA. However, we reserve the right to block access to certain features of our websites (and any associated collection of personal information) if we learn that a child is under age 13, rather than seeking parental consent as described above.

This Privacy Policy is effective as of February 1, 2018