Welcome to PawFlavors! We are an online platform dedicated to all things related to pets and their culinary delights. PawFlavors.com offers a collaborative space where pet enthusiasts can discover, discuss, and share information about pet food and related topics. Our platform also provides various features and tools for pet owners, along with the opportunity to explore job opportunities within the pet industry. You can access PawFlavors through our website, pawflavors.com. This Privacy Notice, effective as of January 2023, is provided by PawFlavors to inform you about our policies and practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your Personal Data and other data when you use our services.
PawFlavors, operated by PawFlavors, Inc., is a part of the Whirlpool Corporation family of brands. As you use our services, we want you to understand how we handle your information, and this Privacy Notice outlines our procedures.
For users located in the European Union or under similar data protection laws, PawFlavors.com processes your Personal Data as a data controller. Please note that this Privacy Notice is not a legally binding contract and does not create any legal rights or obligations. If you are a resident of California, please refer to Section 1 and Section 7, “California Residents: Your California Privacy Rights,” for information regarding data collection practices and legal requirements specific to California.
Unless explicitly defined in this Privacy Notice, the terms used herein have the same meanings as those outlined in our Terms of Use.
In this Privacy Notice, the terms “using” and “processing” data encompass activities such as the use of cookies on a computer, statistical analysis of data, and any handling or manipulation of information, including but not limited to its collection, storage, evaluation, modification, deletion, use, combination, disclosure, and transfer, both within our organization and among our affiliates, whether located in the United States or internationally.
Summary Information Collection, Use, and Sources At PawFlavors.com, we collect three main types of data:
- Personal Data that you voluntarily share with us.
- Data related to your activities when using our services.
- Data received from third parties or other sources.
This information may include your contact details, payment and billing information, PawFlavors.com account information, demographic data, preferences, purchase history, and precise geolocation. We may also gather device, Internet, and network activity information, such as your IP address, device IDs, browser type, operating system, navigation patterns, and other data about your use of our services. Additionally, we may collect images, audio recordings, and videos that you submit or permit our services to capture. Cookies and other tracking technologies are used by us, our vendors, and other parties to identify and track your usage of our services.
We utilize this data for various business purposes, including providing you with our services, enhancing and maintaining our services, understanding your interests, fulfilling your orders, offering customer support, managing product maintenance and troubleshooting, responding to your inquiries, conducting marketing activities, communicating with you, verifying your requests, ensuring security, preventing fraud or criminal activities, enabling interactions with our services, and other purposes as may be notified to you from time to time.
Legal Basis for Processing
We process your Personal Data for different reasons, including fulfilling our contractual obligations to you, obtaining your consent, safeguarding our legitimate interests or those of third parties, and complying with legal obligations.
Data Retention
Our data retention practices adhere to applicable retention policies and are determined by the specific purposes for which Personal Data was collected. We also retain data as required by law. Factors influencing our retention policies include the duration of our relationship with you, your requests, ongoing contractual obligations, and legal requirements.
Information Shared with Others
Your data may be shared with various entities, including other users, service providers, business and advertising partners, third-party apps and services, for legal compliance, protection of our rights, other Whirlpool brands and entities, in connection with business transfers, or in situations where notice is provided to you. We utilize cookies and tracking technologies to improve your experience, understand your interests, and display relevant ads on our services and on other websites, apps, services, or devices you may use. Hashed contact information from our marketing database may also be shared with social media and advertising companies (e.g., Facebook, Google, Pinterest, etc.), which may use it to serve ads to you and other users.
International Transfers
We take steps to safeguard your data when transferring it to other countries.
Managing Your Data
You have the option to opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us by contacting our Privacy Office or by using the unsubscribe link in our emails. You can access, integrate, update, amend, correct, and delete your Personal Data, subject to certain legal exceptions. You may also request to opt out of the “sale” of certain Personal Data and opt out of specific types of “behavioral” or “targeted” advertising (as defined under applicable law) based on data collected about you on non-affiliated websites, applications, or services. Requests will be processed in accordance with applicable laws, and you may have the option to make these requests through your account, service settings, or by using the contact information provided in the “Contact Us” section below.
Interest-Based Advertising/Your Choices
We use cookies and similar technologies to recognize you on third-party websites for targeted advertising and content tailored to your interests. We adhere to the DAA’s Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising, managed by the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA). U.S. residents can opt-out of certain interest-based advertising by visiting optout.aboutads.info. Our Site may offer options to manage specific cookie preferences.
Security We implement reasonable security measures to protect your Personal Data against loss, theft, and unauthorized use, disclosure, or modification. However, please be aware that no internet transmission is entirely secure.
Links to Other Sites
We may provide links to websites or apps owned by other companies, but we are not responsible for their privacy practices.
Our Policy Toward Children
We do not knowingly collect data from individuals under the age of 16.
Amendments and Updates
We may periodically update this Privacy Notice to reflect changes in our practices. Please check back for updates.
