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**Privacy Policy for Doggy Strolls**

At Doggy Strolls, safeguarding your privacy and securing any personal information you entrust to us is paramount. This document outlines our commitment to ensuring your privacy, complying with relevant data protection legislation, and detailing how we collect, process, manage, and store your personal data, as well as safeguarding your rights under GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and other applicable regulations.

**1: INFORMATION WE COLLECT**

We collect personal information from you to fulfil your service requests, such as email addresses, names, postal addresses, and contact numbers. Any personal information collected is solely used for operational purposes related to the services you request. Under the Data Protection Act 1998, GDPR 2018, and any other applicable regulations, you have the right to review, correct, delete, or opt-out of communications at any time.

We do not store credit card details and do not share customer details with third parties for commercial purposes.

**2: KEEPING YOUR INFORMATION SECURE**

We utilise HTTPS and SSL technology to protect our servers and ensure the highest level of security for your data. We are fully compliant with the Data Protection Act 1998, GDPR 2018, and any other relevant regulations. When outsourcing services, we ensure that external organisations adhere to appropriate security measures.

**3: COOKIES**

Our website may utilise cookies to enhance user experience and for statistical and advertising purposes. Cookies may be persistent or session-based and are used by standard internet practices. Users have the option to accept or disable cookies, although disabling them may affect website functionality.

**3.1: WHAT ARE COOKIES**

Cookies are pieces of information sent from a website to your hard drive, used for personalisation, statistics, or advertising. Users should be aware of cookie usage on external sites, and these sites should implement cookie control systems in compliance with legislation.

**3.2: WHAT WE USE COOKIES FOR**

We use cookies to improve user experience, gather statistics, and deliver targeted advertisements. Disabling cookies may impact website functionality.

**3.3: COOKIES USED BY SERVICE PROVIDERS**

Third-party service providers may use cookies stored on your computer when visiting our website. Google Analytics, for example, collects website usage information via cookies.

**3.4: COOKIE DISABLING**

Users can disable cookies through their internet browser settings.

**4: SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES**

We maintain official social media profiles and advise users to verify their legitimacy before interaction. Our profiles will never request user passwords or personal details.

**5: EXTERNAL WEB LINKS**

We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites linked on our site. Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of external sites.

**6: SPAM POLICY**

We strictly adhere to anti-spam policies and only contact customers for requested communication or service-related updates.

**7: OTHER PRIVACY NOTICES**

Personal information is retained only for the duration necessary to fulfil requested services, unless longer retention is required by law.

**8: DATA BREACH NOTIFICATION**

In the event of a data breach, we will promptly notify affected users in accordance with applicable data protection regulations.

**9: USER RIGHTS**

In addition to the rights outlined in the Data Protection Act 1998 and GDPR 2018, users may have additional rights under new or updated privacy laws, such as the right to data portability and the right to be forgotten.

**10: CROSS-BORDER DATA TRANSFERS**

If applicable, we ensure that cross-border data transfers comply with relevant data protection regulations, using appropriate safeguards to protect user data.

**11: UPDATES TO PRIVACY POLICY**

We may revise our Privacy Policy periodically, with changes posted on our website's Privacy Policy page. By continuing to use our services, you agree to the revised Privacy Policy.