Cookies Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners. Cookies help us understand how you interact with our website, remember your preferences, and enhance your overall user experience.

These files contain a unique identifier that allows websites to recognize your device when you return. Cookies can be "persistent" (remaining on your device until deleted or expired) or "session" (deleted when you close your browser).

2. Types of Cookies We Use

We use several types of cookies on our website to provide you with the best possible experience:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. Without these cookies, services you have requested cannot be provided. These cookies do not gather information about you for marketing purposes.

Performance Cookies

Performance cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if error messages are received. These cookies help us improve the way our website works by understanding user behavior patterns. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and anonymous.

Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your preferred language or region) and provide enhanced, personalized features. They may also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other customizable parts of web pages.

Targeting/Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They remember that you have visited our website and share this information with other organizations such as advertisers.

3. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of our website and deliver advertisements on and through the website. These third parties may include:

• Analytics Providers: Such as Google Analytics, which help us understand how visitors engage with our website
• Social Media Platforms: Including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, which may place cookies when you share content or interact with social features
• Advertising Networks: That help us deliver targeted advertisements based on your browsing behavior
• Payment Processors: For secure transaction processing when booking our dog walking services

4. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for various purposes to enhance your experience with our dog walking services:

• To recognize you when you return to our website and remember your preferences
• To track your booking history and service preferences for your pets
• To analyze website traffic and understand how visitors interact with our content
• To personalize content and advertisements based on your interests
• To improve our website functionality and user experience
• To facilitate secure login and authentication processes
• To enable social media sharing and integration features
• To conduct market research and gather feedback about our services

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. Here's how you can manage cookies:

Browser Settings

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of our website may become inaccessible or not function properly. Each browser is different, so check your browser's "Help" menu to learn how to change your cookie preferences.

Cookie Consent Tool

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner that allows you to choose which types of cookies you wish to accept. You can change your preferences at any time by accessing the cookie settings through the link in our website footer.

Opt-Out Links

For certain third-party cookies, you can opt out directly through the provider's website. For example, you can opt out of Google Analytics by visiting the Google Analytics opt-out page.

6. Cookie Duration

The cookies we use have varying durations depending on their purpose:

• Session Cookies: These are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser
• Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device for a set period (ranging from days to years) or until you manually delete them

You can view the specific duration of cookies through your browser's developer tools or by reviewing the cookie details in your browser settings.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make changes, we will update the "Effective Date" at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

If we make material changes to this policy, we will provide notice through our website or by other means, such as email, to give you the opportunity to review the changes before they become effective.