Privacy Policy - Whisker Wellness

Privacy Policy for Whisker Wellness

Last Updated: December 3, 2025

At Whisker Wellness, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you visit our website at https://whiskerwellness.pet.

By using our website, you consent to the practices described in this policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information to provide and improve our services:

Personal Information You Provide: When you leave a comment, contact us, or subscribe to our newsletter, we may collect your name, email address, and website URL (optional).

Automatically Collected Information: We collect your IP address, browser type, device information, and browsing behavior through cookies and similar technologies to improve user experience and prevent spam.

Third-Party Data: We use third-party services (like Amazon Associates and analytics tools) that may collect additional information as described in their respective privacy policies.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To display and manage comments on our blog posts
• To respond to your inquiries submitted through our contact form
• To prevent spam and protect our website from malicious activity
• To analyze website traffic and improve user experience
• To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms of service

3. Comments

When you leave a comment on our site, we collect the information shown in the comment form, plus your IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to display your profile picture. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/.

Approved comments and profile pictures are visible to the public. Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to facilitate automatic approval of follow-up comments.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and analyze website traffic. Cookies are small text files stored on your device.

Types of Cookies We Use:

• Essential Cookies: Required for basic website functionality
• Comment Cookies: Save your name, email, and website for convenience when leaving multiple comments (stored for 1 year)
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website
• Affiliate Cookies: Track clicks on affiliate links to earn commissions (see Section 6)

You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences. Note that disabling cookies may affect website functionality.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Our articles may include embedded content such as videos, images, or social media posts from third-party websites (e.g., YouTube, Instagram). These third parties may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with embedded content.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of these third-party services to understand their data practices.

6. Affiliate Marketing Disclosure

Whisker Wellness is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

When you click on affiliate links and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Affiliate networks use cookies to track your activity and attribute sales to our website. This information is used solely for commission tracking purposes.

We only recommend products and services we genuinely believe will benefit our readers and their pets.

7. How We Protect Your Data

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy:

• Comments: Retained indefinitely unless you request deletion
• Contact Form Submissions: Retained for up to 2 years
• Analytics Data: Anonymized and retained for up to 26 months

9. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
• Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data (subject to legal obligations)
• Data Portability: Request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Objection: Object to the processing of your personal data for certain purposes
• Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent for data processing at any time

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [your-email@whiskerwellness.pet].

10. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect and process your data:

• Amazon Associates: Affiliate tracking (Privacy Policy)
• Google Analytics: Website analytics (optional - if you use it)
• Gravatar: Profile picture service (Privacy Policy)

These services operate independently and have their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for their data practices.

11. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we discover that we have inadvertently collected data from a child, we will delete it promptly.

12. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside your country of residence. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with applicable privacy laws.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised.

We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of our website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Email: contact@whiskerwellness.pet
Website: https://whiskerwellness.pet

15. Legal Compliance

This Privacy Policy complies with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for EU visitors and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) for California residents.

If you are an EU resident and believe we have not adequately addressed your concerns, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.