Privacy policy

We recognise that the privacy of your personal information is very important. By using our website you consent to the below details of our privacy policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this policy, please do not engage in any of these activities.

Mypetzilla Privacy Policy

Last updated 24th May 2018

This privacy policy sets out how Mypetzilla uses and protects any information that you the user provide when you use our website. Mypetzilla is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Information we collect:

  • The information you provide when registering an account type, full name, address, telephone number and email
  • If you would like to sign up to our newsletter
  • Form information you provide when getting in touch with us via our contact us form
  • Data you provide when reporting a specific pet advert
Automatic data collection:
  • When registering an account with us we automatically get your IP Address and Geographical location and browser details.

What we do with the information we gather. We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

  • Internal record keeping
  • We may use the information to improve our products and services
  • We will use the data to send specific pet advice newsletters and latest advert submissions.
  • From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone or email. We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.

Security:

We are committed to keeping your data secure and safe from unauthorised access. In order to prevent unauthorised access, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to to minimise any potential breach.

Mypetzilla use third-party cloud service providers that provide data hosting and other services. Please make sure to visit United Hosting our hosting providers for further information on how data security is handled: https://www.unitedhosting.co.uk/GDPR_Addendum

You can find their updated privacy policy here - https://www.unitedhosting.co.uk/about/privacy-policy

IP addresses and use of “cookies”

We may collect information about your computer, including where available your internet protocol (“IP”) address, operating system and browser type, for system administration. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you use the internet. We use IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server, administer our site, analyze trends, track users’ movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use in order for us to improve our site.

We do use cookies that are vital for the basic functionality of the website. A cookie is a small data file that our server sends to your browser when you visit the site. Cookies will only be stored to improve the performance of the site in order to retrieve data in the most effective way and notify the user of previous activities. You can delete cookies at any time or you can set your browser to reject or disable cookies.

We use third party advertisements such as Google AdSense to support our site. Some of these advertisers may use technology such as cookies and web beacons when they advertise on our site, which will also send these advertisers (such as Google through the Google AdSense program) information about your IP address, your ISP, the browser you used to visit our site, and in some cases, whether you have Flash installed.

Controlling your personal information

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways: whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes.

  • If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at info@mypetzilla.co.uk. We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.

Age

You must be over 18 years old to register on Mypetzilla. By registering on our site you confirm that you are over 18 years of age. User accounts under the age of 18 will be deleted from our database.

Other websites

Our website contains links to other websites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are entering another website over which we have no control and will bear no responsibility. Often these sites require you to enter your Personal Data. We encourage you to read the privacy policies on all such websites as their policies may differ from ours.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about our Policy or our web site, please feel free to contact us.

Modifications to this Website Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change, alter or otherwise modify this Website Privacy Policy at any time by posting revisions on this web page. Such changes will be effective on posting.

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