Privacy Policy
Who We Are
Our website address is: www.ChewyJoy.com
What Personal Data We Collect and Why
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it. Gravatar’s privacy policy. Once approved, your profile picture may be visible alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract this data from images.
Contact Forms
If you use our contact forms, we collect the information you submit solely for customer service purposes. We do not use this information for marketing unless you give us explicit permission.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
When you log in, we use cookies to save login info and display settings. Login cookies last two days (or two weeks if you select “Remember Me”), and screen option cookies last one year. Logging out removes these cookies.
Editing or publishing a post stores a cookie in your browser with no personal data—only the post ID. This expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Sites
Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, etc.) that behaves just like visiting the source website. These sites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with embedded content if you have an account with them.
Analytics
We may use analytics tools to monitor traffic and usage patterns on our website. These tools may collect anonymous data for performance and improvement purposes.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not share your personal data with third parties except as required by law, or as needed for spam detection, security, or service delivery (e.g., web hosting providers).
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely.
For registered users, we store the personal data provided in their profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their data (except for username changes). Site administrators can also access and manage this information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request a copy of the data we hold about you. You can also request that we delete any personal data we hold.
This excludes any data we are required to keep for legal, administrative, or security reasons.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How We Protect Your Data
We implement security measures such as encryption, software updates, and limited access to safeguard your data.
What Data Breach Procedures We Have
In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected users and relevant authorities as required, and take necessary steps to contain and resolve the issue.
Third Parties and Data
We do not receive personal data from third parties unless explicitly permitted. We do not engage in automated decision-making or profiling based on your data.
Contact
For questions about this policy or your personal data, contact us at [email protected].