Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how For Pup’s Sake (“we”, “us”, “our”) handles personal data collected through https://forpupssake.co.uk. We respect your privacy and process your data in accordance with the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Controller
Sharon Jennings
Fleetwood, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Website: forpupssake.co.uk
Email: ku.oc.ekasspuprof@ycavirp
Personal data we collect
- Contact form submissions – when you contact us via our Divi form, we collect your name, email address, and message. Submissions are sent directly to our email inbox and are not stored in WordPress.
- Comments – when you leave a comment, WordPress stores your name, email address, comment text, IP address, and browser user agent to help with spam detection and moderation.
- Analytics – we use Google Analytics (GA4) to collect aggregated usage statistics (for example pages visited, approximate location, device and browser). IP anonymisation is enabled by default in GA4 and we do not receive identifiers that directly identify you.
- Security logs – our hosting provider (SiteGround) may temporarily log IP addresses and access events to protect the site against abuse and to ensure system integrity.
- Affiliate links – we participate in affiliate and referral programmes, including Amazon Associates and Butternut Box, and we share referral links for Years. These third parties may use cookies or unique identifiers to attribute referrals when you click our links.
Purposes and legal bases
- Legitimate interests – responding to messages, moderating comments, improving site performance, and protecting our website from abuse.
- Consent – placing non-essential cookies (for example analytics or affiliate tracking) via our cookie banner, and when you choose to follow affiliate links.
- Legal obligations – maintaining records where required and ensuring security of the service.
Retention
- Contact form messages – retained in our email account for as long as necessary to respond and maintain a record of correspondence.
- Comments – stored on the website indefinitely unless you request removal.
- Analytics data – retained according to our Google Analytics settings (GA4 typically offers 2 or 14 months for event data).
- Security logs – retained by our host for a limited period necessary for security and diagnostics.
Sharing of data
We share personal data only with service providers that help us operate this website:
- Google Analytics and Google Search Console – website analytics and performance monitoring.
- Akismet (Automattic Inc.) – automated spam detection for comments.
- SiteGround Hosting Ltd. – website hosting, security, and logging.
- Affiliate partners – Amazon Associates and Butternut Box for referral attribution; Years via referral links. When you click an affiliate or referral link, the relevant partner may set cookies or similar technologies to track the referral on their own sites.
These providers process data under their own privacy policies. We do not sell your personal data.
Cookies
We use cookies to make our site work, to measure performance, and to support affiliate tracking. Your preferences are managed via our cookie banner provided by Complianz. For details of the cookies used and how to change your choices at any time, please see our Cookie Policy.
Embedded or linked content
Articles may include embedded content or links to third-party sites (for example social posts, videos, or affiliate banners). These third parties may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with that content according to their own privacy policies.
Your rights
Under the UK GDPR you have the right to access your data, request correction or deletion, object to certain processing, and withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
To exercise your rights, contact us at ku.oc.ekasspuprof@ycavirp.
Security
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data, including secure hosting and limited administrative access.
International transfers
Some service providers may process data outside the UK. Where this occurs, appropriate safeguards are used, such as standard contractual clauses or comparable transfer mechanisms.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The Last updated date above will reflect the most recent version.
Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please email ku.oc.ekasspuprof@ycavirp.