Privacy Policy — SafePaws Monitor

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

We may collect personal information you voluntarily provide when you sign up for recall alerts or email notifications, contact us through our contact form or via email, or subscribe to any newsletter or update service. This information may include your name, email address, pet type preferences, and any other details you choose to share.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit SafePaws Monitor, certain information is collected automatically by our systems and third-party services, including: IP address and general geographic location, browser type and version, operating system, pages visited and time spent on each page, referring URLs, and device type. This data is collected through cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies.

2. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience on our site.

• Essential Cookies: Required for the site to function properly. These cannot be disabled.
• Analytics Cookies: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site.
• Advertising Cookies: We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our site. Google AdSense uses cookies — including the DoubleClick DART cookie — to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site and other sites on the internet. These cookies allow Google and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to SafePaws Monitor and/or other sites on the internet. You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network Privacy Policy at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

You can control and/or delete cookies through your browser settings.

3. Third-Party Advertising (Google AdSense)

SafePaws Monitor participates in the Google AdSense program. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to visitors based on their visit to SafePaws Monitor and other sites on the internet.

Important disclosures regarding Google AdSense:

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet.
• Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings at: https://adssettings.google.com. Alternatively, users can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at: http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp

We do not control the cookies placed by Google AdSense and are not responsible for the content of any advertisements served through the program.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Deliver and maintain the SafePaws Monitor service
• Send pet food recall alerts and safety notifications (if you've subscribed)
• Analyze site traffic and improve content quality
• Respond to your inquiries and support requests
• Comply with legal obligations
• Detect and prevent fraud or abuse

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties without your consent.

5. Third-Party Services

Our site may link to or use third-party services including Google Analytics, Google AdSense, and FDA.gov as a source for recall data.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal information only as long as necessary to provide the service you requested. You may request deletion of your personal data at any time by contacting us at support@safepawsmonitor.com.

7. Children's Privacy

SafePaws Monitor is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

8. Your Privacy Rights

You may have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at support@safepawsmonitor.com.

9. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to:

• Know what personal information we collect and how it is used
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Opt out of the sale of personal information (note: we do not sell personal information)
• Non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. Continued use of our site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

SafePaws Monitor — Email: support@safepawsmonitor.com — Website: https://safepawsmonitor.com/contact