Privacy Policy

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

 

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

 

Privacy Statement

Atlanta Kennel Club Website is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Atlanta Kennel Club Website Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Atlanta Kennel Club Website website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Atlanta Kennel Club Website collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Atlanta Kennel Club Website also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Atlanta Kennel Club Website. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Atlanta Kennel Club Website for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Atlanta Kennel Club Website Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Atlanta Kennel Club Website public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Atlanta Kennel Club Website does not read any of your private online communications.

Atlanta Kennel Club Website encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Atlanta Kennel Club Website so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Atlanta Kennel Club Website is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Atlanta Kennel Club Website and Atlanta Kennel Club Website family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Atlanta Kennel Club Website collects and uses your personal information to operate the Atlanta Kennel Club Website Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Atlanta Kennel Club Website also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Atlanta Kennel Club Website and its affiliates. Atlanta Kennel Club Website may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Atlanta Kennel Club Website does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Atlanta Kennel Club Website may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Atlanta Kennel Club Website may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Atlanta Kennel Club Website, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Atlanta Kennel Club Website does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Atlanta Kennel Club Website keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Atlanta Kennel Club Website, in order to determine what Atlanta Kennel Club Website services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Atlanta Kennel Club Website to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Atlanta Kennel Club Website Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Atlanta Kennel Club Website or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Atlanta Kennel Club Website; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Atlanta Kennel Club Website, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Atlanta Kennel Club Website Web site use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Atlanta Kennel Club Website pages, or register with Atlanta Kennel Club Website site or services, a cookie helps Atlanta Kennel Club Website to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Atlanta Kennel Club Website Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Atlanta Kennel Club Website features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Atlanta Kennel Club Website services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Atlanta Kennel Club Website secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Atlanta Kennel Club Website secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

Atlanta Kennel Club Website will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Atlanta Kennel Club Website encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Atlanta Kennel Club Website is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Atlanta Kennel Club Website welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Atlanta Kennel Club Website has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Atlanta Kennel Club Website at [email protected]. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.