Privacy Policy

Thanks for using PawshPal.com (the "PawshPal Website"). At PawshPal.com, Inc. ("PawshPal"), we are committed to protecting your privacy. We have created this privacy policy to make sure you know what information we collect and how we use it. By using our web site, you consent to the collection and use of your information as we have outlined in this policy. From time to time, we may update this privacy policy. We will notify you about material changes in the way we treat personally identifiable information by emailing you and/or placing a notice on our Website. We encourage you to check back and review this privacy policy so that you always will know what personally identifiable information we collect, how we use it, and to whom we disclose it. Your continued use of the PawshPal Website will be subject to the then current privacy policy.

But first, a note about uploading and posting information on the PawshPal Website:

At the time you register for a My PawshPal account, you will choose and provide us with a user name and password. When you upload a design, post a comment or message on the PawshPal Website, or join a contributor's fan club, your user name is visible to other users. Additionally, if your comment or message contains personal information and is posted by you in a page that is accessible to the public, third parties may make note of the information and you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties as a result. Any content or information you upload is not considered personally identifiable information subject to this Privacy Policy. Always use care when you post such information.

What information do we collect?

Information Provided by You:

You may provide us with certain personally identifiable information when you:

Such information may include your name, email address, billing address, shipping address, and credit card number. You may also provide us with information about other people, such as their email addresses, if you email a product to a friend or refer a friend to the PawshPal Website or our promotions.

Information Collected by Cookies:

PawshPal uses cookies on the PawshPal Website. A cookie is a small text file on your computer which a website sends to your computer to allow the website to store information which uniquely identifies our users. PawshPal's cookies do not collect or store personally identifiable information. Rather, the cookie stores a token which uniquely identifies a particular user at a particular time. That token is then linked to the user information in our secured databases. You can always reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to display a message when a cookie is being sent. If you reset your browser, some of the PawshPal Website features and functionality may not be available to you.

Information Collected by Web Beacons and Log Files:

PawshPal collects certain non-personally identifiable information through the use of web beacons and log files. Such information may include your IP address, browser type, site usage, and whether you opened emails you received from us.

How do we secure your information?

When you place orders or access your account information, we use commercially reasonable and generally-accepted technological safeguards to secure any information we collect about you. The secure server software (SSL) we use encrypts all information you input before it is sent to us. In addition, your My PawshPal account information is password-protected for your privacy and security. You should always take steps to protect the confidentiality of the password you select.

We operate internationally and many of our computer systems are currently based in the United States. As a result, your personal data will be processed by us in the United States where data protection and privacy regulations may not offer the same level of protection as in other parts of the world, such as the European Union. If you create a user account with us, you agree to this privacy policy and you consent to the transfer of all information you provide to the United States.

How do we use information?

We use the personally identifiable information you provide to:

We use your email address to communicate with you about your account and to send you certain notification emails. You can change the frequency of those emails in your My PawshPal account settings.

We do not use your email address or other personally identifiable information to send marketing messages without your consent. Similarly, if you email a product to a friend or refer a friend to the PawshPal Website or our promotions, we will use your friend's email to send them the e-mail you requested. You and your friend's e-mail addresses will only be used for this purpose unless permission is otherwise granted.

We use non-personally identifiable information to monitor the use and performance of the PawshPal Website so that we can learn more about how people use the PawshPal Website and improve our products and services.

Does PawshPal disclose the information it collects to outside parties?

Generally, PawshPal does not share personal information about you with other people or nonaffiliated companies without your consent except that:

PawshPal provides information to its agents and trusted service providers and contractors for limited purposes, such as: fulfilling customer orders and processing credit card transactions; offering certain products and services; communicating with customers; providing customer service; managing information on our behalf; and enhancing the PawshPal Website features and functionality. In such cases, we require that these parties agree to use the information solely for the purpose for which we provided it to them and in accordance with our privacy policy.

If you sign up for a promotion (e.g., a contest or sweepstakes offer) or enroll in a service we offer in partnership with a third party, we may provide information (such as your name, email address, and account activity) to such third parties.

From time-to-time, PawshPal may provide its contributors with the first name and city/state/country of residence of PawshPal customers who have purchased such contributor's products.

PawshPal may also release information (including your name, addresses, telephone number, and account activity) when we, in our sole discretion believe that such release is necessary or appropriate to:

Additionally, PawshPal releases certain information to report the sale of custom postage to the United States Postal Service ("USPS"). As part of our relationship with the USPS, we collect and may disclose information about purchasers of our PawshPal Stamps products to the USPS at the request of USPS. To learn more about the USPS's privacy policy, please visit the Privacy Policy.

In the event that PawshPal is acquired by, or merged with, another company PawshPal reserves the right to transfer all information we have collected from our users in connection with such acquisition or merger.

PawshPal may disclose non-personally-identifiable information to third parties in aggregate form to potential business partners and investors.

What about Children's Privacy?

Children under the age of thirteen are allowed to upload graphics and images and to order products with their parent's consent. To order products, the child must indicate his or her age, submit his or her name and his or her mailing address and shipping address if different from the mailing address together with a valid credit card number. In addition, in order to generate custom postage, we must collect and record the following information: the date and time of the custom postage order, a unique order i.d., the amount of postage ordered in the transaction, and the zip code of the recipient of the custom postage. This is the only information collected from a child.

This information is used to fulfill the requested order; confirm shipment; complete record keeping including royalty entitlements and pay royalty fees, if any, to report the sale of custom postage to the United States Postal Service, and to advise the child concerning new PawshPal products, services or policies.

Parents of children under the age of 13 have the option to consent to the collection of this information from their children or not. Such consent will not be used as consent for the dissemination of any of this information and the information will not be released by PawshPal to third parties without the parents' consent except as may be required by law or upon court order.

Personal information at PawshPal is kept confidential and is disclosed only with the consent of the PawshPal user or as set forth in this Privacy Policy. We do not engage in the selling of the habits, behavior, buying patterns, or demographic information of our users. PawshPal does not condition a child's participation in any on-line activity on the granting of any unnecessary information beyond that actually needed in connection with that activity.

Parents can review any information PawshPal has received from a child and the parent can have that information deleted and the parent can forbid the collection of additional information from their child. If you want to review any information obtained from your child or if you want to have any information obtained from your child deleted from the PawshPal records or to forbid any use of such information, you may send a request to PawshPal Customer Support by logging into PawshPal, going to:

Contact us at privacy@pawshpal.com with issues relating to Parental Notification.

How can I change, delete, or update my information?

Most of your account information can be changed in the My PawshPal section of the PawshPal Website. If you have any questions about what information is stored or would like to obtain a copy of such information, please contact us at privacy@pawshpal.com. After receiving proof of your identity, we will provide the information to you, and you may request that we delete or change any or all of the information.

The current version of the PawshPal Privacy Policy was adopted effective as of June 17, 2013.