Privacy Policy
Last updated: May 18, 2025
At The Savvy Mutt (“we,” “our,” or “us”), your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://thesavvymutt.com (the “Site”).
Please read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal information. By using our Site, you consent to the practices described below.
Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
- Personal Information: This includes your name, email address, and any other details you voluntarily submit through contact forms, comments, story submissions, or newsletter sign-ups.
- Non-Personal Information: We may collect non-identifiable data such as browser type, operating system, IP address, and pages visited—typically through cookies or analytics tools.
- Stories: Information included in your story, if you submit a dog story to our website. Stories are reposted to our website, thesavvymutt.com and are considered public.
- Gravatar: 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.
- Images: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
How We Use Your Information
We may use the information collected for the following purposes:
- To respond to inquiries or customer service requests.
- To send newsletters or promotional content (with your consent).
- To improve our website and user experience.
- To comply with any applicable legal obligations.
Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share information with:
- Service Providers (e.g., email marketing platforms, analytics providers) who assist in operating the Site
- Legal authorities if required by law or to protect our rights
- If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience. You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Site.
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.
Embedded Content & Third-Party Links
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Our Site may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies.
Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as required by law.
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.
Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Access, update, or delete your personal information
- Withdraw consent at any time (e.g., unsubscribe from emails)
- Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at rachel@thesavvymutt.com.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children.
Changes to This Policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
The Savvy Mutt
Email: rachel@thesavvymutt.com
Website: https://thesavvymutt.com
