Your privacy is very important to us. It is Paw It Up!'s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you across our website www.paw-it-up.com and other sites we own and operate.

We only ask for personal information when we really need it to provide you with a service. We do this by fair and lawful means, with your knowledge and consent. We also tell you why we are collecting it and how it will be used.

We only retain the information we collect for as long as is necessary to provide the service you have requested. When we store data, we protect it within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorised access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.

We do not share personally identifiable information publicly or with third parties, except where required by law.

Our site may have links to external sites that are not operated by us. Please be aware that we have no control over the content and practices of these sites and cannot accept responsibility for their respective privacy policies.

You are free to decline our request for personal information on the understanding that we may not be able to provide some of the services you require.

Your continued use of our website will be deemed acceptance of our practices around privacy and personal information. If you have any questions about how we handle user data and personal information, please contact us.



PAW IT UP´S COOKIES POLICY 

What are cookies?

As is common practice on almost all professional websites, this site uses cookies, which are small files downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they collect, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored, however, this may downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the site's functionality.

How do we use cookies?

We use cookies for various reasons, detailed below. Unfortunately, in most cases, there are no industry-standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this website. It is recommended that you leave all cookies if you are unsure whether or not you need them if they are used to provide a service that you use.

Disabling cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting your browser settings (see your browser's Help for how to do this). Please be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites you visit. Disabling cookies will generally result in the deactivation of certain functionalities and features of this website. It is therefore recommended that you do not deactivate cookies.

Cookies we set

  • Account-related cookies

If you create an account with us, we will use cookies for the management of the enrolment process and general administration. These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out, but in some cases they may remain afterwards to remember your website preferences when you leave.

  • Login-related cookies

We use cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this action. This prevents you from having to log in every time you visit a new page. These cookies are usually removed or cleared when you log out to ensure that you can only access restricted features and areas when you log in.

  • Cookies related to e-mail newsletters

This website offers newsletter or email subscription services and cookies may be used to remember whether you are already registered and whether to show certain notifications valid only for subscribed/unsubscribed users.

  • Order processing related cookies

This website offers e-commerce or payment facilities and some cookies are essential to ensure that your order is remembered between pages so that we can process it properly.

 

  • Cookies related to surveys

We periodically offer surveys and questionnaires to provide interesting information, useful tools or to understand our user base more accurately. These surveys may use cookies to remember who has already taken part in a survey or to provide accurate results after changing pages.

  • Form-related cookies

When you submit data via a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms, cookies may be set to remember user details for future correspondence.

  • Site preference cookies

To provide you with a great experience on this site, we provide the functionality to set your preferences for how this site runs when you use it. To remember your preferences, we need to set cookies so that this information can be called up whenever you interact with a page affected by your preferences.

Third-party cookies

In some special cases, we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third-party cookies you may encounter through this website.

  • This website uses Google Analytics, which is one of the most widespread and reliable analysis solutions on the web, to help us understand how you use the website and how we can improve your experience. These cookies can track things like how long you spend on the site and the pages you visit, so that we can continue to produce engaging content.
  • _session_id, unique token, per session, Allows Shopify to store information about your session (referrer, landing page, etc.)_shopify_visit, no data retained Persistent for 30 minutes from the last visit, Used by the site provider's internal statistics tracker to record the number of visits
_shopify_uniq, no data retained, expires at midnight (relative to the visitor) of the next day, Counts the number of visits to a shop by a single customer.

cart, unique token, persistent for 2 weeks, Stores information about the items in your cart.

_secure_session_id, unique token, per session
storefront_digest, unique token, undefined, If the shop has a password, it is used to determine whether the current visitor has access.
- "Log files" track actions that take place on the Site and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages and timestamps.
- "Web beacons", "tags" and "pixels" are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.

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In addition, when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase on the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers [[INSERT ANY OTHER ACCEPTED PAYMENT TYPE]]), e-mail address and telephone number. We call this information "Order Information".

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For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.

  • Third-party analyses are used to track and measure the use of this site so that we can continue to produce attractive content. These cookies may track items such as the time you spend on the site or the pages you visit, which helps us understand how we can improve the site for you.
  • We periodically test new features and make subtle changes to the way the site looks. When we are still testing new features, these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience while on the site, while we understand which optimisations our users appreciate the most.
  • We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use it as described above. For example, we use Shopify to power our online shop. You can read more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy. We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site. You can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=pt. You can also switch off Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information that we receive, or to protect our rights.

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BEHAVIOURAL ADVERTISING
As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications that we believe may be of interest to you. To learn more about how targeted advertising works, please visit the Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI") educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.

You can switch off targeted advertising using the links below:
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FREQUENT LINKS:
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
GOOGLE - https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
BING - https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads
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In addition, you can deactivate some of these services by accessing the Digital Advertising Alliance de-registration portal at http://optout.aboutads.info/.

DO NOT TRACK
Please note that we do not change the data collection and usage practices of our Site when we see a Do Not Track sign in your browser.
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YOUR RIGHTS
If you are a European resident, you have the right to access the personal information we hold about you and to request that your personal information be corrected, updated or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us using the contact information below.
In addition, if you are a European resident, please note that we are processing your information to fulfil contracts we may have with you (for example, if you place an order through the Site) or to protect our legitimate business interests listed above. In addition, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.

DATA RETENTION
When you place an order on the Site, we will retain your Order Information in our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.

 



USER COMMITMENT

The user undertakes to make appropriate use of the content and information offered by Paw It Up! on the website, including but not limited to:

A) Not to engage in activities that are illegal or contrary to good faith or public order;

B) Not to disseminate propaganda or content of a racist, xenophobic nature, any type of illegal pornography, apology for terrorism or against human rights;

C) Not to cause damage to the physical (hardware) and logical (software) systems of Paw It Up!, its suppliers or third parties, to introduce or disseminate computer viruses or any other hardware or software systems that are capable of causing the aforementioned damage.

 




MORE INFORMATION

Hopefully that's clear and, as mentioned earlier, if there's something you're not sure whether you need or not, it's generally safer to leave cookies enabled if you interact with one of the features you use on our side.