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Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how DogFoodNet collects, uses, stores, and shares personal information when you use our website, subscribe to updates, contact us, or interact with features such as comments, forms, analytics, and affiliate links.
Effective Date: April 14, 2026
Who We Are
DogFoodNet is an independent editorial website that publishes dog food reviews, ingredient analysis, nutrition-related content, and related guides to help readers research and compare dog food products. The site is operated by an individual and publishes content under the public name Samuel James.
Website: https://www.dogfoodnet.com/
Public author name: Samuel James
Privacy contact email: [email protected]
Main audience: Readers in the United States, although the site may be accessed worldwide.
Scope of This Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected through DogFoodNet, including when you browse the site, use forms, subscribe to alerts or newsletters, submit comments, or contact us directly.
This policy does not apply to third-party websites, services, merchants, or affiliate destinations that you may visit after clicking external links on our site.
Information We Collect Directly
We collect certain information directly from you when you choose to provide it. The exact information depends on which form, feature, or page you use.
Contact Form
We may collect your first name, last name, email address, reason for contact, optional page or review link, and the message you submit.
Newsletter Signup
We may collect your first name, last name, and email address when you sign up for newsletter-related communications.
Recall Alert Signup
We may collect your first name, last name, email address, and any optional comment you choose to submit.
Popup Signup
We may collect your email address through popup-based recall alert or update forms.
Comments and User-Submitted Content
If you leave a comment, we may collect the information you submit in the comment form, such as your name, email address, comment content, and related comment metadata. Public comments may appear on the site once approved.
We do not collect payment card data, billing addresses, government IDs, precise geolocation, or other sensitive personal information through our website forms.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit DogFoodNet, certain technical information may be collected automatically by our website, hosting provider, analytics tools, caching services, and related site tools.
- IP address
- Browser and device information
- Pages visited and page interactions
- Referring pages or sources
- Timestamps and request data
- Search and performance data
- Popup views, clicks, and conversion-related activity
We currently use tools such as WordPress, DreamHost, Google services connected through Site Kit by Google, Cloudflare-connected caching, Popup Maker analytics, and related technical site services. These tools may process technical or usage data to help operate, secure, optimize, and measure the site.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
DogFoodNet uses cookies and similar technologies. These may be placed by WordPress, comment features, popup controls, analytics tools, caching or performance tools, and affiliate tracking technologies used by third parties.
Essential Cookies
These cookies help basic site features work, such as core site functionality, security-related processes, and certain user-session features.
Analytics Cookies
These cookies may help measure traffic, page engagement, and site performance.
Preference Cookies
These may remember settings or behaviors, including popup display preferences or comment-related convenience settings.
Affiliate Tracking Cookies
Third-party affiliate platforms may place cookies after you click an affiliate link so that qualifying activity can be tracked.
Current Cookie Notice Status
How We Use Information
We use personal information for the following purposes:
- To operate and maintain the website
- To respond to inquiries, feedback, corrections, and professional messages
- To manage comments and community features
- To send recall alerts, newsletters, updates, or related communications if you subscribe
- To understand traffic, performance, and how readers use the site
- To secure the website, detect abuse, and troubleshoot technical issues
- To monitor popup performance and similar user interactions
- To support affiliate link tracking and related reporting by third-party partners
- To comply with legal obligations or respond to lawful requests
Affiliate Links and Third-Party Sites
DogFoodNet uses affiliate links, including affiliate links connected to the Chewy affiliate program through Impact. If you click one of these links and later make a qualifying purchase on a third-party site, we may earn a commission.
We do not sell products directly on DogFoodNet. Purchases are made on third-party websites, and purchase-related or conversion-related data is collected by those third parties under their own privacy policies and terms.
Important
Email, Newsletter, and Alerts
We do not currently send regular marketing emails on an active schedule, but we may send newsletter emails, recall alerts, review updates, affiliate-related messages, or reply emails in the future if you choose to subscribe or contact us.
Users subscribe manually. We intend to allow users to unsubscribe at any time using an unsubscribe link or by contacting us directly.
If we use a third-party email service provider in the future, subscriber information such as name and email address may be processed through that provider for list management and message delivery.
Comments and Public Content
DogFoodNet allows readers to leave comments. Comments are handled through wpDiscuz together with the WordPress comment system.
- Comment content and commenter display name may appear publicly once approved.
- Email addresses generally are not displayed publicly.
- Comments may be moderated.
- Comment-related notifications may be sent if subscription or reply features are enabled.
- We may keep comment data until manually deleted or until a valid deletion request is processed.
How We Share Information
We do not sell products directly through the site, and we do not share subscriber lists for unrelated third-party marketing. We may, however, share or allow information to be processed by service providers that help us run the site.
DreamHost
Hosting provider that may receive server logs, IP addresses, request data, and related technical website traffic information for hosting and security operations.
Analytics and search services, including Google Analytics and Google Search Console through Site Kit by Google, may receive usage and performance-related data.
Cloudflare
Cloudflare-connected caching and delivery tools may process IP addresses, request data, browser information, and cached traffic data for performance and security purposes.
Impact and Chewy
Affiliate-related click and conversion tracking may be processed by Impact and Chewy after you click affiliate links.
Data Retention
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
- Contact form entries: Until the request is resolved or until manually deleted.
- Email subscribers: Until the user unsubscribes or requests deletion.
- Comment data: Until manually deleted, or until deletion is requested where applicable.
- Analytics data: According to the retention settings used by the analytics provider.
- Server logs: For as long as needed for security, troubleshooting, and server operations.
- Backup copies: Until overwritten, rotated out, or manually deleted as part of normal backup practices.
- Deletion requests: For as long as needed to document and process the request, or as required by law.
International Transfers
Because DogFoodNet uses service providers and partners that may operate in multiple countries, your information may be processed or stored outside your country of residence, including in the United States and other locations where our service providers operate.
By using the site, you understand that data may be transferred to and processed in countries that may have different data protection laws than your own.
Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to help protect personal information. For example, our website uses password-protected administration, backups are maintained through UpdraftPlus, and site services are used to help support hosting, delivery, and technical operations.
However, no website, internet transmission, or electronic storage system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children
DogFoodNet is a general-audience website. It is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
If you believe a child has provided personal information through the site, please contact us so that we can review and, where appropriate, delete the information.
Your Rights and Choices
Depending on where you live, you may have rights relating to your personal information. These may include the right to request access, correction, deletion, withdrawal of consent, objection to certain processing, and data portability.
How to Submit a Request
You may also request deletion of comments, form submissions, or subscriber data where applicable, subject to any legal or operational need to retain certain records.
No Sale of Personal Information
We do not sell personal information as that phrase is commonly understood in ordinary website operations. We also do not run ad-network profiling or targeted advertising programs on the site.
However, affiliate partners and other third parties may process data after you leave our site and visit their platforms. Those activities are governed by the third party’s own privacy practices.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.
Unless otherwise stated, changes become effective when posted on this page.
Contact Information
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to make a privacy-related request, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]