Last Updated: February 4, 2024
Thank you for visiting Hedgehogcareguide.com. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information in compliance with international laws on user data privacy, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA), and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This policy also aligns with the requirements of leading Advertising such as Google AdSense and Ezoic, and includes specific provisions related to the USA.
Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities. It is valid for visitors to our website regarding the information they share and collect in the Hedgehog Care Guide. This policy does not apply to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.
CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)
Under the CCPA, among other rights, California consumers have the right to:
Request that a business that collects a consumer’s personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
Request that a business that sells a consumer’s personal data, not sell the consumer’s personal data.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
GDPR Data Protection Rights
We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following
The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
Information We Collect
- Personal Information: We may collect personal information, such as your name and email address, when you voluntarily submit it through our contact forms or community forums.
- Usage Data: We automatically collect certain information when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, and pages visited. This information is used to analyze trends and improve our site.
How We Use Your Information
We use your information for the following purposes:
To personalize your experience on Hedgehogcareguide.com
To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.
To improve our website based on your feedback and usage patterns.
To send periodic emails, including updates, related to your interests (you can unsubscribe from these emails at any time)
Our Use of Cookies
A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed. Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
We use cookies for the following purposes:
(a) authentication – we use cookies to identify you when you visit our website and as you navigate our website;
(b) status – we use cookies to help us to determine if you are logged into our website;
(c) personalization – we use cookies to store information about your preferences and to personalize the website for you;
(d) security – we use cookies as an element of the security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to protect our website and services generally;
(e) advertising – we use cookies [to help us to display advertisements that will be relevant to you;
(f) analysis – we use cookies to help us to analyze the use and performance of our website and services;
We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:
(a) https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en (Chrome);
(b) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences (Firefox);
(c) http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/ (Opera);
(d) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);
(e) https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411 (Safari); and
(f) https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge).
Please note that blocking cookies may have a negative impact on the functions of many websites, including our Site. Some features of the Site may cease to be available to you.
Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. These sites have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these websites.
Security
We implement a variety of security measures to protect the safety of your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Updates to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the date of the last update will be modified accordingly.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at hedgehogcareguide@gmail.com
Thank you for trusting Hedgehog Care Guide with your information.
