Last update of this Privacy Policy – May 28, 2018

This Privacy Policy is applicable to Hound & Purr and sets out our policy on the gathering and use of information on this Site. Hound & Purr is committed to providing a safe website for visitors of all ages and has implemented this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. This Site complies with Canadian Federal and Provincial privacy laws and regulations including the Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act.

There may be links from our Site to other websites; note that this Privacy Policy applies only to our Site and not to websites of other companies or organizations to which our Sites may be linked. You must check on any linked sites for the Privacy Policy that applies to that site and/or make any necessary inquiries in respect of that Privacy Policy with the operator of the linked site. These links to third party websites are provided as a convenience and are for informational purposes only. Hound & Purr does not endorse, and is not responsible for, these linked websites.

Although you are not required to register to access our Site, you may be asked to provide us with personal information when you visit certain sections of our Site. Your use of our Site signifies your acknowledgement and consent to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not continue to use our Site. Your continued use of the Site signifies your acceptance of these terms and any changes in effect at the time of use.

Personal Information is information about you that identifies you as an individual, for example, your name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number.

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us through responses to surveys, search functions, questionnaires, feedback, forms and the like. We may also ask you to provide additional information such as your e-mail address if you want to obtain additional information, participate in a contest or to resolve complaints or concerns.

Before forwarding Hound & Purr any personal information, please be advised that any information gathered on our Site may be used in the aggregate for research and development relating to our Site and/or for future site development and, if you ask us to, to send you promotional materials. In particular, Hound & Purr may use information gathered about you for the following purposes: to monitor interest in our range of products/services and to assist us to tailor the content of our Site to your needs by collecting information about your preferences through tracking of patterns page views on our Site; to create a profile relating to you in order to show you the content that might be of interest to you and to display the content according to your preferences; and, in circumstances where you have indicated that you wish to receive additional information, to send you information about us and promotional material about our products together with details of any offers we may have available from time to time.

With the permission of an online visitor, information submitted at the time of registration or submission may be used for marketing and promotional purposes by Hound & Purr provided notice of this fact is made available online. If a visitor objects to such use for any reason, they may prevent that use, either by e-mail request or by modifying the registration information provided. Hound & Purr uses reasonable efforts to maintain visitors’ information in a secure environment. If you have submitted personal information and want to change it or opt-out, please contact us as described below.

Hound & Purr will not disclose personal information that you provide on its Site to any third parties other than to a Hound & Purr agent except: i) in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy, or ii) to comply with legal requirements such as a law, regulation, warrant, subpoena or court order.

Hound & Purr, as is standard practice with many website operators, may use technology called “cookies” on its Site. Cookies are small data files that are downloaded onto your computer when you visit a particular web site. You can disable cookies by turning them off in your browser; however, some areas of the Site may not function properly if you do so.

Our Commitment to Security

We have put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information we collect online. Hound & Purr applies security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information, such as retaining information in secure facilities and making personal information accessible only to authorized employees on a need-to-know basis.

Storage of Information:

Personal information you share with us is stored on our database servers hosted by third parties who have entered into agreements with us that require them to observe our Privacy Policy.

If we alter our Privacy Policy, any changes will be posted on this page of our Site so that you are always informed of the information we collect about you, how we use it and the circumstances under which we may disclose it.

By using this Site or any other Hound & Purr Site or interactive banner ads, you signify your acceptance of our Privacy Policy, and you adhere to the Terms and Conditions posted on the Site. By submitting your information, you agree that it will be governed by our Privacy Policy.