Who we are
Our website address is: merlefrenchbulldog.com
Merle French Bulldog Group, LLC (“Merle French Bulldog”) values your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, process, transfer, and disclose your personal information when you use our website, www.merlefrenchdulldog.com, and our Merle French Bulldog mobile application (collectively referred to as the “Site”). By using the Site, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the Site or any of the services offered through the Site.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
We collect information in order to provide the Site and its services to you and our other users, improve user experience, and to communicate with you and other users about the Site and its services. The information we collect from you, and therefore the applicability of various sections of this Privacy Policy, will depend on your particular interaction with the Site.
Personal Information:
When creating a profile on our site, we may ask for certain information to provide you with the best experience possible. This may include your name, email address, phone number, physical address, gender, and birth date. We may also ask for information about your family and any additional details you choose to provide, such as reviews, comments, or multimedia content. This information is used to personalize your experience on the site, keep you updated with notifications and updates, and help us provide better services.
When you register for an account with Merle French Bulldog, you have the option to log in using an existing account from a third-party site like Facebook. By doing so, you give Merle French Bulldog permission to access and use any information, including personal information, associated with your third-party account. The information you make available through your third-party account will be accessible to Merle French Bulldog and on your Merle French Bulldog account, depending on your privacy settings.
Purchase Information
When you make a purchase on our website or over the phone, we may ask for your financial information, such as credit card or account numbers, as well as personal information like your name, address, and email. This information is used to process your transaction and complete your purchase. By making a purchase, you agree to allow us to share your personal and financial information with third-party service providers, such as credit card companies and banks, as necessary to process your transaction. We take the security of your information seriously and only share it with trusted partners.
Media
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.
Cookies Information
Cookies: A cookie is a series of data characters that, when programmed into a website, is placed by the web server into the browser’s application folder on your computer. Once placed onto your machine, the cookie will allow the website or certain third parties that we work with to “recall” you as a unique individual. We use cookies on the Site to assist us in providing customized services.
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.
We may from time to time use third party advertising companies to serve ads on our behalf across the Internet. These advertising companies may also collect anonymous information about your visits to the Site. This is primarily accomplished through the use of a technology device, commonly referred to as a Web beacon, cookie or an action tag, which is placed on various Web pages within the Site or in an HTML e-mail that allows the third party advertising company to collect anonymous information.
login: 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 from other websites
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.
Security
To ensure the safety and security of your information, the Site has implemented various measures and protocols. We understand the importance of keeping your personal information secure and have implemented various measures to protect it. Our site uses encryption technology to ensure that your information is processed confidentially, accurately, and securely. However, it is important to note that no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. While we take commercially reasonable security measures and partner with service providers who do the same, we cannot guarantee the security of any information transmitted to our site and are not responsible for the actions of any third parties who may receive such information. Rest assured that we take the security of your personal information seriously and will continue to take steps to protect it. over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we employ commercially reasonable security measures to protect data and seek to partner with service providers which do the same, we cannot guarantee the security of any information transmitted to the Site and are not responsible for the actions of any third parties that may receive any such information.
Who we share your data with
At times, we may need to share your Personal Information with other companies within our corporate family. This could be to provide you with complementary services or to help us detect and prevent potentially illegal activities. In the event of a merger or acquisition, we may also share your personal information with the other company, but we will ensure that they follow this Privacy Policy. If PuppySpot files for bankruptcy or has a third party petition filed against it, any assets of the company, including your Personal Information, may be sold or transferred to a new entity.
- For Use On Our Site: When you use our Site, we may need to share your Personal Information with third-party service providers who help us operate our business. These providers may include agents, marketing partners (such as Facebook and Google), website hosts, and support and maintenance teams. We may also share your information with the breeder you communicate with, transportation providers, pet insurers, the American Kennel Club, and other parties involved in the sale, transportation, insuring, or veterinary care of your puppy or any related services. Rest assured that we take your privacy seriously and will only share your information when necessary to provide the services you request.
- With your consent: We will share Personal Information with outside companies, organizations, or individuals when we have your consent to do so.
- Legal Reasons: We understand the importance of protecting our users’ personal information and will only share it with outside parties if we are legally required to do so. This may include situations where we have a good-faith belief that sharing the information is necessary to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal processes, or to respond to enforceable governmental requests. Additionally, we may share information to protect the rights, property, or safety of ourselves, our users, or the public, as permitted by law.
How long we retain your data
Data retention refers to the practice of keeping user information for a certain period of time. At our company, we retain your personal information, such as your name, email address, and phone number, for as long as your account is active. However, we may delete this information if it is no longer necessary. It’s important to note that in some cases, it may not be possible to completely delete all copies of information, photographs, or submissions that have been previously shared on our site.
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.
Deletion Request :
If you wish to have your personal information removed from Merle French Bulldog’ records, you can send an email to merlefrenchbulldogs@gmail.com with your request. However, please note that we may not be able to fulfill your request if we need to retain the information for legal reasons, to complete a transaction, or to protect the safety of you, a third party, or ourselves. For instance, if you have purchased a puppy through Merle French Bulldog, we will need to keep your personal information to provide ongoing service for any health-related claims.
What rights you have over your data
When you agree to our Privacy Policy, you are acknowledging that any personally identifiable information you obtain from other users through the Site is licensed to you by Merle French Bulldog. This license only allows you to use the information for Site-related communications that are not unsolicited commercial messages, or for any other purpose to which the user has expressly agreed after being fully informed of the purpose. You must always provide users with the option to remove themselves from your database. It is strictly prohibited to disclose personally identifiable information about another user to any third party without our consent and the consent of the user after adequate disclosure, except as defined in this Privacy Policy. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. To report spam from other Site users, please Contact Us.
Copyright And Updates To Privacy Policy
Merle French Bulldog and its content suppliers own all text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio clips, video clips, and other content on the Site, and these materials are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. The exclusive property of Merle French Bulldog is the collection, arrangement, and assembly of all content on this Site, which is also protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. Any use of the content on this Site, including but not limited to aggregation, posting, reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, re-publication, display, or performance, is strictly prohibited.
At Merle French Bulldog, we understand the importance of privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. As such, we may update our privacy policy from time to time to ensure that we are in compliance with the latest regulations and industry standards. If any changes are made to our policy, we will notify you by posting the updated version on our website. By continuing to use our services after the changes have been implemented, you are agreeing to the revised policy and any updates that may be made in the future.