Who we are
Privacy Policy for DogNamesPortal.com
Effective Date: October 6, 2025
Welcome to DogNamesPortal.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard the data you share when using our website. By accessing or using our site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information in two main ways:
a. Information You Provide to Us
- When you submit a dog name, comment, or other content on our website.
- When you contact us via email or our contact form.
- Any personal information you choose to include in user submissions (such as your name or email address).
b. Information Collected Automatically
- Usage Data: Such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on our site.
- Cookies: We use cookies and similar technologies to personalize content and improve your experience.
- Analytics: Google Analytics helps us understand visitor behavior and improve our content.
- Advertising Data: Google AdSense and affiliate networks may use cookies or web beacons to show personalized ads based on your browsing activity.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Operate, maintain, and improve DogNamesPortal.com.
- Display relevant content and advertisements.
- Monitor site performance and user engagement.
- Prevent fraud, abuse, or security issues.
- Comply with legal requirements.
We do not sell or rent your personal information to anyone.
3. Advertising and Affiliate Links
Our website displays ads through Google AdSense and contains affiliate links to third-party products or services.
- These partners may use cookies and tracking technologies to serve relevant ads or measure ad performance.
- Clicking on an affiliate link may result in us earning a small commission at no extra cost to you.
- We do not control how third-party advertisers collect or use data; please review their privacy policies for details.
You can opt out of personalized Google ads by visiting Google Ads Settings.
4. Cookies and Tracking
Cookies help us provide a better user experience by remembering your preferences and tracking website performance.
You can manage or delete cookies in your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect how some parts of our site function.
5. User Submissions
When you post comments or submit dog names:
- The content may be visible publicly on our website.
- Please avoid sharing sensitive personal information.
- We reserve the right to moderate or remove submissions that violate our site rules or contain inappropriate content.
6. Third-Party Services
We may use trusted third-party services to operate our site, including:
- Hosting: Chemicloud (https://chemicloud.com/)
- Analytics: Google Analytics
- Advertising: Google AdSense and affiliate programs
These providers may process your information on our behalf under confidentiality agreements.
7. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information from unauthorized access or misuse. However, no online system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute protection.
8. Data Retention
We retain collected information as long as necessary for our operations or as required by law. You may request that we delete your personal data by contacting us at ddmuriithi@gmail.com.
9. Children’s Privacy
DogNamesPortal.com is not directed at children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us information, please contact us immediately, and we will delete it.
10. International Visitors
If you are accessing our site from outside the United States, please note that your information may be transferred to and processed in the U.S. By using our website, you consent to that transfer.
11. Your Privacy Rights
You have the right to:
- Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
- Request corrections or deletion of your information.
- Object to or limit certain uses of your data.
To exercise these rights, contact us at ddmuriithi@gmail.com.
12. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally. Changes will be reflected on this page with a new “Effective Date.” We encourage you to review this page regularly to stay informed.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, contact us at:
DogNamesPortal.com
Email: ddmuriithi@gmail.com
Mailing Address: 100 Golf Links Dr, Acworth, GA 30101
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.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
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.
Additional Cookies
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.
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.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
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.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.