Privacy policy

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Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 8, 2026

petcare24.store operates this store and website, including all related information, content, features, tools, products, and services, in order to provide you, the customer, with a curated shopping experience (the "Services"). petcare24.store is powered by Shopify, which enables us to provide the Services to you.

This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you visit, use, or make a purchase or other transaction using the Services or otherwise communicate with us. If there is a conflict between our Terms of Service and this Privacy Policy, this Privacy Policy controls with respect to the collection, processing, and disclosure of your personal information.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using and accessing any of the Services, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and understand the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Personal Information We Collect or Process

When we use the term "personal information," we are referring to information that identifies or can reasonably be linked to you or another person. Personal information does not include information that is collected anonymously or that has been de-identified, so that it cannot identify or be reasonably linked to you.

We may collect or process the following categories of personal information, including inferences drawn from this personal information, depending on how you interact with the Services, where you live, and as permitted or required by applicable law:

  • Contact Details: Including your name, address, billing address, shipping address, phone number, and email address.

  • Financial Information: Including credit card, debit card, and financial account numbers, payment card information, transaction details, form of payment, payment confirmation, and other payment details.

  • Account Information: Including your username, password, security questions, preferences, and settings.

  • Transaction Information: Including the items you view, put in your cart, add to your wishlist, or purchase, return, exchange, or cancel, as well as your past transactions.

  • Communications with Us: Including the information you include in communications with us, for example, when sending a customer support inquiry.

  • Device Information: Including information about your device, browser, or network connection, your IP address, and other unique identifiers.

  • Usage Information: Including information regarding your interaction with the Services, including how and when you interact with or navigate the Services.

2. Personal Information Sources

We may collect personal information from the following sources:

  • Directly from You: Including when you create an account, visit or use the Services, communicate with us, or otherwise provide us with your personal information.

  • Automatically Through the Services: Including from your device when you use our products or services or visit our websites, and through the use of cookies and similar technologies.

  • From Our Service Providers: Including when we engage them to enable certain technology and when they collect or process your personal information on our behalf.

  • From Our Partners: Or other authorized third parties.

3. How We Use Your Personal Information

Depending on how you interact with us or which of the Services you use, we may use personal information for the following purposes:

  • Provide, Tailor, and Improve the Services: We use your personal information to perform our contract with you, process your payments, fulfill your orders, remember your preferences, send account-related notifications, manage returns/exchanges, enable product reviews, and create a customized shopping experience (such as product recommendations).

  • Marketing and Advertising: We use your personal information for marketing and promotional purposes, such as sending updates via email, text message, or postal mail, and showing you targeted online advertisements based on your activity and cart history.

  • Security and Fraud Prevention: We use your information to authenticate your account, provide a secure checkout experience, detect and investigate fraudulent or malicious activity, and secure our services. You are responsible for keeping your account credentials safe; we highly recommend not sharing your password with anyone.

  • Communicating with You: We use your information to provide customer support, respond to inquiries, and maintain a healthy business relationship with you.

  • Legal Reasons: We use your personal information to comply with applicable law, respond to valid legal processes (such as requests from law enforcement), or enforce our terms and policies.

4. How We Disclose Personal Information

In certain circumstances, we may disclose your personal information to third parties for legitimate purposes subject to this Privacy Policy. Such circumstances may include:

 

  • With Shopify, vendors, and other third parties who perform services on our behalf (e.g., IT management, payment processing, data analytics, customer support, cloud storage, fulfillment, and shipping).

     

  • With business and marketing partners to provide marketing services and advertise to you. For example, we use Shopify to support personalized advertising with third-party services. You can exercise your rights to opt out of targeted marketing via the Shopify privacy settings.

  • When you direct, request, or otherwise consent to our disclosure of certain information to third parties, such as to ship you products or through your use of social media widgets or login integrations.

  • With our corporate affiliates or within our corporate group.

  • In connection with a business transaction such as a merger or bankruptcy, to comply with legal obligations, or to protect and defend the rights of our store and our users.

5. Relationship with Shopify

The Services are hosted by Shopify, which collects and processes personal information about your access to and use of the Services in order to provide and improve the platform. Information you submit to the Services will be transmitted to and shared with Shopify, as well as third parties that may be located in countries other than where you reside.

In addition, we use certain Shopify enhanced features that incorporate data obtained from your interactions with our Store to help protect and grow our business. In these circumstances, Shopify is responsible for the processing of your personal information, including for responding to your requests to exercise your data rights. To learn more, you can visit the Shopify Consumer Privacy Policy.

6. Third-Party Websites and Links

The Services may provide links to websites or online platforms operated by third parties. If you follow links to sites not affiliated or controlled by us, you should review their privacy and security policies. We do not guarantee and are not responsible for the privacy or security of such sites. Information you provide on public or semi-public venues, including third-party social networking platforms, may be viewable by other users without limitation.

7. Children's Data

The Services are not intended to be used by children, and we do not knowingly collect any personal information about children under the age of majority in your jurisdiction. If you are the parent or guardian of a child who has provided us with their personal information, you may contact us using the details below to request that it be deleted.

8. Security and Retention of Your Information

Please be aware that no security measures are perfect, and we cannot guarantee "perfect security." Any information you send to us may not be secure while in transit. We recommend that you do not use unsecure channels to communicate sensitive or confidential information.

How long we retain your personal information depends on different factors, such as whether we need the information to maintain your account, provide the Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce applicable contracts.

 

9. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the rights listed below in relation to your personal information. However, these rights are not absolute and may be declined as permitted by law:

  • Right to Access / Know: The right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.

  • Right to Delete: The right to request that we delete personal information we maintain about you.

  • Right to Correct: The right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information.

  • Right of Portability: The right to receive a copy of your personal information or request its transfer to a third party.

  • Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing: The right to opt out of the processing of your data for "targeted advertising." If you visit our website with the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal enabled, we will automatically treat this as an opt-out request for that browser/device. Learn more at https://globalprivacycontrol.org/.

  • Managing Communication Preferences: You may opt out of promotional emails at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link. We may still send you non-promotional transactional emails regarding your account or orders.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at bvmmbusiness@gmail.com. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

10. Complaints

If you have complaints about how we process your personal information, please contact us using the details below. Depending on where you live, you may have the right to appeal our decision or lodge a formal complaint with your local data protection authority (such as the Datenschutzbehörde in Germany).

11. International Transfers

Please note that we may transfer, store, and process your personal information outside the country you live in. If we transfer your personal information out of the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom (UK), we rely on recognized transfer mechanisms like the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), unless the destination country has been determined to provide an adequate level of protection.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post the revised policy on this page and update the "Last updated" date.

13. Contact Us

Should you have any questions about our privacy practices, this Privacy Policy, or if you would like to exercise any of your data rights, please contact us at:

  • Email: bvmmbusiness@gmail.com

  • Website: petcare24.store