Terms of Conditions

Introduction Welcome to Pet Pals Connect. By using our website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern Pet Pals Connect’s relationship with you in relation to this website. If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, please do not use our website.

1. Intellectual Property Rights Unless otherwise stated, we or our licensors own the intellectual property rights in the website and material on the website. Subject to the license below, all these intellectual property rights are reserved.
2. License to use website You may view, download for caching purposes only, and print pages from the website for your own personal use, subject to the restrictions set out below and elsewhere in these terms and conditions. You must not: republish material from this website (including republication on another website); sell, rent or sub-license material from the website; show any material from the website in public; reproduce, duplicate, copy or otherwise exploit material on our website for a commercial purpose; edit or otherwise modify any material on the website; or redistribute material from this website except for content specifically and expressly made available for redistribution. Where content is specifically made available for redistribution, it may only be redistributed within your organization.
3. Acceptable use You must not use our website in any way that causes, or may cause, damage to the website or impairment of the availability or accessibility of the website; or in any way which is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful purpose or activity. You must not use our website to copy, store, host, transmit, send, use, publish or distribute any material which consists of (or is linked to) any spyware, computer virus, Trojan horse, worm, keystroke logger, rootkit or other malicious computer software. You must not conduct any systematic or automated data collection activities (including without limitation scraping, data mining, data extraction and data harvesting) on or in relation to our website without our express written consent. You must not use our website to transmit or send unsolicited commercial communications. You must not use our website for any purposes related to marketing without our express written consent.
4. Restricted access We reserve the right to restrict access to areas of our website, or indeed our whole website, at our discretion and without notice. If we provide you with a user ID and password to enable you to access restricted areas of our website or other content or services, you must ensure that the user ID and password are kept confidential at all times. We may disable your user ID and password at any time in our sole discretion without notice or explanation.
5. Your Content Your content must not be illegal or unlawful, must not infringe any third party’s legal rights, and must not be capable of amounting to a criminal offence or give rise to a civil liability, or otherwise be contrary to the law of any country or territory where it is or may be published or received. Your content, and the use of your content by us in accordance with these terms and conditions, must not: be libellous or maliciously false; be obscene or indecent; infringe any copyright, moral right, database right, trade mark right, design right, right in passing off, or other intellectual property right; be in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence.
6. Eligibility: To use the Pet Pals Connect platform, you must be 18 years of age or older and capable of forming a binding contract under applicable law. By using the platform, you represent and warrant that you meet these eligibility requirements.
7. User Content: You are solely responsible for the content and information that you post or transmit through the platform. Pet Pals Connect is not responsible for any content or information posted or transmitted by users.
8. Prohibited Conduct: You agree not to use the platform for any illegal, harmful, or offensive purposes, or to post or transmit any content that is fraudulent, defamatory, or otherwise in violation of any applicable law or regulation.
9. Intellectual Property: All content and materials on the platform, including but not limited to text, images, graphics, and software, are the property of Pet Pals Connect or its licensors and are protected by copyright and trademark laws. You may not use any content or materials on the platform for any commercial purpose without the express written consent of Pet Pals Connect.
10. Third-Party Services: The platform may contain links to third-party websites or services. Pet Pals Connect is not responsible for the availability or content of these third-party websites or services, and you access them at your own risk.
11. Disclaimer of Warranties: The platform and all content and materials on it are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Pet Pals Connect does not warrant that the platform or any content or materials on it will be uninterrupted or error-free.
12. Limitation of Liability: In no event shall Pet Pals Connect be liable for any damages whatsoever, including but not limited to any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages, arising out of or in connection with the use or inability to use the platform or any content or materials on it.
13. Indemnification: You agree to indemnify and hold Pet Pals Connect and its affiliates, officers, agents, and employees harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the platform, your violation of these terms and conditions, or your violation of any rights of another.
14. Governing Law: These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which Pet Pals Connect is located, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.
15. Changes to Terms and Conditions: Pet Pals Connect reserves the right to make changes to these terms and conditions at any time. Your continued use of the platform following any such changes shall constitute your acceptance of the new terms and conditions.
16. Entire Agreement: These terms and conditions, together with the privacy policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Pet Pals Connect with respect to the use of the platform and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to the platform.

Contact Information: If you have any questions or concerns about these terms and conditions, please contact Pet Pals Connect at [email protected]

Privacy Policy

At Pet Pals Connect, we are committed to protecting the privacy and security of our users. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose information through our website, https://petpalsconnect.com, and the services we offer. By accessing and using our website, you consent to our collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

We collect various types of information from and about users of our website, including:

• Personal information, such as your name and email address, when you register for an account or submit a form on our website.
• Information about your use of our website, such as your browsing history and search queries.
• Information that you provide when you leave comments on our website, including your name, email address, and website.
• Information that you upload to our website, such as photos and videos of your pets.

Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect information about your use of our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. We use cookies to remember your preferences and to understand how you interact with our website. You can control the use of cookies through your browser settings.

Advertising and Analytics Services

We may partner with third-party advertising and analytics service providers to show you ads and to collect information about your use of our website. These service providers may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing history and search queries.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

We may share and disclose your information as follows:

• With third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website and providing our services, such as hosting and maintenance providers and analytics service providers.
• With third-party advertisers and analytics service providers for the purpose of showing you ads and understanding how you interact with our website.
• With law enforcement or other government agencies as required by law or in response to a valid legal request.

Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no website or internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of your information.

Your Rights and Choices

You have the right to request access to and receive a copy of your personal information that we have collected. You also have the right to request that we delete your personal information. To exercise these rights, please contact us at the email address provided at the bottom of this policy.

California Residents

Under California law, California residents have the right to request certain information about our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us at the email address provided at the bottom of this policy.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes to this Privacy Policy, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy and post the new policy on our website.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected].