Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your Personal Information when you visit or make purchases on www.throwmeabonetoronto.com (the "Site"). We collect information about your device, interactions with the Site, and necessary details for order processing. You may provide additional information voluntarily when subscribing to our email list, creating a pet profile, or registering with the Site. If you contact us for customer support, we may collect more information. "Personal Information" refers to any data that uniquely identifies an individual. Please refer to the list below for details on the Personal Information we collect and why.

Device Information

Examples of Personal Information collected may include the version of your web browser, your IP address, time zone, cookie information, the sites or products you view, search terms, and your interactions with the Site.
The purpose of collecting this information is to ensure accurate loading of the Site, perform analytics on Site usage to optimize our services, provide you with personalized information and advertising, improve communication effectiveness, assist in managing any purchases you make, and effectively handle your account with us.
We collect this information automatically when you access our Site using cookies, log files, web beacons, tags, or pixels. Additionally, when you subscribe to our email list, create a pet profile, or register with us, relevant information is collected.
For business purposes, we share this information with our processor Shopify, our processor/controller Good Boy Studios, Inc., as well as various third-party processor marketing agencies and advertisers.
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    Information for Orders

    Personal information collected includes: name, billing address, shipping address, payment details (such as credit card numbers), email address, and phone number. 

    The purpose of collecting this information is to fulfill our contract with you by providing products or services, processing payments, arranging shipping, and sending invoices or order confirmations. We may also use this information to communicate with you, screen orders for potential risks or fraud, and provide information or advertising about our products or services based on your preferences.

    The information is collected directly from you, and for business purposes, it may be shared with our processor, Shopify.

    Customer support information

    • Purpose of collection: to provide customer support.
    • Source of collection: collected from you.

    Email subscriber and profile information

    • We collect Personal Information, such as email address, and non-Personal Information that you voluntarily provide when subscribing to our opt-in email list or creating a pet profile. Rest assured, you can opt out of email subscriptions and pet profiles anytime you wish.
    The purpose behind collecting this information is to deliver relevant information and advertising, enhance communication, manage purchases and accounts efficiently, and conduct marketing and demographic analysis.
    This information is gathered automatically during your subscription to our email list, creation of a pet profile, or registration on our site. It is shared with our processor/controller, Good Boy Studios, Inc., as well as various third-party processor marketing agencies and advertisers, for legitimate business purposes.

     

    Minors

    The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not intentionally collect Personal Information from children. If you are the parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us at the address below to request deletion.

    Sharing Personal Information

    We may share your Personal Information with service providers to assist us in delivering our services and fulfilling our contractual obligations to you, as explained above. For instance:

    - We utilize Shopify to power our online store. 

    - We may disclose your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or other legitimate request for information, or protect our rights.

    - We may share certain non-Personal Information with third-party data processors for analytical purposes.

    - We may share certain non-Personal Information (pet profile information) voluntarily provided by you with our processor/controller, Good Boy Studios, Inc. This information is then shared with various third-party data analysis processors.

    - Additionally, our processor/controller, Good Boy Studios, Inc., may associate certain non-Personal Information (pet profile information) voluntarily provided by you with the web cookie received by your device when you voluntarily subscribe to our email list, create a pet profile, or register with the site. This information is shared with third-party processor agencies and advertisers to provide you with targeted advertisements on third-party websites you may visit.

    Behavioural Advertising

    As described above, we use your Personal Information (solely or in combination with non-Personal Information) to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For example:

    • We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site. You can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
    • We share information about your use of the Site, your purchases, and your interaction with our ads on other websites with our advertising partners. We collect and share some of this information directly with our advertising partners, and in some cases through the use of cookies or other similar technologies (which you may consent to, depending on your location).
    • We share various non-Personal Information (pet profile information) that is voluntary provided by you when subscribing to our email list, creating a pet profile, or otherwise registering with the Site with our processor/controller, Good Boy Studios, Inc., which may be associated with either the email address voluntarily provided by you and/or the web cookie received by your device, and then shared with various third-party processor marketing agencies and advertisers to provide you with target advertising on third-party websites you may visit.

    For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at

    http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.

    You can opt out of targeted advertising by:

    • Deleting the pet profile you voluntarily created on our Site.
    • Opting out of the email subscription you voluntarily signed up for by clicking the “opt out” button on any email received by you from us or otherwise deleting the pet profile you voluntarily created on our Site.

    Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.

    Using Personal Information

    We utilize your Personal Information to deliver our services to you. This encompasses offering products for sale, processing payments, fulfilling and shipping your orders, and keeping you informed about new products, services, and promotions. We also utilize limited Personal Information to furnish you with relevant information and advertising, as elaborated above, that may be of interest to you.

    Lawful basis

    Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), if you reside in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal information based on the following lawful grounds:

    1. Your consent

    2. Performance of the contract between you and the Site

    3. Compliance with our legal obligations

    4. Protection of your vital interests

    5. Task performed in the public interest

    6. Our legitimate interests, which do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.

    Rest assured that we prioritize the safeguarding of your data while adhering to these principles.

      Retention

      When you place an order through the Site, we will retain your Personal Information for our records unless and until you ask us to erase this information. For more information on your right of erasure, please see the ‘Your rights’ section below. When you voluntarily opt in and subscribe to our email list, or otherwise voluntarily register with the Site, we retain your Personal Information for our records and various third-party controllers and/or processors, including Good Boy Studios, Inc., as described above, unless and until you ask us to erase this information.

        Cookies

        A cookie is a small amount of information that’s downloaded to your computer or device when you visit our Site. We use a number of different cookies, including functional, performance, advertising, and social media or content cookies. Cookies make your browsing experience better by allowing the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login and region selection). This means you don’t have to re-enter this information each time you return to the site or browse from one page to another. Cookies also provide information on how people use the website, for instance whether it’s their first time visiting or if they are a frequent visitor.

        We use the following cookies to optimize your experience on our Site and to provide our services.

        Cookies Necessary for the Functioning of the Store

        • _ab: Used in connection with access to admin.
        • _secure_session_id: Used in connection with navigation through a storefront.
        • cart: Used in connection with shopping cart.
        • cart_sig: Used in connection with checkout.
        • cart_ts: Used in connection with checkout.
        • checkout_token: Used in connection with checkout.
        • secret: Used in connection with checkout.
        • secure_customer_sig: Used in connection with customer login.
        • storefront_digest: Used in connection with customer login.
        • _shopify_u: Used to facilitate updating customer account information.

        Cookies for 

        Reporting and Analytics

        • _tracking_consent: Tracking preferences.
        • _landing_page: Track landing pages
        • _orig_referrer: Track landing pages
        • _s: Shopify analytics.
        • _shopify_fs: Shopify analytics.
        • _shopify_s: Shopify analytics.
        • _shopify_sa_p: Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals.
        • _shopify_sa_t: Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals.
        • _shopify_y: Shopify analytics.
        • _y: Shopify analytics.
        • _petparade_shopify_token: Good Boy Studios analytics relating to marketing.
        • _petparade_shopify_complete: Good Boy Studios analytics relating to marketing.ET OHER COOKIES OR TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES THAT YOU USE]

        The length of time that a cookie remains on your computer or mobile device depends on whether it is a “persistent” or “session” cookie. Session cookies last until you stop browsing and persistent cookies last until they expire or are deleted. Most of the cookies we use are persistent and will expire between 30 minutes and two years from the date they are downloaded to your device.

        You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please keep in mind that removing or blocking cookies can negatively impact your user experience and parts of our website may no longer be fully accessible.

        Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can choose whether or not to accept cookies through your browser controls, often found in your browser’s “Tools” or “Preferences” menu. For more information on how to modify your browser settings or how to block, manage or filter cookies can be found in your browser’s help file or through such sites as www.allaboutcookies.org.

        Additionally, please note that blocking cookies may not completely prevent how we share information with third parties such as our advertising partners. To exercise your rights or opt-out of certain uses of your information by these parties, please follow the instructions in the “Behavioural Advertising” section above.

        Do Not Track

        Please note that because there is no consistent industry understanding of how to respond to “Do Not Track” signals, we do not alter our data collection and usage practices when we detect such a signal from your browser.

        Changes

        We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

        Contact

        For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at [email address] or by mail using the details provided below:

        Throw Me A Bone Toronto Inc. 5 High Park Ave. Unit 1 Toronto ON M6P 2R5

        For more information about our email subscription privacy practices, or if you have questions regarding our email subscription privacy practices, or if you would like to make a complaint regarding our email subscription privacy practices, please contact Throw Me A Bone Toronto Inc. , by e-mail at  throwmeabonetoronto@gmail.com or by mail using the details provided below:

         Throw Me A Bone Toronto Inc. 5 High Park Ave. Unit 1 Toronto ON M6P 2R5

        Last updated: February 12, 202