Cookie Policy for Dogs Equip

Effective Date: August 15, 2024

At Dogs Equip, accessible from dogsequip.com, we use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience and track our affiliate links. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can control your cookie preferences in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognize your device and store certain information about your preferences or past actions, enabling a more tailored experience.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following types of cookies on dogsequip.com:

  • Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of our website. Without them, certain features may not work properly.

  • Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us analyze how visitors use our website, including which pages are visited most often. This information helps us improve the content and functionality of our site. These cookies are usually anonymized and do not directly identify users.

  • Functionality Cookies: These cookies remember your preferences and choices, such as language settings, so that we can offer you a more personalized experience.

  • Advertising and Affiliate Cookies: These cookies are used to track your interactions with affiliate links. As part of the Amazon Affiliate Program, we may earn commissions when you click on affiliate links or make purchases. These cookies help track such activities and are required by Amazon to monitor affiliate performance.

3. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

  • Enhance Website Functionality: Ensure that our website operates efficiently and provides an optimal user experience.

  • Analyze Traffic: Track and analyze visitor behavior on our site to improve content and user experience.

  • Affiliate Tracking: Track clicks and purchases made through Amazon affiliate links in compliance with the Amazon Affiliate Program requirements.

  • Advertising: Deliver personalized ads based on your browsing behavior, including remarketing and retargeting.

4. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may use third-party cookies to help us analyze site traffic, track affiliate link performance, and deliver targeted advertising. These third parties may include:

  • Amazon Affiliate Program: Cookies that track your activity through affiliate links.

  • Google Analytics: Cookies that track visitor behavior and website performance.

  • Advertising Networks: Cookies used by ad networks to deliver personalized ads and measure their effectiveness.

Please note that we do not control the data collected by these third parties, and their use of cookies is subject to their own privacy policies.

5. How You Can Manage Cookies

You have the right to manage or refuse the use of cookies at any time. Here’s how you can control your cookie preferences:

  • Browser Settings: You can configure your browser to block or delete cookies. Please note that blocking essential cookies may impact the functionality of our website.

  • Cookie Consent Banner: When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner. You can choose to accept or decline non-essential cookies.

  • Opting Out of Third-Party Cookies: You can opt out of cookies used by Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. For targeted advertising, you can opt out through platforms like Your Online Choices or Network Advertising Initiative.

6. Data Retention

Cookies have expiration dates, after which they are automatically deleted from your device. Some cookies are session-based and are deleted when you close your browser, while others are persistent and remain on your device until they expire or are manually deleted.

7. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies or compliance with legal requirements. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the updated policy on our website.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:

Dogs Equip
Email: contact@dogsequip.com