Introduction

Animal.my (“we,” “us,” or “our”) values your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you use our website https://www.animal.my/ (“Website”) to buy, sell, adoption or interact with animal listings.

By accessing or using our Website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please refrain from using the Website.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

Personal Information: When you register, listings animals for sale, or make purchases, we may collect information such as:

• Full name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Payment details
• Mailing address

Non-Personal Information: This includes:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Pages viewed and time spent on our Website

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. 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.

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.

How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following purposes:

• To comply with legal obligations
• To provide and maintain our services
• To process transactions and payments
• To communicate with you about your account, transactions, or support requests
• To send promotional offers, newsletters, or other marketing materials (you can opt out)
• To analyze and improve our Website’s performance and user experience

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

Access and Correction: You can access and update your personal information through your account settings.

Opt-Out: You can opt out of marketing emails by following the unsubscribe link in the email.

How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. However, we may share it in the following ways:

With Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who help us operate the Website and provide services, such as payment processors or hosting providers.

Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal processes, or to protect our rights and the safety of others.

Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred to the new owner.

Data Security

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Third-Party Links

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites and encourage you to review their privacy policies.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be effective upon posting the revised policy on this page. Please review this page periodically for updates.