Privacy Policy

1. Overview

BestDog.Food (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates bestdog.food, a dog nutrition and product recommendation website. This Privacy Policy applies to all visitors and describes how we collect, use, and protect information when you use the site.

By using BestDog.Food, you agree to the collection and use of information as described here. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the site.

2. Information We Collect

Information you provide directly

• Contact details submitted through our contact page or email, such as your name and email address.
• Any content you voluntarily submit, such as feedback or correction reports.

Information collected automatically

• Device and browser information (browser type, operating system, screen size).
• Usage data (pages visited, time on page, referring URL, approximate location derived from IP address).
• Cookies and similar identifiers, described in Section 4.

We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal data such as financial account numbers, government ID numbers, or health information about you as a visitor. (This is separate from the pet-health information discussed editorially in our articles, which is general guidance, not data collected about you or your dog.)

3. How We Use Information

• To operate, maintain, and improve the site and its content.
• To respond to inquiries sent through our contact page.
• To understand how visitors use BestDog.Food so we can improve navigation and content quality.
• To serve and measure the performance of advertising and affiliate links, including personalized ads where permitted.
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, abuse, or fraud.

4. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. BestDog.Food and its partners use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect how parts of the site function.

5. Advertising & Ad Networks

BestDog.Food may display advertisements served by Google AdSense, Mediavine, and other third-party advertising networks and their partners. These partners may use cookies, pixel tags, device identifiers, and similar technologies to collect information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertising, including personalized advertising, that may interest you.

Where required by applicable law, we and our advertising partners rely on a consent management platform (“CMP”) built on the IAB Transparency & Consent Framework to obtain and record your consent before setting non-essential advertising cookies.

• You may opt out of personalized Google ads via Google Ads Settings.
• You can opt out of interest-based advertising from many ad networks via the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) opt-out tool.
• You can also opt out via the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) opt-out tool.
• Third-party vendors may show BestDog.Food ads on other sites across the internet based on your past visits to bestdog.food.

We do not control the cookies or tracking technologies used by third-party ad networks, and this policy does not apply to their independent practices.

6. California & U.S. State Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, or a resident of another U.S. state with a comparable privacy law, you may have the right to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. We honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals sent by supported browsers as a valid opt-out request where legally required.

To exercise these rights, use the consent/preference tool available on the site, enable GPC in your browser, or contact us using the details in Section 15 with “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” in the subject line.

7. Analytics

We use analytics tools, which may include Google Analytics, to understand how visitors interact with BestDog.Food. This data is aggregated and used to improve site content and performance. You can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

8. Third-Party Links & Amazon Affiliate Program

BestDog.Food is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by linking to Amazon.com. When you click an Amazon link from our site, Amazon may set its own cookies to track that referral. We do not control Amazon’s data practices; see Amazon’s own privacy notice for details. Articles may also link to other retailers, streaming, or veterinary resources, each governed by their own privacy policy.

9. Data Sharing & Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information. We may share limited information with:

• Service providers who help us operate the site (e.g., hosting, analytics, advertising).
• Advertising and affiliate partners, as described above.
• Authorities, if required by law, legal process, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of BestDog.Food, our users, or others.

10. Your Rights & Choices

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete the personal data we hold about you, object to or restrict certain processing, withdraw consent for optional cookies, and opt out of targeted advertising as described above. To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details in Section 15.

11. Children’s Privacy

BestDog.Food is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can remove it.

12. Data Retention & Security

We retain information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards to protect your information; however, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

13. International Users

BestDog.Food may be accessed from around the world. If you are located outside the country where our servers or service providers are based, your information may be transferred to and processed in a different jurisdiction, which may have different data protection laws than your own.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised.

15. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us: