Privacy Policy

This privacy policy (“policy”) will help you understand how Themed Stores Limited trading as The Groovy Dog Store® (“us”, “we”, “our”) uses and protects the data you provide to us when you visit and use thegroovydogstore.co.uk (“site”, “service”).

We reserve the right to change this policy at any given time, of which you will be promptly updated. If you want to make sure that you are up to date with the latest changes, we advise you to frequently visit this page.

What User Data We Collect

When you visit the blog, we may collect the following data:

  • Your IP address.
  • Your contact information and email address.
  • Other information such as interests and preferences.
  • Data profile regarding your online behavior on our site.

Why We Collect Your Data

We are collecting your data for several reasons:

  • To better understand your needs.
  • To improve our services and products.
  • To send you promotional emails containing the information we think you will find interesting.
  • To contact you to fill out surveys and participate in other types of market research.
  • To customize our web site according to your online behavior and personal preferences.

Safeguarding and Securing the Data

Themed Stores Limited trading as The Groovy Dog Store® is committed to securing your data and keeping it confidential. Themed Stores Limited trading as The Groovy Dog Store® has done all in its power to prevent data theft, unauthorized access, and disclosure by implementing the latest technologies and software, which help us safeguard all the information we collect online.

Our Cookie Policy

Once you agree to allow our website to use cookies, you also agree to use the data it collects regarding your online behavior (analyse web traffic, web pages you visit and spend the most time on).

The data we collect by using cookies is used to customise our website to your needs. After we use the data for statistical analysis, the data is completely removed from our systems.

Please note that cookies don’t allow us to gain control of your computer in any way. They are strictly used to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not so that we can provide a better experience for you.

Third Party Cookies – Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies. Some of the third party cookies are listed below, and we may change these from time to time and will do our best to keep this list updated.

  • We use the payment facility provided by Stripe (including the facility of Google Pay) in order to process payments on our Website. Further information about the cookies Stripe uses can be found at: Stripe’s cookie policy – Stripe’s cookie settings
  • Our Website is provided by WooCommerce.com. Further information about the cookies Woocommerce.com uses can be found at: Privacy Policy – Automattic
  • Please note we have no control over third parties or how they set their own cookies.

Removing Cookies – You may change your website browser setting to withdraw consent and reject cookies or manage your cookie preferences at any time. The Help menu on the menu bar of most browsers will tell you how to prevent accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie and how to disable cookies altogether. You may block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our website. To deactivate the use of third party advertising cookies, you may visit the consumer page to manage the use of these types of cookies. For further information about cookies and how to disable cookies depending on your web browser please see the UK Information Commissioner’s Office guidance which can be found at https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/online/cookies or you can visit https://www.internetcookies.com, which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of browsers and devices.

Links to Other Websites

Our web site & blog may contain links that lead to other websites. If you click on these links Themed Stores Limited trading as The Groovy Dog Store® is not held responsible for your data and privacy protection. Visiting those websites is not governed by this privacy policy agreement. Make sure to read the privacy policy documentation of the website you go to from our website.

Restricting the Collection of your Personal Data

At some point, you might wish to restrict the use and collection of your personal data. You can achieve this by doing the following:

When you are filling the forms on the site, make sure to check if there is a box which you can leave unchecked, if you don’t want to disclose your personal information.

If you have already agreed to share your information with us, feel free to contact us via email and we will be more than happy to change this for you.

Themed Stores Limited trading as The Groovy Dog Store® will not lease, sell or distribute your personal information to any third parties, unless we have your permission. We might do so if the law forces us. Your personal information will be used when we need to send you promotional materials if you agree to this privacy policy.

Contact

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