Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to smalldogagecalculator.com (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We are committed to honoring and protecting the privacy of everyone who visits our website. This Privacy Policy details the types of information we may collect or that you may provide when accessing our website, tools, and services, as well as our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, and disclosing that information.

By using smalldogagecalculator.com, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with our policies, please do not use our site.

2. Information We Do Not Collect

To protect your privacy by design:

• We do not require you to register, log in, or create a profile.
• We do not collect payment card information, financial data, or billing addresses.
• We do not upload your dog's age, birthday, or weight entries to remote tracking databases; all calculations execute client-side inside your browser.
• We do not sell, rent, or trade personal data to data brokers or third-party advertisers.

3. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect or process the following minimal data:

4. Cookies and Web Storage

Cookies are small text files placed on your device. We do not use persistent marketing cookies or cross-site tracking pixels. If we implement aggregate, privacy-focused analytics in the future to gauge overall page view metrics, we ensure IP anonymization is enforced and respect Global Privacy Control (GPC) and Do-Not-Track (DNT) browser signals.

You can configure your browser to reject all cookies or notify you when a cookie is placed. Note that clearing local storage may reset your chosen light or dark theme to your system default.

5. How We Use Information

We process the limited data we receive exclusively for legitimate operational purposes:

• To operate, maintain, and deliver our calculation algorithms and educational guides.
• To troubleshoot bugs, protect against cyber attacks or denial-of-service abuse, and verify uptime.
• To respond to user messages, breed suggestions, and veterinary inquiries.
• To improve user experience, accessibility, and mobile responsiveness.

6. Third-Party Service Providers

We may share anonymous technical data with reputable third-party infrastructure providers who assist in hosting, content delivery, and network security:

• Cloud Hosting & CDN Providers: To deliver static HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and asset files efficiently and prevent DDoS attacks.
• Google Fonts: Web fonts (Geist, Geist Mono) loaded to render crisp, accessible typography.

These entities are obligated by confidentiality agreements and applicable data protection legislation to process technical data solely on our behalf.

7. Your Privacy Rights (GDPR & CCPA / CPRA)

Depending on your jurisdiction (such as the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or California), you may have statutory rights regarding your personal information, including:

• The Right to Access / Know: You may request confirmation of whether we hold personal correspondence from you.
• The Right to Rectification: You may request correction of inaccurate contact records.
• The Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): You may request that we delete emails or contact messages you have sent to us.
• The Right to Non-Discrimination: We do not discriminate against anyone for exercising their data protection rights.

To exercise any of these rights, please email us at [email protected].

8. Children's Privacy (COPPA)

Our website is intended for general audiences and pet owners. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal identifiable information from children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in certain jurisdictions). If we discover that a child has submitted personal details through our contact form, we will promptly delete that information from our records.

9. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect modifications in our operational procedures, veterinary resources, or statutory requirements. Any revisions will be published on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date at the top. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.