Privacy Policy

This privacy policy applies to usage of the www.worldpedigrees.com website only. The policy is written in simple language. We update this privacy policy when our information handling practices change. At this point in time, updates are not publicised so we encourage users to regularly check this page.

What we collect

At all times we try to only collect the information we need for the particular function or activity we are carrying out. The information we collect is as follows:

The account name - this is an arbitrary user provided name.
Your email address
Password - a user provided string

The following information is optionally provided by the user and is not required for usage of the website:

First and Last name
Country
Website
Interests

A users's activities on this website are also recorded for analysis purposes so as to provide improved services. The information collected is as follows:

date and time of all activities
your device’s IP address
your browser's user-agent string which provides information about the type and version of browser you are using and the operating system the browser is running on
pages viewed and in some cases actions taken on some pages

Users who pay a yearly fee are classified as "pro" users and are also permitted to submit the following information:

Pedigree information about dogs including: name, sire's name, dam's name, colour, sex, date of birth, titles, registration.
Photos of dogs
Bookmark certain dogs to allow faster access at some later date
Trial matings

Cookies

Cookies are small data files supplied by a website and stored on a user's computers or device by the browser. Cookies are used for record-keeping purposes and to enhance functionality on the website. Most browsers allow you to choose whether to accept cookies or not. We do not use third party cookies. We only use a single session cookie called "WorldpedigreesSession". If you wish to login to this website then you must set your browser to accept session cookies.

What we do with the information

The information is stored on the website's database server and is occasionally backed up off site. We do not provide this information to any third parties.