Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 16, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal Data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words whose initial letters are capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

  • Company (referred to as either “the Company,” “We,” “Us,” or “Our” in this Privacy Policy) refers to Tails of Toy Aussies, [Your Address].
  • Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
  • Country refers to: Massachusetts, United States.
  • Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cell phone, or a digital tablet.
  • Personal Data (or “Personal Information”) is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual. We use “Personal Data” and “Personal Information” interchangeably unless a law uses a specific term.
  • Service refers to the Website.
  • Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service, or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
  • Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
  • Website refers to Tails of Toy Aussies, accessible from https://tailsoftoyaussies.com.
  • You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Contact information received from prospective buyers through Our Good Dog listing, which may include name, email address, and other information provided in a buyer inquiry or application.

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of Our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device’s unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit Our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies We use include beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Service. The technologies We use may include:

  • Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of Our Service.
  • Web Beacons. Certain sections of Our Service and Our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics.

Cookies can be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser.

Where required by law, We use non-essential cookies (such as analytics cookies) only with Your consent. You can withdraw or change Your consent at any time using Our cookie preferences tool or through Your browser or device settings.

We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

  • Necessary / Essential Cookies. Type: Session Cookies. Administered by: Us. Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided.
  • Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies. Type: Persistent Cookies. Administered by: Us. Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.
  • Functionality Cookies. Type: Persistent Cookies. Administered by: Us. Purpose: These Cookies allow Us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, providing a more personal experience and avoiding the need to re-enter Your preferences every time You use the Website.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain Our Service, including to monitor the usage of Our Service.
  • To contact You: To contact You by email or other equivalent forms of electronic communication regarding updates or informative communications related to Our Service, including breeding notifications where You have opted in to receive such communications.
  • To provide You with news and updates about upcoming litters and available puppies, where You have joined Our breeding notification list.
  • To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us submitted through Our contact form or other means.
  • For business transfers: We may use Your Personal Data to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets.
  • For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, and evaluating and improving Our Service.

We may share Your Personal Data in the following situations:

  • With Service Providers: We may share Your Personal Data with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of Our Service, or to contact You.
  • For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your Personal Data in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business to another company.
  • With Your consent: We may disclose Your Personal Data for any other purpose with Your consent.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect or process Your Personal Data:

  • HubSpot. We use HubSpot to manage Our contact forms and breeding notification email list. When You submit a contact form on Our Website or sign up to receive breeding notifications, Your information is stored and processed in HubSpot. See HubSpot’s Privacy Policy at https://legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy.
  • Good Dog. We list puppies for sale through Good Dog (gooddog.com). When a prospective buyer submits an inquiry or application through Our Good Dog listing, Good Dog, Inc. may share that buyer’s Personal Data with Us, including name and email address. That information is then processed by Us in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Good Dog also collects and processes data independently under their own privacy policy, which You can review at https://www.gooddog.com/privacy-policy. We do not control Good Dog’s independent data practices.
  • Google Analytics (via Beehive Pro). We use Google Analytics, implemented through the Beehive Pro plugin, to understand how visitors find and use Our Website. Google collects Usage Data including approximate location, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the site. This data is aggregated and does not identify You personally. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking using Google’s opt-out browser add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. Google’s privacy policy is available at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
  • Amazon Associates. Our Website contains affiliate links to products on Amazon. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. If You click an affiliate link, Amazon may set cookies on Your Device and will collect data according to their own privacy policy. We earn a small commission if You make a purchase, at no extra cost to You. Amazon’s privacy notice is available at https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GX7NJQ4ZB8MHFRNJ.
  • AltText.ai. We use AltText.ai to automatically generate accessibility alt text for images on Our Website. Images are transmitted to AltText.ai’s servers for processing. We do not intentionally submit images containing personally identifiable information to this service. AltText.ai’s privacy policy is available at https://alttext.ai/privacy.
  • Defender Pro. We use Defender Pro, a WordPress security plugin by WPMU DEV, to monitor Our Website for security threats. Defender Pro may log IP addresses and access attempts for security monitoring and threat detection purposes. WPMU DEV’s privacy policy is available at https://wpmudev.com/privacy-policy/.
  • Social Media Platforms. We maintain pages on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. If You visit or interact with those pages, those platforms collect data according to their own privacy policies. We do not control what those platforms collect.
  • Payment Processors. We currently accept payments for puppies through Good Dog’s platform, which handles payment processing under its own privacy policy. We may in the future accept payments through additional third-party processors (such as PayPal, Venmo, or Zelle). If We add additional payment processors, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with Our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce Our legal agreements and policies.

We apply the following retention periods:

  • Contact form submissions: Retained for up to 24 months from the date of submission, or until the inquiry is resolved, whichever is sooner.
  • Breeding notification email list: Retained for as long as You remain subscribed. You may unsubscribe at any time using the link included in every email, or by contacting Us directly.
  • Buyer inquiry data received from Good Dog: Retained for up to 24 months from the date of receipt, or as long as necessary to complete the puppy placement process.
  • Usage Data: Retained for up to 24 months from the date of collection.

We may retain Personal Data beyond the periods stated above where required by law, to establish or defend legal claims, or where You have explicitly requested that We retain specific information. When retention periods expire, We securely delete or anonymize Personal Data.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. This means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of Your jurisdiction.

Where required by applicable law, We will ensure that international transfers of Your Personal Data are subject to appropriate safeguards. The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or country unless there are adequate controls in place.

Delete Your Personal Data

You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You. You may contact Us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of any Personal Data that You have provided to Us. Please note that We may need to retain certain information when We have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law Enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

Other Legal Requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
  • Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
  • Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us. We use Defender Pro, a professional WordPress security plugin, to monitor Our Website for security vulnerabilities and threats. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially reasonable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Additional Rights for Users in the European Union and United Kingdom

If You are located in the European Union or United Kingdom, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) grants You specific rights with respect to Your Personal Data. These rights include:

  • Right of access: You have the right to request a copy of the Personal Data We hold about You.
  • Right to rectification: You have the right to request that We correct any Personal Data You believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • Right to erasure: You have the right to request that We delete Your Personal Data, subject to certain legal exceptions.
  • Right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that We restrict the processing of Your Personal Data under certain circumstances.
  • Right to data portability: You have the right to request that We provide Your Personal Data to You in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
  • Right to withdraw consent: Where We rely on consent as Our legal basis for processing, You have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

Our legal basis for processing Your Personal Data is consent. You provided Your information voluntarily, and You may withdraw that consent at any time by contacting Us.

We do not sell Your Personal Data. We do not share it with any party other than the Service Providers listed in this Privacy Policy, and only to the extent necessary to operate Our Service.

To exercise any of the rights listed above, please contact Us via Our contact page. We will respond within 30 days. If You believe We have not adequately addressed Your privacy concerns, You have the right to lodge a complaint with Your local data protection authority.

Children’s Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 16. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 16 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third-party link, You will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Former Domain

This Website was formerly operated under the domain tatertailstoyaussies.com. This Privacy Policy applies to all Personal Data collected under that domain that has been carried over to tailsoftoyaussies.com.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last updated” date at the top. We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service prior to any material change becoming effective.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If You have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact Us by visiting our contact page.