Privacy and Policies

Effective Date: May 24, 2018

Thanks for visiting Joyfulpaws.com!

You’ll find my updated privacy and website policies below. If you have questions, send me an e-mail—barb@joyfulpaws.com

Legal Disclaimer

Anything interpreted as advice on Joyfulpaws.com, I share from personal experiences. I’m not a therapist, doctor, psychologist or mental health professional. Please keep in mind that if you are feeling challenged by life issues, to find the support that you need to thrive.

Outside Sites

Joyfulpaws.com contains links to other sites, and these sites might request information from you. I do not control the privacy policies, content, or links that appear on outside sites. Before providing your personal information to an outside site, please take a moment to review the site’s privacy policy.

How & Why I Collect Information

Email 

If you sign up to receive my newsletter or blog posts via email, your email address is stored with Mailchimp.com. I will never share your email address with anyone, and you are welcome to unsubscribe from my e-mail list at any time. 

WordPress Analytics

I use WordPress to manage the content on Joyfulpaws.com, and a tool called Google Analytics is a reporting platform that helps me understand visitor behavior via visual reports on statistics like pageviews, referrers, and popular content. This information is tracked with a technology called cookies

Additional Policies

Re-publishing Policy

As a general rule, I don’t allow individuals or corporations to use my creative work for commercial purposes. If you’d like to share my photos or writing on your website, podcast, or social media account email me—barb@joyfulpaws.com—and we can talk about your request. 

Advertising & Affiliates

I don’t do sponsored posts or paid product reviews on my website. I also don’t feature guest posts.

How I approach anything I share? If I wouldn’t recommend it to my best friend, I don’t recommend it to my readers.

Thanks so much for reading my policies and being a part of my community!

With gratitude,

Barbara