Last Updated: February 15, 2025
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://pawofhope.com.
Paw of Hope is managed by Chaudhary Usman, who oversees the site’s operations, content, and communication.
For privacy inquiries, you may contact us at: [email protected]
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect:
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The data shown in the comments form
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The visitor’s IP address
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Browser user agent string (to help spam detection)
An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to verify if you are using it.
Gravatar Privacy Policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/
After approval of your comment, your profile picture becomes visible publicly in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with EXIF GPS location data.
Visitors to the site can download and extract any location information from images.
Cookies
Comments Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt in to save your:
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Name
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Email
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Website
These cookies last 1 year.
Login Cookies
If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie checks whether your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set cookies to save:
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Your login information (2 days)
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Screen/display options (1 year)
If you select “Remember Me”, the login persists for 2 weeks.
Logging out removes login cookies.
Post Editing Cookies
If you edit or publish a post, an extra cookie is stored in your browser.
This cookie includes no personal data and simply stores the post ID.
It expires after 1 day.
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, external articles).
Embedded content behaves the same as if you visited the other website.
These sites may:
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Collect data about you
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Use cookies
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Implement third-party tracking
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Monitor your interaction with embedded elements
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Track you if you have an account and are logged in to that site
✅ Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to show ads on Paw of Hope.
Google may use technologies such as:
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Cookies (including DART Cookie)
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Web beacons
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Local storage
These help:
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Deliver personalized ads
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Measure ad effectiveness
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Improve ad targeting
Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting:
https://www.google.com/settings/ads
For more information, refer to Google’s official policies:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
We do not control cookies set by third-party advertisers.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
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Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely
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For registered users, we store the personal information they provide in their profile.
Users can view, edit, or delete their information anytime (except usernames). -
Administrators can also view and edit this information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you:
✅ Have an account on this site
✅ Have left comments
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An exported file of all personal data we hold
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That we erase any personal data we hold
This excludes data we must keep for:
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Legal
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Administrative
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Security purposes
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked using an automated spam detection service.