Privacy
Last Updated: [Date, December 13, 2025]
Welcome to Barkcoin. Your trust is our top priority. This Privacy Policy describes how Barkcoin (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares information about you through our website, mobile applications, and services (collectively, the “Services”).
1. Information We Collect
We collect information to operate our Services, provide the best wellness recommendations, manage the loyalty program, and fulfill our mission.
A. Information You Provide Directly
This is information you willingly give us when you interact with our platform:
- Account Registration Data: Name, email address, password, postal code, and phone number.
- Pet Profile Data: Pet’s name, breed, age, weight, and general health notes (e.g., allergies, joint issues) relevant to wellness recommendations.
- Communication Data: Information you provide when contacting customer support or participating in community forums.
- Loyalty Program Data: Your unique Barkcoin ID, tracking numbers, and credit redemption requests.
B. Information Collected Automatically
When you use our Services, we automatically collect technical and usage data:
Usage Data: Details about how you use our site, including pages viewed, links clicked, time spent on pages, and search queries.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for the following core purposes:
- To Manage Your Barkcoin Account: To verify your identity, maintain your pet profile, and manage the accrual and redemption of your loyalty credits.
- To Personalize Wellness: To provide tailored content, recommend relevant educational guides, and customize your experience based on your pet’s profile.
- To Improve Our Services: To analyze usage patterns, identify popular content, and debug technical issues (e.g., assessing mobile versus desktop viewing).
- For Marketing and Communications: To send you updates about new wellness guides, changes to the loyalty program, and charitable mission updates.
- To Fulfill Our Mission: To calculate and track our commitment to donate 2% of annual revenue to animal welfare organizations.
3. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal data. We only share information in the following limited circumstances:
- With Service Providers: We use third-party companies (e.g., hosting providers, email platforms, payment processors) that require access to your data to perform services on our behalf. These parties are contractually bound to keep the data confidential.
- For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect the rights or property of Barkcoin, or protect the personal safety of users or the public.
- With Your Consent: We may share information for any other purpose disclosed to you at the time we collect the information or pursuant to your consent.
4. Your Privacy Rights
You have control over your personal data.
- Access and Correction: You can review and change your personal information by logging into your account settings.
- Opt-Out of Marketing: You can opt-out of receiving marketing emails from us by following the unsubscribe link in those emails.
- Data Deletion (“Right to be Forgotten”): You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data, subject to certain exceptions required by law.
5. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
6. Children’s Privacy
Our Services are not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If we become aware that we have collected such data, we will take steps to delete it.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Contact Us: If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
- Email:
contact@barkcoin.com
