Effective Date: August 23, 2026
Dogs 180 respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly.
This Privacy Policy explains how Dogs 180 may collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit Dogs180.com, contact us, submit an assessment or inquiry, schedule or purchase services, or otherwise interact with Dogs 180.
The information we collect depends on how you interact with Dogs 180.
You may provide information such as:
Name
Email address
Phone number
Home or service address
Emergency contact information
Preferred method of communication
Appointment or scheduling information
Messages, questions, and information submitted through website forms
Information necessary to provide requested services
When requesting training or pet care services, you may provide information about your dog, including:
Name
Age
Breed or breed mix
Sex
Vaccination information
Veterinary information
Medical conditions
Medications
Allergies
Feeding instructions
Behavioral history
Bite history
Training history
Training goals
Reactivity, fear, aggression, or other behavioral concerns
Care instructions
Photographs or other information you voluntarily provide
We collect this information to evaluate service suitability and provide safe, appropriate care or training.
When you complete a Dogs 180 assessment, contact form, consultation request, or other online form, we collect the information you choose to provide.
This information may be used to:
Respond to your inquiry
Evaluate your dog’s training or pet care needs
Recommend appropriate services
Schedule an assessment or appointment
Communicate with you about your request
Maintain business and client records
Submitting an assessment or inquiry does not create an obligation to purchase services.
When electronic payments are available, payments may be processed by a third-party payment processor.
Dogs 180 does not intentionally collect or store complete credit-card numbers or other full payment credentials when those details are entered directly into a third-party payment processor’s system.
Dogs 180 may receive limited transaction information, such as:
Payment status
Amount paid
Transaction date
Payment method type
Transaction or confirmation number
Third-party payment processors handle payment information according to their own privacy and security practices.
When you visit Dogs180.com, certain technical information may be collected automatically by the website, hosting provider, analytics tools, security services, or similar technologies.
This may include:
IP address
Browser type
Device type
Operating system
Approximate geographic area
Pages viewed
Referring website
Date and time of visits
Time spent on pages
Website interactions
Technical or security information
This information may be used to operate, secure, maintain, and improve the website.
Dogs180.com may use cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies are small files stored on a device that can help a website function properly, remember preferences, measure website performance, analyze traffic, or provide security features.
We may use cookies or similar technologies for purposes such as:
Essential website functionality
Website security
Performance monitoring
Analytics
Remembering visitor preferences
Understanding how visitors use the website
Some cookies may be placed by third-party services used by Dogs 180.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect how some website features function.
Dogs 180 may use website analytics services, including services provided by Google or similar providers, to understand how visitors use Dogs180.com.
Analytics providers may collect information such as:
Pages visited
Approximate location
Device and browser information
Referral source
Website interactions
IP-related or similar technical information
Analytics information helps us understand website performance and improve the visitor experience.
Third-party analytics providers process information according to their own privacy policies and technologies.
Dogs 180 may use collected information to:
Respond to inquiries
Provide dog training and pet care services
Evaluate service suitability
Schedule appointments
Manage client relationships
Communicate regarding appointments or services
Provide estimates, invoices, receipts, or payment information
Maintain client and service records
Improve training and pet care services
Operate and improve Dogs180.com
Monitor website performance
Protect the security of the website and business systems
Prevent fraud, abuse, or misuse
Comply with legal, tax, insurance, or recordkeeping requirements
Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims
Send marketing communications when permitted
We attempt to collect and use only information reasonably necessary for legitimate business purposes.
If you provide Dogs 180 with an email address or phone number, we may use it to communicate with you about:
Your inquiry
Your dog
Assessments
Appointments
Training programs
Pet care services
Schedule changes
Service-related information
Billing or payment matters
Important policy or business updates
Dogs 180 may also send occasional promotional or marketing communications where permitted.
You may request to stop receiving promotional email communications at any time.
Requests to stop marketing communications will not prevent Dogs 180 from sending necessary service-related communications regarding an active inquiry, appointment, service, payment, or client relationship.
Dogs 180 does not sell personal information to data brokers.
We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to operate our business or provide services.
Information may be shared with service providers that perform functions on behalf of Dogs 180, such as:
Website hosting
Website maintenance
Scheduling
Form processing
Email delivery
Payment processing
Analytics
Website security
Spam prevention
Data storage or backup
Business software providers
These providers may receive information necessary to perform their services.
We may also disclose information:
With your authorization
To a veterinarian or emergency provider when reasonably necessary for your dog’s care
When required by law, subpoena, court order, or other legal process
When reasonably necessary to protect the safety, rights, or property of Dogs 180, our clients, animals in our care, or others
In connection with the sale, transfer, restructuring, or continuation of the business, subject to applicable law
When you provide veterinary, medical, medication, emergency-contact, or similar information concerning your dog, Dogs 180 may use that information as reasonably necessary to provide services and protect the dog’s health and safety.
In an emergency, relevant information may be shared with:
Veterinarians
Emergency veterinary hospitals
Animal-care professionals
Your designated emergency contact
Other persons reasonably necessary to protect the dog
Dogs 180 may photograph or record dogs for purposes such as:
Training documentation
Progress updates
Client communication
Educational content
Social media
Website content
Marketing
Where consent is required or appropriate, Dogs 180 will obtain permission before using photographs or recordings for promotional purposes.
If you have questions or concerns regarding use of your dog’s image, please contact Dogs 180.
Dogs 180 retains personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
Retention periods may depend on factors including:
The nature of the information
Whether services are active
Business recordkeeping needs
Tax and accounting requirements
Insurance requirements
Safety documentation
Dispute resolution
Legal obligations
Information that is no longer reasonably needed may be deleted, destroyed, anonymized, or otherwise disposed of when appropriate.
Dogs 180 takes reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures intended to protect personal information against unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, loss, or disclosure.
Depending on the information and system involved, these measures may include:
Encrypted website connections
Password-protected systems
Restricted access to business information
Website security tools
Software updates
Backups
Security monitoring
Use of reputable third-party service providers
However, no website, email system, storage system, or method of electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
For that reason, Dogs 180 cannot guarantee absolute security.
If Dogs 180 becomes aware of a security breach involving personal information, we will evaluate the incident and take reasonable steps to secure affected systems and information.
When notification is required by applicable law, Dogs 180 will provide required notices to affected individuals or governmental authorities.
You may contact Dogs 180 to request that we:
Correct inaccurate contact information
Update information about you or your dog
Stop sending promotional emails
Provide information about personal information we maintain about you
Delete certain information that is no longer reasonably necessary
Dogs 180 will consider reasonable privacy requests and will comply with rights provided by applicable law.
Some information may need to be retained for legitimate purposes such as:
Tax or accounting records
Payment records
Insurance documentation
Safety or incident records
Existing contractual obligations
Legal requirements
Establishing or defending legal claims
For this reason, not every deletion request can necessarily result in immediate deletion of every record.
Dogs180.com and Dogs 180 services are intended for adults responsible for dogs and are not directed toward children under 13.
Dogs 180 does not knowingly use the website to solicit personal information directly from children under 13.
If we become aware that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected through the website without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete it when required.
Dogs180.com may contain links to third-party websites or use third-party tools and services.
Examples may include:
Scheduling providers
Payment processors
Social-media platforms
Mapping services
Analytics providers
Email providers
Dogs 180 does not control the privacy practices of independent third parties.
When you leave Dogs180.com or interact directly with a third-party service, that provider’s own privacy policy and terms may apply.
Dogs 180 may maintain profiles on third-party social-media platforms.
Information you submit directly to a social-media platform is governed by that platform’s privacy practices.
Information you voluntarily send directly to Dogs 180 through a social-media message may be used to respond to your inquiry or provide requested information.
Please do not submit highly sensitive personal information through general website forms unless Dogs 180 specifically requests it through an appropriate method.
Examples include:
Social Security numbers
Government identification numbers
Bank-account credentials
Complete credit-card numbers
Account passwords belonging to other services
Dogs 180 does not need this information through general website inquiry or assessment forms.
Dogs 180 may update this Privacy Policy as our services, website technologies, business practices, or legal requirements change.
When we make changes, the revised policy will be posted on Dogs180.com with an updated effective date.
Material changes will apply prospectively as appropriate.
Questions, concerns, or privacy-related requests may be directed to:
Dogs 180
Email: leann@dogs180.com
Phone: 704-881-1142
When making a privacy request, please provide enough information for us to reasonably identify your records and understand your request.
Dogs 180 may take reasonable steps to verify a request before disclosing, correcting, or deleting personal information.