Privacy & Cookie Policy

At Argotshihtzu, we are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our puppy adopters, prospective families, and site visitors. This Privacy Policy details how we collect, store, utilize, and protect your personal information when you visit Argotshihtzu.com or submit adoption inquiries.

1. Information We Collect

To evaluate adoption suitability and deliver excellent breeder support, we collect both personally identifiable information and non-personal technical data:

• Adoption Application Data: Full name, email address, telephone number, physical address, family household environment, and experience with pets provided voluntarily via forms.
• Communication Records: Email messages, telephone consultation notes, and lifetime support correspondence.
• Technical Usage Data: IP address, browser type, device details, pages visited, and timestamp logs collected automatically to maintain website stability.

2. How We Use Your Information

Your information is used strictly to fulfill legitimate business and care functions, including:

• Screening and approving adoption applications to ensure suitable, safe home placements.
• Processing puppy reservation deposits and issuing 10-Year Health Guarantee documentation.
• Sending periodic puppy updates, health records, and veterinary clearance certificates.
• Improving site performance, security, and user experience.

3. Cookie Policy & Tracking Technologies

Our cookie structure is categorized into:

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for security, navigation, and core form operation. These cannot be disabled.
• Analytics & Performance Cookies: Help us anonymously evaluate traffic flow and visitor engagement to enhance user navigation patterns.

4. Data Sharing & Third-Party Services

We do NOT sell, trade, rent, or lease your personal data to commercial marketers. We only disclose information to trusted third-party service providers when necessary for operational purposes:

• Licensed Veterinary Clinics (for microchip registration and official pet health transfer certificates).
• AKC Litter Registration Portal (for official purebred pedigree documentation).
• Secure Payment Processing Gateways (for processing deposit receipts).

5. Security & Data Retention

We maintain appropriate physical, technical, and managerial safeguards to protect your data against unauthorized access, disclosure, or alteration. Adoption application records are retained for the lifetime of the dog to fulfill our ongoing 10-Year Health Guarantee obligations.

6. Your Data Rights (GDPR & CCPA Compliance)

Depending on your location, you hold specific privacy rights regarding your personal information:

• The right to request access to the personal data we hold about you.
• The right to request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data.
• The right to request deletion of your data (subject to legal or breeder regulatory record retention mandates).
• The right to opt out of non-essential analytical cookies at any time.

7. Contacting Our Data Protection Representative

If you have questions regarding this Privacy & Cookie Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact our team:

Argotshihtzu Care & Privacy Office
742 Evergreen Terrace, Suite 104, Eugene, OR 97401, USA
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (541) 555-0198