PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated: 08 Aug, 2026

At Petingulf, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, and how we protect it when you visit our website, petingulf.com. We keep things simple, honest, and transparent—because that’s how we’d want to be treated.

Who We Are

Petingulf is a UAE-based pet blog. We provide locally researched guides, tips, and resources for dog and cat owners in the Emirates. Our goal is to help you care for your pet, not to misuse your data.

What Information We Collect

We only collect information that helps us improve your experience, respond to your questions, or run the site smoothly.

• Information You Give Us Voluntarily
  • Contact Form: When you reach out via our contact form, we collect your name and email address. We only use these to reply to your inquiry.
  • Comments: If you leave a comment on a blog post, we collect the data shown in the comments form (name, email, comment), as well as your IP address to help with spam detection.
• Information We Collect Automatically
  • Cookies & Analytics: Like most websites, we use cookies and similar tracking technologies to understand how visitors use our site. We use Google Analytics to see things like which articles are most popular, how readers find us, and what country they’re in. This data is anonymised and doesn’t tell us who you are—just how people use our site in general.
  • Log Data: Our web server automatically records standard details when you visit, like your IP address, browser type, and the pages you visit. This is standard practice and helps us keep the site secure.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for these specific purposes:

• To reply to your questions or messages sent via our contact form.
• To improve our content and understand what topics are most helpful to our readers (via Google Analytics).
• To protect the site against spam or malicious activity.
• To comply with any legal obligations we may have.

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to anyone. We don’t run a data brokerage; we run a pet blog.

Cookies

Cookies are small files stored on your device when you visit a website. We use them to make the site work properly and to understand how you interact with our content. For example:

• Essential Cookies: These keep the site running smoothly (like remembering your cookie preferences).
• Analytics Cookies: Google Analytics uses cookies to track page views and visitor behaviour. The data is aggregated and anonymous.

You can control or disable cookies in your browser settings at any time. Just note that some features of the site might not work perfectly if you do.

Third-Party Services We Use

To keep the site fast, free, and helpful, we rely on a few trusted third-party services. Each of these services has its own privacy policy, and we encourage you to read them.

• Google Analytics (Google LLC): Helps us understand website traffic. Google may collect anonymised data about your visit. Read Google’s Privacy Policy.
• Rank Math SEO: A WordPress plugin that helps us optimize our content. It may use anonymised data for SEO analysis. Read Rank Math’s Privacy Policy.
• Akismet (Automattic Inc.): We use Akismet to filter spam from our comments. It checks comments against a global spam database. Read Automattic’s Privacy Policy.
• Hostinger: Our website is hosted by Hostinger. They store all site data, including any information you submit via forms, on their secure servers. Read Hostinger’s Privacy Policy.

In the future, we may use additional services like newsletter platforms or advertising networks. This policy will be updated to reflect those changes.

How Long We Keep Your Data

• Contact Form Submissions: We keep these for as long as needed to answer your question, plus a short period afterwards for reference. We don’t use them for marketing unless you explicitly ask us to.
• Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically.
• Analytics Data: Google Analytics data is retained according to Google’s own data retention policies. We have no access to personally identifiable information through it.

Your Rights Under UAE Law

The UAE’s Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) gives you rights over your personal information. You have the right to:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification: Ask us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Erasure: Request that we delete your personal data in certain circumstances.
• Objection: Object to the processing of your personal data for specific purposes.

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, just contact us at admin@petingulf.com. We’ll respond as quickly as we can.