Privacy Policy
This policy covers what PetsAndBirds.org collects when you visit, why, who else receives it, and what you can ask us to do with it.
We’ve written it in plain English. If anything is unclear, email contact@petsandbirds.org and we’ll explain.
Effective date: 10/05/2026 Last updated: 10/05/2026
Who we are
PetsAndBirds.org is operated by BD Save Birds Program. In this policy, “we,” “us,” and “our” mean BD Save Birds Program.
Questions about this policy or your data go to contact@petsandbirds.org.
The short version
You can read every page without giving us anything. There are no accounts, no sign-ups, and no data sold to anyone.
Most of what we collect happens automatically: basic server logs and analytics that show which guides people read. When you click an affiliate link, the retailer sets its own cookie.
Information you give us
Emails. When you write to us, we receive your address and your message. We use them to reply, and for nothing else.
Comments. If comments are open on a guide and you leave one, we receive the name and email you enter, plus the comment itself. Your email is never shown publicly.
Newsletter. There isn’t one yet. If we start one, we’ll hold the addresses of people who sign up, and every issue will include an unsubscribe link.
Information collected automatically
Server logs. Our server records each request: IP address, browser type, the page requested, the referring page, and the time. We use logs to keep the site running and to spot abuse.
Analytics. Analytics show which guides are read, how readers find them, and where they leave. We look at totals and trends, not at individual visitors.
Cookies. Covered in their own section below.
What we don’t collect
We don’t ask for your name, address, or phone number, and we take no payments, so we hold no payment details.
We don’t ask about your birds or other pets. If you mention a bird’s health in an email, we use it only to answer you.
We don’t build advertising profiles, and we don’t sell or rent data to anyone.
Cookies
The site uses three kinds.
Necessary cookies keep things working, such as remembering that you closed a notice. They hold no personal details.
Analytics cookies tell us which guides help readers and which ones lose them partway through.
Affiliate cookies are set by a retailer when you click a product link, so it can credit the referral if you buy. They belong to the retailer and fall under its privacy policy.
We don’t use advertising cookies that follow you to other sites.
Turning cookies off
Every major browser lets you block or delete cookies in its settings. Blocking necessary cookies may break small features. Blocking analytics or affiliate cookies won’t stop you reading anything.
Services that receive data
We share data only with the services that run the site.
| Service | What it receives | Why |
| Web host | Server logs, including IP addresses | Hosting the site |
| Analytics provider | Anonymized usage data | Seeing which guides get read |
| Amazon | A cookie recording your click from this site | Crediting a referral if you buy |
| Email provider | Your address and your message | Handling mail you send us |
| Google Fonts | Your IP address when the heading font loads | Displaying the site’s heading typeface |
Each service handles data under its own privacy policy. If we add one, this table will be updated.
We share information with authorities only when the law requires it.
How long we keep it
Server logs: 90 days.
Analytics: 26 months, so we can compare this year’s reading with last year’s.
Emails: As long as we need to deal with your message, and no more than 24 months.
Comments: As long as the comment is published. Ask, and we’ll remove yours.
Your rights
Wherever you live, you can ask us to:
- Tell you what we hold about you
- Send you a copy
- Correct anything that’s wrong
- Delete it
- Stop using it for analytics
Email contact@petsandbirds.org with “Privacy request” in the subject line. We’ll respond within 30 days and won’t charge you. We may ask you to confirm you control the email address involved, so nobody else can request your data.
If you’re in the EEA or UK
We process data on two legal bases. Legitimate interest covers server logs and analytics, which we need to run and improve the site. Consent covers non-essential cookies, where the law requires it.
You can complain to your local data protection authority, though we’d welcome the chance to fix things first. Some of our services store data outside your country under recognized safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses.
If you’re in California
We don’t sell personal information or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. You can ask to know, correct, or delete what we hold, and you won’t be treated differently for asking. Use the same email address.
Children
The site is written for adults and isn’t directed at children under 13. We don’t knowingly collect personal information from them.
Plenty of kids help care for a family bird, and they’re welcome to read the guides. If a child under 13 has sent us personal information, contact us and we’ll delete it.
Links to other sites
Guides mention veterinary schools, government agencies, manufacturers, and retailers. Those sites have their own privacy policies, and ours stops applying once you leave this site.
Security
The site uses HTTPS, so data moving between your browser and our server is encrypted. Access to our systems is limited and protected by passwords.
No system is perfectly secure. If something goes wrong, we’ll tell affected readers promptly.
Do Not Track
There’s no agreed standard for responding to Do Not Track signals, so the site doesn’t act on them. Your browser’s cookie settings give you more control.
Changes to this policy
When we change this policy, the date at the top changes too. Significant changes get a notice on the site. Using the site after a change means you accept the updated policy.
Contact
Privacy questions: contact@petsandbirds.org
Operated by: BD Save Birds Program
Site: https://petsandbirds.org
