Cookie Policy

Understanding how we use cookies to enhance your experience

Last Updated: December 11, 2025

Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how PetAware ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website at petaware.org or use our pet health management platform.

By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with this policy. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time using our cookie settings or your browser settings.


What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

Cookies help us remember your preferences, understand how you use our platform, and improve your overall experience with PetAware.


Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, secure area access, and remembering your login status. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Required
Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic and improve our services.

Optional
Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your preferences, language settings, and customized features. They may be set by us or third-party providers whose services we use.

Optional
Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to track visitors across websites to display relevant advertisements. They help us measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and limit how often you see an advertisement.

Optional

Cookies We Use

Cookie Name Purpose Duration Type
_ga Google Analytics - distinguishes users 2 years Analytics
_gid Google Analytics - distinguishes users 24 hours Analytics
_gat Google Analytics - throttle request rate 1 minute Analytics
.AspNetCore.Session Session management Session Essential
.AspNetCore.Antiforgery Security - prevents CSRF attacks Session Essential
cookie_consent Stores your cookie preferences 1 year Essential

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences in the following ways:

Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or delete certain cookies.

Opt-Out Links: For Google Analytics, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Do Not Track: Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that signals to websites that you do not want to be tracked.

Please note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our website and limit the services we are able to offer.


Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics, deliver advertisements, and so forth. These third parties include:

Google Analytics - Web analytics service

Cloudflare - Security and performance


Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy indicates when it was last revised.


Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

privacy@petaware.org