Last updated: August 20, 2026
1. Who we are
PetsCrochet is an informational website about crochet projects for pets. The data controller for information collected through this website is Yassine Addoula, operating PetsCrochet.
Privacy questions and requests may be sent to privacy@petscrochet.com.
2. Information we collect
Information you provide
Depending on the features you choose to use, you may provide:
- Your name and email address when you contact us, subscribe to updates, or submit a form.
- The content of messages, questions, comments, project photos, or other material you choose to send.
- Your communication preferences, including newsletter consent and unsubscribe choices.
Please do not send sensitive personal information through ordinary site forms or email.
Information collected automatically
When you use the site, our hosting provider, security tools, and any services enabled on the site may automatically process technical information such as:
- Internet Protocol address, browser type, device type, operating system, language, and approximate location derived from an IP address.
- Pages viewed, referring and exit pages, dates and times, download activity, and interactions with site features.
- Security, diagnostic, consent, and server-log information.
Some of this information is collected through cookies and similar technologies. Please read our Cookie Policy for more detail.
Information from third parties
We may receive limited information from service providers that help us host, secure, measure, or operate the site. If you interact with Pinterest content, social sharing tools, embedded media, or another third-party service, that provider may collect information under its own privacy policy.
3. How we use personal information
We use personal information to:
- Operate, maintain, secure, and troubleshoot PetsCrochet.
- Deliver requested pages, downloads, emails, and other site features.
- Respond to questions, comments, permissions requests, and privacy requests.
- Send newsletters or promotional messages when you have subscribed or another lawful basis applies.
- Understand which content is useful and improve site performance, accessibility, and visitor experience.
- Detect spam, abuse, fraud, malicious activity, and technical problems.
- Comply with legal obligations and protect our rights and the rights of others.
We do not use personal information to make decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects solely by automated means.
4. Legal bases for processing
If the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction requiring a legal basis applies, we rely on one or more of the following:
- Consent: for optional cookies, newsletters, or another activity for which you make a clear choice. You may withdraw consent at any time.
- Contract or steps at your request: when processing is needed to provide a resource or service you request.
- Legitimate interests: to operate, secure, improve, and understand the site, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights.
- Legal obligation: when we must retain, disclose, or otherwise process information to comply with law.
5. Cookies, analytics, advertising, and social features
Strictly necessary technologies may operate to deliver and secure the website. Optional analytics, advertising, personalization, embedded-media, and social-media technologies should remain disabled until you consent where consent is required.
You can accept, reject, or change optional cookie choices through the cookie banner or the Cookie Settings control on the site. Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that occurred before withdrawal.
PetsCrochet does not sell personal information for money. If a future advertising or analytics arrangement is considered a “sale” or “sharing” under an applicable law, we will provide the required notice and opt-out method, and will honor a legally recognized browser-based opt-out signal where required.
6. When we share information
We may disclose personal information only as reasonably necessary to:
- Service providers: companies that provide hosting, content delivery, security, email delivery, analytics, form handling, backups, or technical support under appropriate contractual restrictions.
- Professional advisers: legal, accounting, insurance, or other advisers when needed.
- Legal and safety purposes: authorities or other parties when we believe disclosure is required by law or necessary to protect rights, safety, and site integrity.
- Business changes: a successor or prospective successor in connection with a merger, sale, reorganization, or transfer, subject to appropriate safeguards.
We do not authorize service providers to use personal information for purposes unrelated to the services they provide to us.
7. International data transfers
PetsCrochet may use service providers located in countries other than yours. Where required, we use an approved transfer mechanism or another lawful safeguard. No transfer method can eliminate every risk, but we select providers and safeguards with privacy and security in mind.
8. Data retention
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose described in this Policy, including to provide a requested service, maintain security and consent records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and meet legal obligations. Retention periods vary according to the type of information, the reason it was collected, and applicable law. We then delete or anonymize information when reasonably possible.
9. Your privacy rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to request access to personal information, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, or objection to certain processing. You may also withdraw consent and complain to your local data protection authority.
California residents may also have rights to know, delete, correct, opt out of sale or sharing, limit certain uses of sensitive personal information, and receive equal service without unlawful discrimination. These rights apply only when the relevant law applies to PetsCrochet and may be subject to exceptions.
To make a request, email privacy@petscrochet.com with the subject line “Privacy Request.” Tell us the right you wish to exercise and the email address or interaction connected with your request. We may ask for information reasonably needed to verify identity and protect your data. An authorized agent may submit a request where permitted by law.
10. Children
PetsCrochet is a general-audience craft website and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us so we can review and, where appropriate, delete it.
11. Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect personal information. No website, transmission, or storage method is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
12. Third-party links
PetsCrochet may link to Pinterest, yarn brands, pattern platforms, retailers, or other websites. We do not control their privacy or security practices. Review the privacy notice of any third-party service you use.
13. Changes to this Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when site features, service providers, or legal requirements change. The date at the top shows the latest revision. If a change materially affects how we use personal information, we will provide additional notice when required.
14. Contact us
For privacy questions or requests, email privacy@petscrochet.com.