Effective Date: September 23, 2026
Last Updated: September 23, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Pet Diet Designer, Inc. (“Pet Diet Designer,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit petdietdesigner.com (the “Website”).
Pet Diet Designer, Inc. is a Canadian company offering products and services to customers internationally. Because privacy and cookie requirements vary between countries and regions, we seek to provide appropriate information, consent choices, and privacy controls based on applicable law.
This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, transfer, and protect personal information.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files or pieces of information stored on or associated with your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other device when you visit a website.
Cookies can allow a website to recognize a browser or device and perform functions such as:
operating the Website;
maintaining a shopping cart;
supporting checkout;
maintaining login or account sessions;
protecting the Website against fraud or malicious activity;
remembering preferences;
remembering cookie and privacy choices;
understanding how visitors use the Website;
measuring Website performance;
displaying third-party content;
measuring advertising effectiveness; and
supporting marketing and social-media functionality.
Some cookies are necessary for the Website or a service you request to function properly. Others are optional and may be used only when permitted by applicable law and, where required, after you provide consent.
2. Cookies and Similar Technologies
This Cookie Policy applies not only to traditional browser cookies but also, where applicable, to similar technologies that store information on, retrieve information from, recognize, or interact with a browser or device.
These technologies may include:
cookies;
pixels;
tags;
web beacons;
tracking scripts;
local storage;
browser storage;
software development technologies;
advertising identifiers; and
similar device or browser technologies.
For convenience, we generally refer to these collectively as “cookies” or “similar technologies” in this Cookie Policy.
3. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies
First-Party Cookies
First-party cookies are set by or on behalf of petdietdesigner.com.
They may be used to operate our Website, provide shopping-cart and account functionality, maintain security, remember preferences, measure Website usage, and remember your cookie-consent choices.
Third-Party Cookies
Third-party cookies or similar technologies are associated with services provided by organizations other than Pet Diet Designer, Inc.
Depending upon the services and Website features you use, these organizations may include:
Google;
YouTube;
Stripe;
PayPal;
Cloudflare;
social-media platforms;
advertising platforms; and
other service providers integrated with our Website.
Third parties may process information according to their own privacy policies, cookie policies, and terms.
4. Categories of Cookies and Similar Technologies
We classify cookies and similar technologies according to their purpose.
A. Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly necessary cookies and technologies are required to operate the Website, maintain security, or provide a service that you specifically request.
They may be used for purposes such as:
Website operation;
network security;
fraud prevention;
bot and abuse prevention;
user authentication;
account sessions;
maintaining shopping-cart contents;
checkout;
processing requested transactions;
load balancing;
remembering cookie and privacy choices; and
other essential Website functionality.
Where permitted by applicable law, strictly necessary technologies may operate without optional cookie consent because the Website or service requested by you cannot reasonably function without them.
You may be able to block these technologies through your browser, but doing so may cause parts of the Website to stop functioning correctly.
B. Functional and Preference Cookies
Functional technologies may provide enhanced Website functionality or remember choices you make.
They may remember:
Website preferences;
display preferences;
language or regional settings;
user settings; and
other functionality choices.
Whether these technologies require consent depends upon their function and applicable law.
C. Analytics and Statistics Cookies
Analytics technologies help us understand how visitors use the Website.
They may provide information about:
number of Website visitors;
pages viewed;
Website navigation;
session duration;
Website interactions;
traffic sources;
browser and device characteristics;
approximate geographic region;
Website errors; and
Website performance.
We use this information to understand Website usage, diagnose technical issues, improve Website performance, and improve our products and services.
We may use Google Analytics for these purposes.
Where required by applicable law, analytics technologies will not be activated until you provide the appropriate consent.
D. Marketing and Advertising Cookies
Marketing and advertising technologies may be used to:
measure advertising campaigns;
measure conversions;
determine whether advertising resulted in Website visits or purchases;
understand advertising effectiveness;
provide or measure relevant advertising;
support retargeting or remarketing, where used;
limit repetitive advertising; and
support advertising or social-media functionality.
Social-media networks, advertising platforms, or other third parties may supply these technologies.
Where required by applicable law, marketing and advertising technologies will not be activated until you provide appropriate consent.
E. External Media Cookies
Our Website may include third-party content such as embedded YouTube videos.
Third-party media providers may use cookies or similar technologies when content is loaded or when you interact with it.
Where required by applicable law and supported by our Website configuration, third-party media that uses non-essential technologies may be prevented from loading until appropriate consent has been provided.
5. WooCommerce
We use WooCommerce to operate our online store.
WooCommerce may use cookies or similar technologies necessary to:
maintain your shopping cart;
determine when cart contents change;
maintain customer sessions;
remember products added to a cart;
operate checkout;
associate purchases with an appropriate session; and
provide other e-commerce functionality.
Cookies that are strictly necessary for shopping-cart and checkout functionality may operate without optional consent where permitted by applicable law.
If you turn off necessary WooCommerce cookies through your browser, our store, shopping cart, account, or checkout functionality may not operate correctly.
6. Stripe and PayPal
We may offer Stripe and/or PayPal as payment methods.
Payment providers may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes such as:
processing payments;
authenticating transactions;
providing payment functionality;
transaction security;
fraud detection and prevention;
risk management; and
complying with legal obligations.
Certain payment technologies may be necessary to complete a transaction that you request.
Stripe and PayPal are independent organizations with their own privacy policies, cookie practices, and terms. We encourage you to review the applicable provider’s privacy information before using its services.
7. Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our Website.
Depending upon our configuration and your consent choices, Google Analytics may process information such as:
pages visited;
session information;
Website interactions;
approximate geographic information;
browser information;
device information;
referral information; and
identifiers used to distinguish browsers, users, or sessions.
We use this information to measure Website traffic and performance and to improve our Website, products, and services.
Where required by applicable law, Google Analytics will remain disabled or subject to applicable consent restrictions until you provide the appropriate consent.
You may change or withdraw your analytics consent using the cookie-preference controls provided on our Website.
8. Google Consent Mode
Where implemented, our cookie-consent system may communicate your consent choices to Google services through Google Consent Mode or similar mechanisms.
Consent signals may indicate whether storage or processing associated with analytics or advertising has been permitted.
Our use of Google Consent Mode does not replace your ability to accept or reject applicable categories through our Website’s cookie-consent interface.
9. Google reCAPTCHA
We may use Google reCAPTCHA to protect Website functionality against:
spam;
automated bots;
fraudulent activity;
malicious activity;
automated attacks; and
other forms of Website abuse.
Google reCAPTCHA may process technical information concerning your browser, device, IP address, Website interactions, and other information used to assess whether Website activity appears legitimate.
The operation of reCAPTCHA may involve cookies or similar technologies.
Because reCAPTCHA may perform security and fraud-prevention functions, how it is categorized and activated may depend upon our implementation and applicable law.
Google’s processing of information through reCAPTCHA is subject to Google’s applicable privacy policies and terms.
10. Cloudflare
We use Cloudflare to help provide:
Website and network security;
content delivery;
Website performance;
malicious-traffic detection;
protection against denial-of-service attacks;
bot management;
fraud and abuse prevention; and
related network functionality.
Cloudflare may process network and technical information and may use cookies or similar technologies where necessary to provide its services.
Technologies that are necessary to protect and operate our Website may be classified as strictly necessary where appropriate under applicable law.
11. YouTube
Our Website may contain videos embedded from YouTube, a service provided by Google.
When YouTube content is loaded or played, YouTube or Google may receive information concerning your:
browser;
device;
IP address;
Website visit; and
interaction with the video.
YouTube may also use cookies or similar technologies.
Where required by applicable law and supported by our Website configuration, YouTube content or associated non-essential technologies may be prevented from loading until you provide appropriate consent.
Your interaction with YouTube is also subject to Google’s applicable privacy policies and terms.
12. Social-Media Pixels and Advertising Technologies
We may use pixels, tags, conversion technologies, or similar tools provided by social-media or advertising platforms.
These technologies may help us:
measure advertising effectiveness;
measure conversions;
determine whether an advertisement resulted in a Website visit or purchase;
understand Website activity following an advertisement;
improve marketing campaigns; and
provide or measure advertising where permitted.
Depending upon the technology, information processed may include:
IP address;
browser information;
device information;
cookie identifiers;
advertising identifiers;
pages visited;
referral information;
Website interactions; and
purchase or conversion events.
Where consent is required by applicable law, advertising and social-media tracking technologies will not be activated until appropriate consent has been provided.
The specific platforms we use may change from time to time. Our cookie inventory and consent-management interface may provide current information about active technologies.
13. Email and Mailing Services
We may use a third-party email or mailing provider to deliver:
newsletters;
product announcements;
software information;
promotional communications;
account communications;
order information; and
other communications.
Depending upon the provider and applicable law, email technologies may allow us to determine whether a message was delivered, opened, or interacted with.
When we select or materially change our email service provider, we will update our privacy information where appropriate.
14. FAZ Cookie Manager
We use FAZ Cookie Manager on our WordPress Website to manage cookie consent and privacy preferences.
FAZ Cookie Manager may be used to:
display our cookie-consent notice;
categorize cookies;
record consent preferences;
remember consent choices;
allow visitors to accept or reject cookie categories;
block designated non-essential scripts before consent;
allow visitors to change or withdraw consent;
maintain consent records; and
help identify cookies and similar technologies used by the Website.
The consent-management system itself may use a necessary cookie or local storage mechanism to remember your privacy choices.
15. Our Approach to Cookie Consent
Because our Website serves customers internationally, privacy and cookie rules may differ depending upon where you are located.
Where applicable law requires prior consent, we seek to prevent applicable non-essential technologies from operating until the required consent has been provided.
Our general categories are:
Strictly Necessary — Active where required to operate the Website or provide requested services
Functional — Subject to consent where required
Analytics/Statistics — Subject to consent where required
Marketing/Advertising — Subject to consent where required
External Media — Subject to consent where required
Our consent-management system may adapt available choices or behavior based upon applicable legal requirements.
16. Your Cookie Choices
When you visit our Website, you may be presented with a cookie-consent interface.
Depending upon applicable requirements and our Website configuration, you may be able to:
accept all optional cookies;
reject non-essential cookies;
accept or reject individual categories;
review additional information about the technologies used;
save customized preferences; and
change your choices later.
Rejecting non-essential cookies should not prevent you from accessing ordinary essential Website functionality.
Certain optional features, embedded media, analytics, personalization, or third-party functionality may not be available when the relevant category is rejected.
17. Equal Choice
Where consent is required, we seek to provide a genuine choice concerning non-essential cookies.
Declining optional cookies will not prevent you from purchasing Pet Diet Designer software or using Website functionality that does not reasonably require those cookies.
We do not intend to require consent to unrelated advertising or analytics technologies as a condition of purchasing our products.
18. Changing or Withdrawing Consent
You may change or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time through the cookie or privacy-preference control available on our Website.
Withdrawal does not affect processing that lawfully occurred before your consent was withdrawn.
When consent is withdrawn, we will seek to stop applicable optional technologies in accordance with our Website configuration.
Cookies already stored on your device may remain until they expire or you delete them through your browser.
19. Browser Controls
Most modern browsers allow you to control cookies.
Depending upon your browser, you may be able to:
view stored cookies;
delete cookies;
block cookies;
block third-party cookies;
restrict cookies from particular websites; and
configure other privacy controls.
Blocking all cookies may interfere with Website functions such as:
account login;
shopping-cart operation;
checkout;
payment functionality; and
remembering your cookie preferences.
Consult your browser’s documentation for instructions applicable to your browser.
20. Session and Persistent Cookies
Cookies may remain on your device for different periods.
Session Cookies
Session cookies generally remain only during a browser session and expire when the browser is closed.
Persistent Cookies
Persistent cookies remain for a specified period or until they are manually deleted.
The exact duration depends upon the cookie and the provider responsible for it.
Our current cookie inventory may identify individual retention periods where available.
21. Current Cookie Inventory
The particular cookies and technologies used by our Website may change as we:
update WordPress;
update plugins;
modify Website functionality;
change service providers;
modify analytics;
change payment services;
change advertising platforms;
add or remove social-media technologies; or
update third-party integrations.
For this reason, our current cookie inventory should be consulted for details about individual cookies detected on our Website, including their category, provider, purpose, and duration where available.
Our cookie inventory may be maintained using the scanning functionality provided by FAZ Cookie Manager.
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22. European Union and European Economic Area
If you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, applicable European privacy and electronic-communications requirements may provide additional protections regarding cookies and similar technologies.
Where required, we seek to:
obtain consent before activating non-essential cookies or similar technologies;
provide clear information about their purposes;
allow you to reject non-essential technologies;
allow you to choose among available categories;
allow consent to be withdrawn;
avoid treating continued browsing alone as consent where affirmative consent is required; and
maintain necessary consent information where appropriate.
Strictly necessary technologies may operate without optional consent where permitted by applicable law.
For information about the processing of personal data and applicable data-protection rights, please review our Privacy Policy.
23. United Kingdom
Visitors in the United Kingdom may have protections under applicable UK privacy and electronic-communications laws.
Where required, we seek to obtain valid consent before setting or accessing non-essential cookies or similar technologies.
Cookies that are strictly necessary to provide an online service requested by you, such as certain shopping-cart, checkout, authentication, or security functionality, may qualify for an applicable exception.
You may withdraw or change your consent through our cookie-preference controls.
24. United States
Privacy rights in the United States vary by state.
Depending upon where you live and whether an applicable law applies to Pet Diet Designer, Inc., you may have rights concerning certain uses or disclosures of personal information, including rights to opt out of certain forms of targeted advertising, sale, sharing, or profiling as those terms are defined by applicable law.
Our use of advertising or social-media technologies may be subject to these requirements.
Where legally required and technically applicable, we will seek to provide the required mechanisms for exercising applicable privacy choices.
Please consult our Privacy Policy for additional information about privacy rights and how to submit a request.
25. Global Privacy Control and Similar Signals
Certain browsers, browser extensions, and privacy tools may transmit privacy-preference signals such as Global Privacy Control (GPC).
Where an applicable privacy law requires us to recognize a legally valid browser-based opt-out preference signal, we will seek to process that signal in accordance with the applicable requirement.
The availability and effect of such signals may depend upon your jurisdiction, browser, Website configuration, and the particular processing involved.
26. Canada
Pet Diet Designer, Inc. is a Canadian company.
Where applicable, Canadian privacy law requires consent for the collection, use, or disclosure of personal information through cookies or similar technologies; we seek to provide meaningful information and appropriate choices.
This includes information about:
what information may be collected;
why it is collected;
relevant third parties;
the purposes for which it may be used; and
how applicable consent may be withdrawn.
Non-essential uses may be subject to express or other appropriate consent where required by applicable law.
27. China
Our Website and products may be available to customers located in the People’s Republic of China.
Where Chinese privacy law, including the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”), applies to our processing of personal information, additional requirements may apply.
Depending upon the circumstances, these requirements may concern:
transparency;
consent;
separate consent for certain processing activities;
processing purposes;
third-party disclosures;
cross-border transfers;
security; and
individual privacy rights.
Information generated through Website cookies or similar technologies may be processed outside China, including in Canada, the United States, or other jurisdictions in which our service providers or we operate.
Where applicable, Chinese law requires specific consent or other measures for cross-border transfers or particular processing activities; we will seek to comply with those requirements.
Please review our Privacy Policy for additional information concerning international processing and privacy rights.
28. Brazil
Visitors in Brazil may have rights under Brazil’s Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais (LGPD).
Where the LGPD applies, personal information associated with cookies or similar technologies will be processed on an appropriate legal basis.
Depending upon the circumstances, you may have rights concerning:
confirmation of processing;
access;
correction;
anonymization, blocking, or deletion where applicable;
information concerning sharing;
portability where applicable; and
withdrawal of consent where processing is based upon consent.
Requests concerning personal information may be submitted using the contact information at the end of this Cookie Policy.
29. South America and Other Jurisdictions
Visitors in other countries throughout South America and elsewhere may access our Website.
Privacy and cookie requirements vary by jurisdiction.
Where applicable law provides additional privacy or cookie rights, requires consent, or requires an opt-out mechanism, we seek to respect those requirements to the extent applicable to our processing activities.
You may contact our Privacy Officer if you have questions about rights applicable to your personal information.
30. International Data Processing
Pet Diet Designer, Inc. is based in Canada, but our Website uses international service providers.
As a result, information associated with cookies or similar technologies may be processed in:
Canada;
the United States; and
other countries where our service providers operate.
Privacy laws in those jurisdictions may differ from those in your country.
Information processed in another country may be subject to lawful access by courts, regulatory authorities, governmental authorities, law-enforcement agencies, or national-security authorities under the laws applicable in that jurisdiction.
Additional information about international transfers and processing is provided in our Privacy Policy.
31. Third-Party Privacy Policies
Third-party providers integrated with our Website maintain their own privacy practices.
Depending upon the services available on our Website, these providers may include:
Google;
YouTube;
Stripe;
PayPal;
Cloudflare;
social-media platforms;
advertising platforms; and
other service providers.
We encourage you to review the privacy and cookie information supplied by third parties with which you interact.
32. Changes to the Services We Use
The third-party services, plugins, advertising platforms, payment providers, and other technologies used on our Website may change over time.
We may add, replace, or discontinue providers as our Website and business develop.
Where a change materially affects our use of cookies or personal information, we will update our disclosures and, where required, obtain appropriate consent.
Our current cookie inventory and consent-management interface may provide more current technical information concerning cookies detected on the Website.
33. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes to:
cookies and similar technologies;
our Website;
WordPress or its plugins;
our products and services;
analytics technologies;
advertising technologies;
payment services;
service providers;
privacy practices; or
applicable legal requirements.
When we update this Cookie Policy, we will revise the Last Updated date shown at the top.
Where required by applicable law, we may provide additional notice or request consent again following material changes.
We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically.
34. Privacy Policy
Our use of cookies and similar technologies may involve the processing of personal information.
For additional information about how Pet Diet Designer, Inc. collects, uses, discloses, stores, transfers, retains, and protects personal information, please review our Privacy Policy.
35. Privacy Requests and Complaints
Depending upon your jurisdiction, you may have rights concerning personal information processed through cookies and similar technologies.
Privacy requests, questions, or complaints may be submitted to our Privacy Officer at:
We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain privacy requests.
36. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, our use of cookies or similar technologies, or your cookie choices, please contact:
Privacy Officer
Pet Diet Designer, Inc.
Email: privacy@petdietdesigner.com
Website: petdietdesigner.com
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