Trotterz.com Privacy Policy
Last Updated: March 16, 2026
Introduction
This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how Trotterz.com (“Company,” “we,” and “our”) collects, uses, and shares personal data when you use this website, Trotterz.com (the “Site”). Please read the following information carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data and how we will process it.
By using our Site, you consent to the data practices described in this Policy. If you do not agree to this Policy, please do not use our Site.
1. Purposes of Processing
What is personal data?
We collect information about you in a range of forms, including personal data. As used in this Policy, “personal data” is as defined in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — this includes any information which, either alone or in combination with other information we process about you, identifies you as an individual, including your name, postal address, email address, and telephone number.
Why do we need your personal data?
We will only process your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection and privacy laws. We need certain personal data in order to provide you with access to the Site. If you registered with us, you will have been asked to agree to provide this information in order to access our services or view our content. This consent provides us with the legal basis we require under applicable law to process your data. You maintain the right to withdraw such consent at any time. If you do not agree to our use of your personal data in line with this Policy, please do not use our Site.
2. Collecting Your Personal Data
We collect information about you in the following ways:
Information You Give Us
- The personal data you provide when you register to use our Site, including your name, postal address, email address, telephone number, username, password, and demographic information (such as your gender).
- The personal data that may be contained in any comment or other submission you upload or post to the Site.
- The personal data you provide when you report a problem with our Site or when we provide you with customer support.
- The personal data you provide when you make a purchase through our Site.
- The personal data you provide when you correspond with us by phone, email, or otherwise.
Information from Social Networking Sites
Our Site may include interfaces that allow you to connect with social networking sites (each an “SNS”). If you connect to an SNS through our Site, you authorize us to access, use, and store the information that you agreed the SNS could provide to us based on your settings on that SNS. We will access, use, and store that information in accordance with this Policy. You can revoke our access to the information you provide in this way at any time by amending the appropriate settings within your account on the applicable SNS.
Information Automatically Collected
We automatically log information about you and your computer or mobile device when you access our Site. For example, when visiting our Site, we may log your operating system name and version, device manufacturer and model, browser type and language, screen resolution, the website you visited before browsing to our Site, pages you viewed, how long you spent on a page, access times, and information about your use of and actions on our Site. We collect this information using cookies and similar tracking technologies.
Automated Decision Making and Profiling
We do not use your personal data for the purposes of automated decision-making. However, we may do so in order to fulfil obligations imposed by law, in which case we will inform you of any such processing and provide you with an opportunity to object.
3. Cookies
What are cookies?
We may collect information using “cookies.” Cookies are small data files stored on the hard drive of your computer or mobile device by a website. We may use both session cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your computer or mobile device until you delete them) to provide you with a more personal and interactive experience on our Site.
We use two broad categories of cookies: (1) first-party cookies, served directly by us to your computer or mobile device, used only by us to recognize your device when it revisits our Site; and (2) third-party cookies, served by service providers and advertising partners on our Site, which can be used by those parties to recognize your device when it visits other websites.
Cookies We Use
| Type of Cookie | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Essential Cookies | These cookies are essential to provide you with services available through our Site and to enable you to use some of its features, such as logging in to secure areas. Without these cookies, the services you have asked for cannot be provided. |
| Functionality Cookies | These cookies allow our Site to remember choices you make when you use our Site, such as your language preferences and login details. The purpose is to provide a more personal experience and to avoid you having to re-enter your preferences every time you visit. |
| Analytics and Performance Cookies | These cookies collect information about traffic to our Site and how users interact with it. The information gathered does not identify any individual visitor. We use this information to operate our Site more efficiently and to monitor activity levels. We may use Google Analytics for this purpose — you can opt out via the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. |
| Targeted and Advertising Cookies | Our Site may work with third-party advertising networks and affiliate partners — including but not limited to Clickbank, Linkshare (Rakuten Advertising), and Amazon Associates — who use cookies and web beacons to collect information about your browsing activity across websites. This information may be used to deliver advertisements and affiliate offers relevant to your interests, to measure ad performance, and to attribute purchases or actions to our Site. These third parties operate under their own privacy policies. You can opt out of interest-based advertising by visiting optout.networkadvertising.org or optout.aboutads.info. Note that opting out does not stop ads from appearing — it means ads may be less tailored to your interests. |
| Social Media Cookies | These cookies are used when you share information using a social media sharing button or “like” button on our Site, or when you engage with our content through a social networking website such as Facebook or Twitter/X. The social network will record that you have done this. |
Disabling Cookies
You can typically remove or reject cookies via your browser settings. To do this, follow the instructions provided by your browser (usually located within the “Settings,” “Help,” “Tools,” or “Edit” menu). Many browsers are set to accept cookies until you change your settings.
If you do not accept our cookies, you may experience some inconvenience when using our Site. For example, we may not be able to recognize your device and you may need to log in every time you visit.
4. Advertising and Third-Party Ad Networks
We may use third-party advertising companies and affiliate networks to serve advertisements and promotional content when you visit and use the Site. These companies may collect and use information about your visits to this Site and other websites — such as click-stream data, browser type, time and date, and content viewed — in order to provide advertisements and offers about goods and services that may be of interest to you.
Our current and potential advertising and affiliate partners may include:
- Clickbank — digital product marketplace and affiliate network
- Linkshare (Rakuten Advertising) — affiliate marketing network
- Amazon Associates — as an Amazon Associate, we may earn from qualifying purchases made through links on our Site
These companies typically use tracking technologies such as cookies, web beacons, and pixel tags to collect information. Their use of such technologies is subject to their own privacy policies, not this Policy. We do not control the data collection or use practices of these third-party partners and encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.
Some of our advertising partners may be members of the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) or the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA). You may opt out of interest-based advertising from NAI member companies at optout.networkadvertising.org and from DAA member companies at optout.aboutads.info.
5. Affiliate Disclosure (FTC Compliance)
Trotterz.com participates in affiliate marketing programs, which means we may earn commissions on purchases or actions made through links on our Site, at no additional cost to you. This includes, but is not limited to, the Amazon Associates Program, Clickbank, and Linkshare (Rakuten Advertising).
In accordance with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines on endorsements and testimonials (16 C.F.R. Part 255), we disclose that some links on our Site are affiliate links. When you click on such a link and make a purchase or complete an action, we may receive compensation. This compensation does not influence our editorial content, reviews, or recommendations. We only promote products and services we believe may be of genuine value to our readers.
Affiliate disclosures are also displayed on individual pages and posts where applicable.
6. Using Your Personal Data
We may use your personal data as follows:
- To operate, maintain, and improve our Site, products, and services.
- To manage your account, including communicating with you regarding your account if you have one on our Site.
- To respond to your comments and questions and to provide customer service.
- To send information including technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages.
- With your consent, to send you marketing emails about upcoming promotions and other news, including information about products and services offered by us and our affiliates. You may opt out of receiving such emails at any time — marketing emails include instructions on how to opt out. Please note that even if you opt out of marketing emails, we may still send you non-marketing emails related to your account or our business dealings with you.
- To serve personalized content and relevant advertising based on your browsing behavior, subject to your cookie preferences.
- As we believe necessary or appropriate to: (a) comply with applicable laws; (b) comply with lawful requests and legal process; (c) enforce our Policy; and (d) protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, and/or that of you or others.
- For analysis and research purposes.
7. Sharing Your Personal Data
We may share your personal data as follows:
- Third Parties Designated by You. We may share your personal data with third parties where you have provided your consent to do so.
- Our Third-Party Service Providers. We may share your personal data with third-party service providers who provide services such as data analysis, information technology and related infrastructure, customer service, email delivery, auditing, and other similar services.
- Advertising and Affiliate Partners. We may share non-personally identifiable information (such as aggregated browsing data or anonymized identifiers) with our advertising and affiliate partners to facilitate interest-based advertising and affiliate attribution. We do not sell personally identifiable information to third-party advertisers.
- Business Transfers. In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, bankruptcy, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your personal data may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email or a prominent notice on our Site of any such change in ownership or control of your personal data.
8. Third-Party Sites
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites and features, including links to affiliate partner sites. This Policy does not cover the privacy practices of such third parties. These third parties have their own privacy policies and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for their websites, features, or policies. Please read their privacy policies before you submit any data to them.
9. User Generated Content
You may share personal data with us when you submit user-generated content to our Site, including via forums, message boards, or blog comments. Please note that any information you post or disclose on our Site will become public information and will be available to other users and to the general public. We urge you to be very careful when deciding to disclose your personal data or any other information on our Site.
If you provide feedback to us, we may use and disclose such feedback on our Site. We will collect any information contained in such feedback and will treat the personal data in it in accordance with this Policy.
10. Email Communications and CAN-SPAM Compliance
If you provide us with your email address, we may use it to send you newsletters, promotional content, travel updates, and other information about our Site and affiliated products and services. We comply with the U.S. CAN-SPAM Act and similar applicable regulations. Specifically:
- We will not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses.
- We will identify commercial messages as advertisements where required by law.
- We will include a valid contact method in all commercial emails.
- We will honor opt-out and unsubscribe requests promptly — within 10 business days.
- Every commercial email we send will include a clear and easy way to unsubscribe.
To stop receiving marketing emails from us, click the “unsubscribe” link in any marketing email, or contact us via our Contact Page.
11. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)
If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). These rights include:
- Right to Know. You have the right to request that we disclose what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell about you.
- Right to Delete. You have the right to request that we delete personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
- Right to Opt-Out of Sale. We do not sell personal information as defined under the CCPA. However, certain sharing of data with advertising partners for interest-based advertising may be considered a “sale” under California law. You may opt out of such sharing by contacting us.
- Right to Non-Discrimination. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via our Contact Page. We will respond to verifiable requests within 45 days as required by law.
12. International Data Transfer
Your information, including personal data that we collect from you, may be transferred to, stored at, and processed by us outside the country in which you reside, where data protection and privacy regulations may not offer the same level of protection as in other parts of the world. By accepting this Policy, you agree to this transfer, storage, or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Policy.
13. Security
We seek to use reasonable organizational, technical, and administrative measures to protect personal data within our organization. Unfortunately, no transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure, and transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure — for example, if you feel that the security of any account you might have with us has been compromised — please immediately notify us of the problem by contacting us.
14. Retention
We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably required for you to use the Site unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (for example, for regulatory purposes).
15. Our Policy on Children
Our Site is not directed to children under 13 in the United States (and under 16 in the European Union). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that their child has provided us with information without their consent, they should contact us. We will delete such information from our files as soon as reasonably practicable.
16. Your Rights
- Opt-out. You may contact us at any time to opt out of: (i) direct marketing communications; (ii) automated decision-making and/or profiling; (iii) our collection of sensitive personal data; (iv) any new processing of your personal data beyond the original purpose; or (v) the transfer of your personal data outside the EEA.
- Access. You may access the information we hold about you at any time via your profile or account, or by contacting us directly.
- Correction. You can contact us to update or correct any inaccuracies in your personal data.
- Portability. Your personal data is portable — you have the flexibility to move your data to other service providers as you wish.
- Erasure. In certain situations, for example when the information we hold about you is no longer relevant or is incorrect, you can request that we erase your data.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us. In your request, please make clear: (i) what personal data is concerned; and (ii) which of the above rights you would like to enforce. For your protection, we may only implement requests with respect to the personal data associated with the email address you use to send us your request, and we may need to verify your identity before implementing your request. We will try to comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable and, in any event, within one month. Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes or to complete any transactions you began prior to requesting such change or deletion.
17. Changes to This Policy
We reserve the right to update or modify this Policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting the personal data we collect. Your continued use of the Site after any changes to this Policy constitutes your acceptance of such changes.
18. Complaints
We are committed to resolving any complaints about our collection or use of your personal data. If you would like to make a complaint regarding this Policy or our practices in relation to your personal data, please contact us via our Contact Page. We will reply to your complaint as soon as we can and in any event within 30 days. We hope to resolve any complaint brought to our attention; however, if you feel that your complaint has not been adequately resolved, you reserve the right to contact your local data protection supervisory authority.
19. Contact Information
We welcome your comments or questions about this Policy. You may contact us using our Contact Page.