Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 15, 2026

Welcome to Tortie Queens ("we," "us," or "our"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and interact with our content. Please read this policy carefully.

1. Information We Collect

a) Information You Provide Directly

We collect information you voluntarily provide when you:

• Fill out our contact form (name, email address, message)
• Subscribe to our email newsletter (email address)
• Comment on blog posts (name, email address, and comment content)

b) Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

• Your IP address and browser type
• Pages visited and time spent on those pages
• Referring website or search terms used to reach our site
• Device type and operating system

This information is collected through cookies and analytics tools such as Google Analytics. See Section 4 for more on cookies.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to your inquiries and messages
• Send email newsletters you've subscribed to
• Improve our website content and user experience
• Analyze traffic patterns to understand how readers engage with our content
• Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.

3. Affiliate Links & Disclosure

Tortie Queens participates in the PawTree affiliate program. This means that some links on this website are affiliate links. When you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.

Affiliate links are clearly disclosed on each page where they appear. We only recommend products we genuinely believe may benefit our readers and their cats.

Clicking affiliate links may result in cookies being placed on your device by the merchant's website (such as PawTree). These cookies are subject to that merchant's own privacy policy.

4. Cookies

Our website uses cookies — small data files stored on your device — to enhance your browsing experience and analyze how our site is used. Cookies we may use include:

• Analytics cookies (e.g., Google Analytics) to understand site traffic
• Functional cookies to remember preferences
• Third-party cookies placed by embedded content or affiliate links

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website. For more information about managing cookies, visit allaboutcookies.org.

5. Email Newsletter

If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will use your email address to send periodic updates, new articles, and cat care tips. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in any email we send, or by contacting us directly.

We use a third-party email service provider to manage our mailing list. Your email address is shared with this provider solely for the purpose of delivering our newsletter. We do not use your email address for any other purpose without your consent.

6. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, including PawTree and other resources we mention. These websites have their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to review. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of any linked third-party sites.

7. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us so we can remove it promptly.

8. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect the information we collect from unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your personal data
• Object to or restrict certain types of processing
• Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at tortiequeens@gmail.com.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, please contact us at:

Tortie Queens
Email: tortiequeens@gmail.com