TERMS & CONDITIONS

By completing purchases with us you agree to have your credit card and personal information securely stored as part of a payment profile within a 3rd party payment gateway. This securely stored payment profile will be used, when authorized, for automated recurring payments and will allow for easier and faster checkouts. No credit card information is stored within GrowthZone and all payment data is accessed by way of a secure API. Under no circumstances do we share credit card or personal details.

IBPSA Members agree to adhere to the following Code of Conduct and agree to follow all applicable governing rules, regulations, and laws in the cities, counties, states, provinces, and countries in which they are located.

CODE OF CONDUCT

As an IBPSA Member, I recognize that in order to fulfill my obligations to the animals in my care, to my customers, to the pet care industry, and to my community, I must follow best practices in all areas.

Therefore, I pledge:

To provide conscientious care for the animals entrusted to me, being constantly attentive to their security, safety, and well-being, and to place their welfare above all other business considerations.

To deal honestly and fairly with the public, and to avoid misrepresentation of my services.

To respect the confidence of every customer served.

To place service to my customers and to the pet care services industry above personal gain.

To avoid unfair competitive practices, slander or defamation of my competitors, and actions of business practices which would result in dishonor upon or distrust of my competitors or of the pet care services industry in general.

To support my association, its policies and programs, and to participate as fully as possible in its activities.

To be respectful of, and to cooperate with, the other professions and trades that operate within the pet care services industry in every way consistent with my other responsibilities.

To operate my business in such a manner as to reflect honor upon the pet care services industry within my local community.

To take every opportunity to learn more about my profession and to improve my services.

To encourage responsible pet ownership by encouraging pet training, health, and other advocacy programs.

PRIVACY POLICY

Personal information:

Personal information is collected on this website only when you voluntarily submit it by, for example, registering for the website, or updating your user profile. We respect the privacy of your personal information. Any collected personal information will not be shared, sold, or disclosed to any person or party, and will only be used within to communicate our news, events, and other services with you.

Information collected from your computer or other electronic device:

We may also collect information about your online activities and your computer or other electronic device when you visit this website. This information may include your Internet Protocol (IP) address, domain name, browser type, date and time of your request and information provided by tracking technologies, such as cookies. This information does not identify any individual. We may also use tracking devices to identify websites that you visit before and after this website. This tracking helps us to understand our users better and to improve our website and the information it provides and to maintain and administer the website. This tracking does not involve the collection of personal information.

Access and choice:

Keeping your information accurate and up-to-date is important so we can provide you with helpful information and services. You may update, correct, or delete personal information by modifying your user profile. You can choose not to receive information about specific products and services, or any other promotional materials, from us by direct mail and/or e-mail at any time by modifying your communication preferences also located in your user profile.

Links to other websites:

IBPSA may provide links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for and cannot control the privacy practices of those other sites. Those sites will have their own privacy policy which may be different from this privacy policy. Please check the privacy policy for each site you visit.

Changes to the privacy policy:

We reserve the right to revise this privacy policy at any time. You will be notified of any significant changes made herein.

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