Terms & Privacy
Welcome to The Dog Edit. These terms explain the conditions that apply when you use our website.
The website is operated by The Dog Edit, based in the United Kingdom.
By using this website, you agree to these terms. We may update them from time to time, and the date above will show when they were most recently revised.
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Terms & Conditions
1. About The Dog Edit
The Dog Edit is an independent editorial website covering dogs, including dog behaviour, health and wellbeing, science, culture, travel, welfare and related subjects.
The information published on this website is provided for general information and editorial purposes.
2. Our content
We take care to research and fact-check our content, but information can change and we cannot guarantee that everything published on The Dog Edit will remain complete, accurate or up to date at all times.
Our articles may contain information drawn from research, veterinary professionals, animal-welfare organisations, charities, public bodies, manufacturers and other third-party sources.
The views or claims of third parties featured or quoted on The Dog Edit do not necessarily represent the views of The Dog Edit.
We may update, correct or remove content at any time.
3. Veterinary and health information
Nothing published on The Dog Edit is a substitute for individual veterinary advice, diagnosis or treatment.
Articles discussing canine health, nutrition, behaviour or wellbeing are intended to provide general information only. Every dog is different, and decisions about an individual animal’s health or treatment should be made with an appropriately qualified veterinary professional.
If you are concerned that a dog may be unwell, injured, poisoned or experiencing a medical emergency, contact a veterinary professional promptly rather than relying on information found on this website.
Where behavioural problems involve aggression, significant fear or a risk to people or animals, appropriate professional behavioural and/or veterinary advice should be sought.
4. Copyright and use of our content
Unless otherwise stated, the written content, branding, graphics and original materials published on The Dog Edit belong to The Dog Edit and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
You may share links to our articles and quote short extracts for legitimate purposes such as commentary, discussion or reporting, provided appropriate credit is given to The Dog Edit.
You may not reproduce, republish, sell, scrape, systematically extract or commercially exploit substantial parts of our website or original content without our prior written permission, except where permitted by law.
Some photographs, videos, illustrations or other materials appearing on The Dog Edit may belong to third parties and are used with permission, under licence or otherwise in accordance with applicable law. Rights in those materials remain with their respective owners.
If you believe material appearing on The Dog Edit infringes your intellectual property rights, please contact us at hello@thedogedit.co.
5. External links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, charities, campaigns, petitions, retailers, organisations, research papers and other resources.
We include external links where we think they may be useful, but we do not control third-party websites and are not responsible for their content, availability, privacy practices or security.
A link from The Dog Edit should not automatically be understood as an endorsement of everything published, sold or promoted by that website or organisation.
6. Affiliate links and commercial relationships
From time to time, The Dog Edit may feature products, services or organisations.
Where content contains an affiliate link, paid partnership, sponsorship, gifted product or another relevant commercial relationship, we will aim to identify this clearly in accordance with applicable requirements.
If you purchase something through an affiliate link, The Dog Edit may receive a commission without this increasing the price you pay.
Editorial coverage is not automatically an endorsement of a product or service.
7. Website availability and liability
We aim to keep The Dog Edit available and functioning properly, but we cannot guarantee uninterrupted access to the website.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for losses arising solely from reliance on general information published on the website, temporary website unavailability or the content or operation of third-party websites.
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability where it would be unlawful to do so.
8. Acceptable use
You must not knowingly misuse The Dog Edit, attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website or its systems, introduce malicious software, interfere with the operation or security of the website, or use the website in a way that infringes the rights of others or breaks applicable law.
9. Privacy
Our collection and use of personal information is explained separately in our Privacy & Cookies Policy.
10. Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the UK, unless applicable law requires otherwise.
Any dispute relating to these terms or the use of The Dog Edit will be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of the UK, except where applicable law gives you the right to bring proceedings elsewhere.
11. Contact us
For questions about these terms or the use of content from The Dog Edit, please contact: hello@thedogedit.co.
Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 2026
This Privacy & Cookies Policy explains how The Dog Edit collects, uses and protects personal information when you visit our website.
For questions about this policy or your personal information, contact us at hello@thedogedit.co.
1. Information we collect
Depending on how you use The Dog Edit, we may receive or collect:
information you provide when contacting us, such as your name, email address and the contents of your message;
technical information associated with your use of the website, such as your device and browser;
information about how visitors use the website, where analytics has been enabled; and
any other personal information you choose to provide directly to us.
We do not intentionally collect more personal information than we reasonably need to operate the website.
2. How we use your information
We may use personal information to:
operate and maintain The Dog Edit;
respond to messages and enquiries;
understand how visitors use the website;
improve our content and website;
maintain the security and functionality of the website; and
meet applicable legal obligations.
The lawful basis we rely upon under UK data-protection law will depend on why information is being processed. This may include consent, legitimate interests, performance of a contract or compliance with a legal obligation.
Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw that consent.
3. Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to help us understand how people use The Dog Edit.
Google Analytics can provide information such as which pages are visited, how visitors reach the website, how long people spend on particular pages and general information about the devices used to access the site.
Google Analytics is provided by Google. Information collected through the service may be processed by Google in accordance with its own privacy terms.
Where consent is required, Google Analytics and associated non-essential technologies will only be used after you have made the relevant choice through our cookie controls.
We use analytics information to understand our audience, assess how our content performs and improve The Dog Edit. We do not use Google Analytics with the intention of personally identifying individual visitors.
4. Cookies
Cookies and similar technologies are small pieces of information stored or accessed on your device when you visit a website.
The Dog Edit may use different types of cookies.
Essential cookies are necessary for the website to function properly, provide security or remember essential settings.
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use the website. These may include cookies associated with Google Analytics.
If we introduce additional functionality that uses other cookies or similar technologies, we will update this policy where appropriate.
Where consent is required, non-essential cookies will not be used until you have made a choice through our cookie controls.
You can accept, reject or manage non-essential cookies through the controls provided on the website. You can also manage or delete cookies using your browser settings.
Rejecting optional cookies should not prevent you from reading The Dog Edit.
5. Sharing your information
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share or make information available to service providers where necessary to operate The Dog Edit. These may include website hosting, analytics, security and technical service providers.
Those providers may process information on our behalf or, in some circumstances, operate as separate data controllers under their own privacy policies.
We may also disclose information where required by law or where reasonably necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal rights.
6. International data transfers
Some service providers used by The Dog Edit, including Google, may process personal information outside the United Kingdom.
Where personal data is transferred internationally, appropriate safeguards will be used where required under UK data-protection law.
7. How long we keep information
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including where information needs to be retained for legal, accounting, security or administrative reasons.
Different types of information may therefore be retained for different periods.
Analytics information is retained according to the settings applied to the analytics services we use.
8. Your data-protection rights
Depending on the circumstances, UK data-protection law may give you rights in relation to your personal information, including the right to:
ask for access to personal information we hold about you;
ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information;
ask us to erase your information in certain circumstances;
ask us to restrict the way your information is used;
object to certain processing;
request transfer of certain information; and
withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
These rights are not absolute and may not apply in every situation.
To exercise a relevant right or ask a question about your personal information, contact hello@thedogedit.co.
You also have the right to raise a concern with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you are unhappy with how your personal information has been handled.
9. Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information and the website.
However, no internet service or method of electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
10. Children
The Dog Edit is intended for a general audience and is not designed specifically to collect personal information from children.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to us in circumstances where this should not have occurred, please contact us.
11. Third-party websites
The Dog Edit contains links to websites and services operated by third parties.
Those websites have their own privacy and cookie practices, and this policy does not apply to information collected by them. We recommend checking the relevant privacy information when visiting another website.
12. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy & Cookies Policy from time to time, including where our website functionality or the services we use change.
The date at the top of this page will show when the policy was last updated.
13. Contact us
For questions about this policy, cookies or your personal information, please contact:
The Dog Edit
hello@thedogedit.co