Privacy Policy

BARKERA PRIVACY POLICY
Effective Date: 04-01-2023 | Last Updated: 06-14-2026
1. Introduction
Barkera Corp., a Florida corporation doing business as Barkera® (“Barkera,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), respects the privacy of individuals who visit, access, register for, contribute to, purchase from, communicate with, participate in, or otherwise use our websites, applications, communities, marketplace offerings, educational services, artificial intelligence systems, events, programs, content, and other products and services (collectively, the “Services”).
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, analyze, derive, store, protect, retain, delete, commercialize, and otherwise process information relating to users, visitors, customers, community members, ambassadors, experts, contributors, event participants, marketplace participants, pet owners, professionals, organizations, and pets.
Barkera is headquartered in Broward County, Florida, United States, with a business address at 401 East Las Olas Blvd., STE 130-195, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. This Privacy Policy is intended to apply primarily to users located in the United States unless otherwise stated.
This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and should be read together with Barkera’s Terms of Use, Community Guidelines, AI and Avatar notices, marketplace terms, event terms, contributor terms, ambassador terms, research notices, cookie notices, SMS terms, and any other supplemental policies or notices that we may provide.
By accessing or using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and understand the practices described herein. If you do not agree with our practices, you should not use the Services.

2. Scope of Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to information collected or processed through any Barkera-operated Service, including current and future properties and offerings.
• Barkera.com and any other Barkera-owned websites, landing pages, microsites, or subdomains;
• Barkera mobile applications, web applications, portals, dashboards, and future software products;
• Barkera Communities, including breed-specific, topic-specific, professional, educational, expert, ambassador, marketplace, and member communities, whether hosted on Barkera domains, subdomains, or dedicated community domains;
• Examples of community-related domains may include corsocommunity.barkera.com, Corsocommunity.com, groomingcommunity.com, and other Barkera-operated or Barkera-affiliated domains as launched or acquired;
• Barkera ambassador programs, expert programs, contributor programs, moderator programs, professional programs, and industry partner programs;
• Barkera marketplace and commerce offerings, including store.barkera.com, shop.barkera.com, and any future marketplace, product, services, or partner-commerce features;
• Barkera events, webinars, conferences, town halls, meetings, live streams, educational programs, courses, workshops, newsletters, Barkera Briefs, and related communications;
• Barkera artificial intelligence tools, AI pet assistants, AI agents, recommendation systems, expert avatars, digital representatives, synthetic media systems, and other automated or intelligent features;
• Research, analytics, benchmarking, trend, and industry-intelligence initiatives operated or sponsored by Barkera; and
• Any future Barkera ecosystem product, service, platform, feature, integration, or technology that links to or references this Privacy Policy.
Certain Services may be subject to supplemental privacy notices, community-specific rules, research notices, consent forms, or contractual terms. If a supplemental notice conflicts with this Privacy Policy with respect to a specific Service, the supplemental notice will control for that Service to the extent of the conflict.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites, applications, platforms, services, tools, or technologies that Barkera does not own or control, even if those third parties are linked from, embedded in, integrated with, or used to support the Services.

3. Information We Collect
We collect information in several ways: directly from you, automatically through your use of the Services, from pets and pet-related interactions that you choose to submit, from community participation, from marketplace and payment interactions, from events and educational programs, from third-party providers, from partners, and from other lawful sources.
3.1 Account and Contact Information
We may collect identifiers and contact information such as name, username, email address, telephone number, mailing address, billing address, account credentials, communication preferences, profile information, and other information you provide when you create an account, join a community, subscribe to communications, purchase products, register for events, participate in programs, or contact us.
3.2 Pet Profile and Pet-Related Information
We may collect pet-related information that you voluntarily provide or that is generated through your use of the Services, including pet name, species, breed, age, sex, weight, activity, wellness information, health-related characteristics, nutrition, grooming, training, behavior, lifestyle, preferences, veterinary history as voluntarily provided, insurance interests, travel needs, product interests, service preferences, photos, videos, and other pet-related content.
Pet-related information may relate to a pet and may also be associated with the individual who submits it. Where pet-related information can reasonably be linked to a person, we treat it as personal information to the extent required by applicable law.
3.3 Community Content and Interactions
We may collect posts, comments, replies, reviews, messages, questions, answers, reactions, likes, follows, ratings, poll responses, group memberships, affiliations, referrals, event participation, uploaded files, photographs, videos, audio, profile content, and other content or activity submitted through Barkera Communities or other interactive features.
3.4 Professional, Expert, Ambassador, and Contributor Information
If you participate as an expert, professional, ambassador, educator, moderator, contributor, influencer, service provider, marketplace seller, or partner, we may collect additional information such as credentials, licenses, biography, professional history, areas of expertise, affiliations, business contact information, likeness, voice, image, video, content samples, social media handles, tax or payment information, agreements, and verification materials.
3.5 Payment and Transaction Information
We may collect information related to purchases, subscriptions, event registrations, marketplace transactions, orders, refunds, promotions, and billing. Payment card information and certain financial data may be processed by third-party payment processors such as Authorize.net or other payment providers. Barkera generally does not intend to store full payment card numbers unless expressly disclosed and implemented through compliant payment infrastructure.
3.6 Device, Usage, Cookie, and Technical Information
We and our vendors may automatically collect IP address, device identifiers, advertising identifiers, browser type, operating system, referring URL, pages viewed, links clicked, session duration, crash logs, app interactions, search queries, community activity, location approximations, cookie identifiers, pixels, SDK data, and other usage or diagnostic information.
3.7 Location Information
We may collect general location information inferred from IP address, billing information, shipping information, device settings, event registrations, or user-provided location. We may collect more precise location information if you enable location-based features and provide any required permissions.
3.8 Communications and Support Information
We may collect communications you send to us, including emails, chat messages, support tickets, survey responses, feedback, testimonials, form submissions, call records, voicemails, and recordings where permitted by law and disclosed as required.
3.9 Information from Third Parties and Partners
We may receive information from third-party platforms, technology providers, advertising partners, analytics providers, social media platforms, event providers, marketplace partners, CRM systems, payment processors, service providers, research partners, and other lawful sources. For example, we may receive analytics data from Google Analytics, CRM data through Zoho, infrastructure data from AWS or Cloudflare, learning platform data from WordPress or TutorLMS, AI processing information from OpenAI, avatar or synthetic media data from HeyGen, or transaction data from payment processors.
3.10 Inferences, Derived Data, Synthetic Data, and Models
We may create inferences, derived data, models, analytics, classifications, scores, segments, recommendations, benchmarks, trends, synthetic data, and other outputs based on information collected through the Services. Such outputs may relate to user preferences, pet interests, breed-specific trends, content engagement, community relationships, product interests, wellness topics, industry insights, or future product development.

4. Pet Information
Barkera is a pet-industry ecosystem. Pet Information is central to the Services, including educational content, community experiences, pet profiles, breed-specific resources, marketplace recommendations, research initiatives, AI tools, and industry intelligence.
You may choose to submit information about your pet, including information that may be sensitive or health-related in nature. Barkera is not a veterinary practice, veterinary hospital, veterinary telemedicine provider, or provider of veterinary medical services. Information submitted through the Services should not be treated as veterinary medical records unless expressly stated in a separate agreement with a licensed veterinary provider.
Barkera may use Pet Information to provide and personalize the Services, support pet profiles, recommend content, communities, products, services, events, professionals, or resources, develop breed-specific education, conduct research, improve AI systems, analyze trends, create aggregate or de-identified insights, and develop future Barkera products and services.
Barkera may analyze Pet Information on breed-specific, species-specific, age-specific, wellness-specific, geographic, demographic, behavioral, grooming, training, nutrition, product, insurance, travel, lifestyle, or other relevant bases. This may include creating breed-level models, community-level models, wellness trends, educational recommendations, predictive analytics, and pet-industry benchmarks.
You should not submit emergency pet-health information through Barkera if immediate veterinary attention is needed. If you believe a pet may be experiencing a medical emergency, contact a licensed veterinarian, emergency animal hospital, or appropriate professional immediately.

5. Community Information
Barkera Communities may include public, private, restricted, moderated, paid, invitation-only, breed-specific, expert-led, ambassador-led, professional, or topic-specific communities. Community rules may vary by community and may be supplemented by community-specific notices.
Content you post or share within a community may be visible to other users, moderators, administrators, experts, ambassadors, partners, or the public depending on the community settings. Public or semi-public content may be indexed by search engines, viewed by non-members, or shared outside the Services. Private or restricted community content may still be accessible to Barkera, its service providers, moderators, administrators, and others as needed to operate, secure, enforce, analyze, improve, or support the Services.
Barkera may collect and analyze community activity, including posts, comments, messages, reactions, group memberships, follows, affiliations, referrals, user relationships, engagement patterns, trust signals, topic trends, content popularity, questions asked, resources viewed, and interactions with experts, ambassadors, or other members.
Community Information may be used to operate communities, personalize feeds, improve recommendations, rank content, suggest groups or experts, identify trending topics, support moderation, detect spam or abuse, conduct research, develop AI systems, create aggregated insights, and build community intelligence and industry intelligence products.
Certain communities may permit or restrict the use of contributed content for research, AI training, benchmarking, publication, or commercial analytics. Where appropriate, Barkera may provide community-specific notices, participation terms, opt-in mechanisms, opt-out mechanisms, or supplemental rules. Users are responsible for reviewing community-specific terms before participating.

6. AI and Digital Interactions
Barkera may provide or integrate Artificial Intelligence Systems, including AI pet assistants, chatbots, AI agents, automated recommendations, content suggestion tools, moderation tools, predictive systems, expert knowledge systems, digital avatars, synthetic media features, and related technologies.
When you interact with AI features, Barkera may collect prompts, questions, uploads, responses, conversation history, feedback, ratings, correction signals, usage patterns, pet-related information submitted to the AI feature, device information, and other information necessary or useful to operate, improve, evaluate, monitor, secure, and audit those features.
AI-generated information may be incomplete, inaccurate, outdated, biased, or unsuitable for a particular circumstance. Barkera does not guarantee that AI outputs are correct, complete, current, or appropriate. AI outputs are provided for educational and informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as veterinary, medical, legal, financial, professional, or emergency advice.
Barkera may use third-party AI providers, including OpenAI and related services, to support AI features. Information submitted to AI features may be processed by those providers according to their own terms, privacy policies, security practices, retention practices, and contractual arrangements with Barkera. Barkera does not control the independent policies of third-party AI providers.
Barkera may maintain logs, monitoring records, safety filters, evaluation data, moderation records, and audit trails relating to AI interactions for security, safety, quality control, legal compliance, abuse prevention, research, model evaluation, and product improvement.

7. Scientific Research and Industry Intelligence
Barkera may use information collected through the Services for scientific, academic, behavioral, educational, product, market, consumer, pet-wellness, breed-specific, community, marketplace, and industry research. Research may be conducted by Barkera, affiliates, service providers, academic collaborators, industry partners, professional contributors, or other authorized research partners.
Research may include analysis of pet health and wellness trends, breed-specific patterns, behavior trends, nutrition interests, grooming needs, training topics, insurance interests, travel needs, consumer preferences, community discussions, professional expertise, marketplace activity, educational engagement, product usage, and broader pet-industry trends.
Barkera may use personal information, Pet Information, Community Content, device and usage information, derived data, de-identified data, aggregated data, synthetic data, and other lawfully processed information for research purposes, subject to applicable law, user permissions, community-specific terms, and appropriate safeguards.
Where reasonably practicable and appropriate for the research purpose, Barkera may aggregate, de-identify, anonymize, pseudonymize, or synthesize data before using it for research, reporting, publication, benchmarking, or industry analysis. However, some research or operational use cases may require identifiable information, such as user surveys, expert panels, event participation, consented studies, or customer support follow-up.
Barkera may publish, disclose, license, sell, distribute, commercialize, or otherwise make available research outputs, reports, white papers, case studies, benchmark studies, trend reports, educational materials, industry intelligence products, or analytical products, provided that such outputs do not disclose personal information in a manner prohibited by applicable law or contrary to applicable user permissions.
Participation in certain research activities may be voluntary and may be governed by separate consent forms, study terms, institutional review board requirements, research notices, or partner agreements. If separate research terms apply, those terms will govern the specific research activity to the extent they conflict with this Privacy Policy.

8. Industry Intelligence and Benchmarking Rights
Barkera may develop industry intelligence, trend reports, benchmarks, indexes, analytics dashboards, market insights, educational reports, predictive models, and commercial intelligence products based on information collected through the Services.
These products may include insights regarding pet ownership, breed communities, grooming demand, wellness interests, nutrition trends, training topics, behavioral concerns, product preferences, service demand, insurance trends, travel interests, professional expertise, community engagement, marketplace activity, event participation, and other pet-industry matters.
Barkera may create such outputs from aggregated information, de-identified information, derived data, synthetic data, statistical models, community-level analytics, breed-level analytics, marketplace analytics, content analytics, and other lawful data sources.
Barkera may use, publish, sell, license, distribute, promote, or commercialize these outputs for research, educational, business, product, partner, investor, industry, media, marketing, or commercial purposes, provided that Barkera does not disclose personal information in a manner prohibited by applicable law.
Nothing in this Privacy Policy transfers ownership of Barkera-created aggregated insights, de-identified outputs, synthetic data, derived data, models, analytics, research reports, industry intelligence, benchmarks, recommendations, or other outputs to any user, contributor, partner, or third party, except as expressly agreed in a separate written agreement signed by Barkera.

9. Artificial Intelligence Systems
Barkera may collect, use, analyze, derive, transform, annotate, label, evaluate, train upon, fine-tune, test, monitor, audit, and otherwise process information for the development, operation, improvement, evaluation, commercialization, and governance of Artificial Intelligence Systems.
Artificial Intelligence Systems may include AI pet assistants, breed-specific models, community-specific models, expert knowledge systems, recommendation engines, personalization systems, search and ranking systems, moderation tools, safety systems, fraud detection systems, analytics systems, synthetic media systems, avatar systems, and future AI-enabled features.
Information used for AI purposes may include user content, community content, pet profile information, breed information, engagement data, questions, prompts, images, videos, audio, feedback, survey responses, expert content, educational content, marketplace activity, event activity, and other data described in this Privacy Policy.
Barkera may use community content for AI training or model improvement on a community-specific basis. Some communities may allow AI training, research, or analytics use; other communities may impose restrictions. Barkera may disclose community-specific practices through community rules, participation terms, notices, settings, or supplemental policies.
Barkera may use pet data for AI training or model development on a breed-specific, species-specific, category-specific, wellness-specific, behavior-specific, or other relevant basis. Such use may support educational recommendations, breed resources, pet-wellness intelligence, predictive models, community features, and future products.
Barkera may use third-party AI platforms and infrastructure providers. These providers may process information on Barkera’s behalf or, in some cases, under their own policies and terms. Users should not submit confidential, proprietary, sensitive, emergency, or legally restricted information to AI features unless specifically authorized and appropriate.
Barkera may use human review, automated evaluation, red-team testing, safety testing, content filtering, quality scoring, prompt logging, response logging, and feedback mechanisms to improve AI systems and reduce harmful, inaccurate, biased, unsafe, or policy-violating outputs.
Where required by law or where Barkera determines it is appropriate, Barkera may provide additional disclosures, consent mechanisms, opt-out opportunities, or usage restrictions for AI-related processing.

10. Digital Avatars and Synthetic Representations
Barkera may create, provide, host, license, deploy, or integrate digital avatars, synthetic voices, simulated experts, digital representatives, AI-generated characters, virtual educators, animated spokespeople, knowledge models, or other synthetic representations.
Digital avatars may be fictional, composite, generalized, brand-based, community-based, expert-inspired, licensed from real individuals, or based on authorized contributors, professionals, ambassadors, educators, or partners. Unless expressly stated otherwise, a digital avatar is not the actual person, professional, expert, or organization it may appear to represent, and any output from an avatar is informational only.
Where an avatar, synthetic voice, likeness, image, biography, personality, name, professional identity, or knowledge model is based on a real person, Barkera intends to obtain appropriate permissions, releases, licenses, consents, contributor agreements, or other authorizations as determined by Barkera and legal counsel.
Barkera may collect and process images, videos, audio recordings, voice samples, biographies, professional content, educational materials, interviews, presentations, writings, community answers, and other materials to create, train, improve, operate, evaluate, commercialize, and support avatar and synthetic media experiences.
Users, experts, ambassadors, contributors, and partners who upload or provide media represent that they have all rights, permissions, consents, and authorizations necessary to provide such media to Barkera and to permit Barkera to process it in connection with the Services, subject to applicable agreements and law.
Barkera may use third-party providers such as HeyGen or similar synthetic media platforms to create, host, render, process, or manage avatars, videos, voice, or synthetic media. Such providers may maintain their own terms, privacy policies, data processing practices, and security measures outside Barkera’s direct control.
Barkera may label, disclose, watermark, restrict, moderate, remove, audit, or otherwise control avatar or synthetic media features as needed for legal, safety, brand, ethical, quality, or operational reasons.

11. Community Intelligence and Social Connections
Barkera may analyze relationships, interactions, affiliations, follows, memberships, invitations, referrals, messages, comments, reactions, endorsements, event attendance, expert interactions, ambassador activity, marketplace interactions, and other community signals to improve the Services and develop community intelligence.
Community intelligence may be used to recommend communities, experts, ambassadors, events, educational resources, products, services, marketplace offerings, partners, content, and other users; rank content; detect spam or abuse; improve safety; evaluate trust and engagement; personalize user experiences; and conduct research or analytics.
Barkera may build relationship maps, influence indicators, topic graphs, breed-community insights, professional-network insights, engagement segments, interest clusters, and other derived data from community activity. Such outputs may be used internally or in aggregated, de-identified, synthetic, or commercial intelligence products.
Barkera does not guarantee that community recommendations, rankings, trust signals, or relationship analytics are accurate, complete, neutral, or suitable for any particular purpose. Users remain responsible for evaluating any person, product, professional, service provider, or recommendation encountered through the Services.

12. Advertising and Marketing
Barkera may use information to provide marketing, advertising, sponsored content, partner promotions, newsletters, Barkera Briefs, event notices, marketplace offers, product recommendations, retargeting, audience analytics, campaign measurement, and promotional communications.
Advertising and marketing activities may involve Barkera, affiliates, advertisers, sponsors, marketplace partners, analytics providers, social media platforms, email service providers, SMS providers, pixel providers, cookie providers, and other marketing technology providers.
Barkera may process identifiers, device information, cookie identifiers, advertising identifiers, engagement information, audience segments, content interests, community affiliations, pet-related interests, purchase activity, and other information to deliver, personalize, measure, and improve advertising or marketing, subject to applicable law and available choices.
Barkera may offer sponsored content, partner content, affiliate content, product placements, co-branded content, marketplace promotions, and educational materials supported by sponsors or partners. Such content may be personalized based on user activity, pet profiles, community participation, interests, or other information.
Barkera may use or later implement technologies such as cookies, pixels, SDKs, server-side tracking, conversion APIs, email tracking, analytics tags, advertising identifiers, or similar technologies. Such technologies may include or integrate with third-party platforms, including social media or advertising platforms, depending on Barkera’s business needs.
You may be able to opt out of certain marketing communications by using unsubscribe links, adjusting account settings, replying STOP to eligible SMS messages, or contacting Barkera. Opting out of marketing communications does not prevent Barkera from sending transactional, administrative, security, legal, account, or service-related communications.

13. Third-Party Technology Providers
Barkera uses third-party technology platforms, software providers, service providers, infrastructure providers, processors, vendors, integrations, and business partners to operate, support, secure, analyze, advertise, improve, and deliver the Services.
Current or anticipated providers may include Zoho, Authorize.net, Google Analytics, AWS, Cloudflare, OpenAI, WordPress, TutorLMS, HeyGen, various payment processors, communication tools, CRM platforms, email platforms, SMS platforms, hosting providers, analytics tools, fraud-prevention providers, security providers, customer support tools, and other technology providers.
These third-party providers may process information on Barkera’s behalf, provide services directly to Barkera users, operate independent services, or maintain their own accounts, terms, privacy policies, security practices, retention practices, AI policies, cookie practices, and data handling practices. Barkera does not control and is not responsible for the independent privacy, security, data retention, AI, cookie, or contractual practices of third-party providers.
For example, Barkera may use Zoho or similar CRM and business platforms for customer relationship management, communications, forms, sales, support, automation, and related business processes. Zoho and similar providers maintain their own privacy policies and data practices, and users should review those policies where applicable.
Barkera may use Authorize.net or other payment processors for payment processing. Payment processors may collect and process payment card, billing, fraud-prevention, authentication, and transaction information under their own policies and legal obligations.
Barkera may use Google Analytics or similar analytics tools to understand usage and improve the Services. Such tools may use cookies, identifiers, device information, and usage data according to their own policies and settings.
Barkera may use AWS, Cloudflare, and similar infrastructure providers for hosting, storage, content delivery, performance, security, logging, networking, and related operational services.
Barkera may use OpenAI and similar providers to support AI agents, AI assistants, model development, natural language processing, content analysis, and other AI-enabled features. AI provider processing may be subject to provider terms, contracts, privacy policies, model policies, and technical safeguards.
Barkera may use WordPress, TutorLMS, or similar content and learning platforms to host websites, courses, educational resources, membership features, or community-adjacent experiences.
Barkera may use HeyGen or similar providers to create or process avatar, video, synthetic voice, or synthetic media experiences. Such providers may maintain independent privacy and data processing practices.
Barkera may update its providers from time to time without amending this Privacy Policy each time, unless required by law. The categories of providers described in this section are intended to provide transparency while allowing Barkera to operate and evolve its technology stack.

14. Sharing and Disclosure
Barkera may disclose information as described in this Privacy Policy, as disclosed at the time of collection, as directed or authorized by you, as required or permitted by law, or as reasonably necessary to operate and improve the Services.
14.1 Service Providers and Vendors
We may disclose information to vendors, service providers, contractors, consultants, processors, and agents that provide services such as hosting, cloud infrastructure, CRM, payment processing, analytics, customer support, communications, email, SMS, marketing, advertising, AI processing, avatar generation, security, fraud prevention, content moderation, event management, marketplace operations, research support, and professional services.
14.2 Communities and Other Users
Information you post, share, or make available in communities, profiles, forums, comments, reviews, events, or interactive features may be visible to other users, moderators, experts, ambassadors, partners, or the public depending on the feature and settings.
14.3 Affiliates, Successors, and Corporate Transactions
We may disclose information to affiliates, subsidiaries, parents, related entities, investors, lenders, advisors, acquirers, successors, or other parties in connection with corporate transactions, financing, diligence, merger, acquisition, sale, restructuring, reorganization, bankruptcy, or transfer of assets or business interests.
14.4 Partners, Sponsors, Marketplace Participants, and Research Collaborators
We may disclose information to partners, sponsors, marketplace participants, research collaborators, academic collaborators, industry partners, advertisers, event partners, or service providers where necessary to provide a feature, fulfill a transaction, support an event, conduct research, deliver sponsored content, provide marketplace services, or as otherwise disclosed to you.
14.5 Legal, Safety, and Compliance Disclosures
We may disclose information if we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to comply with law, regulation, legal process, subpoena, court order, governmental request, law-enforcement request, or professional obligation; to protect rights, property, safety, users, pets, Barkera, partners, or the public; to investigate fraud, abuse, security incidents, or policy violations; or to enforce agreements and policies.
14.6 Aggregated, De-Identified, Derived, or Synthetic Information
We may disclose aggregated, de-identified, anonymized, derived, statistical, modeled, or synthetic information for research, analytics, benchmarking, publication, advertising, marketing, product development, industry intelligence, educational, commercial, or other lawful purposes, provided such disclosure is not prohibited by applicable law.

15. Data Commercialization and Research Outputs
Barkera may create, own, use, sell, license, publish, distribute, commercialize, display, promote, market, or otherwise exploit research findings, industry intelligence, reports, benchmarks, trend analyses, analytics products, predictive models, educational resources, AI outputs, derived data, synthetic data, aggregated insights, and other outputs developed from or informed by information processed through the Services.
Such outputs may include, without limitation, breed-specific insights, pet-wellness trends, grooming benchmarks, nutrition trends, behavior insights, training patterns, insurance interests, travel insights, consumer preferences, marketplace benchmarks, community engagement reports, content performance insights, event summaries, expert knowledge products, educational datasets, and pet-industry indexes.
Barkera may use such outputs for internal business purposes, product development, investor materials, partner materials, academic collaboration, industry studies, sponsored research, marketing, media relations, enterprise products, subscriptions, licensing, reporting, or other commercial purposes.
Barkera will not knowingly disclose personal information within commercialized outputs in a manner prohibited by applicable law. Where outputs are intended for external disclosure or commercialization, Barkera may use aggregation, de-identification, anonymization, pseudonymization, suppression, thresholding, generalization, synthetic data generation, or other techniques as determined appropriate by Barkera.
Users acknowledge that Barkera may continue to use aggregated, de-identified, derived, modeled, synthetic, statistical, or benchmark outputs even after a user deletes an account or requests deletion of personal information, to the extent permitted by applicable law and provided such outputs do not identify the user in a manner prohibited by law.

16. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Barkera and its providers may use cookies, pixels, web beacons, tags, SDKs, local storage, session replay tools, analytics scripts, advertising identifiers, device identifiers, server logs, conversion APIs, and similar technologies to operate, secure, personalize, analyze, advertise, and improve the Services.
These technologies may be used to remember preferences, maintain sessions, authenticate users, support shopping carts, deliver content, detect fraud, measure performance, understand usage, improve functionality, personalize experiences, conduct analytics, deliver ads, measure advertising, attribute conversions, and support partner or sponsor campaigns.
Third-party providers may set or read cookies or similar technologies through the Services. Their use of such technologies may be governed by their own policies and settings. Barkera does not control all third-party tracking technologies or how third parties use data collected through them.
You may be able to control cookies through browser settings, device settings, mobile platform settings, consent tools, opt-out links, or other mechanisms. Blocking cookies may affect the availability or functionality of certain Services.
Barkera may provide a separate Cookie Policy or cookie preference tool if required by law or as determined appropriate. If Barkera implements such a tool, the choices available through that tool will apply as described in the tool or related notice.

17. International Transfers
Barkera is headquartered in the United States and currently intends to serve users primarily in the United States. If you access the Services from outside the United States, you understand that your information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in the United States and other jurisdictions where Barkera or its service providers operate.
Privacy laws in the United States and other jurisdictions may differ from those in your jurisdiction. By using the Services, you acknowledge that information may be processed in jurisdictions that may not provide the same level of data protection as your jurisdiction.
If Barkera later expands to Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom, or other international markets, Barkera may update this Privacy Policy, adopt supplemental notices, implement additional legal bases for processing, use transfer mechanisms, appoint representatives, or take other compliance steps as required by applicable law.
Barkera does not currently represent that the Services are intended for or directed to residents of jurisdictions outside the United States unless expressly stated in a separate notice or agreement.

18. Data Security
Barkera uses reasonable administrative, technical, organizational, and physical safeguards designed to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, destruction, or disclosure. These safeguards may include access controls, encryption, vendor controls, logging, monitoring, network protections, authentication, backup procedures, policies, and other measures appropriate to the nature of the information and Services.
No method of transmission, processing, or storage is completely secure. Barkera cannot guarantee that information will be secure from unauthorized access, cyberattacks, human error, technical failure, vendor failure, or other events.
Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of account credentials, using strong passwords, limiting access to devices, and promptly notifying Barkera of suspected unauthorized account access or security incidents.
In the event of a security incident involving personal information, Barkera will take steps it determines appropriate under the circumstances and will provide notices required by applicable law.

19. Data Retention
Barkera retains information for as long as reasonably necessary or appropriate for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to provide the Services, maintain accounts, support communities, process transactions, conduct research, develop AI systems, create aggregated or derived outputs, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, prevent fraud, maintain security, and support business operations.
Retention periods may vary based on the type of information, the context in which it was collected, legal requirements, contractual obligations, business needs, user settings, community rules, research requirements, backup schedules, audit requirements, and technical limitations.
Barkera may retain community content after account deletion where permitted by law, such as when content has been shared with others, incorporated into discussions, used for moderation or safety records, included in aggregated or de-identified outputs, required for legal compliance, or necessary to preserve community integrity.
Barkera may retain de-identified, aggregated, derived, synthetic, statistical, backup, archival, security, fraud-prevention, legal, or research information for longer periods where permitted by law.
When information is no longer needed, Barkera may delete, de-identify, aggregate, anonymize, archive, or otherwise process it in accordance with applicable policies and technical capabilities.

20. User Rights
Depending on where you reside and the laws that apply, you may have rights regarding your personal information, such as the right to request access, correction, deletion, portability, restriction, objection, withdrawal of consent, or information about certain disclosures.
Barkera currently intends to operate primarily in the United States. If a state consumer privacy law applies to Barkera or to a particular user, Barkera will provide rights and disclosures required by that law. Such rights may include the right to know or access personal information, correct inaccurate personal information, delete personal information, opt out of certain sales or sharing, opt out of targeted advertising, limit certain uses of sensitive personal information, or appeal a denied request, depending on the applicable law.
To submit a privacy request, contact Barkera at privacy@barkera.com or 954-828-9393. Barkera may require information to verify your identity and request before responding. Barkera may decline, limit, or charge for requests where permitted by law, including where requests are fraudulent, excessive, infeasible, unverifiable, or conflict with legal obligations, security needs, research obligations, community integrity, or rights of others.
Authorized agents may submit requests where permitted by applicable law, but Barkera may require proof of authorization and verification of the user’s identity.
Barkera will not discriminate against users for exercising privacy rights where prohibited by law. However, certain choices or requests may limit the availability or functionality of the Services.
20.1 California Notice
Barkera may not currently be subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, unless statutory thresholds or other applicability criteria are met. If Barkera becomes subject to California privacy law, Barkera will provide required notices, disclosures, rights mechanisms, and opt-out mechanisms. Categories of personal information Barkera may collect are described throughout this Privacy Policy and may include identifiers, customer records, commercial information, internet or electronic network activity, geolocation data, audio/visual information, professional information, inferences, sensitive personal information where applicable, and other categories described by law.
20.2 Florida Privacy Considerations
Barkera is a Florida corporation headquartered in Broward County. Florida law may impose data-security, breach-notification, unfair or deceptive practices, sector-specific, or other obligations. Florida’s Digital Bill of Rights may apply only if statutory thresholds and criteria are met. Barkera should periodically evaluate whether Florida privacy laws apply as its user base, revenue, advertising activities, and data practices evolve.
20.3 Marketing Choices
You may opt out of marketing emails by using unsubscribe links or contacting Barkera. You may opt out of eligible SMS marketing by replying STOP where supported. You may manage certain cookie or advertising preferences through browser controls, device settings, industry opt-out tools, or any preference tools Barkera makes available.

21. Children’s Privacy
The Services are intended for adults and are not directed to children under 13 years of age. Barkera does not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent as required by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and related rules.
If Barkera learns that it has collected personal information from a child under 13 without required consent, Barkera will take reasonable steps to delete the information or obtain appropriate consent as required by law.
Parents or guardians who believe a child under 13 has provided personal information to Barkera may contact privacy@barkera.com.
Certain content may be educational, family-oriented, pet-related, or accessible to younger audiences, but Barkera does not intend the Services to be child-directed unless a specific Service is expressly identified as such and accompanied by appropriate parental notice and consent mechanisms.

22. Changes to Policy
Barkera may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, products, Services, business model, legal obligations, industry practices, or other factors.
When we update the Privacy Policy, we will revise the Last Updated date. We may provide additional notice of material changes through the Services, email, account notices, pop-up notices, or other reasonable methods where required by law or determined appropriate by Barkera.
Your continued use of the Services after an updated Privacy Policy becomes effective means you acknowledge the updated Privacy Policy, to the extent permitted by applicable law. If you do not agree with an updated Privacy Policy, you should stop using the Services.

23. Contact Information
For privacy questions, requests, concerns, or complaints, contact Barkera using the information below:
Barkera Corp. DBA Barkera®
401 East Las Olas Blvd., STE 130-195
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
United States
Email: privacy@barkera.com
Phone: 954-828-9393
Please include your name, contact information, the nature of your request, and sufficient information to allow Barkera to locate your account or information and verify your request where required.