Anji Barton Dog Training (“ABDT,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide to us.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store, and protect personal information when you visit anjibartondogtraining.com, contact us, book or purchase our services, participate in training programs or classes, purchase digital products or memberships, or otherwise interact with ABDT.

By using our Website or services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with ABDT, we may collect the following types of information.

Information You Provide Directly

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you:

• contact us by email, telephone, text message, contact form, or other communication method;
• book or purchase a training service;
• register for a class, course, membership, or program;
• purchase a digital product;
• complete an intake form, questionnaire, survey, or training tracker;
• subscribe to our newsletter or other communications;
• create an account;
• communicate with us about your dog or training needs; or
• otherwise provide information to us in connection with our services.

This may include:

• your name;
• email address;
• telephone number;
• billing and payment information;
• address or general location where relevant to providing services;
• information about your dog, including name, age, breed, health or behavioural information, training history, and other information you choose to provide;
• information about your household or other individuals where relevant to your dog’s training;
• communications and correspondence with ABDT; and
• other information you voluntarily provide.

Information About Your Dog

Although information about your dog is not generally personal information in the same way information about an individual is, information about your dog may be associated with you and may therefore be treated as personal information when it identifies or can reasonably be connected to you.

We may collect information about your dog’s:

• name, age, breed, sex, and history;
• behaviour and training needs;
• health information that you voluntarily provide where relevant to training;
• veterinary or behavioural information relevant to the services you request;
• household environment and routines;
• training progress and goals; and
• photographs, videos, or other information you voluntarily provide.

Please do not provide information that is not reasonably necessary for us to provide our services.

2. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our Website, certain information may be collected automatically through cookies, analytics tools, pixels, server logs, and similar technologies.

This information may include:

• IP address;
• browser type;
• device type;
• operating system;
• approximate geographic information;
• pages visited;
• links clicked;
• referring websites;
• date and time of visits;
• time spent on pages;
• Website interactions; and
• other technical or usage information.

We may use this information to understand how visitors use our Website, maintain Website security, troubleshoot technical problems, improve our Website and services, and measure the effectiveness of our marketing.

3. Cookies, Analytics, and Advertising Technologies

Our Website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small data files stored on your device that can help a website recognize your browser, remember preferences, understand Website usage, and provide certain functionality.

We may use analytics and advertising services, which may include services such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, advertising platforms, social media pixels, and other third-party technologies.

These services may collect information about your Website activity and may use cookies or similar technologies for analytics, attribution, measurement, personalization, or advertising purposes.

Third-party providers operate according to their own privacy policies and terms. We do not control how these third parties process information once it is collected by their services.

Where required by applicable law, we will obtain appropriate consent for the use of cookies or similar technologies.

You can also adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies, although doing so may affect Website functionality.

4. How and Why We Use Your Information

We collect and use personal information for purposes that are reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, including to:

• provide the services, products, classes, courses, and memberships you request;
• process bookings and payments;
• communicate with you about your services, purchases, appointments, and account;
• understand your dog’s training needs;
• prepare training plans, recommendations, session notes, and follow-up materials;
• administer classes, programs, and memberships;
• provide customer support;
• maintain business and transaction records;
• improve our Website, services, programs, and products;
• understand how our Website and marketing perform;
• send newsletters, educational content, promotions, and marketing communications where permitted;
• prevent fraud, misuse, or unauthorized activity;
• protect the security and integrity of our Website and business;
• comply with legal, regulatory, insurance, or professional obligations; and
• establish, exercise, or defend legal claims or rights.

We will not use personal information for purposes unrelated to those described in this Privacy Policy without obtaining additional consent where required.

5. Session Recordings & AI-Assisted Documentation

As part of providing dog training services, ABDT may audio-record training sessions in which a client participates.

Why We Record Sessions

Session recordings may be used to:

• accurately document information discussed during a training session;
• create customized training plans and recommendations;
• prepare session notes and follow-up communications;
• ensure important information discussed during a session is not missed or incorrectly remembered; and
• maintain accurate business records.

Recording and Transcription

Session recordings may be made using recording devices or services such as PLAUD.

Where transcription or AI-assisted summarization is requested, the recording or information necessary to provide those services may be securely transmitted to PLAUD and its applicable technology and AI service providers for processing.

PLAUD’s current documentation identifies third-party AI providers that may be involved in transcription and AI-assisted processing. PLAUD states that information submitted for AI processing is not used to train or improve AI models unless the user has expressly consented to such use.

For more information about PLAUD’s handling of information, please refer to PLAUD’s current privacy and AI data usage policies.

Use of Recordings and Transcripts

ABDT may use recordings, transcripts, and AI-generated summaries for purposes related to providing and documenting our dog training services, including:

• preparing customized training plans;
• preparing session notes;
• preparing follow-up communications;
• documenting training progress; and
• maintaining business records.

We will not use session recordings or transcripts for advertising, marketing, public distribution, or unrelated purposes without obtaining additional consent.

AI-assisted tools may be used to help organize, summarize, or transform session information into training documentation. AI-generated content is reviewed by ABDT and does not replace the trainer’s professional judgment.

Storage and Processing

Recordings, transcripts, and summaries may be stored on the recording device, within the applicable application, or in cloud storage depending on the services and settings being used.

Information processed through third-party services may be stored or processed outside Canada, including in jurisdictions such as the United States or other countries where those service providers operate.

ABDT does not control the privacy practices of third-party service providers and recommends that clients review the privacy policies of services such as PLAUD where appropriate.

Retention

ABDT will retain recordings, transcripts, and related information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which they were collected, or as required for legitimate business, legal, insurance, or record-keeping purposes.

When information is no longer required, ABDT will take reasonable steps to securely delete or dispose of it.

Your Choices

Clients may request that a particular training session not be recorded.

Choosing not to have a session recorded will not prevent you from receiving training services. In that circumstance, ABDT may rely on written notes and observations when preparing session documentation and training plans.

If other individuals participate in a training session, they should be informed that the session may be recorded and should provide any consent required before participating.

6. Email, Text Messages, and Other Communications

If you communicate with us by email, telephone, text message, contact form, or other electronic means, we may retain the content of those communications and the associated contact information.

We use this information to:

• respond to inquiries;
• provide customer service;
• communicate about appointments and services;
• administer your account or purchases;
• send requested information; and
• maintain appropriate business records.

Marketing Communications

If you subscribe to our newsletter or otherwise provide consent to receive marketing communications, we may send you educational content, news, promotions, product information, and other communications from ABDT.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link provided in the email or by contacting us.

Unsubscribing from marketing communications does not prevent us from sending transactional or service-related communications that are necessary to provide services you have purchased or requested.

Where required by applicable law, we will obtain consent before sending commercial electronic messages.

7. Payment Information

Payments for ABDT services and products may be processed through third-party payment processors.

We generally do not store complete credit card numbers or payment card security information on our own systems.

Payment information may be collected and processed directly by the applicable payment provider in accordance with its own privacy policy and security practices.

We may receive limited payment-related information, such as:

• payment status;
• transaction amount;
• date of transaction;
• payment method;
• billing information; and
• transaction or order identifiers.

We use this information to process purchases, provide services, maintain financial records, and address payment-related issues.

8. Third-Party Service Providers

ABDT uses third-party service providers to operate our Website and business and to provide services to clients.

Depending on the services you use, these providers may include providers for:

• Website hosting;
• Website analytics;
• appointment scheduling and booking;
• payment processing;
• email marketing and communications;
• text messaging;
• membership management;
• digital product delivery;
• cloud storage;
• customer relationship management;
• transcription and AI-assisted documentation; and
• other business administration functions.

We provide personal information to service providers only where reasonably necessary for them to provide services to us or to perform functions on our behalf.

Third-party providers may process or store information outside Canada and are subject to their own privacy policies and legal obligations.

We do not sell personal information to third parties.

9. Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose personal information where reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

This may include disclosure to:

• service providers acting on our behalf;
• payment processors;
• technology and software providers;
• professional advisors such as accountants, lawyers, or insurers;
• government or regulatory authorities where required by law;
• courts or other parties where necessary to establish, exercise, or defend legal rights; or
• a successor to ABDT in connection with a sale, merger, restructuring, or other transfer of some or all of the business.

We may also disclose information where we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to prevent fraud, protect the safety of a person or animal, protect our rights or property, or comply with a legal obligation.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.

10. How We Protect Your Information

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

These measures may include:

• using reputable third-party service providers;
• using password protection and access controls;
• using secure connections where available;
• limiting access to information to those who reasonably require it;
• maintaining reasonable device and account security; and
• securely deleting or disposing of information when it is no longer required.

No method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted to or stored by us or our service providers.

11. Email Security

Email is not a completely secure method of communication.

Please avoid sending highly sensitive information by ordinary email unless it is reasonably necessary to communicate that information to us.

We will take reasonable steps to protect information contained in our email communications and will use reasonable security measures appropriate to the circumstances.

12. Retention of Personal Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, provide services, maintain appropriate business and financial records, resolve disputes, establish or defend legal claims, comply with legal obligations, or otherwise meet legitimate business requirements.

Different types of information may be retained for different periods.

When personal information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to securely delete, destroy, or anonymize it.

Some information may remain in backups or archival systems for a limited period in accordance with our normal backup and security procedures.

13. Your Privacy Rights and Requests

Depending on applicable privacy law, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including the right to:

• request access to personal information we hold about you;
• request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
• ask questions about how your information is collected, used, or disclosed;
• withdraw consent where processing is based on consent, subject to legal or contractual limitations; and
• request deletion of information where applicable.

To make a privacy request, please contact us using the contact information below.

We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

Some information may need to be retained where required by law or where we have a legitimate reason to retain it.

14. Children’s Privacy

Our services are intended for adults and are not directed toward children.

We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under the age of 13.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate consent, please contact us and we will take reasonable steps to address the situation.

15. Links to Third-Party Websites

Our Website may contain links to websites, applications, or services operated by third parties.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites or services.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party websites before providing them with personal information.

16. International Processing

Some of our service providers may store or process personal information outside Canada.

As a result, personal information may be subject to the laws of jurisdictions outside Canada and may be accessible to courts, law enforcement, or regulatory authorities in those jurisdictions in accordance with applicable law.

Where we use third-party service providers, we take reasonable steps to select reputable providers and to protect personal information in accordance with applicable privacy requirements.

17. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our business, services, technology, legal requirements, or privacy practices.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

If we make material changes to how we collect, use, or disclose personal information, we may provide additional notice where appropriate.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

18. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, how we handle your personal information, or a privacy request, please contact:

Anji Barton Dog Training
Email: bark@anjibartondogtraining.com
Website: anjibartondogtraining.com

Last updated: August 2026