thepetbarrier.com takes privacy and data protection issues seriously. We have designed this Privacy Policy to explain how we handle personally identifiable information collected from merchants who register for services and submit information to thepetbarrier.com through the Internet.

As the thepetbarrier.com services evolve, we may revise this policy, so please check back frequently. If you have questions about thepetbarrier.com privacy practices please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Scope of this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy covers thepetbarrier.com's treatment of personally identifiable information collected from merchants (hereafter "merchant" or "you") who use the thepetbarrier.com payment gateway services, as well as consumer information that we acquire in the course of our business. This Policy also covers the treatment of personally identifiable information that thepetbarrier.com's business partners may share with it.

This Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that thepetbarrier.com does not own or control, or to people that thepetbarrier.com does not employ or manage.

Information Collection and Use

thepetbarrier.com collects personally identifiable information when you purchase a unit from thepetbarrier.com. thepetbarrier.com may also receive personally identifiable information from its resellers and other business partners.

When you purchase from thepetbarrier.com, we ask for your contact information (such as your name, street address and email address), as well as certain information pertaining to your business, along with billing information such as a bank account and/or credit card number.

In the course of processing a payment transaction, we typically receive from the merchant or a financial institution information related to the transaction. This normally includes information about the payment that a consumer has furnished the merchant or financial institution in placing the order. We do not acquire any information directly from consumers through the thepetbarrier.com Web site.

The personally identifiable information we acquire in processing payment transactions varies according to the nature of the transaction and the way in which merchants or financial institutions are using our payment services. It may include, for example, the amount of the transaction, the consumer’s name, credit card number and expiration date, checking account number, billing address, and shipping address.

thepetbarrier.com uses the information collected to fulfill your order, to process payment transactions, to facilitate billing, and otherwise deliver the payment gateway services. Personally identifiable consumer information is used to process payment transactions and for no other purpose.

thepetbarrier.com does not sell products to children. Thepetbarrier.com does not request or knowingly collect personally identifiable contact information from anyone under the age of 13.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

Protecting personally identifiable information about merchants and consumers is an important part of our business. We share and disclose such information only as described below.

thepetbarrier.com sends personally identifiable information about you to other companies or people:: 1) when we have your consent to share the information; 2) when we need to share your information with third parties, such as banks and credit card processors, to provide the product you have requested; 3) in connection with products offered by thepetbarrier.com business partners and/or companies who work on behalf of thepetbarrier.com to provide the product to you; 4) it is appropriate to comply with law; 5) it is necessary to enforce or apply the terms and conditions of our Merchant Agreement and other applicable agreements; or 6) it is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of thepetbarrier.com, our users, or others, which may include the exchange of information with other organizations for fraud protection and/or risk reduction. In the event that thepetbarrier.com is acquired, merchant account information may be one of the transferred assets.

Information Security

Information security is critical to our business. We work to protect the security of your information during transmission by using a program that encrypts your information. We use firewalls and other security technology to prevent our computers from being accessed by unauthorized persons.

We also require that any personally identifiable consumer information sent to us by you be encrypted.

It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your Login ID/password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer and otherwise protect the password used to access the thepetbarrier.com.