Effective Date: December 11, 2025
Welcome to Pet Chommie (the “Site” or “Service”), operated by Pet Chommie (“we,” “us,” or “our”). Pet Chommie is a platform where pets and their humans connect through community features, marketplaces, directories, events, news, and more. These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of our website at https://pet.chommie.site, including all content, features, and services (collectively, the “Service”). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.
You must be at least 18 years old or the age of majority in your jurisdiction to use the Service, create an account, post content, or engage in transactions. By using the Service, you represent that you meet these requirements. Parents or guardians may supervise minors but are responsible for their actions.
You agree not to:
The Service is provided “as is” without warranties. We do not guarantee accuracy (e.g., pet advice is general; consult vets), completeness, or pet safety.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including lost profits or pet-related issues.
You agree to indemnify us against claims from your use, UGC, transactions, or violations.
We may terminate your access for any reason. Sections surviving termination include IP, disclaimers, and liability.
We may update these Terms; continued use constitutes acceptance. We’ll notify via email or Site notice.
Governed by the laws of the State of Western Cape, South Africa.
Disputes resolved via arbitration in South Africa or courts if arbitration inapplicable.
For questions, email hello@pet.chommie.site or use our contact form.
At Pet Chommie (“we,” “us,” or “our”), we value your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when using https://pet.chommie.site or our services (the “Service”), including community, marketplace, directory, events, and news features. By using the Service, you consent to these practices.
We do not sell data. We may share with:
We use measures like encryption and access controls, but no system is fully secure. Report issues to hello@pet.chommie.site.
Retained as needed (e.g., active accounts indefinitely; transaction data for 7 years) or per legal requirements.
Not for children under 13 (or 16 in some areas). We do not knowingly collect their data; parents contact us for removal.
Data may be transferred to [Your Country, e.g., US] with safeguards like standard contractual clauses.
Plugins like EmbedPress or third-party links have their own policies; review them.
Updates posted here; major changes notified via email.
For questions or rights requests, email hello@pet.chommie.site or use our contact form.
Our website address is: https://pet.chommie.site.
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.