Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 4, 2026

1. Who we are

BarkLocal ("we," "us," or "our") operates barklocal.co, a directory of dog-friendly places across the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your choices.

2. Information we collect

We do not require you to create an account. If you contact us via email or a contact form, we collect your name and email address to respond to your message.

When you visit BarkLocal, our servers and third-party services may automatically collect:

  • Browser type, operating system, and device type
  • Pages visited and time spent on each page
  • Referring URL (the page you came from)
  • IP address (used to derive approximate geographic region only)
  • Cookies and similar tracking technologies (see Section 4)

3. How we use your information

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

  • To operate and improve BarkLocal — fix bugs, add cities, improve listings
  • To understand how visitors find and use the site (analytics)
  • To display relevant advertisements (see Section 5)
  • To respond to inquiries you send us
  • To comply with legal obligations

4. Cookies

BarkLocal uses cookies — small text files stored in your browser — for the following purposes:

You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings . You can also opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on .

Most browsers let you block or delete cookies via their settings. Note that blocking certain cookies may affect site functionality.

Analytics cookies: We use Google Analytics to understand aggregate traffic patterns (pages visited, session duration, geographic region). These cookies do not identify you personally.

Advertising cookies: We use Google AdSense to display ads. Google and its partners may use cookies to show you ads based on your prior visits to BarkLocal and other websites. Google

Preference cookies: Optional cookies that remember small UI preferences (e.g. your last-viewed city). We do not use these to track you across sites.

5. Advertising

BarkLocal is a participant in Google AdSense. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Google's use of the DoubleClick cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and other sites on the Internet.

Third-party vendors and ad networks may also use cookies, web beacons, and other technologies to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalise ad content. BarkLocal has no access to or control over these cookies.

For more information about how Google uses data when you use our site, see "How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps" .

6. Third-party services

BarkLocal uses the following third-party services, each with its own privacy policy:

7. Data retention

Analytics data is retained for 26 months. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months. We do not store personal data beyond what is necessary to operate the site.

9. Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@barklocal.co .

California residents may have additional rights under the CCPA. For inquiries, use the same email address above.

  • Request access to the personal data we hold about you
  • Request correction or deletion of your data
  • Object to or restrict certain processing
  • Data portability (where applicable)

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we'll update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of BarkLocal after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact us

Questions about this policy? Email us at privacy@barklocal.co .