Effective Date: June 19, 2026
Last Updated: June 19, 2026
Welcome to Dogelio Pets ("we," "our," or "us"). By accessing or using our website located at https://dogeliopets.com (the "Website"), you agree to comply with and be bound by the following Terms and Conditions (the "Terms"). Please read these Terms carefully. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, you must not use or access the Website.
1. Acceptance of the Terms
By browsing, accessing, or using the Website, registering an account, subscribing to our newsletter, posting comments, or submitting an application to our Author Reward Program, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms, as well as our Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, and Disclaimer. These Terms constitute a binding legal agreement between you and Dogelio Pets.
2. Website Purpose
Dogelio Pets is a bilingual (English and Spanish) online educational platform dedicated to dog care, puppy training, dog health, behavior, nutrition, and breed information. The content published on the Website is for educational and informational purposes only.
3. Eligibility and Minimum Age
By using this Website, you represent that you are at least 13 years of age (or 16 in the European Union). Registration of accounts and participation in the Author Reward Program are strictly limited to individuals who are at least 18 years of age and possess the legal capacity to enter into binding contracts under their local jurisdiction.
4. Educational Nature & No Veterinarian-Client Relationship
IMPORTANT: The educational content, breed guides, health articles, and behavioral tips provided on Dogelio Pets are for general informational purposes only. The Website does not provide veterinary medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. No information on this Website should be considered a substitute for professional veterinary advice, diagnosis, or medical examination. The use of this Website or communications with us via forms, emails, or comments does not create a veterinarian-client or professional-client relationship. You must always seek the advice of a qualified, licensed veterinarian regarding any questions you have about a dog's health or medical condition.
5. Permitted Use
We grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use the Website for personal, non-commercial purposes in accordance with these Terms. You may view, read, and print pages for your personal reference, provided you keep all copyright and proprietary notices intact.
6. Prohibited Conduct
You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities while using the Website:
- Violating any local, national, or international laws or regulations.
- Scraping, copying, duplicating, or extracting content from the Website using automated bots, crawlers, scripts, or spiders without our prior written authorization.
- Interfering with, disrupting, or damaging the integrity, security, or performance of the Website or its hosting servers.
- Uploading or transmitting malware, viruses, Trojan horses, spyware, or any other destructive software code.
- Submitting plagiarized content, spam, unsolicited promotional material, or fraudulent comments.
- Harassing, abusing, threatening, or defaming other users, authors, or team members.
- Attempting to bypass security systems, access restricted areas, or hack user accounts.
7. User Accounts and Security
If you register an account on Dogelio Pets, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials (username and password) and for all actions occurring under your account. You agree to notify us immediately at contact@dogeliopets.com of any unauthorized use of your account. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account at our sole discretion, without notice, if we suspect a violation of these Terms.
8. Comments and User Submissions
Registered users and visitors may post comments on the Website. By submitting comments, you grant Dogelio Pets a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide, and sublicensable license to publish, display, distribute, translate, and modify your submission. You represent that you own all rights to the comments you post and that they do not infringe any third-party rights. We moderate all comments and reserve the right to reject, edit, or delete any comment that violates our community standards, is off-topic, spam, or contains offensive language.
9. Contributor Submissions and the Author Reward Program
Approved contributors participating in the Author Reward Program can submit articles for publication. The program is governed by the following terms:
- Review and Approval: All articles are subject to rigorous human editorial review. We reserve the right to reject, edit, or remove any article at our discretion to maintain content quality and safety standards.
- Reward Earnings: Authors earn a payout rate of $0.25 USD per 1,000 valid page views generated by their articles, subject to traffic verification and anti-fraud protocols.
- Payout Methods: The default payout method is PayPal. The minimum payout threshold is $100 USD. Earnings are paid out upon request once the threshold is met, in accordance with our administrative schedule.
- AI Content Policy: Authors may use AI writing tools to assist with research or drafting, but all submissions must be thoroughly edited, original, factually verified, and pass our originality review. Plagiarism or unedited AI-generated dumps will result in immediate rejection, account suspension, and forfeiture of accrued earnings.
10. Intellectual Property Rights
All content published on the Website—including text, graphics, logos, layouts, buttons, icons, code, and databases—is the property of Dogelio Pets or its content creators and is protected by international copyright, trademark, and intellectual property laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works from, or publicly display any content from the Website without our express prior written permission, except as permitted under Section 11.
11. Limited Quotation and Linking Permissions
We encourage sharing our educational content. You are permitted to quote small excerpts of our articles (up to 150 words) on external websites or social platforms, provided you include a clear, active HTML backlink directly to the original article on https://dogeliopets.com. You may link to any public page on our Website, provided the link does not portray Dogelio Pets in a false, misleading, or derogatory manner.
12. Copyright Complaints and DMCA Requests
If you believe that any content published on the Website infringes your copyright, you may submit a formal notification to our designated agent at contact@dogeliopets.com. Your notice must include: a description of the copyrighted work, the specific URL containing the infringing material, your contact details, and a statement made under penalty of perjury that you are the authorized copyright owner.
13. Disclaimers of Warranties
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Website and all its content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We do not warrant that the Website will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free of viruses, or that the information provided is accurate, complete, or up-to-date.
14. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Dogelio Pets, its owners, operators, and contributors shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of your access to, use of, or inability to use the Website, including but not limited to damages for loss of profits, data, goodwill, or health issues arising from applying educational advice. In jurisdictions where limitations of liability are restricted, our liability is limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.
15. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms, and any dispute arising from your use of the Website, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Dominican Republic, without regard to its conflict of law principles. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, for the resolution of any legal disputes.
16. Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns regarding these Terms and Conditions, please contact us at:
Email: contact@dogeliopets.com
Location: Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic