Brightside Animal Rescue respects the privacy of our adopters, donors, volunteers, foster families, supporters, community members, and website visitors. This Privacy Policy describes the types of personal information we may collect, how we use and protect that information, when it may be shared, and the choices available to you.
1. Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with Brightside Animal Rescue, we may collect information including:
Adopters, Foster Families, and Applicants
- Name, address, email address, and telephone number
- Household and housing information relevant to an adoption or foster application
- Landlord or property information when applicable
- Information about household members and current or previous pets
- Personal or veterinary references
- Other information voluntarily provided in connection with an application or animal placement
Donors and Supporters
- Name, mailing or billing address, email address, and telephone number
- Donation amount, date, campaign designation, and giving history
- Information necessary to process and acknowledge contributions
- Payment information submitted through secure third-party payment processors
Volunteers, Event Participants, and Newsletter Subscribers
- Name and contact information
- Volunteer, event, or program information
- Communication preferences
- Other information voluntarily submitted through our forms or communications
Website Information
Our website and service providers may automatically collect certain technical information, such as browser type, device information, IP address, pages visited, referring website, and similar information used to operate, secure, and understand the use of our website.
2. How We Use Your Information
Brightside Animal Rescue may use personal information to:
- Review and process adoption and foster applications
- Coordinate animal placements, meet-and-greets, appointments, and follow-up communications
- Verify information relevant to an adoption or foster placement
- Process donations and issue acknowledgments or tax receipts
- Administer volunteer, foster, community, and educational programs
- Communicate about Brightside Animal Rescue programs, animals, events, fundraising campaigns, and organizational updates
- Respond to questions, requests, and other communications
- Maintain appropriate organizational, financial, animal-care, and legal records
- Improve and protect our website, systems, programs, and services
- Comply with applicable legal, regulatory, contractual, and reporting requirements
3. Donor Privacy
Brightside Animal Rescue respects the privacy of our donors and supporters.
We do not sell, rent, trade, or lease donor lists or donor personal information to third parties for their independent commercial or marketing purposes.
Donor information may be shared with service providers when necessary to process donations, maintain records, provide requested services, or otherwise support Brightside Animal Rescue’s operations.
4. When We May Share Information
Brightside Animal Rescue may share personal information when reasonably necessary with:
Service providers that support our website, communications, fundraising, payment processing, shelter management, database management, and other organizational functions
Veterinary clinics, microchip registries, animal control or licensing agencies, rescue organizations, and other animal-welfare partners when necessary for an animal’s care, placement, transfer, licensing, or identification
Professional advisors and other parties assisting Brightside Animal Rescue with legitimate organizational, financial, legal, or administrative matters
- Government agencies, law enforcement, courts, or other parties when disclosure is required or permitted by law
Other parties when necessary to protect the rights, safety, property, animals, or legitimate interests of Brightside Animal Rescue or others
We expect service providers receiving personal information on our behalf to use it only for appropriate purposes and to maintain reasonable safeguards.
5. Payment Information and Security
Online donations and other financial transactions may be processed through secure third-party payment providers. Brightside Animal Rescue does not intentionally store complete credit or debit card numbers on its website servers.
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information. However, no website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
6. Email Communications
If you subscribe to Brightside Animal Rescue emails or otherwise agree to receive organizational communications, we may send information about animals, programs, events, volunteer opportunities, fundraising campaigns, community activities, and other Brightside Animal Rescue news.
You may unsubscribe from promotional email communications at any time by using the Unsubscribe link included in applicable emails or by contacting us at info@example.com.
Unsubscribing from promotional communications may not prevent us from sending necessary transactional or administrative communications, such as donation receipts, adoption or foster communications, volunteer-related information, or responses to requests you initiate.
7. Telephone and Text Communications
If you provide Brightside Animal Rescue with a telephone number, we may use it to communicate with you regarding an inquiry, adoption or foster application, volunteer activity, appointment, animal-related matter, donation, event, or other interaction with Brightside Animal Rescue.
Where applicable, you may request that we stop sending text messages by replying STOP or by contacting us directly.
8. Cookies and Website Technologies
Our website and third-party service providers may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, understand website traffic and usage, improve functionality, and help protect against fraud or misuse.
Your browser may allow you to block or delete cookies. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of portions of the website.
9. Your Privacy Choices
You may contact Brightside Animal Rescue to:
- Update or correct your contact information
- Change your communication preferences
- Unsubscribe from promotional communications
- Ask questions about information we maintain about you
- Request deletion of certain personal information, when appropriate and legally permissible
Certain information may need to be retained for legitimate business, animal-care, financial, tax, insurance, contractual, or legal purposes.
10. Children’s Privacy
Our website is intended for a general audience. Brightside Animal Rescue does not knowingly collect personal information online directly from children under 13 without appropriate parental or guardian involvement or consent. Parents or guardians who believe a child has provided personal information to us may contact us using the information below.
11. Links to Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties. Brightside Animal Rescue is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites. We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of websites they visit.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
Brightside Animal Rescue may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or organizational operations. The effective date at the top of this policy indicates when it was most recently updated.
13. Contact Brightside Animal Rescue
Questions about this Privacy Policy, personal information, or communication preferences may be directed to:
Brightside Animal Rescue, 123 Main Street, Anytown, CA 95000. Email: info@example.com. Phone: (555) 555-0150.