Privacy Policy for Eastwood Ranch Foundation

    Introduction

    Eastwood Ranch Foundation (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is dedicated to finding adopters/homes for the animals we rescue. We are committed to protecting the privacy of our supporters, volunteers, adopters, and the general public. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information.

    Information We Collect

    • Personal Information: We may collect personal information such as name, address, email address, phone number, and payment information when you donate, volunteer, adopt an animal, or contact us.
    • Non-Personal Information: We may also collect non-personal information such as your IP address, browser type, and website usage information for analytics and website improvement purposes.

    How We Use Your Information

    • Fundraising: We use your information to process donations, send donation receipts, and provide updates about our work and the animals in our care.
    • Volunteer Management: We use volunteer information to manage volunteer schedules, communicate about volunteer opportunities, conduct background checks, and ensure the safety of our animals and volunteers.
    • Adoption Process: We use adopter information to facilitate the adoption process, conduct home visits, provide post-adoption support, and ensure the well-being of adopted animals.
    • Animal Care: We use information about animals in our care for medical records, treatment plans, and adoption profiles.
    • Communications: We use your information to send newsletters, event invitations, and other communications related to our mission and the animals in our care.
    • Website Improvement: We use non-personal information to analyze website traffic and user behavior and improve user experience through Google Analytics and Google Search Console. Google Analytics and Search Console collects information such as IP addresses, browser type, referring/exit pages, and operating system. This information is collected anonymously and is used to create reports about website activity. Google stores this information on its servers.
    • Mailchimp and Email Address Collection: We use Mailchimp to manage our email list. When you provide your email address, we collect it to send you newsletters, event invitations, and updates about our work. Mailchimp has security measures in place to protect your data. You can review Mailchimp’s privacy policy at https://mailchimp.com/legal/. You have the right to access, modify, or delete your email address from our Mailchimp list. Please contact us at Questions@eastwoodranch.org to exercise these rights.

    Information Sharing

    We do not sell or rent your personal information (phone numbers) and concent to third parties/affiliates or partners. We may share your information with trusted partners and service providers who assist us in our operations, such as veterinarians, animal transporters, and payment processors, but only to the extent necessary to perform their functions.

    Data Security

    We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.  

    Your Rights

    • Access and Correction: You have the right to access and correct your personal information.
    • Opt-Out: You can opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us.
    • Deletion: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information, subject to legal and operational requirements.

    Children’s Privacy

    Our website and services are not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.   

    Changes to This Privacy Policy

    We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on our website.   

    Contact Us

    If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at Questions@EastwoodRanch.org

    You are free to refuse our request for your personal information, with the understanding that we may be unable to provide you with some of your desired services.

    Your continued use of our website will be regarded as acceptance of our practices around privacy and personal information. If you have any questions about how we handle user data and personal information, feel free to contact us.

    This policy is effective as of August 2024.