Privacy Policy

Welcome to the Animal Friends Rescue Project (AFRP). AFRP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (tax ID 77-0491141) that is based in Pacific Grove, CA. We are dedicated to finding good permanent homes for abandoned, stray and abused companion animals and ending the pet overpopulation crisis through focused spay/neuter programs. We work with our local community and animal shelters to identify and assist the dogs and cats most in need of a helping hand.  

In Part I of this Privacy Statement, we set forth AFRP's Privacy Policy as to Personal Information which we collect online through www.animalfriendsrescue.org or other AFRP websites which link to this Privacy Statement from their site (collectively, "AFRP Websites"). 

In Part II of this Privacy Statement, we set forth AFRP's Privacy Policy as to Personal Information which we collect other than through AFRP Websites. 

"Personal Information", is any information that enables us to identify you, directly or indirectly, by reference to an identifier such as your name, identification number, location data, online identifier or one or more factors specific to you. Personal Information includes "sensitive Personal Information" and "pseudonymized Personal Information" but excludes anonymous information or information that has had the identity of an individual permanently removed.

Your use of the AFRP Websites and/or provision of your Personal Information or sensitive Personal Information to AFRP constitutes your consent to the use, storage, processing and transfer of that information in accordance with this Privacy Statement.

QUESTIONS

If you have any questions or complaints regarding this Privacy Statement or any questions about the AFRP Websites, please contact us at info@animalfriendsrescue.org, by phone at 831-333-0722 or send a letter to:

Animal Friends Rescue Project
PO Box 51083 
Pacific Grove, California 93950 

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT

We will update this Privacy Statement from time to time, so please check back periodically.

If at any point we decide to use Personal Information in a manner that is materially different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will endeavor to notify you of such changes (e.g., we will post a revised Privacy Statement with a new effective date, display the word "updated" next to the Privacy Policy link on each page on the AFRP Websites, or otherwise) prior to implementing them. 

PART I – AFRP WEBSITES PRIVACY POLICY

Throughout AFRP Websites, there are forms for visitors to request information, products, and services. We use Personal Information from these forms to provide the products, promotional materials, or memberships that you request.

Forms on the AFRP Websites that request financial information do so in order to bill you for products or services ordered. Unique identifiers (such as your email) are collected from website visitors to verify the user's identity for access to restricted content or features on the AFRP Websites.

This Privacy Policy discloses AFRP's privacy practices and contains detailed information about the following:

  • What information do we collect?
  • What are "cookies" and how does AFRP use them?
  • Do we share information with third parties?
  • How do we use the information we collect?
  • How can you review and modify your Personal Information?
  • What is the opt-out policy for AFRP Websites?
  • Your California privacy rights 
  1. What information do we collect?

AFRP Websites collect the following Personal Information about site visitors: 

a) Site Use Information

AFRP collects technical information relating to each time a visitor comes to a AFRP Website, including IP address, browser type and version, time zone settings, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform type (e.g., Internet Explorer browser on a Windows platform).

We may also collect information about your visit, including pages you viewed or searched for, page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), methods used to browse away from the page, and any phone number used to call our customer service number.

Gathering this technical information helps us to learn what browsers we need to support and helps us determine what sections of AFRP Websites are most popular and how many visitors come to our site(s). You do not have to register with AFRP Websites before we can collect this information. 

b) Information Provided to AFRP

You may provide Personal Information to us which may include your name, home and/or work email address, postal address, phone number and/or fax number, demographic information about you, and if you are making a donation, your credit card or bank information. Such information is only required to take advantage of optional services provided through AFRP Websites.

  1. What are "cookies" and how does AFRP use them?

A cookie is a small text file containing a unique identification number that is transferred from a website to the hard drive of your computer. This unique number identifies your web browser to AFRP computers whenever you visit AFRP Websites.

The use of cookies is an industry standard, and cookies are currently used on most major websites. Most web browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. If you prefer, you can reset your browser to notify you when you have received a cookie. You can also set your browser to refuse to accept cookies altogether.

While AFRP does not require you to use cookies, keep in mind that certain services will not function properly if you set your browser to refuse all cookies. To help serve you better, AFRP generally uses cookies to identify return visitors.

Please follow the links below to helpful information for the most popular browsers:

 

  1. Do we share information with third parties?

Personal Information collected through AFRP Websites is generally collected and maintained solely by AFRP or its contracted vendors.

We may share Personal Information in the following ways: 

a) Information You Give Us

    1. Personal Information provided when you register for services or make donations. When you provide Personal Information about you on AFRP Websites to register for a service, volunteer, submit an application (i.e., job application, foster application, adoption application), or make a donation, AFRP will share such Personal Information as necessary to the complete the transaction requested by you.

AFRP does not sell Personal Information related to any donations.  AFRP and will only share such Personal Information as necessary to process your donation or application, to recognize you as a donor (unless you choose to remain anonymous), or as otherwise instructed by you.

    1. Information provided when you apply for employment with AFRP.  If you apply for a position with AFRP, you provide Personal Information required to verify your employment qualifications, including copies of your Resume or CV, in order to do required background checks and education and employment verification, including your employment status, as required by law or AFRP policy.  

AFRP does not sell or share Personal Information related to employment applications except as necessary to process the application, to conduct the required background checks and education and employment verification, or as necessary to comply with legal obligations.

  1. How do we use the information we collect?

We use your Personal Information according to the terms of the Privacy Policy in effect at the time of our use. We will only process your Personal Information, including sharing it with third parties, where (1) you have provided your consent which can be withdrawn at any time, (2) we are required by law, (3) processing is required to protect your vital interests or those of another person, or (4) processing is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate commercial interests, provided your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

We use Personal Information for the following purposes:

a) Information You Give Us

We use the Personal Information you give us:

  1. to provide you with the information, products, and services you request from us .
  2. to respond to your questions and provide related customer services.
  3. to improve the AFRP Websites...
  4. to administer and protect our business and websites (including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, system maintenance, support, reporting and hosting of data).
  5. for those who apply for employment with AFRP, to process your employment application, including background checks and education and employment verification, as applicable.
  6. to comply with all applicable laws or legal processes, including providing information on individual users to the appropriate governmental authorities where required by law enforcement or judicial authorities. 

b) Site Use Information

AFRP uses aggregate, anonymous data to perform statistical analyses of the collective characteristics and behavior of visitors to AFRP Websites; to measure user interests regarding specific areas of AFRP Websites; and to analyze how and where best to use our resources.

Without such data, we would not know which parts of AFRP Websites are the most popular, and we would not be able to change and update the content and services appropriately.

c) Exceptions  

On occasion, AFRP collects Personal Information through AFRP Websites with the intent to afford a greater degree of privacy for such information than is otherwise set forth in this privacy policy. 

In those relatively rare situations where AFRP does so it will clearly disclose to you at the time it collects such information, what degree of privacy will be afforded to the Personal Information collected at such time; and AFRP will follow a process to assure that the specifically disclosed degree of privacy is in fact afforded to such information. 

For example, AFRP may collect survey information through a survey where AFRP's use of any Personal Information from that survey is more limited than the general AFRP Privacy Statement would otherwise allow; in such a case, AFRP will disclose the stricter privacy policy governing that survey information at the time such Personal Information is collected from the survey respondent.

  1. How can you review and modify your Personal Information?

You have the following options for modifying or causing to be deleted Personal Information or demographic information previously provided by you to AFRP.

  1. E-mail: info@animalfriendsrescue.org
  2. Send mail to the following postal address: AFRP, PO Box 51083, Pacific Grove, California 93950, ATTN: Website Privacy Policy.
  3. Call: 831-333-0722.
  1. What is the opt-out policy for AFRP Websites?

AFRP provides members and customers with the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us and our partners. If you no longer wish to receive specific communications or services, you have the following options:

  1. You can send an e-mail to: info@animalfriendsrescue.org
  2. You can send mail to the following postal address: AFRP, PO Box 51083, Pacific Grove, California 93950, ATTN: Website Privacy Policy.
  3. You can call the following telephone number(s): 831-333-0722.

Instructions for opting out of any e-mail newsletter you receive are included with each e-mail.

  1. Your California Privacy Rights

For California Residents Only.  AFRP may disclose your Personal Information to our subsidiaries or other third parties who may use that information to market directly to you.  As a California resident, you have the right to opt-out of having your Personal Information licensed to such third parties.  We will not share your information after we have received your notification that you are opting out.  If you wish to opt-out you have the following options:

  1. You can send an e-mail to: info@animalfriendsrescue.org
  2. You can send mail to the following postal address: AFRP, PO Box 51083, Pacific Grove, California 93950, ATTN: Website Privacy Policy.
  3. You can call the following telephone number(s): 831-333-0722. 

PART II – AFRP PRIVACY POLICY FOR INFORMATION COLLECTED OTHER THAN THROUGH AFRP WEBSITES

If you submit Personal Information to AFRP through any channel other than AFRP Websites, the same privacy rules set forth at Part I above for AFRP Websites will be applied to such Personal Information you submit through channels other than AFRP Websites (including without limitation your opt-out rights at Part I, Section 6 above), except as follows:

  1. The "cookies" and other tracking devices used by AFRP Websites and described in Part I above do not apply to Personal Information gathered through channels other than AFRP Websites.
  2. Hardcopy Personal Information provided to AFRP which is not converted to electronic media and hosted by AFRP will be subject to different security procedures than will stored electronic Personal Information.
  3. When AFRP collects Personal Information through channels other than AFRP Websites it may in some instances apply a different privacy policy to such information; but where it does so it shall conspicuously disclose to you at the time of collection what privacy policy will apply to such information.  For example, AFRP may collect survey information through a survey where AFRP's use of any Personal Information from that survey is more limited than the general AFRP Privacy Statement would otherwise allow; in such a case AFRP will disclose the stricter privacy policy governing that survey information at the time such Personal Information is collected from the survey respondent.

Google Privacy and Terms of Service Notice.

ARFP Websites use Google services and technologies and the Google Privacy and Terms of Service Apply:  https://policies.google.com/

 Google Analytics Privacy and Terms of Service Notice.

ARFP Websites use Google Analytics and the Google Privacy and Terms of Service Apply:  https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-site

Intuit Mailchimp Disclosures

ARFP Websites use Mailchimp Marketing Platforms and the Intuit Mailchimp Privacy Policy and Terms of Service Apply: 

Intuit Mailchimp Privacy Policies:  https://www.intuit.com/privacy/statement/

Intuit Mailchimp Terms of Use:  https://mailchimp.com/legal/

Privacy Policy Effective August 18, 2022.