- Animals First Aid NFP is a qualified 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.
Date of Last Revision: 1st March,
2024.
Welcome to the websites, mobile
applications, or widgets (collectively, the “Platform”) operated and owned by Animals
First Aid NFP (including its subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, and service
providers, collectively, “Animals First Aid - AFA,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).
Animals First Aid - AFA or Animals First Aid NFP provides a platform through its website at www.AnimalsFirstAid.org
and attendant mobile applications (collectively, with any new features and
applications, the “Platform”) and related services (collectively, with the
Platform, the “Animals First Aid - AFA Services”). The Platform provides
information about Animals First Aid - AFA, and explains how users can post a
fundraiser, accept monetary donations, and details our related services
(together with the Platform, the “Services”) to users and visitors (“you” or
“your”).
This Privacy Notice (the “Notice”)
describes and governs how we collect, use, share, and protect information
collected in the context of our Services. By using any part of the Services,
you acknowledge the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as
outlined in this Notice. To the extent allowed by law, the English version of
this Notice is binding and its translations in other languages are for convenience
only; in case of discrepancies between the English version of this Notice and
its translations, the English version shall prevail.
Information
We Collect
As further described below, when you
use or otherwise access the Services, we collect information in multiple ways,
including when you provide information directly to us and when we passively
collect information from your browser or device (e.g., by logging how you
interact with our Services).
A.
Information That You Provide Directly to Us:
I. Registration Information: When you register for our Services
or open an account or allow us to sign up on partner's behalf for which, we collect your email address, login details, zip code,
country, phone number (for multi-factor authentication and important messages),
and any information you choose to provide us (such as a profile picture).
II. Creation of a Fundraiser:
All such information is used solely for the purpose of operating the Platform and conducting fundraising activities, including publication on the AFA website and distribution through AFA’s official communication channels, including but not limited to email campaigns and social media platforms. AFA does not sell, license, or otherwise commercialise such content, nor does it disclose the information to third parties except as required for Platform operation, compliance with applicable laws, or as expressly permitted under this Privacy Policy and the Platform’s Terms & Conditions.
By submitting or authorising the submission of content, the organisation or individual represents and warrants that it holds all necessary rights, permissions, and authority to allow AFA to use such content for the purposes stated above, and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless AFA against any claims arising from the use of such content in accordance with this Policy.
III. Setting Up Withdrawals: When you are the beneficiary or
recipient of funds from a fundraiser, we collect your contact details, zip
code, country, phone number, and any information you choose to provide us. Our
payment processors collect your bank details and other necessary information
for setting up withdrawals.
IV. Donation Information: When you donate to a fundraiser, we collect your contact details, zip code, country, and any information you choose to provide us. But your card information is securely encrypted and stored by our payment processor (Authorize.Net) in compliance with PCI-DSS standards. This is done solely to facilitate any future refunds or donation adjustments, and your full card details are never accessible to us.
V. Public Communications: You can post comments, leave
feedback, send thank-you notes, or otherwise communicate with other users
through our Platform. Any content you choose to post becomes public information
by default.
VI. Communications to Animals First
Aid - AFA: If you contact us with questions
about our Services, customer support, or other inquiries, we collect the
information you provide, such as your contact details and message contents.
VII. Information Relating to Other
Parties: You can provide us with information
relating to other parties, such as names, email addresses, or phone numbers of
your contacts, for referral or communication purposes.
VIII. Sensitive Information: You may choose to provide sensitive
information (e.g., political opinions, race, ethnicity, health information, or
religious beliefs) in relation to your fundraiser or donation. By providing
such information, you consent to its processing by Animals First Aid - AFA
and/or our service providers.
IX. Biometric Information: For identity verification and fraud
prevention, our vendors may collect your government-issued ID and employ facial
recognition technology. This information is maintained by the service providers
performing these services.
X. Data from Other Services: We may use vendors to improve the
quality of our customer database for service improvement and verification
purposes. If you wish to opt out of these efforts (excluding verification and
fraud prevention), please contact us.
XI. Third-Party Partnerships and Information Disclaimer
At Animals First Aid NFP, we strive to foster relationships with shelters and rescue organizations solely to further our mission of supporting animal welfare. Any contact we initiate with partnering shelters, or any shelter contacting us, occurs without malintent and often results from publicly available information or voluntary outreach. We do not claim exclusivity over partnerships, and any resemblance to relationships or contacts maintained by other organizations is purely coincidental. We disclaim any responsibility if similar connections overlap with those of other entities. Furthermore, we reserve the right to contact any organization or accept communications from them, regardless of prior or ongoing partnerships with other groups, as part of our commitment to helping animals.
Our
Use of Information Collected
We use the information collected to:
- Provide, operate, and maintain
the Services.
- Improve, personalize, and
expand our Services.
- Understand and analyze how you
use our Services.
- Develop new products, services,
features,
We will not share your opt-in to an SMS campaign with any third party for purposes unrelated to providing you with the services of that campaign. We may share your Personal Data, including your SMS opt-in or consent status, with third parties that help us provide our messaging services, including but not limited to platform providers, phone companies, and any other vendors who assist us in the delivery of text messages.
All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.
Information
That is Passively or Automatically Collected
I.
Device & Usage Information
When you interact with Animals First
Aid - AFA through the Services, we automatically receive and store certain
information from devices that you use to access the Services. This information
is collected passively by using various technologies and includes:
- Type of geolocation information
- Internet browser or mobile
device you use
- Any website from which you have
come to the Services
- Your operating system
- Location data through an IP
address that identifies the city and state where you logged into the
Platform or your precise geo-location if you have permitted your mobile
device to provide that information to us.
This information is stored in
databases owned and maintained by Animals First Aid - AFA, and/or its agents or
service providers.
II.
Location Information
When you use the Services to
organize a fundraiser, you may be required to provide your zip code, city or
town, and state or province of residence. Other users of the Services can view
this information in connection with the fundraiser if it is made available
within Animals First Aid - AFA’s Public Search Directory. We also use your
location information as described above under “Device & Usage Information”
and in an aggregate way, as described below in the “Aggregated Data” section.
III.
Cookies and Other Electronic Technologies
When you interact with the Services,
we try to make that experience simple and meaningful. We use cookies and other
electronic technologies (such as web beacons or pixel tags) for various
purposes. Cookies are small pieces of information that are issued to your
computer or mobile device when you visit a website or access or use a mobile
application. This information regarding your use of the Platform is stored and
sometimes tracked. Web beacons are transparent image files that enable the
Platform to track website usage information. Unlike cookies, web beacons are
not placed on your computer. Pixel tags are tiny graphic images with unique
identifiers that track online movements of our users.
IV. Third-Party Partnerships and Information Disclaimer
At Animals First Aid NFP, we strive to foster relationships with shelters and rescue organizations solely to further our mission of supporting animal welfare. Any contact we initiate with partnering shelters, or any shelter contacting us, occurs without malintent and often results from publicly available information or voluntary outreach. We do not claim exclusivity over partnerships, and any resemblance to relationships or contacts maintained by other organizations is purely coincidental. We disclaim any responsibility if similar connections overlap with those of other entities. Furthermore, we reserve the right to contact any organization or accept communications from them, regardless of prior or ongoing partnerships with other groups, as part of our commitment to helping animals.
We will refer to cookies and other
technologies collectively as “Cookies” for purposes of this Notice.
i. Type of Cookies
- Essential Cookies: Necessary to make our Services
available to you. They provide chat and login functionality and remember
your consent and privacy choices.
- Non-Essential Cookies: Used for functional,
marketing, and analytical purposes. Some are set by us to collect and
process certain data on our behalf, and some are set by third parties
and/or Social Networking Services.
ii. Information to and from Social
Networking Services
One of the special features of the
Services is that it allows you to enable or log into the Services via various
social media applications/services, like Facebook or Twitter, or to upload
videos using YouTube APIs. When you add a Social Networking Services account to
the Services or log into the Services using your Social Networking Services
account, we will collect relevant information necessary to enable the Services
to access that Social Networking Service. The Social Networking Service will
provide us with access to certain information that you have provided to the
Social Networking Service.
We will use, store, and disclose
such information in accordance with this Notice. However, please remember that
the manner in which Social Networking Services use, store, and disclose your
information is governed by the policies of such third parties, and Animals
First Aid - AFA shall have no liability or responsibility for the privacy
practices or other actions of any Social Networking Services.
iii. Analytics
We use web analytics vendors, such
as Google Analytics, to help us analyze how users use the Services. This
includes features like user ID tracking, dynamic remarketing, interest-based
advertising, audience targeting, behavioral reporting, demographics and
interests reporting, user segment analysis, device reporting, display
advertising, and video ads reporting.
To limit Google Analytics from using
your information for analytics, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out
Browser Add-on by clicking here. You can also adjust your advertising settings
by clicking here.
We use Hotjar to understand and
analyze how visitors use our Services and to improve them. Hotjar collects
information such as device IP Address, device screen size, device type, browser
information, geographic location (country only), preferred language, and
details about your use of the Services.
Hotjar stores this information in a
pseudonymized format and does not use it to identify individual users. For more
information, visit Hotjar’s privacy policy here. You can opt-out of Hotjar’s
use of tracking cookies and collection of information by following this opt-out
link.
iv. Why We Use Cookies
We use Cookies to:
- Allow you to navigate and use
all the features provided by our Platform.
- Customize elements of the
layout and/or content within the Platform and remember that you have
visited us before.
- Identify the number of unique
visitors we receive.
- Improve the Platform and learn
which functions of the Platform are most popular with users.
- Understand how you use the
Platform (e.g., by learning how long you spend on the Platform and where
you have come to the Platform from).
As we adopt additional technologies,
we may gather additional information through other methods. We will notify you
of such changes with updates to this Notice.
Learn more about Cookies by visiting
www.allaboutcookies.org, which includes additional useful
information on Cookies and how to block Cookies using different types of
browsers or mobile devices.
Blocking Cookies:
To control Cookies from being put on
your computer, you can visit:
- For the United States: Network
Advertising Initiative’s Consumer opt-out link, Digital Advertising
Alliance’s Consumer opt-out link, or the Your Ad Choices for App tool.
- For Europe: Digital Advertising Alliance Consumer Ad Choices opt-out
link.
Manage Flash technologies, including
Cookies and local storage objects, with the Flash management tools available at
Adobe’s website.
Mobile Devices:
Update your privacy settings on your
mobile device by setting the “Limit Ad Tracking” and Diagnostics and Usage
setting property located in the settings screen of your Apple iPhone or iPad,
or by resetting your Android ID through apps available in the Play Store. Limit
information collection by uninstalling the App on your device using the
standard uninstall process.
Social Networking Services:
Visit your settings with each Social
Networking Service to exercise your choice about those technologies.
User
Rights and Contact Information
You have the right to access,
correct, delete, and restrict the processing of your personal information. If
you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding your privacy, please
contact us at:
Animals First Aid - AFA
Email: [email protected]
Address:
South Oakenwald
Chicago
IL 60653
USAWe are committed to protecting
your privacy and ensuring your data is handled securely.
Compliance
with Data Protection Laws
We comply with relevant data
protection laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), where applicable.
OUR USE OF INFORMATION COLLECTED
Animals First Aid - AFA uses the
information collected from the Services in a manner that is consistent with
this Notice. We use the information that you provide (or otherwise permit the
Services to access) for the following purposes:
A. Communicating With You We use the information we collect
to contact you for administrative purposes (e.g., to provide services and
information that you request or to respond to comments and questions). For
instance, if you contact us by email, we will use the information you provide
to answer your question or resolve your problem. In addition, we may call you
if you are not responding to email and your fundraiser is subject to refunds.
We also use the information we
collect to send you communications relating to the Services, such as updates on
events, communications relating to products and services offered by us and by
third parties, and communications about services we believe will be of interest
to you. For example, we may send periodic emails to registered users of the
Services relating to their recent interactions with the Services, such as
donating to a fundraiser.
If you are located in Europe, we
process this information as necessary
(i) to fulfill our obligations under our contract with you or in order to take
steps at your request prior to entering into a contract, or (ii) for our
legitimate interest, such as, to maintain our relationship with you (including
direct marketing) or to protect you and us against fraud.
B. Mobile Services If you access the Services through
a mobile device and if you have chosen to provide us with your mobile number,
or other electronic means to your mobile device, you agree that we can
communicate with you regarding your Animals First Aid - AFA account by SMS,
MMS, or text message. Further, when setting up your Animals First Aid - AFA
account, if you click “Send code” by “Text Message,” you agree to receive
automated text messages related to your account from or on behalf of Animals
First Aid - AFA at the phone number provided. You can reply STOP to such text
messages to cancel, except for automated text messages related to the security
of your account. Message frequency will vary. Message and data rates may apply.
In the event you change or deactivate your mobile telephone number, you agree
to promptly update your Animals First Aid - AFA account information to ensure
that your messages are not misdirected. Please note that your wireless service
carrier’s standard charges, data rates, and other fees may apply where you access
the Services through a mobile device. In addition, downloading, installing, or
using certain Services on a mobile device may be prohibited or restricted by
your carrier, and not all Services may work with all carriers or devices.
If you are located in Europe, we
process this information as necessary
(i) to fulfill our obligations under our contract with you or in order to take
steps at your request prior to entering into a contract, or (ii) for our
legitimate interest, such as, to maintain our relationship with you or to
protect you and us against fraud.
C. Providing the Services We use the information we collect
to operate, maintain, and provide our Services such as enabling access to the
Platform, customer support, or to complete transactions.
If you are located in Europe, we
process this information as necessary
(i) to fulfill our obligations under our contract with you or in order to take
steps at your request prior to entering into a contract, or (ii) for our
legitimate interest, such as, to maintain our relationship with you or to
protect you and us against fraud.
D. Security and Fraud Prevention We use the information we collect
to secure our Services and to verify identity, prevent fraud, and to
continually improve these aspects of our Services. This includes our request
for your (mobile) telephone number to conduct multi-factor authentication when
you create an account and/or at the time you set up withdrawals as a
beneficiary.
If you are located in Europe, we
process this information as necessary for our legitimate interest in maintaining the security of our
systems, protecting our business, and/or protecting you and us against fraud.
E. Analytics, Research, and Product
Development We use the information we collect
to analyze data usage trends and preferences in order to improve the accuracy,
effectiveness, security, usability, or popularity of our Services. We further
use data in connection with our research on our customer demographics,
interests, and behavior.
If you are located in Europe, we process
this information (i) to
fulfill our obligations under our contract with you or in order to take steps
at your request prior to entering into a contract, or (ii) for our legitimate
interest to monitor and improve our Services and your experience on the
Platform, or (iii) to protect our business or protect you and us against fraud.
F. Customization We use the information we collect,
such as device identifiers, to learn how users interact with our Services in
order to personalize the content of our Services, such as customizing the
language and fundraisers on our homepage based on your location.
If you are located in Europe, we
process this information
(i) to fulfill our obligations under our contract with you or in order to take
steps at your request prior to entering into a contract, or (ii) for our
legitimate interest to monitor and improve your experience on the Platform.
G. Legal We use the information we collect
to defend our legal rights, comply with state, local, federal, or international
laws, and to enforce our Terms of Service and this Notice.
If you are located in Europe, we
process information to comply with legal obligations.
OUR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
COLLECTED THROUGH THE SERVICES
There are certain circumstances in
which we disclose information collected through the Services with certain other
parties without further notice to you, as set forth below.
A. Business Transfers As we develop our business, we
might sell or buy businesses or assets. In the event of a corporate sale,
merger, reorganization, dissolution, similar event, or steps taken in
anticipation of such events (e.g., due diligence in a transaction), user
information may be part of the transferred assets.
B. Affiliates and Subsidiaries We disclose your personal
information among the Animals First Aid - AFA entities, including our
affiliates and subsidiaries, in order to provide our Services including
hosting; marketing and publicizing fundraisers; providing you with customer
support; administering funds in connection with fundraisers; authenticating
donors; sending you communications; and conducting the other activities
described in this Notice.
C. Agents, Consultants, Vendors, and
Related Third Parties
Animals First Aid - AFA contracts with other companies to perform certain
business-related functions on Animals First Aid - AFA’s behalf, and we provide
access to or disclose your information to these companies so they can perform
services for us. Examples of such functions include marketing, mailing
information, data storage, security, identity verification, fraud prevention,
payment processing, legal services, and maintaining databases.
D. Unaffiliated Parties that Partner With Us or Our Affiliate or Other
Services You Choose to Link Animals First Aid - AFA discloses personal
information with third parties that partner with us on various initiatives
and/or that offer services you choose to link to your Animals First Aid - AFA
fundraiser or that are linked to a Animals First Aid - AFA fundraiser to which
you may donate. Examples of this are Social Networking Services and their
integrated social media tools or “plug-ins,” or other groups such as Caring
Bridge or The Knot. When Animals First Aid - AFA shares personal information
with third parties, we require those third parties to handle the information in
accordance with relevant laws. When you link to or interact directly with
third-party companies (or you donate to Animals First Aid - AFA fundraisers
that are linked), their use of your personal information and your use of their
features are governed by the privacy notices of those companies. We encourage
you to carefully read their privacy notices.
E. Legal Requirements Animals First Aid - AFA may access,
disclose, transfer, and preserve your information when we have a good faith
belief that doing so is necessary to: (i) comply with the law including with
subpoenas, search warrants, court orders, and other legal processes; and
respond to inquiries or requests from government, regulatory, law enforcement,
public authorities, or content protection organizations; (ii) protect and
defend the legal rights, privacy, safety, or property of Animals First Aid -
E. Legal Requirements: Animals First Aid - AFA may access,
disclose, transfer, and preserve your information when we have a good faith
belief that doing so is necessary to: (i) comply with the law, including
subpoenas, search warrants, court orders, and other legal processes; and
respond to inquiries or requests from government, regulatory, law enforcement,
public authorities, or content protection organizations; (ii) protect and
defend the legal rights, privacy, safety, or property of Animals First Aid -
AFA, its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, agents, contractors, or its
users; (iii) permit us to pursue available remedies, commence, participate in,
or defend litigation, or limit the damages we may sustain; or (iv) enforce this
Notice or any applicable Terms of Service.
F. Organizers and Beneficiaries of
Fundraisers: We may disclose your information
with organizers and, if not the same, the beneficiaries of the fundraiser. For
example, if you donate to a fundraiser, we disclose your name, email address,
and donation information you have provided in connection with your donation to
the organizer or beneficiary, who may contact you. For example, if an
individual starts a fundraiser for a Charity and you donate to that fundraiser,
then if the information is requested, (i) the Charity can receive information
about both the organizer, if not the same, and donors, and (ii) the organizer
can receive donor information. In the same scenario, the beneficiary may
communicate with you about your donation and/or may rely on your information to
comply with its legal and auditing requirements.
G. Your Consent: In certain situations, we may
disclose your information if you consent to the disclosure. For example, we may
partner with third-party organizations to arrange specific fundraisers. If you
consent to our providing your contact information to a specific partner, we
will share your name, email address, and other information you have provided in
connection with your donation to the specific fundraiser with the partner
organization.
H. Aggregated Data: We aggregate, anonymize, and/or
de-identify information collected about you so that it no longer relates to you
individually. We then use that data for various lawful purposes, including but
not limited to research on our customer demographics, interests, and behavior.
We may also share this information with our affiliates, agents, business
partners, research facilities, or other third parties (e.g., Google Analytics).
I. Cookies and Other Electronic
Technologies:
Information is disclosed as stated in the Section entitled “Cookies and Other
Electronic Technologies.”
J. Other Users of Our Services: We provide your information to
other users of our Services if you choose to make your information publicly
available in a publicly accessible area of the Services, such as in your
fundraiser or in the comments.
Volunteered Information: Please be advised that some
information you provide may be publicly accessible, such as information posted
in forums or comment sections. We also collect information through forums and
communities, surveys and customer support communications, your communication to
us of ideas for new products or modifications to existing products, feedback,
and other solicited or unsolicited submissions (collectively, with publicly
accessible information, “Volunteered Information”). By sending us Volunteered
Information, you further: (a) agree that we are under no obligation of
confidentiality, express or implied, with respect to the Volunteered
Information, (b) acknowledge that we may have something similar to the
Volunteered Information already under consideration or in development, (c)
grant us an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide
license to use, modify, prepare derivative works, publish, distribute and
sublicense the Volunteered Information, and (d) irrevocably waive, and cause to
be waived, against Animals First Aid - AFA and its users any claims and
assertions of any moral rights contained in such Volunteered Information. This
Volunteered Information section shall survive any termination of your account
or the Services.
Children: Our Services are not designed for
use by individuals under the age of 13 (or 16 for children located in Europe).
If you are under the age of 13 (or 16 for children located in Europe), please
do not use the Services and/or submit any information through the Services. If
you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 13 (or 16 for children
located in Europe) has provided personal information to Animals First Aid - AFA
through the Services, please contact us at [email protected],
and we will delete that information from our databases to the extent required
by law.
Links to Other Websites: This Notice applies only to the
Services. The Services can contain links to other websites not operated or
controlled by Animals First Aid - AFA (the “Third-Party Sites”). The policies
and procedures we describe here do not apply to the Third-Party Sites. The
links from the Services do not imply that Animals First Aid - AFA endorses or
has reviewed the Third-Party Sites. We suggest contacting those sites directly
for information on their respective privacy policies.
Security: While no organization can guarantee
perfect security, Animals First Aid - AFA has implemented and seeks to
continuously improve technical and organizational security measures to protect
the information provided via the Services from loss, misuse, unauthorized
access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. For example, we limit access to
information only to employees and authorized service providers who need to know
such information for the purposes described in this Notice.
Do-Not-Track Signals: Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a privacy
preference that users can set in certain web browsers. We do not respond to
browser-initiated DNT signals. To learn more about Do Not Track, you can visit
the DNT page on the website of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. If you are a
California consumer, you can view our “California Privacy Notice” to learn more
about our recognition of other signals.
Retention of Your Information: We retain your information for as
long as we deem necessary for the purpose for which that information was
collected and for our legitimate business operations; provided, however, that
your information is only retained to the extent permitted or required by applicable
laws. When we no longer need to retain your information, we will take
reasonable steps to remove it from our systems and records and/or take steps to
anonymize it so that you can no longer be identified from it in accordance with
our internal document retention policies. When determining the retention period
for your information, we take into account various criteria, such as the type
of products and services requested by or provided to you, the nature and length
of our relationship with you, possible re-enrollment with our products or
services, the impact on the Services we provide to you if we delete some
information about you, mandatory retention periods provided by law, and the
statute of limitations.
Cross Border Data Transfers: Animals First Aid - AFA is a global
organization headquartered in the United States, which processes your
information on servers in several countries, including the United States.
Animals First Aid - AFA has implemented appropriate cross-border transfer
solutions, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by regulatory
authorities, to provide adequate protection for transfers of certain personal
data from the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Switzerland to the
United States.
Users from Outside the United States: The Platform is hosted in the
United States. If you are visiting the Platform from outside the United States,
please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and
processed in the United States, where our servers are located, and our central
database is operated. The data protection and other laws of the United States
and other countries might not be as comprehensive as those in your country. By
using the Platform, you consent to your information being transferred to our
facilities and the facilities of those third parties with whom we share it as
described in this Notice.
Users in Europe: If you are located in Europe, you
have the right to ask for an overview of the information we process about you
and for a copy of your information. Additionally, you may request us to update
and correct inaccuracies, delete your information, restrict processing of your
information, or exercise your right to data portability to easily transfer your
information to another company. In some cases, you may object to the processing
of your information, and where we have asked you for your consent to process
your information, you can withdraw it at any time. You may also withdraw
previously given consent for processing your personal information; the withdrawal
of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of the processing based on consent
before its withdrawal. The above rights may be limited under applicable law.
You can make a request to exercise
any of these rights regarding your information by sending the request to us at
the email address or mailing address set forth under “Contacting Animals First
Aid - AFA.” For your privacy and security, at our discretion, we may require
you to provide proof of identity before providing the requested information. Please
note that Animals First Aid - AFA may take up to 30 days to fulfill such
requests.
The above rights can be limited
under applicable law. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the
local data protection authority if you believe that we have not complied with
applicable data protection laws. You also have the right to lodge a complaint
with the supervisory authority of your residence, place of work, or where the
incident took place.
The Irish Data Protection
Commissioner shall act as the competent supervisory authority for users in the
European Economic Area. The Information Commissioner’s Office shall act as the
competent supervisory authority for users in the United Kingdom.
Marketing Opt-Out
Each marketing communication we send you will contain instructions
permitting you to “opt out” of receiving future marketing communications. In
addition, if at any time you wish not to receive any future marketing
communications or you wish to have your name deleted from our mailing lists,
please contact us at the email address or mailing address set forth under
“Contacting Animals First Aid - AFA.” If you opt out of receiving marketing
communications or other information we think may interest you, we can still
send you emails about your account or any Services you have requested or
received from us.
Other Terms
Your access to and use of the Services is subject to Animals First Aid -
AFA’s Terms of Service and such other terms, which may be made available to you
in connection with your use of the Services.
Changes to Animals First Aid - AFA’s Privacy Notice
Animals First Aid - AFA reserves the right to update or modify this Notice
at any time and from time to time. We will notify you of any material updates
or changes we make to this Notice by [email, website announcement, etc.]. If
you disagree with our revisions to the Notice, you can deactivate your account
or discontinue the use of our Services. Please review this Notice periodically
for any updates or changes.
By using our Platform and Services after any such update or modification,
you acknowledge that you have read and understood the terms of the Notice as
updated or modified.
Data Retention and Security
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide our
Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our
agreements. We implement appropriate technical and organizational security
measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure,
or destruction.
Contacting Animals First Aid - AFA
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Notice, please
contact us at:
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