Privacy Policy

Introduction

This sets forth the policy and practices regarding information collected from visitors to the Web site darkhorsedogs.org

Cookies

This website uses cookies, tracking pixels and related technologies. Cookies are small data files that are served by our platform and stored on your device. Our site uses cookies dropped by us or third parties for a variety of purposes including to operate and personalize the website. Also, cookies may also be used to track how you use the site to target ads to you on other websites.

Disclosure of Client Information

Dark Horse Dogs, NFP (DHD) will not disclose any nonpublic personal information, except as permitted by law (in order to comply with federal or state laws/regulations, and government or court orders).

Disclosure of Donor Information

Dark Horse Dogs, NFP (DHD) will not trade, share or sell a donor’s personal information with anyone else, nor send donor mailings on behalf of other unaffiliated organizations unless the donor has given DHD specific permission to do so.

Collection, Retention, and Use of Information

Dark Horse Dogs, NFP collects nonpublic personal information about you from the forms we receive from you. DHD will only collect information as we believe is reasonably useful in administering our business and to provide products, services and other opportunities to adopters/donors. We do not collect personal information without your permission. 

Any information that you volunteer, or that we send to you in response, is transferred using industry standard encryption technologies. Never share your username and password with anyone to protect against unauthorized access to your accounts. Never share more information than what is required to complete a transaction. For more information about being safe online, visit the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Stop. Think. Connect.

Access to Information

Dark Horse Dogs, NFP’s volunteers are educated on the importance of confidentiality and client privacy. Volunteers with access to adopter/donor information are required to adhere to the Privacy Policy.

Any volunteer that violates the Privacy Policy will be subject to disciplinary measures (warnings, reprimands, suspensions) and possible removal as a volunteer. 

Volunteers of DHD will only have access to adopter/donor information on a need-to-know basis.

Internet Information

Dark Horse Dogs recognizes the trust you have placed in us and the related responsibility we have regarding your privacy. It is DHD’s responsibility to keep your sensitive personal information confidential.

With the surge in Internet use, it has become even more crucial that steps are taken to assure you that your private information remains private.

Data Relating To Children

Our Services are not directed at, and we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from, anyone under the age of 16. If we are made aware that we have received such information, or any information in violation of our policy, we will use reasonable efforts to locate and remove that information from our records. If you wish to have your child’s information removed, please contact us using the information below.

Contact: darkhorsedogs@gmail.com 

Website Privacy

When any person visits the public areas of the website, certain basic information is collected, such as how many people visited the site and what pages were visited. Also included in the Dark Horse Dogs website is the capability for you to correspond with DHD volunteers. This correspondence via e-mail may be for the purpose of asking general questions, requesting literature, or volunteering. These activities may include sharing some personal information about yourself with DHD. E-mail addresses from those who correspond with DHD are collected along with any other information you provide, for example site registration or survey information. Whether you are an adopter/donor of Dark Horse Dogs, personal information will be collected from you if, and only if, you voluntarily provide that information.

Data Integrity and Retention

The security of your Personal Information is important to us. We employ reasonable organizational, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect the Personal Information we collect.  

However, security risk is inherent in all internet and information technologies and we cannot guarantee the security of your Personal Information. 

We will only retain your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for.

Changes To This Privacy Policy 

Please note that this Privacy Policy may change from time to time. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions from this Privacy Policy at any time.  When we do, we will post a notification on the main page of our Site, revise the updated date at the bottom of this page, and send you an email. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to our Privacy Policy.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or any of our Services, including the Site, please contact us at darkhorsedogs@gmail.com