Privacy Policy
Paws for Youth knows that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate you trusting that we will do so carefully and sensibly.
This Privacy Policy explains our practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used by Paws for Youth. It applies to user, donor and volunteer information that we collect both online and offline.
This Privacy Notice (“Notice”) applies to personal data Paws for Youth and its affiliates (“Paws for Youth,” “we,” “us” or “our”) collects. This policy notice also covers rights and choices related to your personal data.
Data We Collect
We collect data about you in different ways. For example, we collect data:
- Directly from you. This includes when you make an account, sign up to get our emails, donate to us or contact us.
- Automatically. This includes through cookies, server logs and other tools on our website or apps.
- From other sources. These can include our affiliates, vendors, social media, publicly available sources and other companies.
We never sell personal information to third parties such as marketers, advertising agencies or other organizations.
The following are a few examples of our collection and use of data:
Donor Information
We collect the name and contact information of our donors, including the employees of our corporate donors with whom we may interact. We may also collect background information about our donors from third party sources, including their likelihood and ability to make future donations. We have a legitimate interest in communicating about activities such as projects, services and billing with our donors. We have a legitimate interest in better understanding our donors.
Use of Our Website
We use technology (e.g., a cookie or a pixel) to learn how you engage with our websites. This may include which links you click or what you type into our online forms. We may also track your IP address, the website that referred you to us and data about your device. We have a legitimate interest in making our website operational. We also use it to understand how you interact with our website, gather analytics, improve our website and learn your preferences. We may also use this data to help detect and prevent fraud. Where required by law, we base the use of technologies upon consent.
Website Targeted Advertising Technology
We may let third-parties (e.g. Google Analytics) place tracking technology on our websites (e.g., a cookie or a pixel). The third party might also collect data over time and across other websites. Among other things, they may use this data to serve ads tailored to your interests, which may include ads about donation and volunteer opportunities. Where required by law, we base the use of third-party tracking technologies upon consent. You can find more information about your options about this technology in the Your Choices section below.
Demographics
We collect personal data, such as your age or your region. We have a legitimate interest in understanding our users, donors and potential donors and volunteers better.
Email Interactions
If you receive email from us, we use tools to capture when you open our message, click on links or banners in it or make donations after receiving an email. Where permitted by law, we use this technology to understand how you engage with our messages.
Feedback/Support
If you provide feedback or contact us, we collect your name and email, as well as other content that you send. We have a legitimate interest in receiving and acting upon feedback.
Mailing List
When you sign up for our mailing lists, we collect your contact information. We have a legitimate interest in sharing information about our mission. Where required by law, we will ask for your consent before communicating with you.
Donations
We collect your name, billing, email addresses, phone number and credit or debit card information when you make a donation. We use your information to process your donation.
Surveys and Contests
We collect data you share through surveys. If a third party offers a survey, the third party’s privacy notice also applies to the collection, use and disclosure of your data. We have a legitimate interest in understanding your opinions. When you enter a contest, we collect data about you such as your contact information. We may also be required by law to collect such data.
User Content
If you choose to engage in features offered by us, including submitting a review about your experience, we may maintain records about the content you share. This might include comments, reviews or questions as well as metadata associated with your content. We use this data to understand your opinions and foster a safe environment on our websites.
How We Use Data
We also use data to:
- Identify you when you visit our site.
- Complete transactions.
- Improve or create experiences and offerings.
- Streamline checkouts.
- Conduct analytics.
- Connect with you (e.g., addressing your requests, inquiries, issues or feedback).
- Promote our mission.
- Find and prevent malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity.
- Find and prevent security incidents.
- Enforce our policies and agreements.
- Debug, find and fix errors that impair our website and services.
- Comply with legal or regulatory obligations.
- Establish or exercise our rights.
- Defend against legal claims.
- Manage our relationships.
- For other reasons with your consent.
How We Share Data
In addition to the specific situations discussed elsewhere in this policy notice we may share personal data in the following situations:
- We may share data to cooperate with law enforcement, participate in a legal process or for legal compliance. We may share your data to establish or exercise our rights, to defend against legal claims, to investigate, prevent, or act on possible illegal activities, threats to safety of person or property, or a violation of our policies. Your data may be shared to ship products to you.
- We may share your data with service providers. Service providers may help us to run our website, conduct surveys, provide technical support, process payments, fulfill orders, and more. We may share personal data with our professional service providers, such as auditors or lawyers.
- We may share your data with third parties if you consent or direct us to. We never sell personal information to third parties such as marketers, advertising agencies or other organizations.
Financial Information
This may include bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, and other financial information. This information is collected by our payment processors and may be disclosed to professional services organizations such as auditors and law firms.
Internet or other electronic network activity information
This may include browsing history, search history, and information regarding an individual’s interaction with an internet website, app, or ad. This information may be disclosed to data analytics providers, internet service providers or other professional services organizations.
Your Choices
Some areas give you a right to make the following choices:
- Access. You may request access to your personal data or confirmation that we have data about you.
- Deletion. You may ask us to delete your personal data. If required by law, we will grant such a request, but note that in many cases, we must keep your personal data to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, or for other business purposes.
- Opt-out of Targeted Advertising. You may opt-out of online tracking based targeted advertising (e.g., cookies) by selecting “Manage My Choices” in your browser settings. Note that if you change browsers or devices, or if you clear your browser’s cache, you may need to click the link again to apply your preference.
- Objection to or Restriction of Certain Processing. In certain circumstances, you may object to the processing of your personal data or ask that we restrict processing of your personal data.
- Promotional Emails. You may provide us with your email address to allow us to send newsletters, surveys, offers, or other promotional content, as well as targeted offers from third parties. You can stop receiving such emails by following the unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of those emails. If you choose not to receive such emails, we may still send you service-related communications such as receipts.
- Promotional Text Messages. If you get a text message from us that has promotional content, you can opt-out of future text messages by replying “STOP.”
- Revocation Of Consent. Where we process your personal data based upon consent, you may revoke consent. Note, if you revoke consent for processing personal data, we may no longer be able to provide you some types of services.
Not all the rights above are absolute, and they do not apply in all circumstances. We may limit or deny a request because the law permits or requires us to. We will not discriminate against individuals who exercise a privacy right.
Submitting Requests
You may exercise the above rights through by contacting us via the contact information below. If you disagree with our denial of a request, you may appeal our decision by contacting us with the subject line “Appeal.”
We will require you to prove your identity when making most types of requests. We may verify your identity by phone or email. Depending on your request, we may ask for information such as your name or the date of your last donation, or that you provide us a signed declaration confirming your identity.
How We Protect and Retain Data
No method of internet transmission or electronic storage is fully secure. While we use reasonable efforts to protect personal data, we cannot guarantee its security. If we are required to inform you about a security incident, we will do so electronically, in writing, or by phone, as the law permits.
We keep your personal data for only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes in this Notice unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. This includes the purposes of satisfying legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the data. We also weigh the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of the data, the purposes for which we obtained the data and whether we can meet those purposes through other means, as well as applicable legal requirements.
Third-Party Applications/Websites
We may provide links to websites and other third-party content or services that we do not own or operate. We have no control over the privacy practices of websites or services we do not own. For details about such third parties’ privacy practices, see their privacy notices.
Changes to this Privacy Policy Notice
We may change our policy notice and privacy practices.
Contact Information
If you have questions, comments, or complaints on our privacy practices, or if you need to access this policy notice in a different form due to a disability, please contact us. We will try to address your requests and provide you with additional privacy-related information.
Paws for Youth
7878 North 16th Street, Suite 130-02, Phoenix, AZ 85020
602-266-0875
If you have further queries or requests relating to how we use personal data, please contact us at [email protected].
Effective: April 2026