Privacy Policy

Introduction

Indiana House Rabbit Society (Heartland Rabbit Rescue) (the "Organization") is committed to respecting and protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, engage with our services, or communicate with us. Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

1. Information We Collect

We collect personal data to facilitate adoptions, fostering, volunteering, and fundraising/donations. The types of personal information collected include:

  • Personal Identification Information: Name, address, email address, phone number.
  • Household Information: Family size, household members, and other information relevant to pet adoptions and fostering.
  • Technical Information: IP addresses, browser type, operating system, and usage details are automatically collected for internal diagnostics, session management, and security purposes.

2. Use of Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies for:

  • Session Management and Authentication: To recognize logged-in users and manage sessions.
  • Internal Diagnostics and Monitoring: Limited tracking through Google Analytics for site performance, diagnostics, and improvement, with no external sharing.
  • Spam Prevention: Google reCAPTCHA is used to prevent spam and abuse, with cookies used solely for this purpose.

No cookie information is shared with third parties, and any third-party cookies, including those by Google reCAPTCHA and Google Analytics, are used strictly for internal purposes.

3. How We Use Your Information

The personal data collected is used solely to facilitate:

  • Adoptions, Fostering, and Volunteer Programs: To assess applications and communicate with applicants.
  • Fundraising and Donations: To process contributions and maintain donor records.

Data collected is strictly for internal use and will not be sold, shared, or disclosed to third parties except in cases where there is a specific, urgent need and only with your consent.

4. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law.

5. Data Security

We use reasonable organizational and technical measures to safeguard your data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.

6. Your Data Rights

You may have rights under applicable privacy laws, including the right to request access, correction, or deletion of your personal information. Please contact us if you wish to exercise any of these rights.

7. Contact Us

For privacy-related inquiries or to exercise your data rights, please contact us at info@indianahrs.org.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page, and we encourage you to review the policy periodically.

SMS Privacy Policy

We may send SMS messages to those who opt in to receive them for adoptions, fostering, and payments. You can view our SMS Policy here.