Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 08, 2025

Hound Rescue is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or interact with our services.

1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following personal information through our website:

• Name

• Email address

• Phone number

• Mailing address

• Donation history

• Adoption, foster, or volunteer inquiries submitted through forms

This information is collected when you sign up for our newsletter, complete a contact, adoption, or foster form, make a donation, or otherwise engage with our website.

2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:

• Communicate with you regarding adoption, foster, and volunteer inquiries

• Process and acknowledge donations

• Send newsletters and updates through Benchmark

• Respond to questions submitted via our contact form

• Maintain accurate records for organizational and donor purposes

3. Third-Party Services
We partner with trusted third-party services to support our operations. These include:

• Benchmark – for email communications

• ShelterLuv – for adoption and foster management

• Payment Processors – including PayPal, Venmo, Stripe, BetterUnite, and HelloFund for donation processing

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.

4. Cookies and Tracking
While our site may use basic cookies for functionality, we do not use cookies for third-party advertising or tracking, and we do not use tools like Google Analytics or Meta Pixel at this time.

5. Children’s Privacy
We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected such information, we will take immediate steps to delete it.

6. Your Rights
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data at any time by contacting us at [insert contact email]. We will respond promptly to any such requests.

7. Data Security
We take reasonable precautions to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. All changes will be posted on this page with the effective date.

9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: houndrescue.atx@gmail.com