FOTS Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Friends of the Shelter, Inc. is committed to maintaining your confidence and trust, and accordingly maintains the following privacy policy to protect your personal information.
Friends of the Shelter, Inc.'s Commitment to Security
Personal information is accessible only by the Executive Board Members. All FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER, INC. Board Members with access to personal information are also bound to adhere to this policy as part of their contract with FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER, INC...
Personal Information that FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER, INC. May Collect
FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER, INC. collects the following types of personal information: names, company names, postal and e-mail addresses, phone number and payment amounts. No credit card numbers are collected. That information remains with the processing company and is never shared with us. Use of payment buttons on our website take you directly to that payment system and credit card numbers are not shared with us.
FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER, INC. does not collect or maintain information from those actually known to be under the age of 18, and no part of our site is structured to attract anyone under the age of 18.
How FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER, INC. May Use Personal Information
FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER, INC. will use your personal information for the purpose for which it was submitted such as to reply to inquiries, process memberships, distribute newsletters, and alert you to events and fundraisers. We will use such information to provide operational notices and in membership record keeping. Our research may lead to the publication of aggregate demographic data but will not result in the reporting or publication of any personal information provided to us.
How Your Information May Be Shared
Complaints, Spay/Neuter requests or other inquiries may be shared with Committee Chairs within Friends of the Shelter. By sending a complaint or sending us a request or inquiry, you are allowing us to forward your information to the proper person. FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER, INC. never sells or rents personal information to any outside entity. We may, at our discretion, send you information about an outside charity, shelter, rescue or other organization. But that will be sent from us and the mailing list will not be shared with that outside group.
We will release personal information under the following circumstances:
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Where release is required by law (for example, a subpoena) or regulation, or is requested by an agency for governmental investigative purposes or governmental proceedings;
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Where our records indicated a company may be engaged in fraudulent activity or other deceptive practices that a governmental agency should be made aware of; or
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To appropriate persons, where your communications suggests possible harm to others.
Help Us Keep Your Personal Information Accurate
If your personal information changes or you would like to review the personal information we may have on file, please email us with the new information or your review request at friendsnky@gmail.com.
Computer Tracking and Cookies
Our web site is not set up to track, collect or distribute personal information not entered by its visitors. A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a Web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER, INC. DOES NOT use cookies. You can still use FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER, INC. site if your browser is set to reject cookies.
The collection, use, retention and any other processing of your information will be governed by United States law and further by the specific jurisdictions within the United States where that information is stored, unless otherwise specified.
Problems
If you have a complaint about Friends of the Shelter, Inc. compliance with this privacy policy, you may contact us at friendsnky@gmail.com.