The Sacramento Area Animal Coalition (SAAC) is committed to your right to privacy and to keeping your personal information private and secure. You can visit SAAC’s website without telling us who you are or revealing any personally identifying information. Our website does include areas where visitors are asked to provide personal identifying information voluntarily. Therefore we have developed this privacy policy to inform you of our policies and practices regarding information we collect when you visit us online at www.sacanimal.org

Information you provide voluntarily

SAAC collects and maintains certain personal information when you complete any of our online forms. These activities include completing an application for one of our spay/neuter programs, making a donation, or subscribing to our online news alerts. Such information may include your name, mailing address, email address, and any other information collected in the forms. You may be asked to provide credit card information to make a donation or personal income information to apply for a program.

Non-personal identification information

Our website also collects other information that cannot identify you personally. This includes your IP address, domain name, browser name, type of computer, and other similar information. We use this aggregated information to measure the number of visits to our site, the average time spent on our site, the number of pages viewed, and various other site statistics. This information helps us improve the quality of our site for clients, donors, and other visitors.

How we use collected information

SAAC may collect and use your personal information for the following purposes:

• To process donations: We use the information you provide when making a donation only to provide service to that donation. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to process the donation. 
• To process requests for spay/neuter assistance: We must collect specific personal information to process requests for programs: Spay Day, Voucher Program, and Feral Cat Assistance Program. This information may include name, address, phone number, email address, pet information, and household income information. We use this information only to determine eligibility for our programs, to distribute materials related to the use of our programs, and to contact applicants to schedule spay/neuter appointments (Spay Day only). 
• To send periodic emails: We may use your email address to send information and updates pertaining to your donation. It may also be used to respond to your questions and/or other requests. If you decide to opt-in to our news alerts, you will receive emails that may include organization news, program updates, or invitations to volunteer or participate in an event. If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.

Security: How we protect your information

Our online donation system uses an SSL secured communication channel that is encrypted and protected with digital signatures. Cardholder data is hosted on the secure server in accordance with Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS).

Sharing your personal information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to others. If you are required to provide personal income information when applying for one of our programs, we destroy this information after your application has been processed. We do not retain income information. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.

Third party websites

Users may find content on sacanimal.org that links to the sites and services of our partners, sponsors, supporters, and other third parties. We do not control the content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our site. In addition, these sites or services, including their content and links, may be constantly changing. These sites and services may have their own privacy policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to our site, is subject to that website's own terms and policies.

Changes to this privacy policy

SAAC has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We encourage users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.

Your acceptance of these terms

By using sacanimal.org, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our website. Your continued use of sacanimal.org following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

Contacting us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please email contact@sacanimal.org

This page was updated on January 20, 2016.