Privacy Policy
Humble Grumble Foster and Rescue Inc.
Effective Date: November 17, 2025
Purpose: This policy explains how Humble Grumble Foster and Rescue Inc. collects, uses, protects, and discloses information from our website visitors, donors, and applicants.
1. Information We Collect We collect information to support our mission of rescuing and rehoming animals. The types of data collected fall into two main categories: A. Information You Voluntarily Provide (Personally Identifiable Information - PII) This is data you directly submit to us through forms, emails, or applications:
● Contact Data: Your name, email address, mailing address, and phone number when you sign up for our newsletter, contact us, or register for an event.
● Transaction Data: Records of donations and purchases. We do not store full credit card numbers; payment processing is handled by secure, third-party payment processors (e.g., PayPal, venmo).
● Application Data: Detailed information provided in adoption, foster, or volunteer applications, including household details, references, and living situations.
● Communication Data: Records of your correspondence with us (emails, chat logs). Information Collected Automatically (Non-Personally Identifiable Information - Non-PII) When you visit our website, our servers and third-party services automatically collect certain technical information:
● Usage Data: Details about how you use the Site, including pages viewed, time spent on pages, links clicked, and the referring webste
● Technical Data: Your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type browser type, operating system, and device identifiers.
● Cookies and Tracking: We use cookies and similar technologies (like Google Analytics, see Section3) to gather usage data, understand site traffic, and tailor content.
2. How We Use Your Information We use the information we collect solely to further our mission and manage our operations:
● To Process Applications: To evaluate adoption, foster, and volunteer applications and facilitate the matching process.
● To Acknowledge Donations: To process and confirm financial contributions and issue receipts.
● To Communicate: To respond to your inquiries, and provide updates about our animals and events.
● To Improve Our Website: To analyze website performance and user experience, helping us make our content more accessible and useful
● Compliance: To meet legal, regulatory, and financial reporting requirements.
3. Third-Party Services and Data Sharing We only share information necessary for our operations with trusted service providers. We do not sell or rent your Personal Identifiable Information to outside parties for their independent marketing purposes.
● Service Providers: We share PII with companies that perform services on our behalf, such as payment processors (for donations), email marketing platforms (for newsletters), and application management tools. These providers are contractually required to protect your data.
● Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic. Google’s use of information collected from our site is governed by the Google Analytics Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy. We use anonymization features where possible to limit the data shared with Google.
● Legal Obligation: We may disclose your information if we are required to do so by law (e.g., in response to a court order or subpoena).
4. Your Rights and Choices You have the following rights regarding the data we hold about you:
● Access and Correction: You may request access to the PII we have about you and request that any inaccuracies be corrected.
● Opt-Out of Communications: You can unsubscribe from our newsletter or email updates at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of the email.
● Tracking Opt-Out: You can typically set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. You can also use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics.
5. Data Security We implement robust security measures to protect your PII from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure. We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your PII, but we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
6. Contact Us If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Humble Grumble Foster and Rescue Inc.
Contact Email: Humblegrumble25@gmail.com
Mailing Address: 5520 Belding Road, Onaway, Mi, 49765