Privacy Policy

 

This privacy statement describes our practices regarding the personal information we collect on and through our websites which link to this privacy statement. As a visitor to this website, your privacy remains under your control.  We want you to have the information you need to make your own decisions regarding your privacy in the context of your interaction with West Coast Paws Dog Rescue (“WCP”) website (the “Site”).

1. Websites Covered

This Privacy Statement covers the information practices of WCP website sites that link to this Privacy Statement.

Our Sites may contain links to non-WCP websites. We are not responsible for the information practices or the content of such other websites. We invite you to review the privacy statements of those other websites to understand their information practices.

2. Consent

By providing personal information to use via our Sites, you consent to its use in accordance with this Privacy Statement and, if you live outside the U.S. or Canada, you consent to the transfer of such information to the U.S. and Canada.

3. Personal Information We Collect

3.1  Information You Give Us: We receive and store any information you enter on our Sites or give us in any other way. This information may include (a) your name, email address, and other personal information such as gender, date of birth and/or mailing address; (b) your interaction with Sites features; (c) transaction-related information; (d) information you provide us when you contact us for assistance; and (e) products or services you have purchased. Any data that has been collected in which all personal identifiers have been removed, such that the information could not reasonably be used to identify the individual, is not considered Personal Information.  In this Privacy Policy information that specifically identifies you as an individual specifically referenced as being collected in this section 3.1 and any other information also collected about you due to the nature of using the Internet and browsing websites is referred to as "Personal Information").

3.1.1 Use of the Sites
When you enter information on, or use, the Sites, we may collect, store and use this information, some of which may be or contain Personal Information to allow you to use the the Sites.

3.2 Non-Personal information
We may also collect, use and disclose non-Personal Information that does not directly identify you as follows:

3.2.1 Aggregated Data
WCP may collect, use and disclose de-personalized information generated from the Sites for the purposes of statistical and demographic research, analysis, reporting and to further develop the Sites and ancillary services. “Aggregated Data” means data WCP collects about your use of the Sites, that has been aggregated and de-personalized.  All Aggregated Data is and will be, as between us and you, the property of WCP and not considered to be Personal Information.
3.2.2 Cookies
When you access or use the Sites, we may use “cookies” to track what you view and interact with on the Sites. WCP treats information collected by cookies and similar technologies as non-personal information. A “cookie” is a small bit of record-keeping information that is sent to your computer. The cookies that WCP uses do not include personal information and may be used to: (1) help you navigate around the Sites, (2) monitor how many people are using the Sites, and (3) track trends. Once you leave the Sites, the cookie is not retained on your computer. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, but you can disable cookies or set your browser to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, disabling cookies may affect your ability to access the Sites.

Typically cookies establish anonymous browsing record until a visitor fills out a form (at 3tierlogic.com) or creates an Account for the Sites at which point we match the visitor’s anonymous record to an identifiable visitor using the information provided by filling out the form or creating an Account.  At that point this cookie contains Personal Information that we use in accordance with this privacy policy.

3.2.3 Site Traffic Information

Due to the technical nature of web-browsing, when you visit our Sites, we obtain the following information:

  1. the web address of the Site that you came from or are going to;

  2. which pages features of our Sites you visit or use;

  3. the type of browser you use;

  4. the times you access our Sites;

  5. the type of device you use to access our Sites;

  6. the content of any undeleted cookies that your browser previously accepted from us or delivered to your device via use of our Sites;

  7. technical information, including the address used to connect your device to the Internet, your login information, system and operating system type and version, browser or app version, time zone setting, operating system and platform, and your location (based on IP address);

  8. information about your visit, including products and services you viewed or used, response times, interaction information (such as button presses) and any phone number used to call our customer service number;

  9. other typical web browsing information automatically which is stored in log files including for example, Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data

We may use standard Internet technology, such as web beacons and other similar technologies, to track your use of our Sites. We may allow third-parties, including our authorized service providers, to access usage information regarding how you use our Sites.   We use all this collected information only to try to understand your preferences better and to manage the load on our servers, so as to improve our service, analyze trends, optimize performance, administer and improve Site performance, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.   We do not track the websites that you visit before or after you leave our Sites.

4. Use of Personal Information Collected

We may use your information (a) to deliver our Site services and features desired by you (including any customization features requested by you), (b) to improve our services for you, (c) to personalize content and offers that may be of interest to you, (d) to respond to your inquiries, and (e) to fulfill your request for products or services. If provided, we may use your email address to contact you from time to time.

Cookies allow us to store and retrieve login information on a user’s system. They provide us with data that we can use to improve the quality of our Site and make it easier to use.

We use information gathered automatically and stored in log files to analyze trends, to administer a Site, to track user's movements around the Site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. For example, we may use the non-personally identifiable information, like your IP address, to statistically analyze Site usage and to customize our Site’s content, layout and services. The resulting information will allow us to improve our services and better understand and serve our Site users.

5. Sharing of Personal Information Collected

5.1  We share information that identifies you only as described below and with subsidiaries we control that follow the same practices described in this Privacy Statement.

a) Third Party Service Providers: We may retain other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf, such as sending email, removing repetitive and inaccurate information from customer lists, analyzing data, processing credit cards, and providing marketing assistance. They have access to personal information needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes.

b)Protecting Others and Ourselves: We will disclose your personally identifiable information if we believe disclosure is necessary to comply with the law or to protect our rights, property, or safety, our customer, or others. In particular, we may cooperate with law enforcement agencies in any official investigation and disclose your personally identifiable information to the relevant agency in doing so.

c) With Your Consent: Other than as stated above, we will not disclose or provide your personal information to a third party without your explicit consent for us to do so.

5.2 Need-to-know disclosure

Only those who “need to know” have access to Personal Information. All Personal Information is stored indefinitely on an encrypted server.  All data is backed up daily and a copy is stored securely off-site.

Based on our legitimate interest in managing and planning our business, we may analyse data about your use of our products and services to, for example, troubleshoot bugs within the Sites, forecast demand of service and to understand other trends in use, including which features users use the most and find most helpful, and what features users require from us. This does not involve making any decisions about you - it is only about improving our Sites so that we can deliver better services to you. Strict confidentiality and data security provisions will apply at all times.

We limit access to all Personal information about you to those employees and agents who need to know the information to provide products and services to you.

5.3 Other disclosure

We will not disclose any of your Personal Information (and in particular PHI) to third parties except in the limited circumstances described below, or with your express permission. These third parties are limited by law or by contract from using the information for secondary purposes beyond the purposes for which the information is disclosed.  We disclose information appropriate to the circumstances as determined in our sole unfettered discretion.

a) We disclose information in response to a subpoena, warrant, court order, levy, attachment, order of a court-appointed receiver or other comparable legal process whether criminal or civil, including subpoenas from private parties in a civil action.

b) We disclose information that we are required by applicable law to disclose to applicable parties including, without limitation, law enforcement authorities, regulators or auditors.

6. Choices and Communication Preferences

As a visitor to our Sites you can always choose not to provide us with personal information when requested, although it may be required for you to take full advantage of our Site offerings. If your browser is not already set up to refuse cookies, you can configure your browser to refuse them. By doing so you may not be able to take full advantage of our Site features.

You may manage your receipt of marketing and non-transactional communications by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link located on the bottom of our marketing emails.

If WCP proposes to collect, use or disclose Personal Information for any purpose other than those described in this Privacy Policy, we will obtain your consent or offer you an effective way to opt out of the use of personal information for those other purposes. You may choose to withdraw your consent to the collection, use or disclosure of your personal information as outlined in this Privacy Policy at any time.

7. Contact Us

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Statement or about the privacy practices of WCP, please contact us by email at privacy@wcpdogrescue.com or by mail.