Privacy Policy

Last updated: 12/29/2025

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you visit and interact with this blog.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information in the following ways:

Donations:
If you choose to donate through the Website, you may be asked to provide personal information such as your name, email address, and payment details. Payment information is processed securely by third-party payment processors, and we do not store full payment details.
Contact Forms:
When you submit a contact form, we may collect your name, email address, and any information you voluntarily include in your message.
Automatically Collected Information:
We may collect non-personal data such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and referring URLs for analytics, security, and performance purposes.

2. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal data under the following legal bases:

Consent: When you voluntarily submit information (e.g., contact forms or donations)
Contractual necessity: To process donations or respond to requests
Legitimate interests: To improve and secure the Website, analyze usage, and maintain functionality
Legal obligation: When required to comply with applicable laws

3. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to:

Respond to inquiries and messages
Process donations and provide confirmations
Improve Website content, usability, and performance
Analyze usage trends and site traffic
Comply with legal requirements

4. Advertising and Third-Party Services

The Website may display advertisements in the future. Third-party advertising partners may use cookies, pixels, or similar technologies to show relevant ads.

These third parties may collect information about your visits to this and other websites. We do not control their data collection or privacy practices.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

Understand how visitors interact with the Website
Improve performance and user experience

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Where required by law (such as under GDPR), you will be given the option to consent to non-essential cookies.

6. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information only:

With trusted service providers (e.g., payment processors, analytics services)
To comply with legal obligations or lawful requests
To protect our rights, users, or Website security

7. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

8. Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are located in the EEA, you have the right to:

Access your personal data
Request correction of inaccurate data
Request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”)
Restrict or object to processing
Request data portability
Withdraw consent at any time

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

9. Your Rights Under CCPA (California Residents)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to:

Know what personal information is collected about you
Request access to your personal information
Request deletion of your personal information
Opt out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal data)
Not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise these rights, contact us using the information below.

10. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information. However, no online transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

11. Children’s Information

This Website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

13. Contact Information

If you have questions or wish to exercise your privacy rights, contact us at:

info@animalsaccordingtogenesis.com