Fur All Kittys Cat Rescue

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 5, 2026

Fur All Kittys Cat Rescue (“Fur All Kittys,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide to us.

This Privacy Policy explains how Fur All Kittys collects, uses, stores, and protects personal information when you interact with us through our website, online forms, adoption applications, foster and volunteer programs, events, donations, email communications, SMS/text messaging, social media, and other services or activities operated by Fur All Kittys.

By using our website, submitting information to Fur All Kittys, or participating in our programs, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with Fur All Kittys, we may collect information including:

Contact Information

  • Name

  • Mailing address

  • Email address

  • Telephone or mobile phone number

  • Emergency contact information when necessary for foster or volunteer activities

Adoption Information

Individuals applying to adopt an animal may provide information such as:

  • Name and contact information

  • Household information

  • Housing information

  • Information about other animals in the household

  • Veterinary information

  • Landlord or housing information when applicable

  • References

  • Information relevant to determining whether an adoption is appropriate

Foster and Volunteer Information

Individuals participating in our foster or volunteer programs may provide:

  • Contact information

  • Availability

  • Emergency contact information

  • Foster-related preferences and experience

  • Information necessary to coordinate veterinary care, transportation, supplies, appointments, and other rescue activities

Donation and Payment Information

When you make a donation, purchase tickets, purchase merchandise, or otherwise make a payment to Fur All Kittys, payment information may be collected by the third-party payment processor used for that transaction.

Fur All Kittys generally does not receive or store complete credit card or debit card numbers when payments are processed through third-party payment providers.

Event and Registration Information

If you register for a Fur All Kittys event, fundraiser, volunteer opportunity, or other activity, we may collect information necessary to administer the event, including your name, contact information, ticket information, registration details, and other information you voluntarily provide.

Communications

If you contact us by email, telephone, text message, social media, website form, or other means, we may retain information necessary to respond to your inquiry and maintain appropriate organizational records.

2. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically by our website provider or third-party services.

This information may include:

  • IP address

  • Browser type

  • Device type

  • Operating system

  • General geographic information

  • Pages visited

  • Date and time of visits

  • Referring website

  • Other website usage information

This information may be used to operate, maintain, secure, and improve our website and services.

3. How We Use Personal Information

Fur All Kittys may use personal information to:

  • Process adoption applications

  • Coordinate foster care

  • Communicate with foster volunteers and other volunteers

  • Coordinate veterinary appointments and medical care

  • Arrange transportation, intake, and animal transfers

  • Process donations, purchases, registrations, and event tickets

  • Communicate about events, fundraisers, volunteer opportunities, and rescue activities

  • Send requested email or SMS communications

  • Respond to questions and requests

  • Maintain appropriate rescue and organizational records

  • Protect the safety and welfare of animals, volunteers, adopters, and members of the public

  • Prevent fraud, misuse, or unauthorized activity

  • Operate and improve our website and programs

  • Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations

We may also use information for other purposes that are disclosed at the time information is collected or with your consent.

4. SMS and Text Messaging

If you voluntarily provide your mobile phone number and opt in to receive SMS messages from Fur All Kittys, we may send text messages related to your relationship with the rescue.

For foster volunteers, these messages may include:

  • Medication reminders

  • Weight or medical-record reminders

  • Veterinary appointment reminders

  • Spay/neuter reminders

  • Foster supply reminders

  • Transportation coordination

  • Foster-related updates

  • Other operational communications

Message frequency may vary.

Message and data rates may apply depending on your mobile carrier.

You may opt out of SMS communications at any time by replying STOP.

For assistance, reply HELP or contact Fur All Kittys at 412-979-9855 or info@furallkittys.org.

SMS messaging is not intended to be used for emergency communications.

5. Email Communications

If you provide your email address, Fur All Kittys may use it to communicate with you regarding:

  • Adoption applications

  • Foster or volunteer activities

  • Donations

  • Events

  • Fundraisers

  • Organizational updates

  • Requests or inquiries you have submitted

Where required, you may unsubscribe from non-essential promotional email communications by using the unsubscribe option provided in the communication.

Certain administrative or transactional emails may still be sent when necessary to complete a transaction or provide a requested service.

6. Information Sharing

Fur All Kittys does not sell or rent personal information to third parties for their independent marketing purposes.

We may share personal information when reasonably necessary to operate the rescue, provide services, or fulfill a request.

This may include sharing information with:

  • Veterinary providers involved in the care of rescue animals

  • Adoption or foster-related service providers

  • Payment processors

  • Ticketing and fundraising platforms

  • Website and hosting providers

  • Email and SMS service providers

  • Event service providers

  • Software and technology providers

  • Volunteers or rescue representatives who need the information to perform authorized rescue-related duties

  • Government agencies or authorities when required by law

We may also disclose information when we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect the rights or safety of Fur All Kittys, our animals, adopters, foster volunteers, volunteers, donors, or the public, or investigate fraud or other unlawful activity.

7. Adoption and Foster Information

Information submitted through adoption and foster applications may be used to evaluate applications and facilitate appropriate placements.

Because Fur All Kittys' primary mission is the welfare and safety of animals in our care, certain information may be retained as part of our organizational records.

Information may be shared with authorized Fur All Kittys representatives and, when appropriate, veterinary providers or other parties involved in the adoption or foster process.

Fur All Kittys does not guarantee that an application will result in an adoption or foster placement.

8. Donations and Payment Processing

Fur All Kittys may use third-party payment processors and fundraising platforms to process donations, purchases, event registrations, and other payments.

Those third parties may collect and process payment information according to their own privacy policies and terms.

Fur All Kittys does not intentionally store complete payment card information unless specifically required and permitted for a legitimate business purpose.

9. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website or third-party services used by Fur All Kittys may use cookies, pixels, analytics tools, or similar technologies.

These technologies may be used to:

  • Operate website functionality

  • Remember preferences

  • Understand website traffic

  • Improve website performance

  • Protect against fraud or abuse

  • Understand how visitors interact with our website

You may be able to control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

10. Social Media

Fur All Kittys maintains social media accounts and may interact with individuals through platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and other social media services.

Information submitted through or visible on social media platforms may be subject to the privacy policies and terms of those platforms.

Fur All Kittys does not control the privacy practices of third-party social media companies.

11. Photographs and Media

Fur All Kittys may photograph or record animals, volunteers, adopters, foster families, donors, event attendees, and other individuals participating in rescue activities or events.

Photographs, videos, or other media may be used for purposes including:

  • Promoting adoptable animals

  • Promoting the rescue

  • Fundraising

  • Educational purposes

  • Social media

  • Website content

  • Event promotion

  • Public relations

Where appropriate, Fur All Kittys will seek consent before using identifiable images of individuals for promotional purposes.

12. Children's Privacy

Fur All Kittys' website and services are not directed toward children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without appropriate parental or guardian involvement.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to Fur All Kittys without appropriate consent, please contact us so that we can review and address the situation.

13. Data Security

Fur All Kittys takes reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Accordingly, Fur All Kittys cannot guarantee the absolute security of information provided to us.

14. Data Retention

Fur All Kittys may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • Provide services

  • Maintain adoption, foster, volunteer, donor, and organizational records

  • Meet legal, accounting, or reporting requirements

  • Resolve disputes

  • Prevent fraud or misuse

  • Protect the safety of animals and people

  • Maintain historical rescue records

Retention periods may vary depending on the type and purpose of the information.

15. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website, emails, social media accounts, and communications may contain links to third-party websites or services.

These may include payment processors, ticketing platforms, fundraising platforms, veterinary providers, social media platforms, and other services.

Fur All Kittys is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of third-party websites.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party services before providing them with personal information.

16. Your Privacy Choices

Depending on applicable law, you may have rights regarding your personal information, which may include the ability to:

  • Request information about personal information we maintain about you

  • Request correction of inaccurate information

  • Request deletion of certain information

  • Opt out of certain communications

  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

  • Request information about how your information is used or shared

Certain information may need to be retained for legal, operational, safety, or recordkeeping purposes.

To make a privacy-related request, contact Fur All Kittys using the information below.

17. Do Not Track

Some web browsers offer a “Do Not Track” feature. Because there is not currently a universally accepted standard for responding to Do Not Track signals, our website may not respond to such signals.

18. Changes to This Privacy Policy

Fur All Kittys may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, services, or applicable laws.

When changes are made, the updated policy will be posted on our website with a revised effective date.

Your continued use of our website or participation in Fur All Kittys programs after changes are posted constitutes acknowledgment of the updated policy, to the extent permitted by law.

19. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the way Fur All Kittys handles personal information, please contact us:

Fur All Kittys Cat Rescue
Website: www.furallkittys.org
Email: info@furallkittys.org
Phone: 412-979-9855
Mailing Address: 1824 Homeville Road, West Mifflin, PA 15122

Effective Date: October 5, 2026