Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 06/06/24
DC Voters For Animals ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors and supporters. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website dcvfa.com, or any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto (collectively, the "Site").

By accessing or using the Site, you signify that you have read, understood, and agree to our collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

Personal Data

Personally identifiable information, such as your name, shipping address, email address, and telephone number, and demographic information, such as your age, gender, hometown, and interests, that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the Site, make a donation, sign up for our newsletter, or participate in activities on the Site.

Derivative Data

Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site.

Financial Data

Financial information, such as data related to your payment method (e.g., valid credit card number, card brand, expiration date) that we may collect when you donate, order, return, exchange, or request information about our services from the Site. We store only very limited, if any, financial information that we collect.

2. Use of Your Information

We use the information we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information, for various purposes, including:

To provide, operate, and maintain our Site
To improve, personalize, and expand our Site
To understand and analyze how you use our Site
To develop new products, services, features, and functionality
To process your transactions and manage your donations
To send you emails
To find and prevent fraud
To comply with legal obligations

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share the information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others.
Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.

4. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

5. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as:

The right to access the personal information we hold about you
The right to request that we correct any inaccuracies
The right to request deletion of your personal information
The right to restrict the processing of your personal information
The right to data portability
The right to withdraw consent

6. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
DC Voters For Animals
6218 Georgia Ave NW
Suite 1-585
Washington DC 20011
max@dcvfa.com

7. Your Rights Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights:

Right to Know: You can request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal data we have collected about you.
Right to Delete: You can request the deletion of your personal data that we have collected.
Right to Opt-Out: You can request that we do not sell your personal data to third parties.
Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at max@dcvfa.com.

8. Your Rights Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the United Kingdom or the European Union, you have the following rights:

Right to Access: You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccuracies in your personal data.
Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we delete your personal data.
Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer at max@dcvfa.com.

9. Your Rights Under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)

If you are a resident of Canada, you have the following rights under PIPEDA:

Right to Access: You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you and to know how it has been used and to whom it has been disclosed.
Right to Correction: You have the right to request correction of any inaccuracies in your personal information.
Right to Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw your consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice.
Right to Complain: You have the right to complain to the Privacy Commissioner of Canada about our handling of your personal information.