Policy Last Updated: 10/5/2025

Sunshine State Labrador Rescue (“we,” “our,” or “us”) values your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information that you provide when using our website, sunshinestatelabrescue.org.

1. Information We Collect

When you interact with our website, we may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide through online forms, including but not limited to:

  • Adoption Applications
  • Surrender Applications
  • Donation Forms

This information may include:

  • Name
  • Address
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Payment information (for donations)
  • Other information you choose to share in application and donation forms

2. Embedded content from other websites

Sections of this website may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, forms, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

We currently embed content from Brevo to provide the signup form for our newsletter.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information you provide for purposes such as:

  • Processing adoption and surrender applications
  • Facilitating donations and issuing acknowledgments/receipts
  • Communicating with you regarding our rescue activities, events, and updates
  • Improving our services and website

4. How We Share Your Information

  • We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.
  • We may share information only when necessary to:
    • Process donations securely through trusted third-party payment processors (e.g., PayPal)
    • Comply with legal obligations
    • Support the administration of adoption or surrender processes

5. Data Storage and Security

  • Our forms are powered by Gravity Forms, a secure online form system integrated into our website.
  • We take reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to safeguard personal information against loss, theft, and unauthorized use or disclosure.
  • Payment information is processed through secure, PCI-compliant third-party processors and is not stored on our servers.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described above, comply with legal requirements, and support our rescue operations.

7. Your Choices

  • You may request to review, update, or delete your personal information by contacting us at info@sunshinestatelabrescue.org.
  • You may opt out of receiving non-essential communications from us by using the unsubscribe link in our newsletter emails.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our website and services are not directed to children under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect information from children.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

10. Cookies

For volunteers that visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.  When you successfully log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices.  These cookies are necessary for the functioning of the website.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact us using the information provided on the Contact Us page of this website.