About your data

Introduction

Welcome to the website of Animal Voice (hereinafter, “we/our/us”). This is our Privacy Policy (hereinafter, “the Policy”), which sets forth our privacy information handling principles. Users are deemed to have agreed with the Policy if you use our services.

Data we collect

We collect personal identification information such as name, email address, contact information, etc. when a user registers as an organizer or when a user subscribers to our newsletter. We may also receive your data indirectly when you interact with our social media posts, groups, or message boards.

Purpose of data collection

We collect personal data in order to present registered information to the user in order to view and/or correct their registered information, to notify registered users about events, changes on the website or other information we deem relevant, to contact or refuse the use of our services to Individuals signing up to become organizers and to display information provided to us by organizers, such as social media accounts and/or posts publicly on our website.

How data is stored

Our organization securely stores your data on a secure server we contract through a data hosting company. Your data is only directly accessible to website administrators and will only be shared with other people within the organization when given consent from the user.

Data shared with third parties

We use Amazon SES to send emails. By subscribing to our newsletter, you consent to the use of your email address by AWS (Amazon Web Services) for these purposes. AWS processes your data in accordance with their Privacy Policy. For more information on how they handle your data, please review their policy. You can unsubscribe from our mailing list at any time using the link provided in each newsletter. We are not responsible for third-party practices beyond our control.

Cookies

Cookies are small amounts of data that we send to your browser that are stored on your computer's hard drive. We use cookies to access information when you sign in, to store preferences and to keep you signed in. Our cookies are only there for functionality and not used for advertising purposes. You can configure your browser to accept or reject these cookies.

Correction and termination

While signed in, organizers are able to change their data via the admin portal or delete their accounts. Newsletter subscribers can opt out by clicking the unsubscribe button at the bottom of every email or by contacting us via the contact form. Additionally, we might choose to unsubscribe newsletter subscribers after not opening any of our email for a certain period of time.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about our the Policy, the data we hold about you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us by heading over to our Contact page and filling out the form.

Changes to our policy

We'll let you know about any significant changes in the Policy by putting a notice up here 30 days before they become effective, and by emailing all registered users 30 days in advance regarding the change. We will also update the "Last updated date" at the top of this page.