Privacy Policy

We will not sell, share or trade our donors’ names or personal information with any other entity, nor send mailings to our donors on behalf of other organizations. This policy applies to all information received, online and offline, as well as any electronic, written, or oral communications. To the extent any donations are processed through a third-party service provider, our donors’ information will only be used for purposes necessary to process the donation.

We have created this statement to demonstrate SPCA Tampa Bay’s firm commitment to your privacy. We do not collect information that personally identifies you when you visit our site – such as name/address/contact numbers – unless you choose to provide such information to us. Providing such information is strictly voluntary. This policy is your guide to how we will handle information we learn about you from your visit to our website.

Donor Confidentiality

Information concerning all transactions between a donor and the SPCA shall be held by the SPCA in strict confidence and may be publicly disclosed only with the permission of the donor. SPCA does not sell names or addresses of donors or volunteers to other organizations.

Facebook Posting Policy

SPCA Tampa Bay is committed to creating a community that encourages self-expression and mirrors the values of our organization, including respect for the rights, dignity and property of others. The organization’s Facebook page reflects this philosophy. We ask all fans to do their part to help us achieve the goal. In doing that, we ask you not to post content that:

  • is threatening, abusive, obscene, indecent or objectionable
  • is deceptive, false or misleading
  • violates the intellectual property rights of other people
  • is illegal
  • references a third party website or is self-promoting spam
  • is inappropriate, offensive or hateful

SPCA Tampa Bay reserves the right to remove any content or block users that violate our community guidelines, or that we determine are otherwise offensive to our community. All content must also comply with Facebook’s policies as well.

Use of Links

Throughout our Web pages, we provide links to other servers that may contain information of interest to our readers. We take no responsibility for, and exercise no control over, the organizations, views or accuracy of the information contained on other servers.

Use of Text and Images

If you would like to publish information that you find on our website, please send your request to Info@SPCATampaBay.org. Where text or images are posted on our site with the permission of the original copyright holder, a copyright statement appears at the bottom of the page. Information about using our logo and images can be obtained by contacting Info@SPCATampaBay.org.

Accessibility

This website is designed to be accessible to visitors with disabilities, and to comply with federal guidelines concerning accessibility. We welcome your comments. If you have suggestions on how to make the site more accessible, please contact us at Info@SPCATampaBay.org.

We use the information we collect to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, and to help us make our site more useful to visitors.

Online Profile Updates and Donations

If you complete the Profile update form and share your personally identifying information, this information will be used only to provide you with more targeted content. We may use your contact information to send further information about our organization or to contact you when necessary. You may always opt out of receiving future mailings; see the “Opt Out” section below.

Sending Us an Email

You also may decide to send us personally identifying information; for example, in an electronic mail message containing a question or comment. We use personally identifying information from email primarily to respond to your requests. We may forward your email to other employees who are better able to answer your questions. We may also use your email to contact you in the future about our programs that may be of interest.

We want to be very clear: We will not obtain personally identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us. Providing such information is strictly voluntary. Except as might be required by law, we do not share any information we receive with any outside parties.

If you sign up for one of our email lists, we will only send you the kinds of information you have requested. We won’t share your name or email address with any outside parties.

Opt Out or Change Your Contact Information

Our site provides users the opportunity to opt out of receiving communications from us through a special online form. You may choose to receive only specific communications or none at all. You may also update your contact information previously provided to us through another online form. You cannot remove yourself from our database, but you can prevent unwanted communication.

Questions about Our Policies

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site or your dealings with this website, you can contact us at Info@SPCATampaBay.org.