Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 26, 2026

Moyer Animal Shelter respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when visiting or interacting with our website, moyeranimalshelter.org.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we may use it, how it may be shared, and the choices you have regarding your information.

Information We Collect

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you:

  • Contact Moyer Animal Shelter
  • Submit a contact form
  • Complete an adoption application or inquiry
  • Apply to volunteer or foster
  • Make a donation
  • Request information about an animal
  • Report a lost or found pet
  • Sign up for updates or communications
  • Participate in shelter programs, events, or fundraising activities

Information you provide may include:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Mailing address
  • Household information
  • Information about current or previous pets
  • Adoption, foster, or volunteer related information
  • Information related to a lost, found, reclaimed, or surrendered animal
  • Donation information
  • Any other information you choose to provide

Please do not submit sensitive personal information unless it is specifically requested and necessary for the service you are seeking.

Donation and Payment Information

If you make a donation or payment through our website, your payment may be processed by a third party payment processor.

Moyer Animal Shelter does not intend to store complete credit card or debit card information on its own website. Payment information may be collected and processed directly by the payment provider according to that provider’s privacy and security practices.

We may receive limited information related to a transaction, such as your name, contact information, donation amount, transaction date, and payment status.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically through cookies, analytics tools, server logs, or similar technologies.

This information may include:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Pages viewed
  • Time spent on the website
  • Referring website
  • Approximate geographic location
  • Date and time of visits
  • Website interactions

This information helps us understand how visitors use the website and improve its performance, usability, and content.

Cookies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality and understand how visitors interact with the site.

Cookies are small files stored on your device that may help remember preferences, improve website performance, and provide information about website usage.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect how some parts of the website function.

How We Use Your Information

Moyer Animal Shelter may use collected information to:

  • Respond to questions and requests
  • Process adoption inquiries and applications
  • Assist with lost, found, reclaimed, or surrendered pets
  • Coordinate foster and volunteer opportunities
  • Process donations
  • Communicate about shelter services and programs
  • Provide information about available animals
  • Manage events and fundraising activities
  • Maintain and improve our website
  • Analyze website traffic and usage
  • Protect the security of our website
  • Maintain shelter records
  • Comply with applicable legal requirements

We do not sell your personal information.

Communications

If you provide your email address or phone number, we may use it to respond to your inquiry or communicate with you regarding an adoption, donation, volunteer opportunity, foster arrangement, shelter service, event, or other request you initiated.

If we offer optional promotional or informational communications, you may request to stop receiving them at any time.

Transactional or service related communications may still be sent when necessary to address an active request or relationship with Moyer Animal Shelter.

How We Share Information

We may share information when reasonably necessary with service providers that help us operate the shelter or website.

These may include providers that assist with:

  • Website hosting
  • Website forms
  • Email communications
  • Donation and payment processing
  • Website analytics
  • Data storage
  • Technical support
  • Shelter management or animal records
  • Event or fundraising services

These providers may access information only as needed to perform services on our behalf and are subject to their own privacy policies and security practices.

We may also disclose information when required by law, court order, legal process, or when necessary to protect the rights, property, safety, or welfare of Moyer Animal Shelter, animals in our care, website users, or others.

Third Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to third party websites or services, including social media pages, donation platforms, wish lists, payment processors, or other external resources.

Moyer Animal Shelter does not control the privacy practices of third party websites. Once you leave our website, your activity is subject to the privacy policy and terms of the website you visit.

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

Social Media

Our website may include links to Moyer Animal Shelter’s social media accounts or content from social media platforms.

If you interact with us through a social media platform, that platform may collect information according to its own privacy policy.

Moyer Animal Shelter currently maintains a presence on Facebook.

Embedded Content

Pages on this website may include embedded content such as videos, images, maps, forms, social media content, or other materials provided by third parties.

Embedded content may behave in the same way as if you visited the third party website directly. Those third parties may collect information, use cookies, or track your interaction with their content.

Data Retention

We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • Respond to your request
  • Maintain adoption or animal related records
  • Maintain donation or financial records
  • Coordinate volunteer or foster activities
  • Fulfill operational or administrative needs
  • Comply with legal or regulatory requirements
  • Resolve disputes
  • Protect the organization and animals in our care

Different types of information may be retained for different periods depending on their purpose.

Data Security

Moyer Animal Shelter takes reasonable administrative and technical measures to help protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, misuse, alteration, or loss.

However, no website, internet transmission, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Please use care when sending personal information electronically.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is intended for a general audience and is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 without the involvement of a parent or legal guardian.

If you believe a child has submitted personal information through our website without appropriate permission, please contact us so we can review the situation.

Volunteer, adoption, foster, or other shelter participation requirements may include age restrictions or require parental or guardian involvement.

Your Privacy Choices

You may contact Moyer Animal Shelter if you would like to:

  • Ask what personal information we may have about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate information
  • Request deletion of information when appropriate
  • Update your contact information
  • Ask questions about how your information is used
  • Request to stop receiving optional communications

Certain information may need to be retained for legal, financial, adoption, shelter, or operational purposes.

Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting.

Because there is not currently a universally accepted standard for responding to these signals, our website may not respond to all Do Not Track requests.

You can use your browser settings to manage cookies and other tracking technologies.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Moyer Animal Shelter may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, technology, or legal requirements.

When changes are made, the updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

We encourage visitors to review this policy periodically.

Contact Moyer Animal Shelter

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact us:

Moyer Animal Shelter

Website: moyeranimalshelter.org

Email: moyeranimalshelter@gmail.com

Phone: 307-754-1019

After Hours Call or Text: 307-410-9450

Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, Noon to 6:00 PM