Privacy Policy

When you use this website or submit a form, we may collect the following types of information:

• Full name
• Mailing address
• Email address
• Phone number
• Animal information (species, age, sex, health status, temperament, etc.)
• Photographs of animals
• Electronic acknowledgments and electronic signatures
• Foster, assistance, surrender, and adoption information
• Any other information you voluntarily provide through our forms

We use collected information to:

• Review and process assistance, foster, surrender, and adoption requests
• Coordinate veterinary care, program participation, and placement
• Communicate with you about your request or submission
• Maintain records for operational, medical, and legal purposes
• Send organizational updates and newsletters if you opt in

We do not sell or rent your personal information. We may share submitted information with:

• Authorized SCCCP rescue personnel (volunteers, coordinators, foster managers)
• Veterinary partners and partner clinics involved in animal care
• Placement partners and adoption processors (such as Shelterluv)
• Legal authorities if required by law

Information is shared only to the extent necessary to carry out SCCCP's rescue mission.

SCCCP may retain submitted records for as long as reasonably necessary for operational, medical, and legal purposes, including records of intake requests, adoptions, surrenders, and Community Foster Program participation.

Electronic signatures and acknowledgments submitted through SCCCP's forms are treated as binding where permitted by applicable law. By submitting a signed form, you consent to the use of your electronic signature for the purposes described.

Photographs of animals submitted through our forms may be used internally for rescue operations, veterinary records, and adoption marketing. We will not publish photographs of people without consent.

We use reasonable technical measures to protect your information. However, no internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of submitted data.

This website uses third-party services including Shelterluv (for adoption and foster applications), Givebutter, PayPal, Square, and Venmo (for donations). Each service has its own privacy policy. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties.

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information we hold about you by emailing sccommunitycatproject@gmail.com. We will respond within a reasonable time frame. Note that certain records may be retained for legal or operational reasons even after a deletion request.

This website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Questions about this Privacy Policy may be sent to sccommunitycatproject@gmail.com.