Trio Animal Foundation has created this privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to adhering to federal and state privacy laws and industry guidelines in order to protect your privacy. This Privacy Policy discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for the site available at trioanimalfoundation.org (this "Site"). This Privacy Policy applies only to this Site, not to any other web sites that may be accessible from here. Please note that when you access any external links from this Site, they may have different privacy policies specific to those sites. We encourage you to read all applicable privacy policies.

By accessing any material on this Site or using any of the services provided, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. When you submit information via this Site, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of that information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use or access this Site or our services. By visiting this Site, you accept that your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and our terms and condition of use [LINK to T and C page] If you have any concern about a privacy issue, please contact us as directed in this Privacy Policy.

Trio Animal Foundation reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy.

What Personal Information Do We Gather From Those Who Visit Our Site?

When you visit the Site, you may provide us with two types of information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose, and information that we automatically collect as you browse our Site.

Information You Voluntarily Submit

We collect and store any information you enter on our Site, or provide to us in offline contacts we have with you. Some of this information may be personally identifiable (that is, information that can be uniquely identified with you, such as your name, business name, address, phone number, fax number, email address, etc.). When you visit the Site, we will not collect any personally identifiable information about you unless you provide it to us voluntarily.

Information is collected from visitors to the Site in the following areas:

- Registration Forms?If you choose to register for the Site, or for specific events, contests and newsletters on various areas of the Site, we will generally ask you to provide both personal and demographic information, such as contact information and preferences regarding the event or material for which you desire to register, most of which is required to complete the registration. We will inform you which information is optional. You may visit our Site without registering, but you may not be able to access certain areas or services

- Donation Forms? If you choose to make a donation through this Site, we will generally ask you to provide both personal and demographic information, such as contact information and preferences, credit card information regarding the donation, most of which is required to complete the donation. We will inform you which information is optional. You may visit our Site without donating, but you may not be able to access certain areas or services

- Surveys? At times, you may be asked to complete survey questions that appear on the Site.

- Discussion Forums? We may make chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news groups available to our users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

- Email? On several screens of our Site, you also have an opportunity to communicate with us by email, or submit information to us directly through the operation of the site. You may also choose to provide your email address to receive communications from us or third parties.

Information Collected and Stored Automatically

When you browse and navigate through our Site, certain information may be passively collected (that is, gathered without you actively providing the information) using various technologies and means. Like most web site operators, we track IP addresses (the Internet address of your computer), the web pages visited and the time of visits, and other clickstream data. The only other type of information automatically provided to us is the type of computer, operating system and browser you are using. This information is provided by your browser, which we use to improve the performance of our Site.

We may also place small data files, called "cookies," in the browser file of your computer's hard drive. These cookies automatically identify your browser to our server whenever you interact with the Site. We use the cookies to record Site statistics. Most browsers automatically accept the cookies, but you usually can change your browser setting to prevent the acceptance of cookies. Certain web pages may not function properly if you choose not to accept cookies.

We do not collect personally identifiable information automatically, but we may tie information collected automatically to your previously submitted personally identifiable information.

How We Use Your Personal Information

We use your personal information to communicate with you if and when necessary in connection with your use of our Site, to respond to your questions, or to send you material and information you request. We may collect, track and/or use your information to:

-Personalize your site experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product information in which you are most interested.
-Consider your suggestions.
-Try to and answer your questions if you ask them.
-Register you for an event, contest or sweepstakes, if you request it.
-Provide you with email messages and other information regarding upcoming events, new services and general information about our organization. (Note: you may elect not to receive these communications, either when you initially register at our Site, or at any time thereafter. See the section of this Privacy Policy called "Choice/Opt Out.").

We may also use your web site information in order to help diagnose problems with our Site. We may use all information we collect to analyze statistical use patterns and demographic data (basically, where our visitors come from and what demographic characteristics they have) and to improve our Site to better serve our customers. We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our servers, and to administer our Site. Your IP address is used to help identify you and your shopping cart and to gather broad demographic information. We may also prepare and keep statistical records and other data about you and other users of our Site, but we do that in a way that does not identify you or any other user personally. We may hire third parties to help us collect and analyze such data, and we may share such statistical data with third parties. Again, such statistical data will not specifically identify you or any other user. We use this information to help us make our Site more useful to visitors - to learn about the number of visitors to our Site, what part of the Site they are interested in, how long the use the Site, and the types of technology our visitors use.

Disclosing Your Personal Information To Others

Except in the limited circumstances stated in this paragraph, we do not currently sell, rent, license, trade or otherwise disclose the personal information of our Site visitors to unaffiliated third parties, but may do so in the future. We may disclose your information to service providers who assist us in operating the Site or conducting our business. We may also share such information among our affiliates as necessary to provide you with the information and services you request or in which you may otherwise be interested. We may disclose information about you if and when we believe it is necessary to comply with any law, rule, regulation, court order, or subpoena, or to enforce our legal rights or the Terms and Conditions of Use [LINK to T and C page], or to protect our business, property and operations, or in connection with a sale, acquisition, merger or other business combination or assignment of our business with or to a third party or in the event of a liquidation, dissolution, reorganization, or in situations involving threats to the physical safety of any person. We may also disclose non-personally identifiable visitor information to other parties for marketing, advertising or other uses.

Some areas of the Site may allow you to conduct e-commerce transactions (event registration, donation, game and sweepstakes participation, etc.). In connection with such transactions, we collect data necessary to complete the transaction that is furnished by you. This information may be furnished to a third party in order to facilitate the transaction. Some of our advertisers may display ads on the Site that solicit, or contain technology to collect, information about our users. This information is collected and used by our advertisers, and is outside of our control. If you have any questions about an advertisement, you should contact the responsible advertiser directly.

Links To Other Sites

We may create links to other web sites that we think may be of interest to you. These links are provided solely as a convenience to users and should not be construed as an affiliation with such sites. We do not endorse or review any of the content, items or services on any other web sites, and our Privacy Policy applies only to your use of our Site. You access and use such other sites, including the content, items and services on those sites, solely at your own risk. These linked sites may collect personally identifiable information from you. Trio Animal Foundation has no control over and is not responsible for these other sites, their collection of information or their privacy policies. We have not reviewed the privacy policies of any web sites we link to our Site, and you should read the privacy policies of each site you visit to determine what information that site may collect about you. If you would like information on any other party's privacy policy, you should contact that party directly. Trio Animal Foundation makes no representations or warranties with respect to the content, ownership or legality of any such linked site. You acknowledge and agree that Trio Animal Foundation has no responsibility or liability for the availability of such external sites, or for the content, advertising, products or other materials available through such sites.

Security

We have put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to attempt to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information we collect online. However, please remember that no transmission of data over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information that you transmit to us or from us, and you do so at your own risk. When you place an order or access your personal information, we offer the use of a secure server. Once we receive your transmission, we use our best efforts to ensure its security on our systems. Trio Animal Foundation, however, will have no liability for disclosure of information obtained due to errors in transmissions or the unauthorized intervention of third parties. The safety and security of your information also depends on you. If you have access to password-protected features, never share your password with anyone else, notify us promptly if you believe your password security has been breached, and remember to log off of this Site before you leave your computer. Any personally identifiable information or sensitive data that you disclose through any discussion boards or other public online forums hosted on this Site may be collected and used by others. We recommend caution when giving out personal information to others in these public online forums. When you provide information on these forums, you do so at your own risk. The information you share may be viewed by any other user of this Site.

Changes In Trio Animal Foundation Privacy Policy

You should review this Privacy Policy carefully, because if you do not agree with our practices, your ultimate choice is not to use this Site. Remember, by using our Site, you consent to our collection and the use of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. If we change our privacy procedures, we will post these changes on our Site. You have the opportunity to review our Privacy Policy each time you use the Site so that you are aware of any modifications made to these policies. Your continued use of the Site (following posting of the revised Privacy Policy) means that you accept and agree to the terms of the revised Privacy Policy.

Choice/Opt Out

Our Site provides users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us at the point where we request information about the visitor. If you have submitted personally identifiable information through the Site, or if someone else has submitted your personally identifiable information through the Site, and you would like to have that information deleted from our marketing databases, please contact us via email. We will then use reasonable efforts to remove your personally identifiable information from our files. You also may contact us to request the personally identifiable information that Trio Animal Foundation has collected about you through the Site. Trio Animal Foundation will use commercially reasonable efforts to supply you with this information and correct any factual inaccuracies in this information. You have the following options for reviewing or removing your information from our database to no longer receive communication from us. If you request your account information be deleted from our database, we may maintain information about individual sales transactions for recordkeeping and servicing.

You can send email using this link.

You can send mail to the following postal address: Trio Animal Foundation, 516 North Ogden Ave. Suite 199?Chicago, IL 60642

Please note that due to email production schedules, you may receive an email message from us after you have provided your opt-out notice.

CHILDREN VISITING THE SITE

This Site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from site visitors in this age group. We encourage parents to talk to their children about their use of the Internet and the information they disclose online. If a child has provided us with personally identifiable information, a parent or guardian of that child may contact us via email at the above email address if they would like this information deleted from our records. We will use reasonable efforts to delete the child's information from our databases.

Questions About Our Privacy policy

If you have questions about our Site and our Privacy Policy or Terms and Conditions of Use, please feel free to contact us using this link.

If this Privacy Policy changes, the revised Privacy Policy will be posted on this Site. Please check back periodically, and especially before you provide any personally identifiable information. Changes will not apply retroactively to personal information that was collected before the changes to the Privacy Policy, except as may be required by law.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on July 14, 2010.