Our Privacy Policy

Willistonanimalgroup.org is a free resource which allows anyone on the web to find our no-kill animal rescue/shelter in Williston, Florida, United States. It allows the user to learn about them, read about the services provided by Williston Animal Group. In order to use this free resource, no information is required of the site visitor. The Administrator of this website is not responsible for the privacy practices of any user. Remember that all information that is disclosed on this website areas becomes public information, and you should exercise caution when deciding to share any of your personal information. Any user who finds material posted by another user objectionable is encouraged to contact us via the online email form. We are authorized by you to remove or modify any data submitted by users for any reason we feel constitutes a violation of our policies, whether stated, implied or not.

We never sell your data and take every precaution to keep it safe.

This site may contain links to other web sites. We have no control over the content and cannot ensure it will not lead to offensive or objectionable material. We will, however, remove links to material that we feel are inappropriate as we become aware of them.

You are fully responsible for any information you supply to this resource. You also agree that you will not post any copyrighted material that is not owned by yourself or the owners Willistonanimalgroup.org or its other social media platforms this site leads you to.. In your use of this site, you agree that you will not post any information which is vulgar, harassing, hateful, threatening, invading of others' privacy, sexually oriented in nature, or anything politically motivated that may offend others. You may also not post illegal software, computer viruses, or anything that violates any laws.

Thank you for helping to build this resource and keeping it a safe place on the web!

Who we are:
Our website address is: https://www.willistonanimalgroup.org

What personal data we collect and why we collect it:

When visitors leave comments on the site. we may collect information from there if left within the body of the comment by the user. We also collect the data requested in the PDF fillable  forms in several pages and sections. We collect names and email addresses on our subscription page for people to sign up for our blogs, notifications, updates, and newsletter(s). .

Media:
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images on the website.

Contact forms, Cookies:
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to save your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment.

If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks as per your computer's set up instructions also. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

Embedded content from other websites:
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Caching:
This site utilizes caching in order to facilitate a faster response time and better user experience. Caching potentially stores a duplicate copy of every web page that is on display on this site. All cache files are temporary and are never accessed by any third party, except as necessary to obtain technical support from the cache plugin vendor. Cache files expire on a schedule set by the site administrator however may easily be purged by the administrator before their natural expiration, if necessary.

Analytics:
We will eventually be using Google Analytics (GA) to track traffic; we will not hold any data at our servers. We will use Google Analytics for aggregated, anonymized website traffic analysis. In order to track your session usage, Google drops a cookie with a randomly generated ClientID in your browser. This ID is anonymized and contains no personally identifiable information (PII) like email, phone number, name, etc. We will also send Google your IP Address. We use GA to track aggregated website behavior, such as what pages you looked at, for how long, and so on. This information is important to us for improving the user experience and determining site effectiveness.

GA is not being utilized at this point. Once we begin using it, users will see this GA section with an effective date, clearly stating that GA is actively being utilized to collect data. At that point, if you would like to access what browsing information we have - or ask us to delete any GA data - we would ask that you please delete your _ga cookies, reach out to us via this form, and/or install the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On.

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data:

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

We don’t send your data to any third party.

Disclaimer:

The contents of this report are based on information generally available to the public from sources believed to be reliable. No representation is made that it is timely, accurate or complete. Willistonanimalgroup.org has taken due care and caution in compilation of data as this has been obtained from various sources including which it considers reliable and firsthand. However, willistonanimalgroup.org does not guarantee the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of any information and it is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of such information and especially states that it has no financial liability whatsoever to the subscribers/users of this report. The information herein, together with all estimates and forecasts, can change without notice.

This report does not claim to be a solicitation of any advice pertaining to trade and business. Readers are advised to consult experts or study/evaluate individual business prospectus and other relevant legal documents before taking any decisions based on information provided in the site. Neither willistonanimalgroup.org nor its board members, editors, or authors accept any liability whatsoever nor do they accept responsibility for any financial consequences arising from the use of the research or information provided herein.

Privacy Policy:
We understand the importance of your privacy as a visitor to this website. We want you to understand how the information you may provide will be used. To better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available on our homepage and at every point where personally identifiable information may be requested.

Information collected:
Willistonanimalgroup.org does not collect personal information about you except for the information that you voluntarily provide. We may collect usage information of our site to analyze interest in content and to provide advertisers information on an aggregate basis. No personally identifiable information (PII) will be shared with third-party advertising companies.

COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)

When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under 13, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, the nation's consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children's privacy and safety online. 

We do not specifically market to children under 13.

The Florida Information Protection Act of 2014 (FIPA) came into effect July 1, 2014, expanding Florida's existing data breach notification statute requirements for covered entities that acquire, use, store or maintain Floridian's personal information.  

FIPA modified Florida's existing data breach notification law and applies to commercial and government entities. 

Importantly, FIPA is an extraterritorial law, which means any company that acquires, uses, stores or maintains the personally identifiable information (PII) of Floridians must comply.

This includes covered entities with no physical footprint in Florida. This is known as an extraterritorial law akin to CCPA, GDPR, LGPD, and the SHIELD Act.

This means in the event of a security breach, FIPA will apply to any entity which the personal information of Floridians, regardless of the number of people or volume of data. 

In addition to the reactive component of FIPA, covered entities must report data breaches, FIPA also has a proactive component that imposes obligations on covered entities regardless of whether they suffer a breach or not.  

Each covered entity, governmental entity or third-party agent must take reasonable measures to protect and secure data personal information in electronic form.

Additionally, covered entities must take reasonable measures to dispose or arrange for the disposal of customer records containing PII. Such disposal must involve shredding, erasing or otherwise modifying the PII in the records to make it unreadable or undecipherable.

Third-parties who have been contracted to maintain, store or process personal information or security systems for covered entities have up to 10 days to report breaches to said entities. 

Upon receiving notice of the breach, covered entities become responsible for providing the required notices within the stipulated 30-day period.

The third-party agent may notify affected individuals and the Attorney General on behalf of the covered entity, but the agent’s failure to provide proper notice is deemed a violation against the covered entity.

This is why vendor risk management is so important. As it turns out managing third-party and fourth-party risk is foundational to cybersecurity, ensuring business continuity and maintaining regulatory compliance.

A robust vendor risk management (VRM) program can help you comply with FIPA because you will understand your vendor risk profile and be able to mitigate cybersecurity risk rather than relying on incident response. 

FIPA reduces the time period allowed for reporting a breach of security to 30 days, from 45 days under the previous Florida statute.

However, if a good cause is sent in writing to the Florida Department of Legal Affairs (i.e. the Florida Office of the Attorney General) within 30 days of determining a breach, FIPA authorizes the department to authorize an additional 15 days to provide notice. 

Like any notice requirements, prompt coordination with law enforcement agencies is essential. 

Additionally, law enforcement may delay required notices if they believe it could interfere with ongoing criminal investigations.

In the event of a breach involving 500 or more individuals, notice to affected individuals must be made as soon as practical and without unreasonable delay. Additionally, a notice of the particulars must be provided to the Department of Legal Affairs. 

For breaches involving 1,000+ individuals, covered entities must send notices to nationwide consumer credit reporting agencies. 

However, individual notice may not be required if the covered entity determines the breach has not and will not likely result in identity theft or financial harm to the affected individuals. 

In this situation, covered entities need to provide written determination to the Department of Legal Affairs within 30 days of their decision to not notify affected individuals. 

Additionally, covered entities subject to federal regulation such as HIPAA, GLBA, FISMA, may defer notice requirements provided they send the requisite notice to the Department of Legal Affairs. 

Community:
When using our online community functions, your user ID will identify you. We encourage our users to select a unique user ID.

Google Adsense and the DoubleClick DART Cookie:
Google, as a third-party advertisement vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on this site, called Google Adsense.  Once willistonanimalgroup.org is established, Google Adsense may be utilized at some point.  The use of DART cookies by Google enables them to serve adverts to visitors that are based on their visits to this website as well as other sites on the internet.  If Google Adsense is being used by us, you will see an effective date within this explanation in this section of the Privacy Policy; making it clear to you, the user, that Google Adsense is being actively utilized. As of now, it is not. 

To opt out of the DART cookies you may visit the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads Tracking of users through the DART cookie mechanisms are subject to Google’s own privacy policies. Other Third-Party ad servers or ad networks may also use cookies to track users' activities on this website to measure advertisement effectiveness and other reasons that will be provided in their own privacy policies, Willistonanimalgroup.org has no access or control over these cookies that may be used by third party advertisers.

Links to third party Websites:
We have included links on this site for your use and reference to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies on these websites, or any other legal policies that may or may not be listed on their site(s).. You should be aware that the privacy policies of these sites may differ from our own.

Changes to this Privacy Statement:
The contents of this statement may be altered at any time, at our discretion.

If you have any questions regarding the privacy policy of willistonanimalgroup.org then you may contact us through our email/contact section. 

More about our Cookie Policy
To make this site work properly, we sometimes place small data files called cookies on your device. Most big websites do this too.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. It enables the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.
How do we use cookies?
Adjust this part of the page according to your needs. Explain which cookies you use in plain, jargon-free language. In particular:
their purpose and the reason why they are being used, (e.g. to remember users' actions, to identify the user, for online behavioral advertising) if they are essential for the website or a given functionality to work or if they aim to enhance the performance of the website the types of cookies used (e.g. session or permanent, first or third-party) who controls/accesses the cookie-related information (website or third party) that the cookie will not be used for any purpose other than the one stated how consent can be withdrawn.
Example:
A number of our pages use cookies to remember:
your display preferences, such as theme, color settings and font size
if you have already replied to a survey pop-up that asks you if the content was helpful or not (so you won't be asked again)
if you have agreed (or not) to our use of cookies on this site
Also, some videos embedded in our pages use a cookie to anonymously gather statistics on how you got there and what videos you visited.
Enabling these cookies is not strictly necessary for the website to work but it will provide you with a better browsing experience. You can delete or block these cookies, but if you do that some features of this site may not work as intended.  Additionally, the users' transitions between pages and sections may not be as smooth.
The cookie-related information is not used to identify you personally and the pattern data is fully under our control. These cookies are not used for any purpose other than those described here.
How to control cookies
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish – for details, see aboutcookies.org. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer, and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site, and some services and functionalities may not work.