American Humane has created this Privacy Policy to explain why we collect particular information and how we will protect your personal privacy within our Web site. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for the Web site located at the URL www.americanhumane.org.

In order to fully understand your rights we encourage you to read this Privacy Policy as well as our Terms of Use. American Humane reserves the right at any time and without notice to change this Privacy Policy simply by posting such changes on our Site. Any such change will be effective immediately upon posting.
By visiting this Web site you agree that no information you submit to the site shall contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material. You are solely responsible for the content of any information you provide to American Humane.

Because we want to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy, this Privacy Policy notifies you of:

• What personally identifiable information of yours is collected through the Site;
• Who collects such information; 
• How such information is used; 
• With whom your information may be shared; 
• What choices you have regarding collection, use and distribution of your information; 
• What kind of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under our control; and,
• How you can correct any inaccuracies in your information.

Questions regarding this statement should be directed to American Humane by sending an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Please reference this Privacy Policy in your subject line.

What Information We Collect and How We Use That Information:
Our registration forms require users to give us contact information that may include name, e-mail address, format preference (HTML vs. Text), address, interests, and similar information. We do not collect any personally identifiable information about you unless you voluntarily submit such information to us, by, for example, making a donation or filling out a registration form.  The types of information that may be requested include your name, address, email address, and telephone number to respond to a specific request for further information. Your information may be used to contact you when necessary and may be shared with other companies that may want to contact you with offers consistent with your stated preferences and/or our mission.   Please let us know if you do not wish to receive information from other organizations.  Please refer to the paragraph entitled Opt Out for further details.  We will not share your e-mail address with any other organization. We do not request or store sensitive information from our visitors, such as credit card or social security numbers. 
 
Requesting information.  Users of American Humane websites may e-mail us to request information.  Our staff may collect e-mail addresses and names in order to fulfill requests.  We collect the e-mail addresses of those who communicate with us by e-mail.

Public Forums
American Humane makes message boards and e-mail discussion lists available to its website users.  Participation in these services is voluntary.  Please be advised that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information.  American Humane makes no guarantees or assurances nor is it responsible for the manner in which third parties may use such voluntarily offered public information.

Surveys, Contests and Promotions
From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys or contests.  Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information.  Information requested may include contact information (such as name and address), and demographic information (such as age).  Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes.  Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of American Humane's websites, programs and services.  American Humane reserves the right to limit the distribution and/or quantity of free or promotional materials. 

Be Kind to Animals (BKA) Kid Contest.  Consistent with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (http://www.ftc.gov/ogc/coppa1.htm), American Humane does not use the names of children nominated for the contest for purposes beyond prize notification and contest-related communications.  The BKA Kid Contest nomination is not valid without contact information for a parent or guardian.  The parent/guardian is notified that American Humane has received personally identifying information about their child and is informed of our privacy practices regarding children.  Any parent wishing to remove their child from contest consideration may do so by contacting us.

Internet Protocol Address:
We collect an IP address from all visitors to our Site. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you use the Internet. We use IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server, administer our Site, analyze trends, track users' movement, gather broad demographic information for aggregate use in order for us to improve the site, and deliver customized, personalized content. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Use of "Cookies":
Our Site may use cookies to enhance your experience while using our Site. Cookies are pieces of information that some Web sites transfer to the computer that is browsing these sites and are used for record-keeping purposes at many Web sites. Use of cookies makes Web-surfing easier by performing certain functions such as saving your passwords, your personal preferences regarding your use of the particular Web site and to make sure you don't see the same ad repeatedly. Many consider the use of cookies to be an industry standard.

Security:
All information provided to American Humane is transmitted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. SSL is a proven coding system that lets your browser automatically encrypt, or scramble, data before you send it to us. We also protect account information by placing it on a secure portion of our Site that is only accessible by certain qualified employees of American Humane Association. Unfortunately, however, no data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of such information. 

Sharing:
Referral programs.  American Humane participates in several referral programs such as our arrangement with Amazon.com and Petsmart.com.  Through these programs our website users have the opportunity to purchase products that generate royalties for American Humane.  When such purchases are made, the user becomes a customer of the company providing the product and is then subject to the policies of that company.  American Humane does not collect personally identifiable information about users in these transactions, however the affiliate company may choose to share customer lists back with American Humane. These lists are entered into our member/donor database.

Partnership programs.  American Humane retains third party vendors to provide specific services.  When the user signs up for these services, we will share names, or other contact information that is necessary for the third party to provide these services.  These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.  These companies do not retain, share, store, or use personal information for any secondary purposes.

For example, Barton Cotton, the third-party vendor that administers American Humane's Holiday Card Program, provides a royalty to American Humane for each box of cards purchased online.  American Humane shares the names and contact information of card purchasers with Barton Cotton so they may fulfill card orders.  Barton Cotton is only permitted to use this information for mailings on American Humane's behalf.  This information is not retained for Barton Cotton's own use.

Tell-A-Friend:
If a user elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about our Site, we ask them for the friend's name and e-mail address. American Humane Association will automatically send the friend a one-time e-mail inviting them to visit the Site. American Humane Association stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time e-mail. 

Other Web Sites:
Our Site contains links to other Web sites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are entering another Web site for which American Humane Association has no responsibility. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on all such sites as their policies may be different than ours.

Opt Out
You may opt-out of receiving communications from our partners and/or from us by sending an email to us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your complete name, address and email address.

Contacting the Web Site:
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this Site, or your dealings with this Site, you can contact:

American Humane Association
63 Inverness Dr. East, Englewood, CO 80112

You can also send an e-mail to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it