Legal & Transparency

Privacy Policy

We believe trust is the foundation of every healing relationship. Here is exactly how we handle your personal information — clearly, honestly, and without legal jargon where we can avoid it.

Contents

  1. Personal Information We Collect
  2. Why We Process Your Data
  3. Cookies & Tracking
  4. Sharing Your Information
  5. Information Security
  6. Data Retention
  7. Your Rights
  8. Donations & Giving
  9. Contact & Requests

01

Personal Information We Collect

When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain device and usage information to keep the site running smoothly and securely. This includes your web browser type, IP address, time zone, and cookies present on your device, as well as the pages you view and how you interact with them. We call this Device Information.

When you create an account, book a session, purchase a book, or fill out any form on our site, we may also collect:

You can browse our public pages without identifying yourself. Personal information is only required when you take actions such as booking a session, creating an account, or subscribing to our newsletter.

02

Why We Process Your Data

Your data security is our highest priority. We process personal information only to the extent absolutely necessary to operate this website and deliver our services to you. Specifically, we use your information to:

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling.

03

Cookies & Tracking

We use a small number of cookies that are strictly necessary for the site to function — for example, to keep you logged in and to maintain your cart between pages. We do not use advertising cookies or cross-site tracking.

Third-party services integrated on this site (Stripe, PayPal, Google Calendar) may set their own cookies governed by their respective privacy policies.

04

Sharing Your Information

We share your personal information only with the service providers needed to operate our platform, and only to the extent required for those services:

We may disclose information if required by law or to protect the rights and safety of our clients, practitioners, or the public. Outside of these circumstances, we will never share, rent, or sell your personal data.

05

Information Security

Your data is stored on controlled, secure servers protected by reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

Passwords are stored using strong one-way hashing (bcrypt). Payment data is handled entirely by PCI-compliant payment processors — we never store full card numbers on our servers.

While we take every reasonable precaution, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we will notify you promptly in the event of any breach that affects your personal data.

06

Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide our services. Booking records and purchase history are kept for a minimum of five years for tax and legal compliance purposes.

If you request deletion of your account, we will remove or anonymize your personal data within 30 days, except where we are required by law to retain certain records.

07

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data. Residents of the European Economic Area (EEA) hold all eight rights under GDPR; residents of California hold equivalent rights under CCPA.

Right to be Informed Know what data we collect and how we use it
Right of Access Request a copy of the data we hold about you
Right to Rectification Correct any inaccurate or incomplete data
Right to Erasure Request deletion of your personal data
Right to Restrict Processing Limit how we use your data in certain cases
Right to Data Portability Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
Right to Object Opt out of processing for marketing or legitimate interests
Automated Decision-Making Protection against solely automated decisions that affect you

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. We will respond within 30 days.

08

Donations & Giving

When you make a donation through our website, we may collect your name and email address on a voluntary basis. This information is used solely to send you a confirmation receipt and to notify our team of the contribution. We do not require personal information to process a donation — anonymous giving is fully supported.

09

Contact & Requests

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise any of your rights, or want to report a concern about how your data is being handled, please reach out directly:

Jill Banos — Healing Paws Collective

Email: jillbanos@yahoo.com  ·  petfest@yahoo.com
Phone: +1 786-372-5793
Hearts & Homes for Animals Services, Florida, USA

Last updated: June 2025 GDPR & CCPA Aware Questions? Book a call →