First Responders Foundation ("the Foundation") respects your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect through this website and how we use it.
Information you provide
When you submit a form on this website, such as a Service Dog Program inquiry, agency support inquiry, sponsorship inquiry, volunteer interest form, or contact form, we collect the information you choose to provide, such as your name, email address, phone number, county, and message.
Our forms are not intended to collect medical diagnoses, medical histories, Social Security numbers, or other sensitive clinical information. Please do not include this information in your submission.
How we use information
- To respond to your inquiry and communicate about next steps.
- To review program interest and coordinate volunteer, sponsorship, and agency requests.
- To operate, secure, and improve this website.
Submissions are stored securely and shared only with authorized Foundation staff, except as described below. We do not sell or rent personal information.
Service Dog Program applications and Big Dog Ranch Rescue
The Foundation's Service Dog Program is operated in partnership with Big Dog Ranch Rescue. When you submit a Service Dog Program application and give your authorization, First Responders Foundation may share your application information, including details about any dog you would like evaluated, with Big Dog Ranch Rescue for program evaluation. Big Dog Ranch Rescue makes the final decision regarding applicant and dog approval. Information shared with Big Dog Ranch Rescue is handled under its own policies.
Applications are not shared with Big Dog Ranch Rescue without your authorization, and we share only the information needed for program evaluation.
Donations
Online donations are processed by Zeffy, a third-party giving platform. The Foundation does not collect or store payment card information on this website. Information you provide on Zeffy is governed by Zeffy's own privacy policy.
Cookies and analytics
This website may use essential cookies and basic, privacy-conscious analytics to understand how the site is used and to keep it secure. We do not use this information to identify you personally or for advertising.
Data retention and security
We keep submitted information only as long as needed for the purpose it was provided, and we use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards to protect it. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.
Your choices
You may ask us to access, correct, or delete the information you have submitted by contacting us through the contact form.
Children
This website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information.
Changes
We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.