Who we are

Privacy Policy

Last updated: December 2025

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://levinarf.com.
Levinarf is a nonprofit organization dedicated to animal rescue, rehabilitation, and adoption.

Information We Collect

We may collect personal information from you in the following ways:

• When you subscribe to our email or SMS updates
• When you make a donation
• When you fill out a form (contact, adoption interest, volunteering, etc.)
• When you leave comments on the site
• When you interact with our emails or text messages

The information we collect may include your name, email address, phone number, IP address, browser type, and any other details you voluntarily provide.

Communications (Email & SMS)

By providing your email address or phone number, you consent to receive communications from Levinarf, which may include:

• Updates on rescued dogs and pets’ status
• Rescue stories and impact reports
• Adoption opportunities
• Fundraising campaigns and donation requests
• Important organizational updates

SMS messages may be sent for urgent updates, impact stories, or donation-related communications. Message frequency may vary. Standard message and data rates may apply depending on your carrier.

You may opt out of:

• Emails at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in our emails
• SMS messages by replying STOP to any message

Opting out will not affect administrative or transactional messages related to donations you have already made.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After approval, your profile picture may be visible publicly alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract any location data from images.

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set 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, cookies are set to save your login information and screen preferences. Login cookies last two days, screen options cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends login persistence to two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved that contains no personal data and expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the other website directly.

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

Donations & Payment Processing

When you make a donation, payment information is processed securely through third-party payment providers. Levinarf does not store your full payment card details.

We may retain donation-related records for legal, accounting, and reporting purposes.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell or rent your personal data.

We may share limited data with trusted third-party service providers that help us operate our website and communications, such as:

• Email and SMS communication platforms
• Donation and payment processors
• Analytics and security services

These providers are only given access to the data necessary to perform their services and are required to protect your information.

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How Long We Retain Your Data

• Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to allow automatic approval of follow-up comments.
• User profile information (if applicable) is stored as long as the account exists.
• Email and SMS subscription data is retained until you unsubscribe.
• Donation records are retained as required for legal and financial compliance.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site, have left comments, or are subscribed to our communications, you may:

• Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you
• Request that we erase your personal data

This does not include data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

To make a request, please contact us via the information provided on our website.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.
Data may be processed by service providers located in countries outside your own, but we take reasonable steps to ensure your information is protected.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.