Privacy Policy Statement

Tree House Humane Society understands and respects your right to privacy, and we are committed to keeping your personal information private. By visiting this website, you are under no obligation to reveal your identity, address information, or any other identifying information. However, because the website contains areas where you may voluntarily provide personally identifying information, the following Privacy Policy will inform you of our policies and practices with regard to the information we collect.

Tree House Humane Society respects your privacy and has instituted policies intended to ensure that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. We may use this information to deliver to you information about our organization, or to contact you when necessary. Tree House will not exchange, rent, or sell your address information to any other institution or organization for any reason.

We will only disclose personally identifiable information to third parties when sharing the information is a necessary operation of the website (i.e. to process credit card information), or if we are required to do so by law. By visiting the Tree House website 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 Tree House.

Cookies are pieces of information that are stored on your computer and are used for record keeping purposes. They are only intended to help your ability to navigate the site.

Tree House collects information volunteered by visitors, such as information collected through an online application, when downloading or requesting publications, and information collected when contacting us for assistance or advice. Information Tree House collects includes personally identifiable information (for example, name, address, phone number and e-mail), information about organizational affiliation, and information about your animal welfare interests. No personably identifiable information is collected about individuals without their knowledge. Tree House uses the information you voluntarily provide to help us decide what website content, publications, e-mails, and other Tree House information would most benefit you and to shape our Web content and e-mail outreach.

Tree House provides forms on its website where users can sign-up to receive publications or e-mail notices regarding animal welfare issues. No one is placed on a regular e-mail list that has not requested subscription through these forms or in some other manner. You may decide to stop receiving communications from Tree House anytime by sending an email to us at development@treehouseanimals.org with your complete name, address and email address. Users can also request a review of, and request to make changes to, their personally identifiable information by emailing a request to development@treehouseanimals.org .

This Privacy Policy only applies to www.treehouseanimals.org. This site may contain links to other websites that are not under Tree House’s control. Tree House is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. Tree House is not responsible for the privacy policy of any website linked to from this site.

This site and all of the materials on or referenced by the site are provided on an "as is" basis. IN NO EVENT SHALL TREE HOUSE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF THIS SITE. You agree that you are using this site solely at your own risk.

By using Tree House's website and all its contents, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold Tree House harmless from any and all claims, damages, costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising from or related to your use of the site. Your use of this site constitutes an agreement between you and Tree House Animal Foundation. This agreement, which consists of the terms and conditions set forth herein, shall be governed by, construed under and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois , without regard to any conflict of law provisions. You may terminate this agreement at any time by notifying Tree House by email or mail. This is the entire agreement between the parties related to the use of this site.

We may amend this privacy policy from time to time. Your continued use of our website after the date that such notices are posted will be deemed to be your agreement to the changed terms.

Updated 7/03/08