Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for HALO Animal Rescue ("HALO")

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Welcome to HALO Animal Rescue. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, share, and safeguard your personal information and cookies when you access our website, make donations, volunteer, adopt, or otherwise interact with us.

By using our website or engaging with our services, you agree to the collection and use of information as described here.

Information HALO Collects and How it's Used

Halorecue.org uses GoatCounter web analytics to see what pages people visit and what devices they use. GoatCounter is completely anonymized, open-source, and very privacy-respecting.

Besides GoatCounter, the Halorescue.org website only collects standard temporary network logs, including your IP address. Halorescue.org does not collect cookies.

When provided by you, either through our newsletter form, an online donation, an adoption, volunteer, foster, or surrender form, or any other method, HALO will store your data. This may include: email, phone number, full name, address, credit card, marital status, and anything else you provide us.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 without parental consent. If you believe that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us; we will take steps to delete such information as required by law.

Your information may be used for:

  • Processing donations and issuing receipts
  • Handling adoption, volunteer, or foster applications
  • Sending newsletters, fundraising appeals, event invitations, and other communications (if you opt in)
  • Ensuring security and preventing fraud or misuse
  • Complying with legal obligations

Third-Party Services

HALO uses GoatCounter, GoFundMe Pro, PetPlace, DonorPerfect, and FireDrum Email Marketing. Any additional data or cookies they collect from you are detailed in their policies, which are hyperlinked above.

Data Security

Your information is stored securely in our DonorPerfect database indefinitely, and your data with HALO is never sold to any third parties.

For donations, financial and tax records may be retained as required by law. Once data is no longer needed, it will be securely deleted or anonymized.

We do our best to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These steps include:

  • Secure servers & encrypted transmission (SSL/TLS)
  • Access controls (limiting who within HALO or its contractors/partners can access personal data)

  • Regular reviews and updates to our security measures

However, no system is perfect, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your Choices & Rights

  • You may contact HALO to request a copy of what information we hold on you.
  • You may correct your information if it’s inaccurate or incomplete.
  • You may request that we delete your personal information (subject to certain legal retention requirements).
  • You may opt out of marketing communications at any time (email, SMS, postal, etc.).
  • You may change your mind and withdraw consent where consent was originally given.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top. If changes are material, we will notify you (for example via email, or prominent notice on our site).

If you have any questions, concerns, or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us:

HALO Animal Rescue
Address: 3227 E Bell Rd, Ste D151, Phoenix, AZ 85032
Phone: (602) 971-9222
Email: halosupporter@halorescue.org