Privacy Policy

Effective date: September 10, 2026

Quindecim Pet & Livestock Disaster Response Team℠ (“Quindecim,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide through our website, donation forms, volunteer inquiries, and other communications.

Information We Collect

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:

  • Your name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number;

  • Donation amount and donation history;

  • Information needed to acknowledge a donation or provide a donation receipt;

  • Tribute or memorial information that you choose to provide;

  • Volunteer, membership, event-registration, or disaster-planning information;

  • Messages or other information submitted through our website or forms.

Our website may also collect limited technical information, such as browser type, device type, IP address, website activity, and cookies used for website operation, security, and analytics.

Donations and Zeffy

Online donations to Quindecim are processed through Zeffy, a third-party fundraising and payment platform.

When you make a donation through a Zeffy form, Zeffy collects the information necessary to process your transaction. This may include your name, contact information, billing address, payment information, donation amount, and any additional information requested on the donation form.

Quindecim may receive donor contact information, donation details, and the general payment method used. Quindecim does not receive or store your complete credit or debit card number.

Zeffy processes and protects information according to its own Privacy Policy and terms. We encourage donors to review Zeffy’s Privacy Policy before submitting a donation.

How We Use Information

Quindecim may use personal information to:

  • Process, record, and acknowledge donations;

  • Provide donation receipts and maintain financial and tax records;

  • Respond to questions, requests, and inquiries;

  • Communicate about volunteer opportunities, programs, events, disaster preparedness, and organizational activities;

  • Maintain membership and volunteer records;

  • Improve and protect our website and services;

  • Detect or prevent fraud, misuse, or security threats;

  • Comply with legal, accounting, reporting, and regulatory requirements.

We will not add donors to general promotional email lists unless they have consented to receive those communications or applicable law otherwise permits them. Every promotional email will provide a way to unsubscribe.

Sharing of Information

Quindecim does not sell or rent personal information.

We may share information only when reasonably necessary with service providers that help us operate our organization, including:

  • Zeffy and payment-processing providers;

  • Squarespace and website-hosting providers;

  • Email and communications providers;

  • Accounting, recordkeeping, and donor-management providers;

  • Professional advisers, such as accountants, auditors, or attorneys.

We may also disclose information when required by law, to respond to a valid legal request, or to protect Quindecim, our donors, volunteers, animals, or the public.

Donor Recognition and Anonymous Donations

We will not publicly identify a donor or publish a donor’s name without permission. Donors may request that a donation be treated as anonymous.

Information submitted for a memorial or honorary donation will be used to administer the requested acknowledgment. We will not disclose the donation amount to the person or family being notified unless the donor authorizes us to do so.

Information Security

We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards to protect personal information. However, no website, electronic communication, or online storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Payment information submitted through Zeffy is handled through Zeffy’s payment systems and is subject to Zeffy’s security and privacy practices.

Information Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy and to comply with applicable tax, accounting, reporting, and legal obligations.

Your Choices

You may contact us to:

  • Ask what personal information we maintain about you;

  • Request correction of inaccurate contact information;

  • Request removal from nonessential communications;

  • Request deletion of information that we are not legally or operationally required to retain;

  • Ask that your donations be listed anonymously.

Unsubscribing from promotional communications will not prevent us from sending necessary donation receipts, transaction notices, or responses to your requests.

Children’s Privacy

Our website and online donation services are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13 without appropriate permission.

External Websites

Our website may link to websites operated by third parties, including Zeffy, Squarespace, Facebook, and other service providers. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies, and Quindecim is not responsible for the privacy practices of independently operated websites.

Changes to This Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy when our practices, services, or legal responsibilities change. The effective date at the top of this page will identify the latest version.

Contact Us

Questions or requests concerning this Privacy Policy may be directed to:

Quindecim Pet & Livestock Disaster Response Team℠
Email: info@qpldrt.org
Website: qpldrt.org

Zeffy Privacy Policy:
https://support.zeffy.com/privacy-policy-5tndw