Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2025/04/13

1. Introduction

Welcome to Mayday-Animal-Shelter.com (“we”, “us”, or “our”). We are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, store, use, and protect your personal data in compliance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable privacy laws.

By accessing or using our website, you agree to the collection and use of your information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use our website.

2. Data Controller

Mayday-Animal-Shelter.com is the data controller responsible for the processing of your personal data.
 Contact Information:

• Address: Afumati, Romania
• Email: gdpr@mayday-animal-shelter.com
• Phone: 0040 756 33 44 11

3. Information We Collect

3.1. Data You Provide to Us

We only collect personal data that you voluntarily submit. This includes:

• Contact Forms: Your name, email address, and any additional information provided in your message.
• Comments: Your name, email address, and the content of your comment.

3.2. Automatically Collected Data

When you visit our website, we use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect certain information automatically, including:

• Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to monitor and analyze website traffic and usage patterns. This tool collects data such as IP address (anonymized when possible), browser type, pages visited, the time and date of visits, and referral sources.
• Cookies for User Events: Cookies and similar technologies help us track your interactions on our website (e.g., pages viewed, clicks, or other user events) to enhance your browsing experience and improve our services.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Under the GDPR, we process your personal data based on the following legal bases:

• Consent: For the use of cookies and Google Analytics, we obtain your consent (e.g., through our cookie banner) before placing non-essential cookies.
• Legitimate Interest: We process data that is necessary for the proper functioning and improvement of our website, and for the performance of our obligations under the service contract.
• Contractual Necessity: Where applicable, we process information to respond to your inquiries or to provide a requested service.

5. How We Use Your Data

Your personal data is used for the following purposes:

• Responding to Inquiries: To respond to your messages and provide customer support.
• Website Analytics: To understand how users interact with our website via Google Analytics, allowing us to optimize our content and improve user experience.
• User Interaction Tracking: To track user events (via cookies) that help us enhance the site and tailor our content.
• Compliance and Security: To comply with legal obligations, enforce our terms of use, and maintain the security of our website.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

6.1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us understand your preferences and record user-specific information on visits to our website.

6.2. How We Use Cookies

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the basic functioning of the website.
• Analytics Cookies: Used by Google Analytics to analyze website traffic and user behavior.
• User Interaction Cookies: Track user events (such as clicks or page views) to improve website functionality.

6.3. Managing Cookies

You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish. Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies through their settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our website.

7. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. However, we may share your data with the following:

• Service Providers: Trusted third-party service providers such as Google (for analytics purposes) who assist us in operating our website.
• Legal Requirements: Where necessary to comply with legal obligations or in response to lawful requests by public authorities.

8. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with legal obligations. When no longer needed, your data will be securely disposed of or anonymized.

9. Your Rights Under GDPR

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification: Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure: Request that your data be deleted, under certain conditions.
• Restriction: Request a restriction on the processing of your personal data.
• Portability: Request the transfer of your data to another organization or directly to you.
• Objection: Object to the processing of your personal data for specific purposes.
• Withdraw Consent: Withdraw your consent for non-essential processing at any time.

To exercise your rights, please contact us using the contact details provided above.

10. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure your personal data is processed securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

11. International Data Transfers

If your data is transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure that adequate safeguards are in place to protect your personal data according to GDPR requirements.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Mayday-Animal-Shelter.com
 Email: contact@mayday-animal-shelter.com
 Address: Afumati, Romania
 Phone: 0040 756 33 44 11