Privacy Policy
Last Updated On 22-Mar-2025
Effective Date 22-Mar-2025
Who we are
PAWS-PATAS,
Partido del Marguizo s/n,
Rambla de los Hornicos A-370,
04280 Los Gallardos,
Almería,
Spain
https://www.paws-patas.org
Email: dpo@paws-patas.org
PAWS-PATAS is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to animal protection, registered in Spain as a not-for-profit entity in the Association Registry of Andalusia as the Animal Protection Association PATAS on 26 November 1996, with the number 4-1-1928.
Registered with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries on 19 December 2003 under the number 5,324 (regional number AL185).
Tax Identification Number: CIF G04264024
This Privacy Policy describes the policies on the collection, use and disclosure of your information that PAWS-PATAS collects when you use our website: https://www.paws-patas.org.
By accessing or using the Service, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not consent, please do not access or use the Service.
We may modify this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice and will post the revised Privacy Policy on the Service. Your continued use of the Service after this time constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy. We therefore recommend that you review this page periodically.
GDPR Compliance
PAWS-PATAS complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when processing personal data of individuals located in the European Economic Area (EEA).
Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data under the following lawful bases:
- Your consent
- The performance of a contract
- Compliance with a legal obligation
- Legitimate interests not overridden by your rights
Your Data Protection Rights Under GDPR
If you are located in the EEA, you have the following rights:
- The right to access, update or delete the personal data we hold about you
- The right to rectification
- The right to object
- The right to restriction of processing
- The right to data portability
- The right to withdraw consent at any time
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at dpo@paws-patas.org. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
Your Data Protection Rights Under GDPR
If we transfer your data outside the EEA, we will ensure appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses or other legal mechanisms are in place.
GDPR Compliance
We have implemented appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, PAWS-PATAS collects the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the PAWS-PATAS website, you should avoid uploading images containing embedded location data (EXIF GPS).
Cookie policy
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, PAWS-PATAS will set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, PAWS-PATAS will set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, while screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles) from Facebook, YouTube, X (formerly Twitter), and Instagram. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you had visited the other website directly. If you do not want these services to collect data about you, please log out of your accounts on these third-party sites before interacting with embedded content on our site.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Additional information that are collected
We may collect and process the following personal information when you complete any of our forms:
- Name
- Surname
- Address
- DNI, NIE or passport number (collected for legal purposes, such as identity verification or compliance with regulations).
Consent and use of your information
We will use the information PAWS-PATAS collects about you for the following purposes:
- Creating a user account
- Customer feedback collection
- Support (including responding to your inquiries, questions, or requests for assistance)
- Processing your request
- Administrative information
- Managing requests
Consent is obtained through forms where you will be asked to opt in or provide explicit permission to process your data. For example, when you apply for an animal adoption, PAWS-PATAS will ask for your explicit consent to use your personal data.
If PAWS-PATAS wishes to use your information for any other purpose, we will request your consent and will use your information only upon receiving it and only for the specific purpose(s) for which consent was granted, unless required by law to do otherwise.
Third party links and use of your information
Our Service may contain links to external websites that are not operated by us. This Privacy Policy does not cover the privacy policies and practices of third parties, including those operating any linked websites or services. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policies of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.
Retention of your data
If you leave a comment, both the comment and its metadata will be retained indefinitely. This enables PAWS-PATAS to recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
If you complete any of our forms, PAWS-PATAS will store the personal information provided in your user profile. PAWS-PATAS volunteers with access can also view and edit that information.
We will retain your personal information for 15 years or as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, as detailed in this Privacy Policy. Certain information may be retained for longer periods for legal compliance, record-keeping, fraud prevention, or enforcement of legal rights. Residual anonymous or aggregate information, which does not identify you directly or indirectly, may be stored indefinitely.
Your rights
If you have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data PAWS-PATAS holds about you, including any data you have provided. You may also request that PAWS-PATAS erase any personal data we hold about you, except where we are required to retain it for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
You have the right to:
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Receive a copy of your personal data
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Request the transfer (portability) of your data to another entity
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Withdraw consent for data processing
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Lodge a complaint with a statutory authority
To exercise these rights, email us at dpo@paws-patas.org.
You may also opt out of direct marketing communications or profiling for marketing purposes by contacting dpo@paws-patas.org.
How we share your information
We will not transfer your personal information to any third party without seeking your consent, except in limited circumstances as described below:
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We use Google Analytics to help us understand how users interact with our site. For more information, see Google’s Privacy Policy.
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Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service provided by our hosting company.
Data Collection & Processing by Third Parties
We require such third parties to use the personal information PAWS-PATAS transfers to them only for the purpose for which it was transferred.
We may also disclose your personal information for the following:
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To comply with applicable law, regulation, court order or other legal process
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To enforce your agreements with us, including this Privacy Policy
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To respond to claims that your use of the Service violates any third-party rights
If the Service or our organisation is merged or acquired with another company, your information will be one of the assets that is transferred to the new owner.
Security
The security of your information is important to us and PAWS-PATAS will use reasonable security measures to prevent the loss, misuse or unauthorised alteration of your information under our control.
While PAWS-PATAS uses SSL encryption, firewalls, and secure servers to protect your data, given the inherent risks, PAWS-PATAS cannot guarantee absolute security and consequently, PAWS-PATAS cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk.
If you have any queries or concerns about the processing of your information, you may email our Data Protection Officer (DPO) at dpo@paws-patas.org. We will address your concerns in accordance with applicable law.