Privacy Policy
This Registry is offered for the purpose of reuniting lost pets with their families by means of pet identification, specifically registering pet microchips. The purpose of a microchip is to serve as a backup to your pet’s collar tag. In the event that your pet becomes separated from his collar tag, he can be scanned by a trained professional at an Animal Shelter, Rescue or Veterinary Clinic. The microchip number is then input into the database, so your information can be retrieved and you can be reunited with your pet. All of the information that you provide in this web-site, except your home address, is available by inputting your pet’s unique microchip ID number into the web-site. By registering your pet in the web-site, you consent to your information being made available as such.
Consent to Processing In the United States
By providing any Personal Information to us, all users, anywhere in the world, fully understand and consent to this Privacy Policy and to the transfer of such Personal Information across international borders in accordance with FreePetChipRegistry’s standard operations, including the collection, storage, and processing of such information in the United States of America.
Data Security
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have implemented some physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to secure the information you have provided. Although we take precautions, there are no guarantees and therefore freepetchipregistry.com is not responsible for any loss or damage you or others may experience as a result of the loss in confidentiality of such information.
Disclosure - Sharing of Personal Information
We may share your information with third parties for a business purpose. When we disclose personal information for a business purpose, we enter a contract that describes the purpose and requires the recipient to both keep that personal information confidential and not use it for any purpose except performing the contract. We will retain your Personal Information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or allowed by law.
- To provide services offered through the Site: We may share Personal Information with third party service providers who help with our business operations, including, but not limited to, agents, and others that we use in the ordinary operation of the Site, such as account and billing, marketing and promotion (including sharing of e-mail addresses with Site marketing partners such as Facebook and Google), user experience research and surveys, website hosting and support and maintenance, or third party pet insurance company. We will only disclose your Personal Information to the extent reasonably required for the limited purpose of the third party evaluating, analyzing, and providing services contracted to us.
- With your consent: We will share Personal Information with outside companies, organizations, or individuals when we have your consent to do so.
- With advertisers: We aggregate (gather up data across multiple members' accounts) personally identifiable information and disclose such information in a non-personally identifiable manner to advertisers and other third parties for marketing and promotional purposes. We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads on our behalf. These companies may employ cookies and action tags (also known as single pixel gifs or web beacons) to measure advertising effectiveness. Please see the above section regarding cookies for further information, including information on sharing hashed email addresses.
- For legal reasons: We will share user information with outside parties if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request; or protect against harm to the rights, property or safety of us, our users or the public as required or permitted by law.
- To provide third party offers: We reserve the right to offer third party services and products to you based on the preferences that you identify in your registration and at any time thereafter; such offers may be made by our company or by third parties.
- Other corporate entities: We may share your Personal Information with members of our corporate family who may provide joint or complementary content or services or may help detect or prevent potentially illegal acts. Should we plan to merge or be acquired by another business entity, we may share personal information with the other company and will require that the new combined entity follow this Privacy Policy with respect to your personal information. Further, should FreePetChipRegistry.com file for protection, or have a third party petition filed against it under the bankruptcy code, any assets of the company, including member Personal Information and non-personal information may be sold or transferred, in whole or part to a new entity.
- Sweepstakes, Contests and Promotions: We may offer sweepstakes, contests, and other promotions (any, a "Promotion") through the Site that may require registration. By participating in a Promotion, you are agreeing to official rules that govern that Promotion, which may contain specific requirements of you, including, allowing the sponsor of the Promotion to use your name, voice and/or likeness in advertising or marketing associated with the Promotion. If you choose to enter a Promotion, Personal Information may be disclosed to third parties or the public in connection with the administration of such Promotion, including, in connection with winner selection, prize fulfillment, and as required by law or permitted by the Promotion's official rules, such as on a winners list.
- Legal Requests: FreePetChipRegistry.com cooperates with law enforcement inquiries, as well as other third parties to enforce laws. We can (and you authorize us to) disclose any information about you to law enforcement and other government officials as we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate, in connection with any investigation of fraud, intellectual property infringements, or other activity that is illegal or may expose us or you to legal liability.
Right to Change the Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may not be modified by you in whole or in part. However, FreePetChipRegistry.com reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time, and without prior notice, by posting an amended Privacy Policy on the FreePetChipRegistry.com website. Changes to the Privacy Policy become effective on the date they are posted and your continued use of FreePetChipRegistry.com after any changes to the Privacy Policy will signify your agreement to be bound by them.