IGD Privacy Policy
Independence Guide Dogs (IGD) is a nonprofit, charitable organization with a mission to increase independence for blind individuals throughout the U.S. by providing them with the highest quality German shepherd guide dogs, free of charge.
The many purposes of this web site include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Provide information to the general public about IGD’s mission;
- Provide information to those who might have need of our services;
- Assist those who wish to apply for an IGD guide dog;
- Solicit volunteers to support IGD programs including puppy raisers
- Solicit contributions to support IGD programs.
IGD makes every effort to respect and protect the privacy of our online and mail constituents. We will not share, rent, sell or exchange your email address or physical address for use by third parties. We do not retain any credit card information on our servers. Your privacy will not be compromised.
If you have any questions about our Privacy Policies, you can contact us at:
Independence Guide Dogs
3923 S. Burns Street
Seattle, WA 98118-5229
Phone: (425) 610-9443
Email: info@igdogs.org
We intend to give you as much control as possible over your personal information. In general, you can visit the Site without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. There are times, however, when we may need information from you, such as your name, address, telephone number, or more. It is our intent to let you know before we collect such personally identifiable information from you on the Internet. This information will be clearly identified such as in “Online Applications” for Admission, “Online Donations” for Contributions, or “Online Application” for Puppy Raisers.
If you choose to give us personal information via the Internet that we or our business partners may need to correspond with you to complete a donation, to process an enrollment application, or to accept an application to raise a pup, for example, it is our intent to let you know how we will use such information. If you tell us in writing that you do not wish to have this information used as a basis for further contact with you, we will respect your wishes. Please contact us at Independence Guide Dogs,
3923 S. Burns Street, Seattle, WA 98118-5229 or at info@igdogs.org.
Tracking of Website Usage
IGD may collect anonymous information about users who visit our Site and compile this anonymous information for statistical analysis. For example, we may use it to determine usage patterns so we know which parts of our site are popular. This technology does not identify you personally. It simply enables us to compile statistics about our visitors and their use of our Website.
Security
IGD strives to keep your information secure and safeguard it from unauthorized access. However, no transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed 100% secure, so you provide your information at your own risk.
This site links to other sites. IGD is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Websites. We will not pass your information along to the linked site; however, we cannot protect your information if you provide information to that site.