GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation - Our Privacy Policy

In May 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation came into effect. It is designed to keep personal date safer and we will be following the new rules.

Our Policy

We thought we should let you know what information we collect from you and how it is then used German Shepherd Rescue Scotland is a dog rescue charity rehoming German Shepherd dogs all over Scotland. We are registerd with the charities commission and our Scottish charity number is SCO41384. We are also registered with companies houses as a not for profit company, our number is SC337396.

We are committed to protecting your privacy.

What personal information we collect and what we do with it

Adoption forms, volunteering forms, rehoming forms and purchasing merchandise all require your personal details including and similar to your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. These details will only be used by representitives of German Shepherd Rescue Scotland for the purpose of assessing homes, assessing dogs, rehoming dogs or sending you merchandise form our website shop.

We retain this information for the life of the dog if you are the previous owner. For the life of the adopted dog as the new owner, and for the period of your volunteering if you volunteer for us.

None of this information will be released, sold, or rented to any entities or individuals outside of German Shepherd Rescue Scotland.

Credit Card Details

Payment details, including name, surname, billing address and debit and credit card information, submitted to German shepherd Rescue Scotland ("Payment Details") will be processed by our online payment providers - Paypal and Virgin Money - who will both process, store and transfer such information outside of the EU in accordance with their own privacy policy. Please note that the German Shepherd Rescue Scotland does not accept any responsibility or liability for CyberSource's privacy policy. By submitting your Payment Details you consent to such transfer, storage and processing by PayPal and/or Virgin money. All payment transactions will be encrypted using SSL technology. German Shepherd Rescue Scotland and Paypal will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely. Certain Payment Details will be retained by German Shepherd Rescue Scotland for administrative and legal purposes and will be treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy. These Payment Details will be stored on PayPal servers for approximately 6 months after the expiration of any purchased vouchers and thereafter thePayment Details will be deleted from the PayPal servers.

External Sites

German Shepherd Rescue Scotland is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. You are advised to read the privacy policy of external sites before disclosing any personal information.

Cookies

A "cookie" is a small data text file that is placed in your browser and allows German Shepherd Rescue Scotland to recognize you each time you visit this site (customisation etc). Cookies themselves do not contain any personal information, and German Shepherd Rescue Scotland does not use cookies to collect personal information. Cookies may also be used by 3rd party content providers such as newsfeeds.

Remember there are risks whenever you use the internet.

While we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information that you transmit to German Shepherd Rescue Scotland and you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of any passwords or other account information. In addition other Internet sites or services that may be accessible through German Shepherd Rescue Scotland have separate data and privacy practices independent of us, and therefore we disclaim any responsibility or liability for their policies or actions. Please contact those vendors and others directly if you have any questions about their privacy policies.

Your Rights

In accordance with UK and European law under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) you have the right to view, amend or delete any of the personal information that we hold about you.

GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation - Our Privacy Policy

In May 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation came into effect. It is designed to

keep personal date safer and we will be following the new rules.

Our Policy

We thought we should let you know what information we collect from you and how it is

then used

German Shepherd Rescue Scotland is a dog rescue charity rehoming German Shepherd

dogs all over Scotland. We are registerd with the charities commission and our Scottish

charity number is SCO41384. We are also registered with companies houses as a not for

profit company, our number is SC337396.

We are committed to protecting your privacy.

What personal information we collect and what we do with it.

Adoption forms, volunteering forms, rehoming forms and purchasing merchandise all

require your personal details including and similar to your name, address, telephone

number and e-mail address. These details will only be used by representitives of

German Shepherd Rescue Scotland for the purpose of assessing homes, assessing dogs,

rehoming dogs or sending you merchandise form our website shop.

We retain this information for the life of the dog if you are the previous owner. For the life

of the adopted dog as the new owner, and for the period of your volunteering if you

volunteer for us.

None of this information will be released, sold, or rented to any entities or individuals

outside of German Shepherd Rescue Scotland.

Credit card details

Payment details, including name, surname, billing address and debit and credit card

information, submitted to German shepherd Rescue Scotland ("Payment Details") will be

processed by our online payment providers - Paypal and Virgin Money - who will both

process, store and transfer such information outside of the EU in accordance with their

own privacy policy. Please note that the German Shepherd Rescue Scotland does not

accept any responsibility or liability for CyberSource's privacy policy. By submitting your

Payment Details you consent to such transfer, storage and processing by PayPal and/or

Virgin money. All payment transactions will be encrypted using SSL technology. German

Shepherd Rescue Scotland and Paypal will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure

that your data is treated securely. Certain Payment Details will be retained by UK German

Shepherd Rescue for administrative and legal purposes and will be treated in accordance

with this Privacy Policy. These Payment Details will be stored on PayPal servers for

approximately 6 months after the expiration of any purchased vouchers and thereafter the

Payment Details will be deleted from the PayPal servers.

External Sites.

German Shepherd Rescue Scotland is not responsible for the content of external internet

sites. You are advised to read the privacy policy of external sites before disclosing any

personal information.

Cookies

A "cookie" is a small data text file that is placed in your browser and allows German

Shepherd Rescue Scotland to recognize you each time you visit this site (customisation

etc). Cookies themselves do not contain any personal information, and German Shepherd

Rescue Scotland does not use cookies to collect personal information. Cookies may also

be used by 3rd party content providers such as newsfeeds.

Remember there are risks whenever you use the internet

While we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the

security of any information that you transmit to German Shepherd Rescue Scotland and

you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of any passwords or other account

information. In addition other Internet sites or services that may be accessible through

German Shepherd Rescue Scotland have separate data and privacy practices

independent of us, and therefore we disclaim any responsibility or liability for their policies

or actions. Please contact those vendors and others directly if you have any questions

about their privacy policies.

Your rights

In accordance with UK and European law under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) you have the right to view, amend or delete any of the personal information that we hold about you.