Privacy and Security Policy


Thank you for visiting the Friends of Rescued Mastiffs Website and reviewing our privacy policy. Our privacy policy is clear: We will collect no personal information about you when you visit our website unless you choose to provide that information to us. All information collected, regardless of type, will be protected pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Freedom of Information Act. The specific practices outlined in this privacy statement apply to Web sites maintained by or on behalf of Friends of Mastiff Rescue. Here is how we handle information about your visit to our website:

Internet Security Policy

For site security purposes and to ensure that our service remains available to all users, this computer system employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.

Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

Information Collected and Stored Automatically

If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the website, read pages, or download information, we will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally. We automatically collect and store only the following information about your visit:
  1. The Internet domain (for example, "littelcat.com" or "bigdogu.edu") and IP address from which you access our website;
  2. The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
  3. The date and time you access our site;
  4. The pages you visit; and
  5. If you linked to this website from another website, the address of that website.
We use this information to help us make our site more useful to visitors -- to learn about the number of visitors to our site and the types of technology our visitors use. We do not track or record information about individuals and their visits.

If You Send Us Personal Information

If you choose to provide us with personal information by sending an e-mail, or by filling out a form with your personal information and submitting it through our website, we use that information to respond to your message and to help us provide you with information that you request. We do not collect personal information for any other purposes.

We would share your e-mail with another organization only if your inquiry related to that organization or if we were required to do so by law. In addition, we would release documents, including e-mails, if required to do so by a subpoena. Otherwise the information you provide is not given to any other organizations or persons. We do not collect or use information for commercial marketing.

Links to Other Sites

Our website has links to the websites of many other organizations. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site.