Maremma Sheepdog Club of America, Inc - Privacy Policy

I. Scope of this Privacy Statement
This Privacy Statement describes the types of personal information the Maremma Sheepdog Club of America (“MSCA,” “us,” “we” or “our”) collects through our web sites that link to this Privacy Statement, including without limitation www.maremmaclub.com and any related sub domain names (the “Site”).  This Privacy Statement does not govern our collection of personal information through any website or other means, other than through the Site.  We will never sell or share your personal data, and will only ever share it with third party organizations we work with where necessary.

By using the Site, you explicitly accept, without limitation or qualification, our practices surrounding the collection, use, and sharing of personal information provided by you in the manner described in this Privacy Statement.  If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Statement, please do not access, browse, or use the Site.

II. Personal Information We Collect

A. Actively Collected Information
Personal information includes information that identifies you, whether directly or indirectly. MSCA requests and collects personal information from our users at various site locations and instances, including, but not limited to, when you register as a user of the Site, submit information or request information from us, fulfill purchase, or use the services offered through the Site, such as registering a dog or litter through our online system.  These are currently the primary ways in which we gather information; however, we may also collect data through other channels in the future.
The types of personal information we may actively collect from you can vary according to the method through which it was attained.  It may include, but is not limited to, the following:
- Full name
- Postal address
- Email address
- Telephone number and/or mobile telephone number
- Billing information and payment details (such as billing address, credit card details, and other sensitive financial information, specifically for the purpose of completing your transaction)
- A record of your MSCA Site orders, purchase history, and shopping behavior and preferences
- Other details that you may submit to us or that may be included in the information provided to us by third parties

If you opt not to provide us with personal information you can still access the Site, however you may be unable to receive certain services to use certain functionalities on the Site.

B. Passively Collected Information
We may collect certain information about your use of the Site through the use of tracking technologies or by other passive means.  We may use analytics applications such as Google Analytics to help us collect and analyze this information.  This “passively collected” information includes, but is not limited to, the domain name of the website that allowed you to navigate to the Site, search engines used, the internet protocol (“IP”) address used, the length of time spent on the Site, the pages you looked at on the Site, other websites you visited before and after visiting the Site, your browser type, the frequency of your visits to the Site, and other relevant statistics, including the following:

Log Information.  When you access the Site, our servers automatically record information that your browser sends whenever you visit a website. These server logs may include information such as your web request, IP address (or the proxy server you use to access the internet), location data, browser type, browser language, your computer operating system, your mobile device and mobile operating system, the name of your internet service provider or your mobile carrier, the date and time of your request, and one or more cookies (small text files containing a string of characters) that may uniquely identify your browser.

Navigation Information.  When you visit or access the Site we automatically receive the URL of the site from which you came (known as a “referring URL”) and the site to which you are going when you leave the Site. Additionally, advertisers receive the URL of the page you were on when you click on an ad on the Site.  The Site may include links in a format that enables us to keep track of whether you have clicked on a link or opened an email from us.  We use this information to improve the quality of our products and design.

Location Data.  We may also receive location data passed to us from location-enabled devices or from third-party services.  You may at any time opt-out from further allowing us to have access to your location data by adjusting the permissions in your mobile device.  Even after you opt out, service providers may collect device-specific information (such as a unique device identifier) when you use our Site.

Cookies.  When you visit or access the Site, we send one or more cookies (small text files containing a string of characters) to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser.  We use cookies to improve the quality of the Site by storing user preferences and tracking user trends.  Most web browsers accept cookies automatically, but can be configured not to do so or to notify the user when a cookie is being sent.  If you wish to disable cookies, refer to your browser help menu to learn how to disable cookies.  Please note that if you disable cookies, you may not be able to log in to your account and you will not be able to use certain features available through the Site.

Adobe Flash is another technology that can provide cookie-equivalent functionality. Adobe Flash is capable of storing information on your device (in a file outside of your browser). Please note that not all browsers provide the ability to remove Adobe Flash “cookies” (also called “locally stored objects,” or “LSOs”). You can restrict or block Adobe Flash cookies/LSOs through the Adobe website. As with any cookie, if you do restrict flash cookies/LSOs, there may be some Site features you aren’t able to use. Web Beacons.  Web beacons (also known as “pixel tags” or “clear GIFs”) are 1×1 single-pixel graphics that allow us to count the number of users who have visited or accessed the Site and to recognize users by accessing our cookies.  We may employ web beacons to facilitate Site administration and navigation, to track the actions of users of the Site, to compile aggregate statistics about Site usage and response rates, and to provide an enhanced online experience for visitors to the Site.  We may also include web beacons in HTML-formatted e-mail messages that we send to determine which e-mail messages were opened.

III. How We Use Personal Information
Personal information collected through the Site may be used by MSCA and its affiliates for purposes of:

- Administering and processing your account or applications; In connection with registering a litter or dog;
- For determining compliance with MSCA Rules, Regulations and policies and contacting individuals to whom you have transferred a dog or puppy; - Responding to your questions; Providing the products and services you select; Contacting you, whether by email or postal mail, with information about the Site;
- To contact you about our products, services, and promotions from time to time;
- Sending you email newsletters;
- Auditing, research, and analysis to maintain, protect, and improve our product and service offerings;
- Creating a profile based on the information you have provided;
- Ensuring the technical functions of our network;
- Developing new products and services;
- Processing your orders, donations and inquiries;
- Responding to your requests and improving the Site;
- To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us;
- Compiling personal information and other information collected through the Site on an aggregate basis;
- To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide the information; and For any other purpose with your consent.  

IV. How We Protect Information
 The Maremma Sheepdog Club of America attempts to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of your personal information. Our servers are protected by reasonable physical and electronic security.

California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident, you are entitled by law to request an Information Sharing Disclosure. If you provide notice to the address below, we will provide you with a notice of your right to prevent sharing of your personal information as well as a cost-free means of doing so. To receive such a notice, submit a written request to Maremma Sheepdog Club of America, 2845 Syd Rd., Greenwood, CA 95635 specifying that you seek your "California Customer Choice Notice." Please allow thirty days for a response.

V. Personal Information We Share
We do not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise share personal information collected through the Site, except as described below:

Dog or Litter Registration.  If you register a dog or litter using the Site and you co-own a dog or a litter, your name and address may be shared with other co-owners of the same dog or litter. If you initiate registration of a dog or litter using the Site without completing the transaction, we may contact you via SMS text messaging services by sharing your personal information with a third party SMS text messaging service provider.

Subsidiaries and Affiliates.  We may share personal information collected through the Site with our subsidiaries and affiliates for the purposes for which you provided the information or as reasonably necessary for our internal administrative and business purposes.

Service Providers.  We work with third parties that provide services on our behalf.  For example, if you make purchases through the Site, we may share personal information with third parties that process payments on our behalf.  We may also use third parties for services that include, but are not limited to, SMS text messaging, product fulfillment, log-in registration, website and email hosting, marketing, website analytics and advertising.  We may share personal information and non-personal information collected through the Site with these third parties so that these third parties can provide services on our behalf.  MSCA is not responsible for the conduct of any third parties who provide services on our behalf, and we expressly disclaim all liability for damages of any kind arising out of the action or inaction of such third parties.

Social Media Sign-On and Registration Services.  The Site allows users the option to log-on or submit information through Facebook, Twitter, and other third party social networking websites via a third party portal.  If you provide your social networking username and password through the portal, depending on your social network’s privacy settings, the third party uses that information for log-in to the Site and may pull your information from that social networking website, subject to the applicable social networking website and your current privacy setting on such social networking website.  If you choose to log on to a website through a third party social networking website, we are not responsible or liable for the privacy practices or content of the third party portal provider, or such websites.  We may use the information obtained through the third party portal provider to contact you, using third party marketing vendors, about our own and third parties’ goods and services that may be of interest to you. VI. Aggregate Information

We may compile personal information and other information collected through the Site on an aggregate basis.  This information may include, without limitation, the number of users who have registered for the Site and demographic information about users of the Site.  Such aggregate information does not identify you individually.  We may use aggregate information and share aggregate information with third parties for any of the purposes specified in this Privacy Statement, or for any other lawful purpose.

VII. Opt Out
To the extent that you are receiving marketing communications from the Site you have the option to unsubscribe or opt-out of future communications.  You may unsubscribe or opt-out of future messages as follows:

If you no longer wish to receive emails you may click on the hyperlink titled “Unsubscribe” at the bottom of any marketing related email sent to you by MSCA, and then follow the directions to unsubscribe from email. Additionally, please email the MSCA to request to opt out of any marketing use of your personal information, and we will process your request within any time period required by law.  We are not responsible for removing your personal information from the lists of any third party who has previously been provided your information in accordance with this Privacy Statement.

VIII. Updating Information
We encourage registered users of the Site to keep their personal information current.  You may access, edit or delete certain personal information you have provided about you by contacting us at or write us at:

Associated Registry
Maremma Sheepdog Club of America
420 Lincoln Street
PO Box 231
Wamego, KS 66547
​785-456-8500

IX. Information Storage and Security
We employ reasonable security precautions to protect personal information about you.  We use secure socket layer (SSL) software to encrypt certain types of information, such as payment card information, when transmitting information between your browser and the Site.  No method of transmitting or storing data is completely secure.  As a result, although we strive to protect personal information about you, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us through or in connection with the Site.  If you have reason to believe that personal information is no longer secure, please notify us immediately by contacting us in accordance with the last section below.

X. A Special Note about Children
Children are not eligible to use the Site, and we ask that minors (children under the age of 13) not submit any personal information to us.  If you are a minor, you can use the Site only in conjunction with your parents or guardians.

XI. External Links
The Site contains links to various websites that MSCA does not control.  When you click on one of these links, you will no longer be transacting business through the Site.  Third party websites maintain their own privacy policies, and we do not exercise any control over any of the third party websites that may be linked to the Site.  If you visit a website that is linked to the Site, you should consult that website’s privacy policy before providing any personal information.  Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites, and we are not liable for their misuse of personal information about you.

XII. Special Admonitions for International Use
The Site is intended for use by residents of the United States of America and Canada only.  All matters relating to the Site are governed exclusively by the laws of the State of Idaho in the United States of America and not the jurisdiction in which you are located.  If you are located outside of the United States of America and you contact us, please be advised that any information you provide to us will be transferred to the United States of America and that by submitting information, you explicitly authorize such transfer.

XIII. Updates to this Privacy Policy
We may change or update the Site or any of our policies and procedures without prior notice.  We will revise the revision date at the bottom of this Privacy Statement.  We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.  Your continued use of the Site signifies your continued assent to the terms of this Privacy Statement, as updated or amended at that time.

XIV. Questions Regarding this Privacy Policy
If you have any questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy, please send us an email.

Last Updated: July 27, 2022

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