Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

This website, 10thlife.org, is operated by The "10th Life" Sanctuary, Inc., a Florida nonprofit corporation recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 65-1141306). In this policy, "we," "us," and "our" refer to The "10th Life" Sanctuary, Inc.

Contact: 22238 SW 62nd Ave, Boca Raton, FL 33428 · tracy@10thlife.org · +1 (561) 555-0199

2. Information we collect

Information you give us

• Contact form: your name, email address, and message. If you are inquiring about adoption or fostering, you may choose to share details about your home and lifestyle.
• Donations: your name, email address, billing postal code, and gift amount. We never see or store your full card number. Card data goes directly from your browser to Stripe, Inc. We receive only a token, the last four digits, and the card brand.
• General correspondence: whatever you choose to send us by email, phone, or post.

Information collected automatically

• Standard server logs: IP address, browser type, referring page, and timestamp. These are kept for security and troubleshooting and are retained for no more than 90 days.
• Essential cookies required for the site to function. See our Cookie Policy.

3. How we use your information

• To respond to your inquiry or request for adoption/foster information.
• To process your charitable gift and issue a tax receipt.
• To maintain financial records we are legally required to keep.
• To protect the site against spam, fraud, and abuse.
• To comply with applicable law and respond to lawful requests from public authorities.

4. Payment processing

Online gifts are processed by Stripe, Inc. Stripe is PCI-DSS Level 1 certified. When you give, you are subject to Stripe's Privacy Policy in addition to ours. We do not receive or store your full payment card number, CVV, or bank account details at any point.

5. How long we keep information

Record type	Retention	Reason
Donation & receipt records	7 years	IRS recordkeeping and audit defense
Contact form submissions	24 months	Follow-up and continuity
Server access logs	90 days	Security and troubleshooting

6. When we share information

We share personal information only with:

• Service providers who help us operate — Stripe (payments), our email provider, and our hosting provider. Each is bound by contract to use your data only for the service they provide to us.
• Professional advisors — our accountant and attorney — where necessary and under confidentiality obligations.
• Legal authorities where required by law, subpoena, or court order, or where necessary to protect someone's safety.

7. Your rights

You may ask us at any time to:

• Confirm what personal information we hold about you;
• Correct inaccurate information;
• Delete information we are not legally required to keep;
• Receive a copy of your information in a portable format.

Send requests to tracy@10thlife.org with the subject line "Privacy Request." We will respond within 45 days and may need to verify your identity first.

California residents (CCPA/CPRA)

We do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined under the CCPA. California residents may exercise the rights above by contacting us.

8. Security

This site is served over HTTPS with TLS encryption. We apply industry-standard administrative and technical safeguards to protect the information we hold. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be posted on this page with a new effective date. Continued use of the site after a change constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

10. Contact us

The "10th Life" Sanctuary, Inc.
Attn: Privacy
22238 SW 62nd Ave
Boca Raton, FL 33428
tracy@10thlife.org · +1 (561) 555-0199