Privacy Policy
Effective Date: December 7, 2025
Joyful Pets, Inc. (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the pet adoption and rehoming ecosystem, including the websites rehomewithlove.com and adopt.joyfulpets.com (collectively, the “Services”).
This Privacy Policy applies to all users of our Services, regardless of which website you visit. It explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information. By using any of our Services, you consent to this policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information to facilitate pet adoptions and rehoming. The specific data depends on how you use our Services:
Information You Provide
Account Registration: Name, email address, phone number, and secure login credentials.
Rehoming Data: If you list a pet, we collect pet photos, videos, health/vet records, behavior details, and rehoming reasons.
Adoption Data: If you apply for a pet, we collect your adoption preferences, household details, and lifestyle information.
Transactions: If you pay rehoming fees, we collect transaction details (processed via secure third parties).
Information Collected Automatically
Device Data: IP address, browser type, and operating system.
Usage Data: Which pets you view, time spent on pages, and click history.
Location Data: General location (based on IP) to show you pets or adopters near you.
2. How We Use Your Data
We use your data to:
Facilitate Matches: Connect pets in need of homes with potential adopters.
Verify Safety: Screen listings to prevent fraud and ensure pet welfare.
Provide Support: Assist with account issues or rehoming questions.
Marketing & Resources: Send you relevant updates, pet care tips, and offers for pet-related products (e.g., food, insurance, training) that support your journey.
Improve Services: Analyze user behavior to make our platform better.
3. Sharing Your Information & Business Transfers
We do not sell your personal information to third-party data brokers. However, we share data in these specific ways to operate our business:
Service Providers: We share data with trusted vendors who help us run the site (e.g., hosting providers like Amazon Web Services, payment processors like Stripe, and email services).
Between Users: If you submit an adoption inquiry, your profile info is shared with the pet owner. If you list a pet, your listing is visible to adopters.
Business Transfers: In the event that Joyful Pets, Inc. is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing due diligence, reorganization, bankruptcy, sale of company assets, or transition of service to another provider, your Personal Data, account history, and pet profiles may be sold or transferred as part of such a transaction.
Legal Obligations: We may disclose data if required by law, court order, or to protect the safety of a pet or person.
4. Data Retention
We retain your Personal Data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services.
Active Accounts: We keep your data so you can easily log in, view past adoptions, or list new pets in the future.
Deletion: You may request account deletion at any time by contacting privacy@joyfulpets.com. Note that we may retain certain transaction records for legal or financial compliance even after account deletion.
5. Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies to keep you logged in across our different websites, remember your search preferences, and analyze site traffic via tools like Google Analytics. We may also use services like Google Ads to show you reminders about pets you viewed when you visit other websites. You can opt-out of this via your browser settings.
6. Security
We use industry-standard encryption (SSL) and security practices to protect your data. However, no transmission over the internet is 100% secure. You are responsible for keeping your password confidential.
7. Children’s Privacy
Our Services are intended for users 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13.
8. Your Rights
Depending on where you live (such as the EEA or California), you may have the right to access the data we hold about you, correct inaccurate data, delete your data, or opt-out of marketing emails at any time. To exercise these rights, please email privacy@joyfulpets.com.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy occasionally. The Effective Date at the top will indicate the latest version. Your continued use of our Services constitutes acceptance of any changes.
10. Contact Us
If you have questions about this policy, please contact us at privacy@joyfulpets.com.