Privacy Policy

Effective and Last Updated July 1, 2025.

By visiting aldf.org and any other ALDF website on which this privacy policy is presented (the “Websites”), you are accepting the practices described in this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”), including our use of tracking technologies as described in our Ad & Cookie Policy at aldf.org/privacy-policy/ad-cookie-policy/.

This Privacy Policy applies to the sites where it appears.

The Animal Legal Defense Fund (“ALDF,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) values your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes the categories of personal information we may collect about you when you visit the Websites, as well as our practices for using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing such information. “Personal information” means information that reasonably identifies or can reasonably identify you. The terms “we,” “us,” or “our” as used in this Privacy Policy may include our third-party service providers.

We collect information from and about you.

We collect contact information. In some instances, we collect your name and street address if you complete forms on our Websites. We may also collect your phone number or email address.

We collect payment information. For example, we collect your credit card number and billing information when you make a donation.

We collect information you submit. We collect the information you submit to or make available to us on or through our Websites.

We collect other information. If you use our Websites, we collect information about the browser you are using, your operating system, your general location, your ISP information and IP addresses. We also collect information about how you use our Websites. For example, we collect information about where you click, pages you visit, and time spent on different pages.

We collect information in a variety of ways.

We collect information directly from you. We collect information when you take action with us through our Websites such as when you donate to our organization via our Websites. We collect information when you register to become a member. We also collect information if you contact us through our Websites.

We collect information from you passively. We use tracking tools like browser cookies and web beacons. We do this on our Websites and in emails that we send to you. We collect information about users over time when you use our Websites. This includes usage and browser information. We may have third parties collect personal information this way on our behalf.

We get information about you from third parties. Other organizations may give us information about you such as information provided or made available on our social media pages. We also collect information from users of third-party sites who give us access to their profiles.

We combine information.

We combine information. We combine information that we have collected offline with information we have collected online. We combine information across other third-party sites. We combine information across devices, such as computers and mobile devices. We may also combine information we get from a third party with information we already have. Information collected through the Websites, regardless of whether combined with other data, will only be used in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

We use information as disclosed and described here.

We use information to respond to your requests or questions. We use your information to respond to your questions. This includes questions about our organization or your relationship with us. We use your information to respond to your feedback. We use your information to process your registration with our Websites and to let you participate in site features. We also use information to process donations.

We use information to improve our products and services. We use your information to make our Websites and products better. We use your information to customize your experience with us.

We use information for marketing purposes. We use collected data to send you information about our organization. We use your information to serve you ads about our products, services, and activities. We will tell you about new features or updates. These may relate to our own organization or other like-minded organizations we think you might find interesting. We do this when legally permitted.

We use information to communicate with you for transactional purposes. We will use your information to communicate with you regarding your donations and any other transactions. We may also use this information to contact you about this Privacy Policy or other terms.

We use information as otherwise permitted by law. We will get your consent for use of your information as required by law.

We share information with third parties.

We share information with third parties who perform services on our behalf. We share information with trusted third parties. These include companies who serve as our service providers and help us deliver our products and services to you. We share information with companies that operate our Websites.

Additionally, we and our service providers may monitor access to and use of our Websites. For example, we or our service providers may log the details of your visit to the Websites, such as clicks, page visits, text entered, how long you spent on a page, and other details of your visits to or actions on the Websites. We use these technologies to collect and retain usage data for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including for marketing, business operations, and security purposes, and to improve your experience with our Websites. We may disclose any of the data collected by these technologies to third parties for our business purposes.

We share information with third parties for their marketing purposes. Such third parties include like-minded organizations whose products or services we believe may be of interest to you. These third parties may also share your information with others. These third parties may use the information for their own marketing purposes or the marketing purposes of others. This may include the delivery of interest-based advertising as described in our Ad & Cookie Policy.

We will share information in order to comply with the law or to protect ourselves. We will share information to respond to a court order or subpoena. We will share information if a government agency or investigatory body requests it. This includes U.S. and non-U.S. law enforcement or regulatory authorities.

We will share information with any successor to all or part of our organization. If part of our organization is transferred, we may include individual information as part of that transaction. Where legally required, we will give you prior notice and if you have the legal right to do so, allow you to object.

We may share information for other reasons we may describe to you as they occur.

You have certain choices about how we use your information.

You can opt out of certain marketing. If you object to our use of your information for direct marketing purposes, please email us at membership@aldf.org. You may still choose to receive our non-marketing communications, even if you opt out of direct marketing emails.

If you opt out of getting marketing messages, you may continue to receive messages from us about your relationship with us where permitted by law.

You can control if we share information with third parties for their marketing purposes. California Civil Code Section § 1798.83 provides California residents a right to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. If you are a California resident, you may opt out of having us share your information with third parties for their marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send a written request to the address below or send an email to membership@aldf.org.

Animal Legal Defense Fund
c/o Membership Department
PO Box 96041
Washington, DC 20077

You can access or update your information. You can contact us at membership@aldf.org to correct or update your information.

You can control cookies and tracking tools. To learn how to manage how we – and our service providers – use cookies and other tracking tools, and to read our Do Not Track policy, please click here to review our Ad & Cookie Policy.

Donors

We collect information needed to process donations from our donors such as name, address, phone number, email address, and credit card and billing information. Additionally, we may provide some donor names, email addresses and other contact information, details about your interaction with us and donation data to certain cooperative databases and other nonprofit organizations to facilitate our fundraising activities. If you do not wish to have your personal information shared with a cooperative database or other nonprofit organization, please contact us at membership@aldf.org

Text Messages

Certain ALDF services utilize short code programs (SMS or MMS text messaging). For example, we may use text messaging for general service notifications, fundraising or marketing. Before we initiate sending any text messages to you, you will be notified about our use of text messaging and asked for your consent. You can opt out of text messages, including fundraising/marketing-related texts by replying STOP from the mobile device that received the message or as otherwise provided in the message. We do not share mobile numbers, text message content, or text message opt-in status information with third parties for marketing or promotional purposes except with third parties who perform services on our behalf.

General Audience Websites

Our Websites are meant for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information of users under 18 years of age.

We take steps to protect the security of your information.

We take the security of your personal information very seriously. We use a variety of generally accepted, industry-standard security systems, software, firewalls, and encryption technologies – such as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), designed to protect against the unauthorized access of servers, equipment and other components of our databases and online presence, as well as to enable secure transfer of personal and financial information during transactions and secure storage of personal information within these systems. These systems are only accessed by authorized ALDF personnel, and the personnel of the third-party service providers who store or transmit ALDF data.

However, the internet is not 100% secure and we cannot guarantee that use of our Websites will be completely safe and that your personal information will never be accessed, used, or disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to use caution when providing information over the internet. This includes not sharing your passwords.

Retention

We keep personal information as long as it is necessary or relevant for the practices described in this Privacy Policy and to the extent necessary to manage our relationships with you, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce our agreements.

We store information both in and outside of the United States.

If you live outside the United States, you understand and agree that we may transfer, process, and store your information to or in the United States.

These Websites are subject to U.S. laws, which may not afford the same level of protection as those in your country. By submitting your information, you agree to the processing of it in the U.S. as permitted by law.

Information we collect may be stored both within and outside of the United States.

We may link to other websites or apps that we DO NOT control.

Our Websites may link to third-party websites or platforms, including our social media and online shop pages. We do not control these third parties. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the privacy practices of those third-party websites or platforms. We encourage you to read and understand the privacy policies of any third-party websites or platforms when you visit. We are not responsible for the practices, policies, or content of these third parties, even if you followed a link to them from our Websites.

We may update this Policy.

From time to time, we may change this Privacy Policy. We will notify you of any material changes to our Privacy Policy as required by law. We will also post an updated copy of our Privacy Policy on our Websites. Please check this page periodically for updates.

You can contact us about this Privacy Policy and your information.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please email us at membership@aldf.org.

You can also write to us or call at:

Animal Legal Defense Fund
c/o Membership Department
PO Box 96041
Washington, DC 20077

707.795.2533