Last updated: 19th June 2025
Team Poundie is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data, in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Team Poundie is a UK-registered charity (Registered Charity No. 1166962) dedicated to helping vulnerable dogs find loving homes. Our website, www.teampoundie.com, is used to support this mission and facilitate communication between potential adopters, individuals wishing to relinquish dogs, and the charity itself.
We may collect and process the following types of personal data through our website:
Contact forms: Name, email address, and any personal information you provide in your message.
Adoption application form: Contact information, details of your household and lifestyle, previous pet experience, and suitability for dog adoption.
Relinquishment form: Details about the dog being relinquished, reasons for relinquishment, and your contact information.
Website analytics: Non-identifiable data such as IP address, browser type, and usage patterns to help us improve our website functionality and user experience.
We collect your data in order to:
Assess suitability for dog adoption or relinquishment.
Communicate with you about your application or enquiry.
Prevent abuse, fraud, or misuse of our services.
Improve our website and understand how it is used.
We do not sell your data or share it with third parties for marketing purposes.
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected. This includes:
Adoption and relinquishment form data: Retained for a reasonable period to monitor welfare, manage follow-up contact, and prevent misuse of the adoption/relinquishment process.
Contact form enquiries: Retained until your enquiry is resolved or no longer relevant.
Analytics data: Stored anonymously and used only to track usage trends.
Under the UK GDPR, you have the right to:
Access the personal data we hold about you
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
Request deletion of your data (where appropriate)
Object to or restrict how your data is processed
Withdraw consent at any time (where consent is the legal basis for processing)
To exercise any of these rights, please email info@teampoundie.com with your request. We aim to respond within one month.
We take data security seriously and implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data from unauthorised access, disclosure, or misuse.
Our website uses cookies and third-party analytics tools to track user interaction. This helps us improve our services and understand how users interact with our content. You can manage cookie preferences via your browser settings.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how your data is handled, please contact:
Team Poundie
Email: info@teampoundie.com
