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Privacy Policy

Last updated April 7, 2025.

 

For purposes of this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”), “Website” refers to Blazing Hope Ranch’s website service, which can be accessed at blazinghoperanch.org. The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Blazing Hope Ranch. “You” refers to you, as a user of the Website.

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Blazing Hope Ranch is committed to protecting the privacy of its users. This Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand what information we gather, how we use it, what we do to protect it, and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our Website. Unless otherwise indicated below, this Privacy Policy applies to any website that references this Privacy Policy, any Blazing Hope Ranch website, as well as any data Blazing Hope Ranch may collect across partnered and unaffiliated sites.

 

General Terms
By accessing or using any part of the Website, or services across partnered and unaffiliated sites, you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, and you consent to our collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal information, as described in this Privacy Policy. By agreeing to this Privacy Policy, you represent that you are at least 18 years of age and are eligible to use the Website and have the right, power, and ability to enter into and perform under this Privacy Policy. If you are under 18 years old, you may only use the Website with the approval of your parent or guardian.

Information We Collect
We may collect both Non-Personal Information and Personal Information about you:
 

  • Non-Personal Information includes anonymous usage data such as browser type, device type, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request.
     

  • Personal Information includes information that can be used to personally identify you, such as your name and email address.


How We Collect Information

  • Non-Personal Information, including anonymous usage data, is automatically collected by our Website host via cookies. A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer, and that the visitor's browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. We use cookies to help us track visitors, their usage of blazinghoperanch.org, and their website access preferences. Blazing Hope Ranch visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using our Website, with the drawback that certain features of our Website may not function properly without the aid of cookies. By continuing to navigate our Website without changing your cookie settings, you hereby acknowledge and agree to Blazing Hope Ranch's use of cookies.
     

  • Personal Information, such as your name and email address, is collected when you provide it to us voluntarily, such as when you submit a contact form or purchase a product.


How We Use and Share Information

  • Non-Personal Information:
    ​In general, we use Non-Personal Information to better understand how our visitors use blazinghoperanch.org. We also aggregate Non-Personal Information in order to track trends and analyze use patterns of the Website. This Privacy Policy does not limit in any way our use or disclosure of Non-Personal Information and we reserve the right to use and disclose such Non-Personal Information to our partners, advertisers, and other third parties at our sole discretion.
     

  • Personal Information:
    In general, we use your Personal Information only to contact you at the level that you have voluntarily requested. For example, when you submit a message through our contact form and provide an email address, we may use that information to send you an email about our services. Another example, when you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, or sign a contract, you consent to our collecting and using such personal information for that specific purpose, including by transmitting such information to our vendors (and their service providers) performing these services for Blazing Hope Ranch.


How We Protect Information
Blazing Hope Ranch discloses your information only to our employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on our behalf or to provide services available at our Website, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using our Website, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Blazing Hope Ranch will not rent or sell your information to anyone. Other than to our employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations, as described above, Blazing Hope Ranch discloses your information only in response to a subpoena, court order, or other governmental request, or when we believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Blazing Hope Ranch, third parties, or the public at large.

We implement reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices in order to protect your Personal Information and ensure that such Personal Information is not accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed. However, these measures do not guarantee that your information will not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of such precautions. By using our Website, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks.

Transactions
Those who engage in transactions with Blazing Hope Ranch, by making donations or purchasing our products, are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, Blazing Hope Ranch collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor's interaction with us. Blazing Hope Ranch does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described in this Privacy Policy. Visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

Links to Other Websites
Our Website may contain links to external sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites, products, or services. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy and terms of service of every site you visit.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy
Blazing Hope Ranch reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use at any time. If we decide to change this Privacy Policy, we will post these changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. Any such modifications become effective upon your continued access to and/or use of the Website five (5) days after we first post the changes on the Website or otherwise provide you with notice of such modifications. It is your sole responsibility to check this Website from time to time to view any such changes to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to any changes, if and when such changes may be made to this Privacy Policy, you must cease access to this Website.

Your Rights Regarding the Use of Your Personal Information
You have the right at any time to prevent us from contacting you for marketing purposes. If we send you a promotional email, you can opt out of further communications by following the unsubscribe instructions provided at the bottom of each email.

California Privacy Rights
The State of California has established its own unique regulations that apply to California residents. Any California resident may request, free of charge, the personal information we have collected or stored about themselves or about a member of their household. For security purposes, we reserve the right to ask for verification of your identity and your California residency at the time of your request.

Any California resident has a right to request the personal data we have collected, or request full deletion of their account and any personal data we have collected, including but not limited to:

  • Any personally identifying information, such as a real name, alias(es), mailing or resident address, IP address, email address, account name, biometrics, or any other data that could uniquely identify a California resident

  • Commercial information, including products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, search history, interactions with our website, or any other purchasing or browsing history of our site and/or offer(s)

  • Site comments made publicly or privately

  • Geolocation data

  • Professional or employment-related information

  • Education information
     

We reserve the right to collect any of the above data on California residents and their households. We do not plan on selling your data. Regardless, any California resident can contact us via email to explicitly request to opt-out of any such sale of data. We agree to comply with any data request or deletion made pursuant to the CCPA, in a reasonable timeframe during normal business days and hours. 

Withdrawing Consent and Contact
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the practices of this Website, or wish to withdraw your consent for the continued collection, use, or disclosure of your Personal Information, please contact us by sending an email here.

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