South Suburban Humane Society (SSHS) respects the privacy of its donors. SSHS collects and maintains the following types of donor information when it is voluntarily provided to us:

- Contact information such as name, address, telephone number and e-mail address
- Giving information
- Information on events attended, publications received and special requests for program information
- Information provided by the donor in the form of comments and suggestions

This confidential information is kept on file for IRS purposes. It is also used to analyze overall giving patterns in order to make more accurate budget projections, as well as to understand donors’ interests in our mission and to update them on the organization’s plans and activities. This information may be shared with staff, board members, and consultants only on a confidential and need-to-know basis.

SSHS does not sell, rent, trade or share its donor list with any other organization. SSHS never sends out mailings on behalf of other organizations.

It is the policy of SSHS to communicate with donors according to their expressed preferences whenever possible. SSHS will discontinue or change the method used to contact any person upon that person’s oral or written request directed to the organization. Upon a person’s (or a person’s authorized representative’s) request that SSHS discontinue further contact, the person’s name and address will be promptly modified in the SSHS donor database to ensure that no further contact is made with the person.