Privacy Policy
Last updated August 2021
CUDDLY, Inc. respects your privacy concerns. This privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") describes the types of personal information we collect, how we use the information and with whom we share it. Based on the services we offer, CUDDLY, Inc. is a data processor of information you provide and only act on this information on your behalf (see our Terms of Use at cuddly.com/terms-conditions) and the data controller for the data you provide to access our services and make purchases. If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, you contact CUDDLY, Inc. by emailing support@CUDDLY.com. You may also write to us at the address below. The phrase 'personal information' refers to information by which you or the device you are using to connect to the Internet is identified. CUDDLY Inc. is registered in the United States with an office at 909 Electric Ave. #208, Seal Beach, CA 90740.
1. Types of Information That We Collect
You may visit our Cuddly.com without providing any personal information, although we will collect certain statistical information discussed below. If you contact us to obtain information about our products or services, we may collect your name, phone number, email or street address along with other information you may choose to submit. If you create a CUDDLY, Inc. account, we may collect your name and email address and ask you to choose a username and password. By providing information to us, you agree to our collection and use as described in this Privacy Policy.
Also, the other modes of data collection may include:
- Offline Collection. We also receive your name and contact information from you when you provide it to us in-person, through the mail or on a telephone call, at an event, or when you surrender or adopt an animal. Some of the information you provide to us offline may be used to automatically create an online account for you, which you can access via our Services.
- Communications. We receive information from you when you contact us or we communicate with you, including via email, phone, or social media.
- Cookies and Other Similar Technologies. We, and our service providers, use various technologies to collect and store information when you use our Services, and this may include sending 'cookies' to your device. For more information on our use of cookies, please see the "Cookies" section below.
- Analytics software. When you use our Services, we and our service providers, such as website analytics, social media widgets, and online ad networks, may receive certain information from your use of our Services, including, but not limited to the actions you take on our Services, the web pages or sites that you visit just before or just after you use our Services, the dates and times that you use our Services, and device information such as your IP address, locale, operating system, and web browser. Service providers such as analytics providers may collect information about your online activities over time and across different online services when you use our Services.
- Information from Third Parties. We like to know about the individuals who make donations to us, so we can communicate with them more effectively and adjust our outreach efforts. For this reason, we may collect information from third parties about our donors, including demographic and contact information, and combine it with information we collect from donors.
2. Using the Information We Collect
We will only use the personal information we collect from and about you for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy and when the law allows us to do so. We will generally use your personal information on the following lawful grounds:
- Where the use of your personal information is necessary for the performance of a contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you.
- Where the use is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party).
- Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.
- Where you have provided your consent to opt-in to marketing from the Non-Profit you have donated to.
We may use the information that you provide us or that we obtain about you for a variety of business purposes in our legitimate interests, including the following: (i) to manage and maintain your account; (ii) process and track your payments; including confirmations and invoices (iii) contact you about your donations and your account, and contact individuals (i.e. guests) at your request and on your behalf; (iv) maintain a record of the payments you make on our Website; (v) communicate with you about our Website, products, services, offers, and events, donation opportunities, administrative messages, or other news or information about us, send you marketing communications jointly with our partners, provide you with personalized online advertising, mail, email, and telephone marketing messages provided you have given your consent if required under local law; (vi) have our customer support team respond to your questions, requests, and comments; (vii) Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Services to operate, evaluate and improve our Website; (viii) send marketing communications, including email, to identify when emails sent to you have been received and track industry standard performance metrics, such as email opens and clicks; (ix) investigate and prevent fraud and unauthorized transactions and identify potential hackers and other unauthorized access to our Services, and other illegal activities; (x) enforce our Terms of Use; and (xi) comply with legal requirements, industry standards and our policies; (xii) Provide, improve, personalize, and promote our Services; (xiii) Develop new services, features, and functionality; (xiv) Comply with your requests and permitted uses.
5. Your California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits you to request information regarding the disclosure of your personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To submit your request, please email support@CUDDLY.com with the subject line "California Privacy" and your request in the body of your email.
6. International Users and Where We Store Your Personal Information
Our Services are hosted in the United States. The personal information that you provide to us is generally stored on servers located in the United States through third party cloud services. If you choose to use our Services from other regions of the world, including the EU with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law (less or more stringent), then please note that we will transfer your information outside of those regions to the United States for storage and processing. By using our website, or providing your information, including without limitation users in the European Union, you fully understand and unambiguously consent to such storage and processing in the United States and the collection, transfer, processing, use, storage, and disclosure of your information per this privacy policy in the United States.
7. How Long We Store Your Personal Information
We retain your data while your account is in existence or as needed to provide you our services and for legitimate and essential business purposes, such as maintaining the performance of CUDDLY, making data-driven business decisions, complying with our legal obligations, and resolving disputes. If you request, we will delete or anonymize your data so that it no longer identifies you, unless, we are legally allowed or required to maintain certain personal data, including (without limitation) situations such as the following:
- If there is an unresolved issue relating to your accounts, such as an outstanding credit on your account or an unresolved claim or dispute we will retain the necessary personal data until the issue is resolved.
- Where we are required to retain the personal data for our legal, tax, audit, and accounting obligations, we will retain the necessary personal data for the period required by applicable law.
- Where necessary for our legitimate business interests such as fraud prevention or to maintain the security of our users.
8. Accessing and Updating Your Personal Information
You may access and update your registration information by reaching out to us at support@CUDDLY.com. You can update preferences to receive email or other communications by clicking unsubscribe on emails you receive from Cuddly or the Non-profit you opted-in to receiving marketing from. These parties will take commercially reasonable steps to implement your opt-out requests promptly, but you may still receive communications from us for up to ten business days as we process your request. If you believe other personal information we maintain about you is inaccurate, you may request that we correct or amend the information by contacting us at support@CUDDLY.com with the subject line "Update Account Information" and your request in the body of your email. While we make efforts to accommodate requests to restrict our use of your information, we reserve the right to delete all or any portion of customer information if we are not able to reasonably accommodate a requested restriction.
9. Links to Other Websites
Our Website may contain links to websites operated and maintained by third parties, over which we have no control. Privacy policies on such linked websites may be different from our Privacy Policy. You access such linked websites at your own risk. You should always read the privacy policy of a linked website before disclosing any of your information on such website. We are not responsible for the actions of those other sites, the content of their sites, or any products or services they may offer.
10. Security
We maintain reasonable physical, electronic, administrative, and procedural safeguards to protect the confidentiality and security of information transmitted to us. To guard your information delivered to us electronically, our Website uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to protect credit card processing information and access controls to protect against unauthorized access to your personal information. Unfortunately, however, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. As a result, while we strive to protect your contact information, to the extent permitted by law, we do not guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit to or from our Website, and you do so at your own risk.
We urge you to keep any password that you establish with us in a safe place and not to divulge it to anyone. Also, remember to log off your account and close your browser window when you have finished your visit. This is to ensure that others cannot access your account, especially if you are sharing a computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place.
By using our Services or providing information to us, you agree that we may communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues relating to your use of our Services. If we learn of a security system's breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically by posting a notice on our Services or sending an email to you.
11. Children's Privacy and Parental Controls
We do not solicit any personal information from children. If you are not 18 or older, you are not authorized to use the Website. Parents should be aware that there are parental control tools available online that you can use to prevent your children from submitting information online without parental permission or from accessing material that is harmful to minors. If we become aware that a child under 18 has provided us with personal information, we will promptly take steps to delete such information. If you become aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at support@cuddly.com.
12. Privacy Policy Changes
We may change this privacy policy from time to time. If we make any changes, we will notify you by revising the "Last Updated" date above. If the changes materially alter your rights or obligations hereunder, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you of the change. For example, we may send a message to your email address, if we have one on file, or generate a pop-up or similar notification when you access our Services for the first time after such material changes are made. Your continued use of our Services after the revised policy has become effective indicates that you have read, understood, and agreed to the current version of this policy.
13. Mobile Message Service Terms and Conditions
Last updated: October 27, 2026
The Cuddly mobile message service (the "Service") is operated by Cuddly, Inc. ("Cuddly, Inc.", "we", or "us"). Your use of the Service constitutes your agreement to these terms and conditions ("Mobile Terms"). We may modify or cancel the Service or any of its features without notice. To the extent permitted by applicable law, we may also modify these Mobile Terms at any time and your continued use of the Service following the effective date of any such changes shall constitute your acceptance of such changes.
By consenting to Cuddly's SMS/text messaging service, you agree to receive recurring SMS/text messages with service-related and promotional messages, including updates, alerts, and information (e.g., order updates, account alerts, etc.) and promotions, specials, and other marketing offers (e.g., cart reminders) from and on behalf of Cuddly via text messages through your wireless provider to the mobile number you provided, even if your mobile number is registered on any state or federal Do Not Call list. Text messages may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system or other technology.
You understand that you do not have to sign up for this program in order to make any purchases, and your consent is not a condition of any purchase with Cuddly. Your participation in this program is completely voluntary.
We do not charge for the Service, but you are responsible for all charges and fees associated with text messaging imposed by your wireless provider. Message frequency varies. Standard message and data rates may apply from your wireless provider. Check your mobile plan and contact your wireless provider for details. You are solely responsible for all charges related to SMS/text messages, including charges from your wireless provider.
You may opt-out of the Service at any time. Text the single keyword command STOP to cancel, or click the unsubscribe link in any text message. You'll receive a one-time opt-out confirmation text message. No further messages will be sent to your mobile device, unless initiated by you. If you have subscribed to other Cuddly mobile message programs and wish to cancel, except where applicable law requires otherwise, you will need to opt out separately from those programs by following the instructions provided in their respective mobile terms. For Service support or assistance, text HELP to (833) 735-1867 or email support@cuddly.com.
We may change any short code or telephone number we use to operate the Service at any time and will notify you of these changes. You acknowledge that any messages, including any STOP or HELP requests, you send to a short code or telephone number we have changed may not be received and we will not be responsible for honoring requests made in such messages.
The wireless carriers supported by the Service are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You agree to provide us with a valid mobile number. If you get a new mobile number, you will need to sign up for the program with your new number.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree that we will not be liable for failed, delayed, or misdirected delivery of any information sent through the Service, any errors in such information, and/or any action you may or may not take in reliance on the information or Service.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at support@CUDDLY.com.
You may also write to us at:
CUDDLY, Inc.c/o Privacy Policy909 Electric Ave. #208Seal Beach, CA 90740