Privacy Policy

Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you contact us, submit an adoption application, join a wait list, reserve a kitten, request information, or otherwise communicate with Mainer Mici Bengal Cattery.

Depending on your interaction with us, the information we collect may include:

• Your name
• Spouse or partner’s name where voluntarily provided
• Residential address
• City, state, country, and ZIP or postal code
• Phone number
• Email address
• Date of inquiry or application
• Information about how you heard about Mainer Mici Bengal Cattery
• Information about whether you are purchasing as a pet owner or registered breeder
• Registered cattery information where applicable
• Your preferred timing for purchasing a Bengal
• Preferred Bengal colour, coat, or pattern
• Information about whether you own or rent your home
• Information about rental agreements or HOA restrictions relating to pets
• Information about previous Bengal ownership or experience
• Information about other animals in your household
• Information about family members and household circumstances
• Information about cat allergies voluntarily disclosed
• Information about where the kitten will be kept
• Information about your understanding of Bengal characteristics and care requirements
• Information regarding your ability to meet the care, exercise, feeding, training, and other requirements associated with owning a Bengal
• Comments, questions, and other information included in your application
• Information regarding pickup or shipping preferences
• Reservation, deposit, and purchase information
• Payment information where applicable
• Other information you voluntarily provide

The Mainer Mici adoption form specifically requests many of these details so the cattery can evaluate whether a Bengal kitten is an appropriate fit for the applicant and household.

Adoption and Application Information

Information submitted through an adoption or wait-list form may be used to evaluate your application, understand your household and experience with cats, determine whether you meet the cattery’s adoption requirements, communicate with you, and coordinate the purchase or reservation of a Bengal.

The application may ask about your housing situation, other animals, family members, allergies, previous experience with Bengals, planned care arrangements, and understanding of the breed’s needs.

Providing information through an application does not guarantee approval, placement, reservation, or availability of a particular kitten or cat.

Mainer Mici Bengal Cattery reserves the right to determine whether an applicant is an appropriate home for one of its cats or kittens.

Household and Pet Information

Because Bengal cats have specific activity, exercise, socialization, and care requirements, Mainer Mici may collect information about your household and current pets when evaluating an application.

This may include information about other animals in your home, whether you own or rent, rental or HOA restrictions, family members, allergies, and how and where the kitten will be cared for.

This information is used for adoption and placement purposes and should not be submitted unless reasonably necessary for evaluating your application.

Information About Allergies and Other Sensitive Information

Applicants may voluntarily provide information about cat allergies or other household circumstances through the adoption application.

This information may be used only as reasonably necessary to evaluate the suitability of a placement, communicate with the applicant, and help facilitate a responsible adoption.

Please do not provide medical information or other sensitive personal information beyond what is reasonably necessary for your application.

Reservation, Deposit, and Purchase Information

If you reserve or purchase a kitten or cat, we may collect information necessary to process the reservation, maintain the purchase agreement, communicate with you, arrange pickup or transportation, and provide related customer service.

The website indicates that deposits are required to reserve kittens and that additional information may be collected regarding pickup or transportation arrangements.

Where payments are processed through a third-party payment provider, that provider may collect and process payment information in accordance with its own privacy policy and terms.

Shipping and Transportation Information

If you choose to have a kitten transported rather than personally pick up the kitten, we may collect information necessary to arrange transportation, including your preferred airport, location, travel preferences, and contact information.

Information may be shared with transportation or airline providers when reasonably necessary to complete the requested transportation arrangements.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically. This may include your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, pages visited, referring website, approximate location, date and time of your visit, and information about how you interact with the website.

We may use cookies, analytics tools, tags, scripts, and similar technologies to operate, maintain, secure, and improve our website and understand how visitors use it.

You can adjust your browser settings to limit or disable cookies. However, disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

How We Use Personal Information

Mainer Mici Bengal Cattery may collect and use personal information for purposes including:

• Responding to inquiries about Bengal kittens and cats
• Reviewing adoption and wait-list applications
• Evaluating prospective homes and buyers
• Determining whether an applicant is an appropriate fit for a Bengal
• Communicating about available kittens and cats
• Managing wait lists and reservations
• Processing deposits and purchases where applicable
• Preparing and administering kitten purchase agreements and contracts
• Coordinating kitten pickup or transportation
• Providing kitten care information and resources
• Communicating with current and prospective owners
• Providing customer service and follow-up communications
• Maintaining appropriate customer, adoption, and business records
• Operating and improving our website
• Understanding website traffic and visitor behaviour
• Improving our website and customer experience
• Protecting the security and integrity of our website and systems
• Preventing fraud, misuse, or unauthorized access
• Complying with applicable laws and legal requirements
• Fulfilling other purposes for which the information was provided or for which consent has been obtained

Consent

By providing personal information through our website, submitting an adoption or wait-list application, requesting information, reserving a kitten, purchasing a cat, or otherwise providing information to Mainer Mici Bengal Cattery, you consent to its collection, use, and disclosure for the purposes identified when the information is provided or for purposes reasonably related to those purposes.

Where required by applicable law, we will obtain additional consent before using or disclosing personal information for a new purpose.

You may withdraw your consent to certain uses of your personal information, subject to legal, contractual, adoption-related, or other reasonable limitations. Withdrawing consent may affect our ability to process an application, maintain a reservation, complete a purchase, or provide requested services.

Disclosure of Personal Information

Mainer Mici Bengal Cattery does not sell or rent personal information to third parties.

We may disclose personal information when reasonably necessary to operate our website, evaluate adoption applications, process transactions, arrange transportation, or conduct our business. This may include disclosure to:

• Employees and authorized representatives who require the information to perform their duties
• Website hosting, technology, communications, analytics, and other service providers
• Payment processors and financial institutions where applicable
• Transportation, airline, courier, or delivery providers where necessary to arrange kitten transportation
• Veterinarians or animal-care professionals where reasonably necessary and authorized
• Professional advisors where reasonably necessary
• Government authorities, regulators, courts, or law enforcement where required or permitted by law
• Other organizations or individuals where you have provided consent or where disclosure is otherwise authorized or required by law

We take reasonable steps to ensure that third-party service providers only receive information reasonably necessary for the services they provide.

Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to third-party websites and services, including TICA, CFA, payment providers, social media platforms, transportation providers, review platforms, and other external resources.

The adoption form may also ask applicants how they discovered Mainer Mici Bengal Cattery, including through third-party organizations and platforms.

Once you leave the Mainer Mici Bengal Cattery website and access an external website or service, that provider’s privacy policy and terms may apply. Mainer Mici Bengal Cattery is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites or services.

We encourage you to review the applicable privacy policy before providing personal information to a third party.

Protection of Personal Information

Mainer Mici Bengal Cattery takes reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information against unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, loss, theft, or destruction.

Access to personal information is limited to individuals and service providers who reasonably require the information for legitimate adoption, customer-service, transportation, or business purposes.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted to or through our website.

Retention of Personal Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, evaluate applications, manage wait lists and reservations, complete purchases, coordinate transportation, provide customer service, maintain appropriate business records, resolve disputes, and satisfy applicable legal, tax, contractual, or business requirements.

Information relating to applicants who are not approved or who do not proceed with a purchase may be retained for a reasonable period for recordkeeping, legal, and business purposes.

When personal information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to securely destroy, delete, or anonymize it.

Accessing and Correcting Your Personal Information

You may request access to personal information Mainer Mici Bengal Cattery holds about you and request that inaccurate or incomplete information be corrected, subject to applicable legal requirements and limitations.

If you would like to make a privacy-related request, please contact us using the information provided on our website. We may need to verify your identity before providing access to or making changes to personal information.

Privacy Questions and Complaints

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, would like to request access to or correction of your personal information, or have a concern about how your personal information has been handled, please contact Mainer Mici Bengal Cattery through the contact information provided on our website.
We will review privacy inquiries and complaints and take reasonable steps to address concerns in accordance with applicable U.S. privacy laws and regulations.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Mainer Mici Bengal Cattery may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, adoption process, services, business practices, technology, or applicable privacy requirements.

When changes are made, the updated Privacy Policy will be posted on this website with a revised effective date.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or Mainer Mici Bengal Cattery’s website privacy practices, please contact us using the current contact information provided on the Mainer Mici Bengal Cattery website.