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This is a translation provided for convenience. The Spanish version is the authoritative text for all legal purposes.
Alerta Equina is a non-profit civil organization working to prevent horse theft in Argentina and to stand by the people who go through one. This policy explains what personal data we process, what we use it for and what rights you have over it, under Argentina's Law 25.326 on the Protection of Personal Data.
The principle behind the site is simple: we only ask for the data we need, and we take particular care of the people who share information without giving their name.
The controller of the personal databases processed through this platform is Alerta Equina, a non-profit civil entity. For enquiries about your personal data you can write to us through the channels listed in the Contact section.
The formal designation of the controller and the registration of the databases with the supervisory authority are in progress (see the Your rights section).
If you create an account to register your horses, we process the following data so that you can register them, tell us if they are stolen and coordinate the response:
We do not ask for data that isn't necessary for these purposes, and we do not use your data for advertising.
When you report something you choose between two ways, and the difference is exactly how much we know about you.
If you choose to stay anonymous, the channel is designed not to identify you: we do not record your IP address, browser metadata (User-Agent), session, or any other data that could link you to the report. We only store what you provide voluntarily: the type of information, the description and — if you want — the location of the event (not yours) and an approximate date.
If you choose to leave your details, we store your name and the contact you give us (phone or email) for a single purpose: to be able to follow up on what you reported. Only the team handles them, they are never published or transferred to third parties, and you can ask us to delete them at any time (see Your rights). The legal basis is your consent, given when you pick that option.
Attaching photos, videos or documents is only possible when you leave your details. Only the team sees those files, they are kept in private storage (never public, never indexed) and they may carry the file's own metadata, such as the date or the location where a photo was taken: if that worries you, don't attach that photo.
The form for reporting a theft of your own works the same way regarding files, with one difference: there the name and contact are mandatory, because the whole point of that channel is that we can get back to you.
We give you a tracking code, which is the only way to check the status of the report. We cannot recover it if you lose it, because we do not store any data that identifies you.
For registered users, the legal basis is the free, express and informed consent you give when creating your account and entering your data (section 5 of Law 25.326), together with the need to process that data in order to provide the service you request. You may withdraw your consent at any time (see Your rights).
When you report anonymously we process no personal data of yours, since by design nothing identifying is collected. If you choose to leave your name and a contact — or if you use the theft report form, where both are mandatory — the legal basis is your free, express and informed consent, and the purpose is to be able to contact you about that report.
We do not sell or disclose your personal data for commercial purposes. To operate the platform we work with providers acting as data processors, under our instructions and bound by confidentiality:
Some of these providers may process data outside Argentina; they are selected seeking adequate levels of protection. The list of processors may be updated; changes will be reflected in this policy.
We apply technical and organizational measures to protect personal data:
No system is completely infallible; we work continuously to minimize the risks.
We keep your account data while the account is active and for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy or to comply with legal obligations. If you request erasure, we delete or anonymize your data, except for what we are required by law to keep.
Reports are kept for as long as needed to handle them operationally. Anonymous ones contain no data identifying the reporting person, so they cannot be used to reconstruct their identity. Where you left your details, the name and contact are kept while the report is being handled and deleted when you ask us to. Files that are uploaded but never submitted are deleted automatically after 48 hours.
As the data subject, Law 25.326 grants you the rights of access, rectification, updating and erasure of your personal data. To exercise them, write to us by email at the address given in the Contact section; we will respond within the legal deadlines.
The data subject has the right to exercise the right of access free of charge at intervals of no less than six months, unless a legitimate interest is demonstrated, in accordance with section 14, subsection 3 of Law 25.326.
The AGENCY FOR ACCESS TO PUBLIC INFORMATION (Agencia de Acceso a la Información Pública), the supervisory body for Law 25.326, has the authority to handle complaints and claims brought in relation to failures to comply with personal data protection rules.
We use only the storage strictly necessary for the platform to work: session and authentication cookies that keep you signed in, and the storage of your language and theme (light or dark) preferences. None of that data identifies you or is shared. We do not use advertising or third-party tracking cookies.
For any question about this policy or about your personal data, or to exercise your rights, write to us by email at: