Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 16, 2026

1. Overview

Shutterpaws is a community of photographers and fursuiters who organize furmeet events. This policy explains what happens to information connected with our events and this website. It works alongside our Code of Conduct, which covers behavior expectations in more detail.

2. What Data We Store

This website’s pages are static, and we don’t embed analytics or advertising trackers or collect browsing data on visitors. However, we do offer optional accounts for RSVPing and event coordination. Information we handle includes:

• Account details: your email address, display name, and any Telegram or Discord accounts you link. Your email is used to send sign-in links, and may also be used to send transactional messages related to your account, such as RSVP confirmations or payment reminders. We will never send you opt-in communications, such as newsletters or general updates, without your explicit consent.
• Signing in with Google, if you choose it instead of an emailed link. See the section below.
• Event RSVPs and attendance history, tied to your account, used to coordinate events and communicate with attendees.
• Event payments, made online at checkout or in person via PayPal Point of Sale (POS), linked to your RSVP and account so we can track who has paid. Your payment card details are handled directly by PayPal and are not stored on Shutterpaws systems.
• Contact form and email submissions, used only to respond to your inquiry.

You can sign in and manage your account, including your display name and linked platforms, on the My Account page.

3. Signing In With Google

Signing in with Google is optional. An emailed sign-in link does exactly the same thing, and neither one is required to browse the site or read about events.

What we receive. Your email address, and Google’s confirmation that the address really belongs to you. That is all. We do not receive your Google password, your contacts, your calendar, your files, or your profile picture, and we do not ask Google for them.

Why we ask for it. To create your Shutterpaws account, or to find the account you already have. Matching on the email address is what lets an RSVP you made earlier from an emailed link stay yours instead of becoming a second, separate account. It is also how staff and partner organizations sign in with their organization’s Google account.

What we do with it. The same things we do with an email address you give us directly, described in the section above: sign you in, and send you transactional messages about your account. We do not sell or share it, and we do not use it for advertising.

Withdrawing it. You can revoke our access at any time from your Google Account’s permissions page. That signs you out of Shutterpaws and stops any future Google sign-in, but it does not delete your account or your RSVP history. To remove those as well, contact us.

4. Copyright and Ownership

Content published through Shutterpaws (including event write-ups, graphics, and other materials) remains the property of its creator. Unless stated otherwise, please assume all rights are reserved and ask before reusing, editing, or redistributing it.

5. Attribution

When sharing Shutterpaws content elsewhere, please credit the original creator as it appears alongside the content, and avoid editing it without their permission.

6. Questions

If you have questions about this policy or want to know more about how we handle information, reach out to us through our contact page.