MISSION STATEMENT and ANIMAL WELFARE POLICY
Foundation for Feline Renal Research, Ltd. is dedicated to raising awareness of Feline Chronic Kidney Disease, and to providing grants for the very best Feline CKD research being performed by licensed research veterinarians who are standouts in the field. We screen potential funding recipients with great care, and pledge that we will not provide funding for any research that harms or exploits animals. Any blood and urine samples utilized in studies that we fund are routine samples obtained from companion cats during the course of their regularly scheduled veterinary visits. The samples, after being used for the cats' own diagnostic purposes, are then preserved for use in research studies, with the consent of the cats' human family members.
LEGAL DISCLAIMER
We care passionately about animal welfare issues, and about feline kidney disease in particular, but please understand that we are not veterinarians, and are not qualified to provide veterinary medical advice. If you have a companion animal suffering from kidney disease it is imperative that you consult with a licensed veterinarian, who is qualified to provide you with medical advice and care that meets your animal’s particular health needs.
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
We look forward to a long and productive partnership with the public, and are committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards, including low overhead, and complete financial transparency. We welcome questions about our financial and business operations.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY
To insure the integrity, quality and reputation of Foundation for Feline Renal Research, Ltd., all board members must refrain from engaging in any transaction that may result in impropriety, or even the appearance of impropriety. All board members must act in the best interests of Foundation for Feline Renal Research, Ltd. This duty of loyalty requires that Board members must avoid entering into transactions with The Foundation from which they, a family member or a friend may benefit personally. Any conflict or potential conflict of interest that may arise must immediately be disclosed to all other board members, so that appropriate action may be taken. The conflicted or potentially conflicted board member may not participate in any vote pertaining to his conflict of interest. The board must not approve any transaction that is not in the best interests of Feline Renal Research, Ltd.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Copyright © Foundation For Feline Renal Research, Ltd. 2013-2025. All rights reserved. No part of this website or any of its contents may be reproduced, copied, modified or adapted, without the express written consent of Foundation For Feline Renal Research Ltd.
FOR VETERINARIANS
Please note that our mission statement includes a pledge that we will not support any research that harms or exploits animals. Please do not submit any grant proposals that do not comply with this policy.
If you are interested in applying for a research grant, or having us run a campaign to raise funds for a particular purpose on our website and/or social media pages, please contact us with a brief summary of your proposal, and we will contact you for more detailed discussions.
PRIVACY POLICY
Foundation for Feline Renal Research, Ltd. respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”).
The Privacy Policy is designed to provide you with information about how we may collect, store and use personally identifiable and non-personally identifiable information obtained via our website. By visiting our website, you are accepting the practices described in the Privacy Policy. Should we need to change this Privacy Policy, we will post such changes here. Your continued use of the website after such changes constitutes acceptance of and agreement to be bound by the terms of the Privacy Policy as modified.
What information does Foundation for Feline Renal Research, Ltd. collect, and how may that information be used?
Personal Information
Rest assured that we will never sell, rent or trade your personal information to third parties.
We will not put your name on our mailing list unless you give us express permission to do so; the only exception is that, if you provide us with a donation, we will provide you with research updates (roughly four times per year), on the work you are helping to make possible, and may contact you occasionally with other news, or to request financial support. We do not disrespect our donors by by bombarding them with solicitations. We typically send updates by email; you can opt out of research updates by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in the email, or by a reply advising us that you don't want further updates.
We may collect and maintain personal information that you willingly provide to us in certain circumstances, including but not limited to when you send us an e-mail or complete online forms, request information from us, join our mailing list, or make a donation. Such information may include your name, mailing address, e-mail address and phone number. We may disclose your personal information only when: (i) you authorize us to do so; (ii) sharing the information is a necessary operation of the website (for example, to process credit card information that you provide); or (iii) we are required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served upon us or our website, (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Foundation for Feline Renal Research, Ltd., our website or the visitors to our website, and/or (c) prevent or mitigate harm or potential harm or damage of any type to visitors to the website or the public.
Please be aware that, due to the nature of social media, if you choose to post something, such as a picture or a comment, to a public forum area of our website, or to any of our social media pages such as Facebook, your information may be seen by the general public, and may not be retrievable once posted.
Other Information
When you visit our website, we may also collect information that can not identify you personally. This information may include your IP address and your domain name. We may also log non-personally identifiable information, such as IP addresses and domain names, and aggregate them for system administration and to monitor the use of our site. We may use the aggregated information to measure the number of visits to our site, the average time spent on our site, the number of pages viewed, and various other site statistics. This monitoring can help us to improve the quality and effectiveness of our website, and enhance the online experience of our online visitors.
Does Foundation for Feline Renal Research use cookies?
We may sometimes use cookies to to help with the compilation of “Other Information” as discussed above. We do not use any cookies that identify you personally, or track you beyond our website.
What control do I have over how my information is used?
If you elected to have us communicate with you, for instance by placing your name on our mailing list, you may subsequently opt-out of receiving communications from us by sending an email via the “contact us” page on our website or to [email protected].
Please understand that, although we believe them to be secure, we do not control, and therefore do not assume responsibility for the data collection and use practices of third parties, such as Paypal, that process online credit card transactions, including donations. Please check with these third-party organizations for their specific policies.
Also, on our website, we may provide links to or referrals to third-party websites that we think you may find useful or enjoyable. Please understand however, that we are not responsible for the privacy policy, security or content of any third-party website. Please check with these third-party organizations for their specific policies.
What if, after reading the Privacy Policy, I still have concerns?
If you have questions or concerns about the Privacy Policy we will be happy to address them; please contact us on the “contact us” page of our website, or at foundationforfelinerenalresearch(at)gmail(dot)com.
Last revised: February 27, 2025.
Foundation for Feline Renal Research, Ltd. is dedicated to raising awareness of Feline Chronic Kidney Disease, and to providing grants for the very best Feline CKD research being performed by licensed research veterinarians who are standouts in the field. We screen potential funding recipients with great care, and pledge that we will not provide funding for any research that harms or exploits animals. Any blood and urine samples utilized in studies that we fund are routine samples obtained from companion cats during the course of their regularly scheduled veterinary visits. The samples, after being used for the cats' own diagnostic purposes, are then preserved for use in research studies, with the consent of the cats' human family members.
LEGAL DISCLAIMER
We care passionately about animal welfare issues, and about feline kidney disease in particular, but please understand that we are not veterinarians, and are not qualified to provide veterinary medical advice. If you have a companion animal suffering from kidney disease it is imperative that you consult with a licensed veterinarian, who is qualified to provide you with medical advice and care that meets your animal’s particular health needs.
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
We look forward to a long and productive partnership with the public, and are committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards, including low overhead, and complete financial transparency. We welcome questions about our financial and business operations.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY
To insure the integrity, quality and reputation of Foundation for Feline Renal Research, Ltd., all board members must refrain from engaging in any transaction that may result in impropriety, or even the appearance of impropriety. All board members must act in the best interests of Foundation for Feline Renal Research, Ltd. This duty of loyalty requires that Board members must avoid entering into transactions with The Foundation from which they, a family member or a friend may benefit personally. Any conflict or potential conflict of interest that may arise must immediately be disclosed to all other board members, so that appropriate action may be taken. The conflicted or potentially conflicted board member may not participate in any vote pertaining to his conflict of interest. The board must not approve any transaction that is not in the best interests of Feline Renal Research, Ltd.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Copyright © Foundation For Feline Renal Research, Ltd. 2013-2025. All rights reserved. No part of this website or any of its contents may be reproduced, copied, modified or adapted, without the express written consent of Foundation For Feline Renal Research Ltd.
FOR VETERINARIANS
Please note that our mission statement includes a pledge that we will not support any research that harms or exploits animals. Please do not submit any grant proposals that do not comply with this policy.
If you are interested in applying for a research grant, or having us run a campaign to raise funds for a particular purpose on our website and/or social media pages, please contact us with a brief summary of your proposal, and we will contact you for more detailed discussions.
PRIVACY POLICY
Foundation for Feline Renal Research, Ltd. respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”).
The Privacy Policy is designed to provide you with information about how we may collect, store and use personally identifiable and non-personally identifiable information obtained via our website. By visiting our website, you are accepting the practices described in the Privacy Policy. Should we need to change this Privacy Policy, we will post such changes here. Your continued use of the website after such changes constitutes acceptance of and agreement to be bound by the terms of the Privacy Policy as modified.
What information does Foundation for Feline Renal Research, Ltd. collect, and how may that information be used?
Personal Information
Rest assured that we will never sell, rent or trade your personal information to third parties.
We will not put your name on our mailing list unless you give us express permission to do so; the only exception is that, if you provide us with a donation, we will provide you with research updates (roughly four times per year), on the work you are helping to make possible, and may contact you occasionally with other news, or to request financial support. We do not disrespect our donors by by bombarding them with solicitations. We typically send updates by email; you can opt out of research updates by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in the email, or by a reply advising us that you don't want further updates.
We may collect and maintain personal information that you willingly provide to us in certain circumstances, including but not limited to when you send us an e-mail or complete online forms, request information from us, join our mailing list, or make a donation. Such information may include your name, mailing address, e-mail address and phone number. We may disclose your personal information only when: (i) you authorize us to do so; (ii) sharing the information is a necessary operation of the website (for example, to process credit card information that you provide); or (iii) we are required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served upon us or our website, (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Foundation for Feline Renal Research, Ltd., our website or the visitors to our website, and/or (c) prevent or mitigate harm or potential harm or damage of any type to visitors to the website or the public.
Please be aware that, due to the nature of social media, if you choose to post something, such as a picture or a comment, to a public forum area of our website, or to any of our social media pages such as Facebook, your information may be seen by the general public, and may not be retrievable once posted.
Other Information
When you visit our website, we may also collect information that can not identify you personally. This information may include your IP address and your domain name. We may also log non-personally identifiable information, such as IP addresses and domain names, and aggregate them for system administration and to monitor the use of our site. We may use the aggregated information to measure the number of visits to our site, the average time spent on our site, the number of pages viewed, and various other site statistics. This monitoring can help us to improve the quality and effectiveness of our website, and enhance the online experience of our online visitors.
Does Foundation for Feline Renal Research use cookies?
We may sometimes use cookies to to help with the compilation of “Other Information” as discussed above. We do not use any cookies that identify you personally, or track you beyond our website.
What control do I have over how my information is used?
If you elected to have us communicate with you, for instance by placing your name on our mailing list, you may subsequently opt-out of receiving communications from us by sending an email via the “contact us” page on our website or to [email protected].
Please understand that, although we believe them to be secure, we do not control, and therefore do not assume responsibility for the data collection and use practices of third parties, such as Paypal, that process online credit card transactions, including donations. Please check with these third-party organizations for their specific policies.
Also, on our website, we may provide links to or referrals to third-party websites that we think you may find useful or enjoyable. Please understand however, that we are not responsible for the privacy policy, security or content of any third-party website. Please check with these third-party organizations for their specific policies.
What if, after reading the Privacy Policy, I still have concerns?
If you have questions or concerns about the Privacy Policy we will be happy to address them; please contact us on the “contact us” page of our website, or at foundationforfelinerenalresearch(at)gmail(dot)com.
Last revised: February 27, 2025.
We care passionately about animal welfare issues, and about feline kidney disease in particular, but please understand that we are not veterinarians, and are not qualified to provide veterinary medical advice. If you have a companion animal suffering from kidney disease it is imperative that you consult with a licensed veterinarian, who is qualified to provide you with medical advice and care that meets your animal’s particular health needs.
Copyright © Foundation for Feline Renal Research, 2013-2025. All Rights Reserved. No part of this website may be reproduced without the express written consent of Foundation for Feline Renal Research, Ltd.
