Security

PetFinderLB is designed to help reunite lost pets with their owners through NFC-enabled identification tags, recovery pages, and owner-controlled contact sharing.

1. Security Approach

PetFinderLB should use layered administrative, technical, and operational safeguards to protect account information, pet profile data, and service availability.

2. Account Protection

Users are responsible for choosing strong passwords, keeping credentials confidential, and updating contact information whenever it changes.

3. Access Controls

Access to administrative systems, support tools, and infrastructure should be limited to authorized personnel or providers with a legitimate operational need.

4. Data Transmission and Storage

PetFinderLB should use HTTPS for data transmitted between browsers and the website. Sensitive account and profile information should be stored using reasonable controls such as access restrictions, secure hosting, and provider-level safeguards.

5. Finder-Facing Privacy Controls

Because the service model can show owner information after a tag scan, privacy controls are a central security feature. Users should review visible recovery-page information and avoid publishing unnecessary sensitive data.

6. Monitoring and Abuse Prevention

PetFinderLB should monitor suspicious access patterns, abusive traffic, scraping attempts, credential attacks, and misuse of recovery pages. Rate limiting, logging, bot mitigation, and provider security controls can reduce abuse risk.

7. Third-Party Providers

PetFinderLB may rely on vendors for hosting, communications, analytics, and infrastructure. Security also depends on those providers maintaining appropriate safeguards.

8. Incident Response

If PetFinderLB becomes aware of a security incident affecting personal information, it should investigate promptly, contain the issue, and provide notices where required by applicable law.

9. Responsible Disclosure

Security researchers and users who identify a vulnerability should report it through the published contact channel with enough detail to reproduce the issue responsibly.

10. User Security Tips

• Keep contact details current so recovery efforts are not delayed.
• Review profile visibility and privacy settings regularly.
• Check that tags remain attached and readable.
• Avoid unnecessary sensitive data in public recovery pages.
• Contact PetFinderLB promptly if unauthorized activity is suspected.

11. Updates

This Security page may be updated as PetFinderLB's infrastructure, features, or legal obligations change.