Last updated: September 8, 2026
Utah’s Hogle Zoo respects your privacy. This policy explains how Hogle Zoo may collect, use, store, and share information when you visit hoglezoo.org, contact us, sign up for communications, purchase tickets or memberships, make a donation, register for events or programs, or interact with Hogle Zoo online.
Hogle Zoo may collect information you choose to provide, such as your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, payment-related information, membership details, donation information, event or program registration details, and messages submitted through website forms.
The website may also collect basic technical information, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and general website usage data. This information helps us maintain website security, improve site performance, and understand how guests use hoglezoo.org.
Hogle Zoo may use your information to:
Utah’s Hogle Zoo may use SMS or MMS text messaging services to communicate with guests, members, donors, program participants, volunteers, and others who have provided consent to receive text messages from us. Text messages may include guest service responses, event or program information, membership or ticketing updates, donation-related communications, appointment or reservation information, operational notifications, and other Zoo-related communications.
By providing your mobile telephone number and consenting to receive text messages from Utah’s Hogle Zoo, you agree to receive SMS or MMS messages from us at the mobile number provided. Message frequency may vary based on your interactions with Hogle Zoo and the services or communications you have requested. Message and data rates may apply.
You may opt out of receiving text messages at any time by replying STOP to any message you receive from Hogle Zoo. After you send STOP, you may receive a confirmation message, and you will no longer receive text messages from the applicable messaging program unless you provide consent to receive messages again. You may reply HELP for assistance or contact us at [email protected] or 801-584-1700.
Utah’s Hogle Zoo does not sell mobile telephone numbers or text messaging opt-in information. We do not share mobile phone numbers or SMS/MMS opt-in information with third parties or affiliates for their own marketing or promotional purposes. We may share mobile information and text messaging consent information with trusted service providers that provide text messaging, communications, technology, customer service, or other services on behalf of Hogle Zoo, or when disclosure is required by law.
Text messaging services may be provided through third-party communications service providers. These providers may process mobile telephone numbers, message content, delivery information, and related information as necessary to provide and support text messaging services on behalf of Hogle Zoo.
Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of purchasing any goods or services from Utah’s Hogle Zoo.
Hogle Zoo’s website may use cookies to improve your browsing experience, support website functionality, and help us understand how guests use our site. Cookies are small files stored on your device by your browser.
If you visit a login page used by authorized website administrators, the website may set a temporary cookie to confirm whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain personal information and is discarded when you close your browser.
When authorized website administrators log in, the website may set cookies to save login information and display preferences. Login cookies typically last for two days, and display preference cookies may last for up to one year. If “Remember Me” is selected, the login may remain active for up to two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
If an authorized website administrator edits or publishes website content, an additional cookie may be saved in the browser. This cookie does not contain personal information and only indicates the post ID of the content that was edited. It expires after one day.
Hogle Zoo does not currently allow public comments or guest-created website accounts on hoglezoo.org.
Pages on hoglezoo.org may include embedded content, such as videos, images, social media posts, maps, forms, ticketing tools, donation tools, or articles. Embedded content from other websites works the same way as if you visited those websites directly.
These third-party websites may collect information about you, use cookies, add additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. This may include tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that third-party website.
Hogle Zoo may share limited information with trusted service providers that help operate the website, process transactions, manage communications, provide text messaging services, support security, or provide other services on our behalf.
These service providers are only permitted to use information as needed to provide services to Hogle Zoo or as required by law.
Hogle Zoo may also share information when required for legal, safety, security, fraud prevention, or compliance purposes.
Hogle Zoo does not sell personal information.
Hogle Zoo may retain information submitted through website forms, transactions, newsletter signups, donations, membership purchases, event registrations, program registrations, text messaging consent records, or other online interactions for administrative, legal, security, operational, guest service, or compliance purposes.
When information is no longer needed, Hogle Zoo takes reasonable steps to delete, archive, or securely maintain it according to applicable requirements and operational needs.
You may request to access, update, or delete personal information Hogle Zoo maintains about you, subject to any information we are required to keep for administrative, legal, security, transaction, or operational purposes.
You may opt out of text messages by replying STOP.
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link included in those emails.
You may manage cookies through your browser settings.
To make a privacy request, please contact us at [email protected] or 801-584-1700.
Form submissions, website interactions, or other communications may be checked through automated spam detection, fraud prevention, or security services to help protect the website and its users.
Hogle Zoo’s website is intended for general audiences. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without appropriate consent. If you believe a child has provided personal information through hoglezoo.org, please contact us so we can review and respond appropriately.
Hogle Zoo uses reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to help protect personal information. No website, online system, or method of transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Hogle Zoo may update this privacy policy from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
For questions about this privacy policy or to make a privacy request, please contact:
Utah’s Hogle Zoo
2600 Sunnyside Ave.
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 801-584-1700