Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 8th, 2026

Hope For Mitch (“we,” “our,” or “this website”) is a personal donation campaign created to support Mitch Proulx during a life-saving liver transplant and recovery process. Protecting the privacy of visitors and donors is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how personal information is collected, used, and protected when you visit this website or make a donation through GiveWP.

1. Information We Collect

a. Information You Provide Voluntarily
When you donate or interact with this site, we may collect:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Billing address (if required by the payment processor)
  • Donation amount, date, and transaction reference
  • Optional messages or comments submitted with your donation

b. Payment Information
All donations are processed securely through GiveWP using third-party payment processors such as Stripe and/or PayPal.

  • We do not collect, store, or have access to your full credit card or banking information.
  • Payment information is handled directly by the payment processor according to their privacy and security policies.

c. Automatically Collected Information
This website may automatically collect limited technical data, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser and device type
  • Pages visited and interaction data

This information is used for security, analytics, and site functionality purposes only.

2. How We Use Your Information

Personal information collected through this website and GiveWP is used solely to:

  • Process and manage donations
  • Send donation confirmations or receipts
  • Communicate updates related to the campaign
  • Respond to messages or inquiries
  • Maintain accurate donation and financial records
  • Protect the site from fraud or misuse

We do not sell, rent, trade, or share donor information for marketing or commercial purposes.

3. Purpose and Use of Donations

This fundraiser exists to support Mitch Proulx during a medically necessary liver transplant and recovery period.

Funds raised may be used for essential and related expenses, including but not limited to:

  • Medical-related living expenses during treatment and recovery
  • Accommodation and daily meals for the donor’s required family support person for a minimum of seven days
  • Basic living expenses such as food, shelter, and daily necessities while Mitch is unable to work
  • Costs associated with prolonged hospitalization, recovery, and post-transplant care logistics

While all funds are intended to support transplant-related and recovery-related needs, exact allocation may vary based on medical requirements, timing, availability of support services, or changing personal circumstances.

4. GiveWP Data Storage

GiveWP stores donation records within the WordPress database for administrative and reporting purposes. This may include donor names, email addresses, donation amounts, and transaction identifiers.

Access to this information is limited to authorized site administrators and is used only to manage and operate this fundraising campaign.

5. Third-Party Services

This website relies on trusted third-party services, including:

  • GiveWP for donation management
  • Stripe and/or PayPal for payment processing
  • Google Analytics or similar tools for website analytics
  • Web hosting, backup, and security providers

These third parties operate under their own privacy policies. Hope For Mitch is not responsible for how third-party services collect or handle data outside of this website.

6. Cookies

This site may use cookies or similar technologies to:

  • Enable essential website functionality
  • Improve user experience
  • Collect anonymous usage statistics

You may disable cookies through your browser settings, though doing so may affect site performance.

7. Data Security

Reasonable administrative and technical safeguards are used to protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, or disclosure. However, no internet-based system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

8. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on applicable laws, you may request:

  • Access to personal information held about you
  • Correction of inaccurate information
  • Deletion of your personal data, subject to legal or financial record-keeping requirements

Requests may be made using the contact information below.

9. Children’s Privacy

This website is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

10. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated as needed. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

11. Contact Information

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how personal information is handled, please contact:

Hope For Mitch
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://hopeformitch.com

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