Privacy Policy

Effective Date: May 6, 2026

At Gift of Sight (a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization), we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website (the “Site”) and interact with our organization.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information from you in two primary ways: information you voluntarily provide to us and information automatically collected when you use our Site.

A. Information You Provide to Us

  • Contact Forms: When you reach out to us via our online contact form, we collect your first and last name, email address, phone number, and any questions or comments you choose to share.
  • Donations: When you make a donation to Gift of Sight, we collect contact information to process your contribution, issue tax receipts, and keep you informed about our mission.

B. Automatically Collected Information

  • Website Analytics: We use tools to collect non-identifying information about how visitors use our Site. This includes details like your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, and referring URLs.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To respond to your inquiries and communicate with you effectively.
  • To process your donations and issue applicable tax-deductible receipts.
  • To send you organizational updates, marketing communications, and future outreach (you may opt out of these communications at any time).
  • To analyze website traffic and improve the functionality and user experience of our Site.
  • To protect our Site from spam and abuse.

3. Donor Privacy Policy

We respect your privacy: Gift of Sight will not sell, rent, or trade our donors’ names, email addresses, physical addresses, or phone numbers with any other entity, nor will we send mailings to our donors on behalf of other organizations. This policy applies to all information received by Gift of Sight, both online and offline.

4. Third-Party Services

To operate our Site and manage our organization efficiently, we utilize select third-party service providers. These providers only have access to the personal information necessary to perform their functions and are obligated to protect it.

  • Donorbox: We use Donorbox as a secure, embedded widget to process donations. Donorbox securely handles your financial data; Gift of Sight does not store your credit card or bank account numbers on our servers.
  • HubSpot: We use HubSpot to manage our customer relationships and send marketing communications. Your contact information may be stored within HubSpot for these purposes.
  • Google Analytics & Tag Manager: We use Google Analytics (served via Google Tag Manager) and Google Search Console to understand website traffic and optimize our Site.
  • Cloudflare Turnstile: We use Cloudflare Turnstile on our contact forms to verify that visitors are human and to prevent spam and automated abuse.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Site uses “cookies” and similar tracking technologies (primarily through Google Analytics and HubSpot) to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small data files placed on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent; however, some parts of our Site may not function properly if you disable them.

6. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

7. Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not intended for or directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can delete it.

8. Your Choices and Rights

You have the right to control your personal information. You may:

  • Opt-out of receiving future marketing emails by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any email we send you.
  • Request access to, correction of, or deletion of the personal data we hold about you by contacting us directly.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal obligations. We will post any updates on this page and revise the “Effective Date” at the top. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact Privacy@midwestvision.com.