Privacy Policy

Version: 1.1 dated April 7, 2026

At a Glance

What is personal data?
Information that can be used to identify someone or can be used with other information to identify someone.

Do you collect personal data?
Yes

Do you store personal data?
Yes

Do you process personal data?
Yes

Do you sell personal data?
No

Is data involved in a sales activity with a third party?
No

Do you recognize that I have rights regarding my data?
Yes

In Detail

This Notice is organized into nine sections:

  1. Purpose of Data Processing
  2. How We Get Data
  3. Data We Process
  4. Legal Basis for Data Processing
  5. Location of Data
  6. Use of Data After Processing
  7. Rights of the Individual
  8. Contact Information
  9. Updates to this Privacy Policy Notice

1. Purpose of Data Processing

Project Slingshot collects personal data to operate and improve its website, provide the resources and services requested by users, process donations, understand supporter interests, personalize communications, build supporter relationships, and strengthen participation in its advocacy initiatives. Personal data is also used to analyze website activity, monitor trends, enhance user experience, support internal recordkeeping, and enable targeted outreach to individuals who may be interested in Project Slingshot’s campaigns. These efforts are outlined in this privacy policy notice (Notice).

2. How We Get Data

We collect both information you provide directly and information collected automatically when you use our website.

Direct information you provide

You may voluntarily provide personal information by:

  • Completing an online form
  • Requesting to subscribe to a newsletter or blog
  • Engaging in a chat option on the site
  • Making a donation

Automatically collected information

We also collect information generated through your use of our website, including:

  • Pages you visit
  • The device you use (computer, mobile, tablet)
  • General geographic location (e.g., country or region)
  • Browsing actions and patterns

This includes information collected through cookies and similar technologies.

3. Data We Process

The following describes the categories of data we collect, how they are associated with you, and why we need them.

Contact & Demographic Information

Direct. This includes your name, email address, and supporter information. This data is stored in our CRM solution, GetResponse. Their privacy policy notice can be found here. We collect this information in order to communicate with you, provide services, and understand supporter needs.

Donation Information

Direct. This includes information provided when making a donation. Donation data is processed by Donorbox. We collect this information in order to process contributions and maintain financial records.

Device Information

Indirect. This includes your IP address, operating system, and device type. We collect this information to diagnose technical issues, enhance security, and guide system improvements.

Location Information

Indirect. This includes general geographic data based on your IP address. We collect this information to understand usage patterns and ensure compliance with applicable laws.

Cookies & Website Interaction Data

Direct and indirect. This includes page views, preferences, and browsing actions. We use the following third-party applications to process cookies:

We collect this information to improve website performance, user experience, and outreach effectiveness.

eCommerce

Direct. All purchase processing is handled by Shopify, which collects billing and shipping address, billing information including credit card information, and transaction records. We collect this information to sell Project Slingshot merchandise.

4. Legal Basis for Data Processing

We process your data using the following legal bases:

  • Consent: We rely on your explicit consent for activities such as email marketing and optional data you provide via forms.
  • Legitimate Interests: We process certain data to support our legitimate interests, including understanding how visitors use our website and conducting analytics on supporter activity.

5. Location of Data

Your data may be stored on our internal systems or cloud-based tools and external service providers that support our operations.

Some data may be stored outside the European Economic Area (EEA). When this occurs, Project Slingshot ensures appropriate safeguards are in place such as:

  • Adequacy decisions
  • Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
  • Ensuring third-party providers follow stringent protections

6. Use of Data After Processing

We use your data to:

  • Manage supporter relationships
  • Deliver information and services you request
  • Maintain accurate donation records
  • Improve our outreach and website experience
  • Create anonymized analytics to help track our mission impact

Project Slingshot does not:

  • Sell personal data
  • Share personal data with third parties for their own commercial purposes
  • Participate in data-set sales activities

7. Rights of the Individual

Individuals whose data is processed by Project Slingshot have the following rights:

  • Right to Know: You have a right to know how your data is collected, used, and stored.
  • Right to File Complaint: You may file a complaint with Project Slingshot about concerns related to how data is being processed.
  • Right to Access: You have a right to access information about data being stored about you.
  • Right to Data Portability: All approved requests to access data will be provided through a common data format — either a comma-separated values file or a PDF document.
  • Right to be Forgotten: You may request that your individual data contained within Project Slingshot is erased. A request for erasure will be reviewed, and a decision communicated to you as required by law.

8. Contact Information

Questions about how personal data is processed, used, and stored can be directed to us by email at hello@projectslingshot.com or by writing to 8 The Green 19716, Dover, DE, 19901, USA.

9. Updates to this Privacy Policy Notice

Project Slingshot reserves the right to change this privacy policy notice as needed. Notification of changes will be posted on our website at https://projectslingshot.com/privacy-policy/.

The date at the top of the privacy policy notice shows the date of the most recent version and references the date of the version it is replacing.