Privacy policy

1. Who we are

Help Me Fund It is operated by Manicgrin Media Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales. You can find out more about us at manicgrin.com.

We are the data controller for the personal information we collect through this website. We are committed to protecting your privacy, and this policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you use our website and services.

2. Information we collect

Account information

When you create an account, we collect:

• Email address
• Username
• Name (optional)
• Password (stored securely hashed)

Profile information

You may choose to provide:

• Bio
• Location
• Website URL
• Profile picture

Ideas and pledges

When you post ideas or make pledges, we collect:

• Idea content (title, description, pricing)
• Pledge amounts and comments
• Timestamps

Technical information

We automatically collect:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Pages visited
• Time and date of visits

3. How we use your information

We use your information to:

• Provide and maintain our services
• Process your pledges and display them to idea creators
• Send you service-related emails (account verification, password resets)
• Allow creators to contact their pledgers (if you've pledged on their idea and opted in)
• Improve our services
• Prevent fraud and abuse

4. Information sharing

With idea creators

If you pledge on an idea, the creator may see:

• Your name (unless you pledge anonymously)
• Your email address (for Pro subscribers only and opt-in)
• Your pledge amount
• Any comment you leave

With third parties

We may share data with:

• Stripe — for payment processing (subscription payments only)
• Mandrill/Mailchimp — for sending emails
• Google Analytics — for website analytics (anonymised)

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

5. Data retention

We retain your data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will delete your personal information within 30 days, except where we need to retain it for legal purposes.

6. Your rights

You have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Correct inaccurate data
• Delete your account and data
• Export your data
• Withdraw consent for marketing emails

To exercise these rights, contact us at hello@helpmefundit.com.

7. Cookies and analytics

Essential cookies

We use essential cookies for:

• Keeping you logged in
• Remembering your preferences
• Security (CSRF protection)

Analytics cookies (optional)

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. This helps us improve our services. Analytics cookies are only set if you accept them via the cookie consent banner. If you reject cookies, no analytics data is collected.

If accepted, Google Analytics collects:

• Pages you visit
• Time spent on pages
• How you arrived at our site
• Your approximate location (country/city level)
• Device and browser information

We have configured Google Analytics with IP anonymisation enabled, meaning your full IP address is never stored.

You can change your cookie preference at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting our site. You can also opt out of Google Analytics entirely by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy.

We do not use advertising cookies or sell data to advertisers.

8. Security

We protect your data using:

• HTTPS encryption
• Secure password hashing
• Regular security updates

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We'll notify you of significant changes by email or by posting a notice on our website.

10. Contact us

If you have questions about this privacy policy, contact us at:

Email: hello@helpmefundit.com