Privacy Policy

The Millionaire in Training Project (The M.I.T. Project)
Effective date: October 30, 2026

The Millionaire in Training Project ("The M.I.T. Project," "we," "us," or "our") is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to financial literacy, economic mobility, workforce development, and generational wealth-building. We value the trust of our participants, volunteers, donors, and partners. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit www.themitproject.com, register for our programs, donate, or sign up for our email or text messages.

1. Information we collect

Information you provide to us, for example when you register for a class, sign up for updates, volunteer, donate, or contact us:

  • Name, email address, and mobile phone number
  • Registration details, such as the programs or classes you are interested in
  • Your communication preferences, including whether you consented to receive text messages
  • Donation details. Payment information is entered with our third-party donation processor and handled under that processor's privacy policy.
  • Anything you choose to include when you contact us

Information collected automatically when you visit our website, through cookies and analytics tools from Squarespace and Google:

  • Device and browser type, pages viewed, referring pages, and general location (city or region)
  • How you interact with our website

You can control cookies through your browser settings.

2. How we use your information

We use your information to:

  • Register you for classes, coaching, and community programs, and send related confirmations, reminders, and schedule changes
  • Send program updates, invitations, volunteer opportunities, and fundraising communications you have agreed to receive
  • Process and acknowledge donations
  • Respond to your questions and requests
  • Improve our website, programs, and services
  • Meet legal, tax, and reporting obligations

3. Text messaging (SMS) privacy

  • We send text messages only to people who have actively opted in by checking the optional SMS consent box on our registration form. Consent is not required to register, receive services, or donate.
  • We will not sell, rent, or share your mobile phone number or SMS consent information with third parties or affiliates for their marketing or promotional purposes.
  • Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent are excluded from all of the sharing described in this policy and will not be shared with any third parties, except the service providers that help us deliver our messages, as described below.
  • You can opt out at any time by replying STOP. Reply HELP for help. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency varies, up to 4 messages per month. See our SMS Terms and Conditions for details.

4. How we share information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We do not share participant, donor, or contact lists with other organizations for their marketing.

We share information only:

  • With service providers that help us run our programs and operations, such as our website host (Squarespace), Google (forms and analytics), our donation processor, our email marketing platform, and our text messaging provider. They may use your information only to provide services to The M.I.T. Project.
  • When required by law, for example to comply with legal process, protect the rights and safety of our participants and organization, or prevent fraud.

5. Email communications

You can unsubscribe from our emails at any time by using the "unsubscribe" link in any message or by contacting us.

6. Children's privacy

Our website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. A parent or guardian registers youth for our programs. If you believe a child under 13 has given us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

7. Data security

We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards to protect your information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Data retention

We keep personal information only as long as we need it for the purposes described in this policy, or as required for legal, tax, and nonprofit reporting purposes.

9. Your choices

You may ask us to access, correct, or delete your personal information, or to stop sending you communications, by contacting us at info@themitproject.com or (726) 465-4833.

10. Third-party links

Our website may link to other websites, such as donation or event pages. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites. Please review their policies.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes take effect when posted on this page with a revised effective date.

12. Contact us

The Millionaire in Training Project (The M.I.T. Project)
Email: info@themitproject.com
Phone: (726) 465-4833
Website: www.themitproject.com