Privacy Policy
Trust is the whole point of what we do. Here is exactly what we collect, why, and how you stay in control of it.
Last updated: October 16, 2026
- ✓We only collect what you choose to share with us.
- ✓We never sell or rent your information. Ever.
- ✓Your story stays between you, our team, and your mentor.
- ✓You can ask us to see, fix or delete your information at any time.
1. Who we are
This website is run by Magical Journey Network, Inc. ("MJN", "we", "us"), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 41-4710315. We offer free, volunteer peer mentorship. This policy explains what we collect through this website, why, and what we do with it.
2. What we collect
We only collect what you choose to give us, plus a small amount of technical information every website receives.
- Mentorship forms: your first name, email, whether you want a mentor or want to be one, the road you are on, what you write in the open box, and how you prefer to be contacted (email, phone or text). If you choose phone or text, we ask for your phone number.
- Newsletter ("A hello from Magic"): your email address.
- Stories and photos: your name, email, the photo you upload, where you met Magic, and your story, only if you send them.
- Contact and event requests: your name, email, location and message.
- Donations: your name, email, gift amount and, if you choose, a dedication. Card details go straight to our payment processor. We never see or store your full card number.
- Technical information: basic data such as browser type, pages visited and approximate location from your IP address, collected through cookies or similar tools. See section 6.
3. How we use it
- To match you with a mentor, or to consider you as a mentor, and to stay in touch while you are matched.
- To reply to your messages and requests.
- To send our occasional newsletter, only if you signed up. Every email has an unsubscribe link.
- To process donations and send tax receipts.
- To share stories and photos on our website and social media, only when you have given permission by ticking the consent box.
- To understand how people use the site, so we can make it clearer and easier to use.
We never sell your information. We do not rent it, trade it, or use it for advertising.
5. Links to other sites
Our Shop links to Etsy and our bookshelf links to Amazon. As an Amazon Associate, Magical Journey Network, Inc. earns from qualifying purchases. Once you leave our site, that site's own privacy policy applies, not this one.
7. How long we keep it
We keep mentorship information for as long as you are active with MJN and for 2 years after, so we can help you again if you come back. Donation records are kept as long as tax law requires. Newsletter emails are deleted when you unsubscribe. You can ask us to delete anything sooner (see section 9).
8. How we keep it safe
We limit access to the people on our team who need it, use services with strong security, and send the site over an encrypted connection (https). No system is perfect, so if something ever goes wrong, we will tell you promptly and honestly.
9. Your choices and rights
You can ask us at any time to:
- see what information we have about you,
- correct it,
- delete it,
- stop contacting you,
- take down a story or photo you sent us.
Just email contact@magicaljourneynetwork.com. We will reply within 30 days, usually much sooner. Depending on where you live, you may have extra rights under local law, and we will honor them.
10. Children
Our mentorship is for adults 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. If you believe a child has sent us information, please tell us and we will delete it.
11. Not medical care
MJN offers peer mentorship, not medical or psychiatric care, clinical treatment, or licensed counseling. Please do not send us medical records. If you are in crisis in the US, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
12. Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we will update the date at the top of this page. If the change is important, we will tell you by email or with a notice on the site.