Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 1, 2026
Smoke & Mirrors respects your privacy. This policy explains how information is collected and used when you visit our website, contact us, request a community conversation, apply for an opportunity, or subscribe to campaign updates.
Information you provide
Depending on the form you complete, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, organization, location, event preferences, application information, and any message you choose to share.
Please do not include medical records or other sensitive personal information in website forms.
How we use information
We use submitted information to respond to inquiries, coordinate community conversations, review applications, and manage participation in campaign activities. When you subscribe, we use your email address to send campaign updates.
Website services and cookies
Our website is hosted on Wix. Information submitted through the site may be stored or processed through Wix and services connected to the website.
Website forms are provided through Wix Forms, event listings through Wix Events, and videos on the site are hosted on Wix. Wix uses cookies that are needed for the website to work.
Analytics and cookies are enabled. This allows us to see how frequently content is being accessed and what content is favored by people who visit our site. This allows us to govern up a better experience.
Visitor controls. Visitors can opt out.
Access, sharing and retention
Records are retained for one year, your data is not shared with any other entity outside our umbrella network, which includes the nonprofit a Boy And His Dream, the Blessman foundation, AUSET – Isis. None of your information is used for or shared with outside advertisers.
Access, sharing, and retention
Form submissions are stored in the website's Wix account and sent by email to the Smoke & Mirrors campaign inbox, smokeandmirrorscampaign@gmail.com, which is provided by Google. Campaign staff use this information to respond to you.
Youth stories, photographs, and recordings
OUR TEAM REVIEWS, THE CONTENT SUBMITTED BY YOUNG PEOPLE PRIOR TO PUBLICATION. AS PART OF THE REVIEW PROCESS WE CONSIDER“IS THIS CONTENT APPROPRIATE TO REVEAL GIVEN THAT TODAY WE DO NOT KNOW THE DESTINY OF THIS YOUNG PERSON“. We intend to use the review process as a teachable moment to inform how to get young people to think about their own submissions on social media.
Young people under 18 must have parental approval before publishing youth-shared content.
Children's information
Children ages 12–17 are permitted to submit content with parental approval first then followed by our team review.
Donations and external websites
When available, our donation link will direct you to the Smoke & Mirrors donation page managed through our fiscal sponsor, A Boy and His Dream. Information entered on that donation page is subject to the privacy practices of the sponsor and its payment provider.
Other external websites linked from this site have their own privacy policies.
Your choices
You may request to stop receiving campaign emails or contact us with a request to access, correct, or delete information you have submitted. We will review requests in accordance with applicable requirements.
Email: smokeandmirrorscampaign@gmail.com
Policy updates
We may update this policy as the website and campaign services change. The date above identifies the latest revision.
Contact
Contact Smoke and Mirrors/AUSET-Isis
1211 S. Prairie
Chicago, IL 60605