Making a donation

(Are you in the UK? If so, please send me a cheque instead, or we'll both pay unnecessary charges!)

(You can also use PayPal -- send to mahjong@stevens-bradfield.com. This is also cheaper than using the button below. In this case, your donation will be acknowledged manually.)

You might like to do this because you enjoy using my program, and would buy me a drink if you ever saw me! I know from my own experience that one can very seldom be bothered to donate, because it's too hard sending money to people in other countries. So I thought I would see what happens if I make it easy for people to donate. (Despite the fact that the README file asks for donations to Amnesty, or to me, out of hundreds of downloads not one person has done so. I don't believe either that the programs are so bad, or that nobody would like to recognize my work, so I put it down to the hassle of paying.)

Another reason is that I will try to recognize people who make donations. You can, if you like, be listed as a supporter. You will also get (if, and only if, you want them!) immediate announcements of upgrades, early access to new releases, and will be consulted on the priority of enhancements and upgrades. (Of course, I take suggestions from anybody, but supporters' suggestions will be at the head of the queue.)

Yet a third reason is that if you are a free software supporter, this is one way to demonstrate that it is possible not to lose money (as I do at present) by making free software. That's politics, though...

Important notes

• No contract. If you make a donation, it is a gift to me. Although I may provide additional services or features in response, these are purely as a `thank-you'; there is no contract between us, and such services may be discontinued at any time.
• Changing your mind. You can withdraw your donation and get a refund to your credit card up to 90 days after donating. I can't think why you would do this, but if you do, please try to do so within a week, to make the accounting easier.
• Please do not reveal your donation record. You will receive an identifier for your donation which will give you access to any supporters' features. Please do not reveal this identifier (which is also a record of your credit card payment) to anybody else.
• Credit card charge. Your credit card will be charged by "CLICKBANK / KEYNETICS".
• Data protection. I do not collect or store any personal information when you make a donation. The only information I record is the IP address of the machine from which a donation is made.
  However, the bureau (ClickBank) which takes your payment does store some personal information which they make available to me: your name and email address. They also keep other accounting information as part of their transaction with your credit card company. I will use the information they provide only for resolving any problems with your donation, and for accounting as required by law, and for no other purpose. Note to European Union residents: ClickBank operates in the U.S.A., so when you provide your details to them, those data will not be protected by EU legislation. You should make your own evaluation of their trustworthiness.
  If you make a donation, you will have the possibility to register with me. Relevant data protection issues will be explained to you before you register.

• If you have any problems with this site, please mail mahjong@stevens-bradfield.com and I will investigate as soon as I can. Serious problems will automatically be reported to me anyway, but don't let that stop you.
• I donate part of each donation to Amnesty International (with whom I have no other connection). I recognize that some people do not approve of Amnesty's campaigns; so if you are not willing for part of your fee to go to Amnesty, please uncheck the box below.
• You can donate $8, $15, or $22. (Exercise: why those numbers?-). If you are so wildly impressed that you want to give me more than that, let me know!

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