Last updated: June 9, 2026

Welcome to the website of The Spark of Hope Foundation. By using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the website.

The Spark of Hope Foundation is a Canadian registered charity. Our Canadian charitable registration number is 817847379RR0001.

1. Who we are

The Spark of Hope Foundation supports young women through post-secondary education, scholarships, mentoring, and related support. Our website provides information about our work, our scholars and alumnae, our impact, ways to donate, volunteer opportunities, events, and other Foundation activities.

You can contact us at:

The Spark of Hope Foundation
99 Harbour Square, Suite 2207
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2H2
Email: info@thesparkofhope.org
Phone: 416-383-0400

2. Using our website

You may use this website for lawful, personal, charitable, informational, and donation-related purposes.

You agree not to:

Use the website in a way that breaks the law.

Try to interfere with the security or operation of the website.

Copy, scrape, download, or reuse website content in a way that harms the Foundation or misrepresents our work.

Post or send anything that is false, abusive, offensive, discriminatory, harmful, or misleading.

Use the website to impersonate another person or organization.

Attempt to access private systems, donor data, scholar information, or any restricted area of the website.

3. Donations

Donations made through our website or through third-party donation platforms are voluntary.

We make reasonable efforts to ensure that donation information is accurate and clear. However, mistakes can happen. If you believe you made a donation in error, or if there is a problem with your donation, please contact us as soon as possible at info@thesparkofhope.org.

Donation receipts are issued in accordance with Canadian charity rules and applicable law. Not every payment or benefit may qualify for a charitable tax receipt. Where a tax receipt is available, it will be issued based on the information provided by the donor and the rules that apply at the time of the donation.

Unless a donation is accepted by us for a specific restricted purpose, donations may be used where the Foundation determines they are most needed to advance its charitable mission.

If a donation is made for a specific program, event, or purpose, we will make reasonable efforts to honour that intention. If we cannot use the gift exactly as intended, we may use it for a similar charitable purpose that supports the Foundation’s mission.

4. Monthly or recurring donations

If you sign up for a monthly or recurring donation, you authorize the payment method you provide to be charged on a recurring basis.

You may ask to change or cancel a recurring donation by contacting us. Please give us reasonable time to process any change before the next scheduled payment.

5. Third-party services

Our website may use third-party services for donations, payment processing, email newsletters, event registration, analytics, videos, forms, or other functions.

These third parties may have their own terms of use and privacy policies. We are not responsible for the content, security, availability, or practices of third-party websites or services.

When you leave our website or use a third-party payment or donation platform, you should review that third party’s terms and privacy policy.

6. Website content

We try to keep the information on our website accurate, current, and clear. However, we do not guarantee that all information is complete, up to date, or free from errors.

Information about scholars, alumnae, programs, countries, universities, statistics, events, and impact may change over time.

We may update, remove, or change website content at any time without notice.

7. No professional advice

The information on this website is for general information only. It is not legal, tax, financial, immigration, educational, medical, or professional advice.

Donors should speak with their own tax or financial advisor about the tax treatment of donations.

Applicants, scholars, volunteers, and partners should not rely only on website information when making important decisions.

8. Scholar, applicant, and volunteer information

If you submit an application, form, inquiry, volunteer request, or other information through the website, you agree that the information you provide is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge.

Submitting an application or inquiry does not guarantee a scholarship, volunteer role, partnership, event participation, or any other benefit.

We may contact you to request more information, verify details, or explain next steps.

9. Intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, the content on this website belongs to The Spark of Hope Foundation or is used with permission. This includes text, images, logos, graphics, videos, design, reports, stories, and other materials.

You may view and share website pages for personal, educational, charitable, or non-commercial purposes, as long as you do not change the content or misrepresent the Foundation.

You may not use our name, logo, scholar stories, photos, videos, reports, or other materials for commercial purposes, fundraising, advertising, or public campaigns without our written permission.

10. Scholar and alumnae stories

Our website may include stories, images, videos, or quotes from scholars, alumnae, donors, volunteers, partners, or community members.

These stories are shared to explain our mission and impact. They may not be copied, altered, reused, or republished without permission.

Please treat these stories with respect and dignity.

11. Privacy

Your privacy matters to us. Any personal information you provide through the website will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable Canadian privacy laws.

This may include information you provide when you donate, subscribe, register for an event, complete a form, apply for support, volunteer, or contact us.

Canada’s privacy guidance recognizes that privacy obligations may apply when organizations collect, use, or disclose personal information in the course of commercial activities, and charities may also have privacy obligations depending on their activities.

Our full privacy policy is here.

12. Emails and communications

If you sign up for emails, newsletters, event updates, or other communications, you agree that we may contact you using the information you provide.

You can unsubscribe from marketing or promotional emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link or contacting us.

Canada’s anti-spam rules generally require consent, identification information, and an unsubscribe mechanism for commercial electronic messages.

13. Links to other websites

Our website may link to other websites, including partner organizations, universities, donation platforms, social media sites, event platforms, and public resources.

These links are provided for convenience only. We do not control those websites and are not responsible for their content, policies, accuracy, or security.

A link does not mean that we endorse everything on that website.

14. Website availability and security

We try to keep the website available and secure, but we cannot guarantee that it will always work without interruption, delay, error, virus, or security issue.

You are responsible for using your own virus protection, device security, and internet safety practices.

We are not responsible for damage caused by website interruptions, technical problems, malware, unauthorized access, or third-party services beyond our reasonable control.

15. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, The Spark of Hope Foundation, its directors, officers, employees, volunteers, contractors, partners, and representatives will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of the website.

This includes loss of data, loss of donations caused by technical errors, loss of opportunity, loss of income, reputational harm, or any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages.

Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot legally be limited.

16. Indemnity

You agree to hold The Spark of Hope Foundation harmless from any claims, losses, costs, damages, or expenses that arise from:

Your misuse of the website.

Your breach of these Terms.

Your violation of any law or third-party right.

Information you submit that is false, misleading, harmful, or unauthorized.

17. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms of Use from time to time.

When we update them, we will change the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.

Your continued use of the website after changes are posted means you accept the updated Terms.

18. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada that apply in Ontario.

Any dispute related to these Terms or the website will be handled by the courts located in Ontario, unless applicable law requires otherwise.

19. Contact us

If you have questions about these Terms of Use, please contact:

The Spark of Hope Foundation

99 Harbour Square, Suite 2207

Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2H2

Email: info@thesparkofhope.org

Phone: 416-383-0400