Can donating be made less intrusive?

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FKPhil

I really like this software so thought I’d donate a few dollars, but paying by card requires me to enter all my details including home address, mobile, email.
Maybe I’m paranoid about identity theft etc but I just feel nervous typing my whole life details onto one screen.
Can you make donating simpler? Sorry guys I feel guilty using your great software and would like to contribute but not also give my life story.
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Zenju

It's PayPal who needs this info. Most - I believe - is legally required to execute credit card payments. Would offering a second provider, e.g. donating via Amazon help?
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FKPhil

Yes I have amazon.
Do all your other donors happily answers all the PayPal questions?
I think my mate has PayPal I’ll ask him to do it when I’m round his place later tonight. He might struggle as he’ll be drinking heavily as a required celebration of the birth of baby Jesus.
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JustAnotherUser

You could also think about PaySafeCard for anonymous payments.
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eRCaGuy

FKPhil, Paypal is the de facto standard as far as reputable online donating and paying goes. It's trusted by pretty much everybody. If you don't have a Paypal account, I recommend it. It's as reputable as a bank itself. You can even use it like a bank account as a matter of fact, and directly transfer money back and forth between your bank account and your Paypal account....just make sure you manage everything directly at their website: http://www.paypal.com, not via 3rd party tools.
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FKPhil

OK you’ve reassured me.
I’m now signed up to PayPal.
Donation made & thanks for a great product.
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MKay

You could also think about PaySafeCard for anonymous payments. JustAnotherUser, 25 Dec 2016, 10:13
I would love to see that option to be able to donate via Paysafecard for this great software!
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Roland54

Paranoid... Stimmt