1. Information We Collect

We collect only the following personal information:

• Name
• Email address

We do not collect sensitive personal information, payment information, precise location data, contacts, photos, health information, or advertising identifiers.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your name and email address only to support your participation in the hackathon. Specifically, we may use this information to:

• Identify your role in the hackathon, such as hacker, organizer, volunteer, judge, or mentor
• Provide app features appropriate to your role
• Support basic event functionality, such as workshop check-ins
• Help organizers manage attendance, participation, and event logistics
• Prevent duplicate accounts or unauthorized access to role-specific features

We do not use your information for advertising or marketing purposes.

3. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share your name and email address only with:

• Hackathon organizers or authorized event staff, when needed to operate the event
• Service providers that help us run the app, such as authentication, hosting, database, or analytics infrastructure, if applicable

These service providers are only permitted to process your information for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

4. Data Retention

We keep your name and email address only for as long as necessary to operate the hackathon and provide app functionality.

After the event, we may delete, anonymize, or retain limited records as needed for event administration, security, or legal compliance.

5. Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect your information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure.

However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Children’s Privacy

The app is intended for hackathon participants and event staff. We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have collected information from a child under 13, we will delete it as soon as reasonably possible.

7. Your Choices

You may request to access, correct, or delete your personal information by contacting us at:

Please note that deleting your information may limit your ability to use certain app features, such as role-based access or workshop check-ins.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the effective date above and may notify users through the app or other appropriate means.

9. Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, contact us at: