PRIVACY
POLICY

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register for events, express an interest in obtaining information about us, or otherwise contact us.

The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the website, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:

• Personal Details: Name, Email Address, Phone Number.
• Academic Details: University Registration Number, Program of Study, Current Semester.
• Transaction Data: Payment history, Event registration status (Note: We do not store full credit card numbers or UPI PINs).
• Technical Data: IP address, Browser type, Device information collected automatically when you visit our site.

We use personal information collected via our website for a variety of organizational purposes described below. We process your personal information for these purposes in reliance on our legitimate interests, in order to enter into or perform a contract with you, with your consent, and/or for compliance with our legal obligations.

• Event Management: To register you for events, hackathons, and workshops, and to send you event-related communications (e.g., QR codes for entry).
• Communication: To send you administrative information, updates, and community newsletters.
• Security: To protect our website and community platforms from malicious activity and to verify identity during event check-ins.
• Improvement: To request feedback and to contact you about your use of our website to improve our offerings.

We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill organizational obligations.

Specifically, we may need to process your data or share your personal information in the following situations:

• University Administration: We may share necessary attendance or registration data with university authorities if required for official academic or administrative purposes.
• Service Providers: We may share your data with third-party vendors (like payment gateways and email service providers) who perform services for us.
• Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so.

Note: We will never sell your personal data to third parties for marketing purposes.

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

Depending on applicable laws, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, change that information, or delete it in some circumstances.

If you wish to opt-out of our newsletters or promotional emails, you can do so by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of our emails or by contacting us directly.