Privacy Notice - Participants
How we collect, use, and protect your personal information as a hackathon participant
When you register for the Intellibus Hackathon 2025, we collect the following information:
- Personal identification information (name, email address, phone number)
- Educational information (university/institution, study level)
- Professional information (programming experience, skills)
- Team formation preferences and member details
- Dietary restrictions and accessibility needs
- Emergency contact information
- Photos and videos during the event (with consent)
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
- Event registration and participant verification
- Team formation and matchmaking
- Communication about event details and updates
- Providing appropriate accommodations and meals
- Emergency contact in case of incidents
- Event documentation and promotion (with consent)
- Follow-up communications about results and opportunities
- Improvement of future events
We may share your information with:
- Event partners and sponsors (for networking and opportunity purposes)
- Venue staff (for security and accommodation purposes)
- Emergency services (if required for your safety)
- Legal authorities (if required by law)
We will never sell your personal information to third parties.
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data:
- Secure data transmission using SSL/TLS encryption
- Access controls and authentication systems
- Regular security audits and updates
- Data minimization principles
- Staff training on data protection
You have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
- Request deletion of your data
- Object to processing of your data
- Request data portability
- Withdraw consent at any time
To exercise these rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer at intellibusdpo@designprivacy.io
We will retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this notice, typically for a period of 2 years following the event. After this period, data will be securely deleted unless we have a legal obligation to retain it longer.
For any privacy-related questions or concerns, please contact:
Data Protection Officer
Email: intellibusdpo@designprivacy.io
Address: Intelligent Business Platforms LLC, Reston, VA, USA
This privacy notice was last updated on March 1, 2025
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