Privacy Policy

1. Data We Collect

• Candidate & Student Information: Full name, university email, academic credentials, verified skills, and project submissions.
• Company & Partner Data: Entity name, business email address, corporate representative details, challenge specifications, and verification data.
• Technical Logs: Browser types, IP addresses, and interaction metrics logged to monitor platform health and security.

2. Purpose of Processing

We process personal data strictly to:

• Facilitate team matching and challenge execution.
• Deliver essential transactional updates and automated challenge alerts.
• Prevent unauthorized access, fraudulent submissions, and platform abuse.

3. Data Retention & Automated Purge Policy

We do not retain operational data beyond its active processing necessity. Platform inquiry messages, helpdesk correspondence, and support chat transcripts are bound by an automated 180-day Time-to-Live (TTL) deletion policy, permanently purging inactive contact records from our database.

4. Infrastructure & Third-Party Service Providers

We utilize enterprise cloud infrastructure to secure your data. Database and hosting services are managed via Google Cloud / Firebase. Transactional communications are processed through encrypted email gateway protocols (Zoho Mail). We never sell or license personal data to marketing brokers.

5. User Rights Under DPDPA

Users hold the right to request access to their personal data, request corrections to inaccurate entries, or request permanent deletion of their account profile by contacting our support infrastructure.