Last Updated: 14 April 2025
kickrcodemania Technologies Pvt. Ltd. ("kickrcodemania," "we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard information when you use our websites, platforms, and services (collectively, the "Services").
By accessing or using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
1. Who This Policy Applies To
- This Privacy Policy applies to the following categories of individuals:
- Visitors: Individuals browsing our public website.
- Innovators: Individuals registering for hackathons, hiring hackathons, innovation challenges, or other programs hosted on kickrcodemania.
- Initiative Organizers (Organizers): Organizations using kickrcodemania to host or manage hackathons, hiring hackathons, innovation programs, or related initiatives.
- By using the Services, you agree to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use.
2. Information We Collect
2A. Contact Information
- When creating an account, registering for events, or communicating with us, you may provide:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Organization name
- Information from social login providers (Google, GitHub, LinkedIn, etc.)
- Used for account creation, communication, event updates, and permitted marketing.
2B. Profile Information
- Innovators may voluntarily provide:
- Profile photo
- Short bio or introduction
- Skills, project links, and portfolios
- Educational background
- Experience details
- Links to social or portfolio profiles
- Preferences related to hackathons or innovation programs
- Used to build your kickrcodemania profile and enable participation in events.
2C. Billing and Transaction Information
- Organizers purchasing Services may provide:
- Billing name
- Billing address
- Payment-related details (processed securely via third-party providers)
- Tax information where applicable
- kickrcodemania does not store full credit or debit card numbers.
2D. Hiring Hackathon Information
- When participating in hiring hackathons, Innovators may provide:
- Resume or CV
- Phone number
- Portfolio links
- Graduation year
- Skills, certifications, and experience
- Any other information required by the Organizer of the hiring hackathon
- This information is shared with relevant Organizers for evaluation and selection.
2E. Hackathon Submission Information
- For participation in hackathons or innovation programs, you may provide:
- Submission title and description
- Project files, documents, or code repositories
- Demo videos or presentation links
- Team information
- Any additional fields required by the Organizer
- Shared with Organizers and evaluators for assessment and result processing.
2F. Automatically Collected Information
- When you use the Services, we automatically collect technical data such as:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device information
- Pages visited
- Time spent on pages
- Navigation behavior
- Referring URLs
- Interactions with platform features
- Collected using tools such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, WebEngage, Meta Pixel, and internal logs.
- Used for analytics, performance monitoring, platform improvement, and debugging.
2G. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
- kickrcodemania uses cookies for:
- Essential platform functionality
- Personalization and engagement
- Analytics and performance tracking
- Marketing and conversion tracking
- Details are available in our Cookie Policy.
3. How We Use Your Information
3A. To Provide and Operate the Services
- Account creation and verification
- Access to hackathons and hiring hackathons
- Submission, evaluation, and scoring processes
- Communication regarding events
- Prize distribution (where applicable)
- Organizer dashboards and workflows
3B. To Improve and Customize the Platform
- Monitoring usage patterns
- Fixing bugs and improving performance
- Enhancing features
- Personalizing recommendations and guidance
3C. To Communicate With You
- Registration confirmations
- Event deadlines, updates, and instructions
- Administrative and transactional notifications
- Customer support responses
- Marketing communications (opt-out available)
3D. For Safety, Security, and Legal Compliance
- Fraud detection and prevention
- Security monitoring
- Compliance with legal obligations
- Responding to lawful requests
3E. For Marketing, Analytics, and Remarketing
- Using tools such as WebEngage, Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, and others to:
- Analyse campaign performance
- Improve content relevance
- Enable remarketing and targeted communication
- Understand user interaction trends
- You may opt out using browser-level or third-party tools.
4. Sharing and Disclosure of Information
4A. Initiative Organizers
- Information relevant to your participation in events (hackathons, hiring hackathons, innovation programs) may be shared with Organizers for:
- Evaluation and scoring
- Shortlisting and selection
- Communication related to the initiative
- Prize or reward distribution
- Operational and reporting purposes
4B. Service Providers
- We use trusted third-party service providers for:
- Cloud hosting
- Email and messaging
- Analytics and tracking
- SMS and authentication
- Payment processing
- Customer support
- Marketing automation
- These providers access information solely to perform services on our behalf.
4C. Legal and Compliance Requirements
- We may disclose personal information if required by:
- Court orders
- Government authorities
- Applicable laws or regulations
- Investigations related to fraud or security threats
4D. Business Transfers
- If kickrcodemania undergoes a merger, acquisition, restructuring, or asset transfer, user information may be transferred to the successor entity under similar privacy protections.
5. Your Rights and Choices
- Depending on applicable laws, you may have the right to:
- Access your personal information
- Update or correct your information
- Delete your account
- Withdraw consent for marketing
- Manage cookie preferences
- Opt out of tracking technologies
- The updates can be made directly through your kickrcodemania account.
6. Data Retention
- We retain personal information for as long as necessary to:
- Provide the Services
- Fulfill legal obligations
- Support event evaluations
- Maintain records for operational purposes
- Hackathon submission data may remain visible to Initiative Organizers after an event, subject to the Terms & Conditions of the specific initiative that the Innovator accepted.
- Archived data is retained temporarily and then securely deleted.
7. Data Security
- We use appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards, including:
- Secure cloud hosting
- HTTPS/TLS encryption
- Access and authorization controls
- Regular vulnerability assessments
- Firewall and monitoring systems
- No system is completely secure. Users should protect account credentials and sign out on shared devices.
8. External Links
- Our websites may contain links to external sites not controlled by kickrcodemania.
- We are not responsible for their privacy practices and advise reviewing their privacy policies.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
- We may update this Privacy Policy periodically.
- The date at the top reflects the latest version.
- Continued use of the Services after updates indicates acceptance of the revised policy.
