Privacy Policy

2. Information We Collect

We only collect information that you directly and voluntarily provide to us when interacting with our ecosystem:

• Contact Details: Your name, email address, WhatsApp/phone number, and social profiles (GitHub, LinkedIn).
• Application Information: Resume data, coding portfolio links, skills, university affiliation, and project experience submitted via our recruitment or onboarding forms.
• Partnership Inquiries: Organization name, proposal details, and collaboration objectives submitted via partnership forms.
• Technical Logs: Non-personally identifiable diagnostic information (browser type, OS, page views) collected for performance optimization and debugging.

3. How We Use Your Information

TechNeekX uses your information strictly for legitimate community and operational purposes:

• Reviewing and responding to builder team recruitment applications.
• Coordinating hackathon teams, workshops, mentorship sessions, and open-source contributions.
• Communicating announcements, community milestones, and collaborative opportunities.
• Ensuring website security, preventing abuse, and verifying authentic student participation.

We never sell, rent, monetize, or trade your personal data to third parties or data brokers.

4. Cookies and Local Storage

Our website uses strictly necessary cookies and local storage tokens solely to maintain basic session state, UI theme preferences, and prevent duplicate recruitment modal popups. We do not employ intrusive tracking cookies or cross-site behavioral tracking scripts.

5. Third-Party Services

We integrate with trusted service providers to support our operations:

• GitHub: For code hosting, open-source repositories, and developer identity verification.
• Google Forms & Workspace: For processing team applications, event registrations, and partner inquiries.
• Netlify: For continuous deployment, CDN caching, and edge server hosting.

6. Data Security & Retention

We implement industry-standard encryption, HTTPS protocols, and access controls to protect your data. We retain application submissions only for the duration necessary to evaluate recruitment and manage community membership. You may request the deletion of your submitted details at any time.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you have the right to access, rectify, or request the deletion of your personal data held by TechNeekX. If you would like to inspect or remove any information you have submitted through our forms or platform, please contact us directly.