Privacy Policy

We collect information in the following ways.

Information you provide

Depending on how you use HackerX, you may provide information including:

• Name
• Email address
• Country or location
• LinkedIn, GitHub or other professional profiles
• Resume, portfolio or project submissions
• Company or organization (where applicable)
• Information submitted during hackathons, grants, fellowships, or applications
• Feedback, survey responses and communications with our team

Participation in certain programs may require additional information depending on the nature of the opportunity.

Information collected automatically

When you use HackerX, we may automatically collect technical information such as:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Device information
• Operating system
• Pages visited
• Referring website
• Time spent on pages
• Cookies and similar technologies

This information helps us understand how HackerX is used and improve the experience.

Information from third parties

Where applicable, we may receive information from third-party platforms including:

• Google
• LinkedIn
• GitHub
• Event platforms
• Community tools
• Sponsors or partners (where relevant to a program)

We use your information to:

• Create and manage your participation in HackerX
• Register you for events, hackathons and community programs
• Review applications for grants, fellowships and opportunities
• Match participants with relevant opportunities
• Communicate important updates
• Send newsletters and community announcements (where you have subscribed)
• Improve our website and programs
• Measure engagement and platform performance
• Protect the security of our services
• Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information with:

Service Providers

Companies that help us operate HackerX, including email providers, hosting providers, analytics providers and productivity tools.

Program Sponsors and Partners

For certain hackathons, accelerator programs, grants or recruitment initiatives, we may share information relevant to your participation with the sponsoring organization.

Where this applies, it will generally be made clear during registration.

Legal Requirements

We may disclose information where required by law or to protect the rights, safety or security of HackerX, our users or others.

Business Transfers

If RemoteSkills Ltd undergoes a merger, acquisition or sale of assets, user information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

HackerX uses cookies and similar technologies to:

• Keep the website functioning correctly
• Understand website usage
• Improve performance
• Remember preferences

You may disable cookies through your browser settings, although some features may not function properly.

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:

• operate HackerX,
• administer our programs,
• comply with legal obligations, or
• resolve disputes.

Information may be anonymized and retained for reporting and analytical purposes.

We use reasonable administrative, technical and organizational measures to protect personal information.

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Depending on your location, you may have the ability to:

• access information we hold about you
• request correction of inaccurate information
• request deletion of your information
• unsubscribe from marketing communications

Operational communications relating to your participation in HackerX may still be sent where necessary.

HackerX may link to third-party websites, communities or services.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties.

HackerX is not intended for children under 13 years of age.

Participants under 18 may be required to provide parental or guardian consent depending on the program.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

The latest version will always be published on this page together with its effective date.

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact: