Privacy Policy & Terms of Service
Welcome to IA Hackathon. Please read this page carefully—by using the platform you agree to these terms and our privacy practices.
Table of Contents
Privacy Policy
1) Introduction
Welcome to the IA Hackathon platform. We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. Intelligent Automation Congress Ltd. is headquartered in London. Where applicable, we process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws (e.g., GDPR).
2) Information We Collect
- Personal Data: e.g., name, email address, and other contact details you provide.
- Usage Data: pages visited, actions taken (e.g., challenge attempts), time spent, device/browser info.
3) How We Use Your Information
- Provide and maintain the service: operate core features, monitor usage, detect/prevent technical issues and abuse.
- Manage your account: registration, authentication, profile, subscription, and support.
- Newsletters & updates: if you opt in, we may send product news and promotions; you can unsubscribe anytime.
- Rankings & public leaderboards: we may publish your display name and rank on the site and promotional materials. You can choose a display name or configure privacy preferences in your profile if you prefer to remain anonymous.
4) Sharing Your Information
We do not sell or trade your personal information. We may share it with trusted service providers (e.g., hosting, analytics, payments) solely to operate our services, under confidentiality and data protection obligations. We may also disclose information when required by law.
5) Security
We implement administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your data. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. You are responsible for keeping your credentials confidential.
Terms of Service
1) Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using the IA Hackathon platform, you agree to these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the platform.
2) User Responsibilities
- Account Security: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password, and for all activities under your account.
- Prohibited Activities: You agree not to engage in activities that disrupt or interfere with the platform, servers, or networks; do not attempt to reverse engineer, scrape at scale, or abuse rate limits.
- Lawful Use: You must comply with all applicable laws and regulations while using the platform.
3) Intellectual Property
The content, layout, design, data, databases, graphics, and trademarks on this website are protected by applicable intellectual property laws and owned by us or our licensors. Unless expressly permitted by us in writing, you may not copy, modify, rent, lease, sell, assign, distribute, perform, display, or create derivative works based on the content.
4) Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, IA Hackathon and its affiliates, directors, employees, agents, partners, and suppliers shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages (including loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses) arising from your use or inability to use the service; or from any unauthorized access to or use of our servers and/or any personal information stored therein.
5) Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms and the Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated version on this page and update the date above. Please review periodically. Changes become effective upon posting.
Contact Us
For questions about these policies, contact us at hackathon@intelligentautomationcongress.org.