Privacy Policy

Information We Collect

We may collect information necessary to administer the hackathon, including:

Participant Information

• Full name
• Email address
• Mobile number
• College/university name
• Course/program
• Branch/specialization
• Graduation year
• Registration ID
• Selected hackathon track

Project Information

Depending on the stage of participation, we may collect:

• Project title
• Problem statement
• Solution description
• Technology stack
• Project documentation
• GitHub/source-code repository links
• Live demo links
• Demo videos
• Architecture diagrams
• AI/model/dataset information, where applicable
• Other information required for project evaluation

Payment Information

The hackathon registration fee is processed through designated payment services.

SpectoV may receive transaction-related information such as:

• Payment status
• Transaction/reference ID
• Amount paid
• Payment date
• Payment method or payment-provider information necessary for verification

SpectoV does not intend to collect or store complete card numbers, CVV numbers, UPI PINs, passwords, or other sensitive payment credentials.

How We Use Your Information

Information collected may be used to:

• Process and verify registrations
• Generate Registration IDs
• Confirm payment
• Communicate hackathon announcements and updates
• Manage participant onboarding
• Conduct project evaluation and judging
• Verify eligibility
• Generate certificates
• Administer prizes
• Coordinate internship opportunities
• Contact finalists, winners, and selected participants
• Maintain hackathon records
• Prevent fraud, misuse, or unauthorized activity
• Improve the hackathon experience and related services
• Publish legitimate hackathon-related announcements and achievements

Project and Publicity Information

Participants may be asked to provide project information for evaluation and demonstration.

By participating in SNH’26, participants acknowledge that SpectoV may use non-confidential information such as:

• Participant name
• College/institution name
• Project title
• Selected track
• Project description
• Screenshots
• Demo footage
• Publicly accessible project links
• Hackathon achievement or award

for legitimate event-related documentation, announcements, social media, website content, marketing, and promotional activities.

Participants should not submit confidential, proprietary, personal, or commercially sensitive information that they do not want disclosed.

Information Sharing

SpectoV may share relevant information with authorized parties where necessary to operate SNH’26, including:

• Payment service providers
• Technology and hosting providers
• Communication service providers
• Event operations partners
• Judges and evaluators
• Certificate or prize fulfillment providers
• Internship or recruitment teams
• Legal, regulatory, or governmental authorities where required by applicable law

SpectoV does not intend to sell participant personal information as a commercial product.

Data Security

SpectoV takes reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect participant information against unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

However, no digital system or method of transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Participants are responsible for protecting their own account credentials, project repositories, and access links.

Third-Party Services

SNH’26 may use third-party services for:

• Payment processing
• Email communication
• Hosting
• Authentication
• Analytics
• Project submission
• Cloud infrastructure

Such services may have their own privacy policies and terms. SpectoV is not responsible for the independent privacy practices of third-party platforms.

Participants should review the applicable policies of any third-party service they use.

Data Retention

SpectoV may retain participant and hackathon-related information for as long as reasonably necessary for:

• Event administration
• Verification
• Certificates
• Prize administration
• Internship or recruitment processes
• Compliance and record-keeping
• Resolving disputes
• Legitimate business and operational purposes

Certain information may be retained for longer where required by applicable law.

Participant Rights

Subject to applicable law, participants may request information regarding their personal data held by SpectoV and may request correction of inaccurate information.

Requests relating to personal information may be submitted through the official SpectoV communication channels.

SpectoV may need to verify the identity of the requester before processing such requests.

Children's Privacy

SNH’26 is intended for eligible students and participants who meet the published eligibility requirements.

Participants who are below the age of majority should participate only where permitted under applicable law and with any required parental or guardian consent.

Policy Updates

SpectoV may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the hackathon, technology, legal requirements, or operational practices.

The updated version will be published on the official website with the revised date.

Contact

For privacy-related questions or requests concerning SNH’26, participants may contact SpectoV through the official communication channels published on the SpectoV website.