HackIllinois Privacy Policy
HackIllinois respects the privacy and security of our participants and people who visit our website. This Privacy Policy describes how we use and protect the personal data we collect about you from our website and other services we provide
This policy only applies to websites and subdomains that HackIllinois controls and not the personal data practices of our sponsor or partner organization sites. It is subject to change under the discretion of HackIllinois without notice.
Welcome to HackIllinois! We are the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s premier college hackathon, as well as the largest hackathon in the Midwest. Our organization allows people to express their creativity, innovation, and skills through our services and platforms. Products and features of HackIllinois are available online through hackillinois.org, info.hackillinois.org, and the HackIllinois mobile app; as well as through marketing, sponsorship, and distribution services.
- Through voluntary written responses to HackIllinois Google Forms, we collect the name, school, degree type, graduation year, email, gender, Github username, location, race, resume data, and other general user data for event organization and opportunity sharing.
- Personal data, such as Discord tags of users in HackIllinois-related Discord channels, may be saved to help with event communication and coordination.
- HackIllinois measures website traffic and collects user analytic data through Google Analytics, which may be used for marketing purposes and search engine optimization.
- HackIllinois utilizes GitHub and Google OAuth, which allows our mobile app users to log in through saved login data.
- iUser data is cached in your device upon login.
- Our systems infrastructure uses the following third-party providers and distributors. For concerns about the data collection done by these services, please review their respective privacy policies.
- Websites: Netlify, Cloudflare
- API: Vercel, Cloudflare
- Mobile apps: App Store, Play Store
- HackIllinois may photograph or record events, workshops, and webinars. These photos or recordings may be shared with the general public for HackIllinois promotional purposes.
- As an organization under the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), we directly work with UIUC staff for hackathon organization and execution. In this process, we may share personal information, such as emergency contact information or dietary restrictions, with UIUC hackathon staff.
- We may share personal information with our sponsors and other connections during negotiations, financing, or promotional activities.
- Personal data shared with us may be distributed to the public or viewed by other users.
- Under UIUC hackathon staff discretion, we may share personal information with a court of law or legal authorities by request.
Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy.
