Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to CompeteHub (“we,” “us,” or “our”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you use our website, platform, and related services (the “Services”).

By using our Services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of information:

A. Account and Authentication Data

• First name
• Last name
• Full name
• Email address
• Hashed password
• Email verification status
• Last login date and time
• Last seen activity
• User role
• Account and session authentication records

B. Email Verification Data

• Verification token hash
• Associated email identifier
• Token expiration time

C. Onboarding and Profile Data

• Level
• Fields of interest
• Competition types
• Experience
• Role
• Careers or majors of interest
• Universities of interest
• Skills and skill ratings
• Motivation or profile responses
• Completion and submission timestamps
• Submission history logs

D. Saved Activity

• User ID
• Competition ID
• Timestamp of the saved action

E. Competition Alert Sign-Up Data

• Alert email
• Category preferences
• Competition type preferences
• Search query preferences
• Derived preference keys
• Related timestamps

F. Behavioral and Usage Analytics

• Browse activity
• Search activity
• Filter and category usage
• Competition views
• Apply-click events
• Linked user identifiers where available
• Event timestamps
• Aggregated metrics and counters

G. Information We Do Not Currently Collect

• Phone number
• Home address
• Government-issued ID
• Payment card information

If this changes, we will update this Privacy Policy.

3. How We Use Your Information

• Create and manage user accounts
• Authenticate users and maintain account security
• Verify email addresses
• Personalize onboarding and user experience
• Save bookmarks and preferences
• Send competition alerts and updates you requested
• Improve search, filtering, recommendations, and platform usability
• Measure engagement and understand user behavior
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and improve the Services
• Detect fraud, abuse, unauthorized access, or security incidents
• Comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms

4. Legal Bases for Processing

Where applicable, we process personal data based on:

• Your consent
• Performance of a contract with you
• Our legitimate interests in operating, improving, and securing the platform
• Compliance with legal obligations

5. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information in the ordinary sense of selling user lists.

We may share information:

• With service providers that help us operate the website, such as hosting, analytics, email, database, authentication, or infrastructure vendors
• If required by law, subpoena, court order, or valid governmental request
• To protect our rights, users, platform integrity, or safety
• In connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, or sale of assets

All such sharing is limited to what is reasonably necessary for the purpose involved.

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We may use cookies, local storage, pixels, and similar technologies to:

• Keep users signed in
• Remember preferences
• Analyze website usage
• Improve performance and user experience

You may be able to control certain cookies through your browser settings. If we later add advertising or third-party tracking tools, our cookie notice and consent flow may need to be expanded.

7. Data Retention

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

• Provide the Services
• Maintain security and business records
• Resolve disputes
• Comply with legal obligations
• Enforce agreements

We may retain certain logs, analytics data, and backup records for a limited period even after account deletion where reasonably necessary for security, fraud prevention, or legal compliance.

8. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information, including access controls, password hashing, and security monitoring where appropriate.

However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights such as:

• The right to know what personal data we collect
• The right to access your personal data
• The right to correct inaccurate data
• The right to request deletion of your data
• The right to object to certain processing
• The right to restrict certain processing
• The right to data portability
• The right to opt out of certain data uses where required by law
• The right not to be discriminated against for exercising privacy rights

These rights are reflected in major privacy regimes such as the GDPR and California privacy law.

To exercise your rights, contact us at hello@joincompetehub.com. We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.

10. International Users

If you access the Services from outside the country where our systems are operated, your information may be transferred to and processed in other countries. By using the Services, you acknowledge that such transfers may occur, subject to applicable legal protections.

11. Children’s Privacy

Our Services are not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without any legally required notice or parental consent. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 in violation of applicable law, we will take steps to delete it.

COPPA can apply when a site is directed to children under 13 or has actual knowledge it is collecting personal information from them.

If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us at hello@joincompetehub.com.

12. Third-Party Links

Our Services may contain links to third-party websites, competitions, organizers, or external resources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will post the updated version on this page and update the “Last Updated” date.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, contact us at:

CompeteHub

hello@joincompetehub.com