MOSIP DECODE PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) contains information about the collection, use, storage, and processing of personal data collected in connection with your registration and participation in the hackathon competition, MOSIP Decode. 

MOSIP Decode is organised by The International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (hereinafter referred to as “MOSIP”, “us”, “we”, “our”), which will be the controller of your personal data. 

Applicability 

This Policy applies to all registrants, participants, judges, speakers, guests, and any other persons engaged with MOSIP Decode (“you”, “your”). 

Your protection and security is important to us. We have designed the hackathon in a manner that only personal and other information required for your participation and our public display and promotion of the event(s) is collected. 

What data do we collect? 

To organise and conduct MOSIP Decode we will collect the personal data related to you as described below: 

• Information required for your registration i.e. full name, email address, phone number, and username/ nickname. 
• Team name and team participants’ information (in the event you apply as a group). You are responsible to procure relevant consents from any participants that you sign up for MOSIP Decode. 
• Physical address or any address for receipt of physical delivery of awards or certificates. 
• Your profession, designation, field of work, professional experience, organisation/ institution/ affiliated association or company. 
• Photographs and video recordings made through your participation in MOSIP Decode. 
• Additional information that can be provided through MOSIP Decode, its related events, social media, or other types of interaction with us. 

Why do we collect your data?  

MOSIP will use the personal data directly collected from you in accordance with the following purposes: 

• In order to conduct, broadcast, deliberate upon, and otherwise organize MOSIP Decode;
• In order to provide you with the resources necessary to participate in MOSIP Decode, including any necessary materials or audio-video conferencing services;  
• In order to provide you with any administrative or technical assistance; 
• To communicate with you regarding MOSIP Decode;
• Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation. 

We will not use personal data for any other purpose than the above-stated purposes unless it is necessitated by laws and regulations. Where required under applicable law, we will procure your consent before any change in processing your personal data. 

How do we store your data? 

Your personal data will be held in a secure environment by MOSIP. Access to your personal data is limited to those personnel of MOSIP that require it, and only for the purposes outlined above. MOSIP maintains appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect against unauthorized or unlawful processing of personal data and/or against accidental loss, alteration, disclosure or access, or accidental or unlawful destruction of or damage to personal data. 

MOSIP will keep your personal data for a maximum period of 90 days after declaring the results of MOSIP Decode. We will delete your personal data when it is no longer required for the purposes stated earlier. 

Do we disclose any information to outside parties?

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our site, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. 

How do we protect children’s data?  

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.  

MOSIP does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records. 

What are your rights over the collected data? 

You have certain rights regarding your personal data, subject to applicable laws. These include the following rights to: 

• Access your personal data
• Rectify the personal data that MOSIP holds about you; 
• Erase your personal data; 
• Object to MOSIP’s use of your personal data; 
• Receive your personal data in a usable electronic format and transmit it to a third party (right to data portability); and 
• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. 

If you would like to discuss or exercise such rights, please contact legal@mosip.io . However, please note that the applicable law may restrict your right to exercise some of the above-mentioned rights. We will contact you if we need additional information from you in order to honour your requests. 

Contact Information 

For any questions regarding this Policy, please contact legal@mosip.io who will respond to your inquiry without undue delay. 

Updates 

In case of any changes to this Policy, we will update it on this page. 

This document is CC-BY-SA. It was last updated September 5th, 2024.