DevPluxe is committed to protecting the privacy of its users. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website devpluxe.co.za and use our services. We adhere to the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and MICT SETA data governance standards.
1. Information We Collect
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the platform, participate in hackathons, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and services, when you participate in activities on the website, or otherwise contact us.
Personal Information Collected:
- Identity Data: Name, contact details (email address, phone number), and if required for specific programs, ID number and qualifications.
- Location Data: Province of residence.
- Profile Data: Username, password, and other information you add to your profile.
- Usage Data: Information about how you use our website and services.
We only collect necessary participant information and do not collect unnecessary or sensitive personal data.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use personal information collected via our website for various business purposes, including:
- To facilitate account creation and logon process.
- To manage user accounts and registration for hackathons.
- To administer and manage hackathon programs, including participant communication, project submissions, and judging.
- To send you marketing and promotional communications (with your consent).
- To respond to your inquiries and offer support.
- To maintain and improve the security and functionality of our platform.
- For programme administration and reporting purposes only.
3. Disclosure of Your Information
We may share your information with third parties only in the following situations:
- With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any purpose with your consent.
- Service Providers: We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work.
- Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.
4. Security of Your Information
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.
Our Security Requirements include:
- Using HTTPS and encrypting sensitive data.
- Securely hashing passwords.
- Implementing strong authentication and preventing unauthorized access.
- Applying role-based access control (Admin, Organizer, Judge, Participant).
- Maintaining audit logs for logins, data changes, and downloads.
- Restricting data export to authorized administrators only.
- Protecting against common vulnerabilities (SQL injection, XSS, etc.).
- Implementing input validation and security best practices.
5. Data Storage & Hosting
We store data on secure servers or approved cloud infrastructure and ensure regular backups and secure storage practices.
6. Your Privacy Rights
Under POPIA, you have certain rights concerning your personal information:
- The right to be informed that your personal information is being collected.
- The right to access your personal information.
- The right to request correction, destruction or deletion of your personal information.
- The right to object to the processing of your personal information.
- The right to lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator.
You can update your information at any time through your account settings.
7. Mandatory Consent
During registration, a mandatory consent checkbox is included to ensure you agree to the collection and processing of your personal data as outlined in this policy.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Last Updated" date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, you may contact us at +27 63 660 1370 / +27 78 690 1615.