Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 1/1/2025

PlanetHacks (“we,” “our,” “us”) values your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you visit our website.

1. Information We Collect

• Personal Information: When you sign up for our newsletter or contact us, we may collect your name, email address, and any other information you provide.
• Cookies and Analytics: We use cookies to improve your browsing experience and track website usage. Analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) collect data such as IP addresses, browser types, and time spent on pages.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To provide content, updates, and newsletters.
• To analyse website performance and improve user experience.
• To comply with legal obligations and protect our rights.

3. Cookie Preferences

Our site uses cookies to:

• Remember user preferences.
• Track analytics for website optimisation.

You can manage cookie preferences via your browser settings or through our cookie banner.

4. Social Media Widgets and Third-Party Tracking

Our website integrates social media widgets that allow you to interact with and share content. These widgets may collect your IP address, browser information, and interaction data, and may set cookies on your device. Below are the widgets we use and links to their respective privacy policies:

• Facebook: Displays likes, shares, and allows you to interact with our content. Data collected is governed by Facebook’s privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/update.
• Twitter: Enables you to tweet content from our site. Twitter’s privacy policy applies: https://twitter.com/en/privacy#update.
• GooglePlus: Allows sharing via GooglePlus. Google’s privacy policy applies: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
• LinkedIn: Facilitates sharing on LinkedIn. See LinkedIn’s privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
• Pinterest: Allows pinning images to Pinterest. Data usage is detailed in Pinterest’s privacy policy: https://policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy.
• Reddit: Logs interactions with the Reddit Badge widget. Privacy details are found here: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/privacy-policy.

For more details on how these platforms use your data, please review their respective policies.

5. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties, except to trusted partners who help operate our site (e.g., email providers or analytics tools) under strict confidentiality agreements.

6. Your Rights

• Access, correct, or delete your personal data.
• Opt out of newsletters or analytics tracking.

For inquiries, contact us at office@planethacks.net