This document outlines how CodeChef collects, stores, and uses your data. It also provides you with information on how to remove your stored data on request, and what data will be removed. Please read this document carefully before proceeding with using the CodeChef website. By reading this page, you agree to abide by the terms of this policy. We reserve the right to update this policy as and when needed and will update you about the same on the email ID associated with your CodeChef account. Additionally, please also read our Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Community Guidelines before using the CodeChef website.
Data refers to information that can identify you, such as your name, email address, or professional qualifications.
What data does CodeChef collect and process?
To provide our services, including JobBoard, we may process your data as follows:
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Contact details
Including: full name, email address, location information, residential address, emergency contact information |
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Profile data
Including: photograph, videos, profession, specialisation, educational qualifications, marksheets, professional experience, reference letters, experience statements, certifications, language proficiency, other details from the candidate resume, salary expectations, preferred locations, career preferences, availability, skills and competencies |
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Platform usage
Including: records of our communication with you, activity on the platform such as login records, feature usage, search activities, application submissions, profile updates, document uploads, computer's internet protocol (IP) address, browser and operating system, etc. |
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When does CodeChef collect my data?
We collect your data when you:
- Browse our website
- Create an account using your email address
- Upload information regarding job opportunities through JobBoard
Do I have ownership over all my data?
CodeChef retains ownership over some of your data which includes the username which you reserved while registering, the analytical data collected from you such as your preferred language, your institution, your degree, your graduation year, the type of user you are, and how long you have been programming for. However, personally identifiable data associated with these, such as your real name, email ID, age, gender, and others will be removed on request. Note however that we retain the rights to publicly display the submissions that you had made, as detailed here.
Please see below for a detailed list of fields that will be removed on request:
- Full Name
- Gender
- Picture
- Date of Birth
- Address
- Pincode
- Phone
- Motto
- URL
- Resume
- Job Interest
- Email subscription for submission results
- Email subscription for newsletters
How can I request the deletion of this data?
Please follow the below steps to permanently delete your account:
- Login to your CodeChef account.
- Go to Edit Profile section.
- Click on Privacy tab in the left bar.
- Kindly take a look at the Privacy policy before proceeding.
- Scroll to the bottom and click "I don't want to continue with CodeChef".
Thereafter, you can follow the instructions on the screen. Please remember that account deletion is not reversible and you will not be able to recover your data once your account has been deleted.
What about third parties that collect my data?
In general, the third-party providers used by us will collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to
- Perform the services they provide to us.
- Connect directly with you for job opportunities.
- Connecting you with job opportunities, and
- Your purchase-related transactions, respectively.
For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers. In particular, remember that certain providers may be located in or have facilities that are located a different jurisdiction than either you or us. So if you elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located.
When you click on links on our store, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.
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Third party notice: Microsoft Clarity
We use Clarity in order to better understand our users’ needs and to optimize this service and experience. Clarity is a technology service that helps us better understand our users experience (e.g. how much time they spend on which pages, which links they choose to click, what users do and don’t like, etc.) and this enables us to build and maintain our service with user feedback. Clarity uses cookies and other technologies to collect data on our users’ behavior and their devices (in particular device's IP address (captured and stored only in anonymized form), device screen size, device type (unique device identifiers), browser information, geographic location (country only), preferred language used to display our website). Clarity stores this information in a pseudonymized user profile. Neither Clarity nor we will ever use this information to identify individual users or to match it with further data on an individual user. For further details, please see Clarity’s privacy statement by clicking on this link
Currently, Clarity does not currently respond to browser DNT signals. Meaning, you can not opt-out to the creation of a user profile, Clarity’s storing of data about your usage of our site and Clarity’s use of tracking cookies on other websites