PRIVACY POLICY

NITTFEST is the official mobile application of the annual inter-department cultural fest of the National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use the NITTFEST app.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

• NAME
• ROLL NUMBER / USER ID
• DEPARTMENT DETAILS
• AUTHENTICATION CREDENTIALS (PASSWORD AND PIN, SECURELY STORED IN ENCRYPTED FORM)
• NF CREDITS BALANCE AND TRANSACTION RECORDS
• BASIC APP USAGE INFORMATION

NOTE: WE DO NOT COLLECT PAYMENT CARD INFORMATION, BANK DETAILS, HEALTH DATA, LOCATION DATA, OR ADVERTISING IDENTIFIERS.

2. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

WE USE THE COLLECTED INFORMATION SOLELY FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:

• TO AUTHENTICATE USERS
• TO ENABLE ACCESS TO FEST FEATURES
• TO MANAGE NF CREDITS
• TO DISPLAY LEADERBOARDS AND EVENT PARTICIPATION
• TO MAINTAIN SECURITY AND PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS
• TO IMPROVE APP PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY

WE DO NOT USE YOUR DATA FOR ADVERTISING OR MARKETING PURPOSES.

3. DATA SHARING

WE DO NOT SELL, RENT, OR TRADE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION.

YOUR DATA IS NOT SHARED WITH THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISERS OR DATA BROKERS. INFORMATION IS USED STRICTLY FOR FEST-RELATED OPERATIONS AND APP FUNCTIONALITY.

4. DATA SECURITY

WE USE SECURE COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS (HTTPS) AND APPROPRIATE TECHNICAL SAFEGUARDS TO PROTECT USER DATA. AUTHENTICATION CREDENTIALS ARE STORED IN ENCRYPTED OR HASHED FORM.

5. DATA RETENTION

USER DATA IS RETAINED ONLY FOR THE DURATION NECESSARY TO SUPPORT FEST OPERATIONS AND RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS.

6. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

THE NITTFEST APP IS INTENDED FOR USE BY STUDENTS AND PARTICIPANTS OF NIT TIRUCHIRAPPALLI. IT IS NOT DIRECTED TOWARD CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 13.

7. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

WE MAY UPDATE THIS PRIVACY POLICY FROM TIME TO TIME. ANY CHANGES WILL BE REFLECTED ON THIS PAGE WITH AN UPDATED REVISION DATE.