Privacy Policy

Introduction

ellao is committed to protecting your personal data and privacy. This document outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and protection of your information when you interact with ellao platforms, events, or services.

What We Collect

We collect personal information only when necessary for platform functionality, community engagement, or event participation. This includes:

• Account details: Email, display name, and profile photo (if you join our community).
• Event participation: Registration information for workshops, hackathons, and speaker series.
• Communication preferences: Preferences for receiving updates or newsletters.
• Technical data: IP address, browser type, and device information (used for analytics and security).

How We Use Data

We process your data for the following purposes:

• Community engagement: Facilitate discussions, event organization, and collaboration tools.
• Personalization: Tailor recommendations for workshops and content to your interests.
• Security: Prevent fraudulent or harmful activity on platforms.
• Improvements: Analyze trends to improve our tools and user experience.

Data Sharing

We do not sell your data. We may share information:

• With event partners: Organizers of hackathons, speakers series, and grants.
• For legal compliance: When required by law or authorities.
• With tools: Platforms like GitHub or Notion for community collaboration (with anonymized data unless necessary).

Your Rights

You can:

• Access: Request your data in our systems.
• Correct: Update email, display name, or account preferences.
• Delete: Remove your account or event participation data.
• Opt-out: Choose to no longer receive targeted communications.

Policy Updates

This policy may update periodically. We'll notify users via email or platform alerts when significant changes occur.