Last Updated: June 16, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how CoderDuel LLC ("CoderDuel", "we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you use our website, platform, and services (collectively, the "Services").
We may collect the following types of personal information:
Account Information: When you register for an account, we collect your name, email address, username, password, and user type (Developer or Client).
Profile Information: Information you provide in your profile, such as professional experience, skills, education, profile picture, and portfolio links.
Payment Information: If you make or receive payments through our platform, we collect payment information, including billing address and payment method details. Full payment information is processed by our payment processors and is not stored on our servers.
Communications: Content of messages, feedback, and other information you provide when you communicate with us or other users through the platform.
We automatically collect certain information about your use of our Services, including:
Log Data: Information that your browser or device automatically sends whenever you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, access times, and pages viewed.
Device Information: Information about the device you use to access our Services, including hardware model, operating system, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.
Usage Data: Information about how you use our Services, including features accessed, time spent on the platform, and interaction data.
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
Providing, maintaining, and improving our Services
Processing transactions and managing your account
Facilitating competitions, submissions, and interactions between Developers and Clients
Communicating with you about our Services, including sending notifications, updates, and support messages
Personalizing your experience and providing content recommendations
Analyzing usage patterns to improve our Services and user experience
Detecting, preventing, and addressing technical issues, fraud, or other illegal activities
Complying with legal obligations
We may share your personal information in the following circumstances:
Certain information, such as your username, profile information, and submissions, may be visible to other users of the platform. When you participate in a competition, relevant information will be shared with the Client who posted the competition.
We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting, and customer service.
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities. We may also disclose your information to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, or that of our users or others.
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information.
We may share your information with third parties when you have given us your consent to do so.
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:
Access: You can request access to the personal information we hold about you.
Correction: You can request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information about you.
Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal information in certain circumstances.
Restriction: You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Data Portability: You can request a copy of your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
Objection: You can object to our processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at hello@coderduel.com. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.
Our Services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
Your personal information may be transferred to, and processed in, countries other than the country in which you reside. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country. By using our Services, you consent to the transfer of your information to countries outside your country of residence, including the United States.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated Privacy Policy on our website and updating the "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of our Services after such modifications will constitute your acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Email: hello@coderduel.com
Address: CoderDuel LLC, 123 Tech Street, Suite 456, Wilmington, DE 19801, USA