Collezian respects your privacy and is committed to handling your information responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, how it may be shared, and the choices available to you when using Collezian.

Collezian is a Student Builder Community where students can share ideas, build projects, showcase products, create public profiles, and connect their work with colleges, placement cells, recruiters, and other members of the community.

Information We Collect

We may collect information that you provide directly when you create an account, complete your profile, publish content, communicate with us, or use features of the platform.

This may include your name, email address, username, college or institute information, profile information, project details, ideas, product information, links, images, and other information you choose to provide.

Account Information

When you create an account, we may collect information required to create and maintain your account and provide authentication services.

If you use a supported third-party authentication provider, certain account information may be provided to us through that provider according to the permissions and settings applicable to your account.

Profile Information

Collezian allows users to create public profiles that may include information such as their name, username, bio, college or institute, profile links, projects, ideas, products, and other information they choose to publish.

Information that you intentionally make public may be accessible to other users, recruiters, institutions, and visitors to the platform.

Ideas, Projects & Products

Collezian is designed around the progression from ideas to projects to products. When you publish this type of content, the information you provide may become part of your public profile and may be discoverable through the platform.

You are responsible for deciding what information you publish. Do not publish personal, confidential, proprietary, or sensitive information that you do not want to make publicly available.

Verification Information

Collezian may provide verification features for students, institutes, projects, or other information. Where verification is requested, we may collect information necessary to review and confirm the relevant association or information.

Verification information may be reviewed by authorized institutional representatives, such as Placement Cells, TPOs, coordinators, or other approved representatives, where applicable to the verification process.

How We Use Information

We may use information to create and manage accounts, provide platform features, display public profiles and work, process verification requests, maintain security, communicate with users, and improve Collezian.

We may also use information to understand how the platform is used, identify technical issues, prevent abuse, and develop new features and services.

Public Information

Collezian is designed to make student work easier to discover. Information that you choose to publish publicly may therefore be visible outside your account and may be accessed by people who are not registered users.

Public content may include your profile, projects, ideas, products, descriptions, images, links, and verification status, depending on the features you use.

Unpublished Content

Collezian may allow you to save unfinished ideas, projects, or products as drafts. Draft content is intended to remain unpublished until you choose to publish it.

We may store draft content so that you can continue working on it and publish it later.

How Information May Be Shared

We may share information when necessary to provide and operate Collezian, comply with applicable legal requirements, protect the security of the platform, or respond to legitimate requests.

Public information may also be viewed by other users, institutions, recruiters, and visitors because it is part of the public-facing nature of the platform.

Service Providers

Collezian may use third-party service providers to support services such as authentication, hosting, database operations, email delivery, analytics, file storage, security, and other infrastructure required to operate the platform.

These providers may process information on our behalf and are expected to handle information according to their applicable terms and privacy requirements.

Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

However, no online service can guarantee absolute security. Users should also take reasonable steps to protect their accounts and avoid sharing sensitive information through public content.

Data Retention

We may retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the platform, maintain records, comply with applicable obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our policies, and protect the security of Collezian.

Your Choices

Depending on the features available to you, you may be able to update your profile information, edit or remove published content, manage account settings, or request changes to your information.

You should contact Collezian if you believe that information associated with your account is inaccurate or if you have a privacy-related request.

Children's Privacy

Collezian is intended for users who are legally permitted to use the service under applicable laws. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children where such collection is prohibited by applicable law.

Third-Party Links

Collezian may contain links to third-party websites, repositories, services, or other resources. Those services have their own privacy policies and practices. Collezian is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites or services.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Collezian may use cookies and similar technologies for authentication, security, preferences, analytics, and other platform functionality.

You may manage cookies through your browser settings. Some platform features may not function correctly if certain cookies are disabled.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as Collezian develops, introduces new features, or changes how information is handled.

When changes are made, the updated version will be published on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to request information about your account, or have a privacy-related concern, please contact Collezian.