Owner and Data Controller
HackerRank, also doing business as Interviewstreet Incorporation - 2300 Geng Road, Suite 250, Palo Alto, California 94303 U.S.
Owner contact email: privacy@hackerrank.com
Types of Data collected
Among the types of Personal Data that this Application collects, by itself or through third parties, there are:
Cookies; Usage Data; geographic position; email address; first name; last name; username; password; company name.
Complete details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or by specific explanation texts displayed prior to the Data collection.
Personal Data may be freely provided by the User, or, in case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using this Application.
Unless specified otherwise, all Data requested by this Application is mandatory and failure to provide this Data may make it impossible for this Application to provide its services. In cases where this Application specifically states that some Data is not mandatory, Users are free not to communicate this Data without consequences to the availability or the functioning of the Service.
Users who are uncertain about which Personal Data is mandatory are welcome to contact the Owner.
Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools — by this Application or by the owners of third-party services used by this Application serves the purpose of providing the Service required by the User, in addition to any other purposes described in the present document.
Users are responsible for any third-party Personal Data obtained, published or shared through this Application.
Mode and place of processing the Data
Methods of processing
The Owner takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the Data.
The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Owner, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of this Application (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Owner. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Owner at any time.
Place
The Data is processed at the Owner's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located.
Depending on the User's location, data transfers may involve transferring the User's Data to a country other than their own. To find out more about the place of processing of such transferred Data, Users can check the section containing details about the processing of Personal Data.
Retention time
Unless specified otherwise in this document, Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for and may be retained for longer due to applicable legal obligation or based on the Users’ consent.
The purposes of processing
The Data concerning the User is collected to allow the Owner to provide its Service, comply with its legal obligations, respond to enforcement requests, protect its rights and interests (or those of its Users or third parties), detect any malicious or fraudulent activity, as well as the following:
Analytics, Displaying content from external platforms, Registration and authentication, Interaction with external social networks and platforms, Geolocation, Managing contacts and sending messages, Infrastructure monitoring and Hosting and backend infrastructure.
For specific information about the Personal Data used for each purpose, the User may refer to the section “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data”.
Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data
Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:
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Analytics
The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.
MixPanel (MixPanel)
MixPanel is an analytics service provided by Mixpanel Inc.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Google Analytics (Universal Analytics) (Google Inc.)
Google Analytics (Universal Analytics) is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing, (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Application, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult Google's partner policy.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
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Displaying content from external platforms
This type of services allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of this Application and interact with them.
This type of service might still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
YouTube video widget (Google Inc.)
YouTube is a video content visualization service provided by Google Inc. that allows this Application to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.
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Geolocation
Geolocation (This Application)
This Application may collect, use, and share User location Data in order to provide location-based services.
Most browsers and devices provide tools to opt out from this feature by default. If explicit authorization has been provided, the User’s location data may be tracked by this Application.
Personal Data processed: geographic position.
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Hosting and backend infrastructure
This type of services has the purpose of hosting data and files that enable this Application to run and be distributed as well as to provide a ready-made infrastructure to run specific features or parts of this Application.
Some of these services work through geographically distributed servers, making it difficult to determine the actual location where the Personal Data are stored.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) (Amazon)
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a hosting and backend service provided by Amazon Web Services, Inc.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: See the Amazon privacy policy – Privacy Policy.
Firebase (Firebase, Inc.)
Firebase is a hosting and backend service provided by Google Inc.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.
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Infrastructure monitoring
This type of services allows this Application to monitor the use and behavior of its components so its performance, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting can be improved.
Which Personal Data are processed depends on the characteristics and mode of implementation of these services, whose function is to filter the activities of this Application.
Pingdom (Pingdom AB)
Pingdom is a monitoring service provided by Pingdom AB.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Sweden – Privacy Policy.
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Interaction with external social networks and platforms
This type of service allows interaction with social networks or other external platforms directly from the pages of this Application.
The interaction and information obtained through this Application are always subject to the User’s privacy settings for each social network.
This type of service might still collect traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
It is recommended to log out from the respective services in order to make sure that the processed data on this Application isn’t being connected back to the User’s profile.
Facebook Like button and social widgets (Facebook, Inc.)
The Facebook Like button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Facebook social network provided by Facebook, Inc.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.
Twitter Tweet button and social widgets (X Corp.)
The Twitter Tweet button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Twitter social network provided by Twitter Inc.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
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Managing contacts and sending messages
This type of services makes it possible to manage a database of email contacts, phone contacts or any other contact information to communicate with the User.
These services may also collect data concerning the date and time when the message was viewed by the User, as well as when the User interacted with it, such as by clicking on links included in the message.
Mailchimp (The Rocket Science Group, LLC.)
Mailchimp is an email address management and message sending service provided by Intuit Inc.
Personal Data processed: email address.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.
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Registration and authentication
By registering or authenticating, Users allow this Application to identify them and give them access to dedicated services.
Depending on what is described below, third parties may provide registration and authentication services. In this case, this Application will be able to access some Data, stored by these third party services, for registration or identification purposes.
Facebook Authentication (Facebook, Inc.)
Facebook Authentication is a registration and authentication service provided by Facebook, Inc. and is connected to the Facebook social network.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.
Google OAuth (Google Inc.)
Google OAuth is a registration and authentication service provided by Google Inc. and is connected to the Google network.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.
Direct registration (This Application)
The User registers by filling out the registration form and providing the Personal Data directly to this Application.
Personal Data processed: company name; email address; first name; last name; password; username.
Further information about the processing of Personal Data
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Safe harbor policy
HackerRank, also doing business as Interviewstreet Incorporation (We) respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this safe harbor policy. This policy describes the privacy principles we follow with respect to transfers of personal data from the European Economic Area (EEA) and from Switzerland to the United States. It sets out our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting and disclosing that personal data.
1. SAFE HARBOR PRIVACY STATEMENT
1.1 We will process personal data that is transferred to us from the EEA in accordance with the safe harbor principles agreed between the United States Department of Commerce and the European Commission (Safe Harbor Principles). These principles enable US companies to satisfy the EU requirement set out in the EU Data Protection Directive that personal data transferred from the EEA to the United States be adequately protected.
1.2 1.2 In accordance with our commitment to protect personal privacy, HackerRank complies with the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework and the U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor Framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information from the European Union member countries and Switzerland. The seven principles and fifteen frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) referred to in this policy constitute the Safe Harbor privacy framework. These principles and FAQ’s may be found at http://www.export.gov/safeharbor. HackerRank has certified that it adheres to the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles of notice, choice, onward transfer, security, data integrity, access, and enforcement. If you have any questions or complaints regarding our compliance with the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework or the U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor Framework, please contact us at legal@hackerrank.com.
1.3 HackerRank’s safe harbor certification can be found by visiting export.gov. Additional information about the safe harbor program and the Safe Harbor Principles is available at http://www.export.gov/safeharbor.
2. CHANGES TO OUR SAFE HARBOR POLICY
2.1 It is our policy to post any changes we make to our safe harbor policy on this website. If we make material changes to how we treat the personal data that falls within the scope of our safe harbor policy, we will notify you by e-mail to the primary e-mail address specified in your account and/or through a notice on the HackerRank website home page.
2.2 The date the safe harbor policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date, active and deliverable e-mail address for you, and for periodically visiting our website and this safe harbor policy to check for any changes.
3. DEFINITIONS
3.1 Data Protection Directive: EU Directive 95/46/EC on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data.
3.2 Agent: any third-party data processor that processes personal data provided by HackerRank on its behalf and under its instructions.
3.3 Personal Data: any information or set of information that identifies or could be used to identify (together with other information) a living individual. Personal data does not include information that is anonymised or aggregated.
3.4 Sensitive Personal Data: any Personal Data that reveals race, ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, information that concerns health or sex life, and information about criminal or administrative proceedings and sanctions.
4. NOTICE
4.1 If we collect Personal Data directly from individuals in the EU, we will inform them about the purposes for which we intend to process that Personal Data, the types of non-agent third parties, if any, to which we will disclose that Personal Data, and the choices and means, if any, that we offer individuals for limiting the use and disclosure of their Personal Data.
4.2 We will provide notice to individuals in clear and conspicuous language when individuals are first asked to provide Personal Data to us, or as soon as practicable thereafter. In any event, we will provide notice before we use the Personal Data for a purpose other than that for which it was originally collected.
4.3 If we receive Personal Data from our subsidiaries, affiliates or other entities in the EEA, we will use that information in accordance with the notices those entities provided to the individuals to whom that Personal Data relates and the choices made by those individuals.
5. CHOICE
5.1 We will provide individuals with the opportunity to opt out of any disclosure of their Personal Data to any non-agent third party or the use of that data for a purpose other than the purpose for which it was originally collected or subsequently authorised by the individual.
5.2 We will not disclose Sensitive Personal Data to a non-agent third party or use Sensitive Personal Data for a purpose other than the purpose for which it was originally collected or subsequently authorised by the individual unless we have received the individual's affirmative and explicit consent (opt-in).
5.3 We will provide individuals with reasonable methods to exercise their choices.
5.4 We do not intentionally collect information from users under the age of 13.
6. ONWARD TRANSFER OF PERSONAL DATA
6.1 We will obtain assurances from our Agents that they will safeguard Personal Data in accordance with this safe harbor policy.
6.2 Appropriate assurances include:
(a) a contract between us and the Agent that requires the Agent to provide at least the same level of protection as is required by the Safe Harbor Principles;
(b) the Agent being subject to the Data Protection Directive;
(c) the Agent being established in a country that is subject to a finding of adequacy by the European Commission under Article 25(6) of Data Protection Directive; or
(d) safe harbor certification of the Agent.
7. SECURITY
7.1 We will take reasonable precautions to protect Personal Data we create, maintain, use or disseminate from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.
7.2 We will take special care to ensure the security of Sensitive Personal Data.
8. DATA INTEGRITY
8.1 We will use Personal Data only for the purpose for which it was first collected or subsequently authorised by the individual or for other compatible purposes.
8.2 We will take reasonable steps to ensure that Personal Data is relevant to its intended use, accurate, complete and current. Personal Data will be stored securely indefinitely.
9. ACCESS AND CORRECTION
9.1 Upon request, we will provide individuals with reasonable access to the Personal Data that we hold about them except where the burden or expense of providing access would be disproportionate to the risks to the individual's privacy in the case in question, or where the rights of persons other than the individual would be violated.
9.2 We will take reasonable steps to permit individuals to correct, amend or delete Personal Data related to them that is inaccurate or incomplete.
10. ENFORCEMENT
10.1 We will conduct compliance audits of its relevant privacy practices to verify compliance with this safe harbor policy.
10.2 Any HackerRank employee that we determine has acted in violation of this safe harbor policy will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.
11. COOKIES.
11.1 HackerRank also automatically receives and records information on our server logs from visitor’s browsers, including IP address and the requested pages ("Site Information"). Certain Site Information is collected through our use of cookies, web beacons and other standard collection tools. A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of an individual’s computer. Visitors may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on their browser. However, if selected, visitors may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless visitors have adjusted their browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when visitors direct their browser to our Website. These tools help provide additional functionality to the HackerRank web site and help us analyze use of our Services.
12. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
12.1 HackerRank uses third party vendors to perform certain business-related functions, including credit card payment processing. We use Stripe, Inc. to keep your credit card information secure. HackerRank only provides these third party vendors with the Personal Data that they need to perform their specific function. Each third party vendor is required by contractual obligations to keep such Personal Data confidential and not to use such Personal Data for any purpose other than providing services to HackerRank.
12.2 HackerRank reserves the right to sell or buy businesses or assets. In the event of a corporate sale, bankruptcy, merger, reorganization, dissolution or similar event, Personal Data may be part of the transferred assets.
12.3 HackerRank does not sell or rent any Personal Data to third parties.
12.4 HackerRank may disclose Personal Data pursuant to a judicial or other governmental agency subject to a warrant, subpoena or other governmental order.
13. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
13.1 Any questions or concerns regarding our use or disclosure of Personal Data should be addressed to legal@hackerrank.com at the address given below.
13.2 We will investigate and attempt to resolve any complaints and disputes regarding the use and disclosure of Personal Data in accordance with the provisions of this safe harbor policy.
13.3 For complaints that cannot be resolved between HackerRank and the complainant, we have agreed to participate in the following dispute resolution procedures in the investigation and resolution of complaints to resolve disputes in accordance with the Safe Harbor Principles:
13.4 HackerRank has agreed to dispute resolution by the American Arbitration Association. If you have any questions about HackerRank's practices, please contact us at legal@hackerrank.com or postal mail at HackerRank, 127 Lytton Street, Palo Alto, California 94301, Attn: Legal Department.
13.5 If after contacting us your complaint is not resolved, you may then raise your complaint by contacting American Arbitration Association ("AAA") Dispute Resolution Services Worldwide - Case Filing Services (http://www.adr.org/drs) by email (casefiling@adr.org), by fax at (877) 495-4185, or mail at American Arbitration Association Case Filing Services, 1101 Laurel Oak Road, Suite 100, Voorhees, NJ 08032. If you are faxing or mailing AAA to lodge a complaint, you must include the following information: the alleged privacy violation, your contact information, and whether you would like the particulars of your complaints shared with HackerRank. For information about AAA or the operation of AAA's worldwide dispute resolution process, please visit AAA at http://www.adr.org/drs or request this information from AAA at any of the addresses listed above.
14. CONTACT INFORMATION
Questions or comments regarding this safe harbor policy should be submitted to the Legal Department by mail or e-mail as follows:
2300 Geng Road, Suite 250
Palo Alto, California 94303
legal@hackerrank.com
15. EFFECTIVE DATE
This safe harbor policy was last updated on April 1, 2016.
Legal basis of processing
The Owner may process Personal Data relating to Users if one of the following applies:
- Users have given their consent for one or more specific purposes.
- provision of Data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with the User and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof;
- processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Owner is subject;
- processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Owner;
- processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner or by a third party.
In any case, the Owner will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.
Further information about retention time
Unless specified otherwise in this document, Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for and may be retained for longer due to applicable legal obligation or based on the Users’ consent.
Therefore:
- Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between the Owner and the User shall be retained until such contract has been fully performed.
- Personal Data collected for the purposes of the Owner’s legitimate interests shall be retained as long as needed to fulfill such purposes. Users may find specific information regarding the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner within the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Owner.
The Owner may be allowed to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever the User has given consent to such processing, as long as such consent is not withdrawn. Furthermore, the Owner may be obliged to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever required to fulfil a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.
Once the retention period expires, Personal Data shall be deleted. Therefore, the right of access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after expiration of the retention period.
The rights of Users based on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by the Owner.
In particular, Users have the right to do the following, to the extent permitted by law:
- Withdraw their consent at any time. Users have the right to withdraw consent where they have previously given their consent to the processing of their Personal Data.
- Object to processing of their Data. Users have the right to object to the processing of their Data if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent.
- Access their Data. Users have the right to learn if Data is being processed by the Owner, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing and obtain a copy of the Data undergoing processing.
- Verify and seek rectification. Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their Data and ask for it to be updated or corrected.
- Restrict the processing of their Data. Users have the right to restrict the processing of their Data. In this case, the Owner will not process their Data for any purpose other than storing it.
- Have their Personal Data deleted or otherwise removed. Users have the right to obtain the erasure of their Data from the Owner.
- Receive their Data and have it transferred to another controller. Users have the right to receive their Data in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without any hindrance.
- Lodge a complaint. Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection authority.
Users are also entitled to learn about the legal basis for Data transfers abroad including to any international organization governed by public international law or set up by two or more countries, such as the UN, and about the security measures taken by the Owner to safeguard their Data.
Details about the right to object to processing
Where Personal Data is processed for a public interest, in the exercise of an official authority vested in the Owner or for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner, Users may object to such processing by providing a ground related to their particular situation to justify the objection.
Users must know that, however, should their Personal Data be processed for direct marketing purposes, they can object to that processing at any time, free of charge and without providing any justification. Where the User objects to processing for direct marketing purposes, the Personal Data will no longer be processed for such purposes. To learn whether the Owner is processing Personal Data for direct marketing purposes, Users may refer to the relevant sections of this document.
How to exercise these rights
Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to the Owner through the contact details provided in this document. Such requests are free of charge and will be answered by the Owner as early as possible and always within one month, providing Users with the information required by law. Any rectification or erasure of Personal Data or restriction of processing will be communicated by the Owner to each recipient, if any, to whom the Personal Data has been disclosed unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. At the Users’ request, the Owner will inform them about those recipients.
Additional information about Data collection and processing
Legal action
The User's Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Owner in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of this Application or the related Services.
The User declares to be aware that the Owner may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.
Additional information about User's Personal Data
In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this Application may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.
System logs and maintenance
For operation and maintenance purposes, this Application and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with this Application (System logs) or use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.
More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Owner at any time. Please see the contact information at the beginning of this document.
Changes to this privacy policy
The Owner reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by notifying its Users on this page and possibly within this Application and/or - as far as technically and legally feasible - sending a notice to Users via any contact information available to the Owner. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom.
Should the changes affect processing activities performed on the basis of the User’s consent, the Owner shall collect new consent from the User, where required.
Definitions and legal references
Personal Data (or Data)
Any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information — including a personal identification number — allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.
Usage Data
Information collected automatically through this Application (or third-party services employed in this Application), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use this Application, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server's answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilized by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the Application) and the details about the path followed within the Application with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User's IT environment.
User
The individual using this Application who, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the Data Subject.
Data Subject
The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.
Data Processor (or Processor)
The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller, as described in this privacy policy.
Data Controller (or Owner)
The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of this Application. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of this Application.
This Application
The means by which the Personal Data of the User is collected and processed.
Service
The service provided by this Application as described in the relative terms (if available) and on this site/application.
European Union (or EU)
Unless otherwise specified, all references made within this document to the European Union include all current member states to the European Union and the European Economic Area.
Cookie
Cookies are Trackers consisting of small sets of data stored in the User's browser.
Tracker
Tracker indicates any technology - e.g Cookies, unique identifiers, web beacons, embedded scripts, e-tags and fingerprinting - that enables the tracking of Users, for example by accessing or storing information on the User’s device.
Legal information
This privacy policy relates solely to this Application, if not stated otherwise within this document.