Privacy Policy

When you submit Personal Information through our Website—including newsletter signup, sponsorship inquiries, volunteer or organizer interest, and applications—you agree to this Privacy Policy and consent to the handling of your Personal Information as described here.

We may collect Personal Information that you submit voluntarily through our Website or that you provide in connection with LA Hacks programs and events. We do not operate an online store or accept donations through this Website, and we do not collect payment card numbers on lahacks.com.

Types of information you may choose to provide include, without limitation:

• Name, email address, and contact information.
• School, company, role, and message content when you use our sponsor inquiry form, Judges & Mentors interest forms, organizer interest flows, or related program applications.
• Application and profile information submitted through our application portal at apply.lahacks.com, which may include academic and professional background used for admissions and event coordination.
• Preferences and other details you choose to share in surveys or communications.

We or our service providers may also gather technical information related to your devices and visits, such as browser type, operating system, approximate location derived from IP address, referring pages, and interaction patterns used for analytics and site performance.

We may use your Personal Information for the following purposes:

• To fulfill or respond to your inquiries (including sponsorship and volunteer requests).
• To organize, administer, and communicate about LA Hacks events and related programs.
• To send event logistics, schedule updates, application decisions, and similar notices.
• To improve our Website, products, and services.
• To contact you for internal nonprofit and educational operations.
• To provide newsletters or program updates when you have subscribed, and to notify you of material changes to our services or policies.
• To meet legal, tax, and nonprofit compliance obligations.

We use Anonymous Information—such as pages viewed and aggregate traffic patterns—to analyze usage, improve the Website, and understand broad demographic trends. Anonymous Information does not identify you personally.

Except as described in this Privacy Policy, we do not sell, rent, or trade your Personal Information. If you provide Personal Information for a specific reason, we use it in connection with that reason—for example, responding to an email at the address you used to contact us.

We may share Personal Information with trusted service providers who help us operate the Website and our programs (for example, hosting, email delivery, analytics, form tools, and our application portal). Those providers are expected to use the information only to perform services for LA Hacks.

Where our events participate in Major League Hacking (MLH) or similar partner programs, we may share information as required to run a sanctioned event, comply with partner policies, or deliver related benefits. We may also share information with event partners when needed to fulfill program commitments you opt into.

We may disclose non-personal aggregated information about Website use that does not identify you. If another organization acquires LA Hacks or our assets, that organization will receive Personal Information we have collected and will assume the rights and obligations described in this Privacy Policy.

We may also share Personal Information when we believe it is necessary to:

• Investigate, prevent, or address illegal activity, fraud, security issues, or threats to physical safety.
• Respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or establish or defend legal claims.
• Enforce our policies or protect the rights and safety of LA Hacks, our participants, and the public.

You have choices about promotional communications. When you receive marketing emails from us, you may unsubscribe using the instructions in that message. Even if you opt out of promotional messages, we may still send transactional or operational communications—such as application status, event logistics, or important policy updates.

If you are a California resident, you may have the right to request information about categories of Personal Information we have disclosed to third parties for their direct marketing purposes in the preceding year, and the identity of those parties, to the extent applicable. To make such a request, email info@lahacks.com with "California Privacy Rights Request" in the subject line.

Our Website and programs are directed to students and adults who can lawfully participate in our events. You must be of legal age and competence to use the Website as required by applicable law. If you are between 13 and 18 years of age, you should have a parent or legal guardian’s permission before providing Personal Information or participating in programs that require parental consent. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected such information, contact us and we will take appropriate steps to delete it.

Participants in LA Hacks events are also expected to follow the MLH Code of Conduct.

Links to other websites or services (including apply.lahacks.com, Google Forms, organizer recruitment surfaces, AI Hackathon pages, and social platforms) are provided for your convenience. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content or privacy practices. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those external sites.

We may use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to operate the Website, remember preferences, measure performance, and understand how visitors use our pages.

• Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and Google Ads tags: help us understand traffic and measure conversions for nonprofit outreach. Google may set cookies related to these services. You can adjust Google Ads settings or use browser controls to limit cookies.
• Vercel Analytics: privacy-oriented performance metrics for improving site speed and reliability.

You can typically disable cookies in your browser settings. Some Website features may not work as intended if cookies are disabled.

We use industry-standard measures—including HTTPS encryption, secure hosting, and restricted access controls—to protect Personal Information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure; unauthorized access, hardware or software failure, and other factors may affect security at any time. Please protect any account credentials you use on related portals and sign out of shared devices when finished.

We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time by posting updates on this page. Please check back regularly. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page reflects the latest revision.

Questions, concerns, or requests about this Privacy Policy or our data practices can be sent to: