Privacy Policy — iOS Dev India

1. Introduction

Welcome to iOS Dev India (www.iosdev.in). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data in compliance with the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 of India, and other applicable global data privacy regulations.

2. Data We Collect

We collect personal data only when voluntarily provided by you. This includes:

Developer Profiles: Username, full name, bio, location, avatar image, social URLs (GitHub, X, LinkedIn, personal website), custom list of technical skills, and work experience history (company name, role, duration, description).
Swift DSA Lab: Source code submissions and challenge solution results evaluated by our sandbox runner.
Roadmap Progress: Checkpoints and stages marked as completed.
Job Postings: Company name, contact person name, email address, role description, and application links.
Event Postings: Organizer name, contact email address, event details, and registration URLs.
Community Access: Name, WhatsApp phone number, and professional profiles (GitHub, LinkedIn) if you choose to request curated access to our collective.

3. Purpose of Processing

Your information is processed for specific, lawful purposes:

To host, publish, and publicize your public Developer Profile and portfolio milestones.
To compile and display completed roadmap checklists and Swift DSA leaderboard achievements.
To display verified job listings and developer events on our platform.
To moderate submissions and prevent spam or malicious actors.
To verify identities for membership in curated community cohorts.

4. Data Consent & Control

Under the DPDP Act 2023, you have the right to:

Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
Request correction, modification, or deletion of your profile details or submitted listings.
Withdraw your consent to data processing at any time by contacting us or disabling your profile.

5. Third-Party Links & Platforms

Our website links to third-party platforms (such as WhatsApp, job application pages, and event registration sites) and proxies Swift code compilation to third-party APIs (such as Judge0 Community Edition). We do not control their privacy practices, and we encourage you to review their respective policies.

6. Security

We implement industry-standard administrative, technical, and physical security controls to safeguard your data from unauthorized access or disclosure.

7. Contact Us

For any queries, data access requests, or to exercise your rights under the DPDP Act, contact our support channel in the Community.