This Privacy Policy describes the policies of TUM Blockchain Club e.V., Arcisstraße 21, Bavaria 80333, Germany, email: legalfinance@tum-blockchain.com, on the collection, use and disclosure of your information that we collect when you use our website ( https://www.tum-blockchain.com ). (the “Service”). By accessing or using the Service, you are consenting to the collection, use and disclosure of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not consent to the same, please do not access or use the Service.

We may modify this Privacy Policy at any time without any prior notice to you and will post the revised Privacy Policy on the Service. The revised Policy will be effective 180 days from when the revised Policy is posted in the Service and your continued access or use of the Service after such time will constitute your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy. We therefore recommend that you periodically review this page.

We will collect and process the following personal information about you:

Email

We will use the information that we collect about you for the following purposes:

Marketing/ Promotional.

If we want to use your information for any other purpose, we will ask you for consent and will use your information only on receiving your consent and then, only for the purpose(s) for which grant consent unless we are required to do otherwise by law.

We will not transfer your personal information to any third party without seeking your consent, except in limited circumstances as described below:Data collection & process using Tally (https://tally.so/help/privacy-policy). Your personal data processed through Telly is only visible to the responsible persons within the association. Your personal data will not be shared with anyone outside the association.We require such third party’s to use the personal information we transfer to them only for the purpose for which it was transferred and not to retain it for longer than is required for fulfilling the said purpose.We may also disclose your personal information for the following: (1) to comply with applicable law, regulation, court order or other legal process; (2) to enforce your agreements with us, including this Privacy Policy; or (3) to respond to claims that your use of the Service violates any third-party rights. If the Service or our company is merged or acquired with another company, your information will be one of the assets that is transferred to the new owner.

We will retain your personal information with us for 90 days to 2 years after user accounts remain idle or for as long as we need it to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected as detailed in this Privacy Policy. We may need to retain certain information for longer periods such as record-keeping / reporting in accordance with applicable law or for other legitimate reasons like enforcement of legal rights, fraud prevention, etc. Residual anonymous information and aggregate information, neither of which identifies you (directly or indirectly), may be stored indefinitely.

Depending on the law that applies, you may have a right to access and rectify or erase your personal data or receive a copy of your personal data, restrict or object to the active processing of your data, ask us to share (port) your personal information to another entity, withdraw any consent you provided to us to process your data, a right to lodge a complaint with a statutory authority and such other rights as may be relevant under applicable laws. To exercise these rights, you can write to us at legalfinance@tum-blockchain.com. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law.You may opt-out of direct marketing communications or the profiling we carry out for marketing purposes by writing to us at legalfinance@tum-blockchain.com.Do note that if you do not allow us to collect or process the required personal information or withdraw the consent to process the same for the required purposes, you may not be able to access or use the services for which your information was sought.Cookies Etc.To learn more about how we use these and your choices in relation to these tracking technologies, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

The security of your information is important to us and we will use reasonable security measures to prevent the loss, misuse or unauthorized alteration of your information under our control. However, given the inherent risks, we cannot guarantee absolute security and consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk.

If you have any queries or concerns about the processing of your information that is available with us, you may email our Grievance Officer at TUM Blockchain Club e.V., Arcisstraße 21, email: legalfinance@tum-blockchain.com. We will address your concerns in accordance with applicable law.

The entity responsible for processing personal data in connection with the student grants is the TUM Blockchain Club e.V., Arcisstraße 21, 80333 Munich, Germany. You can reach us at legalfinance@tum-blockchain.com.

In the course of applying for the student grants, we collect the following personal data:
- Name
- University
- Email Address
- University/Institution Name
- Country (where your university is located)
- Degree and Year of Graduation
- Major/Field of StudyProof of Enrollment (e.g., student ID, enrollment certificate)
- Responses to application questions (e.g., motivation, topics of interest, participation in a student blockchain club)

These data are collected and processed solely for the purpose of evaluating grant eligibility and administering the student grants.

The processing of personal data is carried out exclusively for the following purposes:
- Evaluating eligibility for student grants.
- Verifying the authenticity of the provided data.
- Communicating with applicants regarding their application status.
- Distributing grants to selected students.

There will be no further processing or use of the data beyond these purposes.

The processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of a contract) in the context of processing grant applications.

The personal data collected in connection with the student grants will be deleted after the grant process concludes, unless legal retention obligations prevent this.

The collected data will not be transferred to third parties unless it is necessary for the execution of the grant process (e.g., using external evaluators). In such cases, the data will only be transferred to the extent necessary, and the third parties involved are obliged to comply with data protection regulations.

Applicants for the student grants have the right to:
- Request information about the processing of their personal data.
- Request the correction of incorrect or incomplete data.
- Request the deletion of their data, provided that no legal retention obligations apply.
- Request the restriction of the processing of their data.
- Withdraw consent to data processing at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
- Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if they believe that the processing of their personal data violates the GDPR.

For data protection inquiries related to the student grants, you may contact us at any time:
TUM Blockchain Club e.V.
Arcisstraße 21, 80333 Munich, Germany
Email: legalfinance@tum-blockchain.com