Privacy Policy
How GUINEX collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal data and virtual ledger assets
1. Overview & Scope
This Privacy Policy explains how GUINEX ("Platform," "we," "us," "our") collects, uses, stores, and protects personal data when you visit guinex.in, register an account, upload or purchase projects, participate in challenges, or communicate with other members.
We comply with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) and the Information Technology Act, 2000 of India.
2. Information We Collect
- Account Data: Full name, email address, password hash (managed securely via Google Firebase Authentication), chosen permanent GUINEX ID handle, and profile avatar selection.
- Academic & Creator Profiles: University/college affiliation, engineering department/stream, technical skill tags, and creator bio descriptions.
- Wallet & Transaction Ledger: Available GP balances, escrow holds, UPI transaction UTR verification references, withdrawal addresses, and purchase history.
- Project Content: Project titles, category selections, walkthrough cells, source code, diagrams, CAD schematics, and uploaded previews.
- Support & Chat Data: Encrypted messages exchanged during the 72-hour buyer protection window.
3. How We Use and Protect Your Data
We use your data solely to deliver marketplace services, verify code authorship, protect transactions through our 72-hour escrow window, and process creator payouts. We do not sell or rent personal information to third parties.
All authentication credentials and database transactions are secured using Firebase Authentication and atomic Firestore Security Rules with role-based access control.
4. Advertising & Third-Party Cookie Disclosures
To keep platform access, public engineering roadmaps, and student project showcases accessible at ₹0 upfront cost to students across Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, GUINEX displays ethical, non-intrusive advertisements provided by third-party advertising partners, including Google AdSense.
• Third-Party Vendors & Cookies: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve advertisements based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites across the Internet.
• DoubleClick DART Cookie: Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its certified ad partners to serve advertisements to users based on their visits to GUINEX and/or other sites on the World Wide Web.
• User Opt-Out & Privacy Controls: You may opt out of personalized advertising at any time by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party vendor use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting AboutAds.info.
• Student Privacy Commitment: Advertisements are strictly prohibited on private learning surfaces, video lessons, quiz assessments, certificate verification, and payment checkouts. GUINEX never sells student academic records, personal code submissions, or financial ledger data to ad networks.
5. Contact Our Data Protection Officer
For data privacy inquiries, data deletion requests, or DPDP compliance questions, reach out to our privacy desk:
Email: guinexadmin@gmail.com