Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how 4Talents collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal data when you use our platform.

We are committed to processing your data transparently and in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable legislation.

2. Data controller

The data controller for personal data collected through the 4Talents platform is the publisher of the 4Talents service. To exercise your rights, contact us at the address provided at the end of this document.

3. Data we collect

Depending on how you use the service, we may collect:

• identification data: name, username, email address;
• login data: password (stored securely), sessions, connected devices;
• profile data: community, role, ambassador application information;
• activity data: event registrations, participation, activity reports;
• technical data: IP address, logs, cookies, and preferences (language, theme).

4. Purposes and legal bases

Your data is processed for the following purposes:

• account creation and management (contract performance);
• providing platform features: communities, events, badges (contract performance);
• security, fraud prevention, and legal compliance (legal obligation / legitimate interest);
• service-related communications and, where applicable, newsletters with your consent;
• platform improvement and aggregated usage statistics (legitimate interest).

5. Retention period

Data is retained for as long as necessary for the purposes pursued, then archived or deleted in accordance with legal obligations. Inactive accounts may be deleted after a prolonged period of inactivity, subject to applicable legal deadlines.

6. Recipients and transfers

Your data may be accessible to authorized 4Talents teams, ambassadors or country leads for community management, and to our technical subprocessors (hosting, email) bound by confidentiality obligations.

We do not sell your personal data. Any transfer outside the European Economic Area, if it were to occur, would be subject to appropriate safeguards.

7. Your rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

• right of access to your personal data;
• right to rectification of inaccurate data;
• right to erasure where provided by law;
• right to restriction of processing;
• right to object on legitimate grounds;
• right to data portability, where applicable.

8. Cookies and trackers

The platform uses cookies and similar technologies necessary for service operation (session, language and theme preferences) and, where applicable, analytics cookies.

You can configure your browser to refuse certain cookies; some features may then be limited.

9. Contact

For any questions about this policy or to exercise your rights, contact us:

privacy@4talents.org