Privacy Policy
Last updated: February 2026
Introduction
Institute Alterna (“we”, “our”, or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services.
Institute Alterna is fiscally sponsored by The Hack Foundation (d.b.a. Hack Club), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN: 81-2908499).
Information We Collect
Information you provide
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you contact us, apply to volunteer, register for programmes, or otherwise interact with our services. This may include your name, email address, school or organisational affiliation, and any other information you choose to provide.
Automatically collected information
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and information about how you interact with our website. We use this information to maintain the security and operation of our services and for internal analytics.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Operate, maintain, and improve our website and programmes
- Respond to your enquiries and communications
- Process volunteer applications
- Send administrative information, such as updates to our policies
- Comply with legal obligations
Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share information with our fiscal sponsor (The Hack Foundation) as necessary for our operations, and with service providers who assist us in operating our website and programmes, subject to confidentiality agreements.
Data Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure.
Children's Privacy
Some of our programmes serve individuals under the age of 18. We are committed to protecting the privacy of young participants. We only collect information from minors as necessary for programme participation, and we require parental or guardian consent where required by law.
Your Rights
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information by contacting us at hey@alterna.dev. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last updated” date.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at hey@alterna.dev.