Cursor Boston

Introduction

Cursor Boston ("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.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

Account information (name, email address) when you create an account
Profile information (bio, social links, profile photo) that you choose to add
Event registration information when you sign up for events
Talk and event submissions
Communications when you contact us or participate in community discussions

Information Collected Automatically

Log data (IP address, browser type, pages visited)
Device information
Cookies and similar tracking technologies

Third-Party Services

When you connect third-party accounts (Discord, GitHub), we receive limited information from those services to enhance your experience.

How We Use Your Information

To provide and maintain our services
To process event registrations and submissions
To communicate with you about events and community updates
To display your public profile to other community members (if you opt in)
To improve our website and services
To comply with legal obligations

Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with:

Service providers who help us operate our platform (Firebase, hosting providers)
Event hosts and partners, only as necessary for event coordination
Law enforcement when required by law

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

Access your personal information
Correct inaccurate information
Delete your account and associated data
Export a portable copy of your data (GDPR Article 20)
Control your profile visibility settings
Disconnect third-party accounts at any time

How to delete your account

Sign in, open your Profile → Security tab, and use the "Delete my account" control. You will be asked to type DELETE to confirm and to have signed in within the last 5 minutes.

We delete profile records, event registrations, mentor and pair-programming requests, hackathon submissions you made on your own behalf, and game state. We anonymizerather than delete community messages, cookbook entries, and Q&A posts so other users' threads aren't broken — your name, avatar, and any links to your profile are scrubbed; the post content is retained with author deleted-user.

Some records are retained for legitimate audit reasons: hackathon team objects (which are shared with your former teammates), badges already issued to others, and event attendance ledgers used for capacity planning. None of these contain your name or email after the cascade runs.

How to export your data

From the same Security tab, use "Download my data" to receive a JSON file in our documented portable schema (cursor-boston-data-export-v1).

Cookies

We use cookies to maintain your session, remember preferences, and analyze site usage. See our Cookie Policy for more details.

Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

Contact Us

Questions about this Privacy Policy? Contact us at hello@cursorboston.com