Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Netwerq is a student-first opportunity platform. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect personal information when you use our website and join our beta waitlist.

2. Information we collect

When you join the waitlist, we collect:

• Name
• Email address
• Cell phone number

We also collect technical and analytics data such as:

• Page views and interaction events
• Referral and campaign parameters (for example UTM tags)
• Approximate location data (country and city) based on IP lookup
• IP hash and user-agent data for security and abuse prevention

3. How we use your information

• To manage the beta waitlist and contact you about access
• To improve the website and understand interest over time
• To correlate anonymous site activity with waitlist signups
• To protect the platform against spam, abuse, and fraud

4. Legal basis and consent

By submitting your details through the waitlist form, you consent to us processing your information for the purposes described in this policy. Where required, we rely on consent and legitimate interest for analytics and service improvement.

5. Data sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We may use trusted service providers for hosting, database infrastructure, and transactional email delivery under appropriate confidentiality and security obligations.

6. Data retention

We retain waitlist and analytics information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate the beta program, improve the platform, and meet legal or security obligations.

7. Your rights

You may request access, correction, or deletion of your personal information by contacting us at hello@netwerq.co.za.

8. Security

We apply reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect your data. No online service can guarantee absolute security.

9. Contact

For privacy questions, email us at hello@netwerq.co.za.