Privacy policy

Last updated: 21 August 2026

Who we are

CoderJam is run by Finternet Ltd (United Kingdom). We run one-day online game-building events for students aged 13–18. You can reach us any time at hello@coderjam.org.

The short version

We collect the minimum we need to run the event. The parent or guardian is our customer and the account holder — not the child. We never publish a child's real name. We don't sell data to anyone, and you can ask us to delete everything at any time.

What we collect, and why

• Parent/guardian name and email — to confirm the registration, send payment details, setup instructions and the event join link. The parent is the account holder for everything.
• Student first name and age — so facilitators know who is in the room and can confirm every student is within our age range ({ageMin}–{ageMax}).
• School (optional) — helps us understand where students come from. Leave it blank if you prefer; it is never published.
• Country — so we can plan events in time zones that suit our students.
• Game style preference and how you heard about us — to prepare the day and understand what works.
• Technical basics — when you submit the registration form we record the time and an IP address, used only to protect the form from abuse.

We collect this when you register on coderjam.org. We do not use advertising trackers or analytics cookies on this site.

Your child, and what gets published

Students are minors, so the parent or guardian registers, consents, and remains the account holder throughout. The only thing that is ever published is the game itself, under a display name the student chooses — never their real name, photo, school, or any contact details. If a chosen display name identifies the student, a facilitator will ask them to pick another.

How long we keep it

Registration details are kept for up to 12 months after the last event you registered for, so we can handle refunds, questions and invitations to future events — then deleted. Published games stay on the showcase indefinitely unless you ask us to take one down (attached to a display name only).

Deletion and your rights

Email hello@coderjam.org from the address you registered with and ask. We'll delete your registration data, take down a published game, or send you a copy of what we hold — normally within 14 days. Under UK GDPR you also have the right to correct your data and to complain to the ICO (ico.org.uk), though we'd rather you told us first so we can fix it.

Who we share it with

Nobody, except the services that make the site work: our hosting provider (Cloudflare) stores the registration database, and our email provider delivers the emails described above. We never sell or rent personal data.

Changes

If this policy changes in a way that matters, we'll email registered parents before the change takes effect.