Hackerzone (https://hackerzone.in) is the premier hackathon and project showcase platform for AI builders. Developers participate in virtual and in-person hackathons, ship cutting-edge AI software products, win prizes, and build verified developer portfolios.

Who can participate in Hackerzone hackathons?

Hackerzone hackathons are open globally to developers, software engineers, AI researchers, designers, and students of all experience levels. Anyone can join, form teams, and ship projects.

Are Hackerzone hackathons free to join?

Yes, participating in public hackathons on Hackerzone is 100% free. Builders can compete for cash prizes, sponsor bounties, cloud credits, and verified credentials.

Can organizations host internal hackathons on Hackerzone?

Yes, Hackerzone Teams provides dedicated, invite-only workspaces with domain verification for running private company hackathons, internal innovation sprints, and enterprise engineering challenges.

How are hackathons judged on Hackerzone?

Hackathons are evaluated through structured rubric criteria with 0-10 scoring per weighted dimension by designated industry judges, ensuring fair, transparent evaluations and real-time leaderboards.

Cookie Policy · Hackerzone

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small data files stored on your computer or mobile device when you browse websites. They help the platform remember your session, keep you securely authenticated, and store minimal interface preferences.

2. Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide the services available through Hackerzone and cannot be disabled without breaking platform functionality:

Authentication Sessions: We utilize encrypted JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) via Supabase Auth (sb-*-auth-token) to verify your identity when participating in hackathons, submitting projects, or scoring submissions as a judge.
Security & CSRF: Cryptographic tokens to protect against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) on forms and API mutations.
Load Balancing & Proxy: Routing headers maintained by our edge proxy to direct requests efficiently.

3. Functional & Preference Cookies

These cookies and local storage keys enable enhanced platform usability:

Theme Preference: Storing your preferred light or dark mode setting.
Draft Form Persistence: Local storage snapshots of project submissions or hackathon wizard steps to prevent accidental data loss.

4. Third-Party Analytics & Advertising

Hackerzone does not load third-party marketing trackers, cross-site profiling pixels (such as Meta Pixel or TikTok Pixel), or ad-retargeting beacons. If performance telemetry is utilized, it operates with anonymized IP addresses purely to diagnose application errors.

5. How You Can Control Cookies

You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still explore public hackathon pages, but you will not be able to log in, register for hackathons, or submit projects.

6. Contact & Questions

If you have any questions regarding our use of cookies or local storage, please reach out to our privacy team at privacy@hackerzone.in or review our Privacy Policy.

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