2021 Privacy Policy of PyCon Taiwan

Policy of Personal Information Protection

In 2021, as the 10th anniversary of PyCon Taiwan is approaching, we could be the world’s only offline PyCon. Besides passing on experience in communities, we also take new steps in activities, like Podcast and Young Talent, to facilitate and encourage the exchanging of views among different groups.

The Purpose of Usage of Your Personal Information

For the purposes of organizing the event and providing better services, we are going to collect your personal information on the registration page all according to the Personal Information Protection Act by The specific purpose and the classification of personal information of the Personal Information Protection Act 130. Meeting Management.

The purposes will be including but not limited to:

1. To confirm the identity by your recognition form
2. To provide you a badge of PyCon TW
3. All other purposes that help us to give better services at the meeting

The Way We Collect and the Scope that We Use Your Personal Information

While registering for PyCon TW, we will obtain information about you by asking you to fill in the form on the registration page. The information that we gathered will only be used to provide services to you.

How Do We Use Your Personal Information

We would preserve the personal information that you provided until you request us to cease using it or PyCon TW ceases operation. We will NEVER sell, exchange, lease or otherwise expose your personal information to third party organizations or individuals, with the exception that:

1. We have your prior permission
2. We have received subpoenas or other legal due process that requires us to provide the information.

What Personal Informations are Included

The personal informations that we are asking for includes but not limited to:

full name and nickname, gender, email address, mobile number, occupation, belonging organization (company), contact address, … etc. This is done according to The specific purpose and the classification of personal information of the Personal Information Protection Act by its Code 001 Type for identifying individuals.

Your Rights of Personal Information

You could exercise your rights (which would be mentioned below) of the personal information by writing to us (either by paper or by electronic means)

1. Any inquiries or requests for viewing the personal information
2. Any requests to make duplications of the personal information
3. Any requests to add supplements or correct the personal information
4. Any requests to discontinue the collection, processing or using of personal information
5. Any requests to delete the personal information unless you do not agree the process of registration and legal regulation

We would keep it and change your request all according to Taiwan’s legal obligations

If you would like to have your personal information modified or updated, you could do it on the registration page or email us.

Cancelling Your Participating and Deleting Your Personal Information

You may request us to cease the use of your personal information by notifying us through email, and we shall refrain from using your personal information from then onwards. You are free to provide as much or as little information as you like. However, in the case that the provided information is erroneous, insufficient, or that you request us to cease the usage of your data, then for the proper operation of the event, we may reject your registration and participation.

Questions for Privacy Protection Policy

If you have any questions regarding the gathering and usage of your personal information, please feel free to contact us at organizers@pycon.tw.

Privacy: Collecting Personal Information during COVID-19 Outbreak

The purpose of collecting personal information in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law and epidemic prevention and control requirements is to best respond and ensure health security for all attendees in COVID-19 outbreak. It is necessary to collect, manage, and use relevant personal information. Please read below for details.

PyCon TW 2020 collects personal data of attendees for the purpose of contact tracing during the outbreak of COVID-19. All collected information will be deleted after 28 days. attendees’ access in each venue will be recorded for epidemic control measures. We will inform everyone that if any suspected COVID-19 and provide such information for CECC for the purpose of preventing spread of COVID-19 and tracing contacts.