Privacy Policy

Effective Date:

August 11, 2026

Last Updated:

August 11, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Design Battle ("Design Battle," "we," "our," or "us").

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your Personal Data. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, with whom we may share it, and the rights you have regarding your Personal Data.

This Privacy Policy applies to all users of the Design Battle website available at https://battle.design, including visitors, competition participants, applicants, judges, partners, sponsors, and other individuals interacting with our platform.

By accessing our Website, registering for a Competition, submitting a Competition Entry, contacting us, or otherwise using our services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use our Website or services.

Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with Design Battle, we may collect the following categories of information:

Information You Provide

This includes information you voluntarily provide when creating an account, registering for a Competition, submitting a Competition Entry, contacting us, or subscribing to updates.

Such information may include:

your name;
email address;
telephone number;
country or city of residence;
portfolio links;
social media profiles;
professional information;
profile photo;
billing information (where applicable);
any other information you choose to provide.

Competition Entries

If you participate in a Competition, we may collect the materials you submit, including designs, images, presentations, videos, portfolio materials, project descriptions, and other creative content.

Automatically Collected Information

When you use our Website, we may automatically collect technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, pages visited, session duration, referral source, and similar usage data.

We also use cookies and similar technologies to improve the functionality and performance of our Website.

3. How We Use Your Personal Data

We use your Personal Data to:

create and manage your account;
administer Competitions and events;
evaluate Competition Entries;
communicate with participants;
announce finalists and winners where permitted;
provide customer support;
improve our Website and services;
send newsletters and event updates where you have requested them;
protect the security of our Website;
comply with legal obligations;
enforce our Terms of Use and competition rules.

We process Personal Data only where permitted by applicable law, including where processing is necessary to provide our services, comply with legal obligations, protect our legitimate interests, or where you have provided your consent.

4. Competition Entries and Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise provided in the applicable competition rules, you retain ownership of all intellectual property rights in your Competition Entry.

By submitting a Competition Entry, you grant Design Battle a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, publish, and distribute your submission solely for the purposes of administering, judging, promoting, documenting, and archiving the Competition and the Design Battle platform.

You represent and warrant that:

you own or otherwise have the necessary rights to submit the Competition Entry;
your submission does not infringe the rights of any third party;
any third-party content included in your submission has been used with appropriate authorization.

Design Battle reserves the right to reject or remove any Competition Entry that violates applicable law, competition rules, or the intellectual property rights of others.

5. Data Sharing, Security and Retention

We do not sell or rent your Personal Data.

We may share your Personal Data only where necessary to operate Design Battle, administer Competitions, provide our services, or comply with applicable law. This may include sharing information with:

judges, mentors, and evaluation committees;
trusted service providers supporting our Website and infrastructure;
payment service providers (where applicable);
Competition partners or sponsors where necessary to administer a Competition or deliver prizes;
professional advisers, including legal, accounting, or audit professionals;
competent public authorities where disclosure is required by law.

Some of these recipients may be located outside your country of residence. Where Personal Data is transferred internationally, we take reasonable measures to ensure that it is protected in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

We retain Personal Data only for as long as necessary to provide our services, administer Competitions, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or protect our legitimate interests.

Competition results, winner announcements, publicly submitted Competition Entries, and related historical records may continue to be displayed or archived as part of the history and promotion of Design Battle, unless removal is required by applicable law.

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect Personal Data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

6. Your Rights and Cookies

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:

access your Personal Data;
request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
request deletion of your Personal Data;
restrict or object to certain processing activities;
withdraw your consent where processing is based on consent;
request a portable copy of your Personal Data;
lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below. We may request additional information to verify your identity before processing your request.

Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

ensure the proper functioning of the Website;
remember your preferences;
analyze Website traffic and performance;
improve user experience;
maintain the security of our services.

You may manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Website.

7. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, legal requirements, or business practices.

The updated version will be published on the Website together with the revised Last Updated date. Where required by applicable law, we will provide additional notice or request your consent before material changes become effective.

Your continued use of the Website after the updated Privacy Policy becomes effective constitutes your acceptance of the revised version.