Qoder Forum Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 21, 2025

Thank you for using Qoder Forum! Before using the Qoder Forum, please read this Qoder Forum Privacy Policy carefully to learn how we, BRIGHT ZENITH PRIVATE LIMITED, a Singapore registered entity (“Qoder”), collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal data.

1. What information do we collect?

a. Account Information: We collect personal data from you when you register on our website (“Qoder Forum”), including your username and email address. If you choose to set up your account using your existing account with Qoder, we also collect information from that connected account to complete your registration, this includes your email address and avatar (in the form of a token). Please note that if you visit our site without registering for an account, we do will not collect any of your personal data.

b. Post content: If you include personal data in your posts or comments, we collect that information.

These terms apply in addition to our website hosting service provider’s terms. Our Provider, Discourse, collects directly from you as a data controller, please refer to their privacy policy: https://www.discourse.org/privacy#heading–responsibility

2. What do we use your information for?

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

Purpose / Activity Types of personal data Retention
To create, manage and administer your account and provide you with access to the Qoder Forum ● Account Information ● Post content For as long as you have an account with us
To personalize your experience — your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs ● Account Information ● Post content For as long as you have an account with us
To improve Qoder— we continually strive to improve Qoder based on the information and feedback we receive from you. ● Post content For as long as you have an account with us
To improve customer service — your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs in relation to Qoder ● Account Information ● Post content For as long as you have an account with us
To ensure your use of the Qoder Forum aligns with our Terms and Conditions ● Account information ● Post content For as long as you have an account with us
To reply to your inquiries ● Account Information For as long as you have an account with us

3. How do we protect your information?

Security of your information is important to us. We use appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the personal data that we collect, use, disclose, and process. These measures are designed to provide a level of security appropriate to the risk of processing.

The Service may, from time to time, contain links to policies, functionality, or content maintained by third parties we do not control. We are not responsible for, and make no representations regarding, such third party policies and practices.

4. Do we use cookies?

When you visit the Qoder Forum, our website hosting service provider, Discourse. uses cookies. To understand what cookies are collected, please refer to their privacy policy: https://www.discourse.org/privacy#heading–responsibility

5. Do we disclose and share your information?

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information.

This does not include trusted third parties in or outside your country, who assist us in operating our Qoder Forum, conducting our business, or servicing you, including:

  • Third-party platform provider: To provide you with the access of the Qoder Forum, we share your Account Information with Discourse, the third-party service provider that hosts and supports our Qoder Forum.

  • Related group companies: we share your personal information with our group companies to operate the Qoder Forum.

We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.

6. Your Rights and Choices

You have certain rights and choices when it comes to your information. Depending on where you live, your rights under applicable laws may include the right to access, delete, transfer, or correct your personal information; to be informed of the ways in which we process your personal information; to object to certain processing activities; to file complaints with authorities; and more. Some of your rights apply generally, while others will only apply in certain circumstances. Depending on the scenario, these rights may be subject to some limitations by law.

For detailed information about the specific rights available to you in your region, please see the Jurisdiction Specific Addendum below.

If you have questions or would like to exercise any of your personal information rights, please Contact Us at intldpo@qoder.com or see the Jurisdiction Specific Addendum below, in case a local contact is available in your region. Before we can respond to your request, you may be asked to verify your identity or your account details or provide additional information so that we can properly understand your request.

7. Third party links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our site. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

8. Children’s Privacy

The Qoder Forum is not intended for children. Children must not use the Qoder Forum for any purpose. If you are under 18, please do not sign up with the Qoder Forum or provide any information about yourself through the Qoder Forum. Our Forum is not intended for, and we do not knowingly collect any data from children under the age of 18. If we learn we have collected or received personal data from a child under 18 years old, please notify us and we will endeavor to delete that information.

9. Online Privacy Policy Only

This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our site and not to information collected offline.

10. Your Consent

By using our site, you consent to our website privacy policy.

11. Changes to our Privacy Policy

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page. Your continued use of the Qoder Forum after we make changes as described here is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates. The date the privacy policy was last updated is identified at the top of the page.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or have any questions, complaints or requests regarding your personal data, you can contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO) via the contact details set out below:

Please note that if your personal data has been provided to us by a third party, you should contact such party directly to make any queries, feedback, and access and correction requests to us on your behalf.

Singapore Addendum

This is an addendum to the Qoder Forum Privacy Policy in relation to Singapore data subjects (this “Singapore Addendum”) and should be read in conjunction with the Privacy Policy. This Singapore Addendum applies if you are based in Singapore during your interaction with us.

Consent to collection, use, disclosure and/or processing of personal data

By providing us with your personal data, you consent to us collecting, using, disclosing and/or processing your personal data as set out in this Privacy Policy, unless an exception under the law permits us to collect, use, disclose and/or process personal data without consent.

Transfer of personal data outside of Singapore

Where we transfer personal data outside of Singapore, we will do so in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (SG PDPA) and will take steps to ensure that your personal data continues to receive a standard of protection that is at least comparable to that provided under the SG PDPA.

Access and correction of personal data

You have the right to request access to your personal data held by us (or on our behalf) and to request for correction of such personal data.

Withdrawal of consent

You may withdraw consent and request that we stop using and/or disclosing your personal data for any of the purposes listed under Section 2 of the Privacy Policy by submitting your request in writing to the Data Protection Officer, in respect of personal data collected, used or disclosed in Singapore. Upon receipt of your written request to withdraw your consent, we may require reasonable time (depending on the complexity of the request and its impact on our relationship with you) for your request to be processed and for us to notify you of the consequences of us acceding to the same, including any legal consequences which may affect your rights and liabilities to us.

In general, we shall seek to process your request as soon as possible and within a reasonable timeframe. While we respect your decision to withdraw your consent, please note that depending on the nature and scope of your request, we may not be able to continue providing our goods and services to you and we shall, in such circumstances, notify you before completing the processing of your request. Please note that withdrawing consent does not affect our right to continue to collect, use and disclose personal data where such collection, use and disclosure without consent is permitted or required under the SG PDPA.

Data Protection Officer

Any questions regarding this Privacy Policy may be directed to our Data Protection Officer at the contact details set out below:

United States Addendum

This is an addendum to the Qoder Forum Privacy Policy in relation to US data subjects (this “US Addendum”) and should be read in conjunction with the Privacy Policy.

Residents of certain U.S. states have additional privacy rights disclosures regarding their personal data.

Additional Rights:

Depending on where you reside, US residents may have additional rights:

  • Know the categories and/or specific pieces of personal information collected about you, including the categories from which the personal information is collected, the business purpose for collecting the personal information, whether your personal information was disclosed to third parties, the categories of personal information, if any, that we disclosed to third parties, the categories of and/or the third parties to whom your personal information was disclosed

  • Access or obtain a copy of the specific pieces of personal information we retain about you

  • Request deletion of your personal information

  • Request correction of inaccurate personal information

Authorized Agents. Your authorized agent may submit a request to exercise any of the above rights on your behalf. We may request additional information to verify their authority to act on your behalf before processing any requests.

Please submit requests by emailing intldpo@qoder.com

Do Not Track. Our websites and apps are not designed to respond to “do not track” requests from browsers.

This Privacy Policy will be effective from August 21, 2025.