TECXPOSITION HACKATHON
#TecXhack4Growth

1. The responsibility of the components and the materials required for developing the prototype during the hackathon lies solely with the participating teams.
2. The entire idea need not be fully implemented. However, the submission should be functional so that it can be reviewed by the judges.
3. The developer/developers of the solution will have all rights and own the IP of the product. However, all code needs to be in the public domain (open source) so that it can be evaluated by the judges.

All materials submitted in connection with the hackathon must be in English or, if not in English, the Maker must provide an English translation of the demonstration video, text description, and testing instructions as well as all other materials submitted.

• Functionality: The application code must function as depicted in the video and/or expressed in any other materials submitted in connection with the hackathon.
• New: Applications must be newly created by the Maker during the hackathon submission period.
• Testing: The Maker must make the Application available free of charge and without any restriction, for testing, evaluation and use by the Administrator and judges during the hackathon and until the judging period ends. Makers must make their application available for testing by:
• Including a link to the open source application code on GitHub or BitBucket, etc.
• SDKs, APIs, & Data: Applications may integrate third-party SDKs, APIs and services, provided the Maker is authorized to use them.
• Intellectual Property: Your Submission and all components thereof must: (a) be your (or your Team) original work product; (b) be solely owned by you or your Team with no other person or entity having any right or interest in it; and (c) not violate the intellectual property rights or other rights, including but not limited to copyright, trademark, patent, contract, and/or privacy rights, of any other person or entity. A Maker may contract with a third party for technical assistance to create the Submission provided the Submission components are solely the Maker’s work product and the result of the Maker’s ideas and creativity, and the Maker owns all rights to them. A Maker may submit a Submission that includes the use of open source software or hardware, provided the Maker complies with applicable open source licenses and, as part of the Submission, creates software that enhances and builds upon the features and functionality included in the underlying open source product. By entering the Hackathon, you represent, warrant, and agree that your Submission meets these requirements and the Hackathon Administration will not be obliged to answer or legally bound for such instances.

• Maker Rights: Subject to the licenses described below, any applicable intellectual property rights to a Submission will remain with the Maker.
• Poster Rights: By entering the Hackathon, you grant to the Administrator, each of their parent companies, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and any other third parties acting on behalf of any of the foregoing, and the successors, licensees and assigns of each of the foregoing (all of the foregoing, collectively, the “Contest Entities”), a royalty-free, non-exclusive, worldwide perpetual license to display publicly and use for promotional purposes the Submission, in perpetuity. This license includes, but is not limited to, posting, or linking to the Submission on Poster’s, Administrator’s, and partners’ websites and applications, including the Hackathon Website, and display and promotion of the Submission in any other media, worldwide.
• Makers represent and warrant that the Contest Entities are free to use the Makers’ Submission in the manner described above, as provided or as modified by the Administrator, without obtaining permission or license from any third party and without any compensation to Makers.

• You will be bound by and comply with these Official Rules and the decisions of the Administrator, and/or the Hackathon Judges which are binding and final in all matters relating to the Hackathon.
• You release, indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of the Contest Entities, the Prize suppliers and any other organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Hackathon, and all of their respective past and present officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (hereafter the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable legal fees), including but not limited to negligence and damages of any kind to persons and property, defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights, property damage, or death or personal injury, arising out of or relating to the Hackathon, a Maker’s entry, creation of Submission or entry of a Submission, participation in the Hackathon, acceptance or use or misuse of the Prize (including any travel or activity related thereto) and/or the broadcast, transmission, performance, exploitation or use of the Submission as authorized or licensed by these Official Rules.
• The Released Parties are not responsible for incomplete, late, misdirected, damaged, lost, illegible, or incomprehensible Submissions or for address or email address changes of the Makers. Proof of sending or submitting will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by the Poster or Administrator.
• Each Maker acknowledges that each of the Contest Entities engages and has engaged and will in the future engage in the development, preparation, production, acquisition and dissemination of software, technology and other material (collectively, “Materials”), including without limitation Materials that may be similar or identical to a Maker’s Submission, and that other people may previously have submitted to one or more of the Contest Entities Materials that are similar or identical to a Submission. Each Maker agrees that it will not be entitled to any compensation or credit in connection with, and will not have any other legal, equitable or other rights of any nature with respect to, the use by any of the Contest Entities of any Material that is similar or identical to any Submission or any component thereof. As an inducement to Administrator to accept the Maker’s entry, each Maker hereby waives any claim or right of action against any of the Contest Entities in connection with the Contest Entities’ use of any Materials (or any portions thereof), whether or not such Materials are similar or identical to an Maker’s Submission or contain any features, ideas, material and/or elements that are similar or identical to those contained in an Maker’s Submission. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Contest Entities will have the right to use, without any payment or other obligation whatsoever to any Maker, any part of any Submission, and any idea or concept contained therein, that (a) is similar or identical to, or contains elements encompassed in, any material or concept that has been developed, produced or disseminated or is under consideration or in development by or for any of the Contest Entities before or at the time of the Maker’s submission of the Submission, (b) is not unique, novel, original and concrete so as to be entitled to protection under applicable laws, (c) has been made public by anyone at the time of its submission in the Hackathon or otherwise is in the public domain, (d) would be freely usable by a third party if it had not been submitted as a Submission or the subject of any agreement, (e) is not protected by United States copyright law or (f) is similar or identical to, or contains elements encompassed in, an idea, concept or material that is independently created by any Contest Entity or any third party. Acceptance of a Submission is not an admission by any Contest Entity of the novelty or originality of the Submission.

• Administrator reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Hackathon, or any part of it, in the event of a technical failure, fraud, or any other factor or event that was not anticipated or is not within their control.
• Administrator reserve the right in their sole discretion to disqualify any individual or Maker it finds to be actually or presenting the appearance of tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Hackathon or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in a manner that is inappropriate, unsportsmanlike, not in the best interests of this Hackathon, or a violation of any applicable law or regulation.
• If there is any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of the Official Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Hackathon materials, including but not limited to the Hackathon Submission form, Hackathon Website, advertising (including but not limited to television, print, radio or online ads), the terms and conditions of the Official Rules shall prevail.
• The terms and conditions of the Official Rules are subject to change at any time, including the rights or obligations of the Maker, and the Administrator will post the terms and conditions of the amended Official Rules on the Hackathon Website. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any amendment will become effective at the time specified in the posting of the amended Official Rules or, if no time is specified, the time of posting.
• The terms and conditions of the Official Rules are subject to change at any time, including the rights or obligations of the Maker, and the Administrator will post the terms and conditions of the amended Official Rules on the Hackathon Website. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any amendment will become effective at the time specified in the posting of the amended Official Rules or, if no time is specified, the time of posting.
• If at any time prior to the deadline, a Maker or prospective Maker believes that any Official Rule is or may be unclear or ambiguous, they must submit a written request for clarification.
• The Administrator’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. Should any provision of these Official Rules be or become illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction whose laws or regulations may apply to a Maker, such illegality or unenforceability shall leave the remainder of these Official Rules, including the Rule affected, to the fullest extent permitted by law, unaffected and valid.