Eligibility

• The hackathon is open to individuals and teams.
• Teams may have a maximum of five (5) members.
• Participants must provide accurate information during registration.

Original Work

• All submissions must be original work created by the participants.
• Participants shall use open-source tools, APIs, datasets, and libraries, but must properly acknowledge them.
• Submissions must not infringe on intellectual property rights.

Submission Requirements

• All projects must be submitted through Devpost before the deadline.
• Submissions must include the required project description, demonstration, and supporting materials.
• Late submissions may not be considered.

Technology Use

• Participants are encouraged to use innovative approaches, including data science, geospatial technologies, artificial intelligence, digital platforms, and other emerging technologies.
• Any external tools, datasets, APIs, or resources used must be disclosed.

Code of Conduct

• Participants are expected to collaborate respectfully and professionally.
• Harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated.
• Participants should contribute to a positive and inclusive innovation environment.

Judging

• Projects will be evaluated based on innovation, impact, technical quality, user experience, and scalability.
• Judges' decisions are final.

Intellectual Property & Innovation Rights

• Participants retain ownership of the solutions, ideas, code, and materials they develop and submit as part of the hackathon.
• Participants acknowledge that organizers, sponsors, and partners may already be working on, or may independently develop products, technologies, research, or initiatives that are similar to concepts presented during the hackathon.
• Participation in the hackathon does not restrict organizers, sponsors, or partners from continuing research, development, deployment, or commercialization of solutions that may overlap with hackathon submissions.
• Organizers and sponsors are not obligated to provide compensation, licensing, or ownership rights for independently developed projects that are similar to submitted ideas.
• Participants grant organizers permission to showcase submitted projects for evaluation, learning, reporting, and hackathon promotion purposes.
• Participants are responsible for ensuring that their submissions do not violate third-party intellectual property rights.

Integrity

• Any submission containing copied work, misleading information, or violating hackathon rules may be disqualified.