1. Registering for the hackathon is entirely free of any charges and is open only to existing teams of 1 to 3 people and to individuals who will then be able to form teams at the event, either on their own or with the help of the event organizers.
  2. The members of each team are to ensure that the personal information provided upon registration online is true and accurate, and must unconditionally accept any and all decisions made by Hackathon organizers with regard to event organization.
  3. If the information provided during online registration is found to be incomplete and/or inaccurate, even if related to just one team member, the entire team concerned will be excluded from the competition.
  4. Teams should not be changed once the competition has begun, and even if one member of a team leaves the competition, the entire team will be rendered ineligible.
  5. Hackathon participants hereby acknowledge that event participation is free of charge and that participation does not entail any right to compensation of any kind or to reimbursement of any expenses incurred.
Intellectual property rights, guarantees, and release of responsibility.
By participating in the hackathon and accepting these Regulations, each participant hereby:
  1. Declares that each prototype or mock-up presented is an original work and in no way violates, in whole or in part, the intellectual or industrial property rights of others and releases Stacks and its partners from any and all responsibility, liability, or request for compensation for damages that should be made by any third party.
  2. Acknowledges that each prototype or mock-up presented is the property of the team, which takes full responsibility for ensuring such rights of ownership, intellectual property, and originality within the limits of the law (e.g. filing of patents and other such registrations as appropriate).
  3. Acknowledges that any publication by Stacks of the prototype or mock-up on websites or social media will result in the same being visible to the public and that Stacks assumes no responsibility for any use and/or abuse of the idea and/or any development of the idea and/or related project by any party coming into contact with said idea online or on social media and hereby waives any right to demand compensation for damages from Stacks for any reason.