The Organizer's Rights and Related Matters

• If a participating team submits late, loses, incomplete, non-compliant or illegible work, the Organizer and Executive will consider it invalid, and no further notifications will be provided. They will also not assume any responsibility.
• Unless the participant can prove that they have exercised due diligence, they must properly safeguard any information related to the Organizer, Executive, and competition’s cooperating partners that they become aware of or possess as a result of this competition. Without written consent from the Organizer, they may not disclose or deliver any such information to third parties.
• All nominations and awards will be determined by the judges based on the standard of the entries. If necessary, the number of the awards may be adjusted in case there is no winner, and the judging panel may change the names of the awards. To maintain the fairness of the competition and scoring requirements, the Organizer has the right to request the detailed original design documents from the teams that advance to the finals and the winning teams.
• The participants agree that the Organizer and Executive may include their personal data and related works entered for the competition in the RunSpace Innovation Challenge talent matching database.
• The finalists and the awardees must participate in the related events, publicity, and media interviews for up to five years.
• Upon the announcement of award recipients, the Executive will compile and publish summaries of the winning and finalist entries, along with relevant competition results for public display. Participating teams are required to provide necessary materials within the specified timeframe. If a team fails to submit the required materials on time, the Executive reserves the right to use the materials submitted during the competition period (such as application forms, application documents, presentation files, or videos) to compile and publish related content.
• During the execution of the competition, online and offline events will be held periodically, including competition briefings, pre-competition training, finalist boot camp training, networking activities, awards ceremonies, and achievement exhibitions. These events will be recorded and photographed, and all images and footage may be used by the Organizer and Executive for future promotional activities, publication on the competition official website, and documentation purposes. Participation in these events constitutes consent to be filmed and for the recorded images and videos to be used accordingly.
• The participants must guarantee that all the materials and documents submitted are true and do not infringe on the rights of others (including the intellectual property rights). In the case of falsehood or infringement of others’ rights, the Organizer has the right to revoke the participant’s competition or award eligibility and to reclaim any prize money, trophies, or certificates. The participants agree to bear all the legal liability (such as intellectual property disputes or lawsuits).
• If a team’s entry involves research and developmental resources or intellectual property rights from companies, universities, or faculty, the team must obtain consent from the relevant entities or individuals before registering for the competition. If there are concerns or disputes arising from the entry that prevent the disclosure of the entry’s information, the team will be disqualified from being shortlisted or awarded an award, and the next-ranked team will be selected as their replacement.
• In cases where an entry infringes on others’ intellectual property rights or violates other competition rules, the judging committee will arbitrate, and the participants may not contest the arbitration results.
• The intellectual property rights of the entries will not belong to the Organizer. To promote this event, the participants agree to grant the Organizer a permanent license to reproduce, publish, or present the work in all activities related to the event. The Organizer has the right to compile the entry into any form of an album for non-profit promotional purposes, and the participants commit not to exercise their intellectual property rights against the Organizer.
• If the participants wish to apply for a patent for their entry, they should submit their application to the intellectual property application authorities before the competition to avoid losing the novelty because of the public disclosure of their work during the competition. Given the international nature of the competition, relevant intellectual property authorities include, but are not limited to, the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office. (Teams participating in the Sponsor Special Topic must obtain written consent from the sponsoring company before applying for patents, trademarks, or other intellectual property registrations, and shall not take any actions that may restrict the rights of the sponsoring company.)
• Licensing arrangements for outcomes generated through collaboration with partner companies (such as sponsoring companies) in this competition shall be negotiated between participating teams and partner companies in accordance with applicable laws.
• Participation indicates agreeing to abide by these competition rules and acceptance of the Organizer’s and judges’ final decisions. The Organizer reserves the right to amend these rules.
• If a participant violates the rules of the competition or other relevant regulations, the Organizer has the right to cancel the participant’s or their team’s eligibility to compete or win.
• The participants agree to waive any legal claims against the Organizer, Executive, and other competition cooperating parties arising out of the competition.
• The Organizer reserves the right to amend these competition rules in relation to any matters not explicitly covered.