The Organizer's Rights and Related Matters (For complete details, please refer to the Document Download Section – Participation Consent Form)

• 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.
• Once a team has registered, they must complete the competition (including participation in the Final Review). Withdrawal without valid reason is not permitted. If a team needs to withdraw due to special circumstances, the Organizer have the right to cancel or withhold participation certificates, finalist certificates, and any related awards, prizes, or trophies.
• 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 publicly publish, reproduce, broadcast, display, re-edit, and use their submission (including images, audio, and video) for non-commercial purposes without paying compensation.
• The participants affirm that they hold the copyrights to their submissions and agree to the Organizer and Executive having the right to use the work for academic or promotional purposes. If any intellectual property disputes or lawsuits arise from the work during the competition, the participants shall bear full responsibility for it.
• 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 trainings, finalist boot camp trainings, 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 belong to the participating team. 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.
• The award-winning teams, including those shortlisted in the Implementation Category, must sign the receipt of the award and provide a hard copy to the Executive within the specified deadline to facilitate prize distribution. Failure to do so will result in forfeiture of the prize money.
• Any internal disputes regarding the allocation of prize money among team members must be resolved independently by the team and are not the responsibility of the Organizer.
• Prize money is subject to taxation in accordance with Taiwan’s Income Tax Act:
• If the recipient has resided in Taiwan for a total of 183 days or more within the calendar year, a 10% tax withholding will apply.
• If the recipient has resided in Taiwan for less than 183 days within the calendar year, a 20% tax withholding will apply.
• For winners outside Taiwan, prize money will be subject to deductions for remittance fees as per the banking regulations in effect at the time. Domestic recipients in Taiwan will not incur remittance charges.
• 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.