By entering this promotion, you accept these Terms and Conditions.

Instructions and information on how to enter this promotion form part of these Terms and Conditions.

The promoter is Evernode Labs Pty Ltd (ACN 645 920 690) (“Promoter”).

Eligible entrants

To be eligible to enter this promotion, you must be over 18 years of age.

Entrants must ensure that they are legally eligible to enter the event under any laws applicable to you in your jurisdiction of residence or otherwise.

The Promoter retains the right, at its absolute discretion to decline to accept any entry which, in its reasonable opinion, does not comply with these Terms and Conditions, or end the promotion to any further registration applications prior to the registration closing date due to reaching competition capacity.

How to enter

You enter by submitting a project for judging via the form provided above before submissions close at 12.00 PM AEDT on 24th March 2024 (“Entry Period”). Entries received outside of the Entry Period will not be accepted.

To be eligible for the prize, you must submit a video pitch addressing the Judging Criteria described below no longer than 3 minutes in length and in English.

All entries remain the property of the submitting team.

Judging

This promotion is a game of skill. Chance plays no part in determining the winners.

Judges appointed in the Promoters absolute discretion will judge submitted projects in their absolute discretion according to the following equally weighted criteria:

• Relevance and Innovation (25%) Does the product/solution address one of the set hackathon challenges? How innovative is the solution?

• Feasibility & Completeness (25%) Is the project feasible to implement? How fully has the idea been implemented?

• Design and Usability (25%) How good is the design, user experience, and ease of use of the solution? How quickly can it be put to use?

• Impact and Scalability (25%) Does the product/solution have the ability to make a difference? Is it scalable for global implementation or growth?

The Promoter’s decision in relation to any aspect of the promotion is final and the Promoter will not enter into any correspondence regarding the result of the promotion.

Prize and notification of winners

The winning teams will receive a prize as determined by the Promoter. This may vary from the intended prize in the Promoter’s absolute discretion.

Prizes are not transferable and cannot be taken as cash (except for the cash aspect).

The Promoter will announce the winning groups at the XRP Gold Coast closing dinner.

Each winning team member must supply an r-address on the Xahau Ledger for the prize transfer. The total prize money for each winning place will be spilt equally amongst team members

The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any tax implications, transfer fees or the exchange rate applicable for prizes. Any implicated fees associated with money transfer (include exchange fees) will come from the prize money.

Intellectual property

You warrant, confirm, and promise that your entry is original and does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party.

You retain all intellectual property rights you create in your project.

You warrant that you understand that there is no intellectual property in ideas, just the expression of those ideas. You acknowledge it is common for different teams to have the same or similar ideas for a project. By taking part in the promotion, you warrant that you will not make any claim against the Promoter or any other team based upon their pursuing a project with the same or similar idea as yours.

The Promoter has an unrestricted, irrevocable, transferable, right and licence to use your entry for promotional purposes without the payment of any further fee or compensation or further reference to you, and that the Promoter can authorise other people to do any of these things.

If requested by the Promoter, you agree to sign any further documentation required by the Promoter to give effect to this arrangement. To the extent permitted by law, you unconditionally and irrevocably consent to the Promoter modifying your entry as described in this clause, agree that the Promoter is not required to attribute you as author of the entry, and consent to any other act or omission that would otherwise infringe any moral rights in your entry.

Withdrawal from promotion

You may withdraw from the promotion at any time before notification of the winners by notifying the Promoter in writing via email or Slack. If you withdraw from the promotion, the Promoter will remove your entry and will not use your details or entry for media or promotional purposes. If you withdraw from the promotion, you will no longer be eligible to win a prize.

Miscellaneous

Entries which, in the opinion of the Promoter, are incomplete, incorrect or incomprehensible, contain defamatory or offensive content or infringe intellectual property rights are not eligible to win and may be removed from the promotion and the relevant entrant will be disqualified.

The Promoter may, in its absolute discretion, disqualify you if, in the opinion of the Promoter, you breach these Terms and Conditions, engage in dishonest or unethical conduct in relation to the promotion, manipulate, tamper or interfere with the conduct of the promotion, do not comply with the entry process, or conspire with others to gain an unfair advantage. The Promoter may audit you if it suspects you of having engaged in such breach or conduct.

The Promoter may request information from you relevant to entry or participation in the promotion, such as proof of residency or age. The Promoter may, in its absolute discretion, disqualify you if you provide insufficient information, false information or fail to provide information.

The Promoter is not responsible for any late, lost or misdirected entries.

The Promoter is not responsible for any delays, problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer systems, computer equipment or software, technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to your or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from entering this promotion. If such problems arise, then the Promoter may modify, cancel, terminate or suspend the promotion.

To the extent permitted by law, the Promoter is not liable for any loss, damage or injury whatsoever (including, but not limited to, indirect or consequential loss) resulting from this promotion, including the taking of prizes.

If, for any reason, this promotion is not capable of running as planned, including war, terrorism, state of emergency or disaster, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Promoter which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this promotion, the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion.

All costs associated with entering the promotion are your responsibility.

You understand and agree that the Promoter may collect personal information from you when you enter the promotion, and use it for the purpose of running the promotion (which may include disclosure to third parties for the purpose of processing and conducting the promotion), for promotional purposes surrounding this promotion, as well as other purposes, as set out in the Promoter’s Privacy Policy.

For further information on how the Promoter deals with your personal information, please refer to the Promoter’s Privacy Policy.