JUNIOR HACKATHON WITH ROBLOX STUDIO
Theme : SOLVING COVID-19
Event Date : Nov 21 2020
Time : 10am – 6pm
Venue : Online via Discord
Price : HK 550 per participant
For Students Aged 10-16
Learn. Collaborate. Build.
Terms and Conditions
Legal Agreement.
These rules constitute a legal agreement between entrants of the ROBLOX Junior Hackathon (hereafter, ‘hackathon’) and Koding Kingdom (Hong Kong) Limited, which organized Hackathon with underwriting support from sponsors and donors (collectively, “Sponsors”). Read these rules carefully before entering the Hackathon. By entering the Hackathon you are indicating your acceptance of and agreement to be bound by and comply with these rules.
Koding Kingdom reserves the right to modify these rules, and entrants will be deemed to have received notification of such modified rules and accepted such modified rules by virtue of such entrant’s continued participation in the Hackathon . Should an entrant not wish to continue to participate in the Hackathon pursuant to the prevailing rules, as modified, the entrant may terminate participation in the Hackathon upon notice to Koding Kingdom.
Eligibility.
The Hackathon is open to individuals and teams who satisfy the criteria set forth in these rules.
Individuals: Individuals who are 10 years of age or older at the time of entry are eligible to enter the Hackathon. Entrants under the age of 18 may be asked to provide evidence of parent or legal guardian consent satisfactory to Hackathon.
Teams: Groups of up to 4 individuals who satisfy the criteria set forth above are eligible to enter the Hackathon as a team (each, a “Team”).
Each entrant may submit no more than one game.
Project Eligibility and Requirements.
Koding Kingdom reserves the right to refuse any entered project for any reason at any time in its sole discretion. All decisions are final.
All content of each entered project component must be the entrant’s original design and creation. Each entered project must not contain any copyrighted works, including, without limitation, images, characters, logos, names and trademarks (other than as owned by the entrant) or code that infringes on any third party rights. Any elements appearing in the project, including, without limitation music, audio, speech/voiceovers, stills, video, supers or other audiovisual materials must be entirely original, created and performed by the entrant, or be in the public domain. Use of any elements, including, without limitation, music, audio, speech/voiceovers, stills, video, supers or other materials that are not original may result in disqualification of the entered project, at Koding Kingdom’s sole discretion, unless entrant has prior written approval from the applicable copyright holders to use such materials.
Entered projects must not contain obscene, indecent, hateful, or other offensive or inappropriate content, including, but not limited to, nudity, pornography or profanity. Entered projects must not contain defamatory or disparaging statements (including, but not limited to, words or symbols that are considered offensive to individuals of a certain race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or socioeconomic group) and must not promote the use of alcohol, illegal drugs or tobacco. Entered projects must not include threats to any person, place, business, group or nation, invade privacy or other rights of any person, firm or entity, or any other way violate applicable laws and regulations.
Entered profiles may be reviewed for content before being judged; however, such review does not relieve entrants from responsibility for compliance with these rules.
Entered projects that do not comply with these rules or that otherwise contain prohibited or inappropriate content as determined by Koding Kingdom, in its sole discretion, will be disqualified and will not be considered for a prize.
Dates, Deadlines and Entry.
This Roblox Junior Hackathon is organized and powered by Koding Kingdom.
Koding Kingdom reserves the right to close registration at any time and to limit the number of entrants.
Judging, Awards, and Prizes.
Projects will be judged by a panel of judges from Koding Kingdom and by considering the following criteria (“Judging Criteria”): (1) originality (uniqueness of concept); (2) creativity (implementation and innovation in mechanics); (3) design style (the impact of the art and how well it fits the game concept); and (4) presentation skills. Application of the Judging Criteria will be at the judges’ sole discretion. The judges’ decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to this Hackathon Challenge.
Prizes are non-transferable and no substitutions are allowed except by Koding Kingdom, which reserves the right to award a prize of equal or greater value should any prize become unavailable for any reason.
All Koding Kingdom, Sponsor, and judging panel decisions are final.
Permissions, Consents, and Waivers.
You hereby grant to Koding Kingdom an irrevocable, royalty free, fully paid, worldwide, nonexclusive license to use, reproduce, publicly perform and publicly display the entered projects and portions thereof in connection with the review, assessment, test and analysis of the entered game in connection with the Hackathon and the promotion of the Hackathon and Koding Kingdom.
Any personal information submitted by you will be subject to Koding Kingdom’s Privacy Policy specified in https://kodingkingdom.com/privacy/. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in such privacy policy, by entering the Hackathon, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information for the purposes of administering the Hackathon, including without limitation for making announcements to you and otherwise communicating with you regarding Hackathon and Koding Kingdom matters, events, and news.
Representations.
You represent and warrant that:
You and the entered project fully comply with all eligibility requirements and all other provisions of these rules.
In preparing the entered game and entering and participating in the Hackathon, you have complied and will continue to comply in all respects with all applicable laws, regulations, and rules (including any applicable rules and policies of your academic institution if you are representing your academic institution in the Hackathon) and have not violated nor will violate any agreement or understanding by which you are bound, including, but not limited to, any confidentiality, employment, consulting, intellectual property assignment, and/or license agreement.
The entered project consists entirely of your own original work.
Neither the entered project, nor the duplication, use, display, performance, or distribution of the entered project, will infringe or misappropriate any intellectual property or other proprietary rights of any person or entity.
Conduct.
Failure to comply with these rules may result in disqualification from the Hackathon. Koding Kingdom reserve the right at their sole discretion to disqualify any individual they find to be (a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Hackathon, (b) violating these rules, (c) violating the rules of service, conditions of use and/or general rules or guidelines of any Koding Kingdom property or service, or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.
Release and Limitation of Liability.
Neither Koding Kingdom nor any Sponsors assume any responsibility or liability for (1) any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries, (2) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Hackathon, (3) any problems or technical malfunction of any network, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by Koding Kingdom or Sponsors on account of technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participants or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participation in the Hackathon, (4) technical or human error which may occur in the processing of entries, or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrants’ participation in the Hackathon.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Koding Kingdom, from and against any and all liability, claims, and actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages and/or losses to persons or property that may be sustained in connection with your violation of these rules or any applicable laws, rules, or regulations or your negligence or misconduct.
ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE HACKATHON MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Delay or Cancellation of Hackathon.
Koding Kingdom reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, extend or suspend the Hackathon should (in its sole discretion) any cause beyond its reasonable control occur, including but not limited to, acts of God, hurricane, war, fire, riot, earthquake, acts of public enemies, actions of governmental authorities, viruses, bugs, non-authorized human intervention, and fraud, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Hackathon.
Subject to change.