ProgrammableWeb APIconquest Contest Official Rules (“Official Rules”)

NO PURCHASE OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE THE CHANCES OF WINNING.  VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW OR WHERE REGISTRATION OR BONDING REQUIRED. SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS. ODDS OF WINNING WILL DEPEND ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ENTRIES AND ON THE SKILL OF THE PARTICIPANTS.

HOW TO ENTER

To participate in the ProgrammableWeb ("Sponsor") APIconquest Hackathon (the "Contest"), each participant (“Participant”) is required to: 1) register for an official APIcon 2014 pass by providing the requested information during sign-up at APIconSF.com, and 2) complete on-site check-in prior to the start of the Contest. Participants must then attend the Contest event starting at 7:00 pm on May 27, 2014 and lasting until 12:15 pm on May 28, 2014 (the “Event Date”) and work individually or with a team to develop a software application  (the “Application”).

ELIGIBILITY

Each Participant must be an attendee at APIcon 2014, and must participate in the Contest on the Event Date.  Participants must check-in for the Contest on the Event Date.

 

If a Participant is an employee of a corporation, government or an academic institution, enrolled as a student or representing his or her employer, government, or academic institution at APIcon 2014, it is his or her sole responsibility to review, understand and abide by his or her employer’s, government’s or academic institution’s policies regarding eligibility to participate in the Contest. If a Participant is found to be in violation of his or her school’s, government’s or employer’s policies, then he or she will be disqualified from participating in the Contest and being awarded or retaining any prize. ProgrammableWeb disclaims any and all liability or responsibility for disputes arising between a student or employee and his or her school, government or employer related to the Contest.

 

All Participants must meet the following criteria: 

 

 

  • Participants may participate as individuals or can self-select into teams and work on an Application.

 

  • Participant is, and each of Participant’s team members is, a registered attendee of APIcon 2014. 

 

  • Participants must complete on-site Hackathon check-in prior to 7:00 pm on Tuesday, May 27. By completing Hackathon check-in, participants are acknowledging that they have read and agreed to these Official Rules.
   

 
  • Participant is, and each of Participant’s team members is, at least 18 years old and the age of majority in your/his/her jurisdiction of residence.

 

  • Neither Participant nor any of Participant’s team members is an employee of Mulesoft, Inc. or its related companies; nor an immediate family member (parent, sibling, spouse, child) of or household member to an employee.

 

  • Neither Participant nor any of Participant’s team members are involved in any part of the creation, promotion, execution or administration of this Contest.

 

  • The Application must be original, and the Participants must have all rights necessary and must not in any way violate any third party’s rights, in developing and submitting the Application. 

 

  • Applications can be created using iOS, Windows, Android or any open-source, non-proprietary mobile or web technology. While Applications do not need to be fully functional given the time constraints of the Contest, they must work to a sufficient degree to enable judging of the Application’s merits.

 

  • You are free to make plans, create wireframes, and brainstorm prior to the Contest.  Except as specified below, however, all code, design, art, music, sound effects, and assets that are part of a submitted Application must be created during the Event Date by Participants only.  The only exception to this rule would be material that is freely available to the public for legal use without restriction.   Examples may include public domain images, Creative Commons music, and certain open source libraries.  Failure to comply may result in disqualification. If you or your team qualifies for prizes, you or your team will be subject to a code review.

 
  • The finalist Applications will be presented to the attendees of APIcon (“Judges”), each of whom will have one vote for the best application.  ProgrammableWeb reserves the right to select up to 30 finalist Applications for presentation to Judges for voting.  ProgrammableWeb will make the determination of finalist Applications based on the judging criteria.
  • The Application may not contain material that is obscene, defamatory, libelous, threatening, pornographic, racially or ethnically offensive, or encourages conduct that may be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or violate any law. The Application must be appropriate for viewing by the general public; appropriateness will be determined by Judges in their sole discretion.
 

SUBMISSIONS

The Application each individual or team submits must:

 

Be created using iOS, Windows, Android or any open-source, non-proprietary mobile or web technology. While Applications do not need to be fully functional given the time constraints of the Contest, they must work to a sufficient degree to enable judging of the Application’s merits.

 

Each Application must be submitted at www.apiconquest.challengepost.com/ and each submission must be accompanied by all required information (including team member names, if applicable).

TEAMS

If Participants are participating as a team:

 

  • When registering for the Contest, the team leader must submit the names, email, telephone number, and address for each team member.   You will not be able to register your team without this information. 
  • Each team member will receive an email confirmation that they have been registered for the Contest.
  • Teams are locked at the time of registration. No further changes to team membership can be made after registration.
  • Each team member must be a registered attendee of APIcon 2014.  Each team member must check in, in person.
  • Each team is solely responsible for its own cooperation and teamwork. In no event will ProgrammableWeb officiate in any dispute between or among any team(s) or its/their members regarding their conduct, participation, cooperation or contribution.  In the event that any dispute cannot be resolved, ProgrammableWeb reserves the right in its sole discretion to make a determination as to the identity of team members or the team representative.
  • By participating each team member agrees to abide by these Official Rules and the rules of APIcon 2014.
  • Any prizes will be divided evenly among team members.  ProgrammableWeb is not responsible for any dispute regarding prize division, dispersal or use.
  • Participants may be photographed and/or videotaped while working.  Participants agree that ProgrammableWeb may use any photographs or videos obtained in this manner for promotional purposes, during or after APIcon 2014, in any media.

WINNERS

There will be one (1) first place winner, one (1) second place winner, and one (1) third place winner.   First place winner will receive US$10,000   Second place winner will receive US$3000.  Third place winner will receive US$2000.   Total approximate value of all prizes: US$15,000.

 

No financial or other compensation will be made for any other use of the Application. Winners will announced live and will be attempted to be notified. Prizes are not transferable; no substitutions are allowed except by ProgrammableWeb who reserves the right to award a prize of equal or greater value. Winners (including all team members) may be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Release of Liability/Assignment of Rights/Publicity Releases. If a winner fails to return by the stated deadline, prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner determined, based on the criteria set forth above. TAXES, IF ANY, RELATED TO THE PRIZE ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER. No responsibility or liability is assumed for damages, losses or injury resulting from acceptance or use of any prize.   All other expenses and costs not expressly listed above are the Winners’ sole responsibility.

 

JUDGING

 

The object of the Contest is to recognize the most innovative and creative Application. The winning individuals or teams (“Winners”) will be announced at Ruby Skye, 420 Mason St., San Francisco, CA, 94102). ProgrammableWeb will announce and/or display that applications should be judged according to the following equally weighted criteria:

1)            Innovativeness (how new is this idea?)

2)            Impact (does this app have the ability to make its users’ lives better?)

3)            Market Viability (does the application show promise of performing in the marketplace?)

4)            Functionality (how well does the application perform the function defined by the participant?)

 

Winners will be determined by the attendees of APIcon (“Judges”).  Because this is a contest of skill, winning the Contest is dependent on the quality and number of submissions received.  ProgrammableWeb will identify and count the votes and will be the sole inspector and final arbiter of these numbers.  No information regarding judging will necessarily be disclosed.  Each participant agrees not to use any form of “spamming”, lobbying or other improper means to increase votes in a way inconsistent with the spirit of this Contest, or any methods considered by ProgrammableWeb in its sole discretion to be unsportsmanlike.  ProgrammableWeb reserves the right to throw out any votes it suspects are improper in its sole discretion.  Participants agree to the Official Rules and the determination of the Winners by the ProgrammableWeb, which shall be final and binding in all respects (including as to the interpretation and counting of public votes).

NOTIFICATION

Winners will be announced at APIcon 2014.  Acceptance of any prize constitutes permission to use a Winner’s name, company information and logo, biographical information, and likeness without further compensation, except where prohibited by law and as otherwise provided herein.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Ownership of the pre-existing underlying intellectual property of the Participant remains the property of the Participant subject to ProgrammableWeb’s rights to (i) use, review, assess, test, and otherwise analyze your Application and all its content in connection with this Contest; and (ii) feature your Application and all its content in connection with the marketing, sale, or promotion of this Contest and of ProgrammableWeb (including but not limited to internal and external presentations, tradeshows, and screen shots of the Contest in press releases) in all media (now known or later developed).  Each Participant hereby warrants that any Application and other materials and information provided by Participant are original with Participant and do not violate or infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity, and do not violate any rules or regulations. If the Application or information or materials provided by Participant contain any material or elements that are not owned by Participant and/or which are subject to the rights of third parties, Participant represents he or she has obtained, prior to submission of the Application and information or materials, any and all releases and consents necessary to permit use and exploitation of the Application and information and materials by ProgrammableWeb in the manner set forth in the Official Rules without additional compensation. 

Each Participant warrants that the Application and materials and information provided do not contain information considered by Participant, its employees or personnel, or any other third party to be confidential, and that the Application, materials and information provided do not violate any laws or regulations. Participant agrees that ProgrammableWeb has the right to verify the ownership and originality of all Entries and that, upon ProgrammableWeb’s request, Participant must submit a written copy of any release or permission Participant has received from a third party granting Participant the right to use such property. Participant understands and acknowledges that in the event a submission is selected as a winning Application, and Participant’s ownership, rights and the originality of the Application cannot be verified to the satisfaction of ProgrammableWeb or is in any other way ineligible, ProgrammableWeb may select an alternate winner based on the same judging criteria.

 

By participating, Participants:

 

  • Understand and acknowledge that we or Participants may have developed or commissioned materials similar or identical to your Application and you/your team waive any claims you may have resulting from any similarities to your Application;
  • Understand that we cannot control the incoming information you will disclose to us or our representatives in the course of entering, or what we or our representatives will remember about your Application. You also understand that we will not restrict work assignments of representatives who have had access to your Application. By entering this Contest, you agree that use of information in our representatives unaided memories in the development or deployment of our products or services does not create liability for us;
  • Understand that you will not receive any compensation or credit from us for use of your Application, other than what is described in these Official Rules.  This provision does not limit any compensation you may receive through us or third parties as a result of your use or marketing or profiting from the application beyond this Contest or as provided in these Official Rules.

GENERAL RULES

In the event of a dispute regarding any Application, ProgrammableWeb shall determine the identity of a Participant in its sole discretion.  By participating in this Contest, Participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of ProgrammableWeb. ProgrammableWeb is not responsible for technical, hardware, software or telephone malfunctions of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled or delayed electronic communications caused by the user or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest or by any human error which may occur in the processing of entries during this Contest. ProgrammableWeb reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any Participant that it believes may be tampering or attempting to tamper with the Contest process or the operation of the Contest; violates the Official Rules; or acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Any attempt by any person or company to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, ProgrammableWeb reserves the right to seek damages from any such person and Participant to the fullest extent permitted by law. ProgrammableWeb’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. ProgrammableWeb reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest (including modifying these Official Rules) if it is not capable of running as planned, including, but not limited to, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other problems beyond the control of ProgrammableWeb. ProgrammableWeb and each of its respective affiliates, officers, directors, agents, and employees will have no liability or responsibility for any claim arising in connection with participation in this Contest or the prize awarded. Each Winner assumes all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by participation in this Contest or use or redemption of any prize.

RELEASE/LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

YOU HEREBY HOLD PROGRAMMABLEWEB AND ITS PARENT COMPANIES, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, PRIZE SUPPLIERS, AND ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION AGENCIES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, SHAREHOLDERS AND AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY "RELEASEES") HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIM ARISING FROM USE OF THE ENTRY. RELEASEES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST, LATE, DAMAGED, MISDIRECTED, ILLEGIBLE, INCOMPLETE, OR MUTILATED ENTRIES, OR FOR ANY COMPUTER, ONLINE, TELEPHONE OR TECHNICAL MALFUNCTIONS, DELAYS OR HUMAN ERRORS THAT OCCUR IN THE PROCESSING, TRANSMISSION OR RECEIPT OF ENTRIES, OR FOR INACCURATE TRANSCRIPTION OF ENTRY INFORMATION, OR FOR ENTRIES THAT ARE STOLEN, MISDIRECTED, GARBLED, LOST OR DELAYED BY COMPUTER TRANSMISSIONS, OR IF FOR ANY REASON, THE CONTEST IS NOT CAPABLE OF BEING CONDUCTED AS PLANNED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INFECTION BY COMPUTER VIRUSES, BUGS, TAMPERING, UNAUTHORIZED INTERVENTION, FRAUD, TECHNICAL FAILURES, OR OTHER CAUSES BEYOND THE CONTROL OF PROGRAMMABLEWEB. PROGRAMMABLEWEB RESERVES THE RIGHT AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION TO CANCEL, TERMINATE, MODIFY OR SUSPEND THE CONTEST. PROGRAMMABLEWEB IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR INCORRECT OR INACCURATE ENTRY INFORMATION WHETHER CAUSED BY INTERNET USERS OR BY ANY OF THE EQUIPMENT OR PROGRAMMING ASSOCIATED WITH OR UTILIZED IN THE CONTEST OR BY ANY TECHNICAL OR HUMAN ERROR THAT MAY OCCUR IN THE PROCESSING OF THE ENTRIES IN THE CONTEST.

PRIVACY POLICY AND USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

ProgrammableWeb reserves the right to use any information collected in accordance with its privacy policy, which may be found at http://www.programmableweb.com/privacy.

ARBITRATION; CHOICE OF LAW

Any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Hackathon, or any benefits received, or the administration of the Hackathon not resolved through internal adjudication shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by arbitration, to take place in the State of California pursuant to the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, then effective, (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with participating in the Hackathon and in no event shall Participant be entitled to receive attorneys’ fees or other legal costs; and (3) under no circumstances will a Participant be permitted to obtain awards for and Participants hereby waive all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased.   The Contest shall be subject to the laws of the state of California. Should there be a conflict between the laws of the state of California and any other laws, the conflict will be resolved in favor of the laws of the state of California.

WINNERS LIST

The name of the Winner will be published on the official contest website at apiconquest.challengepost.com. You may also request the name of the Winners prior to July 31, 2014 by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope making such request to ProgrammableWeb, APIcon Hackathon Contest Winners List Request, 77 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA 94108. Vermont residents may omit return postage.

SPONSOR: Sponsor of the Contest is ProgrammableWeb, 77 Geary Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94108.