TERMS AND CONDITIONS

LEAP Biweekly Hackathon - Official RulesOVERVIEW Liquid AI, Inc. ("Liquid AI") is hosting a series of biweekly virtual hackathons ("Contest") to encourage the development of local AI applications using the LEAP developer platform. Participation constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules.

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CONTEST PERIOD

Each Contest runs for a two-week period, beginning at 9:00 AM PST on a Monday and ending at 9:00 PM PST two weeks later (the "Contest Period"). Specific dates for each Contest will be posted on hackathons.liquid.ai.

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ELIGIBILITY

The Contest is open to individuals and to teams of up to three (3) people. Participants under 18 years of age must have parental or legal guardian consent to participate and claim prizes. Employees, officers, and directors of Liquid AI and their immediate family members (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) are not eligible to participate. The Contest is void in U.S. embargoed countries and where prohibited by law.

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HOW TO ENTER

To have a valid entry, participants must complete all of the following steps during the Contest Period:

1. Complete the official registration form at hackathons.liquid.ai.
2. Agree to these Official Rules via the checkbox on the registration form.
3. Join the official Liquid AI Discord community.
4. Submit all required project materials as detailed below.

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Limit one (1) submission per person or team per Contest Period.

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SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

All participants must submit the following to the designated channels in the Liquid AI Discord:

• Public Submission: A screen recording (e.g., Loom) of the application and design screenshots.
• Private Submission: A .zip file of the project's source code to verify the use of the LEAP platform.
• Submissions must be original work and must not infringe upon the patent, copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights of any third party.

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JUDGING AND PRIZES

Each Contest will have two (2) prizes of $5,000 each.

1. Grand Prize ($5,000): A judging panel from Liquid AI will select one winner based on technical quality, creativity, and overall excellence, as determined in Liquid AI's sole discretion.
2. Audience Choice Prize ($5,000): Awarded to the project with the most authentic engagement based on the cumulative number of "likes" on public posts on Twitter and/or LinkedIn that tag.

• Anti-Fraud: Liquid AI reserves the right to disqualify any entry suspected of using bots or other fraudulent means to inflate social metrics. The decision of Liquid AI on the winner is final.

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PRIZE PAYOUT & CONDITIONS:

• All prizes are awarded per submission. For team submissions, the prize will be paid to one designated team representative who is responsible for its distribution among team members.
• As a condition of payment, potential winners will be required to sign and return a Prize Acceptance Agreement and provide all necessary payment and tax information (e.g., W-9 for U.S. persons, W-8BEN for non-U.S. persons).

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND PUBLICITY

• Participants retain full ownership of their intellectual property.
• By entering, you grant Liquid AI a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, and display the public portions of your submission for promotional purposes, including in the LEAP Gallery, on Liquid AI's websites, and on social media channels. Participants may request removal of their project from the Gallery at any time.

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GENERAL CONDITIONS

These rules are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.