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Snapdragon® Multiverse Hackathon - Bangalore

Official Rules
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING OFFICIAL RULES CAREFULLY. BY CLICKING “ACCEPT”,
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, FULLY UNDERSTAND, AND
UNCONDITIONALLY ACCEPT AND AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND
ANY DECISIONS MADE BY SPONSOR, WHICH SHALL BE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL
RESPECTS.

Capitalized and/or italicized terms used but not defined in these Official Rules will have the meaning(s)
ascribed thereto in Annexure A.

1. Introduction. These are the terms and conditions (“Official Rules”) for participation in the
Snapdragon® Multiverse Hackathon (“Hackathon”) sponsored by Qualcomm Technologies,
Inc., a Delaware corporation with a place of business at 5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego,
California 92121 (“Sponsor” or “QTI”).

2. Skill-based Competition. No purchase or payment of any kind is required to enter into or win the
Hackathon. The Hackathon is not a prize draw, chit scheme or lottery and it is purely a
competition of skill. The Hackathon is a contest of skill that involves computer application
design and development based on Qualcomm chipset platforms.

3. Dates and Times. All dates and times hereunder are considered under India Standard Time.

a. Phase 1 Submission Period: May 27, 2026 (9:00 a.m.) – June 28, 2026 (11:59 p.m.)
b. Phase 1 Judging Period: June 29, 2026 (9:00 a.m.) – June 30, 2026 (12:00 p.m.)
c. Shortlisting Announcement: On or around July 1, 2026 (12:00 p.m.)
d. Phase 2 Submission Period: July 11, 2026 (1:00 p.m.) – July 12, 2026 (1:00 p.m.)
e. Phase 2 Judging Period: July 12, 2026 (1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
f. Winner Announcement: On or around July 12, 2026 (5:00 p.m.)

4. Eligibility.

a. The Hackathon is open to:

i. individuals who are residents of the Republic of India, age eighteen (18) and
above (“Eligible Individuals”); AND
ii. three (3) to five (5) Eligible Individuals participating as a team (“Teams”)

(each Eligible Individual and Team are collectively, “Entrant” or “you”)

b. When a Team is entering the Hackathon, you must appoint and authorize one of the
Eligible Individuals to represent, act, and enter the submissions, on the Team’s behalf (the
“Team Lead”). By entering a submission on behalf of a Team, you represent and
warrant that you are the Team Lead authorized to act on behalf of your Team.

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c. Each Entrant is responsible for securing any authorization or permission that may be
required from his/her employer(s) in order to participate in the Hackathon. Sponsor may
confirm that such authorizations have been duly obtained at any time during the
Hackathon. In the event such authorizations have not been duly obtained, or a
submission is found to be in violation of his/her/their employer’s policies, Sponsor
reserves the right to disqualify the Entrant or a Submission/Final Submission (defined
hereafter) at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to forfeit an Award
(defined hereafter) if it becomes aware that the Entrant is not permitted to participate in
the Hackathon and/or not authorized to grant the required license (defined in Section 8(c)
below) by proper notification from his/her/their employer. Sponsor disclaims any and all
liability for disputes arising between Entrants and their employers related to the
Hackathon, which shall be the sole responsibility of Entrants.

d. For clarity, it is Team’s sole responsibility to ensure that its Team Lead and all other
Eligible Individuals from the Team have reviewed, understood, and abided by
his/her/their employer’s policies regarding the eligibility to participate in the Hackathon.
Entrants whose Team Leads or submissions found to be in violation of their employer’s
policies will be disqualified from the Hackathon.

e. The Hackathon is NOT open to:

i. Individuals who are residents of any country other than the Republic of India.
ii. Individuals who are affiliated with any government agencies or state-owned
entities.
iii. Individuals who are a Restricted Person.
iv. Organizations involved with the design, production, paid promotion, execution,
or distribution of the Hackathon, including the Sponsor (“Promotion Entities”).
v. Employees, representatives and agents of such Promotion Entities, and all
members of their immediate family or household.
vi. Any other individual involved with the design, production, promotion, execution,
or distribution of the Hackathon, and each member of their immediate family or
household.
vii. Any Judge (defined hereafter), or company or individual that employs a Judge.
viii. Any parent company, subsidiary, or other affiliate of any organization described
above.
ix. Any other individual or organization whose participation in the Hackathon would
create, in the sole discretion of the Sponsor and/or Administrator, a real or
apparent conflict of interest.

5. Hackathon - Phase 1.

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a. Registration. Entrants must register for the Hackathon by visiting

[Link]
bangalore (“Hackathon Site”) and following all on-screen instructions to complete
registration for Phase 1 of the Hackathon (“Phase 1”).

b. Submission Requirements. By the end of Phase 1 Submission Period as set forth in

Section 3, Team Lead shall complete all required fields and on-screen instructions to
complete the proposal submission (each, a “Submission”). Each Submission must
comply with the following “Submission Requirements”:

i. What to Submit: Entrants must submit a proposal that clearly aligns with the
objectives of the Hackathon as outlined on the Hackathon Site.
ii. New & Existing: The proposal must be either newly created by the Entrant or, if
the Entrant’s proposal existed prior to the Hackathon Submission Period, must
have been significantly modified to add the AI models from the Qualcomm AI
Hub or other open-source platforms.
iii. Limitations: The proposal must be the work and/or idea solely owned by the
Entrant. Each Entrant must only submit one (1) Submission; if there are
duplicate or multiple Submissions, only the first Submission would be considered
eligible. Entrant cannot make any changes or alterations to your Submission
after it has been properly submitted on the Hackathon Site. Please double check
all fields in the intake form before submitting.

c. Judges & Criteria. At the end of Phase 1, all eligible Submissions will be evaluated by a
panel of judges selected by Sponsor (the “Judges”) during the Phase 1 Judging Period.
Judges may be employees of Sponsor or third parties, may or may not be listed
individually on the Hackathon Site, and may be subject to change before or during the
Judging Period. Judging may take place in one or more rounds with one or more panels
of Judges, at the discretion of the Sponsor, based on the following criteria (the “Judging
Criteria”). Each criterion will be scored within a scale from one (1 = poor) to five (5 =
excellent), with a total maximum of twenty-five (25) points:

i. Applicability to AI Use Case (1-5 points): Does the proposal clearly apply to
multi-device AI scenarios (e.g., on device inference, real-time processing, web
sockets)?
ii. Innovation and Creativity (1-5 points): Is the idea original or does it creatively
apply existing multi-device AI technology in a new way? Does it show fresh
thinking in how multi-device AI can be used?
iii. Feasibility of Execution (1-5 points): Is the proposal realistic to build within the
twenty-four (24)-hour timeframe? Does the scope and complexity match what’s
achievable in the event duration?
iv. Potential Impact (1-5 points): Could the proposed solution solve a meaningful
problem or open up new possibilities in multi-device AI? Is there a clear benefit
to users or society?

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v. Clarity of Proposal (1-5 points)

6. Shortlisting Announcement.
a. Assuming a sufficient number of eligible Submissions are received, the Judges will select
up to fifty (50) eligible Submissions with the highest score as potential “Shortlisted
Entrants” to advance to the onsite development phase (“Phase 2”).
b. The decision of Judges and Sponsor with respect to the selection and confirmation of
Shortlisted Entrants is final and binding in all respects and is not subject to challenge or
appeal. If a Shortlisted Entrant is found to be ineligible, or if such Shortlisted Entrant has
not complied with these Official Rules or declines to participate in any stage of the
Hackathon for any reason, such Shortlisted Entrant will be disqualified, and an alternate
Shortlisted Entrant with the next highest score may be selected. The final number of
Shortlisted Entrant is subject to change at Sponsor’s discretion.
c. If selected by the Judges as potential Shortlisted Entrants, each potential Shortlisted
Entrant will be notified via e-mail by July 1, 2026, using the contact information
provided at time of registration. Sponsor shall have no liability for any notification that is
lost, intercepted or not received by the potential Shortlisted Entrant for any reason.
d. At Sponsor’s sole discretion, each Eligible Individual of the potential Shortlisted Entrant
may be required to execute and/or provide additional verification documents prior to
advancing to Phase 2. If any potential Eligible Individual of the Shortlisted Entrant fails
to sign and return such verification documents within five (5) business days, such
potential Shortlisted Entrant may be disqualified as a whole at Sponsor’s discretion and
an alternate Shortlisted Entrant may be selected.
e. Sponsor may, at its discretion, hold an optional online session via Microsoft Teams
(“FAQ session”). All confirmed Shortlisted Entrants are strongly encouraged to
participate. During the FAQ session, Sponsor will provide material and/or information
about Sponsor’s company, products/services, technology foresight and visions. Sponsor
will also confirm the date and time, and the venue location for Phase 2 of the Hackathon.

7. Phase 2

a. Orientation. All Shortlisted Entrants shall arrive at the Hackathon venue on time. Before
Phase 2 starts, Sponsor will hold an orientation to introduce the platforms and tools that
Sponsor expects Shortlisted Entrants to use to build their application prototype for Phase
2, such as Snapdragon® 8 Elite, Snapdragon® X Series Compute Platform, and
Qualcomm® Cloud AI 100 (“Platforms”). Sponsor will also announce some
housekeeping items such as the venue opening and closing times, the mechanisms, and
the agenda for Phase 2. All Shortlisted Entrants must depart from the venue after the
closing time per the venue rules or guidelines, but you may continue working on your
application in your accommodation and may bring the Platforms with you to your
accommodation, if needed. The next day, you must return to the venue by the announced
time during the Orientation and bring back the Platforms to continue working on the
application on site at the venue.

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b. Onsite Development. After the orientation, Shortlisted Entrants have twenty-four (24)
hours to develop and build out an application prototype based on its Submission,
leveraging the Platforms. The Phase 2 Submission Period can be extended per the
Sponsor’s discretion to accommodate technical difficulties or other unforeseen
circumstances.

i. Shortlisted Entrants shall submit their final designed application prototype by the
end of Phase 2 Submission Period (“Final Submission”). No closed-source
existing code is permitted; code must be open for consumption and use by all
participants.
ii. If any modification or deviation are necessary from your submitted proposal
while developing the application prototype, you must first notify Sponsor or its
authorized representative and obtain its written consent before implementation.
Any modification or deviation from your Submission without Sponsor’s prior
written consent may result in disqualification or forfeiture from this Hackathon.
iii. By advancing to Phase 2, Sponsor may at its sole discretion, and subject to your
execution or acceptance of all applicable license agreements or other terms of use
as determined by Sponsor, (i) provide you access to QTI Products (defined
hereafter), which may be available at certain locations designated by Sponsor
(“Facilities”) or through remote access designated by Sponsor or its authorized
representatives; (ii) provide certain assistance which may be provided in the form
of access to hardware support, as described herein, to facilitate development of
the proposal into a working prototype for the Final Submission. The term of such
access to QTI Products may be continued through the last day of the Hackathon
as published on the Hackathon Site, although Sponsor may designate a shorter or
longer term of use for any particular Sponsor Products at its sole discretion.
iv. You acknowledge and agree that all use of QTI Products and access to Facilities
shall be limited solely for the purpose of developing the working prototype for
the Final Submission, unless otherwise specifically permitted by Sponsor. You
further acknowledge that there may be other Shortlisted Entrants utilizing the
Facilities and QTI Products during the course of the Hackathon. You shall ensure
that your activities, and those of all persons under the direction or control of you,
using the Facilities and QTI Products to work on the Final Submission and shall
not cause any disruption to other Shortlisted Entrants in the Hackathon,
especially with respect to the use of any shared or common locations and/or
facilities such as meeting rooms, internet connectivity, computing, reprographic
and telecom resources. Furthermore, you acknowledge that you shall be
responsible for the payment of all taxes owed in relation to the receipt of any
hardware or other benefits received pursuant to this agreement / Official Rules
and any other agreement entered into by you with Sponsor or its affiliates in
furtherance of the activities contemplated under this agreement / Official Rules,
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business tax, service tax, excise tax, consumption tax, customs duties or any
similar charges or fees.
v. To receive any QTI Products from Sponsor or its authorized representatives, you
may be required to furnish and/or execute relevant documents and information
required by Sponsor, including, but not limited to, (i) any requested tax
documentation such as the necessary income tax withholding application, form,
residency certificate, and tax code; (ii) any other information requested by
Sponsor or its authorized representatives to permit Shortlisted Entrant to enter in
the Hackathon or this agreement / Official Rules or to facilitate any of the
transactions contemplated herein. Failure to furnish or execute required
document or information in time may result in disqualification from the
Hackathon or termination of this agreement/ Official Rules, at Sponsor’s sole
discretion.
vi. In addition to QTI Products that may be provided to you, you are also
encouraged to bring extra devices powered by Snapdragon® technologies.

c. Eligible Final Submissions shall meet the following criteria:

i. The application shall not include any closed-source existing code; all codes shall
be open for consumption and available to the public.
ii. The application must be provided in a GitHub repository, with the following files
in addition to your code:
1. A README file with the following information:
a. An application description;
b. Names and emails of all Eligible Individuals on the Team;
c. Setup instructions from scratch, including dependencies if
applicable;
d. Run and usage instructions; and
2. An open-source license (please refer to [Link] for
help choosing).
iii. The application must be runnable using your provided instructions.
iv. The application must be capable of being successfully installed and run on the
Platforms for which it is intended and must function as depicted in the text
description.
v. The application must be developed and/or commercially ready to the extent that
it may be deployed on app store or other open source platform for users to
download.
vi. The GitHub repository containing your application must be submitted by the end
of the Phase 2 Submission Period. To submit your GitHub repository as your
Final Submission, you must provide the link to your GitHub repository via a
Microsoft Form submission. The Form to submit with a link to your GitHub
repository will be provided by the Sponsor at the beginning of Phase 2.
vii. (Optional) – The following components are highly recommended but not
mandatory:
1. Tests and testing instructions to verify the app setup;

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2. Notes section containing additional information not covered in the

application description;
3. References used while developing the application; and
4. Well-commented code.

d. Onsite Demonstration. By the end of Phase 2 Submission Period, all Shortlisted Entrants
are required to demonstrate their application prototype in front of other Shortlisted
Entrants and the Judges.

e. Judges & Criteria. By the end of Phase 2 Submission Period, all eligible Final
Submissions will be evaluated by Judges with the following criteria (“Phase 2
Criteria”), for a total maximum of one hundred (100) points. Judges may be employees
of Sponsor or third parties, may or may not be listed individually on the Hackathon Site,
and may be subject to change before or during the Phase 2 Judging Period. Judging may
take place in one or more rounds with one or more panels of Judges, at the discretion of
the sponsor.

i. Technical Implementation (40 points)

Evaluation based on resource utilization, optimization, latency and performance,
and energy efficiency.
ii. Application Use-Case and Innovation (25 points)
Evaluation through the lens of problem solving, creativity and uniqueness, and
user experience.
iii. Deployment and Accessibility (20 points)
Evaluation based on ease of installation and use.
iv. Presentation and Documentation (15 points)
Evaluation based on the clarity of explanation during the presentation, and code
quality and documentation.

f. Tie Breaking. If two or more Submissions are tied, the tied Submission with the highest
score in the first applicable criterion listed above will be considered the higher scoring
Submission. In the event any ties remain, this process will be repeated, as needed, by
comparing the tied Submissions’ scores on the next applicable criterion. If two or more
Submissions are tied on all applicable criteria, the panel of Judges will vote on the tied
Submissions.

g. Winner Announcement & Awards.

There will be a total of three (3) winners for this Hackathon. The winner for the Top
Award (described below) will be the highest score voted by Judges based on Phase 2
Criteria, the winner of the Multi-Device Award (described below) will be the highest
score voted by Judges based on Phase 2 Criteria AND a project that has the best use of
multi-device orchestration, and the other winner of the Team’s Choice Award (described
below) will be voted by all Shortlisted Entrants after listening to each other’s onsite
demonstration of the respective Final Submissions. Limitation: winners cannot be the

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same Entrant; if the winner of the Team’s Choice Award turns out to be the same Entrant
as the one voted by Judges, then the Team’s Choice winner shall go to the second highest
score voted by Judges based on Phase 2 Criteria. On or around 5 p.m. July 12, 2026, all
winners will be announced on-site, with Awards being awarded on site, as follows:

i. Top Award (selected from Judges): One (1) Copilot+ PC powered by

Snapdragon X2 Elite for each member of the team for each member of the team
(MSRP: $1800 USD);
ii. Multi-Device Award (selected from Judges): One (1) Meta Ray-Ban AI glasses
for each member of the team (MSRP: $329 USD);
iii. Popularization Award (voted by all Shortlisted Entrants): One (1) Arduino
UNO Q for each member of the team (MSRP: $45 USD);

(collectively, “Awards”). AWARDS ARE AWARDED AS IS. The Manufacturer’s

Suggested Retail Price (“MSRP”) stated herein are what the Awards will be sold as or are
currently known to be sold for at the time the Official Rules were published and are
subject to change. If an Award value is lower than the stated value at time of award, the
difference will not be awarded. Awards do not include Wi-Fi data or service, which are
the winners’ sole responsibility. Winners will be responsible for all sales and income
taxes on the Awards. No substitution for Awards, except Sponsor reserves the right, in its
sole discretion, to substitute Awards with a different Award of comparable value. Awards
are not transferable or redeemable in cash, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor.
Winners are not recipient of Awards until Winners have been verified and/or notified by
Sponsor on site. Sponsor does not make, nor is in any manner responsible for, any
warranty, representation, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the quality,
conditions or fitness of any aspects of Awards. Sponsor, at its sole discretion, may
disqualify a potential winner if awarding an Award to the potential winner would create a
real or apparent conflict of interest.

8. Intellectual Property.
a. “Intellectual Property Rights”, as used herein, shall mean patents, rights to inventions,
copyright and related rights, trademarks, trade names and domain names, rights in get-up,
rights in goodwill or to sue for passing off, rights in designs, rights in computer software,
database rights, rights in know-how and trade secrets and any other intellectual property
rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications (or
rights to apply) for, and renewals or extensions of, such rights and all similar or
equivalent rights or forms of protection which may now or in the future subsist in any
part of the world.
b. Ownership. All Intellectual Property Rights in the Submissions and Final Submissions,
including any records, reports, documents, drawings, designs, photos, videos, portraits,
graphics, logos, typographical arrangements, information, studies, object and source
code, flow charts, diagrams, sketches, samples, prototypes, slides, rough work, clipart,
proofs, manuscript, concept notes, ideas, strategy, algorithms, software, hardware, code,
developments, outputs, results, technology or other materials arising out of or in
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(collectively, “Entrant Materials”) shall vest solely with the Entrants, except for the
Intellectual Property Rights that are originally owned by Sponsor, its affiliates, or third
parties other than the Entrant.
c. License of Entrant Materials. By registering for the Hackathon, each Entrant
(including each Eligible Individual in a Team) hereby agrees to license all Entrant
Materials under the MIT license located at [Link] Entrants
agree to execute any further documentation requested by Sponsor or its affiliates,
contractors or agents in this regard (if any).
d. License of QTI Products. Sponsor and/or its affiliates may from time to time and
subject to execution of appropriate license agreements, provide Entrants a limited,
restricted, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferable, royalty free, revocable
license to access or use certain software, hardware and/or infrastructure that is proprietary
to Sponsor and/or its affiliates (collectively, “QTI Products”) for the duration of
Entrants’ participation in the Hackathon solely for use in connection with development of
the proposal for Submission and/or Final Submission (“Purpose”). Each Entrant
acknowledges that access to and use of such QTI Products will be subject to applicable
licensing terms and separate license agreements prescribed by the relevant licensing
entity, and all use of QTI Products shall solely be for the Purpose. All rights, title and
interests, including Intellectual Property Rights, in the QTI Products shall vest solely with
Sponsor and/or its affiliates. Sponsor or the relevant licensors may at any time revoke the
license without any further liability to the Entrant or any other party. For the avoidance of
doubt, any use of QTI Products after termination or expiration of this agreement / Official
Rules or the Hackathon, including as part of any outputs or results of the Submission or
Final Submission, commercially or otherwise, shall be subject to separate agreements
entered into with Sponsor or the relevant licensors or providers.
e. Exploitation of Ideas and Releases. Each Entrant understands and acknowledges that:
(i) “Qualcomm entities”, including Sponsor and its affiliates, have wide access to ideas,
concepts, prototypes, products, code, know-how, trade secrets, plans, designs and
construction information, processes and flowcharts, formulas, manufacturing, techniques,
discoveries, inventions, product specifications, machinery, drawings, photographs,
computer source codes, equipment, devices, tools and apparatus and any other
engineering or other technical information, and other materials, and the same are
constantly being submitted to it or being developed by its employees/personnel; (ii) many
ideas, concepts, strategies may be competitive with, similar to, or identical to content in
the Submission or Final Submission, any prototypes or Entrant materials and/or each
other in theme, idea, workflow, concept, design, format, or other respects; (iii) the Entrant
will not be entitled to any compensation as a result of Qualcomm entities’, including
Sponsor or its affiliates’ use of any such similar or identical material that has or may
come to Sponsor, or any of them, from other sources. Except where prohibited by
applicable law, the Entrant acknowledges and agrees that Qualcomm entities, including
Sponsor or any of the Released Parties (defined hereafter) do not now and shall not have
in the future any duty or liability, direct or indirect, vicarious, contributory, or otherwise,
with respect to the infringement or protection of the Entrant’s Intellectual Property Rights
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of the Entrant relating to or arising out of Qualcomm entities’, including Sponsor’s actual
or alleged exploitation or use of any Entrant Material submitted, created or arising in
connection with the Hackathon, the damage, if any, thereby caused to the Entrant will not
be irreparable or otherwise sufficient to entitle the Entrant to seek any injunctive or other
equitable relief or in any way enjoin, otherwise interfere with, delay, or interrupt the
production, distribution, exhibition, or other exploitation of any production based on, or
allegedly based on the Entrant material, and the Entrant’s rights and remedies in any such
event shall be strictly limited to the right to recover damages, if any, in an action at law.
f. Restriction on Use of Sponsor Marks. Without the express prior written consent of
Sponsor, Entrants shall not make use of any trademark, trade name, brands, logos or other
identifying or associated marks of Sponsor or its affiliates, or publicize or disclose the
existence or terms of this agreement to any third party by any method including but not
limited to any news release, advertisement, publicity or promotional material.

9. Warranties and Representations. By registering the Hackathon, you represent and warrant that:
a. you have reached the age of the majority of the country where the Hackathon occurs and
have the full authority and capacity to enter into and be bound by this agreement /
Official Rules;
b. you are under no contractual obligation or other restriction which is inconsistent with or
in conflict with your required performance of your obligations under this agreement /
Official Rules or which will interfere with the execution of Submission and/or
implementation for Final Submission, and Participant shall not take on any assignments
or engage in any activities which is likely to cause a conflict of interest in relation
thereto;
c. you are not (by virtue of any of your acts and omissions), create any circumstances,
obligations or expectations which a third party may use as a basis to make or hold
Sponsor or its affiliates liable for any claims relating to, or arising from, (i) your
participation in the Hackathon; (ii) your use of the Facilities or QTI Products; or (iii) your
use of any products and/or services in connection with the Hackathon that are not
provided by Sponsor or its affiliates;
d. you agree to be fully responsible for any damage, loss or liability caused as a result of
any of your acts or omissions in connection with the Hackathon, including due to any
negligence. Upon request from Sponsor or its affiliates, you agree to replace, repair or
pay for any damaged or lost equipment, components/parts or other QTI Products supplied
by Sponsor or its authorized representatives;
e. you agree to be in full compliance of (i) all applicable domestic and international laws
and regulations; (ii) Sponsor’s policies and procedures provided or made available to you,
including without limitation those relating to codes of conduct, ethical behavior, Internet
connectivity, security, export control, and the protection and use of intellectual property.
Sponsor shall be entitled to require replacement or removal of any person from Facilities
for any reason at its sole discretion, including without limitation, misconduct or violation
of policies or procedures; and (iii) all applicable terms of use and license terms and
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undertaken solely within the presence of certain designated Sponsor personnel, at

Sponsor or its affiliates’ discretion;
f. except for QTI Products, all Entrant Materials are the original works created solely by
Entrant or have been properly licensed from the rights owner(s), and not violating or
infringing any third party rights, including without limitation, third party Intellectual
Property Rights;
g. in the event any Entrant Materials rely on, incorporate or otherwise uses any third party
material, including music, trademarks, logos, or any copyrighted material, the Entrant
shall disclose all details regarding such third party materials to Sponsor at the time of
submission and shall ensure it has obtained all of the rights, licenses, permissions and
releases in writing from any such third party for use of the material in connection with the
Entrant Materials and for the purposes of the Hackathon;
h. the Entrant Materials shall comply with these Official Rules and all criteria and
guidelines prescribed or otherwise promulgated by or on behalf of Sponsor and shall not
violate any applicable law or regulation ;
i. Sponsor will not be required to pay or incur any sums to any person or entity in
connection with the Entrant Materials;
j. the Entrant Materials do not defame, misrepresent, or contain disparaging remarks or any
other content which could adversely affect the name, reputation or goodwill of Sponsor,
its affiliates, or any other individuals and/or entities;
k. Entrant Materials do not contain pornographic or obscene content, hateful content of any
kind, content which promotes violence or harm to another living creature, or any other
offensive or inappropriate content;
l. the Entrant Materials do not include threats of any kind or any content that may
intimidate, harass, or bully anyone;
m. the Entrant Materials do not contain any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, spyware or other
disabling devices or harmful or malicious code.

10. Publicity Release. Entrants agree that Sponsor and its affiliates, contractors and agents shall have
the right to promote Entrant Materials but without obligations to do so, and use of the name,
location, photograph, graphic, logo, likeness, voice and image of all individuals contributing to
Entrant Materials, in any materials promoting or publicizing the Hackathon and its results, during
the Hackathon and for three (3) years following the Winner Announcement, throughout the world
in any and all media without additional compensation, notification, release, or permission.
Sponsor may request that Entrants participate in promotional activities, case studies and/or other
marketing activities in connection with the Hackathon, and Entrants agree to use their best efforts
to participate in such activities and case studies and agree to comply with all applicable
sponsorship and disclosure laws and regulations when participating in any of such activities.
Entrants irrevocably consent to and authorize Sponsor and its agents to film, videotape, digitally
record and/or photograph Entrants in connection with the Hackathon (the “Recordings”).
Sponsor and its agents may edit and/or include Recordings, in its sole discretion, in one or more
visual, audio and/or audio-visual programs or programming segments prepared by or on behalf of
Sponsor and/or its affiliates (“Programming”) and to use, reproduce, distribute, exhibit, perform
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media whether now known or hereinafter devised throughout the world, in perpetuity and for any
purpose or use whatsoever as designated by Sponsor and/or its affiliates. Entrants understand and
agree that Entrants shall not be entitled to any compensation with respect to the Recordings or
any Programming. Entrants hereby expressly waive and release each of the Sponsor, its affiliates,
agents and authorized representatives, and each of its employees, successors, assigns, licensors
and licensees from and against any and all claims which Entrants may have relating to invasion of
privacy (including personal data), publicity, defamation, infringement of copyright (including
moral rights) or any other claim or cause of action arising out of (a) the production, use,
distribution, exhibition, advertising, promotion or other exploitation of any Programming, and (b)
any and all portions of the Recordings, whether or not included in any Programming.

11. Disclaimer. Sponsor may, at its discretion, provide consultation or advice to you in connection
with the development of the working prototype or otherwise in relation to the Hackathon. You
acknowledge that Sponsor does not guarantee that access to such personnel will be given and
Sponsor makes no assurances that any such granted access will continue or that specific personnel
will be made available to you. You further acknowledge that any advice or consultation provided
by Sponsor’s personnel is for informational purposes only and does not and will not ensure any
specific result in the Hackathon. Any and all Facilities, QTI Products, and advice and
consultation related to the Hackathon provided by Sponsor or its affiliates, agents or authorized
representatives (collectively, “QTI Deliverables”) are provided solely on a non-exclusive basis to
you. You acknowledge and agree that Sponsor or its authorized representatives may
simultaneously provide the same or equivalent QTI Deliverables to others, including to other
Entrants involved in this Hackathon. ALL QTI DELIVERABLES ARE PROVIDED ON AN
“AS-IS” BASIS WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SPONSOR DOES NOT IN ANY MANNER REPRESENT,
WARRANT OR GUARANTEE THAT ANY OF THE QTI DELIVERABLES ARE ERROR-
FREE OR WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROWTH OR SUCCESS OF THE BUSINESS OF
YOU IN ANY MANNER OR RESULT IN ANY ASSURED OUTPUTS FOR THE FINAL
SUBMISSION. IN ADDITION, YOU AGREE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS ONLY
PERMITTED TO ACCESS AND USE THE FACILITIES FOR A LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME
AS QTI DESIGNATES TO FACILITATE THE FINAL SUBMISSION, AND SUCH ACCESS
DOES NOT IN ANY MANNER CREATE, INDICATE, GRANT, VEST OR PROVIDE ANY
RIGHTS OR INTERESTS, INCLUDING ANY RIGHT OF ACCESS OR CONTINUED USE,
WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF SUCH FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE CREATION OF ANY
TENANCY OR ANY OTHER FORM OF PROPERTY RIGHT.

12. Liability Release. Each Entrant agrees that, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable laws,
officers, directors, and employees of Sponsor or its parent, subsidiary, and affiliated companies,
and each of their respective officers, directors, employees or contractors involved in the
Hackathon (collectively “Released Parties”): (i) shall not be responsible for or liable for, and are
hereby released from any and all costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind in connection with
the Hackathon or otherwise, including without limitation, death and/or bodily injury, due in whole
or in part, directly or indirectly, incurred, sustained, arising out of or in connection with the
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Hackathon activity; or from Entrants’ acceptance, receipt, possession and/or use or misuse of any
QTI Products, Platforms, Awards, or other item of value from the Released Parties; (ii) assume no
responsibility for any damage to any Entrant’s, or any other person’s, computer system which is
occasioned by any websites, platforms, tools, or resources associated with Sponsor and/or its
affiliates, or for any computer system, phone line, hardware, software of program malfunctions,
or other errors, failures, delayed computer transmissions or network connections that are human
or technical in nature; (iii) are not responsible for incomplete, illegible, misdirected, misprinted,
late, lost, damaged, or stolen Entrant Materia; (iii) are not responsible for lost, inaccessible or
unavailable networks, servers. Satellites, Internet service providers, websites, or other connection;
(iv) are not responsible for miscommunications, failed, jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or
misdirected computer, telephone or cable transmissions; (v) are not responsible for any technical
malfunctions, failures, difficulties or other errors of any kind or nature; (vi) are not responsible
for the incorrect or inaccurate capture of information, or the failure to capture any information.
For purposes of these Official Rules, receipt of Submissions/Final Submissions occurs when
Sponsor or its affiliates’ website servers successfully receive the uploaded Submission/Final
Submission in accordance with guidelines provided in these Official Rules; and (vii) SHALL
NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFIT, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF
BUSINESS, LOSS OF GOODWILL, OR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
PUNITIVE OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGES, HOWSOEVER CAUSED, ARISING OUT
OF, RESULTING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND WHETHER
OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSSES OR DAMAGES. Under no
circumstances shall the total aggregate liability of Sponsor and its affiliates under this agreement /
Official Rules, whether based in contract, tort, strict liability or upon any other theory of liability,
exceed the amount of USD one hundred ($100.00) dollars. Without prejudice to the foregoing, in
no event shall the Released Parties be responsible for any Entrant Materials provided by the
Entrant, which shall be the sole responsibility of the Entrant.

13. Indemnification. Notwithstanding the review by Sponsor or any affiliates or the Judges of any
Entrant Materials, and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable laws, Entrants understand
and agree to bear sole liability and responsibility for the content of Entrant Material and agree to
indemnify, hold harmless, and defend the Released Parties for any damages and/or costs
(including attorney’s fees) arising from or related to: (i) any breach or alleged breach by Entrant
of this agreement / Official Rules, including any obligation, covenant, representation or warranty;
(ii) any non-compliance with or violation of applicable laws or regulations related to its
participation in the Hackathon; (iii) any negligence, recklessness, acts, omissions or misconduct
of Entrant related to its participation in the Hackathon; (iv) death or personal injury or property
damage arising out of acts or omissions of Entrant related to the Hackathon; and/or (v) a third
party’s claim or demand relating to the content or any component of Entrant Materials, including,
but not limited to, a claim of infringement by such Entrant Material, of a third party’s intellectual
property rights or privacy rights.

14. Personal Data and Privacy. By registering the Hackathon, each Entrant agrees and consents to
Sponsor and its affiliates, contractors, agents and/or assigns collecting, using, and sharing the
personal information submitted by the Entrant, including name, address and contact information,

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for the purposes of the Hackathon, including administering and conducting the Hackathon and
related promotions. Entrants agree to be contacted using the contact information provided.
Personal data collected by Sponsor and/or its contractors/agents will be handled in accordance
with the privacy policy available on [Link] Sponsor or its
affiliates, contractors, agents and/or assigns will not be responsible or liable in any manner
whatsoever for any acts or omissions or any related obligations or liabilities of any third party in
relation to any data or information of any Entrants.

15. Modification; Disqualification; Termination.

a. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Sponsor reserves the right to modify, extend,
suspend, or terminate the Hackathon at any time for any reason or no reason, by giving
Entrant prior written notice thereof.
b. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Entrant at any time during the Hackathon,
who, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, has been determined to have violated the spirit of the
Hackathon or breached any terms hereof, including without limitation, breach of a
representation (scientific or otherwise) or warranty as provided under these Official
Rules; if Entrant shows no material progress or materially deviates from its original
Submission without Sponsor’s explicit written consent; tampering with the submission
process or the operation of the Hackathon, the Hackathon Site, or the Platforms; acting in
violation of these Official Rules; acting in an unsportsman-like or disruptive manner;
acting with the intent to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of the Hackathon;
or acting with the intent or outcome to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person,
and that Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such
person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Each Entrant hereby acknowledges that it
shall have no right to object to any decision of disqualification taken by Sponsor, which
shall be final and binding.
c. In the event that Entrant is in breach or alleged breach of its obligations under this
agreement / Official Rules, Entrant (including all Eligible Individuals in a Team) may be
disqualified, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, and this agreement / Official Rules may be
terminated immediately as of provision of notice from Sponsor through its
representative(s).
d. In the event of any termination of this agreement / Official Rules or disqualification from
the Hackathon, Entrant shall (i) immediately cease use and possession of all QTI
Products. In such case, Entrant shall first delete or uninstall all QTI Products permanently
(including any documentation, binaries, source codes), and return all QTI Products to
Sponsor or its authorized representative on site or through shipment within five (5) days;
and (ii) promptly remove its equipment and other materials from the Facilities or
Hackathon venue, and shall have no further right to access or enter the Facilities or
Hackathon venue without Sponsor’s explicit consent.
e. All terms and conditions of this agreement / Official Rules which, by their nature or
express terms, are intended to survive expiration or termination of this agreement /
Official Rules shall so survive (including, without limitation, terms relating to the
protection of Intellectual Property Rights, representations and warranties, and any

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provisions relating to the interpretation or enforcement of the terms of this agreement/

Official Rules).

16. Compliance with Laws. Entrants shall at all times comply with all applicable domestic and
international laws in connection with their participation in the Hackathon, including but not
limited to applicable domestic and international anti-corruption and record-keeping laws and
regulations, such as the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and the U.K. Bribery Act, and not
directly or indirectly, offer, pay, promise make, offer, authorize, or promise any payments or
contribution of money, gifts, business courtesies, hospitality or anything of value to any person
for the purpose of influencing any official act or decision of such person in their official capacity,
inducing such person to perform or omit any act in violation of their lawful duty, improperly
obtain or retain business, securing any improper advantage, pay for improper advantage already
secured, or inducing such person to use their influence to affect or influence any act or decision of
any foreign or domestic government official or employee, government instrumentality, political
party, political official, candidate for political office, member of a royal family, or any officer or
employee of a public international organization. The Entrant will strictly comply with all
domestica and international export control and economic sanctions laws, orders, and regulations,
including but not limited to the Export Administration Regulation, 15 CFR Parts 730-774, the
Foreign Assets Control Regulation, 31 CFR Parts 500-599. Subject to relevant laws, Entrant
agrees to notify Sponsor of any violation of this section that has or may have occurred. If
permitted access to any Sponsor or its affiliates’ facilities or infrastructure or systems, Entrants
shall comply with Sponsor and its affiliates’ policies, regulations and codes of conduct as
communicated to them from time to time. When accessing or using Sponsor and its affiliates’
websites, including Hackathon Site, Entrants shall be responsible for complying with any policies
or legal terms on these websites. Shortlisted Entrants shall be solely responsible for complying
with any guidelines, rules, or policies provided by the venue and Sponsor disclaims any liability
of Shortlisted Entrants’ behavior at the venue and has the discretion to disqualify any Shortlisted
Entrants from Phase 2 if Shortlisted Entrants was incompliant with any rules or policies from the
venue.

17. Confidentiality.

a. “Confidential Information” means any information of a sensitive, confidential,

proprietary nature or otherwise relating to Sponsor or its affiliates, including but not
limited to business and/or technical information with respect to operations, business
plans, products, roadmaps, strategies, developments, customers, and/or intellectual
property, QTI Products, Facilities, and any information or details relating to them
(whether or not recorded in documentary form or on computer disk or otherwise recorded
or retained) and whether or not such information is expressly stated to be confidential,
which is obtained and/or received in connection with the scope of this agreement /
Official Rules.
b. Entrants acknowledge and agree that Submissions, Final Submissions, and any Entrant
Material will not be treated as Confidential Information and may be made available to the
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Sponsor or its affiliates. Sponsor does not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to
any Submission, Final Submission, or Entrant Material; and Entrants shall not contain
any confidential information or trade secrets into the Submission, Final Submission, or
Entrant Material provided to Sponsor.
c. Entrants shall treat and retain any and all communications or information regarding the
Hackathon, including but not limited to status/progress of the Hackathon, shortlists,
stages of evaluation, eliminations, as completely confidential and shall not share or
disclose any such information with any third party such as fellow competitors or media,
on social media, or to others without the prior written consent of Sponsor. Entrants agree
that any breach of confidentiality obligations may result in its disqualification from the
Hackathon or other measures as determined by Sponsor.
d. Entrants shall treat all Confidential Information as confidential, whether or not so
identified, and shall not disclose, or permit the disclosure of such information without the
prior written consent of Sponsor.
e. The terms of this agreement / Official Rules are in addition to the terms of any separate
nondisclosure agreement in effect between Entrant and Sponsor, and in the event of any
inconsistency between the terms of such agreements, those terms which are most
protective of the Confidential Information shall prevail. The confidentiality obligations
herein shall survive any expiration or termination of this agreement/ Official Rules.

18. Miscellaneous.

a. Language Requirements. During Phase 1 and Phase 2, all Entrant Materials must be
submitted in English or, if not in English, the Entrant must provide an English translation
of the demonstration video, text description, and testing instructions as well as all other
materials submitted.
b. Sponsor Materials. Throughout this Hackathon, Sponsor and/or its affiliates may elect
(in its sole discretion and without any obligation to do so) to provide information,
materials, products and/or services to Entrants on an as-is basis, solely for use in
connection with the development of the Submission and/or Final Submission, to the
specific exclusion of any other use, subject to applicable terms and conditions and
execution of appropriate agreements by the Entrants.
c. Enforcement. A person who or which is not a Party to this agreement / Official Rules
shall not have any right to enforce any provision of this agreement/ Official Rules.
d. No Waiver. No waiver, delay or failure by either Party in enforcing any provision of this
agreement/ Official Rules shall prejudice or restrict the rights of such Party under this
agreement / Official Rules, nor shall a waiver by either Party of any breach operate as a
waiver of any subsequent breach. The rights, powers and remedies provided to each Party
in this agreement/ Official Rules are in addition to, and do not exclude or limit, any right,
power or remedy provided by law.
e. Severability. If any provision or part-provision of these Official Rules is or becomes
invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, it shall be deemed deleted, but that shall not affect the
validity and enforceability of the rest of these Official Rules.

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f. No Assignment. Entrant shall not assign any of its rights or obligations under this
agreement / Official Rules without the express prior written consent of Sponsor; any
attempted assignment in violation of the foregoing shall be void. Sponsor may assign
this agreement/ Official Rules without consent from Entrant. This agreement / Official
Rules shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Sponsor and its successors and
permitted assigns.
g. Notice. Any notice required to be given to Entrant under this agreement / Official Rules
must be in writing and sent by email to the email address specified during the registration
process. Any notice required to be given to Sponsor under this agreement / Official Rules
must be in writing and sent either by (i) prepaid registered post or courier to the
Sponsor’s mailing address specified below, or (ii) by email to the address specified
below.

Notices to QTI:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Attention: Division Counsel
Email: QualcommDeveloper@[Link]

with copy sent to Qualcomm Incorporated:

Qualcomm Incorporated
Attention: Qualcomm Legal Department
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Email: marketinglegal@[Link]

h. Governing Law and Venue. This Hackathon is governed by the laws of California, the
United States. The competent courts at San Diego, California shall have sole and
exclusive jurisdiction over any and all legal actions or claims arising out of, related to or
in connection with this Hackathon and these Official Rules.
i. No Relationship. The Entrant hereby acknowledges and agrees that the relationship
between the Entrant and Sponsor (and its affiliates) is not a confidential, fiduciary,
exclusive or other special relationship, and the Entrant’s decision to submit a Submission,
Final Submission, or any Entrant Materials in connection with this Hackathon does not
place Sponsor or its affiliates in a position that is any different from the position held by
members of the general public with regard to elements of the Entrant Materials, other
than as set forth in these Official Rules.
j. Force Majeure. Sponsor shall not be liable to Entrants for any delay or failure to fulfill
its obligations under these Official Rules where any such delay or failure is caused due to
any reason beyond the control of Sponsor. In the event an insufficient number of eligible
Submissions are received and/or Sponsor is prevented from awarding Awards or

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continuing with the Hackathon or by any event beyond its control, including, but not
limited to, fire, flood, earthquake, windstorm, epidemic, pandemic, public health crisis,
disease, virus, sickness or outbreak or other similar or dissimilar natural disaster; act of
God or public enemy; riot or civil disturbance, act of any government or governmental
authority, power failure, satellite or equipment failure, failure of telecommunications
lines or failure or breakdown of plant, machinery or vehicles operated by a third part;
labor dispute, strike, or lockout; actual or threat of war, armed conflict, terrorist attacks,
war (declared, underclared or threatened, explosion, nuclear, or chemical or biological
contamination; or a government imposed mandate of any kind, order of any court or
jurisdiction, or other cause not reasonably within Sponsor’s control such as venue shut
down (each, a “Force Majeure” event or occurrence), Sponsor reserves the right to
suspend or terminate the Hackathon at its sole discretion.
k. Entire Agreement. This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties
and supersedes all prior oral or written negotiations and agreements between the Parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof.

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Annexure A – Definition

Capitalized and/or italicized terms used in these Official Rules are defined below or being defined
throughout the Official Rules.

a. A “Restricted Person” is defined as any legal or natural person (i) listed on a prohibited or
restricted party list published by the U.S. government, including but not limited to the U.S.
Department of Treasury’s “List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons” and
“Consolidated Sanctions List”, and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Entity List, Unverified
List, and Denied Persons List, or any similar list maintained by the United Kingdom, the
European Union or its Member States, or other applicable local authority; (ii) located, organized
or resident in a country or region against which the U.S. government has imposed comprehensive
economic sanctions or an embargo; this currently includes Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and
the Crimea and so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic regions of
Ukraine, but may be amended over time; (iii) owned (50% or more in the aggregate) or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by a person or entity described in (i) or (ii) herein; or (iv)
otherwise the target of U.S. sanctions (collectively, “Restricted Persons”).

b. “Agents” include individuals or organizations are acting on behalf of, and at the direction of,
a Promotion Entity through a contractual or similar relationship.

c. “The members of Individual’s Immediate Family” include the individual’s spouse, children
and stepchildren, parents and stepparents, and siblings and stepsiblings.

d. “The members of an individual’s household” include any other person that shares the same
residence as the individual for at least three (3) months out of the year.

e. An “Affiliate” is: (a) an organization that is under common control, sharing a common majority
or controlling owner, or common management; or (b) an organization that has a substantial
ownership in, or is substantially owned by the other organization.

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