Rules 

ISP Innovation Challenge 2020

This Challenge is organized by ISP. The aim of these Rules is to set out the terms and conditions governing your participation in the Challenge. By registering for this Challenge, you fully and unconditionally agree to comply with these Rules.  If you do not agree with any of these Rules, please do not register for this Challenge and do not submit an entry. 

1.Term

This Challenge begins on Sep 25, 2020 and will end on Oct 23, 2020. The precise ending time will be shared later and the Rules will be updated accordingly.

The Challenge will be accessible 24 hours a day on the dedicated Challenge website at:

https://www.theglobalexec.com/isp-hackathon

AGREEING TO THE RULES

2.1 Any eligible person who is registered on the Challenge website and enrolls to participate in the Challenge (“Participant,” alternatively “you”), is required to review and accept these Rules. By accessing and accepting these Rules, you:

fully and unconditionally agree to comply with these Rules. Each Participant must express their agreement to the Rules including treatment of their personal data pursuant to ISP’s Privacy Notice and Privacy Policy defined and referenced in Section 14.2 below by checking online boxes while enrolling for the Challenge.

2.2. In case you ignore or fail to follow these Rules, you will be immediately disqualified from the Challenge and deemed ineligible from any prize.

REGISTRATION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE CHALLENGE

3.1. To take part in the Challenge, you must complete the registration to the Challenge at the Challenge Travel Zone by Oct 5, 2020 at 23:59 (11:59 p.m.)

3.2. To register, the Participant must first have created a user account on the Challenge Travel Zone and must have truthfully and accurately completed required information, such as full name, email address, etc.

3.3. Any registration based on inaccurate, false or incomplete information will result in the Participant’s disqualification. Refusing the collection, recording and use of your personal data that is strictly necessary to performing the Challenge will result in your disqualification as the Participant. You, as the Participant, are solely responsible for the information you provide during registration. Any intentional or non-intentional mistake, anomaly or inconsistency regarding this information may result in the Participant’s disqualification. ISP reserves the right to proceed with all necessary verifications regarding the Participant’s identity, postal and/or email address.

3.4. Deletion of a Participant’s user account on the Challenge Travel Zone will be deemed as a withdrawal from the Challenge. In this case, the Participant, regardless of whether the deletion was a result of the Participant’s personal act or not, will not participate in the Challenge, and will not obtain any compensation.

3.5. Registration for and participation in the Challenge is free, with no purchase or payment obligation necessary.

ELIGIBILITY

4.1. This Challenge is open and offered solely to:

This Challenge is open to all ISP employees and members of their families, friends or any external participants invited to join the Challenge by any ISP employee.

4.2. All the documents that may confirm the Participant’s eligibility will be required prior to awarding any prizes (e.g., identification document, student card, company registration document, etc.).

PURPOSE OF THE CHALLENGE AND PARTICIPATION

5.1. The goal of the Challenge is for Participants to submit contributions (or projects) meeting the requirements determined by ISP in the Challenge brief, and that are formalized by deliverables. The brief includes information regarding various deadlines, details of the prizes, ISP requirements, etc. (the “Brief”). The Brief is accessible through the Challenge website.

DELIVERABLES

6.1. During the Challenge, Participants may upload any documents or other materials (such as texts, presentations, videos, etc.) relating to their project to the Challenge dedicated MS teams in response and as a solution to ISP’s Challenge (the “Deliverables”).

6.2. To be eligible, Deliverables must (i) address the specific issue set out in the Brief, (ii) be in a common digital format, such as, DOC, DOCX, PDF, PPT, PPTX, KEY, ODT, MP3, MPEG, MOV, MP4, and (iii) be in English only and in general terms must comply with these Rules. If a Deliverable cannot be downloaded, is not in the right format or is incompatible, illegible, or unintelligible, the Deliverable will be disqualified.

6.3. By submitting a Deliverable, each Participant represents and warrants that:

The Deliverable exclusively includes contributions from a registered Participant.

Otherwise, if any content from a third party has been used in the development of the Deliverable, all rights, authorizations, and agreements necessary to submit the Deliverable and grant the rights mentioned herein have been obtained;

No individual and/or entity other than the Participant is entitled to claim any rights from the use of the Deliverable and ISP is hereby granted to use the Deliverable for the Challenge;

The content and/or use of the Deliverable does not and will not infringe or violate any rights of any third party or entity, including, without limitation, intellectual property rights, privacy, competition law, confidentiality, or any contractual or extracontractual right; and

The Deliverables will not include any sensitive personal data regarding any Participant or third party.

6.4.The existence of unattributed third-party contributions in the Deliverable and/or any other breach of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.3 will result in the disqualification of the Deliverable and the related Participants. All Deliverables suspected of any breach or violation of law(s) and/or any third party’s right will be ineligible for the Challenge.

6.5. Each Participant is responsible for and must bear any costs or expenses associated with preparing and submitting Deliverables. Each Participant assumes all risk of damaged, lost, late, incomplete, invalid, incorrect or misdirected Deliverables. ISP bears no obligation to notify the relevant Participants of non-conforming Deliverables or return the same to the senders.

CHALLENGE PROCESS

7.1. Challenge process is as follows:

a. Final Round. All participants are required to upload a Deliverable on the Challenge dedicated MS Teams channel for this Final Round by Thursday, October 22nd, midnight 00.00.

b. Deliverable. If a Participant does not upload a Deliverable in the Challenge dedicated MS Teams channel before the deadline, this will be considered as a withdrawal from the Challenge.

c. Selection Criteria. Deliverables will be judged according to the Selection Criteria, described in Section 7.2.(e) below. You agree and acknowledge that the Challenge relies on your creativity, capacity, ability, and ingenuity to solve difficult problems. The Challenge does not depend, even partially, on chance or luck, and therefore should not be considered as a lottery. Under no circumstances are factors such as appearance, religion, membership in a trade union, political opinions or sexual orientation considered.

d. Notification to Participants. Once the selection has been completed, Participants will be notified by email, phone, or by other means, at ISP’s discretion. The Challenge winner decided by the final jury will be announced on the day that presentations of Grand Final are made and will identify the Participants that are finalists.

7.2. Grand Final will proceed as follows:

The Final Round consists of an oral presentation of the selected projects by the Participants. Participants are required to upload Deliverables to the Challenge dedicated MS Teams channel before the Final Round.

Participants must prepare Deliverables which meet the specifications set out in Section 6 and which include:

A presentation of their project in PPT or PDF format consisting of about ten (10) slides.

The Deliverables should include the addressed problem, proposed solution, its impact and business model.

More details regarding the required content of the Deliverables will be shared at a later date in the Rules and on the Challenge website.

d. Participants will be assigned one mentor who will assist in improving the Deliverables submitted for the Grand Final by providing feedback.

e. This document will be used as a presentation document during the oral presentation given by the Participants involved in the project.

f. At the end of the Grand Final, the jury will choose the winning project of the Challenge and the Participant(s) who proposed the winning project (“Challenge Winner(s)”).

PRIZES

8.1. The prizes to be awarded to Challenge Winner(s) are subject to all of the following restrictions. The prizes are awarded to the Challenge Winners and are subject to compliance with the following cumulative conditions:

The Deliverables comply with Section 6 (“Deliverables”);

Each Challenge Winner complies with Sections 9 to 11; and

It can be proven that the Challenge Winners fulfill the conditions of eligibility of Section 4.

No prize will be awarded to the Challenge Winners who do not fulfill the above.

8.2. Subject to these Rules, once confirmed by ISP, the winner(s) will receive the following:

1st place

2 month acceleration program during which the winning team will be provided with mentors, tailored training from QED and support from ISP management to bring the concept to launch. 

Additionally the winners will receive a 1 month membership at Opero including free entrance to all the inspiration events organized that month.

8.3. The appointment of the number of Challenge Winners and attribution of the Proof of Concept will be decided during the Final Round and remains at ISP’s sole discretion.

8.4. No assignment or transfer of prizes by a Challenge Winner to anyone is allowed. If a potential Challenge Winner cannot be practically reached by ISP, is unable to accept the prize or any portion of the prize for any reason, ISP shall have no further obligation to such potential Challenge Winner. ISP will not replace any lost or stolen prizes after being awarded to a Challenge Winner. A Challenge Winner will accept the prize “as it is.” ISP disclaims any warranties regarding the prizes.

8.5. In the event a Participant (a Challenge Winner) cannot be practically reached by ISP, by email or by phone, for more than one (1) month after the first attempt at contact, he/she will be deemed as having waived their right to claim the prize and will not be entitled to any prize or any kind of compensation.

8.6. If the prize as initially planned is unavailable, ISP will be free to substitute another prize of similar value. Any such decision is at ISP’s sole discretion.

8.7. Any Participant who does not fulfil the conditions of Participation as provided in the Rules during their registration and/or at any time during the Challenge will be summarily disqualified from the Challenge without prior notice and will not be entitled to any prize. On the assumption that a prize is awarded to a Participant who does not meet the conditions of participation to the Challenge set forth in this Rules when registering or throughout the duration of the Challenge, ISP reserves the right to require the Participant to return the awarded prize.

COMMUNICATION

9.1. The Participant acknowledges and consents to the fact that ISP may communicate at a global level and for the duration of the Challenge and for a period of one (1) year following the Grand Final using the Challenge for publicity, including for ISP’s advertising or other marketing purposes (by any means and through any format (website, advertising banners, social networks, newsletter, press release, etc.) now known or unknown to date, free of charge or consideration to the Participant.

9.2. Such use does not entitle the Challenge Winner to any other payment than the prize he/she received.

9.3. The Sponsor agrees to cease using the elements in connection with the Participant set forth in Section 9.1 at the end of the period set forth in Section 9.1.

CONFIDENTIALITY

10.1. ISP has no obligation to keep the information contained in the Deliverables confidential. In general terms, when submitting any Deliverables, each Participant understands, agrees and accepts that any information contained therein may be publicly disclosed by ISP.

10.2. If you are a Challenge Winner, ISP may request that you execute a confidentiality/non-disclosure agreement for the purpose of entering into negotiations regarding the further development of your project, as described in your Deliverables. Such confidentiality/non-disclosure agreement will be directed to your Deliverables and all intellectual property that it may contain. Refusal to enter into such agreement may result in your project’s disqualification from further consideration.

10.3. Furthermore, each Participant acknowledges that ISP may currently or in the future be developing information internally, or receiving information from other parties, that is similar to the information contained in any of the projects. Accordingly, nothing herein shall prohibit ISP from independently acquiring, developing, or having developed for it, products, concepts, systems, services, or techniques that are similar to or compete with the products, concepts, systems or techniques contemplated by or embodied in any Deliverable.

10.4. Each Participant recognizes and understands that other Participants, individuals or entities may have provided ISP or others, or made public, or may in the future submit, or make public, content that is the same or similar to any piece of information contained in any of the projects. Hence, the Participant acknowledges, agrees and accepts that ISP shall have the right to use such same or similar materials, and that the Participant will not be entitled to any compensation arising from ISP’s use of such materials.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

11.1. For the purposes of this section,

"Intellectual Property Rights" refers to any copyright or other rights over a brand, a design or a model, a patent and, more generally, any element (including trade secrets and know-how), that may be protected by national and/or international laws or conventions on intellectual property;

“Previous Rights” refer to any Intellectual Property Rights held by the Participants before the start date of the Challenge; and

“Creations” refer to any software (including source and object code software), database, technical specifications, text, character, work of art, design, model, information, knowledge, method, process or product, as well as any resulting elements and/or processes likely or otherwise to be protected according to national and/or international laws or conventions on intellectual property developed by any Participant as a part of any submitted Deliverable throughout the Challenge.

11.2. Warranty of non-infringement. When submitting any Deliverable, at any stage of the Challenge, each Participant guarantees to ISP that:

He/she is the co-owner and/or co-holder of the Intellectual Property Rights regarding all or part of the Creations contained in the Deliverables submitted at any stage of the Challenge;

He/she has obtained all rights and permissions regarding all pre-existing Creations and any elements of the Deliverables for which he/she does not hold the relevant rights;

His/her contribution is original and unprecedented;

It does not infringe upon the copyright or any Intellectual Property Rights of any third party;

All the elements of which his/her submissions are formed, as well as all pieces of contributions and information communicated in the submission presentation documents are accurate, reliable and complete; and

The submission of the relevant Deliverables does not constitute an act of unfair competition of any kind.

11.3 It is compulsory for Participants to indicate the source of any pre-existing Creations of whichever nature and on whichever support that are included in any submitted Deliverable. Any Deliverable involving several Participants constitutes a collaborative work and it should be treated as such in accordance with the applicable regulation in force.

11.4. Liability. ISP cannot be held liable for any infringement of the above provisions by Participants. Each Participant must indemnify Sponsor against any disturbance, action, claim, opposition and demand or eviction attempt from any third party in connection with any Creation in the Deliverables (Intellectual Property Rights included).

11.5. Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights: By submitting Deliverables and participating in this Challenge, you are not granting the Sponsor any rights to any Intellectual Property Rights supporting all or part of the Deliverables subject to Sections 6.3 (iii) and 9.1, and the Sponsor makes no claim to ownership of your Deliverables or any intellectual property that it may contain.

MODIFICATION OF RULES, SUSPENSION AND CANCELLATION OF THE CHALLENGE

12.1. Update of the Rules. ISP reserves the right to amend these Rules at any time, including the Challenge duration in case of operational imperatives, without prior notice to Participants regarding the enforcement or the validity of these amendments. Participants are encouraged to consult these Rules regularly. Participants expressly waive all claims or disputes related to any amendment to these Rules by ISP.

12.2. Should any paragraph of these Rules be declared or judged illegal, unenforceable or void by a court decision, the paragraph in question will be considered null and void, but all other unaffected paragraphs will be enforced within the limits of the law.

12.3. Challenge Cancellation or Suspension. ISP reserves the right in its sole discretion, to (i) cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Challenge and these Rules, for any reason, at any time and without any liability, and (ii) to limit or restrict participation in the Challenge. ISP will not be held liable for the modification, cancellation or suspension of the Challenge and no compensation or remuneration will be due to the Participants.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

13.1. ISP will in no way be held liable in the event of breakdown or failure, regardless of the cause, of any telecommunications network used that causes Participants difficulty in or prevents Participants from identifying themselves on or gaining access to the Challenge website, Travel Zone, Challenge dedicated MS Teams channel.

13.2. Participation in the Challenge implies acknowledgment and acceptance of the characteristics, limits, and risks of the internet and related technologies, particularly with regards to performance, response time, security of software and computer equipment against various potential attacks, such as viruses, logic bombs or Trojans, and loss or misuse of data. As a result, ISP will not be held liable in any way for any damage incurred by Participants arising from these characteristics, limits and risks, which Participants accept by registering and taking part in the Challenge.

13.4. ISP will not, in any case, be held liable for damages resulting from faults with or delays in the submission of Deliverables by Participants, including refusal to accept these Deliverables as a consequence of their submission outside the deadlines set out in the Rules, from faults with or delays to the sending of any emails by the Participant sent as part of the Challenge, or from any alterations made to the Deliverables independently of ISP.

13.5. ISP will not be held liable for the consequences of a Participant’s disqualification from the Challenge as a result of their violation of these Rules.

PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION

14.1. Participation in the Challenge requires the communication of the Participant's personal data ("Personal Data"). ISP will receive the Personal Data and Personal Data will be used only for the purpose of the Challenge by ISP, etc.

14.2. Participant’s personal data is subject to processing consistent with ISP’s privacy notice which can be found at https://travelzone.studyprograms.com/20-isp-cs-01/registration

CLAIMS

Any Participant’s claims arising from the Challenge should be addressed no later than thirty (30) days following the Challenge end date to travelzone@studyprograms.com. All claims must include: (i) the Participant’s complete contact details (name, address, email address and phone number); (ii) the name of the Challenge; and (iii) a clear and detailed explanation for the claim.