GE Healthcare Digital Technology is collectively referred to as “Sponsor”, “we” or “us”.

OBJECTIVES

GE Healthcare, is launching the second edition of HACK‘E’LTH, an online hackathon for BE / BTech students across India to be held during November & December 2020, culminating in a grand finale on December 9, 2020 at GE Healthcare Digital Technology campus at Prestige Shantiniketan, Whitefield, Bangalore. At this event, 3rd year / 5th Sem students from colleges across India will compete to develop digital solutions addressing real world problems / challenges within in the Healthcare industry.
Participation in the event is free of charge.

ELIGIBILITY

. If You are currently pursuing your Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Bio Medical, Electronics & Communication & currently in your 3rd year / 5th semester, and if your average CGPA till date is greater than 7.0, then you are welcome to apply for this challenge. If you are from any other branch of Engineering and are keen about software development, then you too are welcome to participate.
. You need to be a full-time student studying in India
. Sponsor may restrict the institutes from where participation in this challenge is sought.

DATE & PLACE OF EVENT

The event will be held in an online mode, and the grand finale is scheduled for December 9^th, 2020, through an online engagement platform organized by GE Healthcare Digital Technology campus at Prestige Shantiniketan, Whitefield, Bangalore. GE Healthcare reserves the right to change the days, time and location of the event due to technical or organizational needs by announcing such changes on the event's official web site, which is http://www.gehealthcare.in/SynerGE_2020.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCEPTANCE AND RULES OF PARTICIPATION

. Registration for the event is free of charge and is open to teams of 2 or 3 individuals. Teams can have a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3 individuals.
. Teams wishing to sign up for the event must complete the online registration form at http://www.gehealthcare.in/SynerGE_2020 with personal details of each team member. Each participant must accept the event regulations and grant consent for the handling of their personal information for the use by GE Healthcare.
. The members of each team are to ensure that the personal information provided upon registration online is true and accurate and must unconditionally accept any and all decisions made by event organizers with regards to the event.
. The admission of teams to the competition is on a first-come, first-served basis
. Each team must be given a name as chosen by its members. Team names must not be connected in any way with the names of companies or registered trademarks or use expressions that incite violence or are discriminatory, obscene, or represent any form of defamation. Failure to comply will result in disqualification.
. The members of each team undertake to present original content and not to include presentations or projects that have previously been submitted to other initiatives / events.
. By accepting these regulations and participating in the event, each participant undertakes, for the entire duration of the competition, to make use of the facilities in which the competition is to be held and any materials and equipment provided by GE Healthcare with the utmost care and diligence and to comply fully with the rules of conduct and safety established by GE Healthcare. Event participants will be held liable for any damage caused to people or property.

PRIZES

The details are published on the website. The top 3 winning teams would get cash prizes as stated below:
. 1st Prize : INR 2,00,000 (per team)
. 2nd Prize : INR 1,00,000 (per team)
. 3rd Prize : INR 50,000 (per team)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Participation in the event is subject to all national, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. You are responsible for checking applicable laws and regulations in your jurisdiction before participating in the event to make sure that your participation is legal. You are responsible for abiding by your institution's policies regarding participation in the event and ensuring that your submission does not violate any policies set by your institution. You are further responsible for ensuring that your participation in the event and your submission does not violate any contractual obligations or other legal obligation You may have regarding confidentiality or intellectual property ownership to your institution. Sponsor disclaims any and all liability or responsibility for disputes arising between You and your institution related to this event.

By making a submission, You agree that (a) your Accounts are complete, correct and accurate and (b) your registration may be rejected or terminated, and any submission submitted by You may be disqualified if any of the information in your Accounts are (or Sponsor has reasonable grounds to believe it is) incomplete, incorrect or inaccurate. You are solely responsible for your Accounts. Registration information is collected and may be transferred elsewhere globally as needed for the purposes of the event and the Sponsor’s business purposes.

Sponsor is not responsible for (a) late, lost, stolen, damaged, garbled, incomplete, incorrect or misdirected Entries or other communications, (b) errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects, or delays in operations or transmission of information, in each case whether arising by way of technical or other failures or malfunctions of computer hardware, software, communications devices, or transmission lines, or (c) data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of Entry materials, loss or other issues related to data such as quality, access or security. Sponsor is not responsible for electronic communications or emails which are undeliverable as a result of any form of active or passive filtering of any kind, or insufficient space in any email account to receive email messages. Sponsor disclaims any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participation in, or accessing or downloading of information in connection with, the event.

Sponsor shall have the right to remove any blog comment or posting related to the event from the event website in their sole discretion at any time and for any reason.

BY REGISTERING FOR THE EVENT, YOU ACCEPT THE CONDITIONS STATED IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES, AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE DECISIONS OF THE EVENT JUDGES AND WARRANT THAT YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENT. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT ALL OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES, THEN DO NOT SUBMIT AN ENTRY TO THE EVENT. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU PRINT A COPY OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES FOR YOUR FUTURE REFERENCE.

SUBMISSION JUDGING CRITERIA

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Sponsor’s Use of Your Submission
BY ENTERING THE EVENT YOU REPRESENT, WARRANT, AND AGREE THAT YOUR SUBMISION MEETS THESE REQUIREMENTS.

For any final Submission to be eligible to win prizes in the event, all Open Source Software or third party code or other materials used in connection with that Submission must be limited to code that Sponsor will be legally entitled to commercially use and exploit in any fashion at no additional cost to the Sponsor and that will not in any way or in any Sponsor use case: (i) create, or purport to create, obligations of Sponsor with respect to the Sponsor’s programs; or (ii) grant, or purport to grant, to any third party any rights to or immunities under Sponsor’s intellectual property or proprietary rights in Sponsor’s programs. Open Source Software that is under the BSD, MIT, Creative Commons – Attribution (CC BY), Microsoft Public License (MS-PL), Python Software Foundation License, or Apache Software License v 2.0 license will be accepted in a Submission (the “Allowable Open Source Licenses”). Other open source software that is covered by licenses that are not in the list of Allowable Open Source Licenses shall not be included in any Submission unless, prior to submission, that particular open source software component’s license and intended use case have been approved in writing by the Sponsor. In addition to the aforementioned requirements related to Open Source Software, all Submissions of Open Source Software must be in material compliance with all terms and conditions of the applicable licenses governing its use (e.g. providing downstream recipients with required copyright attribution, copies of Open Source Licenses, etc.).

SPONSOR MATERIALS

We may provide You, at our sole discretion, computer software, documentation, technical information, technical assistance, testing feedback, training materials, sample code, APIs, software development kits, and other materials, information, software, hardware or services (collectively, “Sponsor Materials”) as part of the event. Sponsor retains all rights, title and interest in any Sponsor Materials, and may suspend or terminate Your access to the Sponsor Materials at any time, without notice. To the extent that we provide You with access to the Sponsor Materials or computer networks, facilities, or software repositories, You agree to use such access only for the event and for no other purpose. You agree not to exceed the scope of access authorized by us to computer networks or facilities. You agree to take reasonable precautions to protect any passwords, badges, or other access credentials granted by us, and agree to report any lost or stolen access credentials or security breach to us immediately.

We grant You a limited, personal, non-exclusive license, during the term, to use the Sponsor Materials solely to develop and test applications in connection with the event only. You agree not to use the Sponsor Materials for any other purpose, including, but not limited to, any commercial product or service offered, leased, rented, sublicensed or sold to third parties or for Your own production use. You shall not use, copy, modify, distribute, transfer, assign, display or otherwise disclose any Sponsor Materials, except as expressly authorized by us. We may provide certain third party software to You under a separate license (including, but not limited to, certain open source licenses), and any use by You of such third party software is subject to the terms and conditions of such licenses.

You may, in Your sole discretion, provide us with suggestions or feedback for additions, changes, or improvements to our products or services, including, without limitation, the Sponsor Materials (collectively, “Product Suggestions”). If You provide any Product Suggestion to us, then You agree that as between You and us, we shall exclusively own any use, application, or implementation of such Product Suggestion in our products and services, without restriction or obligation to compensate You.

Except for the licenses expressly granted herein, each Party retains all right, title, and interest in all copyrights, patents, patent applications, trademarks, trade secrets, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights owned or controlled by such Party before or during the event. No rights or licenses shall be implied or deemed granted by waiver, estoppel, or otherwise.

BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

The intent of the event is to encourage people to suggest their ideas and innovations to Sponsor. Mere participation in this event does not create an obligation on either Your part or Sponsor’s part to negotiate or enter into any business relationship or to sign any commercial agreement.

WARRANTIES

By making a Submission, You represent and warrant that all information in your Submission and all information that You submit via the event Website is true and complete to the best of your knowledge, that You have the right and authority to submit the Submission and disclose the information therein on your own behalf or on behalf of the persons and entities that You specify within the Submission, and that your Submission (both the information and materials submitted in the Submission and the underlying technology/method/idea described in the Submission):

JUDGING

PRIVACY & PUBLICITY:

The Administrator collects personal information from You when You enter the event. Personal data You provide in your Entry in connection with your Entry will be used for purposes described in the Official Rules and used and protected as governed by the Privacy Policy posted on the GE Website at http://www.ge.com/privacy.By participating in the event You consent to the use of personal information about You. If You are a winner, You consent to the use of your personal information by the Sponsor, Sponsor’s Partners, Administrator, and third parties acting on their behalf. Such personal information includes, but is not limited to, your name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, comments and hometown and country of residence. It may be used in any existing or newly created media, worldwide without further payment or consideration or right of review, unless prohibited by law. Authorized use includes advertising and promotional purposes. The duration of your consent is for a period of three years following the conclusion of the event. This consent applies, as applicable, to all members of a Your Team or Organization that participated in the winning submission.

CONFIDENTIALITY:

Sponsor does not wish to receive any confidential information and also hereby state that with respect to your Submissions, no confidential relationship is established between Sponsor and You, the Organization You represented when submitting a Submission, or the owner of any part of your Submission. Sponsor will be under no obligation to supply any confidential information, including without limitation, customer information or data, as part of the event.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:

By entering, You (including, in the case of a Team or Organization, all participating members) agree to be bound by the Official Rules and hereby release the Sponsor, Sponsor’s Partners, Administrator, other event sponsors, and their respective parent, subsidiary, and affiliated companies, the prize suppliers and any other organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the event, and all of their respective past and present officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (hereafter the “Released Parties”) Released Parties from and against any and all liability in connection with the prizes or Your participation in the Event, including any injuries, losses, damages, claims, actions and any liability of any kind (including attorneys’ fees) resulting from or arising out of your participation in, association with or submission to the event (including any claims alleging that your Submission infringes, misappropriates or violates any third party’s intellectual property rights). The Released Parties are not responsible for any miscommunications such as technical failures related to computer, telephone, cable, and unavailable network or server connections, related to technical failures, or other failures related to hardware, software or virus, or incomplete, late or misdirected submissions. Provided, however, that any liability limitation regarding gross negligence or intentional acts, or events of death or body injury shall not be applicable in jurisdictions where such limitation is not legal.

ENTRY CONDITIONS AND RELEASE

GENERAL CONDITIONS