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T3 Chat Cloneathon Terms & Conditions

1. Organizer

  • The "T3 Chat Cloneathon" (the "Hackathon") is organized by T3 Tools Inc. ("Organizer").

2. Eligibility

  • Open to individuals aged 18 or older as of the start date.

3. Registration & Timeline

  • Registration opens on June 10, 2025 and closes on June 18, 2025.
  • All teams (max. 4 members each) must register here.

4. Submission Requirements

  • Project must be original work developed during the Hackathon period.
  • Code must be published in a public GitHub (or equivalent) repository.
  • Repository must include one of the following permissive open-source licenses:
    • MIT License
    • Apache 2.0 License
    • BSD 2- or 3-Clause License
    (No "copyleft" or proprietary licenses allowed.)
  • Include a clear README with build/run instructions.

5. Judging & Prizes

  • A panel of judges selected by the Organizer will evaluate submissions based on:
    • Technical execution
    • Originality & creativity
    • User experience
    • Code quality & documentation
  • Prizes: total cash pool of ​$8,000, distributed as follows:
    • 1st Place: ​$5,000​
    • 2nd Place: ​$2,000​
    • 3rd Place: ​$1,000​
  • Winners will be announced no later than June 30, 2025.

6. Intellectual Property

  • Participants retain full ownership of their code.
  • By submitting, you grant the Organizer a worldwide, royalty-free license to reproduce, display, and distribute your project for promotional purposes.

7. Privacy & Publicity

  • Organizer collects only contact details and submission materials.
  • Competitors may be asked to participate in publicity (interviews, social media).

8. Disqualification

  • Any attempt to cheat, plagiarize, or violate these rules may result in immediate disqualification.
  • Submissions that fail to include a valid permissive license will be disqualified.

9. Limitation of Liability

  • Organizer is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, or incomplete submissions.
  • To the maximum extent permitted by law, Organizer disclaims all warranties and liability.

10. Use of T3 Chat branding

  • You are permitted to use T3 Chat branding ONLY as far as indicating the nature of the contest. It should be clear to any user of your "clone" that it is NOT the original T3 Chat service. Good faith effort should be made to distinguish your implementation from the official T3 Chat service.

11. Governing Law

  • These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California (USA), excluding its conflicts-of-law rules.