Overview | How to Compete | Rules | Active Challenges Official Rules & Regulations No purchase necessary to enter or win. Void where prohibited. Overview Eligibility A Competitor is not eligible for the Competition if he/she is a resident of the Quebec province of Canada. Prizes will not be paid to residents of Iran, Cuba, North Korea, Sudan or Syria. In addition, a Competitor is not eligible for the Competition if the Competitor is on the Specially Designated National list promulgated and amended, from time to time, by the United States Department of the Treasury. All Competitors must be registered members of TopCoder, and must have agreed to these Rules prior to and as a condition for registering and participating in the Competition. Competitors must abide by the Terms of Use of TopCoder's website at www.topcoder.com. Violation of the Terms of Use may result in disqualification from the Competition, and/or further consequences as determined in TopCoder's sole discretion. Current employees of TopCoder and NVIDIA and those involved in the development, production (including prize suppliers and sponsors), implementation and distribution of the Competition and their advertising or promotion agencies, parent companies, service providers, agents, officers, subsidiaries or affiliates, or any other persons or entities directly associated with the Competition and members of their immediate families and/or persons living in the same household as such persons, are ineligible to enter the Competition. Match Structure The Competition shall consist of two phases: the Coding Phase and the System Testing Phase. Coding Phase Each Example Submission is run against the example test cases listed in the problem statement and detailed feedback is provided to the competitor. Each Full Submission is run against a more complete set of test cases which are unknown to the competitor and the competitor receives a provisional score only. The duration of the Coding Phase is two weeks. System Testing Phase The winning competitor will be the competitor that scores the most points across all competitors. Schedule
Prizes
In the event of a tied score, the tied competitors will split the award for each place. For example, if 1st and 2nd place are tied, they would both share the prizes for 1st and 2nd place. In other words, each would receive $1,750.00 (($2,500.00+$1,000.00)/2). Conditions of Participation Competitors must not cheat; all ideas for Submissions must be solely the Competitor's. Unless otherwise set forth in these Rules, Competitors may not collaborate on a Submission. IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE, YOU WARRANT THAT YOUR SUBMISSION:
All decisions relating to the viability of Submissions, the ranking of Submissions and all other matters pertaining to the Competition are within the sole discretion of TopCoder or its designee and shall be final and binding in all respects. By participating in the Competition, a winning competitor releases and agrees to hold harmless TopCoder, its affiliates, subsidiaries, sponsors, advertising and promotion agencies, and prize suppliers, and all of their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents, from and against any and all liability for any loss, property damage or damage to person, including without limitation, death and injury, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from or arising out of participation in this Competition, or participation in any Competition-related activity, or the receipt, use or misuse of a prize. TopCoder reserves the right to limit the participation of any person in the Competition, amend or interpret these Rules or official communications governing the Competition or cancel the Competition for any reason with prior notice. Notices for any such amendment, interpretation or cancellation will be deemed to have been given by posting on the TopCoder website and by virtue of a Competitor's continued participation in the Competition. A Competitor may terminate participation in the Competition upon written notice to TopCoder. TopCoder and NVIDIA are not responsible for entries not received due to lost, failed, delayed or interrupted connections or miscommunications, or other electronic malfunctions, or due to lost, late, mutilated, illegible, incomplete, postage due or misdirected mailed entries. TopCoder and NVIDIA are not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry information, whether caused by persons entered at the web site or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Competition or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this Competition. General Information About Prizes Unless otherwise provided herein, by participating in the Competition, a Competitor acknowledges and agrees that if his/her Submission is selected as a winner, the Competitor will receive a cash award only upon verification of all applicable eligibility requirements. Cash prizes will be paid out by TopCoder (or its designee) in the US in US dollars no later than 60 days following the conclusion of the Competition. Taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winner(s). Prizes which remain unclaimed or undeliverable for a period of six (6) months will be forfeited. As a condition of winning and redeeming a cash prize, Competitors will be required to submit a completed (i) Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability and Publicity Release, unless a notarized copy is already on file with TopCoder and (ii) all necessary tax forms, as appropriate if one is not already on file with TopCoder. In completing the Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability and Publicity Release, a Competitor who wins a cash prize (a) confirms his/her eligibility, (b) represents and warrants that he/she has not cheated, (c) verifies the accuracy of the demographic information submitted to, and contained in, the TopCoder member database, (d) authorizes TopCoder to publicize the results of the Competition, (e) agrees to sign any applicable forms required by tax authorities, (f) grants TopCoder a license to all information submitted during the Competition, and (g) releases TopCoder from liability arising out of any prize won. Providing false information in the registration process or in the required forms described in this paragraph will result in a forfeiture of a cash prize. If a winning Competitor (i) does not reply to such notification or the notification is undeliverable, (ii) does not return the Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability/Publicity release completed and signed within ten (10) days of date of prize notification, or (iii) is not otherwise in compliance with these Rules, the Competitor may be disqualified and forfeit any prize, and TopCoder may, at our discretion, select and notify another Competitor. Participatory prizes and non-cash prizes (if any) will be mailed within one month following the conclusion of the Competition via the United States Postal Service to the address provided by the Competitor in their TopCoder profile as of the conclusion of the Competition. Unclaimed or undeliverable participatory prizes will be forfeited. Competitors who do not submit the required information by the applicable deadlines forfeit their prizes. Please allow 6-12 weeks for delivery. If your prize is returned, TopCoder will resend your prize to a secondary address provided a request is made by the prizewinning Competitor. TopCoder is not responsible for lost or stolen items and will not send additional prizes in the event a prize is not received. License to Submissions Indemnification and Release By registering and/or participating in the Competition, the Competitor agrees to release TopCoder and any Competition sponsor(s), and its affiliates and agents, and the officers, employees, affiliates, advertising and promotions agencies, prize suppliers, and all of their employees, officers, directors, shareholder's and agents (collectively, the "Releasees") from any and all liability or any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the Competition, the use of any Submission, or the acceptance or use of any prize won, except where prohibited by law. Releasees assume no responsibility for incomplete, misdirected, damaged or illegible entries nor for any delayed Submissions or those not received for whatever reason, including without limitation due to internet or e-mail server failure, telephone, human, or other error or for any technical or other malfunctions that may occur including any injury or damage to Competitor's or any other person's computer relating to or resulting from participation in the Competition or downloading any materials during or for the Competition. DISCLAIMER Documents, graphics and other materials appearing at TopCoder's website(s) may include technical inaccuracies, typographical errors, and out-of-date information and use of such documents, graphics or other materials is at Competitor's own risk. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Choice of Law and Forum Severability and Enforceability Privacy By entering or participating in the Competition, the Competitor acknowledges that TopCoder and any Competition sponsor will collect, process and use the personal data provided by the Competitor in connection with and for the purpose of administering of the Competition, including disclosure of names and other information to third parties (e.g., hotels, travel agencies, consulates, etc...). Termination/Exclusion If for any reason the Competition is not capable of running as planned due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, uploads of malicious files or viruses, or any other causes beyond the control of TopCoder which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Competition, TopCoder reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any entry or any individual who tampers with the entry or judging process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Competition and select winners using all eligible, non-suspect Submissions received as of the date of termination. Releasees assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, Submissions. Other A list of winning handles for each Round will be available on the web site at http://www.topcoder.com displayed for at least 3 months after the end of the Competition. TopCoder may assign, novate or subcontract any or all of its rights and obligations under these Rules at any time. The Competition is brought to you by TopCoder, Inc., 95 Glastonbury Boulevard, Glastonbury, CT 06033 Telephone: (860) 633-5540 If you have any questions regarding these Rules, contact us at service@topcoder.com. All trademarks, tradenames, and/or tradestyles used in the Competition are the sole property of the respective owners of such trademarks, tradenames, and/or tradestyles and are used herein solely for identification purposes.
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