Rules have been amended on 4/7/2023: registration phase has been extended to September 14, 2023 23:59 GMT+01.

 

HUAWEI 2023 Tech Arena Ireland

(the “Challenge”)

CHALLENGE RULES

(the “Rules”)

This Challenge is sponsored by Huawei International Pte Limited ( hereinafter called the “Sponsor” and / or “Huawei” which expression shall where the context so admits or requires, include all Subsidiary Companies, all Associated Companies and all Business Units which are part of the group owned by the Parent Company, Huawei Technologies Co., Limited and all Servants, Agents, Contractors, Service Providers and Advisors operating at the request of Huawei).

The aim of these Rules is to set out the terms and conditions governing your participation in the Challenge.

By registering for and participating in this Challenge, you are deemed to have (i) read and fully understood these Rules; and (ii) fully and unconditionally agreed to comply with these Rules. Participants provide their agreement to these Rules by checking a box on the Challenge website (as defined below) while enrolling for the Challenge on the Challenge website. If you do not agree with any of these Rules, do not register for this Challenge and do not submit an entry.

1. TERM

This Challenge begins on May 23, 2023, and ends on September 24, 2023. The Challenge will be accessible 24 hours a day on the dedicated Challenge website operated by AGORIZE SAS (“Agorize”) at https://huawei.agorize.com/en/challenges/irchack2023?lang=en (the “Challenge website”), subject to possible IT maintenance operations. Dates and times in these Rules refer to UK Time (UTC+1).

2. AGREEING TO THE RULES

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

• enter into a valid and enforceable contractual relationship with the Sponsor regarding participation in the Challenge. The registration and enrollment in the Challenge does not set up any subordination relationship between the Sponsor and the Participant, and
• fully and unconditionally agree to comply with these Rules. Participants express their agreement by checking an online box while enrolling for the Challenge on the Challenge website.

Upon the breach of any provisions in these Rules by a Participant, the Participant will be immediately disqualified from the Challenge and no prize will be awarded to that Participant or his/her team.

3. REGISTRATION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE CHALLENGE

To take part in the Challenge, we must receive your completed registration by September 14, 2023, at 23:59h (UTC+1).

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

Any registration based on inaccurate, false or incomplete information will result in the Participant’s disqualification.

Refusing collection, recording, use and/or disclosure of a Participant’s personal data that is strictly necessary in relation to the Challenge will result in the Participant’s disqualification. The Participant is solely responsible for the information he/she provides when registering. Any intentional or unintentional mistake, anomaly or inconsistency, regarding this information, may result in the Participant’s disqualification. The Sponsor reserves the right to conduct all necessary verifications regarding the information submitted during registration on the Challenge website, including but not limited to the Participant’s identity, postal and/or email address. 

Deletion of a Participant’s user account on the Challenge website will be deemed as a withdrawal from the Challenge. In this case, the Participant, regardless of whether the deletion results from the Participant’s personal action or not, will not participate in the Challenge, and will not obtain any compensation.

Apart from accepting and agreeing to these Rules during your registration to the Challenge, you must also have accepted the Terms and Conditions of Use and the Privacy Policy, during the creation of your user account and your registration to the Challenge.

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

4. ELIGIBILITY

This Challenge is open and offered to any individual aged at least eighteen (18) years and with full legal capacity. Each eligible individual can only participate in the Challenge as part of one (1) team submitting one (1) entry only.

All the documents that will confirm the Participant’s eligibility (including but not limited to identification documents) may be required prior to awarding any prizes.

This Challenge is not open to employees and representatives of the Sponsor and Agorize, and the family members of such employees and representatives.

This Challenge is void in countries where it is prohibited or restricted by law.

5. PURPOSE OF THE CHALLENGE AND PARTICIPATION

Participation in the Challenge must be as a team.

• Participants shall form a team (“Team”) of 2 to 5 members maximum. Each Team member must accept these Rules, by clicking a hyperlink through the Agorize interface. The Sponsor may disqualify any Team (and all its members) if one or more member has not accepted or breaches these Rules. It is recommended to have 4 members per team.

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

6. DELIVERABLES

During the Challenge, Participants may upload any documents or other materials (such as texts, presentations, videos, etc.) relating to their project to the Challenge website in response and as a solution to the specific issue(s) set out in the Brief as determined by the Sponsor (the “Deliverable”).

To be eligible, Deliverables must (i) address the specific issue(s) 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, and in compliance 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.

A Deliverable shall satisfy the following requirements:

• The Deliverable shall only consist of and incorporate original work/ contributions from a Team.
• Otherwise, if 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 any grants/ licenses in respect thereof, have been obtained. A Deliverable in breach of the foregoing will result in the disqualification of the Deliverable and the related Participants;
• No other individual and/or entity is entitled to claim any rights from the use of the Deliverable; and
• The content 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, any contractual right, or any other right under applicable laws. All Deliverables suspected of the foregoing infringement or violation will be ineligible.

Participants are responsible for and shall bear all costs and expenses associated with preparing and submitting Deliverables. Participants assume all risks for damaged, lost, late, incomplete, invalid, incorrect or misdirected Deliverables.

7. CHALLENGE PROCESS

Challenge Rounds. The Challenge consists of three rounds:

• Round One. Registrations will be accepted until September 14, 2023, at 23:59h (UTC+1). At the end of this Round, participants will be invited to join the offline Hacking Phase in Dublin, Ireland. 
• Round Two. During this preparation phase from September 15, 2023, to September 21, 2023, at 23:59h (UTC+1), participants will have the opportunity to join a webinar and prepare for the Hacking Phase. 
• Final Round. The registered participants are invited to attend an offline 2-day Hackathon in Dublin, Ireland on September 23 and 24, 2023.

Deliverable. If a Participant does not upload any Deliverable on the Challenge website before the deadline, this will be deemed a withdrawal from the Challenge. The Participant shall be withdrawn from the Challenge, and shall have no rights to obtain any compensation from the Sponsor.

Selection Criteria. Deliverables will be judged according to the Selection Criteria, described below. The source codes in your Deliverables (where applicable) may be uploaded to third-party platforms to be assessed by the Sponsor and/or the Voters (as defined 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.

Notification to Participants. Once selection has been completed, Participants will be notified by email, phone, or by other means of the results of each Round. The Sponsor will be free to alter the dates on which results are released should this become necessary due to the number of projects to be assessed. 

A. Round One

All Round One Registrations must be completed before September 14, 2023, at 23:59h (UTC+1). 

During this Round Two, registered participants will have the opportunity to attend an online webinar to prepare them for the next round of Hacking Phase. This preparation phase will take place from September 15, 2023, to September 21, 2023, at 23:59h (UTC+1)

C. Final Round

Participants who have attended the Final Round or offline Hacking Phase and attend at the final event will be directly notified by email to the address provided during registration. In the event a Participant does not confirm his/her attendance at the final event, the Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify this Participant. This disqualification shall not entitle the Participant to claim any kind of compensation from the Sponsor.

Huawei does NOT pay any travel or accommodation costs for attending the Hackathon in Dublin, Ireland. 

The Final Round consists of a 2-day offline Hackathon happening in Dublin, Ireland on September 23 and 24, 2023. During this offline Hacking Phase, participants will have the opportunity to work with their teams at the provided venue. Huawei/ the venue will pay for the food and drinks. Mentors will also be present during the Hackathon to support the participating teams. 

At the end of the Hackathon, an oral presentation of the project by each of the Participants selected to participate in the Final Round. Participants are required to upload a Deliverable to the Challenge website before the Final Round.

Participants must prepare and present a Deliverable in the Final Round which meets the specifications set out in Section 6 and which include:

• Finalized project
• PowerPoint presentation (no long videos allowed, only quick demos on application/prototype)

This above-mentioned PowerPoint presentation shall be presented by each Team in the Final round during the oral presentation stage in the Final Round.

At the end of the Final Round, the Voters will choose the winning project and will rank the finalists. The final result will be weighted according to the following criteria related to the technical part of each solution:

- [base] Ability to translate user requests into SQL queries
- [base] Ability to execute SQL queries generated and format / formulate answer based on them
- [base] GaussDB SQL dialect coverage
- [extra] Ability to extract data with multiple SQL queries
- [extra] Ability to execute SQL query sequences without user assistance
- [trust] Ability to explain the answer given
- [trust] Ability to explain the SQL query generated
- [trust] Ability to say that answer is not possible
- [trust] Ability to explain why the answer is not possible
- [reliable] The same question gives the updated answer in case of data lake data changes
- [reliable] The same question gives the same answer in case of unrelated data lake changes
- [reliable] The same question gives the same answer in case of data lake schema changes without data change

8. PRIZES

The prizes are awarded to the winners of the Challenge and are subject to compliance with all the following conditions:

• The Deliverables comply with Section 6;
• Each Participant of a winning project complies with Sections 9 and 11; and
• It can be proven that the winning Participants fulfill the conditions of eligibility of Section 4.

No prize will be awarded to winners who do not fulfill the above conditions.

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

A total of USD$10,000 in the prize pool: 

• Grand Prize of cash reward of USD 5,000 for the first team
• Second Place Prize of cash reward of USD 3,000 for the second team
• Third Place Prizes of cash reward of USD 1,000 for two teams placed third
• Certificates of Participation: All winners will receive a paper and electronic copy of the winning certificate, and the top 8 defenders will receive the corresponding certificates.
• Huawei's souvenirs: All participants will have the opportunity to receive great and unique souvenirs
• The students will have an opportunity to  get a 3-6 month paid internship, and could be fully remote/on-site. Students need to pay all the costs if they choose work on-site.
• In addition to the Hackathon Team Prizes, the Sponsor /  Huawei reserves the right at its sole discretion, to offer one or more Students and / or Teams, a special invitation to travel to visit Huawei Head Office Campus, based in Shenzen, China, which invitation may be subject to availability of travel visa and confirmation of travel dates, and subject to such other additional terms and conditions which Huawei may stipulate, as part of the special invitation. Huawei will pay for the Airline Flight to China, pay for the Hotel Accommodation.

Each winning Team may have its own discretion in sharing the prize awarded to it among the members of that Team.

No assignment or transfer of prizes is allowed by a winning Team or its members. If a potential winning Team cannot be contacted, is unable to accept the prize or any portion of the prize for any reason, the Sponsor shall have no further obligation to such potential winning Team or its members. The Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen prizes after being awarded to the winning Participants. All winning Participants will accept the prize “as it is”. The Sponsor expressly disclaims any warranty regarding the Prizes.

In the event a winning Participant cannot be contacted, by email or by phone, for more than three (3) months after the first attempt to contact them was made, 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.

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

Any Participant who does not fulfil the conditions of participation in the Challenge as provided in these 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. In the event that a prize is awarded to a Participant who does not meet the aforesaid conditions when registering or throughout the duration of the Challenge, Sponsor reserves the right to require the Participant to return the awarded prize.

9. COMMUNICATION

Each Participant acknowledges and consents that the Sponsor may, throughout Europe and for the duration of the Challenge and for a period of three (3) years following the Final Round use the Challenge and his/her respective Deliverables (including any personal data relating thereto) for publicity, including for Sponsor’s advertising or other marketing purposes, by any means and through any format (whether via website, advertising banners, social networks, newsletter, press release or otherwise) now known or unknown to date, free of charge.

In general, when you use our services, such as HUAWEI CLOUD, your personal data shall be processed in accordance with the respective Privacy Statement.   

In particular, you consent to the use, collection and/or disclosure, by the Sponsor and/or by Agorize, of your details and personal data submitted during registration for the Challenge and/or obtained by the Sponsor and/or Agorize during the entire course of the Challenge, including but not limited to your name and surname, your city and region of residence, the name of the institution in which you studied or in which you obtained your diplomas/ degrees and other biographical information, your image, the information regarding the Prize (if you are a winner) and any other personal data that you submit with your Deliverables as well as the content of your Deliverables relating to the Challenge, for the purposes (i) set out in the foregoing paragraph; and (ii) those relating to the organisation, operation and implementation of the Challenge by the Sponsor, its officers, employees and/or agents, and Agorize.

As a non-exhaustive example, each Participant authorizes the Sponsor and/or Agorize to use the photographs taken during the Final Round to disseminate them via any communication medium.

Such use does not entitle each winning Participant to any other payment apart from the Prize he/she received. The Sponsor and Agorize agree to cease the use of the aforementioned information and materials in connection with the Participant(s) at the end of the aforementioned period.

10. CONFIDENTIALITY

The Sponsor has no obligation and owes no obligation to any Participant to keep the information contained in the Deliverables confidential. When submitting any Deliverables, the Participants understand, agree and accept that any information contained therein may be publicly disclosed by the Sponsor.

If you are a prize winner, the Sponsor 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 embodied in your Deliverable(s). Such confidentiality/non-disclosure agreement will relate to your Deliverable(s) and all intellectual property that it/ they may contain.

Furthermore, each Participant acknowledges that the Sponsor 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 submitted by the Participants. Accordingly, nothing herein shall prohibit the Sponsor 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.

Each Participant recognize that other Participants, individuals or entities may have provided to the Sponsor 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 submitted by the relevant Participant. Hence, each Participant acknowledges, agrees and accepts that the Sponsor shall have the right to use such same or similar materials, and that the Participants will not be entitled to any compensation arising from the Sponsor’s use of such materials.

11. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Definitions. For the purposes of this section,

• "Intellectual Property Rights" means any and all copyright or other rights over a brand, a design or a model, a patent, an industrial design and more generally, any element, (including trade secrets and knowhow), trademarks, trade names, domain names, all of which may be protected by national and/or international laws or conventions on intellectual property.
• “Previous Rights” means any Intellectual Property Rights which is created or held by the Participants before the start date of the Challenge and which is not related in any way to, or not created or held for the purpose of, the Challenge.
• “Creations” means any software (including source and object code software), database, technical specifications, text, design, model, information, knowledge, method, process or product, as well as any resulting elements and/or processes which are, or are likely 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.

Warranty of non-infringement. When submitting any Deliverable, at any stage of the Challenge, each Participant warrants and guarantees to Sponsor that he/she is the owner/ co-owner and/or holder/ 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, and that he/she has obtained all rights, permissions and/or licences regarding all pre-existing Creations and any elements of the Deliverables used for the purpose of submission of project in the Challenge, for which he/she does not hold the relevant rights.

Each Participant further warrants and guarantees that (i) his/her contribution is original and unprecedented and to the extent his/her Deliverable incorporates the Intellectual Property Rights of third parties, the relevant rights, permissions and/or licences have been obtained in accordance with the foregoing paragraph; (ii) it does not infringe upon the copyright or any Intellectual Property Rights of any third party; (iii) all the elements of which his/her submissions in the Challenge are formed, as well as all pieces of contributions and information communicated in the submission presentation documents are accurate, reliable and complete; and (iv) the submission of the relevant Deliverables does not constitute an act of unfair competition of any kind.

It is compulsory for all 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.

Liability. The Sponsor shall not be held liable for any infringement of the above provisions by any of the Participants. Each Participant shall indemnify the 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), whether in relation to any infringement or otherwise. 

Use of Intellectual Property Rights in Deliverables/ Creations. Subject to Sections 9 and 10 above and the immediate subsequent paragraph, by submitting a Deliverable and participating in this Challenge, you are not granting the Sponsor any rights to  any Intellectual Property Rights held or owned by you, which relate to all of part of the Deliverable and the Sponsor makes no claim to the ownership of your Deliverable or any  Intellectual Property Rights that it may contain.

Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph, by taking part in the Challenge, each Participant expressly agrees to grant the Sponsor a licence in respect of the Intellectual Property Rights in the Creations and the Deliverable for a period of three (3) years following the Final Round of the Challenge, on the following terms:

• The license is non-exclusive, worldwide, transferable within the Sponsor’s group of entities and royalty free.
• This licence shall include the right to reproduce (wholly or in part), display (wholly or in part), analyse, adapt, modify, disseminate, translate and use any elements which are part of the Creations and Deliverables, as well as any Previous Rights, which may be necessary for the purposes of (i) the assessment and selection process as described in Section 7 above; and (ii) the Sponsor’s publicity, advertising and marketing as described in Section 9 above, including for future challenges and events organised by the Sponsor.

In general, when you use our services, such as HUAWEI CLOUD, your personal data shall be processed in accordance with the respective Privacy Statement.   

12. MODIFICATION OF RULES, SUSPENSION AND CANCELLATION OF THE CHALLENGE

Update of the Rules. The Sponsor reserves the right to amend these Rules at any time, including the Challenge duration in case of operational imperatives/ exigencies, 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 the Sponsor.

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

Challenge Cancellation or Suspension. The Sponsor reserves the right in its 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. The Sponsor will not be held liable for the modification, cancellation or suspension of the Challenge and no compensation or remuneration will be payable by the Sponsor. 

13. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

The Sponsor shall 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.

To the extent permitted by applicable laws, Participants agree that the Sponsor, its affiliates and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, representatives and agents (“released parties”) will have no liability whatsoever for, and will be released and held harmless by Participants for any claims, liabilities, or causes of action of any kind or nature for any injury, loss or damages of any kind including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages to persons, including without limitation disability or death. Without limiting the foregoing, everything on the Challenge website and in connection with the Challenge is provided on an “as is” basis, without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

Participation in the Challenge implies acknowledgement 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, the Sponsor shall 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.

The Sponsor shall 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 Participants sent as part of the Challenge, or from any alterations made to the Deliverables independently of the Sponsor.

The Sponsor shall not in any case be held liable for damages resulting from services provided by a third-party relating to the prizes.

The Sponsor shall not be held liable for the consequences of a Participant’s disqualification from the Challenge as a result of his/her violation of these Rules.

14. PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION

Each Participant acknowledges and agrees that participation in the Challenge requires the collection, use and/or disclosure of the Participant's personal data ("Personal Data") by the Sponsor and/or Agorize.

Collection, use and/or disclosure of Personal Data by Agorize

To the extent Personal Data is collected, used and/or disclosed by Agorize, the Participant’s Personal Data is subject to processing within the meaning of the regulations on the protection of personal data (The EU 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation and the Council of 27 April 2016, known as GDPR) for which the Sponsor defines the purposes and means and is, as such, “Data controller” within the meaning of the GDPR.

The purposes of the processing are:

• To meet the organization of the Challenge needs
• To organize the intermediation between the Participant and the Sponsor, to ensure identification, communication and preservation of the exchanges with the Participant

In accordance with the provisions of the GDPR, Agorize undertakes to implement organizational and technical security measures in order to protect all Personal Data of all Participants. Agorize undertakes these measure to allow the exercise of the Participants’ rights under GDPR.

Collection, use and/or disclosure of Personal Data by the Sponsor

To the extent Personal Data is collected, used and/or disclosed by the Sponsor, the Sponsor shall adhere to its obligations under the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (No. 26 of 2012) (“PDPA”), including but not limited to those set out in Annex A (Privacy policy statement) to these Rules.

Without prejudice to your consent provided under Section 9 above, you hereby consent to the use, collection and/or disclosure by the Sponsor of your details and personal data submitted during registration for the Challenge and/or obtained by the Sponsor during the entire course of the Challenge, including but not limited to your name and surname, your city and region of residence, the name of the institution in which you studied or in which you obtained your diplomas/ degrees and other biographical information, your image, the information regarding the Prize (if you are a winner) and any other Personal Data that you submit with your Deliverables as well as the content of your Deliverables relating to the Challenge, for the purposes as set out in paragraph 1 of Annex A to these Rules.

15. CLAIMS

Any Participant’s queries/ issues arising from the Challenge, should be addressed no later than thirty (30) days following the Challenge end date to [hwceudeveloper@huaweicloud.com]. All emails in respect of such queries/ issues must include: (i) the Participant’s complete contact details (name, address, email address and phone); (ii) the name of the Challenge; and (iii) clear details relating to the queries/ issues.

16. APPLICABLE LAW AND DISPUTES RESOLUTION

The Challenge, these Rules and any action related thereto shall be governed by the laws of Singapore.  

In the event of any disputes arising from the Challenge or under these Rules, the Sponsor and the Participant undertake to submit their dispute to an amicable discussion/ conciliation prior to any legal proceedings. The party wishing to initiate discussion/ conciliation shall inform the other party by means of a registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt in which it will state its intentions and will explain the cause. If no agreement is reached between the parties within thirty (30) days after receipt of the registered letter, either party may choose to proceed with further legal actions.

In the absence of an amicable resolution following the discussion/ conciliation, parties hereby agree to submit all disputes arising from the Challenge or under these Rules to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Singapore.

Annex A – Privacy policy statement

This statement sets out the Sponsor’s privacy policy and the practices that will be followed with respect to the collection, use and/or disclosure of your Personal Data. This statement is provided in accordance with the PDPA.

1. Personal Data

You hereby agree that the Sponsor, its officers, employees and/or agents may, as the organiser and sponsor of the Challenge, collect, store, process, disclose, access, review and/or use Personal Data about you, whether obtained from you or from other sources, for the purposes set out below and/or any other evaluative purposes in connection with the Challenge:

• administering and maintaining records of all Participants;
• providing and administering benefits to Participants, and awarding prizes to winning Participants;
• publicity, advertising and marketing activities in connection with the Challenge or in connection with future events organised by the Sponsor in Singapore; and
• organisation, operation and implementation of the Challenge by the Sponsor, its officers, employees and/or agents;
  
  

The Sponsor will take reasonable steps to ensure that the Personal Data it collects, uses or discloses is accurate, complete and up to date.

The Sponsor will take reasonable steps to protect the Personal Data it holds from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

The Sponsor will not keep Personal Data for longer than is necessary and will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify/ anonymise Personal Data if it is no longer needed.

You are entitled to have access to the Personal Data about you that is in the possession or under the control of the Sponsor and information about the ways in which the Personal Data has been or may have been used or disclosed within a year before the date of the request. This can be done by you making a written application to the Designated Person (as defined below) requesting for any such information. The Sponsor reserves the right to charge a fee (representing its costs in administering your request) for supplying such information and to refuse requests which, in its opinion, occur with unreasonable frequency.

In general, when you use our services, such as HUAWEI CLOUD, your personal data shall be processed in accordance with the respective Privacy Statement.   

The Sponsor will also, where you have requested that it correct an error or omission in the Personal Data about you that is kept with the Sponsor, correct such data as soon as practicable and send the corrected Personal Data to every organisation to which the Personal Data was sent before it had been corrected, unless that organisation does not need the corrected Personal Data for any legal or business purpose.

The Sponsor may however choose not to provide you with access to or correct such information, in accordance with the exceptions under the PDPA. This would include cases where:

• The Sponsor is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the correction should not be made;
• The request for access is frivolous or vexatious or the information requested is trivial;
• The Personal Data is related to a prosecution and all the proceedings related to the prosecution have not been completed;
• The Personal Data, if disclosed, would reveal confidential commercial information that could, in the opinion of a reasonable person, harm the competitive position of the organisation; and
• The Personal Data was collected, used or disclosed for the purposes of an investigation and associated proceedings and appeals have not been completed.
  
  

If your Personal Data is transferred to a country or territory outside Singapore, the Sponsor will ensure that the recipients thereof provide a standard of protection to your Personal Data so transferred that is comparable to that which is provided herein.   

If you have any privacy complaints or issues, and want to contact Huawei Data Protection Officer (DPO), please click here. Where your Personal Data is processed by Huawei in accordance with this Privacy Policy, the Huawei entity that responds to your request, contacts you, provides you with products or services, or has signed or is about to sign a contract with you is the controller of the related Personal Data. You can click here to obtain the contacts of Huawei entities. If you think that the way we process your personal information does not comply with applicable data protection laws, you can contact the relevant competent data protection authority. You can obtain the information for contacting European data protection authorities at http://ec.europa.eu/justice/article-29/structure/data-protection-authorities/index_en.htm .