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Each Solver certifes, through entry to the Competition, that any Submission by the Solver does
not contain any harmful computer code (sometimes referred to as “malware,” “viruses,” or

“worms”).
By entering the Competition, the Solvers agree to hold DOL harmless from all legal and
adminisrative claims to include associated expenses that may arise from any claims related to

their entry or its use.
All evaluation panel decisions are fnal and may not be appealed.
All cash prizes awarded by DOL to Solvers are subject to tax liabilities, and no withholding will

be assessed by DOL on behalf of the Solver claiming a cash prize.
DOL reserves the right for any reason, including an insufcient number of qualifed entries, to
modify or cancel the Competition at any time during the duration of the competition.

All Solvers agree that they, their heirs and esates agree to assume any and all risks and waive
claims agains the Federal Government and its related entities, except in the case of willful

misconduct, for any injury, death, damage, or loss of property, revenue, or profts, whether
direct, indirect, or consequential, arising from their participation in a prize competition, whether
the injury, death, damage, or loss arises through negligence or otherwise.
By participating in the Competition, each Solver agrees to comply with and abide by all DOL

Challenge rules, terms, and conditions, and the decisions of DOL and/or the individual judges,
which shall be fnal and binding in all respects.

Ownership

Any applicable ownership of IP in the submission will remain with the Solver. By participating in the
Competition the Solver is not transferring any exclusive IP rights in applicable patents, pending
patent applications, or copyrights in connection with the submission. However, by entering the

submission, the Solver agrees to grant the Federal government (“Government”) certain license
rights, as set forth in this section.

Namely, the Solver grants the Government the right to review the submission, to publicly describe

the submission in any materials created in connection with this competition, to screen and evaluate
the submission, and to have the Judges, the Challenge adminisrators, and the designees of any of
them review the submission. The Government is also granted the right to publicize Solver names
and, as applicable, the names of Solver team members and/or organizations that participated in the

submission following the conclusion of the competition.

In addition, a Solver that receives a cash prize from this Challenge agrees to grant the Government
the following license rights in the Submission: (1) a non-exclusive, non-transferable, irrevocable,

paid-up, royalty-free license to practice or have practiced for or on the Government’s behalf,
throughout the world, any invention created by the Solver that covers the Submission; and (2) a non-

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