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NIO Student Hackathon - Terms and Conditions
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NIO Student Hackathon - Terms and Conditions
NIO Student Hackathon - Terms and Conditions
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Version: 1.1
Last Updated: 27/02/2026
Organiser Information
These terms and conditions govern the competition organised by NIO Performance Engineering Ltd., a company registered in the United Kingdom with its principal place of business at Building 6 Begbroke Science Park, Begbroke Hill Woodstock Road, Oxfordshire OX5 1PF, United Kingdom ("NIO" or the "Organiser").
1.
Eligibility
a.
Participants must be actively enrolled in a UK university program at the time of registration and submission.
b.
Participants must have a UK bank account
c.
Participants must not be a current NIO employee
d.
A valid university email address is required. Proof of enrolment may be requested from winning team members before prize distribution.
2.
Team Composition
a.
Teams must consist of one to four students.
b.
All members must meet eligibility criteria.
c.
Each team must nominate a Chief Engineer at registration.
d.
Team membership may not change after dataset release without organiser approval.
e.
Participants may only join one team.
3.
Original Work & Permitted Tools
a.
All submissions must be produced solely by registered team members.
b.
External assistance from non-registered individuals is prohibited.
c.
The use of Large Language Models (LLMs), AI models, and similar tools is permitted and encouraged. Teams remain fully responsible for understanding, validating, and explaining their solution.
4.
Academic Integrity & Fair Play
a.
Plagiarism, unauthorised collaboration between teams, or misrepresentation of eligibility will result in disqualification.
b.
A breach of any terms and conditions by any team member may disqualify the entire team.
5.
Submission Requirements
a.
Submissions must be received before the published deadline.
b.
Required files, documentation, and code must follow the format specified in the project brief.
c.
Incomplete or late submissions may not be considered.
6.
Judging & Prizes
a.
The evaluation criteria and judging framework will be published at the official start of the event alongside the dataset release and full competition brief. All submissions will be assessed in accordance with those published criteria.
b.
The cash prize will be awarded to the winning team and distributed equally among verified eligible members.
c.
Prizes will only be issued once eligibility checks are complete.
7.
Intellectual Property
a.
Participants retain ownership of their submitted work. However, by entering the competition, teams grant NIO and its affiliates a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, edit, publish, distribute, and create derivative works from the submitted code and materials for internal commercial, research, development, and operational purposes. This includes the right to integrate, refine, and deploy elements of submitted solutions within NIO’s and its affiliates' internal systems and workflows without further consent or compensation.
8.
Personal Data & Privacy
a.
By registering for the competition, participants acknowledge that NIO will collect and process certain personal data (including name, personal institutional/university email address, university affiliation, and team details) for the purposes of administering the hackathon. This includes verifying eligibility, communicating competition updates, evaluating submissions, and distributing prizes.
b.
Personal data will be processed in accordance with applicable UK data protection legislation. Hackathon-related data will be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for administration, reporting, and compliance purposes.
c.
If participants choose to opt in to receive information about future Year in Industry placements, postgraduate funding opportunities, graduate schemes, or related initiatives, their contact details will be stored and processed for that purpose on the basis of consent. Participants may withdraw this consent at any time without affecting their participation in the competition.
d.
9.
Limitation of Liability
a.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, NIO, its officers, directors, employees, and agents shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from participation in the competition, including but not limited to loss of data, loss of profits, or personal injury.
b.
NIO makes no warranties or representations regarding the competition, prizes, or any materials provided, and all are offered on an "as is" basis.