Terms of Use

Terms and Conditions Application is by online uploading or by email.

Eligibility is described on the Contest Requirements Page.

The Selection and Judging process is described on the Contest Requirements Page. Judges (biographies are displayed on Contest page) commit that they are independent from any of the Entrant organizations that they are personally reviewing. All entries are reviewed by two rounds of panel reviews. The People’s Choice winner will be chosen by a public voting process from 10 finalists. Another grand prize winner, the Judges’ Choice, will be chosen by the judging panel. Judges and partners will select any side prizes relevant for a given contest.

Entrant Compliance with All Laws: Entrants are required to comply with any and all international, national, regional, or local laws or regulations, of any kind, that pertain to or govern any activities conducted by the team in connection with the competition. The entrant agrees to comply with all national and international laws governing the transfer of any prizes, monetary or otherwise, across national and international boundaries.

Important Dates are described on the Contest page and in the Instructions to Entrants.

Withdrawal: Any entrant may withdraw at any time by informing Rare in writing through an email.

Media Rights: I am fully authorized by the organization described in entry form question number one (1) to submit the data contained in this entry form and claim full responsibility for its validity, accuracy, and truthfulness. I acknowledge that by submitting an application, its contents are not confidential or proprietary and that it creates no contract or fiduciary relationship between the contestant and Rare or any of its partners and sponsors.

Use of Monetary Prizes: Should I win or be a runner-up in this challenge I commit to using the associated monetary prizes to further the solution described in this entry form.

Prizes: Prizes will be awarded as described on Contest page.

Contest Owner: Rare, 1310 North Courthouse Road, Suite 110, Arlington, Virginia, USA 22201

I am fully authorized by the organization described on entry form to submit the data contained in this entry form and claim full responsibility for its validity, accuracy, and truthfulness.

I acknowledge that by submitting an application, its contents are not confidential or proprietary and that it creates no contract or fiduciary relationship between the contestant and Rare or any of its partners and sponsors.

Pursuant to the copyright and trademark laws of the United States, by submitting my application to Solution Search, my organization retains all ownership rights in our entry ("User Content"). By uploading User Content, however, your organization grants Rare, its partners and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, joint ventures, and licensees ("Licensees"), the following rights: a royalty-free worldwide, perpetual license to use the User Content for any purpose, including reproduction, transmission, disclosure, publication, broadcast, development, and/or marketing in any manner whatsoever for any or all commercial or non-commercial purposes, that is, to display, distribute, reproduce, and create derivatives of the User Content, in whole or in part, without further review or participation by your organization, in any medium now existing or subsequently developed, in editorial, commercial, promotional, and trade uses. Rare and/or its partners may license or sublicense, in whole or in part, to third parties rights in User Content as appropriate to distribute, market, or promote products containing such User Content.

I also agree to comply with all national and international laws governing the transfer of any prizes, monetary or otherwise, across national and international boundaries.