Team USA x Google Cloud Hackathon Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. CONTEST IS LIMITED TO INDIVIDUALS PHYSICALLY LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONLY. THIS INCLUDES ONLY EACH OF THE FIFTY (50) STATES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN COMPLIANCE WITH GOOGLE’S DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP RIGHTS.

ENTRY IN THIS CONTEST CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES.

The Team USA x Google Cloud Hackathon (the “Contest”) is a skill contest where Google will share a specific theme set forth in these Rules as well as in the public page for this Contest, and participants must develop solutions that align with the theme. The solution that you develop and submit will be evaluated by judges, who will choose the winner(s) in accordance with these Official Rules. The prize(s) will be awarded to the participant(s) with the highest score for the judging criteria. See below for the complete details.

1. BINDING AGREEMENT

By entering the Contest, you agree to these Official Rules (“Rules”). Therefore, please read these Rules prior to entry to ensure you understand and agree. You agree that submission of an entry in the Contest constitutes agreement to these Rules. You may not submit an entry to the Contest and are not eligible to receive the prizes described in these Rules unless you agree to these Rules. These Rules form a binding legal agreement between you and Google with respect to the Contest.

2. SPONSOR & ADMINISTRATOR

The Contest is sponsored by Google LLC (“Google” or “Sponsor”), a Delaware corporation located at 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA, 94043, USA. The Contest will be administered by Devpost, Inc. (“Devpost” or “Administrator”) located at 250 Broadway, Floor 24, New York, NY 10007. Devpost is not a sponsor of this hackathon and is solely used as a Contest administrator. Neither the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (“USOPC” or “Team USA”) nor the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028 (LA28) (each, a “Supporting Party” and collectively, the “Supporting Parties”) are a sponsor or an administrator of this contest.

3. ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible to enter the Contest, you must: (1) be located in the United States of America at the time of the Contest, (2) be above the age of majority in the country, state, province or jurisdiction of residence at the time of entry; (3) not be a resident of Italy, Quebec, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, Syria, North Korea, Sudan, Belarus, Russia and any other country designated by the United States Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control; (4) not be a person or entity under U.S. export controls or sanctions; and (5) have access to the Internet as of March 24, 2026. Contest is void in all countries, states, and provinces except the United States of America and where prohibited by the Supporting Parties or any organizations involved with the design, production, paid promotion, execution, or distribution of the Contest, and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, advertising and promotion agencies, representatives, and agents or their immediate family or members of their household (“Contest Entities”), and members of the Contest Entities’ and their immediate families (parents, siblings, children, spouses, and life partners of each, regardless of where they live) and members of the households (whether related or not) of such employees, officers and directors are ineligible to participate in this Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to verify eligibility and to adjudicate on any dispute at any time. Persons who are (1) residents of US embargoed countries, (2) ordinarily resident in US embargoed countries, or (3) otherwise prohibited by applicable export controls and sanctions programs may not participate in this contest. In addition, individuals or organizations that are employed by a government agency, or any other individual or organization whose participation in the Contest would create, in the sole discretion of the Sponsor and/or Administrator, a real or apparent conflict of interest are ineligible to participate in this Contest.

If you are entering as part of a company or on behalf of your employer, these rules are binding on you, individually, and/or your employer. If you are acting within the scope of your employment, as an employee, contractor, or agent of another party, you warrant that such party has full knowledge of your actions and has consented thereto, including your potential receipt of a prize. You further warrant that your actions do not violate your employer’s or company’s policies and procedures.

4. CONTEST PERIOD

The Contest begins at 9:00 A.M. Pacific Time (PT) Zone in the United States on March 24, 2026 and ends at 5:00 P.M. PT on May 11, 2026 (“Contest Period”). ENTRANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE CORRESPONDING TIME ZONE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS.

Dates and Timing

Submission Period: March 24, 2026 (09:00 A.M. Pacific Time) – May 11, 2026 (5:00 P.M. Pacific Time) (“Submission Period”).

Judging Period: May 12, 2026 (9:00 A.M. Pacific Time) – June 10, 2026 (5:00 P.M. Pacific Time) (“Judging Period”).

Winners Announced: On or around June 16, 2026 (2:00 P.M. Pacific Time).

5. HOW TO ENTER

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. To enter the Contest, visit the Contest website located at VibeCodeforGoldwithGoogle.devpost.com  (“Contest Site”) during the Contest Period, find the challenge theme provided by Google on the Devpost site, and develop a solution that meets the Contest Theme and Project Requirements. 

To access the challenge and submit the solution, follow the steps below:

• Obtain access to the submission portal. You must have a Devpost account to register for the Contest as they will administer the Contest. If you do not have a Devpost account already, you can sign up for a Devpost account at no cost from the Contest Site.

• Obtain access to Google Cloud developer tools. Access to Google Cloud may be obtained by (1) signing up for a no cost trial at https://cloud.google.com/free or (2) using an existing Google Cloud account for which you may request $100 USD in Google Cloud credits by completing the form linked on the Contest Site by May 7th at 12pm PT. Provision of credits to you is not guaranteed and at Google’s discretion. You are responsible for any and all fees accrued from use of Google Cloud developer tools if your use of these tools in connection with this Contest exceeds any provided credit amount. Use of Google Cloud developer tools will be subject to the license agreement applicable to the use of those services.

• Entry in the Contest constitutes consent for the Sponsor and Administrator to collect and maintain an entrant’s personal information for the purpose of operating and publicizing the Contest.

• Create a project in line with the Project Requirements below.

• Submit Your project to the Contest Site. Make sure to complete and enter all of the required fields on the “Enter a Submission” or similar worded page of the Contest Site (each a “Submission”) during the Contest Period.

6. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Please find the Submission Requirements outlined below (hereinafter, referred to collectively as the “Requirements”).  

A. CONTEST THEME: BECOME A TEAM USA OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC ANALYST WITH GEMINI.

The Team USA x Google Cloud Hackathon challenges participants to define and solve a fan-centric problem centered on Team USA. The core goal is to use Google Gemini models and Google Cloud to turn publicly available sports data and media into compelling, shareable fan engagement tools, following the principle of Vibe Coding.

Your Project must answer a creative, fan-centric question (outlined below) and generate a compelling outcome (e.g., data visualization, web app, or  conversational app).

Olympic and Paralympic Parity: In creating your project and any associated marketing or demo materials, participants must ensure that Paralympic inclusion and representation are strong throughout (in terms of both data usage and visual storytelling).

B. CHOOSE A CHALLENGE. Create a NEW solution that addresses one of the following challenges provided by Team USA (each a "Project") using public data sources, at least one Gemini model, and Google Cloud products: 

• Challenge 1: The Team USA Performance Parity Report

• Build a dashboard or app that treats Olympic and Paralympic team data with equal prominence. Highlight shared milestones or hometown support systems.

• The Data: Historical athlete data and team qualification data, ensuring Olympic and Paralympic parity.

• The Vibe: Showcase the collective power of Team USA across all disciplines.

• Challenge 2: The Hometown Success Engine

• Build a tool that identifies "Hubs" by correlating geography with the sports Team USA is present in. Focus on the number of Olympians/Paralympians from hometowns instead of the number of medalists to be inclusive of all athletes. Avoid implying that geography guarantees results; use conditional phrasing like "could help find".

• The Data: General number of Olympians/Paralympians from hometown regions and public geographical/climate data.

• The Vibe: A tool showing how the American landscape fosters Team USA excellence.

• Challenge 3: The Road to LA28 Games Bracket

• The Data: Team USA World Championship counts and recent news articles.

• The Challenge: Build a "National Momentum" generator for sports featuring at the LA28 Games. Use Gemini to analyze growth and upward trajectory for Team USA sports.

• The Vibe: A prediction engine ranking sports by growth and preparation milestones leading to the LA28 Games.

• Challenge 4: The Athlete Archetype Agent

• Create an analytics tool that clusters 120 years of historical data into "Athlete Archetypes," such as "Powerhouse" for throwers or "Aerobic" for endurance. Build a fan-facing agent where users input physical traits (e.g. height, weight) to find their body type's historical alignment with Team USA sports. Where applicable, the agent should explain Paralympic classifications with the same analytical depth as Olympic ones. Ensure all archetypes and insights are presented using conditional phrasing like "could lead to" rather than guaranteeing specific performance results.

• The Data: A dataset of US-only data spanning 120 years, including physical traits, results, and regional hometown data. 

• The Vibe: A "Digital Mirror" that helps fans see themselves in the collective journey of Team USA through data-driven storytelling, without identifying specific private individuals.

• Challenge 5: Choose Your Own Challenge

• The Challenge: Select your own fan-centric question and create your own challenge! The challenge must follow all data use restrictions, ensure Olympic and Paralympic parity, focus on AI's analytical capabilities (insights, comparisons, or pattern tracking) rather than promising better results or performance, avoid implying that performance guarantees results (use conditional phrasing like "could help find), and follow all submission requirements below. 

C. ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF SUBMISSION.

• Project Team: You may submit your Project as an individual, a team of eligible individuals, or on behalf of an eligible organization. By entering a Submission on behalf of a Team or Organization you represent and warrant that you are the Representative authorized to act on behalf of your Team or Organization.

• Functionality: The Project must be built primarily on Google Cloud technologies and services, and to the extent you use any generative artificial intelligence (GAI) tools, such GAI tools must be Google Cloud services.  The Project must be capable of being successfully installed and run consistently on the platform for which it is intended as described below,  and must function as depicted in the video and/or expressed in the text description that you submit with the Project. 

• Limitation on Artificial Intelligence Technologies: All artificial intelligence tools  used in connection with the Project or this Contest must be Google Cloud services, which are detailed at https://cloud.google.com/terms/services, such as Gemini models via Vertex AI, analytics services from Google Cloud, Cloud Functions, and relevant APIs. Other than artificial intelligence tools, the Project should primarily leverage primarily Google Cloud products for its functionality and implementation.

• Core Technical Requirements (Mandatory):

• Gemini API: Must be used for narrative generation, data analysis, content drafting, agentic logic, etc.

• Google Cloud Deployment: The final solution must be deployed using a Google Cloud service (e.g., Cloud Run, App Engine, or AI Studio).

• Data Strategy: Public Focus (Mandatory): Projects must rely exclusively on publicly available Team USA data sets. Participants are explicitly instructed to use the following publicly accessible sources for their projects:

  • Participants are strictly prohibited from using finish times or specific scoring results.

  • Participants are strictly prohibited from using Team USA multimedia in their submissions that show individual athlete name, image, or likeness (NIL).

• Official Team USA Website (www.teamusa.com. Results data, athlete profiles, and blog content).

• Open Source Repositories (historical athlete performance and macro Olympics data) filtered for Team USA athletes only.

• Public weather data (e.g., from open source sites like NOAA).

• Permitted Data: Participants may use finish placement (e.g., 1st, 2nd, 3rd) and medals.

• Prohibited Data: 

• US Scope: Only data pertaining to Team USA (Olympic and Paralympic) may be used; larger international Olympic/Paralympic data sets are prohibited unless filtered for US-scope only.

• New Projects Only: Projects must be newly created by the entrant during the Contest Period. The Project must be Your original creation not a modification or extension of Your or anyone else’s existing work.

• Third-Party Brand Restrictions: There is a strict ban on the inclusion of competitor logos or third-party trademarks, including the International Olympics Committee (IOC) intellectual property (e.g., the torch or Olympic rings). Participants cannot include any corporate branding other than Google Cloud in their UI, mockups, or demo materials. 

• Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Protection: There is a strict prohibition on the use of any athlete’s Name, Image, or Likeness (NIL) in your submission. Your project can analyze data that is associated with an athlete by name, but the output should not be at the individual level.

• Generative Media Restrictions: For any generative media (AI-generated images or video), participants must use animations only. Submissions must not feature real people or any likeness of actual individuals whatsoever. Submissions must also not contain any recognizable brands or any International Olympic Committee (IOC) or United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) intellectual property (e.g. the Olympic torch, Olympic Rings, Paralympic Agitos, or other IP associated with the Olympic & Paralympic Movement in the United States).

• Restricted Content: Submissions must not contain Games footage, unlicensed music, or restricted terminology:

  • Winter Games: Must be referred to as “Olympic Winter Games [City] [Year]” or “Paralympic Winter Games [City] [Year]” (e.g. “Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022”). Secondary approved references include “The Winter Olympics” or “[City] [Year].”

  • Summer Games (Non-LA): Must be referred to as “Olympic Games [City] [Year]” (e.g. “Olympic Games Paris 2024”).

  • LA28 Games: Preferred references are “LA28 Games” or “LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”

  • “Former” Olympians: Once an athlete is an Olympian/Paralympian, they are always an Olympian/Paralympian; you must never use the terms “former” or “past” Olympian/Paralympian.

  • Sport Names: You must use the official sport terminology, not the name of the National Governing Body (NGB) that represents the sport, unless prior NGB approval is obtained. For example, swimming vs. USA Swimming.

• Restricted Terminology:

• Winter Games: Must be referred to as “Olympic Winter Games [City] [Year]” or “Paralympic Winter Games [City] [Year]” (e.g. “Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022”). Secondary approved references include “The Winter Olympics” or “[City] [Year].”

• Summer Games (Non-LA): Must be referred to as “Olympic Games [City] [Year]” (e.g. “Olympic Games Paris 2024”).

• LA28 Games: Preferred references are “LA28 Games” or “LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”

• “Former” Olympians: Once an athlete is an Olympian/Paralympian, they are always an Olympian/Paralympian; you must never use the terms “former” or “past” Olympian/Paralympian.

• Sport Names: You must use the official sport terminology, not the name of the National Governing Body (NGB) that represents the sport, unless prior NGB approval is obtained. For example, swimming vs. USA Swimming.

• Third-Party Integrations: If a Project integrates any third-party SDK, APIs, or data, Entrants must be authorized to use these tools as part of this Contest in accordance with any licensing requirements.

• Testing: Access must be provided to a working Project (if available) for judging and testing. If Entrant’s website is private, Entrant must include login credentials in its testing instructions. The Entrant must make the Project available free of charge and without any restriction, for testing, evaluation and use by the Sponsor, Administrator and Judges until the Judging Period ends. 

• Intellectual Property: Your Submission must: (a) be your (or your Team, or Organization’s) original work product; (b) be solely owned by you, your Team, your Organization with no other person or entity having any right or interest in it; and (c) not violate the intellectual property rights or other rights including but not limited to copyright, trademark, patent, contract, and/or privacy rights, of any other person or entity. An Entrant may contract with a third party for technical assistance to create the Submission provided the Submission components are solely the Entrant’s work product and the result of the Entrant’s ideas and creativity, and the Entrant owns all rights to them. An Entrant may submit a Submission that includes the use of open source software or hardware, provided the Entrant complies with applicable open source licenses and, as part of the Submission, creates software that enhances and builds upon the features and functionality included in the underlying open source product. By entering the Contest, you represent, warrant, and agree that your Submission meets these requirements.

• Financial or Preferential Support: A Project must not have been developed, or derived from a Project developed, with financial or preferential support from the Sponsor or Administrator. Such Projects include, but are not limited to, those that received funding or investment for their development, were developed under contract, or received a commercial license, from the Sponsor or Administrator any time prior to the end of Contest Submission Period. The Sponsor, at their sole discretion, may disqualify a Project, if awarding a prize to the Project would create a real or apparent conflict of interest.

What to Submit - Entries to the Contest must meet the following requirements:

• Include a Project built with the required developer tools and meets the above Submission Requirements.

• Select one Challenge which represents your Project. Please note that Submissions will be associated by the Challenge selected. The Sponsor and Administrator reserve the right to reassign a Submission from one Challenge to another if applicable. 

• Include a URL to the hosted Project (if available) for judging and testing, such as web UI, Chrome Extension, mobile app, etc. A hosted project is highly encouraged.

• Include a comprehensive text description (in English) that should include a summary of the Project’s features, functionality, technologies used, data sources, and your findings.

• Include a URL to your public code repository. The code repository must be licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (https://opensource.org/license/apache-2-0). This license should be detectable and visible at the top of the repository page (in the About section).

• Include a demonstration video of your Project (should be a maximum of 3 minutes, viewable on YouTube as unlisted, and in English or with English subtitles). The video must show a live demo of the project, and how you used Gemini models and Google Cloud by showing the Google Cloud console, AI Studio, and/or code. The video and thumbnail must comply with all NIL and content restrictions noted above.

• The Submission must not contain any derogatory, offensive, threatening, defamatory, unlawful, or infringing content.

• Enforcement: Any submission violating these guidelines—including the use of prohibited timing data, unauthorized logos, or athlete likeness—will be subject to immediate disqualification during the vetting process.

• Social media: 

• Restricted Content: Participants are strictly prohibited from publicly sharing project details, source code, or demo videos including on any social media platform (including LinkedIn, X, and YouTube) except the demo video as unlisted on YouTube for the purposes of submission or unless otherwise authorized by the Sponsor.

• No Marketing Rights: Participation in or winning this hackathon does not grant any individual marketing rights. Entrants may not post or publicly promote their participation. Winners may not post about their achievement except as specifically authorized by the Sponsor, and never in a way that suggests a personal sponsorship or endorsement by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC).

• Authorized Sharing Only: If authorized to share, posts must follow specific messaging criteria provided by the Sponsor.

7. SUBMISSION MODIFICATIONS

Prior to the end of the Contest Period, you may save draft versions of your submission on Devpost. Once the Contest Period has ended, you may not make any changes or alterations to your Submission, but you may continue to update the Project in your Devpost portfolio. After the Contest Period, fully at their discretion, the Sponsor and Devpost may permit you to modify part of your Submission for the purpose of adding, removing or replacing material that potentially infringes a third party mark or right, discloses personally identifiable information, or is otherwise inappropriate. 

All submissions will remain private until they have been reviewed by the Sponsor, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), and the Administrator to ensure they meet qualifications.

8. JUDGING

On or about the period between May 12, 2026 to June 10, 2026, (“Judging Period”) Eligible submissions will be evaluated by a panel of judges selected by the Sponsor (the “Judges”). Judges may be employees of the sponsor or third parties, may or may not be listed individually on the Hackathon Website, and may change before or during the Judging Period. Judging may take place in one or more rounds with one or more panels of Judges, at the discretion of the Sponsor.

The Submissions will be evaluated by the Judges in the following Stages:

Stage One: The first stage will determine via pass/fail whether the Submission meets a baseline level of viability in that the Submission includes all Submission requirements, reasonably addresses a Challenge, and reasonably applies the requirements.

Stage Two: Weighted Scoring (Determines Grand Prize, 5 Core Challenge Winners, and 4 Honorable Mention Winners)

All Submissions that pass Stage One will be evaluated based on the following weighted criteria to determine the overall score for (3) core Judging Criteria and according to the sole and absolute discretion of the Judges. 

1. Impact (40%)
   Does the application solve a fan-centric question for Team USA? Is the vision inspiring and does the solution have a tangible potential for positive change? Does it demonstrate strong Paralympic representation?

2. Technical Depth & Execution (30%)
   Does the application work? How effectively does it utilize Gemini’s advanced capabilities (multimodality, reasoning, context)? How well is it implemented on Google Cloud? Is the technology real, functional, well-engineered, and not just faked for the demo? Did you use Gemini and Google Cloud in new ways?

3. Presentation Quality (30%)
   How exciting, engaging, and well-produced is the video? Does it tell a powerful story that captures the viewer's imagination? Does it clearly and effectively demonstrate the product in action, showcasing a great user experience, the problem it solves for Team USA, and how it was built using Gemini and Google Cloud? Does it have viral potential? Does it tell a powerful story while respecting all content restrictions?

The highest-scoring Submission for each Challenge will be selected as the potential winner(s). The highest-scoring Submission across all categories will win the Grand Prize. Ties will be broken by comparing scores on each criterion in the order listed, and if a tie remains, judges will vote. If a potential winner is disqualified, the Submission with the next highest score will become the potential winner. Determinations of judges are final and binding.

9. PRIZES

The total cash prize fund for this Contest is $75,000 USD.

A. PRIZES FOR CHALLENGE WINNERS

NOTES ON PRIZES: 

Winner Selection Rule (Single Prize): A Submission can win a maximum of one (1) of the major cash prizes (Grand Prize or any Category Winner award). If a Submission qualifies for multiple prizes, the subsequent prize is awarded to the next highest-scoring eligible Submission in that specific category metric that has not already won a major prize.

The public Winner Announcement will take place on or around June 16, 2026.

B. Terms Applicable to All Prizes.

1. “Winner Verification Requirement” means THE AWARD OF A PRIZE TO A POTENTIAL WINNER IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION OF THE IDENTITY, QUALIFICATIONS AND ROLE OF THE POTENTIAL WINNER IN THE CREATION OF THE SUBMISSION. No Submission or individual shall be deemed a winning Submission or winner until their post-competition prize affidavits have been completed and verified, even if prospective winners have been announced verbally or on the competition website. The final decision to designate a winner shall be made by the Sponsor and/or Administrator.

2. Cash Prize Delivery: Cash Prizes will be payable to the winner, if an individual; to the winning team’s Representative, if a team; or to the organization, if the winning team is an Organization. It will be the responsibility of the winning team’s or organization’s Representative to allocate the Prize among their team or organization’s participating members, as the Representative deems appropriate. A monetary Prize will be mailed to the winner’s address (if an individual) or the Representative’s address (if a team or organization), or sent electronically to the winner,  winning teams Representative, or organization’s bank account, only after receipt of the completed winner affidavit and other required forms (collectively the “Required Forms”), if applicable. The deadline for returning the Required Forms to the Administrator is ten (10) business days after the Required Forms are sent. Failure to provide correct information on the Required Forms, or other correct information required for the delivery of a Prize, may result in delayed Prize delivery, disqualification of the individual, team or organization or forfeiture of a Prize. Prizes will be delivered within 60 days of the Sponsor or Devpost’s receipt of the completed Required Forms.

3. None of the non-prizes are redeemable for cash.  The approximate retail value (ARV) may be adjusted depending on the country, state or jurisdiction of residence of the winner.  All travel arrangements will be made by the traveler (or another party on traveler’s behalf) in its sole discretion. Travelers may be required to provide proof of travel, relevant receipts and sign and return additional Prize-related documents as are provided by Sponsor, or provide additional information as requested by Sponsor, including without limitation for purposes of receiving the reimbursement for the Travel Prize reimbursement.

4. Odds of winning any prize depends on the number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period and the skill of the entrants.  No transfer, substitution or cash equivalent for prize(s) is allowed, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize, in whole or in part, of equal or greater monetary value if a prize cannot be awarded, in whole or in part, as described for any reason.  Value is subject to market conditions, which can fluctuate and any difference between actual market value and ARV will not be awarded. The prize(s) may be subject to restrictions and/or licenses and may require additional hardware, software, service, or maintenance to use. The winner shall bear all responsibility for use of the prize(s) in compliance with any conditions imposed by such manufacturer(s), and any additional costs associated with its use, service, or maintenance. Contest Entities have not made and Contest Entities are not responsible in any manner for any warranties, representations, or guarantees, express or implied, in fact or law, relating to the prize(s), regarding the use, value or enjoyment of the prize(s), including, without limitation, its quality, mechanical condition, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose, with the exception of any standard manufacturer's warranty that may apply to the prize(s) or any components thereto.  

10. FEES & TAXES

Winners (and in the case of team or organization, all participating members) are responsible for any fees associated with receiving or using a prize, including but not limited to, wiring fees or currency exchange fees. Winners (and in the case of team or organization, all participating members) are responsible for reporting and paying all applicable taxes in their jurisdiction of residence (federal, state/provincial/territorial and local). Winners may be required to provide certain information to facilitate receipt of the award, including completing and submitting any tax or other forms necessary for compliance with applicable withholding and reporting requirements. United States residents may be required to provide a completed form W-9 and residents of other countries may be required to provide a completed W-8BEN form. Winners are also responsible for complying with foreign exchange and banking regulations in their respective jurisdictions and reporting the receipt of the Prize to relevant government departments/agencies, if necessary. The Sponsor, Devpost, and/or Prize provider reserves the right to withhold a portion of the prize amount to comply with the tax laws of the United States or other Sponsor jurisdiction, or those of a winner’s jurisdiction.

11. TEAM USA DATA USE & RESTRICTIONS

1. Participants agree to use the Team USA Data provided solely for the purpose of competing in the Hackathon. Participants shall not use Team USA Data for commercial use, resale, or distribution.

2. Timing & Scoring: Participants shall not use, display, or process finish times or scoring results. Use of medals and finish placement is permitted.

3. Scope: Data use is strictly limited to Team USA; larger international Olympic/Paralympic data sets are prohibited unless filtered for US-scope only.

4. Confidentiality: Participants agree to keep the data confidential and destroy all copies upon conclusion of the Hackathon.

5. GAI Tools: Only Google Cloud Generative AI tools (Gemini) are permitted for processing Team USA data. No other Generative AI tools may be used.

12. GENERAL CONDITIONS

All federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations apply. Google reserves the right to disqualify any entrant from the Contest if, in Google’s sole discretion, it reasonably believes that the entrant has attempted to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, deception, or other unfair playing practices or annoys, abuses, threatens or harasses any other entrants, Google, or the Judges, or violating the content restrictions (NIL, Branding, Timing Data).  All submissions will remain private until they have been reviewed by the Sponsor and DevPost to ensure they meet qualifications.

13. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

• By submitting a Submission in this Contest, the entrant hereby license and will license the Non-Proprietary Aspects (as defined below) of the Submission and the source code used to generate the Submission under the Apache License 2.0 (see https://opensource.org/license/apache-2-0) that in no event limits commercial use of such code or model containing or depending on such code. As defined above, “Non-Proprietary Aspects” means any Google products and services used to generate the Submission and other third party software that is commercially available software not owned by the submitter individual or organization used to generate the Submission.  

• To the extent your or your team or organization’s Submission makes use of generally commercially available software not owned by you or your team or organization that was used to generate the Submission, but that can be procured by Google or the Supporting Parties without undue expense, you do not grant the license in the preceding sentence to that software. 

• As between Google and the entrant, the entrant retains ownership of all intellectual and industrial property rights (including moral rights) in and to any videos provided for the Contest. As a condition of entry, entrant grants Google, the Supporting Parties and their subsidiaries, affiliates, and vendors supporting the contest and related activities, a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, adapt, modify, publish, distribute, publicly perform, create a derivative work from, and publicly display such video(s) (1) for the purposes of allowing Google and its affiliates and the Judges to evaluate the video for purposes of the Contest, and (2) in connection with any advertising and promotion by Google of its products or by the Supporting Parties of various events including, but not limited to, the right to make screenshots, animations and video clips available for marketing, advertising, and/or promotional purposes.

• An entrant, individual, team or organization shall not acquire any rights whatsoever in the Team USA Data.  This data remains the exclusive property of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and its affiliated entities. The use of the Team USA Data is limited to the purposes of this contest and must adhere to the terms and conditions outlined in these Official Rules. Furthermore, participants are prohibited from transferring, sublicensing, or otherwise sharing the Team USA Data with any third party. Failure to comply with these restrictions may result in disqualification from the contest and potential legal action.

14. PRIVACY

Participant acknowledges and agrees that Google may collect, store, share and otherwise use personally identifiable information provided during the registration process and the contest, including, but not limited to, name, mailing address, phone number, and email address. Google will use this information in accordance with its Privacy Policy (http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/), including for administering the contest and verifying Participant’s identity, postal address and telephone number in the event an entry qualifies for a prize. 

Participant’s information may also be transferred to countries outside the country of Participant's residence, including the United States.  Such other countries may not have privacy laws and regulations similar to those of the country of Participant's residence.

If a participant does not provide the mandatory data required at registration, Google reserves the right to disqualify the entry. 

Participant has the right to request access, review, rectification or deletion of any personal data held by Google in connection with the Contest by writing to Google at this email address cloudhackathons@google.com.

15. PUBLICITY

By participating in the Hackathon, Entrant consents to the promotion and display of the Entrant’s Submission, and to the use of personal information about themselves for promotional purposes, by the Sponsor, Administrator, the Supporting Parties and their affiliates, and third parties acting on their behalf. Such personal information includes, but is not limited to, your name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, comments and hometown and country of residence. It may be used in any existing or newly created media, worldwide without further payment or consideration or right of review, unless prohibited by law. Authorized use includes but is not limited to advertising and promotional purposes.

16. WARRANTY, INDEMNITY AND RELEASE

Entrants warrant that their Submissions are their own original work and, as such, they are the sole and exclusive owner and rights holder of the submitted Submission and that they have the right to submit the Submission in the Contest and grant all required licenses, except that to the extent your or your team or organization’s Submission makes use of generally commercially available software not owned by you or your team or organization that was used to generate the Submission, but that can be procured by Google, the Supporting Parties without undue expense, you do not grant the license in the preceding sentence to that software.  Each entrant agrees not to submit any Submission that (1) infringes any third party proprietary rights, intellectual property rights, industrial property rights, personal or moral rights or any other rights, including without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, privacy, publicity or confidentiality obligations; or (2) otherwise violates the applicable state or federal law. Each entrant further represents and warrants that it has the necessary rights and licenses to use any and all data used in or for the Submission and otherwise as necessary for the terms hereunder. To the maximum extent permitted by law, each entrant indemnifies and agrees to keep indemnified Contest Entities and the Supporting Parties and their affiliates and subsidiaries at all times from and against any liability, claims, demands, losses, damages, costs and expenses resulting from any act, default or omission of the entrant and/or a breach of any warranty set forth herein. To the maximum extent permitted by law, each entrant agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Contest Entities and the Supporting Parties and their affiliates and subsidiaries from and against any and all claims, actions, suits or proceedings, as well as any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees) arising out of or accruing from (a) any Submission or other material uploaded or otherwise provided by the entrant that infringes any copyright, trademark, trade secret, trade dress, patent or other intellectual property right of any person or defames any person or modifies their rights of publicity or privacy, except that entrant is not responsible for the data provided by the Supporting Parties for use in the Project, (b) any misrepresentation made by the entrant in connection with the Contest; (c) any non-compliance by the entrant with these Rules; (d) claims brought by persons or entities other than the parties to these Rules arising from or related to the entrant’s involvement with the Contest; and (e) acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or participation in any Contest-related activity or participation in this Contest.

Entrant releases Google from any liability associated with: (a) any malfunction or other problem with the Contest Site; (b) any error in the collection, processing, or retention of entry information; or (c) any typographical or other error in the printing, offering or announcement of any prize or winners.

17. ELIMINATION

Any false information provided within the context of the Contest (specifically including the Team USA data and NIL restrictions) by any entrant concerning identity, mailing address, telephone number, email address, ownership of right or non-compliance with these Rules or the like may result in the immediate elimination of the entrant from the Contest.

18. INTERNET

Contest Entities are not responsible for any malfunction of the entire Contest Site or any late, lost, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, undeliverable, or destroyed Submissions or entry materials due to system errors, failed, incomplete or garbled computer or other telecommunication transmission malfunctions, hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, typographical or system/human errors and failures, technical malfunction(s) of any telephone network or lines, cable connections, satellite transmissions, servers or providers, or computer equipment, traffic congestion on the Internet or at the Contest Site, or any combination thereof, including other telecommunication, cable, digital or satellite malfunctions which may limit an entrant’s ability to participate.

19.  RIGHT TO CANCEL, MODIFY OR DISQUALIFY 

If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest, Google reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. Google further reserves the right to disqualify any entrant who tampers with the submission process or any other part of the Contest or Contest Site.  Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any web site, including the Contest Site, or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Google reserves the right to seek damages from any such entrant to the fullest extent of the applicable law. Google reserves the right to cancel or modify the contest if fraud or technical failure corrupts the administration. Immediate disqualification will occur for any submission deemed inappropriate by Sponsor, or for those violating NIL, Brand, or Timing Data guidelines.

20. NOT AN OFFER OR CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT

Under no circumstances shall the submission of a Submission into the Contest, the awarding of a prize, or anything in these Rules be construed as an offer or contract of employment with either Google, or the Contest Entities. You acknowledge that you have submitted your Submission voluntarily and not in confidence or in trust. You acknowledge that no confidential, fiduciary, agency or other relationship or implied-in-fact contract now exists between you and Google or the Contest Entities and that no such relationship is established by your submission of a Submission under these Rules.

21. FORUM AND RECOURSE TO JUDICIAL PROCEDURES

These Rules shall be governed by, subject to, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, United States of America, excluding all conflict of law rules. If any provision(s) of these Rules are held to be invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect. To the extent permitted by law, the rights to litigate, seek injunctive relief or make any other recourse to judicial or any other procedure in case of disputes or claims resulting from or in connection with this Contest are hereby excluded, and all Participants expressly waive any and all such rights.

22. ARBITRATION

By entering the Contest, you agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute, claim, or demand related in any way to the Contest will be decided by binding arbitration. All disputes between you and Google of whatsoever kind or nature arising out of these Rules, shall be submitted to Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. (“JAMS”) for binding arbitration under its rules then in effect in the San Jose, California, USA area, before one arbitrator to be mutually agreed upon by both parties. The parties agree to share equally in the arbitration costs incurred.

23. ADDITIONAL TERMS

Please review the Devpost Terms of Service at https://info.devpost.com/terms for additional rules that apply to your participation in the Contest and more generally your use of the Contest Site. Such Terms of Service are incorporated by reference into these Official Rules, including that the term "Poster" in the Terms of Service shall mean the same as "Sponsor" in these Official Rules." If there is a conflict between the Terms of Service and these Official Rules, these Official Rules shall control with respect to this Contest only.

24. ENTRANT’S PERSONAL INFORMATION

Information collected from entrants is subject to Devpost’s Privacy Policy, which is available at https://info.devpost.com/privacy.

For questions, send an email to support@devpost.com.

The Contest is in no way sponsored by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028 (LA28), or of their affiliated entities. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of the USOPC. Visit teamusa.com.