Antigranular

1.1. These terms and conditions apply to competitions operated by Oblivious Software Limited ("Oblivious", “we”, “us”, or “our”), and supplement the Terms and Conditions which apply to the website located at antigranular.com ("Website").

1.2. By entering into an online skills-based coding competition or challenge on the Website ("Competition"), you agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions. Please read these Terms and Conditions, along with our Website Terms and Conditions carefully before participating in a Competition. These Terms and Conditions should also be read in conjunction with our Cookies Declaration and Privacy Policy.

2.1. Entry to Competitions is open to entrants aged 18 years and over resident worldwide (unless you are a resident of a country subject to a UN, US or EU sanction regime, or you are personally subject to any such sanction) ("Eligible Entrants"). Oblivious' directors, management and employees (and their immediate families), its suppliers and service providers that are directly associated with the conduct of the Competitions are ineligible to enter the Competitions.

2.2. To enter a Competition, Eligible Entrants may post, upload, share, store or otherwise provide their code as a submission through the submission form set out on the Website ("User Submission") to a Competition accessible at the following link: https://www.antigranular.com/competitions ("Entry Mechanism"). Your User Submission may be viewed or downloaded by other users. All code submitted in a User Submission is executed on our servers and must use the differential privacy frameworks specified for that Competition.

2.3. You are responsible for ensuring that your User Submission does not contain any personal data, or any malware, adware, spyware, Trojan, malicious code or any other form of code which is designed to execute any operation other than being a genuine entry to the relevant Competition.

2.4. Eligible Entrants are permitted to enter as many User Submissions per Competition as they choose. Eligible Entrants are permitted to collaborate and enter as a team, provided that each Eligible Entrant participating in the team confirms team membership when entering the competition via the Entry Mechanism and does not participate on more than one team for a particular Competition. Teams may also merge with each other, in which case the merged team will take on responsibility for all past entries of each constituent team.

2.5. Competitions will be hosted by Oblivious, and Oblivious is responsible for establishing the Competition rules applicable to each Competition. The Competition rules will set out guidelines in relation to participation in the Competition, the data set(s) to be used by Eligible Entrants, the selection criteria which Oblivious will use to select a winner of the Competition (the "Criteria"), the prize awarded to the winner, and when the prize will be awarded (the "Competition Rules"). The Criteria will assign scores to each Eligible Entrant which combines accuracy and the privacy budget consumed.

2.6. Entry to a Competition closes at the close time and date specified in the Competition Rules ("Close Time and Date").

2.7. Oblivious accepts no responsibility for late, lost or misdirected entries. Incomplete, ineligible or incomprehensible entries will be deemed invalid. Entries must be submitted in the manner required and received by Oblivious. Entries received will be considered final by Oblivious. Late entries submitted after the Close Time and Date will not be accepted.

2.8. Eligible Entrants must only enter in their own name or on behalf of a company or other body corporate with which they are associated. Oblivious reserves the right to request the winner(s) to produce (within a nominated time period) appropriate photo identification or other documentation (to Oblivious' satisfaction, at its sole discretion) in order to confirm their identity, age, residency and/or eligibility to enter and/or claim a prize and any information submitted by the entrant in entering the Competition before issuing a prize. If the documentation required by Oblivious is not received by Oblivious (or its nominated agent) or the entrant has not been verified or validated to Oblivious' satisfaction within the time requested, that entrant’s entry will be invalid. Proof of identification, residency and entry considered suitable for verification is at the sole discretion of Oblivious. The prize(s) will only be awarded following any validation and verification of the entrant that Oblivious requires in its sole discretion. In the event that an entrant cannot provide suitable proof, the relevant prize will be forfeited and no substitute will be offered as the entrant will be disqualified.

2.9. Eligible Entrants may not use any automated means to enter a Competition, or enter into any Competition using bulk entries (unless expressly provided for in the Competition Rules). In this context, “automated means” includes any means which in the reasonable opinion of Oblivious gives you an unfair advantage in entering or participating in a Competition.

3.1. Oblivious will provide you with information about the prizes via the Website.

3.2. Where a team's entry is selected as the winning competition entry, the prize will be distributed equally among members of the team, unless each member of the team submits an identical request for the prize to be split unequally among team members.

3.3. The winner(s) will be notified via email.

3.4. The prize must be taken as offered and cannot be varied by the winner(s). Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash. Any change in the value of a prize between the advertising date and the date the prize is claimed is not the responsibility of Oblivious. Oblivious accepts no responsibility for any tax implications that may arise from the prize winnings. Independent financial advice should be sought.

3.5. Prizes will be delivered to winner(s) by bank transfer and only in euro within 28 days of winning. Oblivious and its agents associated with a Competition take no responsibility for a prize (or part of a prize) damaged or lost in transit (if relevant).

3.6. As a condition of accepting the prize, the winner (and his/her team member(s), if applicable) may be required to sign any legal documentation as and in the form required by Oblivious and/or prize suppliers in their absolute discretion, including but not limited to a legal release and indemnity form, indemnifying Oblivious from any legal claims related to the receipt or use of the prize.

3.7. Oblivious encourages the responsible use of prize(s), in accordance with applicable legislation.

3.8. If for any reason a prize, or any part of a prize becomes unavailable for any reason beyond Oblivious' reasonable control, Oblivious reserves the right to substitute the prize (or part thereof) for an alternative prize to the same or greater value of the original prize value, subject to applicable law.

3.9. Where applicable, Oblivious reserves the right to refuse to allow the prize winner (or any of their team members, if applicable) to take part in any or all aspects of the prize if Oblivious determines, in its absolute discretion, that the prize winner (or any of their team members, if applicable) are not in the mental or physical condition necessary to be able to safely participate in or use the prize.

3.10. No compensation will be payable if a winner (or their team members if applicable) are unable to use any element of a prize for whatever reason, including refusal of entry or ejection from the location(s) or participation in certain activities for health, age, behaviour or safety reasons. Any part of a prize that is not taken for any reason is forfeited and will not be substituted.

3.11. Oblivious will make all reasonable efforts to contact the winner. If the winner cannot be contacted or is not available, or has not claimed their prize within 7 of days of the announcement of the winner, Oblivious may instead offer the prize to the next Eligible Entrant selected from the valid User Submissions that were received before the Closing Time and Date.

3.12. All prize awards are subject to the winner's compliance with the Competition Rules and with these Terms and Conditions, and are ultimately awarded at Oblivious' discretion.

4.1. Your User Submission will be subject to the MIT No Attribution License, such that permission will be granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of your User Submission and associated documentation (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so. For the avoidance of doubt, Oblivious may use your User Submission for the purposes of maintaining the Competition and other Eligible Entrants may incorporate all or part of your User Submission in their own User Submissions.

4.2. By submitting your User Submission, you thereby agree that all your intellectual property rights will be licensed to any third party via the MIT No Attribution License, and you thereby waive all moral rights in and to that User Submission which you may now or at any time in the future be entitled to under applicable intellectual property law in force anywhere in the world.

4.3. If necessary, you will take such steps and enter into such additional documents as Oblivious may request in order to give effect to this clause 4.

4.4. Oblivious retains all legal and beneficial ownership of all intellectual property rights in the Website and the Competitions, and you are granted a limited right to access the Website solely for the purpose of viewing and entering any Competition.

5.1. Oblivious is not obliged to hold a Competition entry in confidence, or otherwise limit its activities based on a Competition entry.

5.2. Oblivious does not endorse any content submitted by Eligible Entrants.

5.3. When you participate in a Competition, you release Oblivious from claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, expenses or demands of all types, whether known or unknown, arising out of or related to any dispute, claim, suit, action or proceeding by a third party arising out of or relating to your use of the Competition, breach of these Terms and Conditions or the Website Terms and Conditions, or violation of law.

5.4. You access or submit all content at your own risk. You alone are responsible for any damage or loss to any party that may result from participating in a Competition.

5.5. Oblivious will have no liability for the actions or content of an Eligible Entrant.

5.6. Unless otherwise provided by mandatory law or to the extent that any statutory rights apply that cannot be excluded, limited or waived, Oblivious does not make any other warranties or representations of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise regarding the Competitions.

5.7. Oblivious may, without any liability, remove or disqualify an Eligible Entrant, if it believes that it is in violation of these Terms and Conditions or otherwise poses a risk to the Website, Oblivious, its reputation or business, or the services provided by it.

5.8. Except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law, Oblivious (including its officers, employees and agents) excludes all liability (including negligence), for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity, loss of profit, loss of sales or market share by the undertaking, loss of data, damage of software or information or any other indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of a Competition, including, but not limited to, where arising out of the following:

5.9. If a Competition is interfered with in any way or is not capable of being conducted as reasonably anticipated due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of Oblivious, including because of war, terrorism, state of emergency or disaster (including natural disaster), infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, technical failures or any which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of a Competition, Oblivious reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law

5.10. Oblivious and its associated agencies and companies are not responsible for any problems, delays or technical malfunction of any telephone or network or lines, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, technical problems or traffic congestion on a network or a mobile network or any combination thereof, or any other technical failures including any damage to Eligible Entrants', or any other person's, computer or peripherals related to, or resulting from, participation in Competitions or the downloading of any materials related to a Competition.

6.1. Oblivious does not analyse the User Submission before it is entered, but Oblivious retains the right to remove User Submissions that, in its opinion, violate the generally applicable law or the Terms and Conditions, or are otherwise in Oblivious' view not submitted in keeping with the spirit of the applicable Competition.

6.2. Oblivious, in its total discretion, reserves the right to cancel, suspend, or amend any Competition where it becomes necessary to do so for any reason. Any prizes awarded prior to such cancellation, suspension or amendment of a Competition shall be honoured, provided that these Terms and Conditions have been complied with.

6.3. Oblivious reserves the right to verify the validity of User Submissions and reserves the right to disqualify any Eligible Entrant where it has reasonable grounds to do so, including for tampering with the entry process or for submitting an entry which is not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions of entry, or if the Eligible Entrant is engaged in any unlawful or other improper misconduct calculated to jeopardise the fair and proper conduct of a Competition. Oblivious' legal rights to recover damages or other compensation from such an offender are reserved.

6.4. Oblivious will not be responsible for any incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete information communicated in the course of, or in connection with, a Competition if the deficiency is occasioned by any cause outside the reasonable control of Oblivious.

6.5. Any attempt to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of a Competition may be a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, whether successful or not, Oblivious reserves the right to seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law. If Oblivious suffers loss or incurs any costs in connection with any breach of these conditions of entry or any other legal obligation by an entrant, the entrant agrees to indemnify Oblivious for those losses, damages and costs.

7.1. Oblivious is not obliged to become involved in disputes in relation to a Competition between Eligible Entrants, or between Eligible Entrants and third parties.

7.2. If you wish to make a complaint in relation to a Competition, please contact competitions@oblivious.ai and we will do our best to resolve any problems you may have.

8.1. These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the Republic of Ireland and the Irish courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute or difference arising in connection with the Competitions or these Terms and Conditions.

9.1. Oblivious is entitled to change these Terms and Conditions at any time with effect for the future.

9.2. Oblivious will inform you about the planned change by updating the Website and in doing so will provide you with the date on which the change to these Terms and Conditions will apply. Notice to you may alternatively be provided through e-mail or other means.

9.3. If you do not agree with the presented changes, you may withdraw from current or future Competitions but this will not affect any previous User Submissions. By continuing to enter Competitions you agree that you are consenting to any such changes.

10.1. Severability. In case any provision in these Terms and Conditions is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability. The remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions shall remain in full force.

10.2. Assignment. Oblivious may transfer or assign its rights and obligations (in whole or in part) under these Terms and Conditions without your prior written consent, including licenses granted by you. You may not transfer or assign your rights and obligations (in whole or in part) under these Terms and Conditions without the prior written consent of Oblivious under pain of nullity.

10.3. Entire Agreement. These Terms and Conditions together with our Website Terms and Conditions, our Cookies Declaration, our Privacy Policy and any additional individual arrangements for the provision of Oblivious services constitute the entire and complete content of the agreement concluded between you and Oblivious. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and Conditions and a separate agreement, the latter will prevail, unless otherwise stated in the separate agreement.

10.4. No partnership. Nothing in the Terms and Conditions shall be recognised as a partnership between the parties or authorise either party to act as an agent for the other or act in the name or on behalf.

1.1 Selected competition winners, subject to these terms and conditions and their eligibility, may win a prize of a paid trip to attend the Differential Privacy Bootcamp at the University of Oxford, which takes place on 17-22 March 2024. Winners will be selected and announced by the Antigranular team after the competition ends.

1.2 The prize includes a paid trip to the United Kingdom, including accommodation, transportation, and additional activities as detailed in the events page on the Antigranular website. The details of additional activities are subject to change. Meal provisions, such as dinners, will be detailed in the email sent to the winners. However, Oblivious will not be providing out of pocket expenses or "pocket money".

1.3 Winners will be notified of their eligibility for the bootcamp via email. Winners must accept the prize within 7 days of notification, otherwise, they will forfeit their eligibility.

1.4 Oblivious bears no medical liability for any health-related issues that participants may encounter before, during, or after the trip. Participants are strongly advised to obtain comprehensive travel insurance covering health-related expenses.

1.5 Oblivious will not provide financial reimbursement for missed flights, regardless of the circumstances.

1.6 The trip is subject to the participant successfully obtaining a visa, having a valid passport and any other required travel documentation for entry into the United Kingdom. Oblivious will not be held responsible for any visa denials, delays, or refusal of entry into the United Kingdom. Participants are advised to start the visa application process well in advance of the trip.

1.7 It is the participant's responsibility to secure appropriate travel insurance to include at a minimum, covering medical emergencies, trip cancellation, and unforeseen eventualities. Oblivious is not liable for any financial losses or other losses borne by the participants pertaining to such circumstances.

1.8 The trip prize is strictly non-transferable to another person and cannot be redeemed for cash.

1.9 Oblivious takes no responsibility for any taxes, charges or any other costs incurred by the winner(s) in receipt of their prizes.

1.10 Oblivious reserves the right to make changes to the trip itinerary, including accommodations, transportation, and activities, due to unforeseen circumstances. Participants will be notified of any changes as soon as possible.

1.11 In the event a participant is unable to undertake the trip, Oblivious shall not be liable for any costs incurred, and the prize cannot be redeemed for cash or any other alternative.

1.12 Participants are expected to adhere to a high standard of behaviour during the trip. Oblivious reserves the right to terminate the trip for any participant who engages in behaviour deemed inappropriate or disruptive.

1.13 By attending the event, participants agree to allow Oblivious to use their name and likeness for promotional purposes without additional compensation.

1.14 By participating in the event and competition the participant (and on behalf of any dependents, family or agents representing the participant) agrees to hold Oblivious harmless from any and all claims, including inter alia, medical, financial, personal, force majeure, injury or death resulting from the participants' attendance or participation in the event or the competition.

1.15 By attending the event, participants indicate their understanding and acceptance of these terms and conditions. Oblivious reserves the right to amend these terms at any time and at their absolute discretion and will notify participants of any changes.

1.16 Family members' exclusion, age limit, and sanctioned countries' conditions mentioned in the full T&Cs apply. The governing law remains as stated in the full T&Cs.

2.1 Event Registration Fee: The fee covers entry to the event, access to all scheduled activities, and amenities as described in the event brochure. Any additional costs (e.g. flights, alternative accommodation, supplemental meals etc…) are not included unless explicitly stated.

2.2 Refund Policy:

2.3 Event Cancellation or Postponement: The organisers reserve the right to cancel or postpone the event due to unforeseen circumstances. In the event of cancellation, registrants will receive a full refund. In the case of postponement, registrants will have the option to retain their registration for the new date or request a full refund.

2.4 Insurance: Participants are encouraged to have personal insurance. The event organisers are not responsible for personal injuries or loss of/damage to private property of attendees.

2.5 Liability Waiver: By registering for this event, participants agree to waive and release the event organisers, sponsors, and affiliates from any claims, demands, and damages in connection with the event.

2.6 Photography and Filming: Participants consent to be photographed and filmed during the event. The organisers reserve the right to use such material for promotional purposes. Participants who wish to opt out should notify the organisers in writing in advance.

2.7 Code of Conduct: All participants are expected to behave in a professional and respectful manner. The organisers reserve the right to remove any attendee not adhering to this code, without refund.

2.8 Alterations to the Program: The event organisers reserve the right to make alterations to the event schedule or program as necessary.

2.9 Personal Data: Participant's personal data will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy and as in accordance with our T&Cs.

2.10 No Reselling: Strictly no-reselling of tickets. Tickets are non-transferable unless approved by the organisers at their sole discretion.

2.11 Special Access or Requirements: You are responsible for advising us at the time of booking of any special access requirements you may have for the event. Please also advise of any dietary requirements or other special requirements you may have.

2.12 Visa or Travel Requirements: The trip is subject to the participant successfully obtaining a visa, having a valid passport and any other required travel documentation for entry into the United Kingdom. Oblivious will not be held responsible for any visa denials, delays, or refusal of entry into the United Kingdom. Participants are advised to start the visa application process well in advance of the trip.

2.13 Unless otherwise stated all of the other Oblivious T&Cs apply.