Thank you for your interest in the Alice Challenge organized by Carnegie Mellon University (“Carnegie Mellon”).
BY REGISTERING FOR THE ALICE CHALLENGE (WHETHER FOR YOURSELF AND/OR ON BEHALF OF A STUDENT(S)), AND/OR SUBMITTING MATERIALS TO THE ALICE CHALLENGE, YOU (“you”) ARE AGREEING TO THESE TERMS OF USE. THESE TERMS OF USE ARE A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT WITH CARNEGIE MELLON WITH RESPECT TO THE ALICE CHALLENGE. AS USED IN THESE TERMS OF USE, “ALICE CHALLENGE” OR “CHALLENGE” COLLECTIVELY REFER TO THE CHALLENGE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED IN THESE TERMS OF USE AND AT HTTP://WWW.ALICE.ORG/ALICECHALLENGE/ (WHICH ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THESE TERMS OF USE), AS WELL AS ANY CHALLENGE-RELATED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WORKSHOPS, BOOTCAMPS AND/OR PRIZE CEREMONIES.
IF YOU ARE A SPONSORING ADULT FOR A STUDENT(S), YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO REGISTER THE STUDENT(S) FOR THE ALICE CHALLENGE UNDER THESE TERMS OF USE, INCLUDING THE RIGHT FOR YOU TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO REGISTER SUCH STUDENT(S).
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What is the Alice Challenge?

The Alice Challenge invites middle and high school students in the Pittsburgh region to create 3D animations, engaging games, or immersive experiences using the Alice 2 or Alice 3 programming environment. More information about the Challenge and links to register can be found at http://www.alice.org/alicechallenge/. These Terms of Use set forth the official rules and requirements for the Challenge.

When does it start/end?

The Alice Challenge site will indicate the official start date (expected to be in February 2018). The final deadline for submission of all entry materials is May 3rd, 2019 at 11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time (the “Challenge Period”).

Who is eligible to participate in the Alice Challenge?

Each individual who participates the Alice Challenge (“Participant”) must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• The Alice Challenge is open to all students in grades 6 – 12 in Pittsburgh and the surrounding communities of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland counties.
• Both in-school and out-of-school programs may participate in the Alice Challenge.
• Students under 18 must have their parent or legal guardian’s permission to participate in the Challenge.
• All participating students must be sponsored by an adult. Sponsors may be teachers, administrators, librarians, home-school educators, out-of-School educators, after-school educators, mentors, coaches, or parents.
• Students may participate as an individual, or in a team of up to four individuals. Each member of the team must satisfy the eligibility requirements. Each team must designate a “Team Leader” to serve as representative for all Challenge-related communications.
• Applicants may submit one entry per category (for a maximum of three submissions) to the Alice Challenge, either as an individual or team applicant. Each entry must be a separate project and one entry cannot be submitted to multiple categories.

How do I enter the Alice Challenge?

To enter, go to http://www.alice.org/alicechallenge/ during the Challenge Period to register and indicate acceptance of these Terms of Use. A sponsoring adult will need to provide certain individually-identifiable information about the sponsoring adult and students in order to register.

How are the winners determined?

The categories and judging criteria are described at http://www.alice.org/alicechallenge/. Carnegie Mellon may engage third party experts to assist in the judging. Student submissions will be judged in two divisions, a Middle Division for students in grades 6, 7, and 8 and an Upper Division for students in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. If a team includes a mixture of Middle Division and Upper Division students, Carnegie Mellon in its discretion will determine in which division the team will be judged. Carnegie Mellon will have the final authority to determine participation eligibility, declare winners (including in the event of a tie), and award prizes in its sole and absolute discretion. You agree that such decisions are final and are not subject to review or reconsideration, and that Participants and teams are not entitled to be informed of other Participants’ and/or teams’ results.

Collection/Use of Information.

In addition to the information collected during registration and/or through the receipt of Challenge entries, Carnegie Mellon reserves the right to request additional information to confirm compliance with the eligibility requirements and any other terms in these Terms of Use. These Terms of Use describe how we use and disclose the information you provide through the Challenge websites or submit directly to us as part of a Challenge entry.
Choice Regarding Collection. Individually-identifiable information is required to register and participate in the Challenge. You may choose not to provide any individually-identifiable information. However, in that case you may not be able to complete a registration for or participate in the Alice Challenge.

• How Information is Used and Disclosed. We will use information collected from you to, among other things: enable your use of the website; engage in Challenge-related correspondence with you and others as contemplated under these Terms of Use; and monitor and ensure your compliance with these Terms of Use. We may also elect to use and share your information with third parties as needed for purposes of the Challenge, which could include, but is not limited to: communicating with registered students including other students participating in your team; providing relevant information to judges; and providing or making available such information to any of our affiliates, licensors, content providers, contractors (including but not limited to third party service providers) sponsors and/or donors. Carnegie Mellon also may provide aggregated information received from the sponsoring adults and/or Participants and/or collected in the Challenge to third parties. If Carnegie Mellon is requested by law enforcement officials or judicial authorities to provide information on individual participants or sponsoring adults, we may, without your consent, provide such information. In any matters involving claims of personal or public safety (as determined by Carnegie Mellon in its sole discretion) Carnegie Mellon may provide your personal information to appropriate authorities without your consent or court process. Carnegie Mellon may also use your information to enforce Carnegie Mellon’s rights, including but not limited to enforcing these Terms of Use. Carnegie Mellon does not intend to reveal your personally-identifiable information to third parties except in the ways described in these Terms of Use.
• Your Ability to Update and Correct Personal Information. If you need to correct or update any information provided to us for the Challenge, please contact us at alice-challenge@lists.andrew.cmu.edu. If you request that we remove certain information you provided, we will use reasonable endeavors to comply with your request as it relates to records held by Carnegie Mellon. However, if you request removal while the Challenge is ongoing, you (and any students registered by you) may not be able to continue in the Challenge. In addition, we may retain in our files information you have requested to remove in some circumstances, such as to resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems and/or enforce our Terms of Use. In addition, such prior information is never completely removed from electronic databases due to technical constraints and the fact that we back up our systems. Therefore, you should not expect that all of your information will be completely removed from our records in response to your requests. In addition, you acknowledge and agree that Carnegie Mellon does not control information collected and/or maintained by third party service providers such as Judgify or any other third party service you use in connection with the Challenge (such as YouTube, Vimeo or OBS Studio), and any such information in the control of such other entities will be subject to the relevant terms and policies of those entities.
• Use of Judgify and Other Sites. You will be registering for the Challenge through a third party provider (www.Judgify.me) and you may also choose to use other third party services (such as YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) to participate in the Challenge (such as to create and/or submit your entry). BY REGISTERING AND USING THE CHALLENGE WEBSITE, YOU AGREE THAT THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED MAY BE USED AS DESCRIBED IN JUDGIFY.ME’S PRIVACY POLICY (HTTPS://WWW.JUDGIFY.ME/L/PRIVACY) AND ITS RELEVANT TERMS OF USE (HTTPS://WWW.JUDGIFY.ME/L/TERMS). In addition, the Alice Challenge site or materials may link to and/or refer to other third party websites and/or services (e.g., YouTube, Vimeo, OBS Studio). Carnegie Mellon does not control Judgify, nor any of these other sites and/or services. You are responsible for determining the suitability of those sites or services and for using those services in compliance with their respective applicable terms and conditions. We suggest that you carefully review the terms and conditions, privacy policies and privacy settings on those services before registering for the Challenge or using those services in connection with the Challenge. None of these third party services (Judgify, YouTube, Vimeo and/or OBS Studio) are sponsors of the Alice Challenge, and you agree to release them from any and all liability with respect to the Alice Challenge.

What are the other rules and terms for the Alice Challenge?

• • Carnegie Mellon may, in its discretion, offer opportunities to participate in optional training workshops and/or bootcamps related to the use of the Alice software and/or the Challenge. Participation in such workshops and/or bootcamps is not required to participate in the Challenge or to be eligible to receive prizes under the Challenge.
  • Participants may not interfere with the progress of other Participants or teams.
  • You may not use the Alice Challenge site or any Challenge submissions to: transmit any inappropriate or unlawful content; take any action in violation of applicable laws or regulations; provide information or materials about a person without appropriate authority or permission; interfere with, remove or modify any terms of use, content or other materials posted on the site and/or used for the operation and/or security of the site; attempt to collect or solicit information about other Participants or third parties without their consent; or send unsolicited mail, advertisements, or other similar promotional material.
  • All registration information about the sponsoring adults and student Participants must be true and correct. You are responsible for keeping such information up-to-date. You are solely responsible for keeping account credentials and passwords confidential. You are responsible for activity that takes place under your registration. If You believe that your registration account has been or may be compromised, notify Carnegie Mellon by contacting alice-challenge@lists.andrew.cmu.edu as soon as possible.
  • If you register to be on a team with other Participants, your information may be provided to other team Participants. In addition, you understand that your school may be informed about your participation and/or may be asked to verify your enrollment to confirm your eligibility to participate. To the extent your school cannot legally release such information about you without your consent and you do not provide such consent, you agree that you and/or your team may be ineligible to participate and/or to receive prizes if Carnegie Mellon cannot verify your eligibility.
  • At any time, in the sole and absolute discretion of Carnegie Mellon, Carnegie Mellon shall be entitled to disqualify a Participant and/or team in the event of a failure to meet relevant eligibility criteria or any other violation or suspected violation of these Terms of Use. In the event of a Participant’s disqualification, Carnegie Mellon may also notify the Participant’s school, sponsoring adult and/or any other team members.
  • In its sole discretion, Carnegie Mellon may extend an invitation to an awards ceremony at its Pittsburgh campus. The invitees will be responsible for providing their own transportation, accommodations, meals and other items necessary for attendance at the ceremony. Attendance at any such ceremony is not required or necessary in order to be eligible for and/or awarded any applicable prizes.
  • Carnegie Mellon may, in its discretion, offer prizes to winning Participants and/or teams. In the event of a team, Carnegie Mellon reserves the right, in its discretion and where feasible, to either split a prize among a team (e.g. award each such team Participant an equal share of a prize) or to award a separate prize to each such Participant on the team. Any prizes awarded are non-transferable, and any non-cash prizes are not exchangeable for cash. Carnegie Mellon’s ability to offer any and all prizes is subject to applicable laws and regulations and to availability (including but not limited to any/all individual or entity donors or prospective donors having provided the relevant prize funding to Carnegie Mellon as anticipated). Without limiting the general nature of the prior sentence, AWARDS OF PRIZES TO WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO THE EXPRESS REQUIREMENT THAT THEY SUBMIT TO CARNGIE MELLON ALL DOCUMENTATION REQUESTED BY CARNEGIE MELLON TO PERMIT IT TO COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE, FEDERAL AND LOCAL TAX REPORTING. ALL PRIZES WILL BE NET OF ANY TAXES CARNEGIE MELLON IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO WITHHOLD. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL TAXES IMPOSED ON PRIZES ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNERS. Carnegie Mellon reserves the right to verify the identity and eligibility of all Participants and teams at any time. Without limiting the general nature of the prior sentence, prior to (and as a condition of) awarding any prizes, Carnegie Mellon in its sole and absolute discretion may require additional paperwork to be executed by the relevant Participants and/or sponsoring adults (which could include, among other things, written verification of parental consent, verification of information needed to confirm eligibility or compliance with these Terms of Use, and information needed to facilitate the provision of prizes as described above). Carnegie Mellon may, in its discretion, impose time limits on the completion and return of any and all such documentation. If a potential winner fails to provide such documentation within the timeframe required by Carnegie Mellon or comply with such laws, the prize may be forfeited and Carnegie Mellon may, in its sole discretion, select an alternate potential winner.
  • The Alice Challenge and these Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Any claims or disputes relating to these Terms of Use or otherwise relating to the Alice Challenge must be settled in the federal or state courts located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. You agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waive any objection to the laying of venue in any such courts.
  • The Alice Challenge is offered on an AS-IS, WHERE-IS basis without warranties of any kind. Any and all implied warranties or duties regarding it are hereby disclaimed (including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement). Carnegie Mellon can discontinue the Alice Challenge at any time in its sole discretion. To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, Carnegie Mellon University, its trustees, officers, employees, agents, representatives, vendors, contractors, content partners and sponsors (collectively, “Sponsoring Entities”) shall not be liable for any damages, losses or claims resulting from any person’s participation (or attempted participation) in the Alice Challenge. To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, the Sponsoring Entities are not responsible for technical problems or technical malfunction or other occurrences which may affect the operation of any websites or systems used for or in connection with the Alice Challenge (including but not limited to third party websites or services used to register and/or to create and/or submit entries). Such problems could include, but are not limited to: to hardware or software errors; faulty computer, telephone, cable, satellite, network, electronic, wireless or Internet connectivity or other online communication problems; failure of any e-mail transmissions to be sent to or received; lost, late, delayed or intercepted e-mail transmissions; inaccessibility of the Challenge web sites or any third party services being used for the Challenge (i.e. Judgify); traffic congestions on the Internet or the Challenge site; and/or inaccessibility or unavailability of an email account used in connection with the Challenge). To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, you hereby release the Sponsoring Entities from any and all claims, damages or liabilities arising from or relating to participation in the Alice Challenge.
  • If any portion of this these Terms of Use is determined by any court or governmental agency of competent jurisdiction to violate applicable law or otherwise not to conform to requirements of law, then the rest of these Terms of Use will remain in effect and the parties will substitute a suitable and equitable provision for the invalid/unenforceable provision in order to carry out the original intent and purpose of the original Terms of Use.
  • You may not assign, delegate or transfer any of its rights or obligations under these Terms of Use. Any attempted assignment, delegation or transfer shall be void.
  • Your registration and these Terms of Use represent your entire agreement with Carnegie Mellon with respect the Alice Challenge. Changes to this agreement require the prior written consent of an authorized signatory for Carnegie Mellon.

Last revised: March 28, 2019