1. No continuation hacks are allowed; all projects must be started within the hacking time period

  2. All participants must be college students.

  3. SSF has the right to expel members/teams in violation of the rules/code of conduct.

  4. Taking or using any other code, projects, ideas, etc. from either participant in the hackathon or outside of it is not allowed. The project must be original and created by the participant only. 

  5. Use of open-source libraries, frameworks are allowed but links to those resources must be added in devpost submission

  6. While a hackathon is a competition, only friendly competition is allowed. Harassing, poor sports talk, or competitive talk (ex. “I will crush you”) is NOT ALLOWED. Shaming others on their projects, and solely encouragement and constructive feedback are NOT ALLOWED

  7. No projects should be created that spreads hate or bashes any social group. Avoid building projects with political inclinations.