Call for Projects to Take Place at ComoNe! NenoNe Program #07 Entry Agreement

Participation Rules / OPEN HACKATHON PITCH

The Rules set forth the terms and conditions governing participation in the Project organized by the Sponsor.

Anyone wishing to participate in the Project (the “Participant”) must read these Rules carefully before participating. By submitting the work (hereinafter referred to as an“Entry”) to the Organizer and participating in the Project, the Participant shall be deemed to have agreed to these Rules.

1. Participation procedure

(1) The Project invites Participants online, by using the web system of award platform “AWRD” operated by Loftwork Inc. (“Loftwork”, and collectively with the Sponsor, the “Project Related Persons”). An AWRD account is required to participate in the Project. (Please see the Terms of Use of AWRD.).

(2) Participants must follow the participation procedures specified in the participation guidelines of the Project. The Organizer may decline the participation of the Participant who does not follow the participation procedure prescribed in the participation guidelines.

2. Material used

(1) The Participant represents and warrants that the texts, figures, images, data and any other information used in the Project (the “Material Used”) do not infringe, and are not likely to infringe, any rights of any third party, including intellectual property rights.

(2) If the Material includes any material created by a third party other than the Participant, including, but not limited to, artwork, photographs, and fonts, the Participant shall, at the Participant's expense and responsibility, obtain all necessary permissions or otherwise secure the necessary rights.

(3) If the Sponsor considers that the Material Used violates or is likely to violate the rights of a third party, the Organizer may prohibit the use of such materials, and the Participant shall comply with such decision.

(4) If a third party claims violation of rights of the Project Related Persons in relation to the Material Used, the Participant shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Project Related Persons at its own expense and responsibility.

(5) If the Project Related Persons incur any damages, costs, or expenses as a result of a third party’s claim of infringement, the Participant shall fully compensate the Project Related Persons for all such amounts, regardless of how they are characterized.

3. Outputs

Any documents, diagrams, images, audio, videos, programs, data, or other materials newly created by a Participant in the course of participating in the Project (collectively, the
“Outputs”) may be used freely and free of charge by other Participants, the Project Related Persons, and other third parties.

4. Business or technical information

The Participant shall not use business or technical information obtained in connection with participation in the Project, for purposes other than the participation in the Project without the prior permission of the Project Related Persons.

5. Handling of personal information

The Organizer shall handle the personal information of the Participant in accordance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (including relevant Cabinet Orders, rules and guidelines, the “APPI”), and only to the extent necessary for achieving the following purposes.

(a) Communications and inquiries from the Organizer
(b) Notice of examination results from the Sponsor to the Participant
(c) Project notification from the Organizer to the Participant
(d) Other matters which are reasonably relevant to (a), (b) or (c) (including the provision of personal information to third parties where applicable.)

If you have any questions or inquiries regarding the handling of personal information, please contact the Organizer through the Project’s inquiry form.

6. Points to note

6-1 Prohibited Items

(1) The Participant shall not take the following actions.

(a) Action which violates the Rules
(b)Action which violates or is likely to violate the rights of the third party, including intellectual property rights
(c) Action which causes physical or mental harm to the third party
(d) Action which defames the third party
(e) Action which violates laws and regulations
(f) Acts contrary to public order or morals
(g) Action which is equivalent to (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f).

(2) If the Participant violates the Prohibited Items or the Sponsor considers it is likely to violate the Prohibited Items, or if the Participant is recognized as an organized crime group, corporate racketeers, and other similar groups (including any group or individual who pursues economic interests by using violence, power or fraudulent means) or equivalent, the Sponsor may exclude such Participant’s Entry from examination and cancel the participation in the Project.

6-2 Disclaimer

(1) If the Participant suffers damage in relation to the Project, such damage shall be fully assumed by the Participant, and the Project Related Persons shall assume no responsibility.

(2) If the Participant violates the provisions of the Rules and causes any damage, loss, or cost to the Project Related Persons, the Participant shall compensate the full amount.

7. Other matters

(1) If continued work, such as matching with a company, proof of concept, or joint research and development, arises after the Project ends, the Sponsor and the Participant shall consult in good faith about the details of the conditions.

(2) The Sponsor may change the content of the Rules at any time, by notifying using appropriate means such as email. At the point of login, the Participant shall be deemed to have agreed to the latest Rules as of then.

(3) The matters not indicated in the Rules shall be determined by the Project Related Persons.

Application Rules / GENERAL AWARD

The Rules set forth matters concerning the “Project hosted by the “Sponsor”.

For people who intend to apply to the Project (the “Applicant”), please make sure to read the Rules carefully. By submitting the work (the “Entry”) to the Sponsor and applying to the Project, the Applicant shall be deemed to have agreed on the content of the Rules.

1. Application procedure

(1) The Project invites Applicants online, by using the web system of award platform “AWRD” operated by Loftwork Inc. (“Loftwork”, and collectively with the Sponsor, the “Project Related Persons”). In order to apply to the Project, the account registration to AWRD is necessary (Please see the Terms of Use of AWRD.).

(2) The Applicant needs to make sure to follow application procedure prescribed in the application guidelines of the Project. The Sponsor may decline the submission of the Entry which does not follow the application procedure prescribed in the application guidelines.

2. Entry

(1) The Entry must be created by the Applicant himself/herself, and must be unpublished.

(2) The Applicant represents and warrants, that the Entry does not violate or is not likely to violate any rights of the thirdparty including intellectual property rights.

(3) If the Entry includes material prepared by a third party other than the Applicant (including, but not limited to, arts, images and fonts), the Applicant shall obtain clearance of rights, such as to obtain the permission of such third party, at its own expense and responsibility.

(4) If the Sponsor considers that the Entry violates or is likely to violate the rights of a third party, the Sponsor may exclude it from the examination.

(5) If a third party claims violation of rights to the Project Related Persons in relation to the Entry, the Applicant shall defend and indemnify the Project Related Persons at its own expense and responsibility.

(6) If the Project Related Persons covered the damage compensation or cost based on a third party’s claim of rights violation, the Applicant shall compensate the full amount, regardless of the name.

3. Rights of the Entry

(1) Except as otherwise prescribed in the Rules or in the separate agreement, the Applicant shall retain the rights in relation to the Entry including intellectual property rights, and to the extent it does not violate the Rules, the use of the Entry shall not be restricted.

(2) The Applicant shall permit the use of the Entry without any cost in the following situation.

(a) When the Sponsor uses for the purpose of the Project hosting

(b) When the Entrustor uses for the purpose of advertisement of its business

(c) When Loftwork uses for the purposes of advertisement of Loftwork

(3) The Sponsor may use the Entry in other means than set forth above after the consultation with the Applicant, and the details of condition shall be discussed separately and agreed on.

4. Winning Entry

(1) The Sponsor shall examine the Entry, and by its own judgement, select the winning entry of the Project (the “Winning Entry”) and make announcement by an appropriate means.

(2) The Sponsor may exclude from examination a work which does not follow the application procedure or specification prescribed in the application guidelines. In addition, if the fact became evident after selected as a Winning Entry that the work was not eligible for examination, the Sponsor may cancel the selection as the Winning Entry.

(3) The Sponsor may decide that there is “No Winning Entry” if there is no Entry which is worth winning, as a result of examination

(4) The Sponsor has no responsibility in relation to the examination results, and has no obligation to respond to any inquiry from the Applicant about the examination status and the results.

(5) The Sponsor may use the Winning Entry after the consultation with the Applicant of the Winning Entry (the “Winner”), and the details of condition shall be discussed separately and agreed on.

5. Business or technical information

The Applicant shall not use business or technical information of the Project Related Persons which can be known through the application to the Project for purpose other than the application to the Project, without prior permission by the Project Related Persons.

6. Handling of personal information

The Sponsor shall handle the personal information of the Applicant, in accordance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (including relevant Cabinet Orders, rules and guidelines, the “APPI”), to the extent necessary for achieving the following purposes.

(a) Inquiry from the Sponsor

(b) Notice of examination results from the Sponsor to the Applicant

(c) Project notification from the Sponsor to the Applicant

(d) Other matters which are reasonably relevant to (a), (b) or (c) (including in the case when the Sponsor provides the personal information to a third party)

If you have any questions about the handling of personal information, please contact the Sponsor by using the message of the Project.

7. Points to note

7-1 Prohibited Items

(1) The Applicantshall not take the following actions.

(a) Action which violates the Rules

(b) Action which violates or is likely to violate the rights of the third party including intellectual property rights

(c) Action which causes physical or mental harm to the third party

(d) Action which defames the third party

(e) Action which violates laws and regulations

(f) Action which disturbs public order

(g) Action which is equivalent to (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f).

(2) If the Applicant violates the Prohibited Items or the Sponsor considers it is likely to violate the Prohibited Items, or if the Applicant is recognized as an organized crime group, Sokaiya or other antisocial organization (a group or individual who pursues economic interests by using violence, power or fraudulent means) or equivalent, the Sponsor may exclude such Applicant’s Entry from examination and cancel the participation in the Project.

7-2 Disclaimer

(1) If the Applicant suffers damage in relation to the Project, such damage shall be fully assumed by the Applicant, and the Project Related Persons shall assume no responsibility.

(2) If the Applicant violates the provisions of the Rules and caused any damage, loss or cost to the Project RelatedPersons, the Applicant shall compensate the full amount.

8. Other matters

(1) The Sponsor may change the content of the Rules any time, by notifying using appropriate means such as email. At the point of login, the Applicant shall be deemed to have agreed to the latest Rules as of then.

(2) The matters not indicated in the Rules shall be determined by the Project Related Persons.

Application Rules / BUSINESS ALLIANCE

The Rules set forth matters concerning the “Project” hosted by the “Sponsor”, who is under entrustment from the “Entrustor”.

For people who intend to apply to the Project (the “Applicant”), please make sure to read the Rules carefully. By submitting the work (the “Entry”) to the Sponsor and applying to the Project, the Applicant shall be deemed to have agreed on the content of the Rules.

1. Application procedure

(1) The Project invites Applicants online, by using the web system of award platform “AWRD” operated by Loftwork Inc. (“Loftwork”, and collectively with the Sponsor and the Entrustor, the “Project Related Persons”). In order to apply to the Project, the account registration to AWRD is necessary (Please see the Terms of Use of AWRD.).

(2) The Applicant needs to make sure to follow application procedure prescribed in the application guidelines of the Project. The Sponsor may decline the submission of the Entry which does not follow the application procedure prescribed in the application guidelines.

2. Entry

(1) The Entry must be created by the Applicant himself/herself, and must be unpublished.

(2) The Applicant represents and warrants, that the Entry does not violate or is not likely to violate any rights of the thirdparty including intellectual property rights.

(3) If the Entry includes material prepared by a third party other than the Applicant (including, but not limited to, arts, images and fonts), the Applicant shall obtain clearance of rights, such as to obtain the permission of such third party, at its own expense and responsibility.

(4) If the Sponsor considers that the Entry violates or is likely to violate the rights of the third party, the Sponsor may exclude it from the examination.

(5) If a third party claims violation of rights to the Project Related Persons in relation to the Entry, the Applicant shall defend and indemnify the Project Related Persons at its own expense and responsibility.

(6) If the Project Related Persons covered the damage compensation or cost based on the third party’s claim of rights violation, the Applicant shall compensate the full amount, regardless of the name.

3. Rights of the Entry

(1) Except as otherwise prescribed in the Rules or in the separate agreement, the Applicant shall retain the rights in relation to the Entry including intellectual property rights, and to the extent it does not violate the Rules, the use of the Entry shall not be restricted. As for the Winning Entry however, the provisions of “5. Rights of the Winning Entry” shall apply.

(2) The Applicant shall permit the use of the Entry without any cost in the following situation.

(a) When the Sponsor uses for the purpose of the Project hosting

(b) When the Entrustor uses for the purpose of advertisement of its business

(c) When Loftwork uses for the purposes of advertisement of Loftwork

(3) The Sponsor may use the Entry in other means than set forth above after the consultation with the Applicant, and the details of condition shall be discussed separately and agreed on.

4. Winning Entry

(1) The Sponsor shall examine the Entry, and by its own judgement, select the winning entry of the Project (the “Winning Entry”) and make announcement by an appropriate means.

(2) The Sponsor may exclude from examination a work which does not follow the application procedure or specification prescribed in the application guidelines. In addition, if the fact became evident after selected as a Winning Entry that the work was not eligible for examination, the Sponsor may cancel the selection as the Winning Entry.

(3) The Sponsor may decide that there is “No Winning Entry” if there is no Entry which is worth winning, as a result of examination

(4) The Sponsor has no responsibility in relation to the examination results, and has no obligation to respond to any inquiry from the Applicant about the examination status and the results.

5. Rights of the Winning Entry

(1) The Applicant of the Winning Entry (the “Winner”) shall transfer to the Entrustor any and all rights in relation to the Winning Entry (including the original, drafts, prototypes and any other works or data related to the production of the Winning Entry) (including the rights set forth in Article 27 and Article 28 of the Copyright Act) in exchange for the payment of prize money set by the Sponsor.

(2) The Winner shall not exercise, or shall not exercise through the third party, the moral rights of author in connection with the Winning Entry.

6. Business or technical information

The Applicant shall not use business or technical information of the Project Related Persons which can be known through the application to the Project for purpose other thanthe application to the Project, without prior permission by the Project Related Persons.

7. Handling of personal information

The Sponsor shall handle the personal information of the Applicant, in accordance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (including relevant Cabinet Orders, rules and guidelines, the “APPI”), to the extent necessary for achieving the following purposes.

(a) Inquiry from the Sponsor

(b) Notice of examination results from the Sponsor to the Applicant

(c) Provision from the Sponsor to the Entrustor

(d) Use of the Winning Entry at the Entrustor

(e) Project notification from the Sponsor to the Applicant

(f) Other matters which are reasonably relevant to (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) (including in the case when the Sponsor provides the personal information to a third party)

If you have any questions about the handling of personal information, please contact the Sponsor by using the message of the Project.

8. Points to note

8-1 Prohibited Items

(1) The Applicantshall not take the following actions.

(a) Action which violates the Rules

(b) Action which violates or is likely to violate the rights of the third party including intellectual property rights

(c) Action which causes physical or mental harm to the third party

(d) Action which defames the third party

(e) Action which violates laws and regulations

(f) Action which disturbs public order

(g) Action which is equivalent to (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f).

(2) If the Applicant violates the Prohibited Items or the Sponsor considers it is likely to violate the Prohibited Items, or if the Applicant is recognized as an organized crime group, Sokaiya or other antisocial organization (a group or individual who pursues economic interests by using violence, power or fraudulent means) or equivalent, the Sponsor may exclude such Applicant’s Entry from examination and cancel the participation in the Project.

8-2 Disclaimer

(1) If the Applicant suffers damage in relation to the Project, such damage shall be fully assumed by the Applicant, and the Project Related Persons shall assume no responsibility.

(2) If the Applicant violates the provisions of the Rules and caused any damage, loss or cost to the Project RelatedPersons, the Applicant shall compensate the full amount.

9. Other matters

(1) The Sponsor may change the content of the Rules any time, by notifying using appropriate means such as email. At the point of login, the Applicant shall be deemed to have agreed to the latest Rules as of then.

(2) The matters not indicated in the Rules shall be determined by the Project Related Persons.