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GRANT OF LICENSE: For good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which you hereby acknowledge, I (the “Author(s)”), grant to Utopia worldwide, perpetual, royalty free, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, distribute, translate and modify the Materials provided by me to the Urban Innovation Challenge website, including the right to distribute the Materials via the Urban Innovation Challenge website and in any other media now known or hereafter developed. This does not apply to confidential information you might provide.

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USER OBLIGATION: In seeking to upload Materials to this website (or affiliated websites) or to engage in activities within this website, I know that I must register and create a user account. I agree to provide accurate and current information as prompted during the account registration process and to update such information to keep it accurate and current at all times. I will be responsible for all activity related to my account and I will not share my password with any other person or post it on this or any other website. I understand that I cannot use the branded terms Utopia or Urban Innovation Challenge in my application or application name since these are registered trademarks owned by Utopia.

STATUS OF COPYRIGHT: Utopia acknowledges that nothing in this license will constitute a transfer or assignment of the copyright in the Materials to Utopia. Utopia further acknowledges that you will continue to own any copyright that you currently hold in any of the Materials.

UTOPIA USE: I understand and agree that through the Urban Innovation Challenge website the Materials may be available to third parties who will be granted a worldwide, perpetual, royalty free, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, distribute, translate and modify the Materials under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0.

ACCURACY OF MATERIALS: I acknowledge that I am solely responsible for the correctness of my Materials. DISCLAIMER. THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS, COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, URBAN INNOVATION CHALLENGE, UTOPIA, OR OUR PARTNERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE MATERIALS.

ATTRIBUTION: Utopia agrees to incorporate the appropriate copyright and attribution notices that I request in all distributions of the Materials.

AUTHORITY AND THIRD-PARTY PERMISSIONS: I represent that I am the owner of the copyright or other property right in the Materials and that I have authority to grant this license. I further represent that I have identified and/or labeled all parts, items, and content incorporated into the Materials that may be subject to a copyright or other proprietary right held by a third party, and I have permission to use such Materials. If any of the Materials is based upon work that I completed from a grant or agreement sponsored by a third party, other than Utopia, I represent and warrant that I have fulfilled any right of review or other obligations required by such contract or agreement. My agreements and representations in this Agreement are consistent with my obligations to my employer or institution and will not violate any agreement to which I am a party, or any of my employer’s or institution’s policies, including its policy regarding ownership of intellectual property. I represent that any statements made as part of posting a submission to an Urban Innovation Challenge, including about the status of my organizational affiliations and any partnerships therein, are truthful to the best of my knowledge at the time of posting. Important: Unauthorized use of third-party copyrighted work is illegal.

WARRANTY: I warrant that I shall not post or transmit Materials that are libelous, defamatory, obscene, fraudulent, harmful, threatening, abusive or hateful, that contains nudity or pornography, that violates the property rights of others (including without limitation infringing use of a copyright or trademark), that violates the privacy or publicity right of others, or that is in violation of applicable laws. I further warrant that my Materials do not infringe on the intellectual property rights of any third party.

INDEMNITY: I agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Utopia and its employees, trustees, representatives and agents from any liability, loss, claim and expense (including attorneys' reasonable fees) related to my violation of this Agreement and/or my posting of Materials to the Urban Innovation Challenge website.

I agree that any submission found to be in violation of any of these Terms of Services will be barred from advancement in the Urban Innovation Challenge community, at the sole discretion of Utopia. I further agree that advancement decisions for submitted solutions are made by Utopia and its staff and volunteers, are final, and are not subject to appeal for any reason.

GOVERNING LAW: This Agreement shall be construed, governed, interpreted and applied in accordance with the laws of the United States, without regard to conflict of law principles.

SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS: The rights and obligations of this license shall be binding upon my heirs and successors in interest.

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