UNC-TV Hackathon

Help us design the future of public media in North Carolina!

The UNC-TV Hackathon will bring together the most talented students and professionals to use technology, experience and brainpower to solve how UNC-TV public media cultivates statewide community engagement among NC’s diverse geographic, social, individual, corporate and non-profit universe. Consider it a “design-thinking” #ncpublicmediahack!

Based on our registrants, we’ll create teams with a mix of interests, skills and experience. Those teams will have roughly 40 hours to work together to develop and pitch a concept to improve UNC-TV. Mentors and media experts will provide expertise to teams.

FAQs

What is your refund policy?
Partial (half) refunds are available until 72 hours before the start of the event. Contact jmcgurk@unctv.org and you will receive a reply within 5 business days.

Is my registration/ticket transferrable?
No, we are sorry but tickets are not transferrable.

LEGAL INFORMATION - BY REGISTERING FOR THIS EVENT YOU HEREBY AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
All submissions to the UNC-TV Hackathon remain the intellectual property of the individuals or organizations that developed them. By registering, consenting to the terms of the Hackathon, and entering a Submission, however, the Participant agrees that UNC-TV or UNC-TV Hackathon reserve an irrevocable, perpetual, nonexlusive, royalty-free license to use, distribute to the public, and publicly display and perform a Submission in any manner consistent with the mission of UNC-TV or UNC-TV Hackathon.

PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
By submitting a UNC-TV Hackathon Entry or accepting any prize, you represent and warrant the following: (a) you will not submit content that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from their rightful owner to post the content and to grant UNC-TV or UNC-TV Hackathon all of the rights granted herein; (b) you will not publish falsehoods or misrepresentations that could damage UNC-TV or UNC-TV Hackathon, Sponsors, or any third party; (c) you will not submit content that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, libelous, threatening, pornographic, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, violate any law, or is otherwise inappropriate or destructive to UNC-TV or UNC-TV Hackathon ‘s or Sponsors' brand image or goodwill; (d) you will not post advertisements or solicitations of business; (e) UNC-TV or UNC-TV Hackathon will not be obligated to pay any compensation to, or permit any participation by, any third party in connection with the use, reproduction, modification, publication, display or other exploitation of any of the content that you submit; and (f) the content submitted by you does not contain any viruses, Trojan horses, worms or other disabling devices or harmful code.

By posting or submitting a UNC-TV Hackathon Entry to the Contest (regardless of the form or medium of such content), you hereby grant UNC-TV or UNC-TV Hackathon, without additional consideration, a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, non- exclusive right and license, with the right to sublicense, to discuss, publicize, market and otherwise display content derived from or relating to the UNC-TV Hackathon Entry ("Marketing Content"), and to distribute and use such Marketing Content for promotional and marketing purposes (either in the form submitted or in the form of a derivative or adapted work). You understand that you will not receive any compensation or credit for use of your UNC-TV Hackathon Entry, other than the prizes awarded at the end of the UNC-TV Hackathon.

INDEMNIFICATION 
In the event an intellectual property right or other claim is brought against UNC for use of the software, products, or services in accordance with this Agreement, PARTY agrees to indemnify and hold UNC-TV or UNC-TV Hackathon harmless from and against any lawsuit, claim, damage, liability, or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by UNC-TV or UNC-TV Hackathon as a result of the claim.

In the event a claim is brought against UNC-TV or UNC-TV Hackathon for data or identity loss or appropriation caused by the negligence or willful acts of you, or loss or use of the data for purposes other than as specified in this Agreement, you agree to indemnify and hold UNC harmless from and against any lawsuit, claim, damage, liability, or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by UNC as a result of the claim. UNC-TV or UNC-TV Hackathon agrees that indemnification is conditioned on the requirement that it (1) give you prompt written notice of such claim, (2) permit you with prior approval of the Office of the Attorney General of North Carolina, to defend and/or settle the claim, and (3) provide all reasonable assistance to you in defending and/or settling the claim.

UNC-TV or UNC-TV Hackathon will be responsible for the conduct of its officers and employees arising out of the performance of this Agreement only to the extent permitted and limited by the laws of North Carolina, including the North Carolina Tort Claims Act, the Defense of State Employees Act, and the Excess Liability Policy administered through the North Carolina Department of Insurance, subject to the availability of appropriations and in proportion to and to the extent that such liability for damages is caused by or results from the acts of UNC-TV, its officers, or employees.

COPYRIGHT
Participant represents and warrants that he or she is the sole author and copyright owner of the Submission, and that the Submission is an original work of the Participant, or if the Submission is a work based on an existing application, that the Participant has acquired sufficient rights to use and to authorize others, including the UNC-TV Hackathon, to use the Submission, as specified in the “Intellectual Property Rights” section of the Rules; and that the Submission does not infringe upon any copyright or upon any other third party rights of which the Participant is aware, and that the Submission is free of malware.

Nothing in this Agreement is intended to prohibit the exercise of fair use, educational and research use, or experimental use by UNC-TV or UNC-TV Hackathon and its employees and agents, as permitted by the statutes and common law applicable to copyrights, patents, and trademarks.

GOVERNING LAW
Nothing shall act to limit the statutory rights, responsibilities, or obligations of the Governor or the Attorney General of the State of North Carolina, including exclusive rights regarding representation and settlement of claims, and nothing shall act to impose obligations on UNC for jurisdiction or venue outside North Carolina, waiver of jury trial, acceptance of injunctive relief provisions, or obligations for costs and attorney fees unless ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.