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Barclays CBDC Hackathon 2022
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Barclays
CBDC Hackathon 2022

Tuesday, 27 – Wednesday, 28 September
In-person event at Barclays Rise London
41 Luke St, London, EC2A 4DP.


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Terms of Use – Hackathon 2022

The website hosted at [https://www.creativeservices.barclays/ehome/CBDCHackathon/] (the "Website")is owned and operated by Barclays Bank PLC and/or its affiliates or subsidiaries ("we" or "us").

We advise you to read these Terms & Conditions (the "Terms") carefully before using the Website. By accessing and/or using the Website you are deemed to accept and be bound by these Terms, therefore if you do not wish to be bound by these Terms you should not access or use the Website.

The content published on the Website, and in particular the details of the event [“Barclays CBDC Hackathon 2022”] (“Event”) and of the registration process to which it refers, does not constitute advice and is not an invitation to subscribe to any of our products or services, instead it is designed to inform you about the Event and give you the possibility to register your interest to participate in the Event. It is your responsibility to comply with applicable local laws, including ensuring that your access and/or use not only complies with the Terms, but also with the laws of the jurisdiction from which your use or access is made.


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1. Access to the Website and Registration of Your Interest

1.1 - Whilst we try to ensure that access to the Website is available for the limited period of the Event, from time to time we may decide to temporarily restrict or block access to, or use of, all or part of the Website without notice and reserve the right to do so, whether for the purpose of servicing the Website or otherwise. We do not warrant that the Website, or any part of it, will be available at all times, and you acknowledge and accept this. Subject to clause 4, we accept no liability, no matter how that may be caused, arising from any unavailability, interruption, defect or loss of access to or function of the Website or any part of it at any time.

1.2 - We reserve the right to withdraw and/or amend the conditions and details of the event including the selection process and more generally any content on the Website without notice and we accept no liability, no matter how that may be caused, arising from us doing so.

1.3 - You may access most areas of the Website without registering your details with us and without us recording any of your personal information, however certain areas of the Website may require you to register in particular if you decide to submit your details in order to register your interest to participate in the event. If you submit your details for the purposes of registering your interest, you are indicating that you have read our Privacy Policy available at https://rise.barclays/privacy-policy/ and are willing for us to deal with your data as set out in that policy. We are not obliged to accept your application, and we may revoke or limit your access to the Website or our approval at any time at our sole and absolute discretion and without incurring any liability. If we do grant you access to an otherwise restricted area of the Website, your login details are personal to you, and you must keep them confidential and not permit or enable another person to use them. All actions (including unauthorised actions, provided they are not through a fault of ours) conducted using your login details shall be deemed to be conducted by you, and you shall therefore be responsible for those actions.

1.4 - Whilst we endeavour to ensure that all the information included on the Website is correct, up to date and complete, we are not obliged to identify to you any content which is incorrect, out of date, superseded or incomplete, nor are we obliged to update, correct or complete such content. We hereby disclaim any express or implied warranties as to the completeness or accuracy of the Website or its content, including but not limited to financial information published by us on the Website (such as annual reports or forecast statements), and we accept no liability, no matter how that may be caused, arising from any information which is not correct, up to date, complete, or which has been superseded.


2. Permitted Use and Access

2.1 - You are permitted to use and access the Website on a personal, non-commercial basis. You may not copy or make commercial use of the Website or any of the content including, but not limited to, information, imagery or data from, or underlying, the Website without obtaining our express written permission to do so.

2.2 - You may download and/or print material from the Website for personal, non-commercial use, provided that:

(a) you do not modify any downloaded or printed documents, or any part thereof;

(b) you do not use any graphics from any downloaded or printed documents separately from the corresponding text;

(c) you do not remove copyright, trade mark or other intellectual property notices on any downloaded or printed document, or otherwise act in a way to cause or risk causing infringement, a weakening of, or damage to or our brand, intellectual property or business;

(d) you do not make available or replicate any content, information, imagery or data from, or underlying, the Website and use it in such a way as to cause or risk causing confusion or an association as between you or your activities (or a third party or their activities) and us and our activities, including but not limited to phishing;

(e) you do not use any content, information, imagery or data from, or underlying, the Website in such a way as to cause or risk causing harm or detriment to us or our business, brands or activities;

(f) you do not remove, distort or otherwise alter the size or appearance of any content;

(g) you do not expressly or impliedly state that we endorse or are related to or responsible for any products or services which are not our own;

(h) you do not misrepresent your association or dealings with us;

(i) you do not present, disseminate or make available any false or misleading information about us;

(j) you do not use the material or act in a manner so as to associate or risk associating us with any content which is or might be harmful, including without limitation material which is offensive, threatening, obscene, abusive, discriminatory, defamatory, in breach of confidence, in breach of privacy, infringes any intellectual property rights or other rights of any third party or otherwise does not comply with all applicable laws and regulations; and

(k) you do not use the Website or any of its content, information, imagery or data from, or underlying, the Website, in any manner which is associated with or for the purposes of hosting, disseminating, or propagating malicious software or code, including but not limited to viruses, malicious script, spyware, Trojan Horses or worms.

2.3 Subject always to the same restrictions which are set out in clause 2.2(a)-(k), you may create links to the Website, whether via social networks or otherwise, provided that you do not create a frame, browser or other border environment around the Website.

2.4 You may not misuse the Website, or any information, imagery or data from or underlying it, for or in connection with any unlawful or criminal purpose, including but not limited to hacking, phishing, or other intrusions or attempted intrusions or unlawful use of information or data.

2.5 If you do not comply with your obligations set out in these Terms, or otherwise act in a way which we consider, at our sole and absolute discretion, to be inconsistent with our continued provision of services to you, we may revoke the rights granted to you in clauses 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3, and we reserve the right to take any further action which we consider to be appropriate.

2.6 You indemnify us to the fullest extent possible for any loss or damage suffered by us which arises out of or in connection with a breach by you of clauses 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 or 2.4.


3. Intellectual Property Rights & Confidentiality

3.1 - Unless otherwise specified, we are the owner or licensee of all intellectual property rights in and to the Website and its content, including but not limited to copyright and unregistered and registered trade mark rights. All such rights, save as expressly granted, are reserved, and the benefit of any goodwill which arises through your use inures to us.

3.2 - Reproduction in any form of any part of the content, information, imagery or data from, or underlying, the Website, save for in strict compliance with clause 2, is prohibited without our prior written consent.

3.3 - Without limiting any rights you have in your personal data, in relation to any information or material you send to us using this Website, you hereby grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual licence to the copyright and other intellectual property rights in such information or material for any purpose we consider appropriate including, without limitation, copying, sending, distributing or publishing the same, unless where restricted by law.

3.4 - You agree that we shall not be under any obligation of confidentiality to you regarding any such information or material submitted to us using this Website unless agreed otherwise in a separate agreement between us or as required by law.


4. General Exclusions of Liability

4.1 - You access and use the Website and the information published on it at your own risk.

4.2 - Nothing published on the Website is intended to constitute advice. You should not rely on any information published on the Website, and we disclaim any liability for any purported reliance on such information to the fullest extent permitted by law.

4.3 - We accept no liability, no matter how that may be caused, and whether directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage caused to you or another (including but not limited to loss of income, business, profits, opportunity, contracts, actual or anticipated savings, data, reputation or goodwill) arising from your use of the Website.

4.4 - We accept no liability for changes made to the Website or its content by unauthorised third parties.

4.5 - We hereby exclude any express or implied warranties that any material used or downloaded from the Website will not cause loss or damage to any data or property, such as software or hardware, including but not limited to loss or damage caused by malicious script, viruses, spyware, Trojan Horses or worms. We accept no liability for any such loss or damage suffered by you or another as a result of your use of the Website.

4.6 - Whilst we maintain robust security mechanisms, we cannot guarantee the security of communications (whether by phone, internet or post). Accordingly we accept no liability for breach of security of any communications sent by you to us using the Website or the information contained on it. Such communications are at your own risk.

4.7 - If we choose to delay enforcing any of our rights relating to these Terms, or even not enforce all or any part of them in a given circumstance, we may do so at our discretion. Any such delay or non-enforcement on our behalf will not be deemed a waiver of those rights or any other provision, and will not in any way prejudice or limit our rights under these Terms.

4.8 - Nothing in the exclusions contained in this clause 4 or elsewhere in these Terms shall be interpreted as trying to exclude or limit statutory liabilities which cannot be excluded by law, nor our tortious liability for death or personal injury resulting from our negligence, fraud, fundamental misrepresentation, or any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited by law.


5. Links

5.1 - The Website is designed to be accessed via its main home pages and such other pages as we may determine. If you access other pages on the Website directly, for example via search engines or via links provided by third parties, you may not see important information relevant to the page in question, or other announcements or information which may be important to you.

5.2 - From time to time we may provide links to other websites or resources not owned or operated by us. We are not responsible for the accuracy or content of these websites or resources, and any links we provide does not mean that we are connected with or endorse the related website, resource or the information provided in them. Those websites or resources may have their own terms, conditions and policies, and it is your duty to ensure that you comply with them. We accept no liability, no matter how that may be caused, for any failure on your part to view, comply or familiarise with any such terms, conditions and policies.


6. Sharing Content and Social Networks

6.1 - Certain pages on the Website allow you to share content via your profile on various social networks and other shared-content platforms. When you share content in this manner you also become subject to terms, conditions and policies of those third parties. We recommend that you review and familiarise yourself with those terms and conditions, and we disclaim any liability, no matter how that may be caused, associated with your use of those services, or for your failure to view, comply or familiarise yourself with their terms, conditions and policies.


7. Data Protection & Privacy

Your privacy is important to us. Barclays Bank PLC and its subsidiaries and affiliates will treat your information as confidential and will hold your data in compliance with our privacy notice and applicable laws. Your email address is held within Barclays contact management systems, which we will use to send you information and communication about the Event. This information is accessible by Barclays Bank PLC international offices subject to local laws and regulations.

Your registration data for this event will be processed in accordance with the terms of the Barclays privacy notice


8. Cookies

8.1 – Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information, which your computer or mobile device downloads when you visit a website. Our third party provider uses cookies on the Website, although you have a choice as to whether to allow the use of some of these cookies. For further information on cookies, please see our third party provider’s Cookie Policy


9. Jurisdiction & Governing Law

9.1 - These Terms and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with them are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with English law. Any dispute relating to or arising out of these Terms and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with them shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

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