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20 NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. CONTEST
21 IS OPEN TO RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
22 AND WORLDWIDE, EXCEPT FOR ITALY, BRAZIL, QUEBEC, CUBA, IRAN, SYRIA,
23 NORTH KOREA, SUDAN AND MYANMAR.
25 ENTRY IN THIS CONTEST CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND
30 In order to enter the Native Client Security Contest ("Contest"),
31 you must agree to these Terms and Conditions ("Terms"). Therefore,
32 please read these Terms prior to entry to ensure you understand and
33 agree. You agree that submission of an entry in the Contest
34 constitutes your agreement to these Terms. After reading the Terms
35 and in order to participate, each Participant (as defined below)
36 must complete the registration form, clicking the "I understand and
37 agree" box (or the equivalent), on the Contest entry webpage. Once
38 the Participant clicks the "I understand and agree" box (or the
39 equivalent), the Terms form a binding legal agreement between each
40 Participant and Google with respect to the Contest.
42 Participants may not submit an Exploit, Issue or Summary to the
43 Contest and are not eligible to receive the prizes described in
44 these Terms unless they agree to these Terms. If a Participant is
45 part of a team, each member of the team must read and agree to
46 these Terms and click on the "I understand and agree" box (or the
47 equivalent) described herein. Failure of any member of a team to
48 agree to these Terms and click on the "I understand and agree" box
49 (or the equivalent) described herein will disqualify the entire
52 By entering, Participant warrants that Participant has not violated
53 any employment agreement or other restriction imposed by his or her
54 employer by participating in this Contest.
58 The Contest is organized by Google and is designed to motivate the
59 developer community to identify and report security Exploits (as
60 defined below) on Google’s Native Client software and reward those
61 developers who identify one or more security Exploits that are
62 evaluated as a winning exploit by the Judges.
64 Once a Participant has registered for the Contest, the Participant
65 will be asked to identify security Exploits in Google’s Native
66 Client Software and enter those Exploits on Google’s `Native Client
67 Issue Tracker <http://code.google.com/p/nativeclient/issues/list>`_
68 website using the "Security Contest Template." At this point, the
69 Exploit will become an Issue and will no longer be able to be
70 identified by another Participant. Google will then verify that the
71 Issue is reproducible. If so, that Issue will become a Verified
72 Issue. Finally, the Participant will submit a Summary of up to his
73 or her top ten best Issues that were submitted on the `Native
75 <http://code.google.com/p/nativeclient/issues/list>`_. Since it is
76 possible that an Issue may not be verified until after the Contest
77 End Date, if a Participant includes such an Issue in their Summary
78 and such Issue is not ultimately verified, then that Issue will not
79 be considered to be part of the Summary.
81 Prizes will be awarded to those Participants who submit the best
82 Summaries as determined in the sole discretion of the Judges when
83 considering the Judging Criteria described herein.
87 The Contest is sponsored by Google Inc. ("Google" or "Sponsor"), a
88 Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at 1600
89 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA, 94043, USA.
93 The Contest begins at 9:00:00 A.M. Pacific Time (PT) Zone in the
94 United States on Februrary 25th, 2009 ("Contest Start Date") and
95 ends at 11:59:59 P.M. PT on May 5th, 2009 ("Contest End
96 Date"). Participants must register by May 5th, 2009 at 11:59:59
97 Pacific Time to be eligible to participate. ENTRANTS ARE
98 RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE CORRESPONDING TIME ZONE IN THEIR
99 RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS.
103 Throughout these Terms, Google will use the following defined terms
104 and words. Please review them carefully to ensure you understand.
106 1. Covert Channel Attack: A "Covert Channel Attack" means an
107 attempt to manipulate certain properties of a communications
108 medium in an unexpected, unconventional, or unforeseen way in
109 order to transmit information through the medium without
110 detection by anyone other than the entities operating the covert
111 channel. Exploits that are Covert Channel Attacks are excluded
114 #. Exploit: An "Exploit" means a sequence of steps that require and
115 use Native Client to produce or have the potential to produce
116 behavior prohibited by Native Client's security policies and
117 design which can be found at
118 http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/native_client/trunk/src/native_client/README.html.
119 Google reserves the right to modify the security policies and
120 design at any time. An example of an Exploit would be producing
121 file system or network access outside of the scope of
122 permissible use via JavaScript in a browser. An Exploit that
123 defeats one but not all Native Client security measures is still
124 considered to produce behavior prohibited by Native Client's
125 security policies for the purposes of this Contest and would be
126 entitled to be identified as an Exploit in the Contest.
128 #. Inner Sandbox: The "Inner Sandbox" means the Native Client
129 security system that a) inspects executables before running them
130 to try to detect the potential for an executable to produce
131 prohibited behavior, and b) prevents from running any
132 executables that are detected to have the potential to produce
135 #. Issue: An "Issue" means an entry of a single Exploit by a
136 Participant into the `Native Client Issue Tracker
137 <http://code.google.com/p/nativeclient/issues/list>`_ using a
138 properly filled out Security Contest Template. Once the Exploit
139 has been properly entered it becomes an Issue.
141 #. Native Client Issue Tracker: The "Native Client Issue Tracker"
143 http://code.google.com/p/nativeclient/issues/list. It is a web
144 application that manages and maintains a list of Issues,
145 including Issues that are not eligible for contest entry.
147 #. Native Client Version Number: The "Native Client Version Number"
148 is defined as the number between the platform name (separated by
149 an '_') and the file extension (separated by a '.') in the
150 Native Client download. For example, if the the filename of the
151 download on the Native Client download page is
152 "nacl_linux_0.1_32_2009_01_16.tgz" or
153 "nacl_windows_0.1_32_2009_01_16.zip", the Version Number is
156 #. Outer Sandbox: The "Outer Sandbox" means the Native Client
157 security system that 1) observes executables while they are
158 running to detect the attempts at prohibited behavior and 2)
159 terminates misbehaving executables if it observes any attempts
160 to produce prohibited behavior.
162 #. Participant: A "Participant" means any individual or team of
163 individuals that has agreed to these Terms, meets the
164 eligibility criteria described below, and is participating in
167 #. Side Channel Attack: A "Side Channel Attack" means any attack
168 based on information gained as a side-effect of the
169 implementation of a cryptosystem, rather than brute force or
170 theoretical weaknesses in the algorithms. For example, attacks
171 that use timing information, power consumption variation,
172 electromagnetic leaks or sound to obtain information illicitly
173 are side channel attacks. Exploits that are Side Channel Attacks
174 are excluded from the Contest.
176 #. Summary: A "Summary" means the final electronic document
177 complying with the requirements of Section X that each
178 Participant must submit in order to participate in the
179 Contest. A Summary may contain up to 10 Issues. If Issues do not
180 ultimately become Verified Issues, they will not be considered
181 as part of the Summary and Participant understands and accepts
182 the risk that if the Participant identified an Issue on a
183 Summary that had not yet been verified, that Issue will not be
184 considered as part of the Summary if not subsequently verified.
186 #. Verified Issue: A "Verified Issue" means an Exploit that has
187 been a) submitted to the `Native Client Issue Tracker
188 <http://code.google.com/p/nativeclient/issues/list>`_ in
189 accordance with these Terms, and b) confirmed by the Native
190 Client team at Google to exhibit the behavior described in the
195 The Contest is open to Participants who (1) have agreed to these
196 Terms; (2) who are of or above the legal age of majority, at the
197 time of entry, to form valid contracts in their respective country,
198 province or state of legal residence (and at least the age of 20 in
199 Taiwan); (3) are not residents of Italy, Brazil, Quebec, Cuba,
200 Iran, Syria, North Korea, Sudan, or Myanmar; and (4) who have
201 software development experience. Sponsor reserves the right to
202 verify eligibility and to adjudicate on any dispute at any
203 time. The Contest is void in, and not open to residents of, Italy,
204 Brazil, Quebec, Cuba, Iran, Syria, North Korea, Sudan, Myanmar, or
205 to individuals and entities restricted by U.S. export controls and
206 sanctions, and is void in any other nation, state, or province
207 where prohibited or restricted by U.S. or local law.
209 Employees and contractors of Google, affiliates and subsidiaries of
210 Google, the Judges and members of their immediate families (defined
211 as parents, children, siblings and spouse, regardless of where they
212 reside and/or those living in the same household of each) are not
213 eligible to participate in the Contest. Judges may not help any
214 Participant with their submissions and Judges must recuse
215 themselves in cases where they have a conflict of interest that
216 becomes known to the Judge.
218 #. Registration & Entry Process
220 1. All Participants must register at
221 code.google.com/contests/nativeclient-security/ by May 5th, 2009
222 at 11:59:59 Pacific Time. All individuals participating in the
223 Contest (either as an individual Participant or as a member of a
224 team) must provide the following registration information:
226 (a) Email Address(es) of the Participant. The first member of a
227 team to register must list the email addresses of all
228 members of the Participant team, and all members must
229 ultimately agree to the Terms as described more fully below.
231 (#) Nationality and primary place of residence of the Participant.
233 (#) If the Participant is a team, the email address of the team
234 member who is selected to be the recipient of the prize. The
235 first member of the team to register will designate this
236 information in the initial team registration.
238 (#) Participant name, which is the team name in the case of a
239 team or the user name chosen by an individual in the case of
240 an individual Participant.
242 Failure to fully, completely and accurately provide this
243 information will disqualify the Entry.
245 #. Any potential prize recipient may be required to show proof of
246 being the authorized account holder for an email address. The
247 "Authorized Account Holder" is the natural person assigned to an
248 email address by the relevant provider of email services.
250 #. Participants that are teams must provide the above registration
251 information for every individual who is a member of the
252 team. Every individual who is part of the team must agree to the
253 Terms in order for the team to be eligible to participate by
254 clicking the "I understand and agree" box (or the equivalent) on
255 the Contest entry webpage. Members of a team will be able to
256 edit the information relating to the team only until the last
257 member of the team has accepted these Terms by clicking the "I
258 understand and agree" box (or the equivalent) on the Contest
259 entry webpage. Issues submitted by members of a team prior to
260 the time that all individual members of the team have clicked
261 the "I understand and agree" box (or the equivalent) will not be
262 valid Issue submissions and will not be eligible entries in the
263 Contest. Google will send an email to all members of the team
264 when the final team member has accepted the terms, however
265 Google will have no liability for failure to send such an email
266 or for the failure of any team member to receive the email.
268 #. Issues submitted by Participants who are individuals prior to
269 the time that the individual has clicked the "I understand and
270 agree" box (or the equivalent) will not be valid Issue
271 submissions and will not be eligible entries in the
272 Contest. Google will send an email to the individual when the
273 individual has accepted the terms, however Google will have no
274 liability for failure to send such an email or for the failure
275 of any team member to receive the email.
277 #. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be
278 acknowledged or returned. Entries are void if they are in whole
279 or part illegible, incomplete, damaged, altered, counterfeit,
280 obtained through fraud, or late.
282 #. LIMIT ONE ENTRY PER PERSON. Individuals may only enter one time,
283 whether as an individual Participant or as a team
284 Participant. Google, in its sole discretion, may disqualify any
285 Participant (including team Participants) that it believes has
286 violated this provision.
288 #. Submission Process
290 1. Each Participant must submit:
292 (a) At least one Issue in the `Native Client Issue Tracker
293 <http://code.google.com/p/nativeclient/issues/list>`_ that
294 describes an Exploit and includes the information detailed
295 in the "Issues" section below. Any team member can submit an
296 Issue on behalf of the team. All entries will be deemed made
297 by the Authorized Account Holder of the email address
298 submitted at the time of entry.
300 (#) One Summary per Participant that includes the information
301 detailed in the "Summary" section below. Participant will be
302 entitled to amend its Summary until the Contest End Date and
303 only the last version will be considered by the Judges.
305 #. Each Issue must be written in the English language. Google or
306 the Judges may refuse to review submissions that they deem
307 incomprehensible, include Issues that are not repeatable as
308 determined by Google, or that otherwise do not meet the
309 requirements of these Terms.
311 #. To enter an Issue in the `Native Client Issue Tracker
312 <http://code.google.com/p/nativeclient/issues/list>`_, each
313 Participant must use the "Security Contest Template" and provide
314 completely and accurately all information requested by the
315 template. Any Issues that are not entered with the "Security
316 Contest Template" may not be considered by the Judges. Each
317 Issue must contain the items described in the "Issues" section
322 1. Minimum requirements for Issues: Participant must identify an
323 Exploit and enter the Exploit into the `Native Client Issue
325 <http://code.google.com/p/nativeclient/issues/list>`_. Once the
326 Exploit is submitted it becomes an Issue. Each submitted Issue
327 must include (i) the following information and (ii) all
328 additional information requested on the "Security Contest
331 (a) The user name (in the case of Individual Participants) or
332 the team name (in the case of team Participants) of the
333 Participant submitting the Issue, which must be identical to
334 the user name or team name submitted during the registration
337 (#) A gzipped tar archive (with paths relative to
338 nacl/googleclient/native_client/tests/) that contains any
339 instructions and files necessary to reproduce the Exploit,
342 (1) A README.txt file that describes:
344 * The version number of current version of Native Client
345 at the time of submission. Issues submitted with a
346 version number listed other than the current version
347 at the time of submission will be invalid;
349 * The steps required to reproduce the Exploit;
351 * The effect of the Exploit; and
353 * Platform requirements for the Exploit, including but
354 not necessarily limited to:
358 * operating system name(s) and version(s); and/or
360 * any other platform requirements relevant to the Exploit.
362 (#) If the Exploit requires a binary executable, both the
363 source code and binary executable must be provided upon
364 creation of the Issue. Any subsequent updates to the
365 source code or binary executable after the creation of
366 the Issue will not be considered for the purposes of
367 this Contest. The binary executable must build cleanly
368 by executing the command "make" in the exploit directory
369 (e.g. nacl/googleclient/native_client/tests/exploit1).
371 #. Verified Issues: In order for an Issue to become a Verified
372 Issue, Google will first examine the submitted Issue to
373 determine whether it complies with the following:
375 (a) The Exploit must not contain or depend upon access or use of
376 any third party software or code that Google does not have
377 readily available to it or that would require complying with
378 third party license agreement that Google in its sole
379 discretion deems onerous or burdensome.
381 (#) Google must be able to replicate the Exploit in its sole
384 (#) The Exploit must affect at least one "opt-" platform from a
385 standard build of the most recent released version of Native
386 Client as of the time of submission of the Issue for the
391 (a) If the vulnerability exposed by the submitted Exploit was
392 disclosed in a previously reported Issue (whether or not
393 submitted by a Participant) or in the previously published
394 Native Client release notes, the submission will be invalid
395 for the purposes of this Contest. Two Exploits are
396 considered to expose the same vulnerability if the
397 theoretical patch required to fix one vulnerability also
398 fixes the second vulnerability.
400 (#) Google will update the Native Client source code base at
401 most twice per week. These updates, if they occur, will
402 appear Mondays and Thursdays between 3 p.m. and 8
405 (#) Issues will not be valid if they have been entered before
406 the later of (i) the Contest Start Date or (ii) the time at
407 which all members of a team Participant or the individual
408 Participant, as the case may be, have accepted these Terms.
410 #. Excluded Exploits. The following types of Exploits are invalid
411 for the purposes of this Contest:
413 * Covert Channel Attacks;
415 * Sidechannel Attacks;
417 * Exploits requiring a virtualized CPU;
419 * Exploits that rely on features, misfeatures or defects of
420 virtual machines (i.e. VMWare, Xen, Parallels etc.);
422 * Exploits that require the machine to be previously compromised
423 by malicious software (including but not limited to viruses or
426 * Exploits that rely on hardware failures, other than Exploits
427 which, in Google’s sole judgment, depend on CPU errata but
428 which can be reproduced reliably with a common system
429 configuration and under normal operating conditions, or
430 statistically improbable hardware behaviors. Examples include
431 but are not limited to Exploits that rely on memory errors
432 induced by cosmic radiation, and Exploits that require
433 abnormal heating, cooling or other abnormal physical
436 #. Completeness. Issues submitted that lack any of the above
437 materials or fail to meet any of the above criteria, may not be
438 considered in the judging process at Google's sole
439 discretion. Issues that are not included in a Participant
440 Summary (see section below) will not be considered.
444 1. Every Participant must submit a Summary at the `Native Client
446 <http://code.google.com/p/nativeclient/issues/list>`_ complying
447 with the requirements of this section. The Participant must
448 select no more than 10 of the Verified Issues submitted by the
449 Participant for inclusion on the Summary. Each Summary must be
450 in English and must contain the following information:
452 * The Issues must be listed in descending order of severity, as
453 determined by the Participant in accordance with the Judging
456 * Each Issue listed in the Summary must be identified by ID
457 number of the Issue. The ID number is the identifying number
458 created for each Issue as listed on the `Native Client Issue
459 Tracker <http://code.google.com/p/nativeclient/issues/list>`_.
461 * A description of the effect of each Exploit.
463 * The platform requirements of each Exploit.
465 * The version number(s) of Native Client software affected by
466 each Exploit (which must be the version number of the Native
467 Client software current at the time the Issue was submitted to
468 the `Native Client Issue Tracker
469 <http://code.google.com/p/nativeclient/issues/list>`_).
471 * Any other details about the Exploit and the submission that
472 are relevant to the judging criteria, such as, for example,
473 the approach used in finding the exploits, innovative or
474 scalable techniques used to discover exploits, or
475 architectural analysis.
477 * The team name or user name of the Participant. Google may, in
478 its sole discretion, eliminate or disqualify any Summary that
479 lists user names or team names that are not identical to the
480 user name or team name of the Participant listed on the
483 #. Each Summary must be a maximum of 8 pages long, in PDF format
484 viewable with Adobe Reader version 9. The Summary must be
485 formatted for 8.5 inches x11 inches or A4 paper, with a minimum
486 font size of 10 pt. Any submission that does not meet these
487 formatting criteria may be disqualified at the sole discretion
490 #. All Issues listed in the Summary will be verified by Google
491 before submission of the Summary to the Judges after the Contest
492 Closing Date. Participants may submit or resubmit their Summary
493 at any time during the duration of the Contest, however, the
494 Judges will consider only the last Summary from each Participant
495 prior to the Contest Closing Date and ignore all other Summaries
496 previously submitted by the Participant.
500 1. After the Contest End Date and on or about May 15th, 2009, all
501 submitted Summaries will be judged by one of at least three
502 panels with a minimum of three experts in the field of online
503 security ("Judges") on each panel. Judges will evaluate each
504 Summary in accordance with the Judging Criteria described
505 below. Each panel will evaluate a number of the submitted
506 Summaries using the Judging Criteria described below and will
507 select the highest ranking Summaries to move to the next level
508 of judging. During the first round of judging, each panel will
509 select no more than ten Summaries to move forward to the second
510 round of judging unless there is a tie between or among any
511 Participants. During the second round of judging, those
512 Summaries selected during the first round of judging will then
513 be evaluated by all Judges using the below Judging Criteria and
514 the top five Summaries will be selected as potential
515 winners. All decisions of the Judges are final and binding.
517 #. Judging Criteria. The Judges will consider each Summary under
518 following judging criteria ("Judging Criteria"):
520 (a) Quality of Exploit. Quality will be decided by the Judges in
521 their sole discretion and will be based on (in order of
522 importance to the Judges) Severity, Scope, Reliability and
525 (i) Severity: the more disruptive the effects of the
526 Exploit, the higher its quality. Here is a
527 non-exhaustive ranking of the most common Exploits
528 starting from 'minor' to 'severe':
532 * Denial of service or machine crash;
534 * Compromise of the Outer Sandbox;
536 * Information leak (such as of a cookie or password);
538 * Compromise of both the Inner and Outer Sandbox; and/or
540 * Prohibited side effect (such as reading or writing
541 files to the client machine), escalation of privilege
542 (such as executing other programs outside of Native
545 Any Exploit that does not address the above elements
546 will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and the
547 severity of such Exploits will be determined solely at
548 the Judge’s discretion.
550 (#) Scope: the more computers that an Exploit would
551 potentially affect, the bigger its scope and therefore
552 higher the quality of the Exploit. Consider the
555 * Exploits that affect all platforms supported by Native
556 Client (where platform is defined as a browser,
557 operating system and hardware combination) have higher
558 quality than an Exploit specific to a particular
561 * Exploits that require non-current or beta versions
562 (historic or future) of hardware or software are lower
565 * Exploits that rely on concurrent usage of other
566 installed software or web content must make a
567 compelling case about the likelihood of the
568 prerequisite software or content being present, or
569 they will be considered of lower quality.
571 (#) Reliability: The more frequent or probable the
572 occurrence identified by the Exploit, the more
573 "reliable" it may be. Consider the following:
575 * Exploits that require uncommon software to be
576 installed on the machine in order to function will be
577 deemed to have lower quality.
579 * Entries that include Exploits that cannot be
580 reproduced 100% of the time, but which can be
581 reproduced a significant percentage of the time, will
582 be deemed to have a lower quality to account for a
583 lowered probability that the attack will succeed.
585 (#) Style: Submissions that demonstrate exceptional style
586 will receive a higher ranking. Factors that contribute
589 * Ingenuity in mechanism used to bypass security;
591 * Uniqueness of the Exploit;
593 * Ingenuity in methods used to discover vulnerabilities;
594 and/or Minimal size of Exploit to achieve the effect.
596 (#) the Quantity of Exploits: Participants that submit more
597 Exploits in their Summary (but no more than 10) may receive
598 a higher ranking, weighted by quality. However, it is still
599 possible that a Participant who submits one Exploit could
600 still outweigh a Participant that submits several Exploits.
602 Considering each of the factors described above, the Judges will
603 give each Summary a "Score" from 1-10 that represents the Judges
604 evaluation of the Summary. This "score" will determine which
605 participants move from the first round of judging to the second
606 round of judging, and which participants will be selected as a
611 Judges will review the Summaries as discussed in the "Judging"
612 section, above. The Summaries with the five (5) highest scores
613 will be selected as potentially winning Participants. In the
614 event of a tie ranking for two or more Summaries, the
615 Participant whose Summary had the highest ranking for "Severity"
616 will receive the higher prize. In the event of a second tie, the
617 Participant whose Summary had the highest ranking for "Scope"
618 will receive the higher prize. Odds of winning depend on the
619 number of eligible entries received and the skill of the
622 The Judges are under no obligation to provide feedback on their
623 decisions or on their judgment on specific Exploits they
628 A special note about the prize distribution process for
629 Participants who are entering as part of a team:
631 A single member of each team shall be designated to receive the
632 prize, if any, awarded to such team at the initial registration
633 of the team, and Google shall have no responsibility for
634 distribution of the prize among the team members.
636 Each individual that enters as part of a team, understands and
637 agrees that if his/her team is selected to receive a prize, the
638 team is responsible for ensuring the funds are appropriately
639 distributed to each member of the team. In addition, once a team
640 has registered, the team may not add, remove, or substitute any
641 members or otherwise change the composition of the team for the
642 duration of the Contest. If any member of a team does not comply
643 with these Terms, is ineligible or is disqualified, the team as
644 a whole may be disqualified in Google’s sole discretion.
648 1. Information Required for Eligibility
650 (a) On or about May 15th 2009 and upon selection of potential
651 winners, Google will contact all winning Participants using
652 the email addresses submitted at registration. In order to
653 win the Contest and receive prizes, Participants, including
654 each individual on a team, must provide additional
655 information including:
657 * first and last name;
663 * all other necessary information required by the US tax and
664 legal authorities and /or the authorities of the countries
667 (#) All Participants will need to verify their identity with
668 Google, before receiving their prize; however, Participants
669 may provide an alias for use in any public documentation and
670 marketing material issued publicly by Google, subject to
671 limitations of the law and as required by law
672 enforcement. Please be aware that in some jurisdictions, a
673 list of winners must be made available and your name, and
674 not the alias, will be provided on that list. If a
675 Participant, or in the case of a team, any individual member
676 of the team, refuses or fails to provide the necessary
677 information to Google within 14 days of the Contest
678 administrators' request for the required information, then
679 Google may, in its sole discretion, disqualify the
680 Participant's entry and select as an alternative potential
681 winner the Participant with the next highest overall
682 ranking. Google will not be held responsible for any failure
683 of potential winners to receive notification that they are
684 potential winners. Except where prohibited by law, each
685 potential winner may be required to sign and return a
686 Declaration of Eligibility, Liability & Publicity Release
687 and Release of Rights and provide any additional information
688 that may be required by Google. If required, potential
689 winners must return all such required documents within 14
690 calendar days following attempted notification or such
691 potential winner will be deemed to have forfeited the prize
692 and Google will select the Participant with the next highest
693 overall ranking as the potential winner.
695 (#) Prizes will be awarded within 6 months after the Contest End Date.
697 (#) If fewer than 5 Participants or teams are found eligible,
698 fewer than 5 winners will be selected.
700 (#) Prizes are not transferable or substitutable, except by
701 Google in its sole discretion in the event a prize becomes
702 unavailable for any reason. In such an instance, Google will
703 award a prize of equal or greater value.
705 (#) LIMIT: Only one prize per Participant.
707 #. Prize Amounts and Announcement
709 Provided that the Participant has complied with these Terms,
710 eligible Participants that are ranked in the top 5 positions of
711 the competition by Judges will receive the following awards in
712 U.S. Dollars based on their rank: 1st prize: $8,192.00, 2nd
713 prize: $4,096.00, 3rd prize: $2,048.00, 4th prize: $1,024.00,
714 5th prize: $1,024.00. Winning Entries will be announced on or
717 #. Distribution of a Prize
719 Google is not responsible for any division or distribution of
720 the prizes among or between team members. Distribution or
721 division of the prize among individual team members is the sole
722 responsibility of the participating team. Google will award the
723 prize only to the one (1) member of the team, who was identified
724 by the Participant to receive the prize as part of the
725 registration process. Google will attempt to reach only the
726 designated recipient for purposes of distribution of the prize.
728 Prizes are awarded without warranty of any kind from Google,
729 express or implied, without limitation, except where this would
730 be contrary to federal, state, provincial, or local laws or
731 regulations. All federal, state, provincial and local laws and
736 Payments to potential prize winners are subject to the express
737 requirement that they submit to Google all documentation
738 requested by Google to permit it to comply with all applicable
739 US, state, local and foreign (including provincial) tax
740 reporting and withholding requirements. All prizes will be net
741 of any taxes Google is required by law to withhold. All taxes
742 imposed on the prize are the sole responsibility of the prize
745 In order to receive a prize, potential prize recipients must
746 submit the tax documentation requested by Google or otherwise
747 required by applicable law, to Google or the relevant tax
748 authority, all as determined by applicable law, including, where
749 relevant, the law of the potential prize recipient's country of
750 residence. The potential prize recipient is responsible for
751 ensuring that (s)he complies with all the applicable tax laws
752 and filing requirements. If a potential prize recipient fails to
753 provide such documentation or comply with such laws, the prize
754 may be forfeited and Google may, in its sole discretion, select
755 an alternative potential prize recipient.
757 #. General Conditions
759 1. Right to Disqualify. A Participant may be prohibited from
760 participating in or be disqualified from this Contest if, in
761 Google's sole discretion, it reasonably believes that the
762 Participant or any member of a Participant team has attempted to
763 undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating,
764 deception, or other unfair playing practices or annoys, abuses,
765 threatens or harasses any other Participants, Google, or the
766 Judges. Google further reserves the right to disqualify any
767 Issue that it believes in its sole and unfettered discretion
768 infringes upon or violates the rights of any third party,
769 otherwise does not comply with these Terms, or violates U.S. or
770 applicable local law in Participant's country of residence.
772 Google further reserves the right to disqualify any Participant
773 who tampers with the submission process or any other part of the
774 Contest. Any attempt by a Participant to deliberately damage any
775 website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest is
776 a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an
777 attempt be made, Google reserves the right to seek damages from
778 any such Participant to the fullest extent of the applicable
781 #. Internet Disclaimer. Google is not responsible for any
782 malfunction of the entire Contest, the website displaying the
783 Contest terms and entry information, or any late, lost, damaged,
784 misdirected, incomplete, illegible, undeliverable, or destroyed
785 Exploits, Issues or Summaries due to system errors, failed,
786 incomplete or garbled computer or other telecommunication
787 transmission malfunctions, hardware or software failures of any
788 kind, lost or unavailable network connections, typographical or
789 system/human errors and failures, technical malfunction(s) of
790 any telephone network or lines, cable connections, satellite
791 transmissions, servers or providers, or computer equipment,
792 traffic congestion on the Internet or at the website displaying
793 the Contest or any combination thereof, including other
794 telecommunication, cable, digital or satellite malfunctions
795 which may limit an entrant’s ability to participate. Google is
796 not responsible for availability of the `Native Client Issue
797 Tracker <http://code.google.com/p/nativeclient/issues/list>`_
798 from your preferred point of Internet access. In the event of a
799 technical disruption, Google may, in its sole discretion, extend
800 the Contest End Date for a reasonable period. Google will
801 attempt to notify Participants of any such extension by email at
802 the email address in the registration information, but shall
803 have no liability for any failure of such notification.
805 #. Exploits Independently Discovered by Google. You acknowledge and
806 understand that Google may discover Exploits independently that
807 may be similar to or identical to your Issues in terms of
808 function, vulnerability, or in other respects. You agree that
809 you will not be entitled to any rights in, or compensation in
810 connection with, any such similar or identical applications
811 and/or ideas. You acknowledge that you have submitted your entry
812 voluntarily and not in confidence or in trust.
814 #. No Contract for Employment. You acknowledge that no
815 confidential, fiduciary, agency or other relationship or
816 implied-in-fact contract now exists between you and Google and
817 that no such relationship is established by your submission of
818 an entry to Google in this Contest. Under no circumstances shall
819 the submission of an entry in the Contest, the awarding of a
820 prize, or anything in these Terms be construed as an offer or
821 contract of employment with Google.
823 #. Intellectual Property Rights and License. Participants warrant
824 that their Exploit and Summary are their own original work and,
825 as such, they are the sole and exclusive owner and rights holder
826 of the submitted Exploit and Summary and that they have the
827 right to submit the Exploit and Summary in the Contest and grant
828 all required licenses. Each Participant agrees not to submit any
829 Exploit and Summary that (a) infringes any third party
830 proprietary rights, intellectual property rights, industrial
831 property rights, personal or moral rights or any other rights,
832 including without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent,
833 trade secret, privacy, publicity or confidentiality obligations;
834 or (b) otherwise violates the applicable state, federal,
835 provincial or local law.
837 As between Google and the Participant, the Participant retains
838 ownership of all intellectual and industrial property rights in
839 and to the Issues and Summary that Participant created. As a
840 condition of entry, Participant grants Google a perpetual,
841 irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license
842 to use, reproduce, publicly perform, publicly display,
843 distribute, sublicense and create a derivative work from, any
844 Issue or Summary that Participant submits to this Contest for
845 the purposes of allowing Google to test, evaluate and fix or
846 remedy the Issue and Summary for purposes of the Contest and
847 modifying or improving the Native Client software or any other
848 current or future Google product or service.
850 Participant also grants Google the right to reproduce and
851 distribute the Issue and the Summary. In addition, Participant
852 specifically agrees that Google shall have the right to use,
853 reproduce, publicly perform, and publicly display the Issue and
854 Summary in connection with the advertising and promotion of the
855 Native Client software or any other current or future Google
856 product or service via communication to the public or other
857 groups, including, but not limited to, the right to make
858 screenshots, animations and video clips available for
859 promotional purposes.
861 #. Privacy. Participants agree that personal data provided to
862 Google during the Contest, including name, mailing address,
863 phone number, and email address may be processed, stored, and
864 otherwise used for the purposes and within the context of the
865 Contest. This data will be maintained in accordance with the
866 Google Privacy Policy found at
867 http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html. This data will also be
868 transferred into the United States. By entering, Participants
869 agree to the transmission, processing, and storage of this
870 personal data in the United States.
872 Participants also understand this data may be used by Google in
873 order to verify a Participant's identity, postal address and
874 telephone number in the event a Participant qualifies for a
875 prize. Participants have the right to access, review, rectify or
876 cancel any personal data held by Google in connection with the
877 Contest by writing to Google at the address listed below in the
878 section entitled "Winner’s List."
880 For residents of the European Union:
882 Pursuant to EU law pertaining to data collection and processing,
883 you are informed that:
885 * The data controller is Google and the data recipients are
886 Google and its agents;
888 * Your data is collected for purposes of administration of the
889 Native Client Security Contest;
891 * You have a right of access to and withdrawal of your personal
892 data. You also have a right of opposition to the data
893 collection, under certain circumstances. To exercise such
894 right, You may write to: Native Client Security Contest,
895 Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA
898 * Your personal data will be transferred to the U.S.
900 #. Indemnity. To the maximum extent permitted by law, each
901 Participant indemnifies and agrees to keep indemnified Google
902 and Judges at all times from and against any liability, claims,
903 demands, losses, damages, costs and expenses resulting from any
904 act, default or omission of the Participant and/or a breach of
905 any warranty set forth herein. To the maximum extent permitted
906 by law, each Participant agrees to defend, indemnify and hold
907 harmless Google, its affiliates and their respective directors,
908 officers, employees and agents from and against any and all
909 claims, actions, suits or proceedings, as well as any and all
910 losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including
911 reasonable attorneys fees) arising out of or accruing from:
913 (a) any material uploaded or otherwise provided by the
914 Participant that infringes any copyright, trademark, trade
915 secret, trade dress, patent or other intellectual property
916 right of any person or defames any person or violates their
917 rights of publicity or privacy,
919 (b) any misrepresentation made by the Participant in connection
922 (c) any non-compliance by the Participant with these Terms; and
924 (d) claims brought by persons or entities other than the parties
925 to these Terms arising from or related to the Participant's
926 involvement with the Contest.
928 To the extent permitted by law, Participant agrees to hold
929 Google, its respective directors, officers, employees and
930 assigns harmless for any injury or damage caused or claimed to
931 be caused by participation in the Contest and/or use or
932 acceptance of any prize, except to the extent that any death or
933 personal injury is caused by the negligence of Google.
935 #. Elimination. Any false information provided within the context
936 of the Contest by any Participant including information
937 concerning identity, mailing address, telephone number, email
938 address, or ownership of right, or non-compliance with these
939 Terms or the like may result in the immediate elimination of the
940 Participant from the Contest. In the event an individual who is
941 a member of a team supplies information that is covered by this
942 section, the entire team shall be disqualified.
944 #. Right to Cancel. If for any reason the Contest is not capable of
945 running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs,
946 tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures,
947 or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration,
948 security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest,
949 Google reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel,
950 terminate, modify or suspend the Contest.
952 #. Forum and Recourse to Judicial Procedures. These Terms shall be
953 governed by, subject to, and construed in accordance with the
954 laws of the State of California, United States of America,
955 excluding all conflict of law rules. If any provision(s) of
956 these Terms are held to be invalid or unenforceable, all
957 remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and
958 effect. To the extent permitted by law, the rights to litigate,
959 seek injunctive relief or make any other recourse to judicial or
960 any other procedure in case of disputes or claims resulting from
961 or in connection with this Contest are hereby excluded, and all
962 Participants expressly waive any and all such rights.
964 #. Arbitration. By entering the Contest, you agree that exclusive
965 jurisdiction for any dispute, claim, or demand related in any
966 way to the Contest will be decided by binding arbitration. All
967 disputes between you and Google, of whatsoever kind or nature
968 arising out of these Terms, shall be submitted to Judicial
969 Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. ("JAMS") for binding
970 arbitration under its rules then in effect in the San Jose,
971 California, USA area, before one arbitrator to be mutually
972 agreed upon by both parties. The parties agree to share equally
973 in the arbitration costs incurred.
977 You may request a list of winners after December 7th, 2009 by
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