Code of Conduct

By participating in MedHacks, all participants agree to follow all terms listed in this MedHacks Code of Conduct agreement, and to follow any procedures and instructions given by the MedHacks organizing team and Johns Hopkins University. You also agree to MLH’s code of conduct, available here. Refusal to comply and any violations will subject hackers to punishment deemed appropriate by the MedHacks organizing staff, such as the revocation of prizes and expulsion from the hackathon.

 

  1. I have represented myself accurately on the application and all other event forms.

 

  1. Any and all programming and tangible creations related to a project must be done during the duration of the MedHacks event.

 

  1. I am allowed to use publicly available resources and code on my project, and I accept sole responsibility for licensee or owner responsibilities and for any and all licensing or ownership rights and responsibilities of any intellectual property that I use, display, store, distribute, make derivative works from, or otherwise and other appropriate acknowledgement regarding the resources.

 

  1. I understand that the organizing team will not receive any ownership title or rights of any work or project done at MedHacks other than those limited rights herein. All original work will solely remain under the ownership of the creator and/or the employing company. The members of the MedHacks organizing team are not liable for any legal or contractual issues that may arise from the work. 

 

  1. I understand that the judges and MedHacks organizing staff are allowed to look at my code for the purpose of judging, and that the decisions of these judges are final and may not be contested. MedHacks will not be held responsible for any decisions made by sponsors, and the organizers are not liable for any transaction of prizes between a sponsor and a participant.

 

  1. I agree to be respectful and courteous to the MedHacks organizing team, sponsors, volunteers, mentors, venue staff, and all other participants. The staff members have the authority to discipline me if my behavior at the event does not meet their standards of respect and courtesy, including the right to remove at the staff members' discretion.

 

MEDHACKS IS AN INCLUSIVE SPACE WHERE EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO FEEL SAFE. THE ORGANIZERS HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DISCIPLINE ANYONE WHO SHOWS ANY SIGNS OF PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION BASED ON (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, CITIZENSHIP STATUS, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, MARITAL STATUS, PERSONAL APPEARANCE, AGE, NATIONALITY, POLITICAL AFFILIATION, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY.