_This is a community competition focused on learning and collaboration. The following rules are designed to ensure a fair and enjoyable experience for everyone._

### **1. Competition Timeline**
- **Start Date:** November 26, 2025
- **End Date:** December 31, 2025, 11:59 PM UTC

### **2. Eligibility**
This competition is open to everyone. You can participate individually or as a team.

### **3. Teams**
- You may form teams of up to 10 members.
- Team mergers are allowed and can be performed by the team leader.

### **4. Submissions**
- **Daily Submission Limit:** You may submit up to 5 entries per day.
- **Submission File:** Submissions must be in a CSV format with two columns: `patient_id` and `implant_survival_10_years`.
- **Scored Submissions:** You may select up to 2 of your submissions for final scoring on the private leaderboard.

### **5. Data Usage**
- You must use only the data provided in the competition to train your models. External data sources are not permitted.
- The data is synthetic and generated for educational and research purposes. It is not real patient data.

### **6. Code and Methods**
- Sharing code and methods in the discussion forums is encouraged! This is a learning competition, and collaboration helps everyone grow.
- Privately sharing code or data between teams is not allowed.

### **7. Conduct**
- Be respectful and constructive in all discussions.
- Multiple accounts are not allowed. Each participant should use only one Kaggle account.
- Any form of cheating or unfair play will result in disqualification.

### **8. Prizes and Recognition**
- This is a community-focused competition for fun and learning. There are no monetary prizes.
- Top-performing participants will be recognized on the leaderboard for their excellent work!

### **9. Disclaimers**
- The competition organizers reserve the right to modify the rules at any time.
- The dataset is provided "as is," and no warranties are made regarding its accuracy or completeness for any purpose other than this competition.