##ENTRY IN THIS COMPETITION CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL COMPETITION RULES.

**[See Section 3.18 for defined terms](rules#18.-terms)**

*The Competition named below is a skills-based competition to promote and further the field of data science. You must register via the Competition Website to enter. To enter the Competition, you must agree to these Official Competition Rules, which incorporate by reference the provisions and content of the Competition Website and any Specific Competition Rules herein (collectively, the "Rules"). Please read these Rules carefully before entry to ensure you understand and agree. You further agree that Submission in the Competition constitutes agreement to these Rules. You may not submit to the Competition and are not eligible to receive the prizes associated with this Competition unless you agree to these Rules. These Rules form a binding legal agreement between you and the Competition Sponsor with respect to the Competition. Your competition Submissions must conform to the requirements stated on the Competition Website. Your Submissions will be scored based on the evaluation metric described on the Competition Website. Subject to compliance with the Competition Rules, Prizes, if any, will be awarded to Participants with the best scores, based on the merits of the data science models submitted. See below for the complete Competition Rules.*

**You cannot sign up to Kaggle from multiple accounts and therefore you cannot enter or submit from multiple accounts.**
1. COMPETITION-SPECIFIC TERMS
1. COMPETITION TITLE
Mental Health Prediction Challenge
2. COMPETITION SPONSOR
JeanDupontFamily
3. COMPETITION SPONSOR ADDRESS
Not Applicable
4. COMPETITION WEBSITE
https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/depressed-people
5. TOTAL PRIZES AVAILABLE:
No monetary prizes. Top 3 teams will receive digital certificates of recognition.
6. WINNER LICENSE TYPE
Non-exclusive
7. DATA ACCESS AND USE
Competition Use only

###2. COMPETITION-SPECIFIC RULES 

####1. TEAM LIMITS
a. The maximum Team size is five (5).  
b. Team mergers are allowed and can be performed by the Team leader. In order to merge, the combined Team must have a total Submission count less than or equal to the maximum allowed as of the Team Merger Deadline.

####2. SUBMISSION LIMITS
a. You may submit a maximum of five (5) Submissions per day.  
b. You may select up to two (2) Final Submissions for judging.

####3. COMPETITION TIMELINE
a. Competition Timeline dates (including Entry Deadline, Final Submission Deadline, Start Date, and Team Merger Deadline, as applicable) are reflected on the competition’s Overview > Timeline page.

####4. COMPETITION DATA

a. Data Access and Use:  
[*Competition Use only is checked*: You may access and use the Competition Data only for participating in the Competition and on Kaggle.com forums. The Competition Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Participant who uses the Competition Data other than as permitted by the Competition Website and these Rules.]

b. Data Security:  
You agree to use reasonable and suitable measures to prevent persons who have not formally agreed to these Rules from gaining access to the Competition Data. You agree not to transmit, duplicate, publish, redistribute or otherwise provide or make available the Competition Data to any party not participating in the Competition. You agree to notify Kaggle immediately upon learning of any possible unauthorized transmission of or unauthorized access to the Competition Data and agree to work with Kaggle to rectify any unauthorized transmission or access.

####5. WINNER LICENSE

a. Under Section 2.8 (Winners Obligations) of the General Rules below, you hereby grant and will grant the Competition Sponsor the following license(s) with respect to your Submission if you are a Competition winner:

[*Non-Exclusive*: You hereby grant and will grant to Competition Sponsor and its designees a worldwide, non-exclusive, sub-licensable, transferable, fully paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right to use, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works of, publicly perform, publicly display, digitally perform, make, have made, sell, offer for sale and import your winning Submission and the source code used to generate the Submission, in any media now known or developed in the future, for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without further approval by or payment to you.]

b. You may be required by the Sponsor to provide a detailed description of how the winning Submission was generated, to the Competition Sponsor’s specifications, as outlined in Section 2.8, Winner’s Obligations.

####6. EXTERNAL DATA AND TOOLS

a. You may use data other than the Competition Data (“External Data”) to develop and test your Submissions, as long as that data is publicly available and accessible to all participants for free.

b. Individual Participants and Teams may use Automated Machine Learning Tools (AMLT) to create a Submission, provided that the tools used are also accessible under reasonable conditions.

####7. ELIGIBILITY

Unless otherwise stated, employees or affiliates of the Competition Sponsor may participate but are not eligible to win Prizes.

####8. WINNER’S OBLIGATIONS

As a condition to being awarded a Prize, a Prize winner must:

1. Deliver the full code and documentation used to generate the final submission.  
2. Grant the license described in Section 5.  
3. Complete and return any required eligibility or prize forms.

####9. GOVERNING LAW

All claims arising out of or relating to these Rules will be governed by California law, excluding its conflict of laws rules, and will be litigated exclusively in the Federal or State courts of Santa Clara County, California, USA. The parties consent to personal jurisdiction in those courts.