Digital Dash competition rules tailored specifically for solo participation:

## 🔒 Official Rules for **Digital Dash** (Solo Competition)

### 📅 Competition Timeline
- **Start Date:** [Insert Date]
- **Submission Deadline:** [Insert Date]
- **Final Evaluation:** [Insert Date]

Late submissions will **not be accepted**.

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### 👤 Participation Rules
- This is a **solo-only** competition.
- **No teams** are allowed.
- Participants must register individually and **submit only their own work**.

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### 📁 Data Usage
- You may only use the **official dataset provided**.
- Use of external datasets, pre-trained models, or internet-scraped data is **not allowed** unless specifically permitted.
- All data exploration and modeling must be done independently.

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### 📤 Submissions
- You are allowed **5 submissions per day**.
- The **highest-scoring submission** on the **public leaderboard** before the deadline will determine your standing.
- Final results will be based on a **private test set** (hidden during the competition).

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### 🧠 Code and Reproducibility
- Finalists must submit:
  - Their **complete codebase**
  - A **requirements file/environment setup**
  - A brief **readme or documentation** to explain model and approach
- Submissions must be **reproducible** by the organizers.

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### 🚫 Disqualification Criteria
- **Plagiarism**, **code sharing**, or use of **unauthorized data/tools** will result in disqualification.
- Any attempt to **manipulate the leaderboard** or reverse-engineer the test set will lead to a permanent ban from the competition.

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### 🏆 Prizes and Recognition
- Top performers will receive [insert prizes or recognition].
- Winning solutions may be featured in official competition write-ups or open-source projects.