## Rules & Guidelines

- **Eligibility & Teams**
  - Open to students from all disciplines.
  - Teams may consist of **1–3 members**. Individual registration is mandatory.
  - Registration on[ CodeFest Festival ](https://unstop.com/college-fests/codefest26-indian-institute-of-technology-banaras-hindu-university-iit-bhu-433839)on unstop is mandatory.
  - Registration of team on [official website](https://codefest-iitbhu.co.in) as well as [unstop](https://unstop.com/hackathons/enigma-iit-bhu-1625255) is mandatory.
  - Team composition cannot be changed after the contest starts.
  

- **Allowed Resources**
  - Open-source libraries and frameworks are permitted.
  - AI assistance is allowed.
  - Personal code / models created previously by the team can be used if there exists a valid proof of its ownership.

- **Fair Play**
  - Sharing or discussing solutions, code, datasets, or strategies outside the team during the contest is prohibited.
  - Any plagiarism, data leakage, or unethical behavior will result in disqualification.

- **Final Authority**
  - The decisions of the Vista organizing committee are final and binding

- **Dataset Usage Policy**

 - The dataset provided as part of this competition is intended to be used solely for research, development (R&D), educational, and practice purposes.

 - Participants are strictly prohibited from using the dataset, in whole or in part, for any commercial, monetized, or production use. This includes, but is not limited to, resale, redistribution, integration into commercial products or services, or any form of profit-driven deployment.

 - Any violation of this usage policy will be subject to penalties and legal action at the discretion of BondU Labs Pvt. Ltd., the rightful owner of the dataset.

By participating in this competition, all participants acknowledge and agree to comply with the above usage restrictions.


## Updates and Queries
 - Questions related to the competitions may be asked on our [discord server](https://discord.gg/DN4fYbUN4K)
 - All the updates will be shared on the [discord](https://discord.gg/DN4fYbUN4K).
 - Winners will be announced on our [Instagram page.](https://www.instagram.com/codefest_iitbhu/)