Hackathon Terms & Privacy
AI for Church Hackathon 2026 · Effective October 19, 2026 · Version 2026-10-19.1
These are AI for Church’s event terms and privacy information. Read them alongside the official rules before creating a team.
Participation terms
1. Organizer and agreement
These terms govern the 2026 AI for Church Hackathon, organized by AI for Church (the organizer, we, or us). When you check the agreement box and create a team, you agree to these terms and the official event rules in your individual capacity. Creating a team does not consent on behalf of other members or give you authority over their work. You must be at least 18 and legally able to participate where you live. Do not participate where prohibited by applicable law.
2. Emails from us and our partners
By agreeing to these terms, you opt in to receive informational emails about the hackathon and AIforChurch.com, as well as marketing emails from our event partners. Every email includes an unsubscribe link at the bottom, and you can unsubscribe from these emails at any time. Unsubscribing does not affect your participation in the event or your receipt of required operational messages about your own account, team, or project.
3. Teams, eligible work, and submissions
Every project belongs to a team, including solo entrants. Each team may enter one project in one track, with no limit on team size. Eligible work must be completed from October 30 through November 27, 2026, with submissions due November 27 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. New standalone projects are preferred; extensions of existing projects are eligible only for work completed in that window. Identify pre-existing work honestly. Each entry must be built using AI or clearly feature AI. Registration is not a final submission and does not guarantee acceptance, an award, or a prize.
4. Ownership and permission to showcase
You retain ownership of your work. You must have permission to use and submit all code, images, data, names, and other materials, and comply with licenses and third-party terms. By submitting public-facing project materials, you give the organizer a non-exclusive, royalty-free permission to display those materials, your submitted display name, team name, and project details for administering, judging, showcasing, and promoting this hackathon. This does not transfer ownership of your code or project. Do not submit confidential information, trade secrets, private credentials, or material you cannot authorize us to display. Teams are responsible for agreeing internally on ownership and prize distribution.
5. Responsible AI and conduct
You are responsible for testing your project, reviewing AI outputs, and preventing harmful or unlawful uses. Use synthetic or properly authorized demo data, not real congregant or church-member personal information. Do not infringe others’ rights, misrepresent your work, harass participants, manipulate voting, or attempt unauthorized access. The organizer may reject an entry, remove public content, disqualify a team, or restrict access for rule violations, abuse, fraud, or legal requirements.
6. Voting, judging, and prizes
People’s Choice is decided by public voting and Hacker’s Choice by eligible participants; entrants cannot vote for their own project. Other awards are judge-decided and require organizer approval. Voting opens when enabled by the organizer. Awards are subject to the published rules, eligibility verification, and any prize-specific conditions. Prize amounts may change as stated on the event page. Winners are announced at the December 1, 2026 noon Eastern Time online showcase. Cash prizes are in USD, paid by ACH or wire to the individual winner or team captain; recipients handle taxes, receiving fees, and distribution to teammates. No prize is guaranteed solely by entering.
7. Costs and third-party services
Entry is free. Participants are responsible for their own AI usage, tools, subscriptions, hosting, and other expenses. The advertised 100 free Lovable credits are a separate participant benefit redeemable when the build window opens October 30, subject to the redemption instructions and Lovable’s applicable terms. They do not cover other expenses. Third-party tools, sponsor offers, websites, and services are governed by their own terms and privacy notices. The organizer does not control or warrant their availability, outputs, or performance.
8. No warranties and assumption of risk
To the extent permitted by law, event access, training, feedback, and organizer-provided materials are offered as is and as available, without warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, or uninterrupted availability. Participation, use of AI, publication of project materials, and reliance on feedback are at your own risk. Training and judging feedback are not legal, financial, security, or professional advice. You remain responsible for deciding whether your project is appropriate for real-world use.
9. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, AI for Church and its event organizers, volunteers, judges, and partners will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including lost profits, lost opportunities, lost data, or business interruption arising from participation, event interruptions, third-party tools, AI outputs, or prize decisions. To that same extent, their combined liability for claims arising from the hackathon is limited to US $100. These limitations do not restrict payment of a prize that has been confirmed as due, liability for fraud or willful misconduct, or any liability or rights that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.
10. Your responsibility for third-party claims
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify the organizer for reasonable losses, damages, and costs from third-party claims arising from your unlawful conduct, infringement of others’ rights, or material breach of these terms. This does not apply to the extent a claim results from the organizer’s own misconduct. We will give notice of a claim and a reasonable opportunity to participate in its defense; no settlement imposing obligations on you will be made without your consent.
11. Event changes and disputes
The organizer may make reasonable changes to logistics or suspend or cancel the event where necessary because of technical problems, fraud, legal requirements, or circumstances outside its reasonable control. Material changes will be announced through the event page or event communications. Changes to terms apply prospectively and do not fabricate prior agreement. These terms supplement the official event rules; non-waivable legal rights remain unaffected. If a provision is unenforceable, the remaining provisions still apply. Contact us first to seek an informal resolution; these terms do not impose mandatory arbitration or waive access to courts.
Hackathon privacy information
Information used for the event
The hackathon uses your account and contact information, registration and optional builder-profile details, team membership, project materials, voting activity, and terms acceptance to operate the event. Optional details can include your photo, role, organization, location, skills, biography, and links. Provide only information you are comfortable sharing in the applicable directories. Terms acceptance records include the agreeing account, team, version, and date.
Public and participant-visible information
Team and project directories can display team names, captain and member display names, organization, profile photos, project names, descriptions, tracks, and submitted public demo materials. Builder details may also be visible to other signed-in participants through team-finding features. Uploaded project images and profile photos may be accessible through public image links. Do not upload private data or photos without permission. Internal judging notes and scores are not intended as public submissions.
Event administration and messages
Information is used to manage participation, team requests, project review, judging, voting, awards, and event communications. Authorized administrators and judges use relevant information for their event responsibilities. Operational messages can include project approvals, captain reminders, and join-request notifications. By agreeing to these terms, you opt in to informational emails about the hackathon and AIforChurch.com and to marketing emails from our event partners. Every email includes an unsubscribe link at the bottom, so you can unsubscribe at any time.
Third parties and your choices
Links to tools, sponsor benefits, and participant demos may take you to services with their own privacy practices. Review their notices before sharing information. For questions about your event information, corrections, removal requests, or available privacy rights, contact us through our contact page. We will assess requests under applicable law and event administration needs; no specific retention period, deletion deadline, certification, or absolute security guarantee is promised here. The site-wide privacy notice provides additional information about use of this website.
Questions or privacy requests?
Contact AI for Church through our contact page.