IP Policy

All content on the Sewa First Innovation Challenge website, including text, graphics, logos, images, audio clips, and software, is the property of the Department of Science & Technology or its content suppliers and is protected by international copyright laws.

The compilation, arrangement, and assembly of all content on this website is the exclusive property of the Sewa First Innovation Challenge and is protected by international copyright laws.

By submitting content to the Sewa First Innovation Challenge website (including but not limited to ideas, suggestions, feedback, submissions, or documents), you grant to the Sewa First Innovation Challenge a worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute such content.

You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights to the content you submit, and that your submission does not violate any third-party intellectual property rights.

The Sewa First Innovation Challenge reserves the right to edit, remove, or reject any user-generated content that violates these terms or applicable laws.

Submissions to the Sewa First Innovation Challenge may involve patentable inventions or innovations. Participants are responsible for obtaining patent protection for their innovations before or after submission, as appropriate under applicable laws.

The Sewa First Innovation Challenge does not claim ownership of any patents or innovations submitted by participants. However, by participating in the challenge, participants acknowledge that the challenge organizers may use submitted innovations for evaluation, recognition, and promotional purposes.

All trademarks, service marks, and logos ("Marks") appearing on the Sewa First Innovation Challenge website are the property of their respective owners. Nothing on this website grants you the right to use any of these Marks.

You may not use any of these Marks without the prior written permission of the respective owners.

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Sewa First Innovation Challenge website for lawful purposes only. This license does not include the right to:

• Modify or create derivative works based on the website or its content

• Reproduce, distribute, or publicly display content from the website

• Use the website or its content for commercial purposes without authorization

• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website's systems

If you believe that your intellectual property rights have been violated on the Sewa First Innovation Challenge website, please contact us immediately at ip@innovation-challenge.gov.in with:

• A detailed description of the infringing content

• Your contact information

• A statement under penalty of perjury that you are the copyright owner or authorized representative

• Your signature and date

We will investigate all claims of intellectual property infringement and take appropriate action in accordance with applicable laws.

We reserve the right to terminate your access to the website if we determine that you have violated these intellectual property terms or engaged in any unlawful activity. Upon termination, all rights granted to you under this license will immediately cease.