Terms and Conditions
By registering for the competition, participants and their team/school
(collectively
“Participating Unit”) agree to the terms and conditions below.
Eligibility and Team Composition
1. This competition is a team competition with 3 categories: “Primary”,
“Secondary” and “Tertiary”, each with corresponding prizes for the winners.
2. Each primary and secondary team must consist of 2 to 5 students from the
same
school. Each tertiary team must comprise of 2 to 5 full time students from the
same
tertiary institution (including bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, and
higher
diplomas), with no restrictions on the field of study. Graduate students are not
eligible to participate.
3. Each school (including primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions) may
send multiple teams to compete, and students from different grades are
encouraged to
form teams. However, the same student cannot participate in more than one team.
4. All participants must be enrolled in a locally registered primary school
(including private and international schools), secondary school (including
private
and international schools), or tertiary institution throughout the competition
period. Students from overseas institutions are not eligible to participate.
5. If any participant in a team does not meet the eligibility criteria, the
entire team's eligibility will be disqualified.
6. All entries must be original works created by students and must not have
participated in any other competitions. Plagiarism is not allowed. If an entry
does
not meet the eligibility requirements, the registration will not be processed.
Registration Details
1. Registration for the competition opens on September 1, 2025 and ends on
November 21, 2025, 11:59 PM. Participants must complete the online registration
form
and submit proof of student identity. Schools and teams that successfully
register
will receive a confirmation email. Once registration is confirmed, no team
members
may be added or changed during the competition. If it is necessary to reduce the
number of team members, this must be communicated again via email to the Solve
for
Tomorrow Secretariat at SamsungSFT@pulsecom.com.hk.
2. All primary and secondary school teams must be registered by a
supervising
teacher, who will also be point of contact and responsible for entry submission.
All
tertiary teams may register themselves, handle communication, and submit entries
independently.
3. Since this competition has two main topics, participating teams may not
change their chosen topic after submitting their first round of entries.
Preliminary Round Instructions
Teams must submit their concept proposal by email to
SamsungSFT@pulsecom.com.hk
by November 21, 2025. The judging panel will consider factors such as
feasibility and completeness when selecting the shortlisted teams.
Semi-final Round Instructions
1. Teams that successfully advance to the semi-final round (notification
will be
sent via email) must submit their prototype or Android application, along with a
presentation video no longer than 3 minutes, by 6:00pm on January 9, 2026.
Submissions must be emailed to SamsungSFT@pulsecom.com.hk or delivered in person
or
by courier to "16/F K11 Atelier, 728 King's Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong."
2. Each shortlisted team can only submit one entry. If a participating team
replaces its submitted entry, Samsung and its co-organizers (collectively the
“Organizer”) will consider the last submission made before the deadline as the
final
entry.
3. The submission time will be based on the timestamp received by the email
server; late submissions will not be accepted. Schools and teams that
successfully
submit their entries will receive a confirmation email, and teams will not be
allowed to change their submitted entries after the deadline.
4. Shortlisted teams will be invited to participate in Design Thinking and
Project Clinic consultation workshops to help students transform their creative
ideas into prototypes and further enhance the quality of their entries. For
detailed
information about the workshops and registration methods, please pay attention
to
the latest announcements.
Final Round Instructions
1. The judging panel will select the finalist teams (3 teams each for
tertiary,
secondary, and primary) from the shortlisted teams.
2. The finalist teams will receive guidance and advice from mentors to
prepare
for the grand pitch and compete for the top positions.
Authorization and Restrictions on Content
1. Participating Unit understands and agrees that the Organizer will take
photos
and videos of the entire competition process, which will involve the personal
image
and works/entries of the participants.
2. By registering, Participating Unit agrees to authorize Organizer and its
authorized entities/persons (collectively “Authorized Users”) to use, retain and
appropriately modify, edit and reproduce the photos and videos containing their
personal image and contents of their entries and/or works (including but not
limited
to photographs, videos, text, audio, graphics, images and portraits, etc.) for
purposes directly related to the future marketing and promotions of Samsung and
the
Solve for Tomorrow events, including commercial promotion, advertising and
marketing
purposes, and to use and publish such contents in any media in Hong Kong without
any
time restriction, without the need to give prior notice to or obtain prior
approval
or consent from the Participating Unit, and without the need to pay any
additional
fees, compensation or payment of any kind. Participating Unit agrees that the
Authorized Users shall have the absolute right to use the above-mentioned
contents
and shall not, to the fullest extent permitted by law, make any form of
complaint or
claim against any person or entity in respect thereof.
3. If third-party information is referenced in the submission, the source
must
be cited. The contents of the submitted entries shall be original, and the
designs,
images, photos, text, audio, and videos used in the submitted work must not
infringe
any third party’s rights (including intellectual property rights, proprietary
rights, rights of confidentiality and rights of privacy etc.). The Organizers
and
supporting organizations will not be liable for any form of infringement. If a
participant is found to have engaged in plagiarism or copyright infringement,
their
eligibility will be immediately revoked, and they will bear all legal
responsibilities.
4. The submitted entries/works must not contain any obscene, violent,
pornographic, defamatory, objectionable or abusive content or any other content
that
is controversial or inappropriate; and must not contain sensitive information
including but not limited to personal data, confidential information and
copyrighted
information. Organizer reserves the right of final decision and the right to
disqualify such participants.
5. Submissions must not consist of works that have been previously published
or
entered in other competitions. If reported by others, the Organizers will revoke
the
submission’s eligibility or reclaim any prizes or awards.
6. The submitted works must be conceived, designed, and produced by
students. If
other individuals (such as teachers, family, friends, etc.) are involved, please
declare their level of participation when submitting the work. No company or
organization may participate in the conception, design, or production of the
submitted work. If such involvement is discovered, the Organizer will disqualify
the
team; if awarded, prizes, awards, and certificates will be reclaimed.
7. The Organizer has the right to use the submissions for any purposes
related
to the Solve for Tomorrow events and may translate, edit, use, and reproduce all
or
part of the work without prior consent from the Participating Unit or payment of
any
fees.
8. The results of the competition will be determined by the judging panel,
and
Participants cannot dispute the results or awards.
9. By registering for this competition, Participating Unit agrees that any
personal data provided in connection with this competition will be collected,
used
and retained by Organizer, its affiliates and its third party service providers
(whether in Hong Kong or abroad) (collectively “Data Users”) for the purposes
directly related to the Solve for Tomorrow event, including but not limited to
entry
selection, promotion of this event, contact and verifying eligibility and
identity
of the Participating Unit etc.. Data Users will collect and use the personal
data in
compliance with the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap.
486
of the Laws of Hong Kong) and Samsung Privacy Policy. Please refer to Samsung
website (https://www.samsung.com/hk_en/info/privacy/) for details of Samsung
Privacy
Policy. Participating Unit shall have the right to request access to and
correction
of their personal data held by Data Users, and such request can be made to
Samsung’s
Data Privacy Officer at privacy.sehk@samsung.com.
10. Subject to Clause 9 above, Participating Unit understands and agrees
that
Organizer has the rights to publish the names of the participating students,
their
respective schools and grade levels publicly in any documentary footage, media,
promotional materials etc. relating to this competition or Solve for Tomorrow
event
without the need for further notice or additional consent.
Other Terms and Conditions
1. The Organizer reserves the right to terminate, modify, or cancel the
event
and to amend any published competition information without prior notice. The
Organizer has the final interpretation and decision-making authority regarding
the
competition rules and arrangements.
2. All information submitted by participants must be true and complete. The
Organizer reserves the right to disqualify any participant whose information is
found to be false. If the participants lose the opportunity to be selected due
to
any fake or incorrect or inaccurate information provided for this competition,
Organizers shall bear no responsibility.
3. By participating in this competition, Participating Unit agrees to exempt
and
exclude Organizers from all claims or liabilities of any nature arising from
participating in this competition or otherwise related to this competition. The
above disclaimer is not applicable to damage or loss caused by fraud (including
misrepresentation), or death or personal injury caused by negligence.
4. If this competition is interfered with in any way or is not capable of
being
conducted due to any reason beyond Organizer's reasonable control, including but
not
limited to computer system defects, breakdown of web services, virus infection,
hacking, technical failure and/or any force majeure events, Organizers reserve
the
right in their sole discretion to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel this
competition, in whole or in part, as appropriate. Organizers shall not bear any
liability therefrom.
5. Participating Unit agrees to indemnify and hold Organizers harmless from
and
against any and all loss and damage arising from any misconduct or negligence,
as
well as breach of these Terms and Conditions for which such participant is
liable,
including but not limited to claims arising from a participant’s infringement of
the
rights of a third party.
6. Organizer reserves the right to disqualify any participant from the
competition where it has reasonable grounds to believe that any participant has
violated these Terms and Conditions or any instructions and/or requirements of
this
competition, or that participant may have gained an unfair advantage by
participating in this competition or obtained any opportunity herein using
fraudulent means.
7. Except where expressly provided herein, Participating Unit shall bear any
costs, expenses and relevant tax payments incurred resulting from participating
in
this competition and no reimbursement may be sought from the Organizers.
8. Terms with the effect of disclaiming liabilities in these Terms and
Conditions shall be applied to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws.
9. In the event of any dispute arising from or in connection with this
competition or relating to the interpretation of these Terms and Conditions,
Organizer reserves the right of final decision.
10. No person other than the Participating Unit and Samsung will have any
right
under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Ordinance (Cap. 623 of the Laws of
Hong Kong) to enforce these Terms and Conditions or enjoy any benefits therein.
11. An English version of these Terms and Conditions is provided for
reference
only. If there is any inconsistency between the English and Chinese versions,
the
Chinese version shall prevail.
12. These Terms and Conditions and/or any claim or dispute arising from or
in
connection with this competition shall be governed by and construed in
accordance
with the Laws of Hong Kong, without regard to its conflict or choice of law
provisions. The parties agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the
Hong Kong SAR.
13. If any terms in these Terms and Conditions is judged to be illegal,
invalid
or unenforceable, it shall be replaced by a term which achieves Samsung’s
intention
to the greatest extent possible, and the validity and enforceability of the rest
of
the Terms and Conditions shall not be affected.
