Terms & Conditions

Welcome to DevLinkHub. These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”, “Terms and Conditions”) govern your access to and use of the DevLinkHub website, platform, community, events, workshops, hackathons, programs, applications, and related services (collectively, the “Services”).

DevLinkHub (“DevLinkHub”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) provides technology-focused community and engagement services intended to help students, developers, founders, creators, and technology enthusiasts build, connect, learn, and grow.

You may use DevLinkHub only if you are legally capable of entering into an agreement under applicable law.

Certain events, competitions, workshops, or programs may have additional eligibility criteria:

• Minimum or maximum age limits
• Student status verification
• College / University affiliation
• Geographic / Regional requirements
• Squad team-size caps
• Technical prerequisite stacks

Event-specific eligibility rules will take precedence where explicitly stated. If you register on behalf of a squad or team, you confirm that you have the authority to submit their details.

By creating a profile, registering for an event, or submitting code, you confirm that:

• You have read and fully understood these Terms.
• You agree to comply with these Terms and applicable laws.
• All information provided by you is accurate and up to date.
• You hold requisite authorization if acting on behalf of an institution or team.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your profile.

You agree to use DevLinkHub exclusively for lawful, constructive purposes. You must NOT:

• Distribute malware, malicious scripts, viruses, or phishing links.
• Attempt unauthorized access to our infrastructure, servers, or databases.
• Scrape, crawl, or harvest member directory data without authorization.
• Spam members with commercial ads, unverified crypto promotions, or paid courses.
• Manipulate competition voting, rankings, registration queues, or judging scores.

DevLinkHub maintains a zero-tolerance policy against toxicity, harassment, hate speech, targeted bullying, sexual harassment, and doxxing.

Maintainers hold the absolute authority to remove content, evict disruptive members, and report illegal behaviors to appropriate enforcement authorities.

When you submit projects, code snippets, architectural teardowns, comments, or documentation to DevLinkHub, you retain full ownership of that content.

You grant DevLinkHub a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, format, display, and promote that content solely as necessary to operate and celebrate the community platform.

The DevLinkHub name, logo, branding, web layouts, graphics, and original platform code are owned by or licensed to DevLinkHub. You may not reproduce, sublicense, or commercially exploit our branding assets without prior written consent.

In all hackathons, workshops, and open showcases, builders retain 100% intellectual property ownership of their projects.

Participants are strictly responsible for ensuring that their submissions do not infringe on copyrighted material, trade secrets, or third-party proprietary software.

Each competition has clear criteria regarding eligibility, timelines, submission deadlines, scoring, and prizes.

Event passes and RSVPs are issued based on verified registration. DevLinkHub reserves the right to cancel or void duplicate, bot-generated, or fraudulent registrations.

While the majority of DevLinkHub gatherings and community access are 100% free, specialized ticketed masterclasses or swag bundles require clear checkout payment through authorized PCI-DSS gateways.

Paid registrations are generally non-refundable once confirmed. Refunds are processed in specific circumstances such as full event cancellation, indefinite postponement, or duplicate payment errors.

DevLinkHub reserves the right to modify speaker rosters, reschedule demo dates, or relocate venues due to technical faults, venue constraints, or safety directives. We make reasonable efforts to notify all registered attendees promptly.

DevLinkHub collaborates with tech sponsors, colleges, and developer toolkits. Partner presence does not imply an exclusive endorsement of every sponsor product or service.

Hackathon cash pools, cloud credits, and physical swag are subject to identity verification and tax compliance. Prize allocations are non-transferable and subject to specific track rules.

DevLinkHub issues cryptographic or verifiable digital credentials for project ship milestones and sprint participation. Certificates issued based on fraudulent attendance or plagiarized work will be immediately revoked.

By joining DevLinkHub, you agree to receive essential service messages regarding account alerts, demo day passes, and community guidelines. You can opt out of promotional digests at any time.

DevLinkHub integrates with external tools like GitHub, Discord, and WhatsApp. Your interactions with these services are governed by their respective terms of service.

We strive to provide continuous uptime, but DevLinkHub is provided on an "as available" basis without warranties against downtime, server maintenance, or network disruptions.

Security researchers discovering potential platform vulnerabilities are requested to notify us responsibly at hello.devlinkhub@gmail.com prior to public disclosure.

Your use of DevLinkHub is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which forms an integral part of these Terms.

DevLinkHub reserves the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate community rules, engage in fraudulent submissions, harass other builders, or attempt unauthorized platform manipulation.

Upon account termination, access to private squads and event passes is revoked. Provisions concerning IP ownership, disclaimers, and limitation of liability survive termination.

DevLinkHub is an educational and builder community. We do not guarantee specific employment, investor funding, or commercial outcomes from participating in hackathons or directories.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, DevLinkHub and its maintainers will not be liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from platform usage or third-party open-source code.

You agree to defend and hold harmless DevLinkHub and its maintainers against claims or damages arising from your violation of these Terms or infringement of third-party rights.

DevLinkHub is not liable for delays or cancellations caused by events beyond reasonable control (natural disasters, civil unrest, global internet outages, or statutory directives).

We may update these Terms periodically. Continued usage of DevLinkHub following published revisions constitutes acceptance of the modified Terms.

These Terms shall be interpreted and governed in accordance with the laws of India. Any unresolved disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

If any clause of these Terms is deemed unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

These Terms, along with the Privacy Policy and specific hackathon rulebooks, constitute the entire agreement between you and DevLinkHub.

The failure of DevLinkHub to exercise or enforce any right or provision shall not operate as a waiver of such right.