Legal Notice

1. Organizer

The “Berlin Quantum Hackathon” (hereinafter “Competition”) is commissioned by the State of Berlin, represented by the Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises (SenWiEnBe), as part of the state initiative Projekt Zukunft.

The organization and technical execution are carried out by Kipu Quantum GmbH, Roonstraße 23a, 76137 Karlsruhe (“Kipu”).

2. Eligibility

Eligible to participate are natural persons aged 18 and above, as well as teams from research institutions, universities, start-ups, or companies.

Participation in the name or on behalf of third parties is not permitted.

3. Registration and Participation

Registration takes place by signing up on the competition website: https://berlinquantumhackathon.com

Registration requires providing personal data (e.g., name, email address, institutional affiliation, and additional information about professional qualifications).

Registration deadline: 01 December 2025, 23:59 CET.

After successful registration, applicants receive a confirmation email from hackathon@kipu-quantum.com

Up to six teams including up to five members will be selected by the organizers listed in section 1 based on criteria such as Python programming experience and experience in quantum computing.

The participating teams will be announced by 12 December 2025.

Teams will then receive access to the Kipu Platform as well as compute-time quotas on selected quantum computers.

4. Competition Procedure

The challenge is based on problem statements provided by Berlin-based companies.

Participating teams independently develop solution proposals during the competition period. These are submitted via the Kipu Platform and evaluated by a jury.

The top three teams receive additional compute-time quotas on the Kipu Platform.

5. Use of Provided Data

The datasets provided by companies may only be used for solving the respective problem statements.

Participants agree to use the data only for the competition and not share it with third parties.

6. Rights to Submitted Solutions

Rights to algorithms, concepts, and other work results remain with their authors.

The State of Berlin and involved companies receive a non-exclusive, royalty-free right to internally evaluate the results and use them for public relations related to the competition.

7. Data Protection

Responsibilities:

• Kipu Quantum GmbH is the controller for registration and website usage under Art. 4 Nr. 7 DSGVO.
• The State of Berlin is the controller for executing the competition, including challenges and awarding prizes as defined by DSGVO.

Processing of Personal Data:

• In the context of registration and the execution of the competition, Kipu processes participants’ personal data (e.g., name, email address, organizational affiliation, communication data, and submitted contributions).

• Such data are processed for the purposes of organizing, communicating about, and evaluating the competition, as well as for providing the necessary technical resources (Art. 6(1)(b) DSGVO).
• The personal data collected during registration are shared with the State of Berlin and the participating Berlin-based companies insofar as this is required for the execution, evaluation, or public-relations activities of the competition. Any further use or disclosure of personal data does not take place.

Privacy Policy:

• The processing of personal data by Kipu is carried out in accordance with the Kipu Privacy Policy.
• The information contained therein applies in addition to these terms and conditions of participation
• For data-protection inquiries, participants may contact datenschutz@kipu-quantum.com

8. Publication of Results

The State of Berlin and Kipu are entitled, as part of their public relations activities, to publicly disclose the names of the participating teams, the institutions, and the award-winning results (e.g., on websites, in press releases, or on social media channels).

9. Liability

Participation is at one’s own responsibility.

Kipu and the State of Berlin are liable only for intent, gross negligence, and damages related to injury to life, body, or health.

10. Final Provisions

By registering, participants accept these terms.

If individual provisions become invalid, the remaining provisions remain unaffected.