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Protocol Version 2.0.26 • Effective Jan 2026

1. Acceptance of Protocol

By accessing the TechHK platform, you acknowledge that you are entering an elite engineering environment. You agree to abide by our technical standards, vetting processes, and community-driven build-in-public mandates. Usage of our API or participation in bounties constitutes a formal agreement to these terms.

2. Intellectual Property & Ownership

Participants retain 100% ownership of the original code produced during monthly challenges. However, to foster the African tech ecosystem, you grant TechHK a worldwide, royalty-free license to:

  • Feature your project in the TechHK Global Hall of Fame.
  • Excerpts of code for educational 'Deep Dive' engineering blogs.
  • Use your X-thread documentation for community growth metrics.

3. Bounty Disbursement & Eligibility

Bounties (e.g., ₦150,000) are awarded based on technical merit as determined by the TechHK Vetting Committee. To be eligible for payout:

  • • Project must be open-sourced on a public repository.
  • • Documentation must include a "Build Logic&qout; breakdown.
  • • Plagiarized or low-effort AI wrappers will be disqualified immediately.
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