Legal
Code of conduct
The Cyber Kavach Challenge 2026 is committed to a safe, respectful, and inclusive experience for everyone. This code applies to all participants, mentors, jury, staff, and volunteers, across the venue, online channels, and all event communication.
1. We expect you to
- Treat everyone with respect, courtesy, and professionalism.
- Be inclusive and welcoming, regardless of background, gender, identity, religion, ability, or experience level.
- Collaborate honestly and give credit where it is due.
- Follow the instructions of organizers and venue staff.
2. We will not tolerate
- Harassment, intimidation, or discrimination of any kind, in person or online.
- Unwelcome sexual attention, offensive comments, or personal attacks.
- Bullying, threats, or disruptive behaviour.
- Sharing others' private information without consent.
3. Ethical and legal conduct
- All technical work stays within the sandboxed or synthetic-data environments provided.
- No unauthorized access to, scanning of, or interference with any live, production, or third-party system, at any time during the event.
- Follow responsible-disclosure practice for anything you discover, and handle all data lawfully and in a DPDP-compliant way.
4. Reporting
If you experience or witness a breach of this code, contact the organizers immediately through the Contact page or by approaching any event staff member. Reports are taken seriously and handled with discretion.
5. Consequences
The organizers may take any action they consider appropriate, including a warning, removal from the event without a prize, disqualification, and, where warranted, referral to the relevant authorities.