Shell LiveWire Singapore (“Programme”) Terms & Conditions
Any eligible individual/person who takes part in this Programme as part of an eligible company/entity (each person a “Participant” and its eligible entity the “Entity”) is bound by the following Terms and Conditions, so please read carefully before participating in the Programme.
1. Introduction
a) Shell LiveWire Singapore programme is the Singapore chapter of Shell’s global flagship social investment Skills for Enterprise Development programme, with the vision to strengthen local economies by promoting entrepreneurship, innovation and meaningful employment. It is organised by Shell Singapore Pte. Ltd. or such other wholly-owned affiliate that Shell Singapore Pte. Ltd. may designate in writing from time to time (“Shell”) (which is incorporated and registered in Singapore with UEN: 196000089G, with its registered address: The Metropolis Tower 1, 9 North Buona Vista Drive, #07-01 Singapore 138588) (the “Organiser”).
b) ACE.SG (“ACE”) is Shell’s Local Programme Partner (the “Delivery Partner”) under the Programme. As a Local Programme Partner, ACE co-designs the Programme and delivers it by providing training and business advisory sessions to participating Entities and connecting them to networks of mentors, partners and investors. ACE is the national voice for the Singapore startup ecosystem, and a key trade association representing the interests of startups in Singapore.
c) “Programme Partner” means any organisation, institution, sponsor, investor network, mentor organisation, event organiser, judge, evaluator, contractor, consultant, service provider or other third party appointed, engaged or authorised by the Organiser from time to time in connection with the Programme, excluding the Delivery Partner.
The Organiser may appoint, engage, replace or remove Programme Partners at any time in connection with the Programme at its sole discretion. Participants acknowledge and agree that Programme Materials and personal data may be shared with such Programme Partners where reasonably necessary for the administration, evaluation, delivery, promotion or operation of the Programme.
d) The Programme shall be conducted by the Organiser between 28 Oct 2026 (“Start Date”) to 31 Dec 2027 (“End Date”). The Start Date and End Date, any other dates and durations of the Programme may be amended or extended at the Organiser’s sole and absolute discretion.
e) By participating in this Programme, for and on behalf of the Entity, the Participants confirm that they have read and unconditionally agree to these Terms and Conditions and that they accept any and all of the Organiser’s decisions regarding the Programme as final and binding in all respects. This does not affect any statutory rights.
f) “Programme Materials” means the materials generated by each Entity and/or its Participants as part of their involvement in the Programme.
g) The Organiser may pass on any Programme Materials submitted by the Participants to any other company within the Shell plc group of companies (the “Shell Group”) and other third parties involved in the operation, evaluation or judging of the Programme including, for the avoidance of doubt, for marketing and communications purposes.
h) All Programme Materials must be in the English language.
i) The Programme is not a formal part of the Shell recruitment process and participation in the Programme will not influence any subsequent application made by a Participant for a job, apprenticeship, internship or other training scheme with the Organiser or any other companies within the Shell Group.
j) Participation in the Programme does not confer any advantage when seeking investment from Shell Ventures or any similar initiative within the Shell Group.
k) There is no participation fee. Participants are not required to purchase any product / services for participating in this Programme.
2. Restrictions on the Export of Technical Information
a) The U.S. government regulates the export of certain technical data and information from the U.S. along with the release of technical data and information to foreign nationals located in the U.S. Participants submitting materials containing technical details of a technology must ensure that the subject technology is not controlled under U.S. Export Control laws. Participants should seek independent legal advice for assistance in this determination. Rest of world – Participants must ensure that their materials comply with their jurisdiction’s equivalent or similar export regulations. Participants should seek independent legal advice for assistance in this determination.
b) By entering the Programme, Participants certify that any technical information contained in their materials are not restricted for export to Singapore.
3. Eligibility
a) Subject to this Clause 3 and the other provisions of these Terms and Conditions, participation in the Programme is open to any Participant who is, or will be, 18 years of age or older by Start Date.
b) The Programme is open to eligible Entities that have solutions which falls within but not limited to the following focus areas:
- (i) Digital, Data & AI-Driven Workflows
- (ii) Smart Infrastructure & Energy Systems
- (iii) Risk, Security & Intelligent Monitoring
- (iv) Commercial ecosystems to create new value
Such eligible Entities will typically fulfil the following criteria:
- (i) Singapore-registered or with substantial operations in Singapore
- (ii) Operating for 2-8 years
- (iii) Beyond proof-of-concept stage with a validated product/service in market
- (iv) Demonstrated commercial traction with SGD 500K-20M annual revenue (indicative only) with paying customers or commercial partnerships
- (v) Demonstrates an innovative product, technology, service or business model with potential for regional or international scaling.
Please note the above focus areas and criteria shall be determined and can be amended from time to time by the Organiser in its absolute discretion.
c) Unless otherwise permitted by Shell, current employees, past employees, apprentices, trainees, interns, agents, officers or directors of the Organiser, or any other companies within the Shell Group (including joint ventures) and the Delivery Partner shall not be eligible to participate in the Programme.
d) The Programme is open to employees, agents, affiliates, officers or directors of any advertiser, promotion agency or fulfilment agency of the Organiser and the Delivery Partner or of anyone else professionally connected with the Programme provided they declare this information in the application form to the Organiser upon registration.
e) For the avoidance of doubt, Participants who do not declare that they are in the process of being recruited for a job, apprenticeship, traineeship, or internship by any company within the Shell Group (including joint ventures) and the Delivery Partner will be automatically disqualified if their employment, apprenticeship, traineeship or internship commences any time during the Programme Period.
f) Participants shall disclose promptly to the Organiser any actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest that may arise in connection with the Programme, including any personal, professional, financial or other relationship with mentors, judges, investors, Organiser personnel or Delivery Partner personnel. The Organiser reserves the right to determine the appropriate management of any conflict of interest and may take such action as it considers necessary.
g) Participants are not entitled to enter the Programme if they are resident in a country or jurisdiction where the Programme may breach any law or regulation. Where this applies, the Organiser’s invitation to enter the Programme in Singapore is withdrawn.
h) By participating in the Programme, Participants confirm that they will disclose the presence of Government Officials in or involved in their Entity, a Government Official (GO) may be defined as follows:
- (i) Official or employee of any Government, or any agency, ministry, department of a Government (at any level).
- (ii) Any person acting in an official capacity for a Government regardless of rank or position.
- (iii) Official or employee of an entity wholly or partially controlled by a Government
- (iv) Political party and any official of a political party.
- (v) Candidate for political office.
- (vi) Officer or employee of a public international organisation, such as the United Nations or the World Bank.
- (vii) Immediate family member (meaning a spouse, child, sibling, parent, or household member) of any of the foregoing.
i) Participants undertake to Shell that it will comply with all applicable anti-bribery laws. Participants represent and warrant to Shell that it has not made and will not make any payments and has not given or will not give anything of value to any Governmental Official or to any agency, department or instrumentality of such government, or to any other person, in connection with such expenditure which would be inconsistent with or contravene applicable anti-bribery laws. Except as otherwise notified to the Shell in writing and to the best of its knowledge exercising reasonable diligence, no officer, agent or employee engaged by it or acting on its behalf is a Governmental Official of a government agency or department, or state-owned business.
4. The Programme Calendar
a) There are 4 stages in the Programme. The Programme will end in August 2027. The calendar below sets out the key timings and deadlines for each stage of the Programme. All dates and schedules are subject to change at Organiser’s absolute discretion.
Stage 1 – Registration
The registration period for Participants to submit their application for the Programme begins on 28th October 2026, 1200Hrs and will end on 30th November 2026, 2359 Hrs. (the “Registration Period”). During the Registration Period, Participants may apply for the Programme via submission of the application form in the Programme website at https://www.shelllivewiresg.com/ (the “Programme Website”) in line with the directions in Section 5 below.
Stage 2 – Selection
Selected Entities (“Selected Entities”) will be notified via email within one to two (1-2) months after the Registration Period closes.
Stage 3 – Programme Delivery
Growth sprints, advisory sessions will begin in February 2027 and end by August 2027 (the “Programme Delivery Period”). Each Selected Entity is matched to selected mentors, advisors of different business expertise that will guide them throughout the course of the Programme Delivery Period.
Stage 4 – Final Showcase Day
At the end of the Programme, Selected Entities will have the opportunity to share their growth journey and secure opportunities for growth.
5. Registration
a) Participants wishing to participate in the Programme must fill in the application form and submit the same on the Programme Website.
b) A Participant and the Entity may only register for entry into the Programme once.
c) Registrations must not be defamatory, offensive, obscene or in violation of intellectual property rights or rights of privacy or publicity in the Organiser’s sole and absolute discretion and the Organiser reserves the right to disqualify a Entity if a registration or any part thereof falls under one of these categories.
d) Selection for the Programme will be determined by the Organiser based on criteria which includes but is not limited to:
- (i) Founder & Leadership Potential;
- (ii) Motivation & Fit for Programme;
- (iii) Cohort & Community Fit;
- (iv) Growth Ambition & Readiness to Scale;
- (v) Business Quality & Traction;
- (vi) Programme Value-Add;
e) All decisions of the Organiser will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into on that matter.
f) All Participants designated as the Entity’s focal point must provide a valid e-mail address and mobile phone number as part of the registration process. Participants are responsible for updating their e-mail address and mobile phone number if it changes during the Programme Period, and for four months thereafter.
g) The Organiser reserves the right to check the validity of the registration information submitted by a Participant at any stage during the Programme.
h) The Organiser also reserves the right to refuse participation, or to disqualify, at any time during the Programme, Participants who have submitted incorrect, incomplete, fraudulent or misleading information. Participants who do not comply with these Terms and Conditions may also be disqualified from the Programme without further notice.
i) Participants will have no recourse against disqualification decisions.
j) Any Participant not correctly registered by the given deadline will not be able to participate further in the Programme.
k) For the avoidance of doubt, all times mentioned in the Programme materials are based on Singapore Time (GMT+8).
6. Programme Completion Requirements
a) Participants must attend Mentoring Sessions, Cohort Meetings and Events and participate in at least 80% of sessions and meetings for the Programme they are selected for. If a participant attends less than 80% of the sessions, they may be notified that they will be removed from the Program. In addition, should they stop participating at any time during the Programme, they understand they will be notified that they will be removed from the Programme.
b) Participants that need to cancel or change a mentoring/coaching appointment must give a minimum of 24 hours’ notice to their mentor/coach as indicated by the Programme they are participating in by calling or emailing. If the participant “no-shows” or cancels within the 24-hour period, they understand the attendance policy will apply and it will be considered a missed session. Participants agree to be on time for appointments with mentors and advisers. They will be given a 10-minute grace period and then their appointment will be cancelled.
c) Mentors, advisers and subject matter experts participating in the Programme are selected based on their experience and expertise. Any views, opinions, recommendations or feedback they provide are their own and are intended to assist Participants in developing their businesses and solutions. Neither the Organiser, Delivery Partner nor any Programme Partner guarantees any particular commercial, technical, financial or business outcome from the implementation of such recommendations. Participation also does not guarantee any funding, investment, commercial partnerships, procurement opportunities or contracts.
d) Maintaining Confidentiality: Participants understand they may hear confidential information in group meetings and agree not to disclose such information without permission. Participants should not assume that information shared with mentors, the Organiser, Delivery Partner or Programme Partners will be treated as confidential unless expressly agreed in writing.
e) Personal Commitment: Participants are expected to demonstrate a genuine commitment to developing and growing their business throughout the Programme. Participants will be required to complete assignments, exercises and other programme activities and shall use reasonable endeavours to actively engage with and complete such requirements.
f) Code of Conduct: Participants agree to maintain honest and highly ethical standards and conduct during all activities. Participants will treat their mentors/coaches, fellow Cohort members and our guests with respect and courtesy.
7. Participating Entity
a) The minimum number of Participants in each Entity participating in this Programme shall be one (1) and the maximum number of Participants for each Entity participating in this Programme shall be two (2). Eligible Participants cannot participate in more than one Entity.
b) Each Entity must appoint a main contact person (the “Focal Point”) and inform the Organiser. Emails sent by the Organiser to the email address provided by the Focal Point will be considered delivered to each Entity’s Participants.
c) Each Participant must ensure that his or her participation in the Programme and the participation of the Entity he or she is in, are lawful in accordance with the laws of Singapore and all other laws applicable to Shell LiveWire. Neither the Organiser, nor any other companies in the Shell Group or their representatives or agents shall be taken to have made any representations, express or implied, as to the lawfulness of any Participant’s or Entity’s participation in the Programme.
d) If at any stage in the Programme a Entity and/or its relevant Participants are disqualified from the Programme or a Entity and/or its relevant Participants cannot be traced or contacted after reasonable efforts have been made by the Organiser, that Entity and/or its relevant Participants will forego the right to progress any further in the Programme.
e) Entity and/or its relevant Participants may upload photographs, images or a video as part of their participation in the Programme and/or as Programme Materials. Any such photograph/image/video, in its entirety, must be a single work of original material taken by the relevant Entity and/or its relevant Participants. By uploading a photograph/image/video to the Programme online submission link at the Programme Website or at any point during the Programme where such Programme Material will be used or publicly viewed, each Entity and/or its relevant Participants represents, acknowledges, and warrants that any photograph/image/video uploaded is an original work created solely by the Entity and/or its relevant Participants, that the photograph/image/video does not infringe the intellectual property rights (including, without limitation patents, copyrights, visual materials in whatever form, sound recordings, any copyright protectable work, designs, trade or services marks, database rights, rights in know-how, rights protecting goodwill and reputation, moral rights or other similar rights in any country, in each case whether or not registered, and any applications for registration of any of the foregoing, and all rights to apply to register any of the foregoing) of any third party, or the image rights of any third party, copyrights, trademarks, moral rights, rights of privacy/publicity or intellectual property rights of any person or entity, and that no other party has any right, title, claim, or interest in the photograph/image/video. NB: If the photograph/image/video contains any material or elements that are not owned by the Entity and/or its relevant Participants and/or which are subject to the rights of third parties, and/or if any persons appear in the photograph/image/video, the Entity and/or its relevant Participants is responsible for obtaining, prior to submission of the photograph/image/video, any and all releases and consents necessary to permit the exhibition and use of the photograph/image/video in the manner set out in these Terms & Conditions without additional compensation.
8. Correspondence
a) All correspondence throughout the Programme must be in the English language.
b) Any additional questions or comments concerning the Programme should be sent via email to [email protected] with the subject stating “Shell LiveWire 2027”.
c) The Organiser makes no guarantee of an answer or a time in which an answer may be given. The Organiser reserves the right not to answer a question if, in the Organiser’s opinion, an answer would give an unfair advantage to certain Participants.
d) Participants who have received unofficial or content sensitive information relating to the Programme with the intent of allowing an unfair competitive advantage, from employees, interns, apprentices and trainees or any party involved with the Programme must immediately inform the Organiser by email to [email protected] with the subject stating “Shell LiveWire 2027 – Disputes”.
9. Intellectual Property
a) Ownership of all intellectual property rights in any ideas, inventions, software, methodologies, business plans, know-how, data, technologies and other materials developed, owned or controlled by an Entity or Participant shall remain vested in that relevant Entity or Participant that owns such Participant IP at the time of entry into and acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. Except for the licences expressly granted under these Terms and Conditions, no Participant IP rights are transferred to the Organiser, Delivery Partner, Programme Partners or Shell Group.
Any pilot, commercial engagement, collaboration, co-development, testing, licensing, investment or other arrangement entered into between a Participant and any member of the Shell Group or Programme Partner arising from or following participation in the Programme shall be subject to further discussions and if Parties are able to agree, a separate written agreement which shall govern the ownership, use and exploitation of any intellectual property rights arising from such arrangement.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Programme Terms and Conditions, and unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing by the Parties through entry into the abovementioned written agreement, no Participant shall acquire any ownership, title or interest in any derivative works arising from, based upon, incorporating or relating to any pre-existing intellectual property or Participant IP, including any improvements, enhancements, modifications, adaptations, developments, commercialization opportunities or inventions conceived through participation in this Programme.
b) Each Entity and/or its relevant Participants agree that their Programme Materials will be treated as having been submitted on a non-confidential basis whether or not such Programme Materials are marked or referred to by the Participant as being confidential.
c) None of the Organiser, Shell Group, Delivery Partner and Programme Partners will have a duty to treat the Programme Materials as confidential.
d) The Organiser, companies within the Shell Group, the Organiser’s affiliated partners including the Delivery Partner may pass on any Programme Materials to their venture capital and other partners on a non-confidential basis.
e) Each Entity and/or its relevant Participants agree to provide the Organiser, companies within the Shell Group a worldwide, nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual licence (with the right to grant sub-licences) to reproduce, use, copy, modify, distribute and/or reference the whole or any part of any Programme Materials solely for the purposes of administering, evaluating, promoting and reporting on the Programme and related Shell social investment initiatives.
f) Each Entity and/or its relevant Participants warrant that they have the necessary rights to grant the licence contemplated in these Terms and Conditions.
g) Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall be construed as the Organiser granting any Entity and/or its relevant Participants any licence under the Shell Group’s intellectual property rights (including, without limitation, the Shell Group’s trademarks, trade names, and copyright in any images, publications and/or other materials produced by, or on behalf of, Shell Group and distributed to Participants in connection with the Programme), which may only be used by Participants with the Organiser’s prior written consent.
h) Each Entity and/or its relevant Participants acknowledge and agree that:
- i. The Organiser and/or persons authorised by the Shell Group may film, photograph and/or make other forms of recording of Participants whilst Participants are present at and/or participating in events organised for or in connection with the Programme (“Recording”);
- ii. As between the Organiser and Participants, the copyright and any and all other intellectual property rights, title and interest in the Recording shall vest in the Shell Group who shall be entitled to deal with all or any part of the Recording in such ways as the Shell Group, in its absolute discretion, sees fit; and
- iii. The Organiser shall have no obligation to acknowledge Participants in any finished material in which all or any part of the Recording is included.
i) Each Entity and/or its relevant Participants agree to allow the Shell Group to (without any remuneration) use, represent, and reproduce their name, image, biography and words for any purpose in connection with the promotion of the Programme and/or the Shell Group (including, without limitation, in conjunction with any Programme Materials and/or Recording) by all means, in any kind of medium and format and in any territory.
j) By entering the Programme, the Entity and/or its relevant Participants warrants that the content of their entry is entirely of that Entity and/or its relevant Participants’ own creation and does not in any way infringe the intellectual property rights (including, without limitation patents, copyrights, visual materials in whatever form, sound recordings, any copyright protectable work, designs, trade or services marks, database rights, rights in know-how, rights protecting goodwill and reputation, moral rights or other similar rights in any country, in each case whether or not registered, and any applications for registration of any of the foregoing, and all rights to apply to register any of the foregoing) of any other person. If it is discovered that any entry is not the original creation of the appropriate Entity and/or its relevant Participants and/or breaches and other person’s intellectual property rights, the Organiser shall be entitled to disqualify that entry and the appropriate Entity and/or its relevant Participants from the Programme.
k) Participants may utilise artificial intelligence, machine learning or generative AI tools in preparing applications, presentations, Programme Materials or other submissions. Participants remain solely responsible for the accuracy, legality, originality and appropriateness of all content submitted to the Programme, regardless of whether such content was generated, assisted or enhanced by such tools.
Where a Participant’s solution, product, service or technology incorporates or is based on artificial intelligence, machine learning, automated decision-making or similar technologies, the Participant represents and warrants that, to the best of its knowledge, such solution has been developed, tested and deployed in compliance with applicable laws and regulations and does not knowingly infringe the intellectual property, confidentiality, privacy, data protection or other rights of any third party.
Participants further represent and warrant that they have the necessary rights, licences and permissions to use, demonstrate and present any AI-generated or AI-enabled content, products or technologies submitted in connection with the Programme.
The Organiser, Delivery Partner and Programme Partners shall have no responsibility or liability for any AI-generated content or AI-enabled products, services or technologies submitted, demonstrated or presented by Participants.
10. Privacy
a) The Delivery Partner collects the personal data of Participants as stated on the online registration form for the purposes of organising and management of the Programme and communicating with Participants in relation to the Programme, and shares it with the Organiser, Delivery Partner, Programme Partners, Shell Group entities and authorised service providers as necessary for the administration and delivery of the Programme. Personal data provided by Participants will only be used in accordance with the Privacy Policy at www.shell.com.sg/privacy.html and Shell LiveWire Supplementary Privacy Notice. By providing personal data to the Organiser for the purposes above, Participants are consenting to its use in accordance with the stated Privacy Policies. Personal data collected will be covered by Shell’s Privacy Notice for Business Customer, Supplier, Partner or Investor.
b) Participants may be requested to take part in promotional activity relating to their involvement in the Programme and the Organiser reserves the right to use the name(s) of Participants, their photographs and audio/visual recordings of them in any publicity. Participants may also be required to take part in further reasonable promotional activities arranged by the Organiser.
c) The Delivery Partner and Organiser will not keep personal data relating to Participants for longer than is necessary. Data relating to Participants will be retained by the Delivery Partner or Organiser for a reasonable period after the Programme closes to assist the Delivery Partner and Organiser in operating Programmes in a consistent manner and to deal with any queries relating to the Programme.
d) As part of the programme management, you may receive an invitation to join the Shell LiveWire community platform provided by Hivebrite.
11. Claims and Disputes
a) Any Entity and/or its relevant Participants suspected by the Organiser of plagiarism, fraud or any improper conduct may be investigated, and, if deemed appropriate by the Organiser (in its sole and absolute discretion), disqualified from the Programme.
b) The Organiser’s decision and discretion on any dispute shall be final and no correspondence will be entered into on that matter.
c) Save for the agreement between the Organiser and each Entity and/or its relevant Participants for the provision of the Programme as set out herein, participation in the Programme shall in no event be considered or construed as giving rise to any contractual relations with the Organiser or any of the Shell Group entities and, in particular, shall not give rise to any employment relationship, or commercial or contractual benefits or relationship with the Entity and/or its relevant Participants.
12. Force Majeure
Neither the Organiser, the Delivery Partner nor any Programme Partner shall be liable for any delay, suspension, modification or cancellation of the Programme arising from circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, natural disasters, epidemics, pandemics, governmental actions, war, civil unrest, terrorism, labour disputes, power outages, cyber incidents or failures of telecommunications networks.
In such circumstances, the Organiser may suspend, amend, postpone or cancel any aspect of the Programme without liability.
13. General
a) The Organiser and Delivery Partner assume no responsibility or liability for any loss arising out of or from:
- (i) technical issues, system or software failures experienced by a Entity and/or its relevant Participants in submitting their registration via the online registration form;
- (ii) user errors; or
- (iii) late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete or unintelligible registrations. Proof of sending will not be accepted as proof of receipt.
b) The Delivery Partner tries to ensure the standard of the online registration form link remain high but cannot be held responsible for interruptions of service. The Delivery Partner reserves the right to suspend temporarily the operation of the online registration form link without notice in the case of system failure, maintenance or repair or for any other reason beyond its control.
c) The following terms and conditions of participation apply during the entire Programme:
- i. Each Entity and/or its relevant Participants takes part in the Programme on his/her own account, costs and liability;
- ii. Each Entity and/or its relevant Participants is aware of the potential hazards associated with his/her participation;
- iii. Under civil and criminal law, each Entity and/or its relevant Participants will be solely responsible for all damage caused by him or her in participating in this Programme, as well as for damage to his or her own property. In particular, the Entity and/or its relevant Participants must compensate any damage he/she has caused to the Organiser’s premises and the Organiser’s other facilities;
- iv. Each Entity and/or its relevant Participants declares that they accept liability in the case of damage and that they will pay possible claims for damages by the Organiser;
- v. Each Entity and its Participants shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless the Organiser, Delivery Partner, Programme Partners, Shell Group and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents from and against any claims, actions, liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from:
- a. any breach of these Terms and Conditions;
- b. infringement of any intellectual property or other rights of a third party;
- c. violation of applicable laws or regulations; or
- d. any act, omission, negligence or misconduct of the Entity or Participants in connection with the Programme.
- vi. Every Participant shall not be under the influence of drugs, or alcohol and shall comply with all of Organiser’s HSSE policies while participating in any of the sessions and/or events for the Programme;
- vii. Each Entity and/or its relevant Participants is aware that the Organiser will not offer or provide any insurance cover; and
- viii. Each Entity and/or its relevant Participants undertakes to observe the Organiser’s code of conduct and all safety regulations.
f) The Organiser shall not be liable to any Entity and/or its relevant Participants under or in connection with the Programme for any indirect, economic or consequential loss or for any loss of profits, loss of business, loss of contracts, loss of use or loss of reputation.
g) The Organiser reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Programme in whole or in part at any time.
h) The Organiser may at its sole discretion disqualify any Entity and/or its relevant Participants from participating further in the Programme if the Individual Participant Entity shows a disregard for these Terms & Conditions or acts in any inappropriate, unsporting or disruptive manner.
i) The Delivery Partner and Organiser reserves the right to monitor any information/materials submitted through the Programme Website by each Entity and/or its relevant Participants. The Organiser, at its sole discretion and without prior notice, may at any time review, remove or otherwise block any information/materials submitted through the Programme.
j) The Organiser and Delivery Partner reserves the right to unilaterally amend these Terms and Conditions from time to time and each Entity and/or its relevant Participants shall review and comply with the Terms and Conditions as updated on the Programme Website from time to time.
k) If the Entity and/or its relevant Participants has submitted the same, or a broadly similar, idea in any other programme(s), details of the programme(s) in which that idea has been used must be provided to the Organiser. The Organiser reserves the right to disqualify any entry which is composed of substantially the same idea or concept as has been submitted by the relevant Entity and/or its relevant Participants in any other programme.
l) If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained in these Terms and Conditions will be not affected or impaired in any way.
m) Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall create or be deemed to create a partnership (whether under the Partnership Act 1890 of Singapore or otherwise) or joint venture between the Organiser, the Delivery Partner, or render any of them directly liable to any third party for the liabilities or obligations of the other. Except as expressly provided in these Terms and Conditions, none of the Organiser or the Delivery Partner have the authority to, or hold themselves as having authority to act as an agent of another, make any representations or give any warranties to third parties on behalf of or in respect of another, or bind another in any way.
n) These Terms and Conditions shall be interpreted in accordance with and governed by the laws of Singapore.
o) Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms and Conditions, including any question regarding its existence, validity or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration administered by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC Rules”) for the time being in force, which rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference in this clause. The seat of the arbitration shall be Singapore. The Tribunal shall consist of 1 arbitrator. The language of the arbitration shall be English.
Important notes for acknowledgement by any Participant
(i) Any ideas or other material submitted by you will be treated as having been submitted on a NON-CONFIDENTIAL basis whether or not such ideas or other material are marked or referred to by you as confidential. The Organiser will not have a duty to treat such ideas or other material as confidential.
(ii) The Organiser may pass on any ideas or other material submitted by you to Shell Ventures, and Delivery Partner, and any other partners. Again, this will be on a NON-CONFIDENTIAL basis.
(iii) By providing personal data to the Organiser for the purposes above, you are consenting to its use, collection and retention in accordance with the Privacy Policy. You also consent to take part in any promotional activity relating to their involvement in the Programme and the Organiser reserves the right to use your name(s), photographs and audio/visual recordings of you in any publicity. You may also be required to take part in further reasonable promotional activities arranged by the Organiser.
(iv) All information or advice provided as part of the Programme website is intended to be general in nature. The Organiser is not liable for any action you may take as a result of relying on such information or advice or for any loss or damage suffered by you as a result of you taking this action.
(v) Each Entity and/or its relevant Participants agree to provide the Shell Group a worldwide, nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual licence (with the right to grant sub-licences) to reproduce, use, copy, modify, distribute and/or reference the whole or any part of any Programme Materials solely for the purposes of administering, evaluating, promoting and reporting on the Programme and related Shell social investment initiatives.
(vi) Please note that the Singapore government regulates the export of certain technical data and information from Singapore along with the release of technical data and information to foreign nationals located in Singapore. When disclosing technical details of a technology, you MUST first ensure that the subject technology is not controlled under Singapore Export Control laws. This is your responsibility. Your country may also have equivalent or similar export regulations. For assistance in this determination, contact your legal counsel.
(vii) By submitting such details, you hereby certify that such technical information is not restricted for export to Singapore.