Be good to each other.

• Be kind and respectful to everyone, including people on other teams and from other schools.
• Include people. Listen to your teammates and give everyone a chance to contribute.
• Ask for help when you need it, and offer help when you can.
• Follow instructions from organizers, volunteers and your school’s teachers.
• Win well, lose well. Cheer for other teams’ demos.

There is no place at Hack 876 for:

• Harassment of any kind, in person or online.
• Bullying, threats, intimidation or unwanted physical contact.
• Discrimination or jokes about anyone’s race, gender, religion, disability, appearance, background or school.
• Sexual language, images or behaviour.

• Look after the Spanish Court Hotel, its staff and its property. Leave your area as clean as you found it.
• Respect other people’s equipment and projects. Don’t touch another team’s laptop or work without asking.
• No alcohol, drugs, vaping, smoking or weapons of any kind, anywhere at the event.

• The same rules apply in group chats, on social media and in anything you build or present.
• Don’t take or share photos or videos of other students without their permission.
• Hack 876 only uses photos of students with school and parent or guardian consent.
• Don’t share anyone’s personal information.

Most people at Hack 876 are under 18, so we take extra care.

• Adults at the event, including mentors, judges and volunteers, are never alone one-on-one with a student. They work in open, shared spaces.
• Students stay at the venue for the whole event, unless they are collected or signed out in line with their school’s rules.
• Each school’s accompanying teacher remains responsible for their own students throughout the day.

If something makes you or someone else feel unsafe or uncomfortable, tell us. You won’t get in trouble for speaking up.

• Speak to any organizer or volunteer. They will be wearing a Hack 876 shirt.
• Or email info@hack876.com, during or after the event.

Reports are handled confidentially. If it’s an emergency, find an adult right away.

Organizers decide what happens, depending on what took place. That can range from a warning to being asked to leave the event. For students, we will also let their school and accompanying teacher know.

Breaking this code can also mean a team is disqualified. See the Event Rules.