Terms of participation
in the Platform

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§1 The subject of the Terms and Conditions
of the Sandbox Blockchain Platform

1.      These Terms and Conditions, hereinafter referred to as the "Terms and Conditions", have been issued by Fundacja KIR na Rzecz Rozwoju Cyfryzacji Cyberium with its registered office in Warsaw, ul. rtm. Witolda Pileckiego 65, 02-781 Warszawa, entered in the Register of Associations, Other Social and Professional Organizations, Foundations and Independent Public Health Care Institutions kept by the District Court for the capital city of Warsaw in Warsaw, XIII Commercial Division of the National Court Register under number 0000669017, hereinafter referred to as the "Organizer".

2.      These Terms and Conditions specify the principles of operation and use of the Sandbox Blockchain Platform, which is an IT environment made available to Testing Entities by the Organizer (in cooperation with Operators and the relevant Accelerator) to conduct development and scientific work and testing innovative solutions using HLF technology, hereinafter referred to as the "Platform".

§2 Definitions

The terms used in the Terms and Conditions shall mean:

Accelerator

the entity that, as part of its use of the Platform, is responsible for:

  1. acquiring Testing Entities to join the Platform and their qualification,

  2. formal and organizational introduction of Testing Entities to the Platform, including conducting the qualification procedure for the Test, and

  3. cooperation with the Testing Entity during its partici-pation in the Platform; 

Identifying information

access data that allows the Testing Entity;

Business day

day from Monday to Friday except days which are statu-tory days off in the Republic of Poland;

Confidential Information

all information regarding the Solution and other infor-mation related to the Platform designated as business secret of the Tester, Accelerator, Operator, Organizer and information otherwise deemed confidential, regarding the Platform, that may be provided during participation on the Platform or have been or will be obtained by the Testing Entity, Platform Organiser, Accelerator or the Operator in any other way in connection with the Platform, regardless of whether the transfer takes oral, written, or any other form, including all notes, reports, analyses, compilations, forecasts, studies, abstracts, and other materials;

Operator

Infrastructure Operator, Solution Operator, and Operator of the System, acting together or independently;

Operator
of the Infrastructure

Operator Chmury Krajowej Sp. z o.o. based in Warsaw, ul. Grzybowska 62, 00-844 Warsaw, entered in the register of entrepreneurs kept by District Court for the capital city of Warsaw in Warsaw, XII Commercial Division of the National Court Register under KRS 0000770202, NIP: 5252775789;

Solution Operator

IBM Poland Sp. z o.o. with its registered office in Warsaw, ul. Krakowiaków 32 02-255 Warsaw, entered in the register of entrepreneurs kept by the District Court for the capital city of Warsaw in Warsaw, XIII Commercial Division of the National Court Register under the number KRS 0000012941, NIP:5260300724;

System Operator

Krajowa Izba Rozliczeniowa S.A. with its registered office in Warsaw at ul. rtm. Witold Pilecki 65, entered in the register of entrepreneurs kept by the District Court for the capital city of Warsaw in Warsaw, XIII Commer-cial Division of the National  Court Register under the number KRS 0000113064, NIP: 526030-05-17;

Applicant

an entity not being a consumer within the meaning of the Civil Code that has applied to join the Platform;

Testing Entity an entity not being a consumer within the meaning of the Civil Code civil-ian entity that has qualified for the Test on the Platform; the role of Test-ing Entity may also be assumed by an Operator or Accelerator;
Solution

innovative solution or set of technology solutions of the Testing Entity verified;

Test

verification process of the trial implementation of the Solution on the Platform;

Participant Operator, Accelerator and Testing Entity.
 

§3 General Terms of Platform Maintenance

  1. The Platform is maintained and managed by the Organizer. The scope of activities and tasks performed by Operators or Accelerators is defined in the Terms and Conditions and separate arrangements with the Organiser, including appropriate agreements.
  2. The Operator may perform tasks provided for the Accelerator. In such event, it shall have the respec-tive powers and duties of the Accelerator.
  3. The technical requirements necessary for interoperability within the Platform are defined by the Organ-izer in cooperation with the Operators.
  4. For the purpose of efficient management and to ensure consensus and transparency, the Organiser shall appoint a body making decisions of a strategic nature for the Platform, hereinafter referred to as the "Steering Committee".
  5. The operating conditions of the Steering Committee are defined in the Internal Procedure. The availabil-ity and disclosure of the Internal Procedure shall be determined unilaterally by the Steering Committee.
  6. The Steering Committee - under the terms of the Internal Procedure - may issue binding recommenda-tions or decisions to the Organiser or Participants.
  7. In order to develop the Platform and provide a consultative forum, the Organizer shall appoint an advi-sory and opinion-making body for the Platform, hereinafter referred to as the "Program Council".
  8. The rules of operation of the Program Council are defined by the Organizer.
  9. Participants are obliged - where there is an obvious risk of this - to prevent any copying of the data contained in the Platform, including the author's functional and technical concept of the Platform, its principles of functioning, appearance and graphic layout.
  10. The provisions of the Terms and Conditions pertaining to the Testing Entity during the qualification period shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Applicant Entity.

§4 Qualification of Testing Entities

  1. The Organiser, Operator, and Accelerator are obliged to publish - at least on their websites - information about the call for Entities applying for cooperation within the Platform.
  2. Use of the Platform by the Testing Entity requires acceptance and fulfillment of all requirements specified in the Terms and Conditions and successful completion of the Test qualification pro-cedure.
  3. Qualification proceedings for the Test are conducted by the Accelerator or Operator.
  4. The eligibility process for the Test and the Test itself may involve more than one Solution.
  5. The Applicant or Testing Entity must not be on the KNF's public warnings list and must meet individual requirements set by the Accelerator or Operator.
  6. The Applicant is obliged to inform the Accelerator or the Operator who conducted the qualifica-tion procedure for the Test of instances of failure to meet any of the requirements referred to in Paragraph 2.
  7. The Accelerator or Operator that conducts the qualification process for the Test shall make available to the Applicant all required documents and information that are necessary for the Test, including technical documentation.
  8. The Accelerator or Operator that conducted the qualification process for the Test shall obtain from the Applicant, in writing or document, confirmation of acceptance of the Terms and Condi-tions.
  9. The Accelerator or Operator that conducted the qualification process for the Test shall notify the Applicant Entity of the outcome of the qualification process immediately upon completion of the qualification process.
  10. The Accelerator or Operator that conducts the Test qualification process shall promptly notify the Organizer of the successful completion of the Test qualification process along with the Test Entity's information, including contact information.
  11. Upon successful completion of the Test Qualification Procedure, the Accelerator or Operator that conducts the Test Qualification Procedure shall promptly notify the Infrastructure Operator of the need to allow access to the Test Environment, including the generation and transmission of Identification Data for the Test Entity, along with the transmission of its information, including contact information.
  12. The Testing Entity must ensure that it has access to the necessary infrastructure, on the basis of which components not included in the functional scope of the Platform will be implemented, and which will be included in the scope of the incubation project (e.g. frontend application, backend API, authentication servers, document repository, relational database.

§5 Test Environment

  1. The use of the Platform by the Testing Entity requires the use of Identifying Data.
  2. Identification data is generated by the Infrastructure Operator and provided by the Infrastructure Operator to the Testing Entity.
  3. The Test Entity is obliged to protect the submitted Identification Data and not to disclose it to third parties.

§6 Test

  1. The Testing Entity is obliged to comply with the Terms and Conditions.
  2. Testing Entity's participation in the Test is executed on the basis of Tester's acceptance of the Terms and Conditions, on terms specified in the Terms and Conditions and based on possible agreements and other arrangements with the Accelerator or Operator, without the need to con-clude a separate agreement with the Organiser.
  3. Unless otherwise stipulated in the information referred to in § 4.1.  the period of availability of the Platform for the Testing Entity to conduct the Test is 6 months from the date the Identification Data is provided to the Testing Entity.
  4. The period referred to in paragraph 3, may be extended at the discretion of the Accelerator or the Operator who conducted the qualification process for the Test.
  5. The Accelerator or Operator that conducted the qualification process for the Test shall com-municate to the Infrastructure Operator the period of time referred to in paragraph 3.

§7 Responsibilities of the Testing Entity

  1. Terms and Conditions of the Sandbox Blockchain Platform:
    1. copying any elements of the Platform,
    2. decompiling the source code of Platform components,
    3. breaching or circumventing of Platform security,
    4. entering personal or real data into the Platform,
    5. taking any action that may cause damage to the Organiser, the Accelerator or the Opera-tor,
    6. conducting the Test on someone else's Solutions or on behalf of a third party.
  2. As part of the Test, the Testing Entity may use the support or services of the Accelerator or Operator under separate arrangements.
  3. The Testing Entity shall allow the Operator or Accelerator access to the IT environment used by the Testing Entity as part of the Testing to conduct a security assessment.
  4. The Testing Entity is obliged to cooperate with the Operator and the Accelerator in the execution of the Test and follow their instructions regarding technical and security issues.
  5. The Testing Entity is obliged to comply with the decisions of the Organizer.
  6. The Testing Entity may terminate the Test early under the terms set by the Accelerator.
  7. These Terms and Conditions do not govern the issue of access of the Operator and the Accel-erator to the information covered by legally protected secrets, including within the framework of the access referred to in paragraph 3.

§8 Platform Accessibility

  1. The Organizer and the Operators will endeavor to make the Platform available under the 24/7/365 uptime mode. The Platform may be unavailable, in particular, in cases of failure or work carried out by the Organiser, Operator or Accelerator on the software or infrastructure of the Platform.
  2. The availability of the Platform is not equivalent to the availability of the operator's or Accelera-tor's ICT system if it affects the use of the Platform in any way.
  3. The Organizer shall inform of unavailability, including planned unavailability, via the Platform website.
  4. The Organiser shall publish the list of Participants on the Platform's website.

§9 Safety Requirements

  1. The Testing Entity shall ensure the level of security of the devices used when using the Platform following best practices and professional standards. At a minimum, the Testing Entity shall pro-vide:
    1. physical protection of mobile devices,
    2. supervision over software installed on mobile devices,
    3. managing access permissions for mobile devices,
    4. protection of mobile devices from malware,
    5. use of cryptographic techniques to ensure the security of stored and transmitted data,
    6. secure backup implementation,
    7. security against external interference, such as a local firewall,
    8. the ability to manage devices remotely,
    9. protection of the API private key and cryptographic key set.
  2. The Testing Entity is obliged to ensure protection of the technical documentation referred to in § 4 section 7, in accordance with the best practices and standards of a professional, and in partic-ular:
    1. by marking it with an appropriate classification according to the Test Entity's information classification,
    2. by having data storage in a repository that ensures confidentiality and integrity.
  3. The Testing Entity is obliged to delete the data processed by it as part of the Test immediately after its completion.
  4. The Organizer and the Operators reserve the right to conduct ad hoc security audits of the equipment used by the Testing Entity while using the Platform.

§10 Liability of the Organizer

  1. Considering the free provision of services and access to the Platform:
    1. The Organizer is liable only for damages caused by intentional fault,
    2. any express or implied representations, statements or warranties, including but not limited to any implied warranties or statements as to merchantability, fitness for a particular pur-pose, satisfactory quality, use or business practices are hereby excluded to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
  2. The Organiser is not responsible for the acts or omissions of the Operators and Accelerators, including in particular, for the proper conduct of the Test qualification procedure.
  3. The Organizer is not responsible for damages, in particular, those related to:
    1. suspension or exclusion of the Testing Entity from the Tests,
    2. implementation of any decisions of the Steering Committee,
    3. failures or unavailability of the Platform.
  4. The Organizer is not responsible for damages:
    1. for lost profits,
    2. under the warranty for defects and liability under the guarantee,
    3. related to the purpose of the Tests,
    4. related to the quality and purpose of the Solution,
    5. related to the loss of business information and data created or used in connection with the use of the Platform,
    6. related to the infringement by the Participants of the provisions of the Terms and Condi-tions, in particular with regard to personal data, confidentiality or security.

§11 Liability of the Operator

  1. With a view to performing the tasks set out in the Terms and Conditions free of charge:
    1. The Operator is liable only for damages caused by intentional fault,
    2. any express or implied representations, statements or warranties, including, but not limited to, any implied warranties or statements as to merchantability, fitness for a particular pur-pose, satisfactory quality, use or trade practices are hereby disclaimed to the maximum ex-tent permitted by applicable law.
  2. The Operator shall not be liable for the acts or omissions of the Accelerator, including in particu-lar in particular, for the proper conduct of the Test qualification procedure.
  3. The Operator is not responsible for damages, in particular those related to:
    1. suspension or exclusion of the Testing Entity from the Tests,
    2. implementation of any decisions of the Steering Committee,
  4. The Operator is not responsible for damages:
    1. for lost profits
    2. under the warranty for defects and liability under the guarantee,
    3. related to the purpose of the Tests,
    4. related to the quality and purpose of the Solution,
    5. related to the loss of business information and data created or used in connection with the use of the Platform,
    6. related to the infringement by the Participants of the provisions of the Terms and Condi-tions, in particular concerning personal data, confidentiality, or security.

§12 Accelerator's Liability

  1. To perform the tasks set out in the Terms and Conditions free of charge:
    1. The Accelerator is liable only for damages caused by intentional fault,
    2. any express or implied representations, statements or warranties, including, but not limited to, any implied warranties or statements as to merchantability, fitness for a particular pur-pose, satisfactory quality, use or trade practices are hereby disclaimed to the maximum ex-tent permitted by applicable law.
  2. The Accelerator is not responsible for the acts or omissions of the Organizer and Operator, in-cluding in particular for the proper provision of the test environment.
  3. The Accelerator is not responsible for damages, in particular those related to:
    1. suspension or exclusion of the Testing Entity from the Tests,
    2. implementation of any decisions of the Steering Committee,
  4. The Accelerator is not responsible for damages:
    1. for lost profits,
    2. under the warranty for defects and liability under the guarantee,
    3. related to the purpose of the Tests,
    4. related to the quality and purpose of the Solution,
    5. related to the loss of business information and data created or used in connection with the use of the Platform,
    6. related to the infringement by the Participants of the provisions of the Terms and Condi-tions, in particular concerning personal data, confidentiality, or security.

§13 Liability of the Testing Entity

  1. The Testing Entity shall be liable for damages resulting from failure to comply with the provi-sions of these Terms and Conditions.
  2. The Testing Entity shall be liable for any claims of third parties against the Organiser, Accelera-tor, or Operator arising in connection with the use of the Platform.
  3. If claims are made against the Organiser, Accelerator or Operator in connection with the Test Entity's participation in the Platform, the Test Entity undertakes to indemnify the Organiser, Ac-celerator or Operator, to enter into legal or administrative proceedings, to repair any damages related thereto, as well as to provide all necessary support to dismiss such claims.

§14 Confidentiality

  1. The Organizer and Participants are obliged not to submit to the Platform any data covered by business secret, professional secret or other legally protected secret.
  2. If it is necessary to use - for the purpose of the Test - any data on the Platform, the Testing Entities are obliged to use fictitious data.
  3. Organizer, Accelerator and Operator shall keep confidential any Confidential Information that comes into their possession in connection with the execution of the Tests.
  4. The Organizer and Participants are entitled to disclose Confidential Information when required to do so by mandatory provisions of law or orders of relevant authorities.
  5. The Organiser, Accelerator or Operator shall be entitled to communicate Confidential Information to their employees and collaborators, as well as any other entities with the participation of which they perform the roles and carry out the tasks set out in the Terms and Conditions.
  6. The Organizer, Accelerator and Operator:
    1. will oblige the persons and entities referred to in paragraph 5, to be at least as confidential as they are required to be,
    2. will be liable for the acts or omissions of the persons or entities referred to in paragraph 5 as if for their own acts or omissions.
  7. The Testing Entity is obliged to ensure that the information acquired during the Testing Entity's participation in the Platform, including the Identification Data, and the documents and information referred to in § 4 paragraph 7, access will be granted only to individuals or entities authorized by them, and that the data will be used only for and in connection with the Test.
  8. The Testing Entity is obliged to inform the persons and entities referred to in section 7, of appli-cable information security policies.
  9. The Testing Entity is required to ensure that the persons and entities referred to in paragraph 7, maintain confidentiality on at least the same basis as for the Testing Entity.
  10. The Testing Entity shall be fully responsible for the acts or omissions of the persons and entities referred to in paragraph 7 as for its actions.
  11. The Organizer and Participants shall ensure that all Confidential Information is transmitted in a manner that ensures the security and confidentiality of the information and that it is transmitted only through encrypted messages, on encrypted media, or using encrypted communication channels.
  12. The Organiser, Accelerator, and Operator have the right to make available (publish) content concerning the participation of a given Testing Entity for purposes related to the functioning of the Platform or for promotional purposes, in particular in the Organiser's communication, on the website, or in reports on the functioning of the Platform, including periodic reports.
  13. The Testing Entity has the right to make available (publish) content concerning participation in the Platform for purposes related to the functioning of the Platform or for promotional purposes, in particular in the Testing Entity's communication on the website.
  14. The Accelerator that conducted the qualification process for the Test or the Operator are author-ized to enter the Test Entity's test environment only with the Test Entity's consent. Access to enter the testing environment may be granted to third parties only with the joint consent of the Organizer and the Testing Entity.
  15. In the event of a data or communications security breach or deficiency, in particular in the event of the discovery of a security incident or any circumstances that may indicate a risk of a securi-ty incident:
    1. The Testing Entity shall immediately notify the Accelerator or Operator that conducted the qualification process for the Test,
    2. The Accelerator shall immediately notify the Operators and the Testing Entities affected by the violation,
    3. The Operator shall notify the Organizer and the Accelerator affected by the violation, as well as the Test Entities for which it conducted the qualification process for the Test, if they are affected by the violation,
    4. The Organizer shall notify the Operators and the relevant Accelerator.
  16. The notification referred to in paragraph 15, shall be communicated promptly, but no later than 72 hours from the discovery of the event, to the email address provided as contact information.
  17. The notification referred to in paragraph 15, should include, if possible, at least:
    1. event description,
    2. the name and contact information of the person who can provide information about the inci-dent,
    3. circumstances of the incident, including all relevant information to identify the causes of the incident,
    4. the duration of the event, the date, time, and location of the event,
    5. a description of the actions taken after the incident was discovered,
    6. if notification is provided by the Operator, information regarding the anticipated effects and remedial actions to be taken by the Operator.
  18. The Infrastructure Operator and Solution Operator monitor Platform metrics and parameters, and analyze the ICT environment for vulnerability to security incidents.

§15 Personal Information

  1. The Organizer and Participants are obliged not to enter any personal data on the Platform.
  2. In the event that it is necessary to use any data on the Platform, the Organizer and Participants are obliged to use fictitious data.
  3. The Organiser, Operators and Accelerator - on terms and conditions set out in separate agree-ments - share with each other personal data for representation and contact details and other personal data of representatives of the Testing Entities to the extent necessary to conduct the recruitment referred to in § 4 paragraph 1 of the qualification proceedings for the Test referred to in § 4 section 2, and other activities as specified in the Bylaws.
  4. The rules of processing personal data in connection with agreements concluded between the Participants, in particular concerning cooperation within the Steering Committee, the Programme Council, support or services referred to in § 7 section 2, or given in the context of ticket han-dling, technical assistance, or whistleblowing, shall be specified in those contracts.

§16 Data storage and archiving

  1. The data of the Testing Entity is stored on the Platform only during the Testing period referred to in § 6 section 3, subject to § 7 section 6.
  2. If the Testing Entity fails to comply with the obligation referred to in § 9 section 3, the Infrastruc-ture Operator shall delete the data obtained during the Test immediately upon completion of the Test.
  3. Test Entity data on the Platform shall not be archived outside the Platform, subject to Paragraph 4.
  4. The Testing Entity may archive its data outside the Platform but is not obliged to do so.

§17 Intellectual Property Rights

  1. Results being the subject of intellectual or industrial property rights and result not subject to such protection and created as a result of the Tester's use of the Platform, in particular within the Test, shall be the sole property of the Tester, unless individual arrangements, in particular between the Tester and the Accelerator or the Operator who conducted the qualification proce-dure for the Test, provide otherwise, subject to the provisions of section 2. However, the results referred to in the previous sentence do not include any elements of the Platform.
  2. The Platform, including in particular all elements of the testing environment, and its changes, including those made as a result of removing vulnerabilities, defects, failures or notifications, are the subject of exclusive intellectual and industrial property rights of the Organiser or Opera-tor.
  3. The Testing Entity does not acquire intellectual or industrial property rights or any other rights to the Platform or any data provided by the Organizer, the Operator or the Accelerator.
  4. The Infrastructure Operator uses the following technical and organizational measures to protect the Testing Entity's information from unauthorized access, in particular by ensuring that:
    1. each instance of the Platform will be dedicated for one Testing Entity only,
    2. The Infrastructure Operator does not have access to the access key, which means that if it is lost, it will be necessary to start a new instance of the Platform,
    3. each instance of the Platform will be separate and independent from the others,
    4. data transfer between the workstations of the Testing Entity's users and the Platform in-stance will be carried out using encrypted protocols HTTPS and grpcs,
    5. each instance of the Platform at startup from a master image will generate a unique set of cryptographic keys with which Test Entities can authenticate to the blockchain network,
    6. the requirements of the IS0/IEC standards for cloud computing are met.

§18 Information handling

  1. Information related to the functioning of the Platform in relation to Test Entities is provided by the Accelerator or Operator who conducted the qualification procedure.
  2. The information service specifically includes providing information on:
    1. detailed rules of recruitment referred to in § 4 section 1,
    2. technical and organizational requirements for the operation of the Platform,
    3. failures or other instances of unavailability of the Platform, including planned ones.

§19 Handling of reports

  1. Subject to § 14 section 15, all reports by the Organizer and Participants, including those related to defects, failures, unavailability, are accepted by the System Operator.
  2. The System Operator makes contact details as well as rules and deadlines for accepting and processing of reports available to Test Entities and Accelerators publicly on the Platform web-site www.sandboxblockchain.pl.
  3. At a minimum, the System Operator accepts Reports on Business Days between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
  4. The System Operator informs the Organiser on an ongoing basis of reports having a material impact on the operation of the Platform and of actions taken, including remedial actions. Upon request of the Organiser, the System Operator must provide the Organiser with each Report and information on how it has been dealt with.
  5. This paragraph does not apply to Test Entity's reports related to the support or services referred to in § 7 section 2.

§20 Suspending, disabling, or limiting the Test

  1. The Organizer reserves the right to warn the Testing Entity, suspend or terminate the Test if the Organizer becomes aware of:
    1. use of Tests for purposes that are unlawful, immoral, or against the principles of social co-existence,
    2. testing of a Solution that is intended to serve a purpose that is unlawful, immoral, or against the principles of social coexistence,
    3. failure to meet the requirements referred to in § 4 section 5,
    4. exposing the Organizer to serious damage, including loss of reputation,
    5. using the Platform to engage in unfair competition practices towards other Participants,
    6. infringe upon third party rights, including intellectual property rights, with the Test or Solu-tion.
  2. A warning is understood to be a reminder and a commitment:
    1. to comply with all provisions of the Terms and Conditions, the law and requirements and
    2. remove the identified irregularities that led to the circumstances referred to in section within a designated period of not less than 7 days.
  3. Suspension of the Test is understood as the temporary suspension of access to the Platform. During the suspension period, the Testing Entity is obliged to comply with all provisions of the Terms and Conditions, law and requirements, and to remedy any identified irregularities that led to the circumstances referred to in section 1, within a specified deadline.
  4. The period of suspension of the Test shall be included in the period referred to in § 6 section.
  5. The Testing Entity - in order to unsuspend the Test - notifies the Accelerator or the Operator who conducted the qualification procedure of its willingness to use the Platform again.
  6. The Organizer shall make the suspension of the Test conditional upon the outcome of verifica-tion of the circumstances referred to in section 1, which provided the basis for suspension of the Test.
  7. Completion of the Test is understood to be the final termination of access to the Platform.
  8. The Organizer may decide to terminate the Test only with the approval of the Steering Commit-tee.
  9. In the case referred to in section 8, the Steering Committee shall decide either to terminate the Test or not to terminate the Test immediately, but not later than within 7 days. The Organizer - until a decision is made by the Steering Committee - has the right to suspend the Test.
  10. The Organizer - before warning the Testing Entity, suspending or terminating the Test - shall inform the Accelerator or Operator who conducted the qualification proceedings of its intentions.
  11. If the Testing Entity conducts more than one Test using the Platform, the suspension or termina-tion of the Test shall refer to the Test whose conduct is affected by the circumstances referred to in section 1.
  12. Decisions of the Organiser are final and binding for the Participants and are subject to execution by the Operator or Accelerator indicated in the decision. The organizer shall immediately com-municate the decision to the members of the Steering Committee.
  13. If the Organizer obtains information that there is a high probability that circumstances referred to in section 1 may occur in connection with conducting the Test - the Organizer - before making the Platform available to the Testing Entity - may immediately apply to the Steering Committee for a decision not to admit the Testing Entity to the Test, despite positive completion of the qual-ification procedure.
  14. In the case referred to in section 13, the Steering Committee shall decide whether or not to admit the Testing Entity to the Test immediately, but no later than within 7 days. If no decision is made by this date, the Testing Entity shall be admitted to the Test.

§21 Steering Committee

  1. The Steering Committee consists of a representative of the Organizer and one representative of each of the Operators.
  2. Appointment or change of a representative of the Program Board requires an e-mail notification to the Organizer in order to be effective. The organizer shall immediately notify the other mem-bers of the Steering Committee by email.
  3. The Steering Committee shall be responsible for making all decisions related to the day-to-day operation of the Platform, including admission of new Participants to the Platform, supervision of the operation of the Platform and setting the course of action in relation to the Platform, in par-ticular decisions concerning:
    1. introduction of changes to the Terms and Conditions or Internal Procedure,
    2. requesting the Testing Entity to remove identified irregularities,
    3. suspension of the Test Entity's use of the Platform,
    4. termination of the Test Entity's use of the Platform, including termination of the Test,
    5. accession of a new entity to cooperation within the Platform as an Accelerator or Operator.
  4. The decisions of the Steering Committee are final and binding for the Organiser and Participants and are subject to execution by the Organiser, Operator, or Accelerator named in the decision. The Organizer shall immediately communicate the Steering Committee's decision to the respec-tive Accelerator for implementation.
  5. The Steering Committee may also express any opinions and make proposals and requests re-garding the development and changes to the operation of the Platform.
  6. The provisions of paragraph 3 do not violate the rights of the Organiser as the provider of the Platform, in particular to the extent specified in § 20.
  7. In the Steering Committee's deliberations concerning the decisions referred to in § 20 section 9 or 13, the Accelerator that conducted the qualification proceedings for the Test of a given Test Entity shall participate with voting rights.

§22 Program Council

  1. The Program Council consists of a representative of the Organizer and one representative of each Operator and each Accelerator.
  2. Appointment or change of a representative of the Program Board requires an e-mail notification to the Organizer in order to be effective. The Organizer shall immediately notify the other mem-bers of the Steering Committee by email.
  3. The Program Council shall submit to the Organizer proposals and opinions concerning the func-tioning of the Platform, in particular within the scope of changes in the Terms and Conditions and the Internal Procedure and may submit motions to the Steering Committee.

§23 Termination of access to the Platform

The Organiser may terminate access to the Platform at any time, but is required to give Participants six months' notice.

§24 Amendment to Terms and Conditions

  1. The Terms and Conditions are available in electronic version on the Platform's website.
  2. The Organizer - with the consent of the Steering Committee - is entitled to unilaterally amend the Terms and Conditions.
  3. The Organiser shall inform Participants of any changes to the Terms and Conditions one month in advance by publishing them on the Platform's website.
  4. The Infrastructure Operator and the Solution Operator reserve the right to make, with the con-sent of the Steering Committee, changes to their technical documentation referred to in § 4 sec-tion 7.
  5. The operators referred to in section 4, shall inform the Organiser and the Participant of such changes one month in advance of their implementation by publication on the website of the Plat-form.
  6. If it is necessary to make changes to the Terms and Conditions or the technical documentation referred to in § 4 section 7, or to introduce new documentation, resulting from the introduction of changes to the law or the requirements of the relevant supervisory authority, or the need to re-move technical difficulties in the operation of the Platform, the Organiser shall have the right to introduce changes to the Terms and Conditions, and the Operators referred to in section 4, have the right to make changes to the technical documentation referred to in § 4 section 7, within the time frames resulting from changed laws or the above requirements, and, if it is necessary to remove the impediments, within the time frames necessary to maintain the continuity of access to the Platform.
  7. In matters not regulated by the Terms and Conditions, the provisions of commonly applicable law in the territory of the Republic of Poland shall apply.