These terms and conditions pertain to the "X Talento Challenge" competition carried out by Fundación ONCE, registered in the Foundations Registry under number 381SND, with NIF G78661923, and located at C/ Sebastián Herrera, 15. 28012 Madrid (at Fundación ONCE), where the conditions of the contest and participation are outlined.

The terms and conditions of this promotion are available to users on the website www.portalentochallenge.es.

1. OBJECTIVE

X Talento Challenge is a competition aimed at young people aged between 14 and 21 years (born between 2004 and 2012, at the time of registration) that promotes the development of projects aimed at causing a positive social impact by resolving or mitigating a specific problem in their local environment.

The participating teams must have between five and ten members. Additionally, the following rule of balance must be respected: 25% - 75%, according to the options outlined below:

• At least 25% of the team members must have a disability.
• At least 25% of the team members must not have a disability.

In the interests of clarity when forming teams, you can be guided by the following TABLE OF MINIMUMS.

TOTAL TEAM MEMBERS	Minimum members WITH disability	Minimum members WITHOUT disability
5-6	1	1
7-10	2	2

The purpose of X Talento Challenge is to encourage 21st-century skills: digitalisation, leadership, entrepreneurship, financial knowledge, creativity, decision-making, teamwork, etc. That’s why, X Talento Challenge:

• encourages participation by young people aged 14 to 21 years in schools and colleges as well as associations and other entities through a joint social impact project based on cooperative learning.
• It encourages active listening by everyone in teams that include young people with and without disabilities.
• It can focus on disability, but also on other vulnerable groups, or on other social problems, such as encouraging equality, rehabilitating spaces that encourage coexistence or restoring abandoned spaces or areas, combating rural depopulation, presenting the idea of volunteering, etc.

2.- SCOPE

The contest is Spain-wide and targeted at youths between the ages of 14 and 21 who are part of schools, associations and other organisation with their own legal personality.

3. WORK TO CARRY OUT

Participating teams must submit a project that aims to create a positive social impact by solving or improving a specific problem in their local surroundings.

For this purpose, they will have access to supportive training materials available in the tutor's private area, as well as personalised mentoring sessions for teams that advance to PHASE 2.

Because of this, in PHASE 1 it is necessary to submit:

• An initial draft of the social impact project, using a Project Summary Template, by completing the fields of the template available in the private area of the website. www.portalentochallenge.es.

For teams that advance to PHASE 2 it is necessary to submit:

• A Project Plan, a document presenting the development strategies of the project, available in the private area.
• The Team Skills, a document describing the skills and competencies of each team member.
• The Project Summary, which may be submitted in one of the following formats:
  • Either a presentation (created in Canva, Genially, PowerPoint or another similar tool) converted to .pdf format, with a maximum of 10 slides.
  • Or a short video with a maximum duration of 2 minutes, the link to which must be included in a .pdf file with a hyperlink to the external platform where it is hosted (e.g. YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive or Dropbox).

*For further information, please contact the competition organisers at xtalentochallenge@gen.fundaciononce.es

In this phase, teams will have access to online mentoring sessions conducted by professionals from the business sector, the Grupo Social ONCE, or collaborating entities.

Entries may be submitted in any co-official language, but in such cases, they must be accompanied by an appropriate translation into Spanish to facilitate evaluation by the jury.

4. PARTICIPATING TEAMS

Young people aged between 14 and 21 years (born between 2004 and 2012 at the time of registration in 2025) may participate in X Talento Challenge, provided they form teams comprising a minimum of five and a maximum of ten participants.

Teams will be supervised by a tutor, or up to two tutors, who will guide them throughout the entire process and will be responsible for registering them in the appropriate form, depending on whether the group is from an educational centre, association, or any other entity with its own legal personality. Tutors may supervise one or several teams.

It is mandatory for all teams to be supported by an entity with legal personality, which will provide support to the tutors of each team. Therefore, the participants can include:

A) SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

All young people from public, semi-private, and private schools and colleges across the country, from the stages of Compulsory Secondary Education (ESO), Baccalaureate, and Vocational and Basic Training, provided that the participants were born between 2004 and 2012.

There is full flexibility and freedom in the composition of the work teams: participants within each team can be of different types, school years, and/or educational stages, or from different schools and colleges. Even so, the tutors must be supported by a single school or college, which will be responsible for backing the team.

B) ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER BODIES

All entities that address young people and have their own legal personality; such as (without this being exclusive) leisure associations, scout groups, occupational centres, and associations supporting employment, education, training, vocational placement, and disability, etc., provided that the participants were born between 2004 and 2012.

There is complete flexibility and freedom in the composition of the work teams: participants within each team can be from different schools or colleges. Even so, the team’s tutors must be supported by a single entity.

5.- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

To help to develop the best and most visible social project, the jury will assess each project following these criteria in each phase:

• CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION: The ability of find creative solution that meet a social need, as well as the ability to apply originality and creativity to find business solution which have a clear social impact.
• SOCIAL IMPACT: The ability to come up with a local project that improves the life of the community and transforms a need into an entrepreneurship opportunity.
• OPPORTUNITY NICHE AND PROJECT FEASIBILITY: The ability to assess the opportunity niches detected and the feasibility of developing them within the current market.
• PRESENTATION OF THE PROPOSAL: The ability to convey the key aspects that describe the social project via a high-quality presentation.

6. PARTICIPATION

To participate, the tutor must register their team or teams on the competition website www.portalentochallenge.es using the registration form appropriate for the entity with its own legal personality that supports the team.

The tutor supervising the participating teams will be responsible for accurately completing all required information in the registration form, as well as uploading their team's project to the website.

Under no circumstances will team members’ personal data be requested, since the tutor is responsible for providing their own information, along with the details of the entity supporting the team.

Fundación ONCE shall have the right to request, if deemed necessary, documentation proving the disability of team members, in order to ensure compliance with the legal terms and conditions of the competition. Participants must provide the required information within the specified period, and failure to do so will result in exclusion or loss of the prize. The data and documents submitted will be processed exclusively for the purpose of verifying the competition requirements, ensuring their confidentiality and protection in accordance with current regulations.

• The Contest will be open from early October 2025.
• The registration period, which coincides with PHASE 1, will end on 16 January 2026.
• Teams advancing to PHASE 2 must submit their projects by 30 April 2026.
• The two winning teams will have one year during which to implement their projects (either fully or as a pilot) using the prize money of €5,000 net.

The organisers of the competition reserve the right to delay the start date of participation (with prior notice) and to extend the deadline if they consider it necessary.

NOTE: Teachers who wish to request a certificate of participation in this edition of the competition must do so before 31 May 2025. The issuance of certificates after this date will be at the discretion of the competition organisers.

7.- PHASES OF THE CONTEST

PHASE 1
(until 16 January 2026)

• In this phase, teams will be formed, consisting of between 5 and ten members aged between 14 and 21 years.
• Teams must include participants with and without disabilities, in a ratio of 25% to 75% or vice versa.

TOTAL TEAM MEMBERS	Minimum members WITH disability	Minimum members WITHOUT disability
5-6	1	1
7-10	2	2

• The tutor or tutors of each team will have access to a private area on the website after registration, where they will find supporting training materials: Three activities and a guidelines document will help them complete the fields of the Project Summary Template form, where each team will make a very simple initial draft.
• The deadline for submitting the Project Summary Template is 16 January 2026 at 23:59:59.

PHASE 2
(from 26 January on 30 April 2026)

• Between 17 and 25 January 2026, the jury will select the 25 teams that will advance to PHASE 2.
• In this phase, all teams will receive project advice through mentoring sessions with professionals from the business sector, Fundación ONCE, or collaborating companies.
• The mentors involved will assist the teams in refining their projects and preparing the subsequent deliverables: the Project Plan, the Team Skills document, and the Project Summary.
• The tutor or tutors of each team will also have access to three short audiovisual lessons and two interactive infographics to help them complete the next submission for the competition. And an index for guidance purposes.
• The deadline for submitting the Project Plan and the Team Skills document is 30 April 2026 at 23:59:59.

¹:Mentoring is the professional relationship process whereby a person with more experience and knowledge, the mentor, helps, guides, and advises another person with less experience.

FINAL PHASE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNERS
(May-June 2026)

From the 25 teams that develop their projects, the Jury will select two winning teams, each of which will receive €5,000 (see section 9 PRIZES) to launch their project, along with various awards for their members and tutors.

Additionally, there will be special mentions for another three teams, selected by the jury, who will also receive awards for their members and tutors.

The announcement of the winning teams will take place between May and June 2026.

*Net amount of €5,000, after applying the applicable withholding tax in accordance with current legislation at the time of payment (currently 19%).

8. SUPPORTING MATERIALS

In each of the two phases, the participating teams will have different materials to support them in the development of the project.

RESOURCES FOR PHASE 1:

This includes three dynamics of research, reflection, and creation aimed at helping each team reflect on the possibilities that the social project conceived can be put into practice and its usefulness for a specific sector of the population or a particular issue, assessing the needs, expectations, and satisfaction associated with that future project.

• Teaching guide
• "Market study" Dynamic
• "Buyer persona" Dynamic
• "SWOT analysis" Dynamic

RESOURCES FOR PHASE 2:

This includes, on one hand, three audiovisual capsules to help teams explore the subject of their project in greater depth. Additionally, on the other hand, two interactive infographics to shape the project and clarify key aspects such as budget allocations, milestones, and schedules for implementation, etc.

• Index guidelines
• Layout guidelines
• Audiovisual capsule: “What are Soft Skills?”
• Audiovisual capsule: “What is Social Entrepreneurship?”
• Audiovisual capsule: “Keys to Labour Inclusion”
• Infographic: “Project Plan”
• Infographic: “Team Skills”

9. PRIZES

Winning participants of X Talento Challenge will receive awards both at the team level and individually:

A) TWO PRIZES OF €5,000

From among the 25 teams that develop their projects, the Jury will select two winning teams, each of which will receive €5,000 to implement their positive social impact project.

Note: Each of the two winning teams will receive a prize of €5,000 net, amount after deducting the applicable withholding tax according to current legislation at the time of payment (currently 19%). If the recipient entity is covered by the provisions of Law 49/2002, on the tax regime of non-profit entities and incentives for patronage, they must provide the corresponding certificate as proof. The prize must be used exclusively to implement the winning project, either in full or as a pilot, and must be executed within a maximum period of one (1) year from the date of award. Its use must be justified in accordance with the terms set out in these terns and conditions.

B) PRIZES OF €100 IN GIFT CARDS

The members of each winning team will receive a gift card worth €100.

C) TABLETS

The tutors responsible for the winning teams will receive a tablet in recognition of their involvement and support to the participants, with an approximate value of €500 plus applicable VAT.

Prizes may never be exchanged for cash, altered, or compensated at the request of the winners.

D) SPECIAL MENTIONS

Three finalist teams will receive gift cards worth €50 for their members, and a voucher for accommodation at ILUNION hotels for the responsible tutors.

10. LAW

ACCEPTING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Participation in the X Talent Challenge contest implies acceptance of the terms and conditions of the call, which are reflected and summarised in the excerpt of the contest rules available on the website: www.portalentochallenge.es

TAX

The prizes will be subject to withholding or income tax in accordance with the current tax regulations at the time of payment (currently 19%). However, the winning teams will receive the full amount of the prize in net terms.

In accordance with current tax regulations, prizes exceeding €300 are subject to withholding or income tax withholding for IRPF. The organising entity will apply the appropriate withholding, deposit the amount with the Tax Authorities, and provide the winner with a certificate of proof for their income tax declaration.

Winning the prize requires the winner to provide their personal and tax details, provide us with a valid identification document, sign the receipt acknowledgement, and provide a copy of the document. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in the loss of the right to the prize, without any compensation.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

The projects submitted must be original and the property of the participating team, who will retain all copyright rights at all times.

The participating team grants Fundación ONCE, free of charge, non-exclusively, and indefinitely, the right to reproduce, publicly communicate, and broadcast their project, in whole or in part, solely for purposes related to this contest (including exhibition, publication on physical or digital media, and dissemination through media outlets).

Any other use or exploitation beyond those mentioned above will require the participant's explicit written consent, without prejudice to the possibility of reaching an agreement for a specific transfer or licence.

The participant guarantees the originality of the project and that it does not infringe any third-party rights.

THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS

If any third-party content (images, slogans, logos, etc.) is used, the participating tutor must ensure that the content is royalty-free or that they have the necessary rights for image, voice, or intellectual property rights, according to the requirements of this contest.

When submitting entries through the website, confirmation will be required that all rights documentation is in order, which must be provided by the person uploading the work. Subsequently, a review of this aspect will be carried out, and any documentation not provided initially will be requested.

Any works that do not have the appropriate permissions will be disqualified. If, for circumstances beyond Fundación ONCE's control, a work is ultimately selected but it is not sufficiently justified that it is free of third-party rights, or the relevant rights and intellectual property assignments have not been submitted or have been revoked later, Fundación ONCE may modify it for publication or choose not to publish it.

DATA PROTECTION

Data Controller: Data will be collected and processed by Fundación ONCE, registered in the Registry of Foundations under number 381SND, with NIF G78661923, and located at C/ Sebastián Herrera, 15. 28012 Madrid.

Data Protection Delegate Contact:: dpd@fundaciónonce.es

Purpose of processing: The purpose of data processing is to manage participation in the contest, as well as the delivery and management of prizes. Additionally, the data will be used, where applicable, for managing relevant tax obligations.

Source of data: The data processed are those provided by the tutor(s), as well as those supplied directly by the team members.

Categories of data: The personal data subject to processing include identification details such as name, surname, and email address of the tutor(s), and, where applicable, images of the team members. Furthermore, the necessary information for managing prizes and fulfilling tax obligations will be collected.

Legal basis: The legal basis for processing your data is the consent given through voluntary participation in the contest, the execution of these legal bases, and compliance with tax laws.

Providing your data is mandatory to participate in this promotion. Refusing to provide your data will prevent your participation in the contest. Any untruthful personal data communicated will entitle the Promoter to disqualify the winner and handle the prize as deemed appropriate.

To whom will your data be communicated?: Personal data of persons receiving prizes will be notified to the Tax Agency to process tax obligations. Likewise, Fundación ONCE collaborates with some third-party service providers, who have access to your personal data and who process the aforementioned data on behalf of Fundación ONCE as a consequence of the services they render. Specifically, Fundación ONCE will engage services from third-party suppliers operating, by way of example and not limitation, in the following sectors: advertising agencies, technology service providers, IT service providers and companies related to their maintenance, legal service companies, and postal and courier service companies.

Users’ rights: Users may exercise the following rights free of charge and at any time:

• I) Right of access to personal data of the data subject: the User can obtain confirmation as to whether the Promoter is processing personal data concerning them.
• II) Right to rectification: the User has the right to request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• III) Right to erasure: the User may request that their data be erased without undue delay, among other grounds, because the data is no longer necessary, consent has been withdrawn, etc.
• IV)IV) Right to restrict processing: the User may request that their personal data not be processed for the specific operations applicable in each case, and in such cases, the data will only be retained for the exercise or defence of claims.
• V) Right to data portability. The User may receive their data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format; additionally, the User may request that their data be transmitted to another Data Controller, provided that this is technically feasible.
• VI) Right to object: the data subject objects to the processing, and the Promoter shall cease processing their data, except for compelling legitimate grounds or for the exercise or defence of possible claims.

Users may exercise these rights by sending a written communication, duly signed, accompanied by a photocopy of their ID to Fundación ONCE, C/ Sebastián Herrera, 15. 28012 Madrid or through the email address protecciondatos@fundaciononce.es

How long will we retain the participants' data?: Personal data will be retained until the full execution of the competition and/or until any legal obligations by the organiser have been fulfilled.

Security measures: Fundación ONCE will implement the necessary technical and organisational measures to ensure the security of the automated files, processing centres, premises, equipment, systems, programmes, and personnel involved in the automated processing of personal data, in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.

Right to file a complaint with the Supervisory Authorities:: Users have the option to contact the Spanish Data Protection Agency regarding any issues with the processing of their data. The Spanish Data Protection Agency’s role is to ensure compliance with legislation and oversee its application. You may file a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency, especially if you are not satisfied with the outcome of your rights exercise, at Calle de Jorge Juan, 6, 28001 Madrid, contact number: 900 293 183 or via www.aepd.es.

For more information, you can consult the privacy policy on the website https://www.fundaciononce.es/es/politica-de-privacidad.

APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION

This promotion is subject to the applicable Spanish law.

All disputes arising from these terms and conditions, and in the event of any divergence between the participants and the interpretation of these terms by Fundación ONCE, shall be resolved by the Courts of Madrid city, without prejudice to any jurisdiction that by law may correspond to the user or consumer.

ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Participation in the competition implies full acceptance of these terms and conditions and expressly subjects the participant to the interpretative decisions made by Fundación ONCE regarding the same.