Clarification on AI coding assistants and cloud GPU compute with competition data

DaT Parkinson's Prediction Challenge
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Hello, I’d like to clarify two points about the “no third-party tools that store/retain data” and “never share the data” rules:

  1. Is it acceptable to use an AI coding assistant (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) to help write preprocessing/training code, as long as the raw NIfTI files and labels are never uploaded to or read by the assistant itself — it only writes code, and I run everything locally with the actual data myself?

  2. Is it acceptable to train a model using a cloud compute service like Google Colab, Kaggle Notebooks, or a rented GPU instance (e.g., RunPod/Lambda), where the competition data would be uploaded to a private notebook/instance that only I can access, used purely as compute infrastructure (not an AI/LLM service)?

Want to make sure my workflow stays compliant before continuing. Thanks!