2011 CUTE AND COOL DESIGN CONTEST RULES
Design Standards
Designs submitted by an Entrant must comply with the following standards:
-All submissions and design elements must be original and authored by the Entrant.
-No trademarks, service marks, trade names, brands, or copyrighted material of third parties.
-No names or depictions of public figures, public officials, or celebrities.
-No personal/contact information, for example, phone numbers, addresses, etc.
Selection Criteria
An independent judging panel will assess the submissions and make a selection of the entries that respond best to the selection criteria. The judging panel will base their decisions on the design's imagination, creativity, artistic value, originality and how the given themes are respected. The decision of the judging panel is final. The designer of the selected submissions will receive an e-mail confirming the fact that their design has been selected.
Ownership of Submissions and reproduction rights
The designers transfer all copyright and other intellectual or industrial property rights relating to his or her submissions. These rights will then become the exclusive property of the Organizers (CuteOrCool.com) which will be able to use, publish or dispose of them as it sees fit, without geographical limitation or any other restriction, via all forms of printed (publications, posters, promotional material, etc.), digital (websites, multimedia presentations, etc.) and/or audiovisual media. Every Entrant accepts that his or her submissions may be the subject of publicity about the Contest.
Consequently, Entrants hereby authorize the Organizers to mention the submissions selected, as well as the names of their designers in press releases, information documents and publications, and to display the designs on the ‘Cute or Cool’ website, in particular, as well as on any other websites and/or in public events of its choice, without restriction as to length of time and without such publication conferring any right to remuneration or benefit. For this purpose, the Organizers may produce all copies, graphic representations or photographs of the entries, on condition that the names of the designers are stated. Every Entrant formally acknowledges that any proposal submitted in no way breaches the rights of any third parties, and will indemnify the Organizers from any claim or appeal in this regard.
Acceptance of the Rules and Regulations
Entering the Contest implies pure and simple acceptance of these rules and regulations. Interpretation of these rules and regulations comes under the sole jurisdiction of the Organizers.
Dispute Resolution
Venue of any action brought concerning the Contest will be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, other than those relating to conflicts of law. All disputes arising under this Agreement must be litigated in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Summit County, Ohio, and the parties consent to submit themselves to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of that court.
Responsibility of the Organizers
The Organizers reserve the right to shorten, extend, defer, modify or cancel this Contest for any reason whatsoever. In the same way, the liability of the Organizers may not be invoked should access to or viewing of the ‘Cute or Cool’ website prove difficult, or even impossible, for the Entrants. Organizers assume no responsibility for the inability to complete the entry process due to any software, hardware, telephone, modem, or internet malfunctions, problems or failures, including the unavailability of Organizers’ website due to such malfunctions, problems or failures.
Disclaimer of Liabilities and Warranties
In no event will the Organizers, their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives or agents, be responsible or liable for any damages or losses of any kind, including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, statutory or punitive damages. Without limiting the foregoing, with respect to the Contest and to the prizes.
Okay - I understand the Rules and I want to submit my artwork, how do I do it?
You may send as many design submissions as you wish (in jpeg form) to David @ searchgroup@mindspring.com. Just make sure your penguin is cute AND cool; you decide on how best to accomplish that. You may NOT have your contact information (name, email addy, website, phone number, etc) on the actual image (for judging purposes) but you can include it in the file name. Your artwork will NOT be used on any product(s), we aren’t going to sell it, trade it, barter it or give it to anyone for use. We will showcase the winning, and best, images on our websites and Newsletter for all of our clients to enjoy.
Contest Length
The contest runs until December 1st, 2011. All entries must be emailed prior to midnight EST on December 1st, 2011. Winning design will be announced no later than December 7th, 2011.
For any questions please contact David E. Fitzgibbons, CPC of ToyRecruiter.com at searchgroup@mindspring.com. Your submission acknowledges acceptance of the contest rules.
