COMPETITION TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The Klick Photo Competition/Contest/Challenge is organised by Klick Network Pte. Ltd. (“Organiser)
1. The document herein includes all the applicable terms and conditions for the participants as publicly postulated in this document.
2. By submitting an entry to KLICK PHOTO COMPETITION/CONTEST/CHALLENGE (the “Competition”):
a) you hereby acknowledge that you have read and fully understood these terms and conditions (the “Terms & Conditions”) which include all information on how to enter, how the winners will be determined, the prizes provided, and how personal data will be collected, retained, used, shared and distributed as deemed appropriate by the Organiser;
b) you expressly agree to be bound by the Terms & Conditions, including, in particular but not exhaustively, those relating to the collection, retention, use and sharing of personal data;
c) you confirm that you do not, have not, and will not breach any law in your country of residence regarding the legality of entering the Competition.
3. The Organiser reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to:
a) amend, vary, or add any of the Terms & Conditions at any time before, during, and after the Competition without prior notice and by entering the Competition you agree to any such amended Terms & Conditions.
b) terminate or disqualify any Participant’s entry for the Competition or reclaim and/or disqualify any Prize(s) at any time if it is the sole opinion of the Organiser that there has been a breach of any of the Terms & Conditions by such Participant (whether discovered during or after the end of the Competition).
c) The Organiser reserves the right to change the Terms & Conditions and Competition Period at any point of time as deemed appropriate without prior notice.
4. This Competition is solely based on skills particularly relating to photography. Chance plays no part in determining the winners. All entries will be judged individually on their merits as chosen by the Organiser and the Sponsors.
5. A “Qualifying Entry” refers to the successful submission of a completed entry by a Participant together with any other information requested upon submission. The Participant is fully responsible for completing the submission process and ensuring such successful submission has been executed. The completion, validity, and quantity of the particulars of each entry shall be determined at the Organiser’s sole discretion.
6. Notwithstanding the above, where your entry in the Competition is prohibited or restricted by law or otherwise in your place of residence, it shall be deemed as completely void and will not be considered at all by Organiser and Sponsors.
7. No purchase is necessary to enter the Competition. Members of the Organising Committee and any partners, related companies, sponsors and/or advertising agencies will not be held responsible and will not reimburse any monetary and/ or materials incurred before, during, or after the Competition.
8. Any entry submitted before the Competition Period or after the close of the Competition Period shall be void and deemed as invalid by the Organiser and the Sponsors.
9. Images must be original photographs captured by the Participant. For the avoidance of doubt, AI or computer generated images, artwork and illustrations will not be accepted.
10. Participants acknowledge and agree that for their Images to be eligible for the Competition, they must comply with the following conditions:
a) the Images must be wholly the original work of the Participant, and shall not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party;
c) the Images submitted should be taken legally and in compliance with the law in the country the image was captured and/or your country of residence;
d) digital manipulation is allowed under agreeable amounts to be determined at the discretion of the Judges. The images submitted should not distort reality; whether a photo is deemed to distort reality is up to the discretion of the Organiser and judges.
e) All Images will be judged on originality, technical excellence, composition, overall impact, artistic merit, subject matter relevance, creativity of caption, and other additional criteria as deemed appropriate by the Organiser and the Sponsors.
f) Any Participant who is found by the Organiser or the Sponsor to have plagiarised their submission shall not be considered for any prizes and will be disqualified or terminated without prior notice and blacklisted from all future events and competitions by the Organiser.
g) The Organiser and judges reserve the right to request for further supporting documents in relation to any entry.
h) The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence pertaining to the judging process will be entertained. The Organiser committee reserves the right to appoint amend, change and switch judges accordingly as deemed appropriate without prior notice.
11. The winner(s) (the “Prize Recipient(s)”) will be selected and notified individually by private message (“PM”) on the Klick app. The Prize Recipient(s) will be required to acknowledge receipt of the PM by providing such information as may be requested by the Organiser to the Organiser within three (3) days of such notification, failing which his/her Prize will be forfeited automatically and the Organiser shall be free to deal with the Prize in any manner as the Organiser sees fit.
12. The Organiser’s, Sponsor’s and judges’ decisions as to any matter relating to the Competition, including but not limited to any entry eligibility, the winning entry(ies) and the Prize Recipient(s), will be final and binding. No correspondence will be entered into about the Competition or the Organiser’s and/or Sponsor’s decisions.
13. By participating in the Competition, the Participants and the Prize Recipients:
a) if applicable, agree to the use of their name and/or likeness, without compensation, by the Organiser, Sponsors and/or any party authorised by the Organiser or Sponsors;
b) if applicable, grant the Organiser, Sponsor and any party authorised by the Organiser an irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free right and licence to use the photographs, the post-contest photos and any material submitted as a part of their entry into the Competition, and any footage or other material that features or otherwise includes the Prize Recipients (collectively, the “Works”) in any manner, for any purpose the Organiser or Sponsors may see fit, in all forms of media now known or hereafter invented;
c) to the fullest extent permitted by law, waive any moral rights or similar rights they may have in the Works or any part thereof throughout the world;
d) undertake not to object to any use of the Works by the Organiser or the Sponsors or any party authorised by the Organiser or Sponsor.
14. By entering the Competition, you expressly agree to the Organiser’s Data Policy set out at the end of these Terms. In addition, you consent to the sharing of your Data (as defined in the Organiser’s Data Policy) with the Sponsor, for use by the Organiser and Sponsors for the use of your name and country of residence for the purpose of identifying you as the author of your entry and/or winner of the competition in subsequent publicity materials during and after the Competition Period.
15. The Organiser and/or Sponsors reserve the right to modify your photographs and captions as necessary, including but not limited to editing, resizing, cropping or colour adjustment as necessary, while maintaining the integrity of your photographs and captions as originally created.
16. The Prizes (and the monetary value thereof) are subject to variation at the discretion of the Organiser and the Sponsors, and any change will be final and binding upon every Participant in the Competition.
17. The Prizes will be given to the Prize Recipients as set out in the Terms and Conditions. The Prize Recipients must accept their Prizes in that form. The Prize is non-negotiable, non-transferable, non-refundable and not exchangeable for cash credit or kind, either in part or in full except at the sole and absolute discretion of the Organiser and is subject to the terms and conditions accompanying the Prize (if any). The Prize cannot be sold or bartered. There is no refund for partially used Prize(s). The Organiser may at its sole and absolute discretion withdraw and/or substitute the Prizes with any other item of similar value without notice and without providing any reason. Unless otherwise stated, the Prize Recipient is solely responsible for any and all taxes and/or fees as well as all additional costs that may be incurred in relation to the Prize.
18. All particulars submitted by each Participant shall be made in full and frank disclosure. Any misrepresentation may result in disqualification, forfeiture or withdrawal of any Prize won in the Organiser’s and Sponsors’ sole discretions.
19. The Organiser and the Sponsors shall not be liable in any way for any failure, non-functioning and/or breach by any party in connection with the Competition, and/or the acceptance and/or use of the Prize, howsoever caused and accepts no responsibility for any loss suffered by a Participant arising from the Competition or the Prize. The Organiser makes no warranties, representations or guarantees either expressed or implied regarding any Prize including but not limited to any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
20. In all cases, the Organiser will not be held liable for the Prize if it does not reach the Prize Recipient for reasons beyond the Organiser’s control.
21. The Prizes are subject to:
a) any rules and regulations pertaining to the claiming of the Prize in the country where the Prize Recipient is a resident; and
b) the terms and conditions of any third party supplier of the Prize.
22. The Winners may be liable for any expenses not specified on the description of the Prize.
23. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, each and every Participant agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified, and hold harmless, the Organiser, the Sponsors, their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, distributors, students and affiliates from and against any and all claims, loss, damage or liability suffered and fees and costs incurred, including reasonable legal fees, resulting from any act, neglect or default or breach by the Participant or any person who may be authorised by the Participant, of any of the Terms and Conditions.
24. Each Participant, by entering the Competition, expressly releases the Organiser and the Sponsors from any claim, action or demand arising out of or in connection with the Competition or the Prize, if any. In particular, each Participant acknowledges that elements of the Prize may be provided by third parties over whom the Organiser and Sponsors have no control, and acknowledges that the Organiser and Sponsors accept no responsibility for any claims, actions or demands arising out of or in connection with such elements of the Prize.
25. The Organiser and the Sponsors shall not assume any responsibility for incorrect or inaccurate capture of Participant’s information. This will include but is not limited to technical malfunctions, human or technical error, seeding or printing errors, lost/delayed/garbled data or transmissions, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or failures of: any telephone or computer line or network, computer equipment, software or any combination thereof.
26. If, for any reason, the Competition is not capable of running as planned, including but not limited to the reasons of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of the Organiser or the Sponsors which corrupt or affect the administration security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Competition, the Organiser reserves the right to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Competition, all without question or need for communication to said party and without the Organiser or Sponsors being liable to said party in any way.
27. Any provision of the Terms and Conditions that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction is ineffective as to that jurisdiction to the extent of that prohibition or unenforceability. That does not affect the validity or enforceability of that provision in any other jurisdiction nor invalidate the remaining provisions of the Terms and Conditions.
28. The law applicable to the Terms and Conditions is the law of the Republic of Singapore and the courts of the Republic of Singapore will have exclusive jurisdiction in case of any dispute arising out of or in relation to the Competition.