AIPC-Disclaimers & Terms

Disclaimers:

Entries and the persons depicted therein are restricted to works for which the entrant holds the copyright or for which the entrant has received the prior usage permission of the right holder.

Before submitting a work, the entrant is responsible for taking all steps necessary to protect the right of publicity and other rights of persons depicted in the work, including but not limited to obtaining their permission, to avoid any problems related to the infringement of these rights.

Entrants are responsible for the resolution of any legal issues arising from their submitted works and agree to pay any costs thereby incurred.

The organizer reserves the right to disallow entries that depict brand logos or other intellectual property, whether on neon signs, posters, or in other forms, or that in its judgment are harmful to public order, violate standards of decency, or are contrary to the goals of the contest.

Entrants must hold all applicable rights to the final image, including any retouching or other image processing.

Entrants will not be notified of the receipt of their entries. Please note that the organizer will not respond to inquiries concerning their receipt.

Entries are only accepted through the email to thecreativepost2019@gmail.com with subject line “Submission for AIPC 2020: #Mobile Number used in Registration – #Name of Participant”.

Entrants must bear all costs incurred by entering the contest.

Entering the contest constitutes agreement to the terms and conditions stated in these Entry Guidelines.

The organizer reserves the right of final judgment concerning items not expressly stated in these Entry Guidelines. Entrants who do not consent to the organizer’s decisions may withdraw from the contest. All costs associated with withdrawal from the contest are to be borne by the entrant. No refund of registration fees will be made in that case.

Please note that the organizer may elect to suspend or postpone receipt of any or all entries if in its judgment the contest cannot be run smoothly, securely, or without affecting the fairness of the judging due to circumstances beyond its control, including but not limited to network failure, computer viruses, or unauthorized access to its servers.

Please note that when a winning work is used for exhibitions and the like stated below, due to circumstances concerning printing or otherwise, the tone or expressed meaning may not be strictly reproduced according to the winner’s intent

Please note that no response will be given to any inquiries, complaints, or objections regarding the judges’ decisions.

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Responsibility:

Although entries are handled with the greatest possible care, the organizer will not bear responsibility for accidents, damage, loss, or other problems that occur during data transfer.

The organizer will not bear responsibility for entrant damages, etc. arising from or related to circumstances beyond its control, including but not limited to network failure, computer viruses, or unauthorized access to its servers.

The organizer will not bear responsibility for damages or other harm suffered by entrants as a result of their participation in the contest.

Entrants are required to obtain the prior permission and consent of the persons who are portrayed in their works or who hold the copyright or other intellectual property rights to the works, or the items portrayed therein.

Entrants agree to fully indemnify the organizer and bear all responsibility for any third-party complaints or objections concerning copyright or other intellectual-property-right infringement or damages arising from submitted works.

The above limitations also apply to the responsibilities borne by the organizer as well as the judges and third parties participating in the contest in cooperation with the organizer.

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Entrants’ Rights:

Although entrants retain the copyright and other equivalent rights to their entries, the organizer retains the entry rights listed below under “Organizer’s Rights”.

Organizer’s Rights:

The organizer reserves the right to publish entries to its public social networking service accounts throughout the submission period to publicize the contest. Such publication does not guarantee an award of any kind.

The organizer reserves the right to publish all entries onto websites and social networking service accounts related to the contest after the first round of judging. Some entries might be cropped for publication.