Photo Contest - EU Neighbours

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#EU4YOUTH Photo Contest

THE RULES OF THE PHOTO CONTEST THEME OF THE CONTEST The Contest is organized within the #EU4Youth social media campaign and concerns: A Post with Photo and a text description using #EU4Youth. ELIGIBILITY The Contest is open to citizens in the Southern Neighbourhood Region owning a personal Facebook account who are at least eighteen (18) years old. Trustees, Employees, interns, or partners of The Team members of EU Neighbours South project, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of those employees, are not eligible to enter. ORGANIZER The Contest is sponsored by EU Neighbours South (“The Organizer”, "The Sponsor"). The Contest is in no way sponsored by, endorsed by, administered by, or associated with Facebook. ENTRY PERIOD The Contest takes place between 05 April 2018 and 15 April 2018 01:00 PM CET for the submission and between 16 April 2018 and 23 April 2018 01:00 PM CET for the votes. Visuals and Likes to the Contest that are submitted after the end date will not be eligible. WINNERS 3 winners by country will be selected on the basis of the number of likes. The winner decision is final. Please do not contact the Organizer about the status of entries. The Organizer will notify the winner via the contact information provided by the participant after the announcement of the winner. If a winner fails to communicate with the Organizer in 30 days after the announcement, the following name will be selected as the winner. PRIZE The Organizer will award to the winners: Smartphone & Tablets The prizes will be available at the EU Delegation and will be delivered to the winner. The prize may not be transferred and must be accepted as awarded. The winner may not request cash or a substitute prize. GENERAL CONDITIONS In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Contest is impaired in any way, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either: (a) suspend the Contest to address the impairment and then resume it; or (b) award the prize(s) to one of the selected out of the eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the operation of the Contest, violates these Rules, or acts in a disruptive or unsportsmanlike manner. The Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. In the event of a dispute as to the owner of an online entry, the authorized account holder used to enter will be deemed to be the owner.

COPYRIGHT All entries must be original work and the participant must either be the sole owner or the transferee of the copyright. By entering the competition, participants retain full copyright of their images. However, participants also agree to be bound by Facebook legal terms (https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms). Participants also grant the EU Neighbours South Project the right to publish and exhibit uploaded photographs. No fee will be payable by the Project for this use. Participants must obtain written consent from any individuals aged 18 or above who are identifiable in a photograph. Participants taking a photograph of anyone under 18 must ensure that they obtain the written consent of that child’s parent/guardian. It is the participants’ responsibility to ensure that the necessary consent has been obtained. Participants must retain all release forms obtained as they may be asked to prove that consent has been given. Participants should retain the original digital file/negative of their entry as they may be asked to prove ownership of the work, as well as providing the promoter with the photo in the highest possible resolution. RELEASE AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY By entering, the participant agrees to release and will not hold EU Neighbours South project, Facebook, their respective parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (the “Released Parties”) responsible for and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of any prize, including, but not limited to: (a) unauthorized human intervention in the Contest; (b) technical errors; (c) printing errors; (d) late or undelivered mail; and (e) errors in the administration of the Contest. The participant waives the right to claim any attorney’s fees and any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages. The infringement of copyright by the applicants - in no case incurred the responsibility of the project organizer EU Neighbours South PRIVACY AND PUBLICITY Any information the participant submits, when entering the Contest is provided to EU Neighbours South, not to Facebook. Except where prohibited, the participant consents to EU Neighbours South‘s use of the participant's name in any list of winners (if applicable) and for promotional purposes in any media without further payment or consideration. DISPUTES The participant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in Brussels. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, the participant's rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Photo Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Belgium, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of Belgium or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Belgium. ACCEPTANCE OF THE RULES Participation in the competition implies full acceptance of the above rules. QUESTIONS Any questions and inquiries about the Contest can be emailed to [email protected]