rules & regulations
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Contest opens for entries on October 10, 2013 and closes October 17, 2013. We must receive your entry by 11:59 pm IST on October 17, 2013. For your entry to qualify for consideration, you must meet the following requirements:
• Complete the official Entry Form and upload image with your entry in either of these formats: jpg, gif and png
• The theme of the contest - “A future powered by renewable energy”
RESTRICTIONS AND NOTIFICATIONS
• Entrants must be Indian nationals, 18 years of age or older. Employees and the immediate families of WWF-India are not eligible and prohibited from entering.
• Entries must only be submitted electronically per the instructions on the Entry Form – registration is necessary
• Designs for products already in commercial use may not be entered; nor if they have previously won a prize of monetary value as an entry in another design contest
• By entering, entrants warrant that to the best of their knowledge (1) their entry is an original idea that has not previously won awards or prizes of monetary value in another contest prior to entering the Seize Your Power Design Contest and (2) that the design does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party
• The entrant or the entrant's company, whichever applies, retains ownership of the design idea submitted for the Contest.
• Entrants grant WWF-India permission to contact them using the information provided on the contest entry form, including name, address, email address, and phone number. Identity proof, if required, must be provided to WWF-India on request.
• WWF-India is not responsible for any expenses incurred by entrants in connection with participation in the Contest, and will not return any materials submitted to the Contest
• WWF-India reserves the right to disqualify entries that are frivolous or fail to meet the entry requirements as described on this page. WWF-India also reserves the right to remove any entry information or comments from the Contest web site that they deem objectionable or obscene
• The Contest may be terminated at the sole discretion of WWF-India
• Prizes cannot be substituted or redeemed for cash. WWF-India reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if a prize cannot be awarded as described for any reason
• All state, local, municipal, income, and other taxes (if any) are the sole responsibility of the winners
• Entrants are authorized to and approve the use of images created from entry visuals provided for use in marketing materials to be produced by WWF-India including use on web sites. Entrants are authorized to and do grant WWF-India the right to use, reproduce, or incorporate in any manner whatsoever all or any portion of the aforementioned images. Entrants represent and warrant that the materials are owned by them free and clear of any liens or claims of any third-party, that they have a legal right to grant the permission herein given on behalf of themselves, if appropriate. Furthermore, the entrant agrees that he/she/they, will indemnify and hold harmless WWF-India against liability should any third-party claim that the use of the materials by WWF-India violates any right of such third party to the materials
• Entrants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of the WWF-India which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Contest. By entering, they agree to waive any right to claim ambiguity or error in these Official Rules. Except where prohibited by law, the winners consent to the use of their name and/or likeness by WWF-India for advertising and publicity purposes without further compensation. Each entrant agrees that WWF-India will have no liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind resulting from his/her participation in the Contest, or resulting from the acceptance of these prizes
• WWF-India assumes no responsibility for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer systems, servers, software, Internet service providers, or e-mail systems; failure of any entry to be received on account of technical problems or incomplete, late, lost, damaged, illegible or misdirected electronic communications; or any combination thereof, including damage to entrants' or anyone else's computer equipment related to or resulting from participation or downloading of any materials in this Contest
• Participation in the Contest constitutes an agreement by each to be bound by these Official Contest Rules. WWF-India reserve the right to disqualify persons found tampering with or otherwise abusing any aspect of this Contest as solely determined by the Sponsors. In the event the Contest is compromised by non-authorized human intervention, tampering or other causes beyond the reasonable control of WWF-India that corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper operation of the Contest, WWF-India reserves the right to suspend, modify or terminate the Contest. Caution: Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, WWF-India reserves the right to seek damages from any such entrant to the fullest extent permitted by law
