Rules
These rules are designed to protect you from making ineligible entries and to protect all parties in the conduct of this competition. Please read them as you will find many of your questions are answered here.
In these rules “CB Richard Ellis” means [CB Richard Ellis Limited]
ELIGIBLITY TO ENTER
Anyone over 16 years of age who is resident, in Europe, Middle East or Africa can enter the competition with the exception of employees of CB Richard Ellis, their associated companies and employees of any company chosen to sponsor prizes for the competition. The competition is open to professional and amateur photographers; however the entrant must be the sole author and owner of the copyright and all other rights in all images which they enter.
It is the legal responsibility of the entrant, and not the organisers, to ensure that they comply with these ownership and copyright and other rights requirements, that they own the rights to reproduction of their images and that the images which they submit are lawful and in accordance with these rules.
Images that have won prizes in other competitions are not eligible for this competition.
Entries which CB Richard Ellis considers (in its discretion) do not fulfil these eligibility criteria will be deemed ineligible and disqualified without appeal. If ineligibility is discovered after the prizes have been awarded, all prizes received by the wrongdoer must be returned in their original condition or refunded to CB Richard Ellis to the full retail value of the item.
OPENING AND CLOSING DATES
All images must be received between midnight on the 17th September 2009 to midnight on the 31st January 2010. The website will open for entries at 00:01 on the 17th September 2009 and will no longer accept any entries after it has closed at midnight (00:00) on the 31st January 2010. Entries can only be made via the website.
Competitors who have submitted images, the proof being an email submission received on the site, but those images have been rejected by the technology of the site, will be permitted to submit their images into the competition. They will be notified individually to this effect.
Postal entries, or entries made in any form whatsoever other than via the website, will not be accepted.
COST OF ENTRY
CB Richard Ellis has sponsored this competition to allow all entries to be submitted without charge to you (other than your normal costs of using the Internet).
NUMBER OF ENTRIES PER COMPETITOR
Each individual may submit one image for each hour of the competition, (a total maximum of 24 images). All images entered and subsequently short-listed as finalists, will be considered for the ultimate prize of Urban Photographer of the Year, regardless of the hour they are entered for.
COPYRIGHT AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
At no stage in this competition, nor subsequent to it shall CB Richard Ellis, or any of the sponsors, lay any claim whatsoever to the ownership of copyright or other intellectual property rights in the images entered into the competition. Where images are used, [other than in the usage agreement in the conditions of entry,] CB Richard Ellis will print a credit to the photographer.
You shall indemnify CB Richard Ellis, its employees, contractors and agents and keep them indemnified against all losses, costs, claims, demands, damages and expenses (each whether direct or indirect) arising from any claim that any materials or information you submit infringe the rights of any third party.
By entering, competitors agree to their images to be held on CB Richard Ellis databases.
THE JUDGING
All the judges are appointed by CB Richard Ellis who reserves the right to change any judge without notice. The decision of the judges will be final and no correspondence will be entered into. Any competitor seeking to communicate directly with a judge on any matter whatsoever concerning the competition will be disqualified from the competition.
THE PRIZES
CB Richard Ellis is providing prizes for the top three finalists of The Urban Photographer of the Year. As such they reserve the right to change any of the prizes for items of similar value, at their own discretion and without notice, should the circumstances require them to do so. Any changes will be notified by a posting on the website. [The first and second prizes involve travel and accommodation – all of which will be paid by CB Richard Ellis; [however please note that the operator of the holidays constituting these prizes is as stated in the prize list and under no circumstances will CBRE be deemed to be the operator of such holidays]. Travel can only be taken from airports within the UK. If the winners need to travel to the point of departure within the UK, CB Richard Ellis agrees to cover the cost of the major part of that journey ie by train or air. Any additional expenses such as travel insurance, out of pocket expenses, taxis and any other cost, not specified within the prize, must be paid by the winner.]
The prizes are non-transferable and cash alternatives will not be offered or given. In accepting any of the prizes offered in this competition, the winners acknowledge that CB Richard Ellis and its associated sponsors may not be held liable for any loss, damages or injury associated with accepting or using the prizes.
SPONSORS PRIZES
The sponsors of the 24 hours of the competition have the right to change the prizes offered after consultation with CB Richard Ellis and on the condition that any alternative has at least the market value of the original offering.
NOTIFICATION OF THE WINNERS
All the winners will be notified by email on 05 February 2010.
Winners will be announced on the SIte on Monday 08 February 2010
PUBLICITY
Winners and runners up agree to have their images and names published in CBRE publications and on our website, and are happy to appear in any PR surrounding the competition.
