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| Introduction |
| This Badminton World Federation (formerly known as International Badminton Federation) (“BWF”) logo design competition (“Competition”) starts at 12.00 a.m. (Malaysian Time) on November 1, 2006 and ends at 11.59 p.m. (Malaysian Time) on January 31, 2007 (“Competition Period”) or such other time that BWF or its agent, Total Sports Asia Ltd (“TSA”) shall decide from time to time at their sole discretion. Entries received after the stipulated Competition Period will not be entertained. |
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| Eligibility |
| (i) |
Subject to the provisions stipulated herein-below, the Competition is open worldwide to all persons from the age 18 onwards. |
| (ii) |
Staff and
management of
BWF or TSA and
their respective
affiliates and
their immediate
family members
are not eligible
to participate
in this
Competition. |
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| By registering and entering this Competition, each
participant agrees to abide by the following terms and conditions
(“T&C”):- |
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| About the Competition |
| (i) |
Each participant in this Competition (“Participant”) may submit up to a maximum of five (5) logo designs. Each logo submission must be an original piece of computer-generated design or scanned image of a physical drawn design. Reproductions of existing characters, copyrighted drawings/characters, trademarks or any form of existing marks, designs, patterns, characters and/or symbols are strictly prohibited. |
| (ii) |
Registration is a pre-requisite and is mandatory for participation in this Competition. Participants shall register for this Competition by completing the requisite registration form in the manner stipulated therein. |
| (iii) |
The winner for this Competition shall be selected by a jury panel jointly appointed by BWF and TSA at their sole discretion. |
| (iv) |
The Winner will be announced at an official press conference to be held by BWF and TSA and the Winner will be contacted at his/her contact number as provided upon registration for this Competition. |
| (v) |
The winner of this Competition (“Winner”) will win a total prize money of United States Dollars Five Thousand (USD 5,000.00) (“Prize Money”). The Prize Money will be credited directly into the Winner’s bank account in accordance with the bank account details furnished by the Winner when contacted by BWF or TSA. The Winner will be provided with return flight tickets and hotel accommodation for one (1) for 4 days and 3 nights to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to be part of an official press conference to be held by BWF and TSA to announce and present the new logo of BWF as represented by the winning logo design submitted by the Winner (“Press Conference”). In this Press Conference, the Winner is given an opportunity to comment on his winning design to international press. In addition to winning the Prize Money and attending the Press Conference, the Winner will also win either one of the two following trip options at the sole discretion of BWF:- |
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(a) |
return flight tickets and hotel accommodation for one (1) for 5 days and 4 nights to attend the Finals of the BWF World Championships 2007, the last day of stay to coincide with the Finals, in August 2007 to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; or |
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(b) |
return flight tickets and hotel accommodation for one (1) for 5 days and 4 nights to attend the BWF Sudirman Cup 2007 , the last day of stay to coincide with the Finals, in June 2007 to be held in Glasgow, Scotland. |
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| Entries of Logo
Designs |
| (i) |
Each logo submission shall preferably contain the name ‘Badminton World Federation’ or ‘BWF’ and shall portray the meaning carried by the theme ‘Badminton Unites the World’ (“Theme”) and shall be uploaded onto the platform provided herein. It is essential for each logo submission to be associated with the meaning of the Theme but the logo submission shall not contain the words “Badminton Unites the World”. Additionally, Participants are required to provide a written explanation for each logo submission at the relevant spaces provided therein to describe why his/her logo design reflects the Theme and why his/her logo design should be the winning logo. |
| (ii) |
The color red is preferred for the logo design but not compulsory. However, each logo design shall not contain more than three (3) colors and no fading or blending is allowed. The background of each logo design must be white in color. |
| (iii) |
For all initial
upload of logo submissions by Participants, each logo submission must be
in .jpg format in medium resolution and shall be of 500x500 pixel. For all initial upload of logo submissions by Participants, each logo submission must be in .jpg format in medium resolution and shall be of 500x500 pixel with a maximum size of 800Kb and use RGB Color. It is preferred that each logo submission be of 500x500 pixel but logo submissions with less than the preferred pixel are acceptable as long as they do not exceed 500x500 pixel. In respect of each logo submission, the logo design need not fill up the entire space of 500x500 pixel. Please refer to sample logo submission provided herein. |
| (iv) |
During the final stages of the selection process for the winning logo, BWF will be short-listing Participants and such short-listed Participants will be required to upload their respective logo submission in .eps format or .ai format in high resolution.
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| Special
Provisions |
| (i) |
Participants acknowledge that the winning logo will eventually be used by BWF as they shall deem fit in their absolute discretion. In this connection, the Winner agrees that the winning logo shall become the exclusive property of BWF and the Winner relinquishes all rights to deal with the winning logo to BWF and TSA. |
| (ii) |
Participants warrant and represent that all logo designs submitted by them are original and have not been copied, reproduced or imitated from any existing images, marks, characters, designs, patterns, symbols. Participants further warrant and represent that submitted logos shall not be materials which are copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party proprietary rights, unlawful, obscene, defamatory, libelous, threatening, pornographic, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, violate any law, or is otherwise inappropriate. |
| (iii) |
Participants agree that upon submission of their respective logo designs in this Competition, they shall not use their respective logo designs for other similar competitions or for any other purposes from the point of submission and participation in this Competition until such time an official announcement is made by BWF and TSA of the Winner. |
| (iv) |
Participants agree to defend and hold harmless BWF and TSA, their respective parent corporation, officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising from: |
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(a) |
Participants’ violation of any term of this T&C; |
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(b) |
Participants’ violation of any third party right, including without limitation any intellectual property laws, property, or privacy right. |
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| General |
| (i) |
These T&C (as
amended form time to time) constitute the entire agreement between
Participants and BWF and TSA in relation to this Competition. |
| (ii) |
These T&C shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with Malaysian law and
Participants agree, for the benefit of BWF and TSA, to submit to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the Malaysian Courts. |
| (iii) |
BWF and TSA
reserves the rights to, at any time, vary, add or amend any part of this
Competition (including the value of the Prize Money and discontinuing
this Competition) or any part of these T&C. |
| (iv) |
By participating
in this Competition, each Participant agrees to be bound by these T&C
and the decisions of BWF and TSA shall be final and binding on all
matters relating to the Competition. Further queries or appeals shall
not be entertained. |
| (v) |
Participants
acknowledge and agree that BWF and TSA reserve the absolute right to not
declare a winner for the Competition if in their opinion none of the
logo submissions meets with BWF and TSA expectations. |
| (vi) |
Any non-compliance
or breach of these T&C by Participants shall result in suspension of the
relevant Participants’ accounts and the said breaching Participants
shall be barred from further participation in the Competition. |
Terms
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