Article 1: Subject
Humanium, a humanitarian NGO whose head office is located at Chemin du Vieux Bureau 64 – CH-1217 Meyrin (Geneve) – Switzerland, is organizing a free photo contest without the necessity of purchase, from 24 December 2016 to 14 January 2017. This operation is named “Implementing Children’s Rights” and is on the theme of children’s rights.
The contest is accessible online on the following link: https://www.humanium.org/en/humanium-launches-a-photo-contest-implementing-childrens-rights/
The contest consists of creating a pictures, photo or visual concerning children’s rights a specific country or about a specific topic. The winners will be features on our social media and will win a small prize.
Article 2: Conditions of participation
2.1 Participation in the contest is free and open to all persons above 18 years old.
2.2 Humanium reserves the right to conduct necessary checks in order to verify the identity, postal address and/or e-mail address of the participants.
2.3 The persons who have given incomplete or inaccurate personal and contact details will be disqualified for the draw, as will be the persons who refuse that their personal details – which are necessary for the game – be collected, kept and used.
2.4 Participation in the contest implies that participants accept the integrality of these rules. Non-compliance with the rules results in the automatic cancellation of the participation in the contest and of the candidacy for the prize.
Article 3: Terms of participation
3.1 The contest will be available from the 24 December 2016 to the 14 January 2017. The participant have to send us their photos, pictures or visuals to our email address (info@humanium.org) with a short explanation of your work.
Article 4: Awarding the prize
4.1 After the period during which the contest will be available, the winners will be voted on within the Humanium team.
4.2 The winners will be contacted by e-mail, in order to obtain their postal address where the prize will be sent to. From the moment the e-mail is sent, the winners have a month to accept their prize.
Article 5: description of the prize
The contest offers a prize:
- A «Map on the Respect of Children’s Rights Worldwide» that shows the situation of children’s and their fundamental rights across the world. The map is based on the “Realization of Children’s Rights Index” which rates a country’s progress in implementing Children’s Rights on a scale from 0-10.
The prize cannot be exchanged for another prize or for its monetary value for any reason. This prize is strictly personal and cannot be given away. Humanium reserves the right to change the prize without prior notice. In this case, the value of the prize will be equal or superior to that of the original prize. Furthermore the winner will be featured on our social media platforms.
Article 6 : Publication of the results
The winner will be published 5 days after the end of the contest, on the 19th January 2017:
- Humanium’s website
- Humanium’s facebook page
- Humanium’s twitter page
Article 7 : dispute and responsibilities
7.1 Participation in the contest implies that the participant accepts the integrality of the rules, including during their intervention, amendments and potential additions.
7.2 Inaccurate or dishonest declarations, or any fraud, results in the participant’s disqualification.
7.3 To be valid, all disagreement shall be imperatively addressed by registered mail with acknowledgment of receipt to the following address:
Humanium
Chemin du Vieux Bureau 64
CH-1217 Meyrin (Geneva) – Switzerland
7.4 Humanium’s responsibility will not be engaged if, in a case of force majeure as recognized by the local laws, or any event beyond its control, it were to cancel the contest.
7.5 Humanium will be able to cancel or put on hold all or part of the contest if it appears that fraud was committed in any form during participation in this contest. Humanium reserves the right, in this case, of not awarding the case to the person who committed fraud and/or to sue in front of competent authorities the authors of the fraud.
Humanium :
- Assumes no liability in case the internet network, phone lines, or any reception tool dysfunctions and prevents the effective functioning of the contest. Moreover; its responsibility will not be engaged for problems related to the transport, reception or loss of mail or e-mail.
- Assumes no liability in case of technical, material or software malfunction or defect (virus, bug) affecting the participants’ computer system or computer equipment and data, and the related consequences on their professional, personal or commercial activity.
- Will be able to, at any point in time, notably for technical reasons or for updates and maintenance, interrupt access to its website. Humanium will in no case be responsible for these interruptions and their consequences. No compensation can be claimed on these grounds.
Article 8: Confidentiality
The data contained in the contest is strictly covered by professional secrecy, and this also applies to all information communicated to Humanium during the contest.
Humanium commits to taking all necessary protective measures in order to keep these information secure and notably to prevent their alteration, damage, or their being transmitted to unauthorized persons.
Article 9 : Competence
The present rules are established under Swiss law. Any dispute related to the contest that cannot be solved through a friendly arrangement will be taken to competent tribunals. The participant recognizes that he or she is aware of the present rules, that he or she accepts them without reservation and accepts to comply fully.
Article 10 : Consulting the rules
The rules can be consulted online at the following address: https://www.humanium.org/en/terms-and-conditions-photo-contest/
