Why I love my ecar competition – Article Terms & Conditions
To enter the article competition, your film must meet the following brief criteria;
• The article subject matter must be based on why the entrant loves their Electric Vehicle (EV).
• The article must show EVs in a positive light and focus on the benefits of electric vehicles.
• The article must be no longer than 1500 words, have at least 4 images included and must not exceed 2MB in size. It must be submitted in the appropriate format (see T&Cs).
• Prizes will be given as follows:
1st prize – iPad Air 2 (64GB)
2nd prize – iPod touch (64GB)
NOTE: It is recommended that you do not show the number plate of your vehicle in your article imagery. This is for your own privacy.
Any submissions must be made accessible to be promoted as part of the ecar campaign and for DRD/DOE in the future including for social media and further promotions.
Why I love my ecar Article Competition - Terms & Conditions
This article competition is organised by the Department for Regional Development (DRD) and the Department of the Environment (DOE). Below, you'll find the terms and conditions of the competition. They'll tell you all the important stuff you need to know, like when you need to submit your entry by, what format it needs to be in and how short it has to be.
How do I enter?
All entries must be emailed to:
The email have the following subject line: ecar article [entrants name]
Body of email must contain:
Attachment in the form of a word document or PDF
Entrants name
Entrants address
Entrants telephone number
Entrants email address
Who can enter?
Anyone who is a resident in Northern Ireland may enter. You may submit EITHER an article OR a short video. One person cannot submit both an article and short video.
Formats
Article must be typed and supplied in a word document or PDF.
Closing date
All entries must be received by DRD/DOE no later than 5pm on Friday 13th February. Late or incomplete entries will be rejected.
How long can it be?
Total length of article must not exceed 1500 words.
Content
DRD reserves the right:
• not to publish or distribute your content on their own sites;
• to edit your content for the purpose of promoting the competition and/or the work of DRD/DOE.
Your entry must be original, in English, unpublished and unproduced, not accepted by any other publisher or producer at the time of submission.
Language
Your film must be in English or subtitled in English.
Important
This section (Licence, Warranty and Indemnity) plays a vital part in ensuring that there are no legal obstacles to us showcasing your work. Please make sure you read and understand it.
License
In consideration of DRD/DOE permitting you to submit your content and enter the competition, you grant to DRD/DOE from the date of submission of your entry a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sub-licensable right and licence in perpetuity to:
• use, host, reproduce, edit, publish, distribute, transmit and otherwise make use of the content or part thereof in any and all media and means of distribution now known or hereafter devised.
• use any trademarks, service marks or trade names (e.g. brand names, logos) incorporated in the Content; and
• use the name and likeness of any individuals represented in the content.
In addition, you agree to waive all so-called "moral rights" to the content. (This is so we can, for example, showcase excerpts of your article alongside excerpts of other article entries for promotions at a later date).
Warranties
You represent, warrant and agree that:
• you are the owner of all the rights in the Content and there are no disputes regarding ownership of the Content and you have the full authority to submit the Content;
• you are entitled to grant to DRD/DOE the rights set out in the above licence.
No Content (or part thereof) submitted by you will:
• be defamatory, abusive or offensive;
• infringe the copyright, moral right, performing rights, rights of privacy, trade mark or other proprietary right of any third party;
• constitute a misuse of any confidential information of a third party;
• adversely affect the reputation of DRD/DOE;
• be false or misleading or omit information that should be disclosed by you or
• contain software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to affect the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
• ensure any necessary consent, waiver, clearance, licence or approval required for DRD/DOE to make use of the Content as set out in the above licence has been obtained and that any fees or payments relating thereto have been paid; and
• you have not entered into, nor will you enter into, any agreement or arrangement which could conflict with your obligations DRD/DOE under these terms and conditions.
Indemnity
You hereby indemnify DRD/DOE against any claims arising out of or in connection with any Content, including but not limited to a claim arising out of or in connection with a breach of any of the warranties set out above.
Publicity
By entering the Competition, you agree to be named in the media and to participate in promotional and press activities.
Insurance
DRD/DOE cannot take responsibility for any loss or damage to Content or such Content's delivery materials, so you will be sending your delivery materials at your own risk.
Prizes
Prizes will be awarded by 30th April 2015.
Judging
Entries will be judged by the representatives from DRD and DOE. Judges will assess each entry against the following five criteria:
Creativity and originality / The article should be brand new and should not be copied from other sources. The article should be valuable to those who are unaware of the benefits of EVs. / 20%
Relevance to the benefits of EVs / The article should detail the benefits of driving / owning an EV. / 20%
Descriptive language / Descriptive language uses images and words that appeal to the reader’s senses, helping the reader to imagine how a subject looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels. / 20%
Quality of images used / Images that portray what the author is writing about should be used. The images should be clear. / 20%
Structure, grammar and spelling / The article should have a beginning, middle and end. Grammar and spelling should be correct. / 20%
Decisions
The judges' decisions in all matters are final and no correspondence will be entered into. In the event of there being no reply from the email address or phone number provided after 5 working days, that DRD/DOE reserve the right to shortlist the next best entry.
If entries are deemed not fit for purpose DRD/DOE reserves the right to award no prizes to any entrants.
If the winner is not contactable after 5 working days, DRD/DOE has the right to award the prize to the next place.
Miscellaneous
DRD/DOE accepts no responsibility for lost, late or undelivered entries, notifications or communications. DRD/DOE reserves the right at its sole discretion to:
• cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Competition; or
• amend these terms and conditions where reasonably necessary.
By entering the Competition, you give DRD/DOE permission to contact you from time to time with essential updates about the Competition and, of course, contact you if you've won.