Design 21: Social Design Network

Challenge Rules and Regulations

Ownership & Copyright

DESIGN 21: Social Design Network™ assumes all entries are original and are the works and/or property of the entrant with all rights granted therein. DESIGN 21 is not liable for any copyright infringement on the part of the entrant. All entries will appear on the website for voting, judging and promotional purposes.

The designs that are selected for the Tribute 21 Plate Collection will be the exclusive property of Felissimo. Felissimo shall acquire exclusive ownership of the winning designs by cession of intellectual property rights including the right of adaptation of the designs. All entries must include a cession of rights, in the event the proposed design is selected as a winner in this competition.

Prizes

All prize money is subject to 30% U.S. federal tax withholding. Prizes are not transferable or redeemable for cash.

Public Voting

All members of DESIGN 21 will have the opportunity to vote for their own favorites during a public voting period. During this phase, entries will appear randomly to ensure that all entries have equal chance of being viewed. You can vote for as many entries as you like, but you can only vote once for each entry. All results will remain confidential until the conclusion of the judging period.

Notification of Winners

All prize winners and award recipients will be contacted by email at the conclusion of the competition. Winners may be asked to provide high-resolution scaleable vector graphics version of their submission.

Display of Results

Entries will not be displayed until after the entry submission deadline when the public voting phase begins. Once judging is complete and all results have been determined, all entries will be displayed in the competition Gallery. All prize winners and award recipients will be revealed in the Winners section of the gallery along with all remaining finalists. All entries will be attributed to the entrant's username. Any names that were listed in the Co-Authors field of an entry will be listed in the detail view of the entry. The full names of the winners and their location will be published in the jury comments.

DISCLAIMER:

This Challenge is void where prohibited by law.

By entering this Challenge, you acknowledge and agree that:

DESIGN 21: Social Design Network™ does not control, host, operate, or oversee this Challenge, and is not liable to either the host organization or any entrant (or their heirs and/or assigns) for any cause of action that may arise in connection with any entry or entrant to the Challenge, including, without limitation, any misrepresentation, copyright, or other intellectual property infringement on the part of any entrant. DESIGN 21: Social Design Network™ further does not control or manage the organization hosting this Challenge, and shall not be held liable for any claim arising out of the acts or omissions of such organization, including, without limitation, any failure on the part of the host organization to operate this Challenge, award winners or prizes, or for any subsequent use of any submitted entry by the Challenge host organization. Any entrant to the Challenge enters into an agreement solely with the organization hosting the Challenge, and any winning entrant shall enter into an agreement on terms agreed to between such entrant(s) and the host organization regarding any use of the winning Entry.

Finally, DESIGN 21: Social Design Network™ is not responsible to either the host organization or any Entrant, their heirs and/or assigns, for any technical or technological problems of any manner or type in connection with the Challenge, including viruses, Trojans, any hardware or software failures, network congestion, storage, or transmittal of any entry or information, or communication in connection with the Challenge. DESIGN 21: Social Design Network is not responsible for computer hardware or software failures.

For any questions relating to this Challenge please contact the organization directly. See our website's Terms of Use for the rules and regulations governing the use of DESIGN 21: Social Design Network.