Along with our more general Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy, they constitute the entire agreement. By entering The Crew Photo Challenge, you are deemed to have read and accepted all aspects of the rules described on this page. If you have any concerns or questions, don’t hesitate to contact us crewphotochallenge@refinedmarketing.co.uk
Competition
The Crew Photo Challenge is an annual contest is open to both amateur and professional photographers (‘Entrants’) aged 18 years and over.
Entrants must not be an employee, officer or agent of The SeaKing Group, nor an employee, officer or agent of any person or organisation involved in the running or judging of the contest, nor a family relation of any such person.
There is a maximum number of three images per entry per person.
The photography contest shall close for entries at the time and on the date specified on the website and promotional material. We may extend the deadline without prior notification if needed.
Usage and rights
- Your copyright and moral rights:
We respect your rights and do not claim copyright for photographs or text submitted to the Award. You will retain full copyright in each entry. In addition, your moral rights are respected. Whenever your work is published on this website you will be credited. Failure to publish a credit due to error or oversight shall not be deemed a breach of this condition. We will seek to correct any errors or oversights as soon as we are notified.
- Image eligibility:
By entering the contest, you (as an Entrant) warrant to The SeaKing Group and companies associated with the contest that you created your competition entries, that you are the author of your work, you own all of the copyright in those entries, it does not include trademarks, contract rights, or any other intellectual property rights of any other third person or entity and that the use by The SeaKing Group and companies associated of the entries in accordance with these terms and conditions will not infringe any person’s intellectual property rights or other legal rights. You must not submit to the award any material that is or has ever been the subject of any threatened or actual legal proceedings or other similar complaint.
You will be responsible for any claim made by any third party in respect of your entry and to fully indemnify The SeaKing Group and its sponsors in respect of all royalties, fees and any other monies owing to any person or entity by reason of your breaching any of the foregoing. The SeaKing Group reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entry that does not comply with any of the above, even after the entry is submitted on the competition website.
- Use of works:
By entering the contest, you agree that any work you submit may be used by The SeaKing Group (and our print partners) solely for purposes in connection with the contest or future contests, and any successor website and no other purpose. These uses include:
- Judging the competition
– Displaying entries on The SeaKing Group website and social media outlets, and those of its partners
– Displaying the entries in industry publications
– Using the entries on posters, postcards, adverts both online and offline to promote the contest
– Cropping and re-sizing the work as necessary to fit pre-defined formats to promote the Award and any related exhibitions
– Sub-licensing the entries to the press for reproduction in connection with the contest
– Inclusion within any materials promoting the Award or any exhibition organised by The SeaKing Group
– Displaying the entries in a book, magazine or exhibition catalogue, or similar
You hereby grant The SeaKing Group a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence in each entry throughout the world in all media for the uses described above for the duration of the Award.
You acknowledge your responsibility for protecting your entry against misuse by third parties, through means such as the embedding of metadata. The SeaKing Group (and its partners) can assume no responsibility and is not liable for any misuse of your work by third parties.
Any reproduction of entries outside of the uses listed above will occur only after receiving the Entrant’s express permission. The Entrant will be contacted and given the opportunity to negotiate any such usage with the parties concerned independently of the Contest. We will never sell your work.
The SeaKing Group uses the social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram. While The SeaKing Group guarantees that photographers will be fully credited when posting images on social media and through any of the other channels listed above, The SeaKing Group cannot guarantee that others who copy or re-post images will do the same.
Judging
Within 3 days of each competition end, The SeaKing Group photography contest judging panel will screen entries and submit selected entries to the judge for his or her review. The judges will then select the shortlist and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Prize entries based on the photographic skill, artistic sensibilities, emotion, impact and originality. The decisions of the judge are final.
In the event that a judge has to withdraw their involvement for any unforeseen reason, The SeaKing Group reserves the right to find an alternative judge. All entrants will be notified.
Images submitted will be treated completely anonymously throughout the whole process to ensure total fairness. The judge will have sole discretion of his or her selection and attempting to contact any judge directly in order to influence them will result in disqualification of the Entrant.
The SeaKing Group aims to announce the shortlist and winners for each contest within fourteen days of the submission close date. The winners and shortlisted photographers will be notified by email and published on The SeaKing Group website, associated companies supporting the contest and across social media. The 1st 2nd and 3rd Prize Entrants will have 90 days from the email date to claim their prize (they will be notified of their prize and any further instructions in the email). Failing to do so will result in loss of the prize.
The SeaKing Group reserves the right to change, or modify the prize at any time before the end of the Award, but will make sure to inform all Entrants.
If a competition Entrant does not meet the eligibility requirements or is subject to any entry restrictions, that Entrant shall not be entitled to be judged a winner, and will not be entitled to a prize in any circumstances.
Image specification
Entrant’s images should be sized under 6mb each and in .jpg or .png format. All images must have individual titles, these can be included in the form during the upload process, or sent directly via email.
Right to cancel
The SeaKing Group reserves the right to cancel or suspend the Contest at its own discretion if not capable of continuing as planned for any reason that is beyond its control.
Modification of competition rules
The SeaKing Group reserves the right to change the competition rules. If this happens, all Entrants whom the changes affect will be notified by email.
Legal responsibility
The SeaKing Group will take no responsibility for the repercussions of any photograph submitted to the Contest, nor any problems incurred by the Entrants while participating in the Contest.
Last updated: 19/06/2020
