The following are the official rules (“Rules”) for the Design Your Sole Contest (“Contest”). In order to enter the Contest, you must agree to these Rules. You agree that submission of an entry form with a unique blog post URL (“Entry”) constitutes your agreement to these Rules. The Contest is organized and sponsored by CGTrader, UAB. (“Organizer”) as well as partners from “Elegant marketplace”, “Blurb”, “JobMob”, “Phpbits Creative Studio”, “Promenade Themes”, “SeedProd”, “WebTrafficGeeks” (“Sponsors”).
General Rules
By entering and participating in the Contest, you agree to be bound by these Rules and by the Organizer’s decisions, which are final and binding on all matters relating to the Contest. Entrants are required to provide accurate, valid and truthful information at all times. The Organizer will reject and delete any Entry that it discovers to be plagiarism, false, fraudulent, illegal or deceptive and will disqualify any entrant who tampers with the Entry process, the operation of the Contest, or is otherwise in violation of the Rules. The Organizer reserves the right to verify the accuracy of any and all information provided in connection with this Contest, and to otherwise investigate the eligibility of any entrant. A potential winner’s right to receive the prizes shall be subject to such investigation and verification by Organizer.
Contest entry validation
The Entry submission period to the Contest begins at 11:59 P.M. Pacific Time (“PT”) on May 8, 2017, and ends at 11:59 PM PT on August 1, 2017.
Winner selection and announcement
The winners of the contest will be selected by CGTrader representatives. The panel will review all entries after the competition deadline on August 1, 2017 and hold a vote to choose the top three entries. Applicants will be judged on the originality, thoughtfulness, clarity and insight presented in their blog posts. The winners will be announced before August 15, 2017 on CGTrader Blog and informed personally via email.
If the top three winning submissions are discovered to be invalid for any reason including but not limited to plagiarism or failing to provide unique new content after the winner announcement, if the top three entrants cannot be contacted or do not respond within twenty-four hours from the contact from CGTrader team, alternative submissions may be selected.
Prizes
Funds are provided by CGTrader and contest sponsors.
The winners will receive $1000 (1st place), $500 (2nd place) and $500 (3rd place) Direct Deposit electronic Payments provided by CGTrader. As well as access to the prizes provided by the sponsors. The prizes are non-transferable. No substitutions of prizes are permitted.
Acceptance of any prize shall constitute consent on the winner's part to allow the use of the winner's name, image, voice and/or likeness by CGTrader for editorial, advertising, promotional, marketing and/or other purposes without further compensation except where prohibited by law.
Additional Information
The Organizer reserves the right to revise these Terms and Conditions without prior notice to uphold the quality and integrity of this content for the interests of our participants.
Email contest@cgtrader.com with additional questions, comments and inquiries about the Designing For The Future: Annual Blogging Contest.
