ShapeHouse Ltd often run contests on IG and FB. The competition here is a “Caption Contest” and is published on the ShapeHouse IG and FB account on 28 November 2020. These rules apply to this contest each contest thereafter.
Each new Contest begins on the date of the issue of The contest and time marked on the post and ends at on or after the advertised date. For the exact date of entry for the current Contest, please refer to the entry-form/contest announcement page.
To enter online, fill in the information in the post and include a caption with a maximum of 50 characters or less for the featured caption post of “the “Submission”). Using IG comment on the post on @shapehouseuk, using the hashtag #shapehouseuk, for your caption to be considered as an official entry (a “Submission”) in the contest. One entry per person, e-mail address, or Instagram account. Anyone age thirteen or over can enter, except employees, agents, or representatives of ShapeHouse ltd or any other party associated with the development or administration of the Contest, or any member of their immediate family.
Entries or votes that are lost, late, misdirected, garbled, or incompletely received, for any reason, including by reason of hardware, software, browser, or network failure, malfunction, congestion, or incompatibility at the Web site or elsewhere, are not the responsibility of ShapeHouse ltd, and will not be eligible. In the event of a dispute, entries/votes will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the IG handle or FB name at time of entry. ShapeHouse, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry or voting process or otherwise in violation of the rules. Use of bots or other automated processes to vote or enter is not allowed and may result in disqualification at ShapeHouse ltd discretion. ShapeHouse further reserves the right to cancel, terminate, or modify any Contest not capable of completion as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, force majeure, voter fraud, or technical failures of any sort. ShapeHouse is not responsible for errors in the administration or fulfillment of this Contest, including, without limitation, mechanical, human, printing, distribution, or production errors, and may modify this Contest based upon such error at its sole discretion without liability and where circumstances make this unavoidable.
Entrants represent and warrant that their Submission is their original work, it has not been copied from others, and it does not violate the rights of any other person or entity. If any entries are duplicated ShapeHouse reserve the right to choose the entry that was received at the earliest stage.
All entry materials become the property of ShapeHouse ltd and will not be acknowledged or returned. The copyright of any Submission shall be the property of the ShapeHouse ltd and in exchange for the contest prize following the Submission, photographic and recorded video footage will be required by the contest winner documenting the delivery and acceptance of the “prize” following the Contest close. This constitutes the entrant’s irrevocable, perpetual permission and consent for ShapeHouse and others authorized by ShapeHouse without compensation or attribution, (i) to use, reproduce, print, publish, transmit, communicate to the public, distribute, sell, perform, adapt, enhance, or display the Submission and the entrant’s name and town or city for editorial, advertising, commercial, and publicity purposes, in any and all media now in existence or hereinafter created, throughout the world; (ii) to do (or omit to do) any acts in respect of the Submission which may otherwise constitute an infringement of the entrant’s moral rights; and (iii) to edit, adapt, and modify the Submission. Except to the extent prohibited by law, Sponsor excludes from these official rules all conditions, warranties, and terms implied by statute, general law, or custom. Each entrant releases and discharges ShapeHouse ltd, the judges, any party associated with the development or administration of the Contest, their employees, agents, or representatives, or any of their parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates from any and all liability in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, legal claims, costs, losses or damages, demand, or actions of any kind.
Three finalists will be selected from each Contest by a member or members of the management staff of ShapeHouse the “Judge(s)”). All three finalists’ captions will be published on a Caption Contest page, along with each finalist’s name and city and state, two issues after submissions are received. In the event two or more valid entries contain the identical caption (including punctuation) and are selected as a finalist, the entry that was first received by the Sponsor will be deemed as the finalist, and the other entries will not be included as a finalist. All decisions of the Judge(s) in all matters relating to the Contest are final and binding.
The winner of each Contest will be the person whose caption received the greatest number of valid votes (“Votes”) from the public and who satisfies all of the rules (“Qualified Winner”). Anyone thirteen or over can vote, except employees, agents, or representatives of Sponsor or any member of their immediate family. Void where prohibited. One Vote per person and one Vote per e-mail address. Please click on “Vote for Your Favorite” for details on how to vote for particular finalists and on the deadlines for voting.
The Judge(s) will tabulate the Votes and announce the winner on a Caption Contest post.
The Qualified Winner of each Caption Contest will have his or her caption and name printed on as the winning caption. A prize will be awarded in connection with the Contest and publication of the winning caption does not have a retail value. If the Qualified Winner cannot be contacted or does not respond within three (3) days, an alternate winner may be selected.
Subject to UK national and local laws and regulations. All disputes arising or connected with the Contest shall be governed by UK law and will be resolved individually.
Except where prohibited: (i) acceptance of publication on the ShapeHouse IF, FB account and/or website constitutes consent to use winner’s name, likeness, and winning entry for editorial, advertising, and publicity purposes, without compensation; ShapeHouse ltd collects personal information in order to conduct the Contest and may, for this purpose, disclose such information to third parties. Entry is conditional on providing this information. ShapeHouse may also use the information for promotional, marketing, and publicity purposes. Entrants should direct any request to access, update, or correct information to ShapeHouse.