Photo contest

* 12. Contest rules

•           The Contest is open only to individuals (“Entrants”) who must be 18 or over. The age to declare is that at the time of entering the Contest.

•           FAO employees and their immediate family members (spouses, parents, children, siblings and their respective spouses, regardless of where they live) or persons living in the same households of such employees, whether or not related, are not eligible to enter the Contest. FAO will determine eligibility at its sole discretion.

•           Entrants can only submit to the Contest original works for which they are the sole creator and own the copyright. Entrants must have obtained all the necessary authorizations to use the photographs for the propose of the Contest.

•           If the photographs contain images of a person or persons, Entrants must have obtained the permission of those persons for submission of their images to the Contest, as well as for the use of the photographs as described herein. FAO will not be responsible for any claim or complaints alleging violation of the rights of third parties. Entrants can submit up to three photographs.

•           By entering the Contest, Entrants grant an irrevocable, perpetual worldwide exclusive license to FAO to reproduce, distribute, display and create derivative works of the entries (along with a name credit) in connection with the Contest and the promotion of FAO’s work, in:

-           FAO corporate website: www.fao.org;

-           Corporate videos or digital recordings to illustrate the work of the Organization;

-           Printed FAO publications, brochures or posters;

-           Social media channels, including the promotion of the Contest itself;

-           Any other media used by FAO in its communications.

•           FAO will not pay any fees for, nor pay any costs relating to, the entry of the photograph(s) in to the Contest or for their use as described above.

•           FAO reserves the right to verify the eligibility of any entry and/or Entrant (including an Entrant’s identity and address) and to disqualify any Entrant who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these rules or who tampers with the entry process.

•           By submitting entries to the Contest, Entrants agree that personal data, especially name and address, may be processed, shared and otherwise used for the purposes outlined in these rules. The data may also be used by FAO in order to verify the Entrant’s identity, postal address and telephone number or to otherwise verify the Entrant’s eligibility to participate in the Contest. FAO is not responsible for any entries not received due to internet or software failures.

•           Nothing in the rules for this Contest, nor any acts performed or statements made in relation to this Contest, shall be deemed a waiver, express or implied, of any of the privileges and immunities of FAO.