Terms and Conditions

2. PARTICIPANTS

1.1	The promoter of this competition (the “Competition”) is Canon Middle East FZ-LLC, Dubai Internet City, Canon Building, P.O. Box: 500 007, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (“CANON”)
1.2	This Competition is hosted, undertaken and managed on behalf of CANON by Fried Koala Media & Marketing FZ LLC, Dubai Media City, CNN Building (Building 2), 2nd Floor, Office 14, P.O. Box 72280, Dubai, UAE, Tel: +9714 360 2365, Fax: +9714 391 4888.

2.1	All participants must be aged 18 years or over, unless written parental consent is provided upon completion of the registration form and submission of the photograph subject of the Competition (the ”Entry”).
2.2	Participants must be holding a valid residency permit from any of the following countries: The United Arab Emirates; The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; The State of Kuwait; The Sultanate of Oman; The Kingdom of Bahrain; The State of Qatar; The Republic of Lebanon; The Syrian Arab Republic; The Arab Republic of Egypt; The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; The Kingdom of Morocco; The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria; The Tunisian Republic;
2.3	Persons affiliated with CANON, its parent entity, affiliates and/or subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, CANON staff and their family members, are not permitted to enter the Competition. Any such Entry will be disqualified.
2.4	Only one Entry per participant may be submitted. In the event that CANON determines that more than one Entry has been submitted by the same participant, CANON shall have the right to disqualify those participants with multiple Entries.
2.5	Each submitted Entry becomes the property of CANON for the purposes of this Competition.
2.6	By submitting an Entry, all participants are deemed to have agreed to and shall be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

3.1	To enter the Competition, all participants must enter the Competition micro site at http://www.gulfphotoplus.com/canoncompetition (the “Micro-site”) and complete the registration details to submit their Entry.
3.2	Completion of the registration details and submission of the Entry are the only conditions to enter the Competition. No purchase or entry fee is required.
3.3	Submission of Entries must be made in accordance with the technical specification set out in the Micro-site, any Entries not entered in the correct format as set out in the Micro-site may not be included within the Competition and CANON shall not be responsible for any Entries that are wrongly submitted.
3.4	All Entries must be received no later than 11.59pm, UAE time, on April 20th, 2010.
3.5	CANON reserves the right to disqualify incomplete, illegible or unclear Entries, or Entries submitted after the closing date specified in clause 3.4 above.

4.1	Entries will be judged by an independent panel of suitably qualified experts within the field of photography. The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into between the judges and the participants in this respect.
4.2	The Prize (as defined in Section 5 below) will be awarded to the participant/s who in the sole opinion of the judges best meets the theme for the photograph “Celebrating My City”. More details and information about the Competition theme can be found on the Micro-site.

5.1	The Prize shall be:
	5.1.1 One winner from each of the countries set out in clause 2.2 above can choose either between One (1) Canon PIXMA Pro9500 Mark II (Approximate market price of US$850) or One (1) Canon EOS 500D Digital SLR camera (Approximate market price of US$800). 5.1.2 One grand prize winner selected from the photo competition entries will be eligible to win the grand prize which includes a return trip to Dubai and Beirut (details of the visit to be advised later) during the period from May 1st 2010 to June 1st 2010. This prize will include an economy class ticket with an airline to be chosen by CANON at its sole discretion, transport from the airport to the hotel and hotel to the airport; and accommodation for 4 nights (2 nights in every city) at a 3 star hotel (details of the hotel to be advised) and an EOS 550D Digital SLR camera (Approximate market price of US$1100). Further details on this prize can be found on the Micro-site and on request from CANON. This prize is contingent upon the 1 winner successfully obtaining a UAE visit visa and Lebanon visit visa for himself and companion, which, for the avoidance of doubt shall not be the responsibility of CANON.
5.2	The Prizes are not transferable and no cash alternative is available.
5.3	Winners must accept the Prize within five (5) business days from the date of notification by sending an e-mail with his/her acceptance at the CANON e-mail address indicated in the notification –e-mail sent by CANON. Upon acceptance thereof, CANON will contact the winner to arrange suitable delivery or handover of the Prize, and winners will be immediately bound by any specific terms and conditions of such Prize, as further specified in clause 5.7.
5.4	If a winner fails to accept the Prize, such Prize will be granted to the next best Entry in the Competition.
5.5	In the event that the Prizes offered are unavailable due to circumstances beyond CANON’s control, CANON reserves the right to offer alternative Prizes of equal value, at its sole discretion.
5.6	CANON reserves the right to cancel the Competition at any time and change these Terms and Conditions without prior notice to any participant, if this is necessitated by unforeseen circumstances beyond CANON’s reasonable control.
5.7	The payment of any taxes applicable to the Prize will be exclusively the responsibility of the winners.

6.1	All participants expressly agree that by submitting their Entry, he/she automatically grants to CANON the non-exclusive, free of charge and royalty-free right to sub-license to members of the CANON Group in Europe Middle East and Africa, use, reproduce and/or display in any format and support any Photograph that he/she submits for the purpose of supporting and promoting internally and externally on the Internet and in Europe, Middle East and Africa for a period of two (2) years from the date of his/her submission of their Entry (i)this Competition; and (ii) the results of this Competition. Items 1 and 2 could include,but is not be limited to (for example) - (a) internal and external exhibitions and events that exhibit entries to this Competition; (b) use in presentations that refer to this Competition; and (c) hardcopy or electronic publications or manuals about this Competition.
6.2	Provided that CANON, its parent entity, subsidiaries and its affiliates act within the scope of the license provided at 6.1 above, the participant expressly acknowledges CANON’s, its parent entity, subsidiaries and its affiliates’ right to treat the participant’s Photograph at their sole discretion, and with this respect waive any right to inspect or approve any printed or electronic use of the Photographs in relation to the above-mentioned purposes.
6.3	CANON, its parent entity, subsidiaries and affiliates shall always identify the participant as the author of the Photograph for any use of the Photograph licensed by participant to CANON, its parent entity, subsidiaries and affiliates under clauses 6.1 and 6.2 above.
6.4	In the event that CANON or a member of the CANON Group in Europe, Middle East and Africa wishes to use a Photograph for a period longer than two years or outside the scope of the purposes described in clauses 6.1 and 6.2 above, CANON or that member will contact you to ask for your consent.
6.5	Except as expressly provided under these Terms and Conditions, no license or right, express or implied is hereby conveyed or granted by participant to CANON , its parent entity, subsidiaries and affiliates or by CANON, its parent entity, subsidiaries and its affiliates to participant in relation to any intellectual property of participant or CANON , its parent entity , subsidiaries and affiliates.

7.1	Participant undertakes to CANON, its parent entity, subsidiaries and affiliates that:
(i)	He/she is the author of the Photograph and that he/she has full and entire proprietary rights in the Photograph, and he/she has the full and unlimited right to exploit those rights;
(ii)	The Photograph and any element appearing in the Photograph and their use by CANON , its affiliates, sub-licensees within the scope of the license granted under these Terms and Conditions do not infringe or breach the rights of any third-party, including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights, rights of privacy and confidentiality and image rights;
(iii)	In the case where a person or person’s image appears in the Photographs, User has obtained an express permission from this person(s), for CANON, its parent entity, subsidiaries its affiliates to use his/her image(s) within the scope of the license granted under clause 6.1 of these Terms and Conditions.

8.1	Winners will be contacted by Canon by email.
8.2	Winners will be notified within five (5) business days after the end date of the Competition as set forth in Clause 3.4.
8.3	By entering the Competition, all participants expressly agree that CANON reserves the right to publish the name and country of the winner. Answers provided by the participants other than the winners will not be publicised.
8.4	A list of Prize winners will be available as of April 25th, 2010 after the end date of the Competition by contacting CANON.

9.1	CANON shall not be liable for any direct or indirect losses, damages or injuries of any kind or nature howsoever caused, sustained by any participant under this Competition, insofar as permitted by law. However, nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall have the effect of excluding or restricting Canon's liability for personal injury or death, or caused by gross negligence of wilful intent by CANON.
9.2	CANON shall not be liable for any failure to fulfill the terms of this Competition, where such failure is caused by any supervening circumstances amounting to force majeure. Such circumstances shall include, but shall not be limited to, severe weather conditions, fire, flood, war, earthquake, riots, industrial dispute, terrorism, acts of God, or events that, without the fault of either party, render performance impossible or incapable of satisfactory execution.
9.3	CANON accepts no responsibility for any Entries sent after the closing date as set out in Clause 3.3.

The Laws of the England will apply to this Competition and the parties agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

CANON is committed to protecting your privacy and any personal information supplied by you will be used by Canon solely for the purpose of administering the Competition. The personal data provided in the Entry is held on secure computer and manual files and shall not be processed for any other purposes than administering the Competition. You have the right to access, correct, update, or delete your data. For contact information and further details on Canon’s Privacy Policy, please visit the website www.canon-europe.com.