'viewfinder 08' photographic competition - Terms and Conditions

This page contains all the details of the competition rules.

1. GENERAL INFORMATION
1.1 The Photographic Competition is a monthly competition open to visitors to Blackwell who have purchased an admission badge to the house and gardens or a Friend, Patron or Benefactor of The Lakeland Arts Trust, except those employed with the Lakeland Arts Trust.
1.2 By entering into the Photographic Competition you agree to abide by the following rules (‘Rules’).
1.3 No images will be returned.
1.4 You can use any type of camera to capture your images, as long as the image is large enough for print reproduction.
1.5 The closing date for entries to the Photographic Competition is the last day of each month.
1.6 The winning entries will be notified by the end of the following month, the overall 2008 winner will be announced when we re-open in January 2009.
1.7 The Champagne Gift will be sent to each winner.

2. CRITERIA FOR ENTRY
2.1 Entries are validated by the ‘viewfinder 08’ competition entry number or a Friend of the Lakeland Arts Trust member number.
2.2 The image must either feature The House, The Gardens or the view from Blackwell. (Due to copyright restrictions relating to loans, no photography is permitted anywhere inside the house.)
2.3 Please also include a title and date for your image, for example:
A breezy day at Blackwell, 16 March 2008
2.4 Image files should be larger than 2MB as this will be best for print reproduction. Images submited online must be smaller than 5MB, but there are no size restriction for entries submitted by post. No responsibility can be taken by The Lakeland Arts Trust for images that are incorrectly submitted.
2.5 Digital manipulation by software such as Photoshop is allowed.

3. JUDGING
3.1 Photographs will be judged on how they best express the spirit of Blackwell and its sense of place in the changing seasons and light.
3.2 The overall winner will be chosen from each month's winning photographs.

4. WINNERS
4.1 All winners will be notified by the end of the following month.
4.2 The overall winner will be notified when Blackwell re-opens in January 2009.
4.3 The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

5. COPIES
5.1 Please ensure that you keep copies of submitted images. The Lakeland Arts Trust will take all reasonable steps to ensure the safe storage and back up of entries, but cannot be held responsible for exceptional circumstances.

6. PRIZES
6.1 Each monthly winner will receive a Champagne Gift and the image will be displayed on the Blackwell website - www.blackwell.org.uk
6.2 The overall 2008 winner will receive a special prize and have their photograph reproduced within one of Blackwell’s publication.
6.3 There is no cash alternative and none of the prizes are transferable.

7. COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSIONS
7.1 By submitting images to the Photographic Competition, you confirm and warrant that:

7.1.1 you are the sole author of each entry and that it is your original work;
7.1.2 you are the sole owner of the copyright in each image;
7.1.3 where the image shows any persons under 18, the consent of their parent/guardian is required.
7.1.4 you have not licensed or disposed of any rights in the image that would conflict with uses to be made by The Lakeland Arts Trust;
7.1.5 you have received any necessary permissions from the owner(s) of property included in submitted images for the usage rights required by Lakeland Arts Trust;
7.1.6 you will be responsible for any claim by any third party in respect of your entry.

7.2 All entrants grant Lakeland Arts Trust a non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty free license to reproduce, enlarge, crop, publish or exhibit, in any media, the images for any purpose connected with the promotion of Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House. This may include, but is not limited to:
(a) inclusion on the website;
(b) use in press releases to be distributed to national, regional & specialist press giving information about or promoting Blackwell and/or the Photograph Competition.
7.3 All entrants also agree that the organisers can sub-license images to the media for reproduction in
connection with the Photographic Competition.
7.4 Winning and Runners up entries give permission to be published in items for sale exclusively from Blackwell. All published entries will be credited in the publication.
7.5 Should any images other than winners or runners up be considered for reproduction on or in an item for sale, the photographer will be contacted and requested to waver any reproduction fee in favour of a credit and the acknowledgement that they are helping the Trust.

8. CHANGES TO THE RULES
We reserve the right to amend the Rules and if we do so, we will publish the amended version on the website. It is your responsibility to check regularly to make sure you are aware of any updated information. If you do not agree to any changes to these Rules, then you may withdraw from the Photographic Competition by giving written notice.

9. BREACH OF THE RULES
Any breach of these Rules by you will void your entry. If a breach has occurred, but is discovered after the award of a prize, we may require the return of that prize.

10. GOVERNING LAW
These Rules and the relationship between you and us shall be governed by English law. Any dispute may be decided by the English courts or those of any other part of the United Kingdom.

*All proceeds from the sale of items will go to the upkeep and preservation of Blackwell.

Updated 31/03/2008