OFFICIAL RULES
NO ENTRY FEE. NO PURCHASE
OR PAYMENT IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE THE
CHANCES OF WINNING. ODDS OF WINNING WILL DEPEND ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE
ENTRIES RECEIVED WORLDWIDE. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR WHERE REGISTRATION,
BONDING OR LOCALIZATION REQUIRED. SUBJECT TO ALL NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL
LAWS.
This PUBG MOBILE 4TH GLOBAL DESIGN CONTEST(the “Contest”) in connection with the Sponsor’s video game PUBG MOBILE
(the “Game”) is governed by these official rules (“Official Rules”), the Game’s
EULA available at https://www.pubgmobile.com/terms.html (“EULA”), and the Game’s
privacy policy available at https://pubgmobile.proximabeta.com/privacy/en.html
(“Privacy Policy”). Additional terms specific to a particular Contest,
including deadline(s), entry method(s) and particular prize(s), are
incorporated by reference and can be found on the Contest Page. By submitting
an entry to the Contest, you are accepting the terms and conditions of
participation on the applicable Contest webpage (“Contest Page”), these Official Rules, the EULA, the Privacy Policy,
and any additional terms on the Contest Page.
The sponsor of this Contest
is Proxima Beta Pte. Ltd., a Singapore limited private company with an office
at 10 Anson Road #21-07 International Plaza, Singapore (“Sponsor”).
1. Contest Period
The Contest entry begins on
December 28, 2022 at 06:00 (UTC+0) and ends April 28, 2023 at 23:59 (UTC+0),
further broken down below in this section. Sponsor’s clock will be the official
timekeeper of the Contest.
Entry Period: Dec. 28, 2022
(06:00 UTC+0) to Apr. 2, 2023, (23:59 UTC+0). Please see the Entry Instructions
section below. Any entry received before or after the end of the Entry Period
is void and will not be eligible for a prize.
Initial Judging Period: Apr. 3, 2023,
(06:00 UTC+0) to Apr. 16, 2023, (23:59 UTC+0). During the Judging Period, Sponsor
will appoint a panel of judges (the “Judges”) to review eligible entries based
on the criteria in the Winners; Winners Notification section below. For
clarity, Sponsor will appoint a panel of judges for the Initial Judging Period,
and a different panel of judges for the Final Judging Period. A list of entries
that have advanced past this round (the “Shortlist”) will be announced on the
Contest Page and in P.D.P Discord group.
Voting Period/Final
Judging Period: Apr. 17, 2023, (06:00 UTC+0) to Apr. 23, 2023 (23:59 UTC+0).
The Shortlisted entries will be voted on by players in-Game to determine the
Popularity Award. The Judges will select winners of the other awards from the
Shortlist.
2. Agreement to Official Rules
Sponsor reserves the right
to disqualify and prosecute to the fullest extent permitted by law any
participant or winner who, in Sponsor’s reasonable suspicion, tampers with
Sponsor’s site, the entry process, intentionally submits more than the allowed
entries, violates the Contest Page terms, these Official Rules, the EULA, the
Privacy Policy, or acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner.
To be eligible,
participants must be: (a) at least eighteen (18) years old or the age of
majority in their state or country of their legal residence as of the date of
entry (whichever is higher); (b) have an active email account and Internet
access, (c) where applicable to the Contest entry method(s), be a registered
member with his or her or their own account with one of the social media
channels or email address by which the entrant will participated or by other
means consistent with the Contest, and (d) where applicable to the Contest
entry method(s), have a Game account in good standing. Users may create free
Game and/or social media accounts by following the instructions on the
applicable websites. This Contest is not open to legal residents of China, Hong
Kong, Italy, Philippines, Quebec of Canada, Japan, or South Korea. Persons
identified as “Blocked Persons” or persons subject to applicable sanctions
prohibitions, including, without limitation, those persons listed on the U.S.
Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control’s Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Persons List are not eligible to participate in the
Contest. Any additional eligibility requirements will be indicated in the
additional terms found on the Contest Page. Employees of Sponsor, Krafton,
Inc., and their respective parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries,
advertising, promotion, fulfillment or other coordinating agencies, individuals
providing services to Sponsor through an outsourcer or temporary employment
agency during the Contest Period, and their respective immediate family members
and persons living in the same household, are not eligible to participate in
the Contest. The awarding of prizes does not require a minimum number of
entries.
4. Entry Instructions
To participate in the Contest
and be eligible for a potential prize, participants must complete one of the
entry methods indicated on the Contest Page during the Entry Period. Entrants
may submit multiple entries but are only eligible to win one Judge-selected
Prize. Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same email or other
account needed for participation. Use of any automated, programmed or robotic
system or the like entry methods to participate is prohibited and will result
in disqualification. Each potential winner may be required to show proof of
being the authorized account holder. All entries become property of Sponsor and
none will be acknowledged or returned. All entries must meet the following
criteria:
· Entries must be made
according to instructions on the Contest Page. Sponsor will provide a design
template, and entrants must use the template to submit a design. Important
information required by the form include 3 views of the design, game ID, and
design inspiration.
· Any social media posts
regarding your entry should include the following hashtags: #PUBGMPDP, #PUBGMFANART, #PUBGMCREATIVE,
#4THGLOBALDESIGNCONTEST, and #CONTEST.
· Entries must adhere to
any specifications set forth on the Contest Page regarding format, theme, and
other details.
· Entries must not
previously have been publicly available prior to the commencement of the
Contest.
· Entries must be original
and not violate any third-party rights, and the entrant must have all rights
necessary to submit the entry.
· Entries may not contain
material that (a) is obscene, defamatory, libelous, threatening, pornographic,
racially or ethnically offensive, or encourages conduct that would be
considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or violate any
law; (b) infringes, misappropriates or violates a third party’s patent,
copyright, trademark, trade secret, contractual rights, moral rights or other
intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy, or any other
rights of third parties; (c) violates, or encourages any conduct that would
violate any applicable law or regulation or would give rise to civil liability;
(d) is fraudulent, false, misleading or deceptive; (e) is grossly harmful,
racially or ethnically objectionable, disparaging, blasphemous, libelous,
defamatory, obscene, pornographic, pedophilic, vulgar or offensive; (f)
promotes discrimination, bigotry, racism, hatred, harassment or harm against
any individual or group; (g) is violent, bullying, or threatening or promotes
violence, money laundering or gambling, terrorism, or actions that are
threatening or disrespectful to any person or entity; (h) harms minors in any
way; or (i) promotes illegal or harmful activities or substances.
· Entries must follow the
community guidelines and terms of service of the social media platform used for
entry (where applicable).
Sponsor may reject any
entries that are found, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, to be
in violation of these Official Rules.
5. Winners; Winner Notification
a. Contest Winners
All Contest entries
meeting the requirements of these Official Rules will be entered into the
Contest. The number of Contest winners is specified below in this section. The
Judges’ determination of the Contest winners is final and binding, subject to
the below.
Judging Criteria:
·
PUBG MOBILE Style: The design's aesthetics and expressive ideas
must fit in well with PUBG MOBILE. It must not be too similar to existing
designs in PUBG MOBILE or in other games, while also ensuring that the final
art style is not too different from PUBG MOBILE's style.
·
Independent creation: The design must be unique, creative,
imaginative, novel, and express a fully realized design idea.
Winners:
·
One (1) Gold Award winner
·
Two (2) Silver Award winners
·
Three (3) Bronze Award winners
·
Twenty (20) Outstanding Award winners
·
Three (3) Popularity Award winners (the top 3 vote-getters from
player votes on Shortlist entries during the Voting Period)
·
Shortlist Award winners (the number of Shortlist Award winners
will be determined by the Judges based on the Judging Criteria and total number
of entries)
b. Winner Notification
Sponsor will list winners on
PUBG MOBILE’s social media channels, and/or by other means consistent with the Contest
as soon as reasonably practicable following the winner selection process.
Sponsor is not responsible for any delay or failure to receive notification,
including inactive account(s), technical difficulties associated therewith, or
winner’s failure to adequately monitor any account. The winner must then
respond to Sponsor within ninety-six (96) hours or such other time frame as may
be specified on the Contest Page. In order to verify winners, Sponsor may
require each winner to provide a valid photo ID. Sponsor may contact winners in
a language prominent in the country of entry of each such winner, or English.
Winner, and any guest (if applicable), may be required to sign an affidavit of
eligibility and liability and publicity release. Should the winner fail to
respond to Sponsor or cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim a
prize and/or where applicable an affidavit of eligibility and liability and
publicity release is not timely received, is incomplete or modified, the prize
may be forfeited and Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify that winner and
select a new one in a second-chance random drawing from remaining valid,
eligible entries timely submitted.
6. Prize(s)
a. Contest Prize(s)
·
The Gold Award winner will receive US$10,000.
·
Each Silver Award winner will receive US$5,000.
·
Each Bronze Award winner will receive US$2,000.
·
Each Outstanding Award winner will receive US$500.
·
Each Popularity Award winner will receive US$2,000.
·
Each Shortlist Award winner will receive an in-Game PUBG MOBILE
Epic outfit (approximate retail value: US$2).
b. General Prize Conditions
No cash or other
substitution, assignment or transfer of the prize is permitted, except at the
sole option of Sponsor, who has the right to substitute a prize with another of
comparable or greater value. Winner is responsible for all income or other
taxes and fees associated with the receipt and/or use of the prize. The odds of
winning a prize depend on the total number of eligible entries received.
Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen prizes. Sponsor will use all
reasonable efforts to deliver prizes in a timely fashion.
7. Intellectual Property
Ownership of the pre-existing underlying intellectual property
of the entrant remains the property of the entrant subject to Sponsor’s rights
to reprint, display, reproduce, perform, use, and exhibit the entry for the
purpose of administering and promoting the Contest and for Sponsor’s marketing
and advertising purposes. By participating in the Contest, each entrant grants
to Sponsor a non-exclusive, worldwide, fully paid, royalty-free, perpetual,
transferable license, with the right to sublicense, to reprint, display,
reproduce, perform, use, and exhibit (including the right to make derivative
works of) the entry and materials and information submitted on and in
connection with the Contest or use or receipt of the prize for any and all
purposes in any medium. If an entrant is selected as a winner, instead of the
license granted above, each entrant grants to Sponsor an exclusive, worldwide,
fully paid, royalty-free, perpetual, transferable license, with the right to
sublicense, to reprint, display, reproduce, perform, use, and exhibit
(including the right to make derivative works of) the entry and winner materials
and information submitted on and in connection with the Contest or use or receipt
of the prize for any and all purposes in any medium. Each participating entrant
hereby warrants that any entry and other materials and information provided by
entrant are original with entrant and do not violate or infringe upon the
copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity, moral rights or other
intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity, and do not
violate any applicable laws, rules or regulations. If the entry or information
or materials provided by entrant contain any material or elements that are not
owned by entrant and/or which are subject to the rights of third parties,
entrant represents he or she has obtained, prior to submission of the entry and
information or materials, any and all releases and consents necessary to permit
use and exploitation of the entry, relevant information and materials by
Sponsor in the manner set forth in these Official Rules without additional
compensation.
Each entrant warrants that
the entry and materials and information provided do not contain information
considered by entrant, its employees or personnel, or any other third party to
be confidential, and that the entry, materials and information provided do not
violate any laws or regulations. Entrant agrees that Sponsor has the right to verify
the ownership and originality of all entries and that, upon Sponsor’s request,
entrant must submit a written copy of any release or permission entrant has
received from a third-party granting entrant the right to use such property.
Entrant understands and acknowledges that in the event a submission is selected
as a winning entry, and entrant’s ownership, rights and the originality of the
entry cannot be verified to the satisfaction of Sponsor or is in any other way
ineligible, Sponsor may select an alternate winner based on the same winner
selection process set forth in these Official Rules.
Except to the extent prohibited by law, entrants waive the
benefit of any “moral rights” or “droit moral” or similar rights in any country
to any content that they upload, submit or otherwise provide to Sponsor
associated with the Contest (“Entrant Content”). In addition, when an entrant
creates, appears in, uploads, or posts Entrant Content, that entrant grants
Sponsor a non-exclusive, transferable, worldwide, royalty-free, unrestricted,
perpetual, irrevocable, license, with the right to sublicense, to such
entrant’s name, likeness, and voice, including in connection with commercial or
sponsored content. This means, among other things, that such entrant will not be
entitled to any compensation from Sponsor, its affiliates, or its business
partners if such entrant’s name, likeness, or voice is conveyed through the
game or any related services, or on one of Sponsor’s business partner’s
platforms.
8. Authorized Account
In the event of a dispute
as to any participant, the authorized account holder of the email address
associated with the entry will be deemed to be the participant. The “authorized
account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet
access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for
assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address.
Each potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized
account holder. Sponsor will make final determination of identity of
participants and timing of entries in its sole discretion.
9. Additional Conditions
Sponsor reserves
the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate, modify or suspend the Contest
in whole or in part, if in Sponsor’s opinion (a) the Contest is not capable of
running as planned by reason of the occurrence of any event beyond its control
including, but not limited to, fire, flood, epidemic, pandemic, earthquake,
explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, communications,
equipment failure, utility or service interruptions, riot or civil disturbance,
terrorist threat or activity, war (declared or undeclared), interference with
the Contest by any party, or any federal, state, local or provincial government
law, order, or regulation, order of any court or jurisdiction, or other cause
not reasonably within Sponsor’s control, or (b) any other factors beyond
Sponsor’s reasonable control corrupt or affect the administration, security,
fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest, in all instances without
liability to the participants. Sponsor also reserves the right to disqualify
any participant or winner, as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion.
10. List of Winner(s)
Within one week after the
event ends, the winners will be announced on by Sponsor on the Contest Page,
and the PUBG MOBILE Twitter and
Instagram. Individuals may request the name of the winner(s) by submitting a
self-addressed stamped envelope within three (3) months from the end date to
Proxima Beta Pte. Limited, Attn: PUBG MOBILE 4th Global Design Contest Winners
List, 10 Anson Road #21-07, International Plaza, Singapore.
11. Personal Information
Sponsor may collect
personal data about participants online and/or through entries, in accordance
with the Privacy Policy and as may be more specifically set forth in these
Official Rules.
12. Disclaimers and Limitations on Liability. SPONSOR MAKES NO
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ANY
PRIZE OR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST. BY ENTERING THE CONTEST OR RECEIPT
OF ANY PRIZE, EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS THE CONTEST
ENTITIES, ANY THIRD-PARTY SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS UTILIZED FOR THE CONTEST, AND
THEIR SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, DISTRIBUTORS, ADVERTISING/CONTEST
AGENCIES, AND PRIZE SUPPLIERS, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENT COMPANIES
AND EACH SUCH COMPANY’S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS
(COLLECTIVELY, THE “RELEASED PARTIES”) FROM AND AGAINST ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF
ACTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, OR DAMAGE TO OR
LOSS OF PROPERTY, ARISING OUT OF PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST OR RECEIPT OR USE
OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE. THE RELEASED PARTIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR: (1) ANY
INCORRECT OR INACCURATE INFORMATION, WHETHER CAUSED BY ENTRANTS, PRINTING
ERRORS OR BY ANY OF THE EQUIPMENT OR PROGRAMMING ASSOCIATED WITH OR UTILIZED IN
THE CONTEST; (2) TECHNICAL FAILURES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO
MALFUNCTIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, OR DISCONNECTIONS IN PHONE LINES OR NETWORK
HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE; (3) UNAUTHORIZED HUMAN INTERVENTION IN ANY PART OF THE
ENTRY PROCESS OR THE CONTEST; (4) TECHNICAL OR HUMAN ERROR WHICH MAY OCCUR IN
THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONTEST OR THE PROCESSING OF ENTRIES; OR (5) ANY
INJURY OR DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY WHICH MAY BE CAUSED, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FROM ENTRANT’S PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST OR
RECEIPT OR USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE. If for any reason an entrant's entry is
confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or
corrupted, entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Contest, provided that
if it is not possible to award another entry due to discontinuance of the Contest,
or any part of it, for any reason, Sponsor, at its discretion, may elect to
hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date
of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein. No more than the
stated number of prizes will be awarded. In event that production, technical,
programming or any other reasons cause more than stated number of prizes as set
forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves
the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a choosing from all
legitimate, unawarded, eligible prize claims. In the event Sponsor is prevented
from continuing with the Contest as contemplated herein by any event beyond its
control, including but not limited to fire, flood, earthquake, explosion, labor
dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, or any federal, state or local
government law, order, or regulation, or other cause not reasonably within
Sponsor’s control (each a "Force Majeure" event or occurrence), then
subject to any governmental approval which may be required, Sponsor shall have
the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the Contest. The invalidity or
unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of any other provision.
13. Indemnification
You agree to release,
indemnify, defend and hold Sponsor and its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries,
directors, officers, employees, sponsors and agents, including advertising and
promotion agencies, and assigns, and any other organizations related to the Contest,
harmless, from any and all claims, injuries, damages, expenses or losses to
person or property and/or liabilities of any nature that in any way arise from
participation in the Contest or acceptance or use of a prize or parts thereof,
including, without limitation, (a) any condition caused by events beyond
Sponsor’s control that may cause the Contest to be disrupted or corrupted; (b)
the prize, or acceptance, possession, or use of the prize, or from
participation in the Contest; and (c) any printing or typographical errors in
any materials associated with the Contest.
14. Publicity
Except where prohibited,
by participating in the Contest, you consent to the use of your name,
photograph, likeness, voice, opinions, information, biographical information,
entry and statements attributed to you (if true), hometown and jurisdiction of
residence for advertising, publicity and promotional purposes, including
without limitation, inclusion in Sponsor’s newsletters, social media accounts
and affiliated websites and the Contest Page, without further compensation.
15. Governing Law
These Official
Rules, and any action related thereto, will be governed by the laws of Singapore
without regard to its conflict of laws provisions.
Any dispute, controversy,
difference or claim arising out of or relating to this Contest or Official
Rules, including the existence, validity, interpretation, performance, breach
or termination thereof or any dispute regarding non-contractual obligations
arising out of or relating to it shall be referred to and finally resolved by
arbitration administered by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre
(“SIAC”) under the Arbitration Rules of the SIAC in force at the time of
delivery of the arbitration notice. The seat of this arbitration shall be
Singapore. The arbitration proceeding shall be conducted in English. The remedy
for any claim shall be limited to actual damages, and in no event shall any
party be entitled to recover punitive, exemplary, consequential, or incidental
damages, including attorney’s fees or other such related costs of bringing a
claim, or to rescind this agreement or seek injunctive or any other equitable
relief.
17. Languages. These
Official Rules may be made in multiple language versions. In the event of a
dispute as to the terms of different language versions, the English version
shall prevail.
18. Country Specific Notices.
If any provision of these Official Rules is invalid under the
law, rules, or regulations of a particular country, it will only apply to the
extent permitted.
19. No Affiliation with Social Media Channels.
This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered
by, or associated with, any of the social media channels used in connection
with this Contest. Entrants understand that entrants are providing information
to Sponsor and not to the social media channels. The information provided by
entrants will only be used as described in these Official Rules and the Game’s
Privacy Policy.