Okay, you gorgeous member of the Asian creative diaspora, this is the boring bit, but do make sure you read it.

ELIGIBILITY AND OBLIGATION OF APPLICANT

To be able to enter the Global Asian Creative Awards (the “Awards”), you (the “Applicant’) must:

- Be living in, or have spent more than five years living in, a non-Asian country

- Have at least one parent who is from an Asian country

- Be the lead creator, or one of the lead creators, of the submitted work

- Submit work that was produced within 24 months prior to the submission deadline

- Provide entry submissions, documentation and any related materials requested by the Awards judges

- Pay the correct fee in the appropriate category

- Be over 18 years of age

- Submit work that is predominantly in English

- Ensure that the work you submit is your own, and does not infringe on any rights of others, including copyright trademark, right of privacy, or publicity, and does not require any permission from any third party

For these purposes, “Asia” and “Asian” include Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pacific Islands excluding Australia/New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.

PERMISSION TO USE AND MODIFY INFORMATION

By submitting an entry, the Applicant grants the Organiser (including its affiliates, agents and service providers) the right to use, copy, transmit, publicise, display and potentially modify the submissions for the purposes of submission screening and judging, and for promotional and marketing activities through any medium including social media. The Organiser is not required to show the Applicant the amended copy or information before disclosure to the general public.

RELEASE OF RESULTS

Gold, Silver and Bronze award winners will be announced on the winners announcement day. 

Finalists will be announced on the shortlist announcement day.

Key dates for the Awards are set out on the Awards website.  While the Organiser will endeavour to adhere to the published dates, there may be situations where the dates may need to be changed, for example, pandemics, public emergencies, sustained internet or electrical interruptions, or other events outside the control of the Organiser.  In such situations, the Organiser will have the right to delay, postpone or cancel the Awards.

The Organiser reserves the right not to confer any awards in any Awards category if the submitted entries are found to be below par in terms of quality and judges’ expectations.

The Organiser has absolute discretion in the appointment of the judges for the Awards and the setting of judging criteria.  The decisions of the judges and the Organiser are final and not subject to dispute. 

DISQUALIFICATION, REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION

The Organiser has the right to disqualify an Applicant, reject a submission entry and/or revoke any awards in the following situations:

- Failure to make timely payment of submission fees by the stipulated deadline

- Failure of the submitted entry to adhere to the prescribed submission format

- The submitted entry is deemed unlawful 

- The submitted entry is recognised or suspected as having infringed the intellectual property rights of another party

- The Applicant’s entry submission is otherwise not in compliance with these Terms and Conditions, as determined by the Organiser

SUBMISSION WITHDRAWAL

Applicants who wish to withdraw from the competition may do so before the stipulated submission deadline. Applicants wishing to do so must notify the Organiser via email at: admin@globalsasiancreative.com stating the reason for withdrawal. Submission fees will not be refunded.

INDEMNITY

The Applicant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Organiser, its affiliates, agents and service providers (including their respective directors and shareholders), and the Awards judges, from any and all claims, damages, losses, expenses, legal fees, penalties, judgments or settlements arising from any breach of these Terms and Conditions by the Applicant, or from any claims of intellectual property infringement in connection with the Applicant’s Awards submission entry.

The Organiser shall bear no liability concerning any dispute or conflict arising between the Applicant and third parties in connection with the Awards or the submitted entries.

GENERAL

In these Terms and Conditions, the “Organiser” refers to the organiser of the Awards, Giant Niche Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability.

By submitting an entry to the Awards, the Applicant represents and warrants to the Organiser that (a) the Applicant has read and agrees with these Terms and Conditions; (b) the Applicant has full legal authority to submit an entry to and participate in the Awards; (c) all information provided by the Applicant in connection with their submission entry for the Awards is true, accurate and not misleading; (d) the Applicant owns and/or has lawful rights to use all intellectual property in their submitted entry to the Awards; (e) the materials and contents of the Applicant’s entry in the Awards do not infringe any the intellectual property rights of any third party; and (f) the Applicant is in compliance with the applicable laws of their location in respect of their entry to the Awards and content of their submitted entry.

The Organiser collects personally identifiable data for the purpose of the entry and participation in the Awards subject to the Privacy Policy of the Organiser which can be found on the Awards website at www.globalasiancreative.com.