Terms & Conditions
My View of London photography competition
Competition dates
The competition will be open for entries until midnight on Thursday 23 June 2011.
Entry
The competition is open to all amateur photographers aged 18 or over, except employees of Park Plaza Hotels and employees and Trustees of Fight for Sight.
Entry is limited to one photo per person. Entry is free but entrants should be aware that they may be subject to local call charges depending on their own individual arrangements for internet access.
Entrants must submit electronic photos via the My View of London website (www.myviewoflondon.org.uk), clearly stating their name, email address, contact phone number and which of the four competition categories the photo is being entered under. Entrants will also be asked to submit a short description of the photo. Late or corrupt entries will not be accepted. Entries must not be sent through agencies or third parties. Postal entries will not be accepted.
Entrants will retain copyright for their photos. However, by submitting a photo to the competition entrants are granting a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual licence for their entries to be edited, published, reproduced and used by Fight for Sight and Park Plaza London hotels for any purpose, free of charge. They are also agreeing to their name, geographic location, photo and photo description being published in the My View of London online gallery and, if shortlisted, to be exhibited as part of the My View of London photo exhibition at the Park Plaza Victoria London. Photos displayed in the online gallery will be chosen at random. All prints of photos so exhibited will remain the property of Fight for Sight and Park Plaza London hotels.
Entrants warrant that they own the copyright for photographs submitted and that photographs are their original work. Submissions must not have been published elsewhere or submitted to any other photographic competition, including the 2010 My View of London competition. Entrants are responsible for ensuring that permission of the subject of their images has been sought and that the images do not infringe the rights of any third party. Entrants must not have breached any law when taking their photographs.
Prizes
First prize
- Two night stay for two, in a Penthouse Suite at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London. Includes one three-course dinner and one breakfast at Brasserie Joel.
Complimentary meals at Brasserie Joel will include non alcoholic beverages only. The winner is responsible for all other costs incurred including but not limited to travel to, from and within London, spending money, spa treatments, beverages and meals other than those stated above. This prize is subject to availability and must be used by 30 December 2011. Some black-out dates may apply.
- A Sony A550 Digital SLR camera (worth £750)
- Review of portfolio by Digital SLR Photography team
- £250 towards camera equipment donated by John Lewis Oxford Street
- 12 month subscription to Digital SLR Photography magazine
- Signed copy of Love London – a collection of over 200 images of London by photographer & judge Barbara Chandler
- Photo to be exhibited at Park Plaza Victoria London at the end of the competition
Second prize
- £200 Mandara Spa Voucher.
This must be used at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London by 30 December 2011.
- A Sony NEX-3 Interchangable lens digital camera (worth £400)
- 12 month subscription to Digital SLR Photography magazine
- Signed copy of Love London – a collection of over 200 images of London by photographer Barbara Chandler
- Photo to be exhibited at Park Plaza Victoria London at the end of the competition
Third prize
- Dinner for two at Chino Latino at Park Plaza Riverbank London.
The complimentary meal will include non alcoholic beverages only. This prize must be used by 30 December 2011, and is subject to availability.
- A Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W360 digital camera (worth £130)
- 12 month subscription to Digital SLR Photography magazine
- Signed copy of Love London – a collection of over 200 images of London by photographer Barbara Chandler
- Photo to be exhibited at Park Plaza Victoria London at the end of the competition
If a winner is not able to accept their prize in accordance with these terms and conditions, Fight for Sight reserves the right to select another winner. There is no cash or other alternative to the prizes stated. The prizes are not transferable and no part or parts of the prize may be substituted for other benefits, items or additions. Fight for Sight reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal value in the event that circumstances beyond its control make it impossible to offer the advertised prizes.
By accepting a prize, winners are agreeing to allow Fight for Sight and Park Plaza London hotels to use their name, geographic location and the winning photo and photo description for publicity purposes.
Winning entries
The winning photos will be decided by an independent judging panel in three stages.
- Entries will be shortlisted to 30 from each of the four categories.
- The judges will then select the top photos from each category.
- From the final 12 shortlisted photos, three winning photos will be selected and the entrants will be awarded the prizes as set out above.
The winning photos may come from one or more of the four categories. The judges’ decision is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.
Judging will take place in the week commencing 27 June 2011 and the prize winners will be notified by 1 July 2011. All reasonable efforts will be made to contact prize winners during this time. If they cannot be contacted or are not available, Fight for Sight reserves the right to choose another prize winner.
Winners may be required to submit valid identification before receiving their prize. Names of the final 12 shortlisted winners, including the three prize winners, will be published on the My View of London, Fight for Sight, Park Plaza London hotels and Rooster PR websites.
The final 12 shortlisted photos will be exhibited at the Park Plaza Victoria London hotel from 15 July 2011 to 14 August 2011, subject to change.
Other
Fight for Sight and Park Plaza London hotels will not be liable for technical, hardware or software failures of any kind or lost or unavailable network connections which may limit or prohibit an eligible entrant’s ability to participate in the competition.
Fight for Sight and Park Plaza London hotels will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from the winner or their guest’s enjoyment of a prize.
Submission of a photo to the competition will be deemed acceptance of these terms and conditions. Fight for Sight and Park Plaza London hotels reserve the right to exclude entrants and withhold prizes if any of these terms and conditions are violated. Fight for Sight and Park Plaza London hotels reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions and publish any amendments on the My View of London website.
Use of any personal data received by Fight for Sight or Park Plaza London hotels in the course of the competition will be processed as described in these terms and conditions and otherwise subject to the privacy policies detailed at www.fightforsight.org.uk and www.parkplaza.com
These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of England and Wales.
This competition is being organised by The British Eye Research Foundation, operating as Fight for Sight, a company limited by guarantee registered in England (Company Number: 05525503) and a charity registered in England by the Charity Commission for England and Wales (Number: 1111438) whose registered office is at 1st Floor, 36-38 Botolph Lane, London EC3R 8DE.
The competition is taking place in association with Park Plaza Hotels Limited, P.O Box 285, 1st Floor Elizabeth House, Les Ruettes Brayes, St. Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 4LX, Channel Islands (Registration Number: 47131), who are responsible for providing the two night stay at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London as detailed above, the Mandara Spa voucher, dinner for two at Chino Latino and for hosting the exhibition following the competition.
