Terms & Conditions Music Video Competition
As a condition to participating in the singing competition, you (individually, or if a group, individually and jointly) agree to comply with the rules as found on www.vocalsport.com, as transmitted to you by email (or otherwise), and as found in these Terms and Conditions. The singing competition is operated by Bright Future Enterprises, LLC dba Vocal Sport.
By entering the competition, you agree to the following:
YOUR IMAGES
You agree that the publicity that may occur from your entry into a competition is adequate consideration for granting, and you hereby grant Vocal Sport an irrevocable, non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, fully paid-up, assignable license to use, reproduce, display, modify, and create derivative works of all or any portion of your Images submitted, taken, recorded or derived under the terms of this agreement by Vocal Sport or its agents and the same shall belong to Vocal Sport. You release any of the rights that you have or may have had in or to said Images. The term Images means your photograph(s), likeness, voice, film footage, video, audio, testimonials and/or interviews, or any portion thereof. In connection herewith, Vocal Sport may use the Images for advertising or promoting Vocal Sport’s products and services in any way without obligation of compensating you.
SUBMITTED VIDEOS
By submitting a video to Vocal Sport, you confer on Vocal Sport an irrevocable, non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, fully paid-up, assignable license to use, reproduce, display, modify, and create derivative works of all or any portion of the video entry for advertising, publicity and promotional purposes in all media, including, without limitation, on air and within www.vocalsport.com and third-party websites such as YouTube.com (“Third-Party Websites”) in perpetuity, without further notice or compensation (except to the extent prohibited by law) and agree to execute a specific consent to such use upon request. Vocal Sport reserves the right to reject any video submitted for any reason.
Vocal Sport may post your videos on its website or a Third-Party Website channel, but does not guarantee that such Third-Party Websites will accept the videos, in which case, Vocal Sport has no obligation to feature videos on their Third-Party Website channel. Vocal Sport may choose at their discretion to not feature any videos online in any way. The length of time a winner's video will be displayed on the Vocal Sport YouTube channel may be up to one year, but is not guaranteed.
INDEMNITY
As conditions of entry into the competition, and by uploading an your video entry, you warrant and represent that the uploaded video (a) does not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity; (b) that you have obtained permission from a person who’s name, likeness or voice is used in the video and (c) that publication of the video via various media including website posting, will not infringe on the rights of any third party’s rights. You will indemnify and hold harmless Vocal Sport and its sponsors from any claims to the contrary. YOU FURTHER WARRANT AND REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE OBTAINED PERMISSION FROM EACH PERSON WHO APPEARS IN THE VIDEO TO GRANT THE RIGHTS TO VOCAL SPORT, AND CAN MAKE WRITTEN COPIES OF SUCH PERMISSIONS AVAILABLE TO VOCAL SPORT UPON REQUEST. You agree to indemnify and hold Vocal Sport and its respective affiliates, officers, members, agents, co-branders or other partners, and any of their employees (collectively, the “Vocal Sport Indemnitees”), harmless from any and all claims, damages, expenses, costs (including reasonable attorney’s fees) and liabilities (including settlements), brought or asserted by any third party against any of the Vocal Sport Indemnitees due to or arising out of your video in any competition or finals, or your conduct during and in connection with this competition, including but not limited to trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property rights, right of publicity, right of privacy or defamation. You agree to release and indemnify and hold harmless the Vocal Sport Indemnitees from any and all claims that any advertising, presentation, website content or any other material subsequently produced, presented, and/or prepared by or on behalf of any Vocal Sport Indemnitee infringes on the rights of your work as contained in any video you enter.
WAIVER
Vocal Sport and its employees, agents and sponsors are not responsible for misdirected entries, human error, technical malfunction, or to inform you when you have failed to comply with the rules. You agree to waive any claims against Vocal Sport arising from the foregoing. You further agree to accept any and all results as concluded by the judges, prize sponsors, talent scouts, or competition committee and waive all claims against Vocal Sport and its employees and agents for such outcomes.
COMMUNICATION AND DEADLINES
No reminders will be given regarding deadlines. Follow-through is your responsibility. You will receive replies to all emails and submissions within several days. If a reply is not received, you must resend the information.
CONTESTANTS UNDER AGE 18
Contestants under the age of 18 MUST have permission from their parent or guardian to enter the competition.
PRIZES
Prizes may be subject to tax. Some prizes may be offered locally and winners must agree to travel to sponsor’s location (or as otherwise directed by the sponsor) to claim their prizes. Vocal Sport and its respective sponsors are independent of each other and neither have the right to contractually bind the other. Nothing herein obligates Vocal Sport to provide any talent agent services, artist development services, referrals or promotion of any kind to winners. Prizes and distribution of prizes are subject to change depending on the final number of entries. If there are a low number of entries in a given category, Vocal Sport may modify the amount or not award the prize. If the winner is under 18 years of age, the prize will be awarded in the name of a parent or legal guardian.
Sponsor prizes are the sole responsibility of the sponsors. Winners must contact prize sponsors immediately and comply with all prize sponsor requirements. Vocal Sport disclaims all responsibility for the delivery, content, and quality of the sponsor prizes. Sponsor prizes are non-transferable and have no cash value.
DISCLAIMER
If deemed necessary for execution of any competition, Vocal Sport may change without notice to you the format, categories, prize amounts, or dates of the competitions. You agree that any claim you may have for direct, indirect, consequential or incidental damages arising from such changes is limited to the entry fee you paid.
By entering the competition, you agree to the following:
YOUR IMAGES
You agree that the publicity that may occur from your entry into a competition is adequate consideration for granting, and you hereby grant Vocal Sport an irrevocable, non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, fully paid-up, assignable license to use, reproduce, display, modify, and create derivative works of all or any portion of your Images submitted, taken, recorded or derived under the terms of this agreement by Vocal Sport or its agents and the same shall belong to Vocal Sport. You release any of the rights that you have or may have had in or to said Images. The term Images means your photograph(s), likeness, voice, film footage, video, audio, testimonials and/or interviews, or any portion thereof. In connection herewith, Vocal Sport may use the Images for advertising or promoting Vocal Sport’s products and services in any way without obligation of compensating you.
SUBMITTED VIDEOS
By submitting a video to Vocal Sport, you confer on Vocal Sport an irrevocable, non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, fully paid-up, assignable license to use, reproduce, display, modify, and create derivative works of all or any portion of the video entry for advertising, publicity and promotional purposes in all media, including, without limitation, on air and within www.vocalsport.com and third-party websites such as YouTube.com (“Third-Party Websites”) in perpetuity, without further notice or compensation (except to the extent prohibited by law) and agree to execute a specific consent to such use upon request. Vocal Sport reserves the right to reject any video submitted for any reason.
Vocal Sport may post your videos on its website or a Third-Party Website channel, but does not guarantee that such Third-Party Websites will accept the videos, in which case, Vocal Sport has no obligation to feature videos on their Third-Party Website channel. Vocal Sport may choose at their discretion to not feature any videos online in any way. The length of time a winner's video will be displayed on the Vocal Sport YouTube channel may be up to one year, but is not guaranteed.
INDEMNITY
As conditions of entry into the competition, and by uploading an your video entry, you warrant and represent that the uploaded video (a) does not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity; (b) that you have obtained permission from a person who’s name, likeness or voice is used in the video and (c) that publication of the video via various media including website posting, will not infringe on the rights of any third party’s rights. You will indemnify and hold harmless Vocal Sport and its sponsors from any claims to the contrary. YOU FURTHER WARRANT AND REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE OBTAINED PERMISSION FROM EACH PERSON WHO APPEARS IN THE VIDEO TO GRANT THE RIGHTS TO VOCAL SPORT, AND CAN MAKE WRITTEN COPIES OF SUCH PERMISSIONS AVAILABLE TO VOCAL SPORT UPON REQUEST. You agree to indemnify and hold Vocal Sport and its respective affiliates, officers, members, agents, co-branders or other partners, and any of their employees (collectively, the “Vocal Sport Indemnitees”), harmless from any and all claims, damages, expenses, costs (including reasonable attorney’s fees) and liabilities (including settlements), brought or asserted by any third party against any of the Vocal Sport Indemnitees due to or arising out of your video in any competition or finals, or your conduct during and in connection with this competition, including but not limited to trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property rights, right of publicity, right of privacy or defamation. You agree to release and indemnify and hold harmless the Vocal Sport Indemnitees from any and all claims that any advertising, presentation, website content or any other material subsequently produced, presented, and/or prepared by or on behalf of any Vocal Sport Indemnitee infringes on the rights of your work as contained in any video you enter.
WAIVER
Vocal Sport and its employees, agents and sponsors are not responsible for misdirected entries, human error, technical malfunction, or to inform you when you have failed to comply with the rules. You agree to waive any claims against Vocal Sport arising from the foregoing. You further agree to accept any and all results as concluded by the judges, prize sponsors, talent scouts, or competition committee and waive all claims against Vocal Sport and its employees and agents for such outcomes.
COMMUNICATION AND DEADLINES
No reminders will be given regarding deadlines. Follow-through is your responsibility. You will receive replies to all emails and submissions within several days. If a reply is not received, you must resend the information.
CONTESTANTS UNDER AGE 18
Contestants under the age of 18 MUST have permission from their parent or guardian to enter the competition.
PRIZES
Prizes may be subject to tax. Some prizes may be offered locally and winners must agree to travel to sponsor’s location (or as otherwise directed by the sponsor) to claim their prizes. Vocal Sport and its respective sponsors are independent of each other and neither have the right to contractually bind the other. Nothing herein obligates Vocal Sport to provide any talent agent services, artist development services, referrals or promotion of any kind to winners. Prizes and distribution of prizes are subject to change depending on the final number of entries. If there are a low number of entries in a given category, Vocal Sport may modify the amount or not award the prize. If the winner is under 18 years of age, the prize will be awarded in the name of a parent or legal guardian.
Sponsor prizes are the sole responsibility of the sponsors. Winners must contact prize sponsors immediately and comply with all prize sponsor requirements. Vocal Sport disclaims all responsibility for the delivery, content, and quality of the sponsor prizes. Sponsor prizes are non-transferable and have no cash value.
DISCLAIMER
If deemed necessary for execution of any competition, Vocal Sport may change without notice to you the format, categories, prize amounts, or dates of the competitions. You agree that any claim you may have for direct, indirect, consequential or incidental damages arising from such changes is limited to the entry fee you paid.