# Acceptance

The Entrant/s acknowledge having read, understood and agreed to the following terms and conditions:

- 1. Ineligibility: FAVA and FAO employees and their immediate family members (spouses, parents, children, siblings and their respective spouses, regardless of where they live) or persons living in the same households of such employees, whether or not related, are not eligible to enter the Contest. FAVA will determine eligibility at its sole discretion.
- 2. Submissions: Applicants can submit existing design or original works for which they are the sole creator or have collaborated with others. FAVA and FAO will be using the submissions of the applications for subsequent broader use of target audiences, including the promotion of the good practices campaign. FAVA and FAO will also not seek additional approvals in connection with the use of the text, schematics, figures and photographs and it will not be responsible for any claim or complaint alleging violation of the rights of third parties.
- 3. Copyright ownership and licensing for reproduction: By entering the contest, the designs, while retaining copyright ownership, grant an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide exclusive license to FAVA and FAO to reproduce, distribute, display and create derivative works of the applicants (along with a name credit) in connection with the contest and the promotion of FAVA and FAO’s work, in:
- • FAO corporate website: www.fao.org;
- • FAVA website: www.favamember.org;
- • Corporate videos or digital recordings to illustrate work of FAO and FAVA;
- • Printed FAO and FAVA publications, brochures or posters;
- • Social media channels, including promotion of the Contest itself;
- • Any other media used by FAO and FAVA in its communications.

FAVA and FAO will verify the quality of the design in consultation with relevant experts. FAO will not pay any fees for, nor pay any costs relating to, the entry of the animal housing design into the Contest or for their use as described above.

- 4. Verification of eligibility: FAVA and FAO reserve the right to verify the eligibility of any entry and/or Entrant (including an Entrant’s identity and address) and to disqualify any Entrant who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these rules or who tampers with the entry process. By submitting entries to the Contest, Entrants agree that personal data, especially name and address, may be processed, shared, and otherwise used for the purposes and within the context of the Contest and any other purposes outlined in these rules. The data may also be used by FAVA and FAO in order to verify the Entrant's identity, postal address and telephone number or to otherwise verify the Entrant's eligibility to participate in the Contest. FAVA and FAO are not responsible for any entries not received due to internet or software failures. Nothing in the terms and conditions for this contest, nor any acts performed or statements made in relation to this contest, shall be deemed a waiver, express or implied, of any of the rights of FAVA, and privileges and immunities of FAO.

Signature attesting adherence and agreement to the contest’s terms and conditions (signed by the leader of the team):

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