All participants will receive a participation gift. Prizes are not transferable, exchangeable or redeemable for cash, credit or other benefit in-kind. Prizes are also subject to the validity periods and any other terms and conditions as may be imposed by the prize sponsors. All prizes are not inclusive of any taxes and other expenses / costs, all of which are the sole responsibility of the winners. The winners of the contest will be announced on 31st March 2010. Winners will be notified by email or phone in accordance with the contact details provided with their entries. OAP may require proof of identity in relation to collection of the prize. Details of prize collection, transferability, acknowledgement of receipt will be communicated to the winners. Prizes not acknowledged within 48 hours of prize notification will be forfeited to backup winner(s). The winners’ names will also be published on the Website. The decisions of OAP on all matters relating to the Education Programme, including but not limited to the eligibility of participants, conduct of the Education Programme, the winners of the contest, and the determination or replacement or substitution of any winners or prizes, shall be final and no correspondence with participants will be entertained.
Internship
As part of the Education Programme, certain students may at OAP's sole discretion qualify for a period of internship with OAP. Qualifying students are subject to an assessment process by OAP. Student(s) selected for the internship will have to sign a separate Non-Disclosure Agreement with OAP.
Intellectual Property Rights
The entire right, title and interest (including intellectual property rights) in and to the entries (whether or not prize winning) and all materials submitted with your entry, and in and to all works based upon, derived from, or incorporating your entry or any part thereof shall vest exclusively in OAP, its successors and assigns. You shall do all things and sign and execute all documents as OAP may reasonably require to perfect, protect or enforce any intellectual property rights assigned to OAP under this terms and conditions. OAP shall be entitled, without further reference to you, to exercise all intellectual property rights in your entry, including
the use, adaptation, modification, reproduction, translation, exhibition, publication, display and archival of your entry or any part thereof in any context and with or without other material, in any medium now known or hereafter devised, whether or not for profit, for the full period of protection arising pursuant to the laws in force in any part of the world including all renewals reversions and extensions and to authorise others to do the same. In no event shall OAP be required to use any entry, whether in whole or in part. OAP, OAP’s representative offices, authorized agencies, contractors and sponsors, and the directors, officers, employees and assignees thereof shall not be liable for (a) any claim, damage, loss, injury or inconvenience arising out or in connection with the education programme or any prize, including the award thereof to or use thereof by any person; (b) any event of force majeure, including without limitation any calamity or conditions, acts of God, war or warlike hostilities, civil commotion, riots, blockades, embargoes, sabotages, strikes, fires, lockouts, shortages of material or labour, terrorist activity, epidemic, quarantine restrictions, health risk or any other occurrence beyond the reasonable control of OAP nor any of OAP.’s representative offices, authorized agencies, contractors and sponsors; (c) any entries or other communications that have been lost, late, illegible, incomplete, tampered with, corrupted, mutilated, misdirected or undelivered for any reason; or (d) any defect, failure, interruption, breakdown, malfunction, delay or unavailability of any postal services, machine, computer system, hardware, software, data processing system, email account, communications network or transmission link or other cause that in any way prevents or limits any person’s ability to submit a valid entry to the Contest or receive communications or that causes any damage to any person’s computer systems. You hereby release OAP, OAP’s representative offices, authorized agencies, contractors and sponsors, and the directors, officers, employees and assignees thereof, completely from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, expenses, damages, attorneys’ fees, obligations and suits, of any kind, in law, equity or otherwise, whether known or unknown, disclosed and undisclosed, now or hereafter arising out of or in connection with the contest, any prizes, your breach of any term or warranty of this terms and conditions and/or your acts or omissions in relation thereto. You further agree to indemnify and hold harmless OAP, OAP’s representative offices, authorized agencies, contractors and sponsors, and the directors, officers, employees and assignees thereof, from and against any and all such claims, demands, causes of action, expenses, damages, attorneys’ fees, obligations and suits.
No Liability
OAP shall not be held liable for any loss or damages suffered by the participants as a result of:-
• Any entries which are rendered void for whatever reasons, including any lost, late, misdirected, damaged, illegible or incomplete entries; or
• Any telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet, or computer malfunctions, failures, errors, delays or difficulties of any kind; or
• Any condition caused by events beyond the control of OAP that may cause the Education Programme to be disrupted or corrupted; or
• Any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of the prize, or acceptance, possession, or use of the prize, or from participation in the Education Programme; or
• Any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Education Programme; or
• Failed, incomplete, garbled, or delayed computer transmissions.
