Application Terms
Please check the contest details before applying.
Those who apply will be deemed to have understood each of the posted matters and to have "agreed" to these terms and conditions.
Application requirements
- Only available to those residing in Japan.
- Each person may submit as many works as they like. However, each person may only win one award.
- Multiple submissions of the same work are not permitted.
- Applications from the same person using multiple accounts will be invalid.
- There are no age restrictions for the adult division, but the children's division is open to those 15 years of age or younger.
- If you are under the age of 18, please have a guardian apply on your behalf. We will only ask applicants who pass the first screening to confirm their name and the name of their guardian.
- Only works created during the contest application period are eligible.
- Works that have been selected or won awards in other public exhibitions, or works that have been shown in exhibitions organized by art museums or other institutions, are not eligible to submit.
- For those who applied through X (formerly Twitter), if your X (formerly Twitter) account is set to private, if your post is not searchable, or if you have deleted your application, your application will be invalid. You must also follow the account designated by our company until the time of prize delivery. If we are unable to deliver the prize due to an unknown email address, inability to contact, or incomplete information, or if you have not received the prize within one month due to other reasons, your right to receive the prize may be invalidated.
- Those affiliated with this contest are not eligible to apply.
About the screening
- In the first round of judging (photo judging), works that are extremely small in size or unclear will not be judged. If you take and edit photos using a smartphone camera app, please be careful not to make the size too small.
- If the work is found to be damaged upon arrival at the second screening (physical screening), we will attempt to restore it, but please note that there may be cases where repair is not possible.
- Details on how to return non-winning works will be provided when the results are announced. Please accept that the works will be returned with no scratches.
- Please note that winning works will not be returned.
About the Contest
- This contest is sponsored by Wakai Sangyo Co., Ltd.
- This contest is not affiliated with X (formerly Twitter).
- This contest may be canceled, interrupted or terminated without prior notice due to system maintenance, malfunctions, etc.
Prohibitions
Any application that falls under any of the following items may be invalidated. If such a fact is discovered after the award has been received, the award rights may be invalidated. In addition, if a third party files a lawsuit or other dispute arises regarding the submitted work for infringement of rights, the applicant shall respond at his/her own expense and responsibility, and agree to indemnify the Company for all losses, damages, and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, and to hold the Company harmless from such damages.
- This violates the terms of use of X (formerly Twitter).
- Proxy applications (substitutions by relatives are also prohibited. However, if you are under the age of 18, a guardian must apply on your behalf)
- Any actions that disrupt the operation of this contest
- Any content that violates public order and morals, or that includes political activities, religious activities, or election activities.
- Anything that includes buying and selling or similar activities, posting or advertising on a specific site
- Anything that defames individuals, companies, organizations, etc., or violates their privacy
- Anything that violates a third party's copyright, portrait rights, or other laws
- Any content that may impede the operation of our business or damage our credibility
- Anything that may infringe on the rights of specific characters or celebrities
- Advertising and solicitation
- The winning entry is identical or similar to a previously published design, or infringes the intellectual property rights of a third party.
- Any other actions that the Company deems inappropriate
Copyright
- The copyright of the submitted work belongs to the creator, but our company, supporting companies, and third parties approved by our company may use the work free of charge and without requiring the applicant's permission in publications, websites, e-commerce sites, advertisements, promotions, etc., and the applicant shall not exercise any moral rights in relation to such use.
- All rights to the patents, utility models, designs, trademarks, and copyrights (including the rights set forth in Articles 27 and 28 of the Copyright Act) of the winning works (Grand Prize, Runner-up Prize, Special Jury Prize, Fujix Prize, and Wakai Sangyo Prize) in Japan and all countries around the world shall belong to our company. In addition, applicants shall not exercise any moral rights of authors in relation to their submitted works. The consideration for the transfer of the above rights shall be covered by the prizes set forth in the contest regulations.
- If the submitted work is awarded, we will confirm the intention to accept the award through the transfer agreement presented by our company. If the said transfer agreement is not accepted, it will be considered as a decline of the award, and we will not compensate the winner for any disadvantages related to the submitted work that may occur after that.
Handling of personal information
- The information provided in your application or through the registration form may be used for our marketing activities in a non-personally identifiable form.
- Any information necessary to send the prize that we receive from the winners will be destroyed after a certain period of time has passed once we have confirmed that the prize has been sent.
- The personal information collected in this matter will be managed and used in accordance with our privacy policy.
https://www.wakaisangyo.co.jp/hd/privacy-policy/
Announcement of the results
- We plan to contact those who pass the first round of screening around mid-December 2023.
- Applicants who apply through X (formerly Twitter) will be contacted via DM from the official Nail It X (formerly Twitter) account. Please make sure your account is set up to receive DMs.
- Applicants who submit via Google Form will be contacted at the email address they provided. If you have spam settings, please make sure to set your email settings to receive emails from the "@wakaisangyo.co.jp" domain.
- The awards ceremony, which will also announce the results, is scheduled for late January 2024.
Prizes
- The right to receive the award is valid only for the award recipient and cannot be transferred to a third party.
- Prizes will be sent within one month after the award notification.
- Prizes will only be sent within Japan.
- Prizes will be sent via email, direct mail or courier.
- When we send you your Children's Category award notification, we will include a URL for a form where you can enter your shipping address, so please enter your shipping information.
- Prizes cannot be transferred, resold, redeemed for cash, returned, exchanged, or re-shipped once returned to us by the courier.
Other notes
- The Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by applicants in connection with this contest.
- Applicants will be responsible for all expenses related to their application, such as communication fees and connection costs.
- Applications that cannot be confirmed due to reasons beyond our control, such as model, OS, browser specifications or system failures, will be invalidated.
- For information about settings and usage of X (formerly Twitter), please contact X (formerly Twitter), Inc.
- Please note that we cannot answer inquiries regarding the application status or judging results of this contest.
- In order to ensure the smooth running of this contest, we have introduced and are operating a contest system. If a system malfunction occurs, applications may not be processed properly. In the unlikely event that a malfunction occurs, applications submitted during the malfunction will be invalidated as we will not be able to check them.
- The interpretation and application of these application terms and conditions shall be governed by Japanese law.
- Entrants must not delete the X (formerly Twitter) account used to apply or the email address entered when applying until the results of the contest have been announced.
- We will never ask for your credit card information, so please be careful of contact from fraudulent accounts.
- When applying, applicants are required to take measures to protect their rights, etc., if necessary.
- If it becomes necessary to make arrangements other than those stated in the recruitment guidelines, the Company will make such arrangements at its discretion. If an applicant does not agree to the contents, he/she may withdraw his/her application, but the Company will not bear any costs incurred in the application.
- This is a contest with the aim of commercializing the works.
- If you are under the age of 18, you will need parental consent if you win a prize.
About Eraberu Pay
- You can exchange them for any product you like from the lineup.
- Please check the number of points on the ticket you received.
- The lineup and points required for exchange may vary depending on the Eraberu Pay provided and may be subject to change. In addition, the point exchange rate within Eraberu Pay varies depending on the product. Please carefully check the number of points required before exchanging for the product.
- The lineup may change at any time.
- There is a time limit for using points. Please exchange your points for a product of your choice before the time limit shown on the home screen.
- After the expiry date, any remaining points will expire and points cannot be refunded.
- Points cannot be recharged.
- Once an item has been exchanged, it cannot be changed or cancelled.
WAKAI Online Store DIY & LIFE GOODS Coupons
- This is a coupon that can be used at WAKAI Online Store DIY & LIFE GOODS.
- This coupon can only be used once.
- Available for purchases of 3,000 yen or more (tax included).
- Cannot be used in conjunction with other coupons.
- Coupons cannot be used after payment has been completed.
Contact Us
Wakai Industry Co., Ltd.
Phone: 06-6783-2013 (weekdays 8:30-17:30 / excluding weekends and holidays)
Email address: wakainet-sales@wakaisangyo.co.jp
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