Word of Mouth Marketing Awards 2008 - Terms & Conditions
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

Please read this agreement before you submit your case study to WARC’s Word of Mouth Marketing Awards. By submitting a case study you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions, which represent a legal agreement between you and Warc.

Competition rules

1. The Awards are open to any agency, company or individual involved in word of mouth marketing. Multi-authored entries are acceptable. The campaign must have run since September 1st 2007 and results must relate to 2007 or 2008.
2. Entries should be a minimum of 1000 words and a maximum of 2000 words. You should also send a summary of up to 300 words, plus any images or media files that would assist the judges in assessing the entry. Acceptable file formats: doc, pdf, jpg, tif, mov, avi, wmv, wma, mp3. Maximum file size: 10MB.
3. Entries must be written in the English language.
4. Entries must be submitted to WARC on or before October 22nd 2008. Shortlisted entries will be notified by 4th November. The winners will be announced at WARC’s Word of Mouth Marketing Masterclass on December 2 in London.
5. The shortlisting of entries and award of prizes is at the judges’ sole discretion. Judges will base their decision only on the written submission and evaluation of any creative material. The decision of the judges is final.
6. A Grand Prix will be awarded to the most effective WOMM campaign. In addition, Awards will be presented to recognise WOMM campaigns that demonstrate excellence in: Identification and targeting of influencers; Creativity/accelerator; Method used to measure results. However the judges are entitled to withhold some prizes or to award additional prizes.
7. WARC will not be held responsible for any incorrect or incomplete entries.

Entry fees

8. The entry fee is £100 per entry. Members of WOMUK pay £50 per entry.
9. By entering a case study you agree to pay the required entry fees to WARC on or before October 22nd 2008. Failure to do so will result in the disqualification of your entry.

Copyright assignment

10. By entering the competition you assign the copyright in the text of your case study to Warc Ltd for the full legal term of copyright and any renewals/extensions thereof. This includes granting WARC the exclusive right to reproduce and/or distribute your case study throughout the world in all languages in printed, electronic or any other medium, and to authorise others to do the same.
11. You warrant (ie promise) that the case study is your original work and has not been published before. If it contains material which is someone else’s copyright, you warrant that you have obtained the unrestricted permission of the copyright owner. You also warrant that the case study does not contain anything which is libellous, unlawful, or infringes the rights of others or that is a breach of a duty of confidentiality, and that you, as owner of the copyright, is entitled to make this assignment.
12. You assert your Moral Right to be identified as the author of the case study under the Copyright Designs and Patents Acts 1988, and WARC will ensure that your name is always clearly associated with the case study.

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