Terms & Conditions for Uploading Photos to Photocomp
Before uploading a photo to our site, carefully read the following terms and conditions
of use as well as the rules and how to enter.
Judging
The judges' decision is final and no correspondence shall be entered into.
Public Viewing & Granting of Limited Rights
Be aware that, if approved for publication, your photo will be displayed to the
public. Your image may be included in the Photocomp annual yearly coffee book, in
the Gallery, or in other areas of the Web site.
By uploading, you are allowing Photocomp to publish the photo on our Web site. If
we ever consider publishing your photo in any print media or on another Web site
owned by Photocomp, we will contact you first for permission. At all time we will
give you credit for your photo.
Copyright
Copyright of the image remains the property of the photographer. A photo credit
with copyright symbol will be provided under your image.
All images must be originals and must belong to the person uploading; all rights
in the photo must be the property of the person uploading the photo.
Model Release
The photographer uploading any photo acknowledges that they have sufficient written
permission of any recognizable models or other persons appearing in the photograph
to be able to grant to Photocomp.com.au the right to publish their photographic
submission online and hereby grant to Photocomp.com.au such right.
Privacy Policy
Photocomp.com.au does not sell our Members' email addresses or personal information.
All information submitted to Photocomp.com.au is not to be sold or used in any way
that violates your right to privacy. Upon registration as a Photocomp member, email
addresses are collected for the purpose of answering questions and responding to
visitors. On the Photocomp website, authorship is attributed to a member by displaying
their name, their locale, as in "A from (Australia)."
Spam is never endorsed at Photocomp.com.au. Our email newsletters are sent to those
who subscribe on a volunteer basis. We also provide numerous opportunities to unsubscribe
from these emails, including opt-out links at the bottom of each newsletter.
Photocomp.com.au does not endorse or tolerate unsolicited sales emails through our
automated contact forms. Individuals or companies may not email Photocomp members
through our contact forms and members area.
When Photocomp contacts our own Photocomp customer base, it will not be considered
unsolicited email.
Advertising
Photocomp may advertise anywhere on our site. Photocomp does not allow intrusive
advertising such as pop-ups or pop-under. Advertising may be found to match specific
images, titles, or descriptions. Photocomp reserves the right to change advertising
on the site at any time.
Additional Contest Rules
In addition to the terms and conditions above, contest entries must abide by the
following rules.
All entries must be received at the Photocomp Web site by the date and time as stated
at http://www.photocomp.com.au. Entries must be submitted in digital form via the
Web site; you can submit images taken with a digital camera or images taken with
a film-based camera and scanned into a digital format. Mailed and emailed entries
are not accepted. Photocomp will not be held responsible for mailed slides, negatives,
or prints. Entrants are allowed multiple entrees but not the same photo. A Photocomp
day is considered 12:01am to 12 midnight, Australian Eastern Standard Time. You
may only enter a given photo once per the contest. You may only enter each given
photo into a single category during the contest. No purchase is required but you
must be a Photocomp member to enter (it's free to be a member). All entries are
$10 AUD per entry and you must be a photocomp member to enter. Photocomp reserves
the right to change any entry details.
Winning photos will be posted on the Web site shortly after the end of each contest.
Winners will be shown in the Better Photography Magazine. All decisions of the judges
are final. We will attempt to contact prize winners by email. If the winner does
not respond to our email and claim the prize within 30 days, the prize will be forfeited.
Winners are responsible for all applicable federal, state or local taxes, tariffs
or import duty fees.
Photocomp reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal value to the advertised
prize should it become unavailable due to circumstances beyond our control. All
prizes are not redeemable for cash value.
Shipping costs are included will be paid for by Photocomp. Insurance costs are available
but are the responsibility of the winner.
If you agree to the terms above and would like to upload a photo, click on the "I
Accept" button continue. If not, click on the "I Do Not Accept" button and you will
be taken to the Photocomp home page.