Rules

Welcome to the Fashion Design Contest (the “Contest”), sponsored by Banão Clothing Ltd (the “Sponsor”). Please read the Rules of the Contest (the “Rules”) carefully before submitting an entry or participating in the Contest as the Rules contain important information about eligibility to enter the Contest, the rights to any submitted entries and other important information. By submitting an entry form, you accept the Rules and agree to be bound by all their terms and conditions. If you do not agree with the Rules, please do not submit an entry.

Eligibility & Participation
Eligibility and participation in the Contest is reserved to fashion designers, students and professionals. Candidates must posses an understanding of all aspects of garment construction from conception to manufacturing. To be eligible to participate, you must successfully register through the Contest website using the form on the "Registration" page.

Prizes:
There are 3 prizes reserved for the winners of the contest.

• The first prize consists of CAD$1,500
• The second prize consists of CAD$1,000
• The third prize consists of CAD$500

Odds of winning a price will vary depending upon the number of actual Contest participants. In the event any entry is deemed ineligible, the Sponsor may award the prizes to alternate entries as it deems suitable.

Submission of entries & Deadlines
To submit your work, you must upload the files after registering. All design entries must be submitted in a JPG, PNG, PSD, TIFF or GIF file format. Each file must be less than 2MB of size. All entries must comply with all technical specifications as described in greater detail in the information package (the “Brief”) that you can download from your account.

The Contest begins on December 3^rd, 2007 and all entries must be submitted no later than 11:00 P.M. GMT on February 29^th, 2008 March 28^th, 2008. In completing the registration form and submitting your design, you must provide your name, valid e-mail address and other required information.

For a submission to be valid, it must include the following:

• 3 different sketches with 2 views of each sketch (one front view and one back view). You are allowed to submit more than 3 sketches.
• 1 technical (flat) pattern of one of the three sketches including a spec sheet, construction details and a list of materials and component specs.
• 1 text document containing your answers to the questions included in the Brief.

By entering, applicant acknowledges that www.thefashioncontest.com and the Sponsor shall have the right to use the participant's names and/or likeness in any advertising and/or promotional activities related to the Contest without any compensation or further obligation to the participant.

Each submission must be the property of and an original work of the entrant. The www.thefashioncontest.com reserves the right to immediately disqualify participants whose submissions are found to be plagiarized. Entries must not include images that are unlawful, harmful, vulgar, obscene, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable, the determination of which is up to the sole discretion of the Sponsor.

Selection Procedure
Among all received applications, 3 winners will then be selected.

1. Judging. All eligible entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges selected by the Sponsor. The judges shall have the sole discretion to select the winners and the decision of the judges shall be final and binding on all parties. The winners will be selected by the judges based on such criteria as they determine to be appropriate, including but not limited to: (a) adherence to the Brief guidelines, (b) uniqueness and originality of design, (c) creativity of design and (d) completeness of design.
2. Date of Judging. The judges will select the winners no later than March 15th, 2007. This date is subject to change depending upon the number of qualified entries and contest participants.
3. Notification of Winners. Winners of prizes shall be notified immediately following the selection of the winners by the Contest judges.

General

1. Original Works. All entries must be the original creations of the entrants, not contain any intellectual property not owned by the entrant and must never have been published. Contestants agree to indemnify and hold harmless sponsors from any copyright, trademark or other intellectual property infringement claim or liability with regard to their submissions.
2. Releases. All entrants, as a condition of entry into the Contest, agree to release the Sponsor, Banão Clothing Ltd from and against any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages, or losses to persons or property which may be sustained in connection with accessing the Contest, submitting an entry or otherwise participating in any aspect of the Contest, the receipt, ownership or use of any prize awarded, or while preparing for, participating in any Contest-related activity or any typographical or other error in these Rules or the announcement of offering of any prize.
3. Limitation of Liability. The Sponsor assume no responsibility or liability for (a) any incorrect or inaccurate entry form information, or for any faulty or failed electronic data transmissions; (b) any unauthorized access to, or theft, destruction or alteration of entry forms or submissions at any point in the operation of this Contest; (c) any technical malfunction, failure, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or communications line failure, regardless of cause, with regard to any equipment, systems, networks, lines, satellites, servers, computers or providers utilized in any aspect of the submission of an entry or the operation of the Contest; (d) inaccessibility or unavailability of the Internet, or; (e) any injury to or death of participants which may be related to or resulting from any attempt to participate in the Contest or download of any materials in the Contest.
4. Disputes You agree that you will submit any dispute you may have with regard to the conduct of the Contest, interpretation of the Rules, and/or awarding of prizes to the Administrator, whose decision regarding such dispute shall be binding and final.