UK Student Design Competition Terms & Conditions

By entering into the Competition organised by gt&i ltd (“gt&I”) (the “Competition”), entrants agree to be bound by the following Terms & Conditions: 

	1.	The Competition opens on April 1, 2022 (“Opening Date”) and closes at midnight on June 30, 2022 (“Closing Date”). No entries will be accepted before the Opening Date or after the Closing Date. Entries are limited to one (1) entry per person. Entries which are not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions are invalid. Entries comprising of anything which is obscene or vulgar, abusive, harmful, threatening, libellous, defamatory, invasive, profane or otherwise unlawful shall be deemed to be invalid. 

	2.	To enter the Competition, entrants must:

a.	upload your storyboards, sketches and final designs (“Design Materials”) onto the website artsthread.com (“Website”), subject always to the Terms and Conditions of the Website;
b.	complete the online UK Student Design Competition Entry Form to confirm your entry (together with the Design Materials, the “Entry”); and
c.	take into consideration the Competition Brief before submitting their Entry. All designs must be made of 50% or more leather, and with no exotic furs or skins.

	3.	There will be five (5) winners: one (1) overall winner, one (1) Category winner for apparel, one (1) category winner for footwear, one (1) category winner for accessories, and one (1) People’s Choice winner. The prizes shall consist of the following, which are non-transferable and non-exchangeable: 
	
i) overall winner’s designs will be professionally made and featured in a capsule collection, to be launched in September 2022;

ii) overall winner will be invited to London to attend the final judging event and selection of the International Design Competition’s overall winner. Travel expenses will be covered by the Organisers. Organisers reserve the right to host a digital event in the case of travel restrictions being in place; 

iii) winners will receive a certificate and trophy according to their category; and

iv) winners will receive one copy of the limited-edition hardback book celebrating the best entries from around the world and the views of the judges on the winner’s work. 

(collectively, the “Prize”).

	4.	Subject to clause 5 below, the Competition is open to anyone over the age of 18 years who is studying or has graduated from higher education in the UK within the last two (2) years and is not currently employed full-time within the creative sector. We reserve the right to: i) make reasonable enquiries to verify these requirements, and ii) deem any entry to the Competition invalid if we are not satisfied (in our absolute discretion) that such requirements have been met.

	5.	The following persons are not eligible to enter the Competition: employees of (i) gt&i, franchises, subsidiaries, agents and advisors and their families; (ii) Leather & Hide Council of America, franchises, subsidiaries, agents and advisors and their families; and (iii) any other company, organisation, or person assisting or connected with the promotion. 

	6.	The Competition shall be judged by a panel comprised of representatives chosen by gt&i, and Real Leather (the “Panel”). The Panel shall select the overall winning entry (the “Winning Entry”) and the winners of each category outlined in clause 3 (“Category Winners”), and the creator of the Winning Entry (the “Overall Winner”) and Category Winners shall be notified by email by 15 July 2022. The Entries shall be judged by the Panel on the basis of the criteria set out in the Competition Brief and the Panel may invite shortlisted entrants to conduct an interview by video. The People’s Choice Winner will be selected by public vote.

	7.	Your Entry must be original to you and not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party. This includes the use of third-party trademarks, images and/or copyright. By submitting your Entry, you warrant that the work comprising the Entry was created by you and/or you have validly licensed the necessary rights for incorporation into your Entry. Your Entry shall not comprise of anything which is obscene or vulgar, offensive, abusive, harmful, threatening, libellous, defamatory, invasive of another’s privacy, sexually or racially or ethically or religiously insulting, harassing, abusive, profane or otherwise unlawful. All Entries will be screened by gt&i, and gt&i reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to remove and/or disqualify any Entry which it believes is in breach of this clause, or any of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions. 

	9.	By submitting your Entry, you warrant that you shall procure the necessary consents, licences and other such authorisations from any third party (including without limitation any models or members of the public) that may form part of your Entry, and we reserve the right to request proof of such.

	10.	If your Entry is selected as a Winning Entry, Category Winner or People’s Choice Winner, you hereby grant gt&i (and its authorised partners) a non-exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide licence to use your Entry in all media for the purposes of: 

	a.	administering, marketing and promoting this Competition; 
	b.	marketing and promoting future competitions held by Real Leather and gt&i; and
	c.	marketing and promoting Real Leather and gt&i. 

(collectively, “Marketing and Promotional Purposes”).

	11.	The Winning Entries may be displayed at one or more exhibitions globally (date and location to be decided at the sole discretion of Real Leather and gt&i) for viewing by the general public, and you shall additionally hereby grant gt&i (and its authorised partners) a non-exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide licence to use the Winning Entry in such manner.

	12.	Entrants’ names may appear on Entries reproduced for Marketing and Promotional Purposes.

	13.	Real Leather and gt&i shall contact you and afford you the opportunity to negotiate the terms of any additional usage of non-winning Entries falling outside of the Marketing and Promotional Purposes.

	14.	No purchase of any kind is necessary to enter into this Competition.

	15.	The Prize may be altered or varied at the sole discretion of Real Leather and gt&i and substituted with a prize which, in the sole opinion of Real Leather and gt&i, is a suitable alternative.

	16.	gt&i and any other company, organisation or person assisting or connected with the Competition shall not be liable for any claims or complaints of any nature in respect to the Prize or to the Entries, to the fullest extent that this is permissible by law.

	17.	gt&i reserves the right to withdraw or amend the Competition and these Terms and Conditions in the event of any unforeseen circumstances outside of its reasonable control or if in its absolute discretion considers it necessary.

	18.	The winners agree to take part in post-Competition publicity at the request of gt&i.

	19.	Information regarding personal data, which is provided by you when you enter, will be processed in an ArtsThread database for the purpose of managing entry into the Competition, in accordance with Arts Threads privacy policy, which can be found at https://www.artsthread.com/security-privacy/. You additionally agree that gt&i may use your personal data for the purposes of administering the Competition. Such information will not be used for any other purpose than as stated in these Terms and Conditions or as separately accepted by you. If you have separately agreed to receive communications from Real Leather or gt&i, or a third party, then your personal data may be used by them for such purposes, including direct marketing. Any personal data that you provide will be held and processed in accordance with the requirements of the applicable data protection laws.

	20.	Entrants accept that the Website is offered on an “as is” and “as available” basis. gt&i does not warrant that the Website will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Website or the server that makes it available are free of software viruses or bugs or other defects. gt&i has no control over, and disclaims all responsibility for, any content which Entrants may encounter, or events which may occur as a result of any Entrant’s use of the Website and/or their Competition Entry, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and gt&I shall not be liable for any damages or other losses of any type whatsoever incurred by Entrants as a result of their use of the Website and/or their Competion Entry. gt&i shall not be responsible for any Entry which is lost or damaged in transit or that cannot be uploaded on to the Website. 

	21. The Promoter of this Competition is gt&i Ltd, 66 Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia, London W1T 4QE.

22. These Terms and Conditions are governed by English law. The courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear any dispute or claim arising in association with the Competition or these Terms and Conditions.