GENERAL

You acknowledge and agree that your participation in The Ricoh 3D Contest 2015 (hereinafter referred to as the Competition) is subject to the terms and conditions described herein. By submitting your entry to the Competition, you hereby express your consent and agree to be bound by these Rules. RICOH (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD reserves the right to disqualify any entry if it has reasonable grounds to believe the participant has breached any of these Rules.

The Competition is organised by RICOH (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD (hereinafter referred to as The Organiser) and all Rules, jury and winner nomination remain at the sole discretion of The Organiser. The Organiser reserves the full discretion to disqualify any Competition entry for any reason whatsoever. The Organiser also reserves the right to change or amend the Rules, to postpone the Competition, to interrupt it or cancel the Competition at any time without prior notice and without any compensation to any participant. Any changes will be posted on RICOH MALAYSIA (OFFICIAL)’s Facebook page.

By entering the Competition, you hereby warrant that all information submitted by you is true, current and complete. You hereby agree that information submitted by you may be used for further marketing and / or advertising by The Organiser or any of its partners subject to The Organiser’s privacy policy.

The 3D designs submitted in this Competition belong to the designers (a.k.a. participants) themselves. The Organiser and partners shall only use the 3D designs for evaluation and judging purposes, as well as promotional purposes during The Competition. By submitting the 3D designs for Competition, the Participants are deemed to have agreed to and grant their consent for the Organiser to use their 3D designs for evaluation, judging and promotional purposes during the Competition.

In the event of any dispute regarding the Rules, conduct, results, prizes and all other matters relating to the Competition, the decision of The Organiser and any of its partners shall be final and no correspondence or discussion shall be entered into.

The Organiser shall not accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, injury or disappointment suffered by you or any other participant entering the Competition or as a result of accepting any prize. The Organiser is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction or any telecommunications network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software failure of any email or entry to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet, telephone lines or at any website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to your or any other person’s computer or mobile telephone related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in the Competition.

Participants are encouraged to register their designs under the relevant industrial design and intellectual property laws that are in force in Malaysia, and to keep all documentations as proof of ownership before sending and displaying their designs to the Organiser.

QUALIFICATIONS

The Competition is open to all professionals and individuals aged 18 and above who reside in Malaysia.

Selected semi-finalists must be physically present during the prize presentation on Finale event.

COMPETITION CATEGORIES

The Competition is open to two (2) categories:
(i) Corporate – Representing a company, agency, architecture firms, SMEs, etc.
(ii) Individuals – Hobbyists, product designers, industrial designers, free-lancers, etc.

ENTRIES

All 3D design file submissions must comply with the 3D Printing Design Guideline set out in this document itself.

Submissions for the Competition are accepted from Wednesday, 7 January 2015 (00:00) to Sunday, 8 March 2015 (23:59)

Any submissions made outside of the stipulated timelines will not be considered for evaluation towards the shortlisting of the Top 10 semi-finalists of each category.

Each participant is allowed to submit more than one (1) design, but is only entitled to one (1) prize.

All submissions must adhere to one of the following file formats: JPG or 3D format, STL or OBJ

The Organiser reserves the right to develop and manifest any applicants’ submissions into potential products as marketing or promotional tools.

Competition entries must conform to the Competition guidelines as outlined in Appendix 1.0. The Organiser shall evaluate only such entries that fulfil all criteria described by the Organiser. No inaccuracies in form or format can be accepted and will not be tolerated.

The Organiser will select the Top 10 finalists for the final round based on:
• Innovation and Imagination (20%)
• 3D printability & functionality (20%)
• 3D printing cost & commercial value (20%)
• Originality (20%)
• Inspirational factor (20%)

All 3D design submissions for the Competition should be sent to RICOH MALAYSIA’S FACEBOOK page only. Entries submitted via post or email will not be accepted for this Competition.

Each submission must be accompanied by:
(i) A single (1) participant/ design contributor’s name and the description of the design
(ii) His / her valid I/C number

Each submission must clearly indicate the category of submission in the contest application form.

Entries submitted without the Participant’s name and / or company name will be disqualified.

The Competition will be evaluated and judged by the Organiser and iMakerzone (hereinafter will be referred to as the “Judges”).

The Top 10 submissions from each category (Professional or Individual), will be selected by the Judges.

The screenshots of the Top 10 submissions from each category will be uploaded to the RICOH MALAYSIA (OFFICIAL)’s Facebook page whereby the public can “like” the “People’s Choice 3D Design” over a period of 24 hours via Facebook on 10 March 2015.

The most “liked” submission for the Facebook category will be rewarded.

The Top 10 submissions from each category will be printed and presented live at an exhibit / showcase on the 20 March 2015. During which, winner for the Professional category and Individual category will be revealed.

The Competition timeline:
• Submission period – 7 January 2015 to 8 March 2015
• 3D Design Workshop
o 19 January 2015 – 3DS Max Workshop
o 22 January 2015 – AutoCAD Workshop
o 27 January 2015 – Solidworks Workshop
• Facebook Flash “Like” – 10 March 2015
• Finale – 20 March 2015
* dates are subject to change

By participating in the Competition, you hereby warrant that the 3D Design that is entered by you:
(a) Is entirely your creation;
(b) Was not created pursuant to any contract or commission for reward for a client;
© The intellectual property rights associated with the 3D Design have not been sold or assigned and are fully retained by you.

You hereby warrant and are liable to ensure that the entry will not infringe any copyright, trade secret, other propriety rights or privacy of any third party and will not contain anything which is libellous, defamatory, obscene, indecent, harassing or threatening. Any unauthorized use of any copyrighted material is strictly prohibited and will lead to disqualification of such participant without notice. The Organiser shall not be responsible of any infringements of any intellectual property rights and the participant shall indemnify and hold harmless The Organiser from any claims, costs and actions in relation to the entry arising from or in connection to any infringement of intellectual property rights.

PRIZES

All finalists are required to attend the final event. Non-attendance will result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner.

The prizes do not include delivery/ transport charges (other than specified). The aforementioned expenses shall be fully borne by the winner.

The prizes of the Competition are non-transferable. There is no cash alternative and the prizes cannot be enforced by any legal means. The Organiser reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value at any given time.