1. The competition is open to all UK residents (including
residents of the Channel Islands and the Isle Of Man) aged between
6 and 15 except:-
a. BBC members of staff or relatives of BBC staff member or its
affiliates; or
b. Staff members or relatives of Glasgow 2014 Limited or any
other person involved in the competition or the organisation of the
Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games or relatives of such a person.
The Age and residency requirements above must be met on the
closing date for submissions. The BBC reserves the right to request
proof of age for entrants as well as parent's or guardian's
consent. Only one entry per person will be considered.
Please note:
Entrants must ask their parent/guardian for permission
to enter this competition and agree to these terms and
conditions.
Entries will not be returned.
2. Entry to the competition is by submitting an original
design for mascot for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on an A4
piece of paper, following these instructions:
PLEASE DO MAKE SURE YOUR DESIGN:
- Is a drawing, painting or collage
- Is
original
- Is a made-up/imaginary character or animal or person
- Is easy to recognise as the official mascot for Scotland and
the Commonwealth Games
- Is appealing to young people
- Is friendly-looking
- Incorporates red, yellow, green or blue – or a combination of
all of these colours
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR DESIGN DOES NOT:
- Copy (or contain/resemble)any original works (ie known
characters, mascots or cartoon figures)
- Use any specific animals, symbols or characteristics that are
associated with countries other than Scotland
- Look like a traditional tourist souvenir, such as a cuddly
Loch Ness monster or bagpipe player.
- Be designed using graphics or computer generated content.
Please note that entries which contain any of the above
will be disqualified.
PLEASE ALSO NOTE:
If entrants wish to, they can suggest a name for their mascot
and include up to 100 words of text describing the mascot and the
inspiration behind their design. This should be on the
reverse of the paper submission. Please note that any names and
stories provided shall not be taken in to account in to the judging
process; however they may be used by Glasgow 2014 Ltd or the BBC as
part of the competition announcement or subsequent development of
the mascot.
There are FAQs available to help entrants develop their
design
If entrants submit more than one entry, only the first entry
logged will be judged and all others will be disregarded.
Entries should be the work of only one person.
3. All entries will be judged based on
the following criteria:
- Creative: The design must be striking and original.
- Usable: The design must be simple enough to work on small and
large scales, in black and white and in colour.
- Relevant: The designs will be easy to recognise as a mascot of
the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and have relevant meaning to
Commonwealth Games movement.
4. There is only one method of entering the
competition:
Submitting the design by post to: Commonwealth Games 2014 Mascot
Competition, BBC Scotland, 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow, G51 1DA. All
submissions must consist of an A4 sheet of paper with the design
and, on a separate sheet, the entrant's contact details (full name,
date of birth, age, full address (including postcode), name of
Parent/Guardian, telephone number (including area code) in clear
legible form.
Entrants may prefer to use this
downloadable application form (PDF format).
5. Entries must be received by no later than Friday 2
December 2011.
Late or illegible entries will be disqualified. The BBC cannot
take any responsibility for any technical failure or malfunction,
including but not limited to any affecting postal services, which
may result in any entry being lost or not properly registered or
recorded.
6. By submitting an entry for the competition,
the entrant and the entrant's parent/carer/guardian are deemed to
have given consent for the design to be used free of charge by
Glasgow 2014 Limited or its designated agents for any purpose in
connection with the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games including, but
not limited to, the production and sale of merchandise, marketing
and advertising purposes in connection with the Glasgow 2014
Commonwealth Games. They also consent for the image to be used free
of charge by the BBC and Glasgow 2014 Limited or its designated
agents in all media and merchandise worldwide for all purposes in
perpetuity, including, but not limited to, television platforms,
newspaper and all BBC Public services. By taking part in the
competition, the entrant and the entrant's parent or guardian also
consent and agree to assign to Glasgow 2014 Limited all copyright
in their design should the design be shortlisted for consideration
by the panel of experts and sign any relevant forms or agreements
provided by Glasgow 2014 Limited to reflect such assignment
(without amendment). Failure (or delay) to sign the relevant
document will result in the entry being disqualified.
7. By taking part in the competition, the entrant and
the entrant's parent or guardian agree to:
(i) being filmed by the BBC in order to create content for the
purpose of publicising the competition including any associated
Commonwealth output.
(ii) signing any additional documentation that may be required
in connection with this competition, such as, but not limited to,
declarations for security, health and safety or confidentiality in
order to assign all intellectual property in submitted designs to
Glasgow 2014 Limited.
8. It is a condition of entry that all entrants
keep a copy of their submitted designs and any correspondence
entered into with the BBC and/or Glasgow 2014 Limited confidential
at all times. You therefore agree not to disclose to any
third party without the prior written consent of Glasgow 2014
Limited. All shortlisted entrants shall be required to sign a
non-disclosure agreement which prohibits the disclosure of any
information in relation to the competition. Failure to comply
with this important obligation prior to Glasgow 2014 Limited
publically launching the mascot in 2012 will result in immediate
withdrawal from the competition.
9. All entries will be judged in the first
instance by an initial panel consisting BBC and Glasgow 2014
Limited staff and consultants.
This first judging panel will shortlist the 10 best entries in
each of the following categories:
- Category 1: Entrants aged 6 to 8
- Category 2: Entrants aged 9 to 11
- Category 3: Entrants aged 12 to 15
The ten (10) entries for each age category will be selected in
this first round to go through to a second short listing stage
where the best entry in each age category will be selected.
The BBC will contact you directly in this event.
10. Telephone calls will be made to the 30
shortlisted entrants and their parent/guardian between 9 December
2011 and 17 January 2012 confirming that your design has been
shortlisted to the next round. All telephone calls will be recorded
for reference purposes only. (The BBC will require from shortlisted
entrants further written confirmation of parent/guardian's
agreement to these terms and conditions.)
Thereafter the ten (10) best entries in each age category will
then be judged by a second round panel which will comprise of staff
members or consultants of both the BBC and Glasgow 2014 Limited.
This panel will choose the top entry in each age category and
thereafter will choose the ultimate winner.
The winners will be announced by September 2012.
The three age category winners will receive a Glasgow 2014
merchandise gift pack each.
The prize for the ultimate winner will consist of four tickets
to the Opening Ceremony of the XXth Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow,
plus UK travel to and accommodation in Glasgow. Thereafter
your winning design will be transformed into the Commonwealth Games
2014 Mascot.
11. The ultimate winner must be available for
publicity purposes with the BBC during September 2012. If an
entrant is unable to be contacted after reasonable attempts have
been made to do so, and/or is unable to attend the filming or is
found to be in breach of the rules, the BBC reserves the right to
offer their place to the next best entrant. All shortlisted
entrants who have not been successful will not be contacted.
12. All prizes mentioned in section 10 above
will be as stated. The prizes cannot be transferred and there is no
cash alternative.
13. The BBC's and Glasgow 2014's joint
decisions as to the winners is final. No correspondence relating to
the competition will be entered into.
14. Glasgow 2014 Limited (or its suppliers) may
need to make modifications to the winning mascot design for a
variety of purposes. This may consist of significant alterations to
the winner's original design to ensure that the design is usable in
all media and for a variety of purposes (i.e. print, online, TV).
Also, Glasgow 2014 Limited may add wording to the final design,
assign a name to the winning design and create a back story which
relates to the mascot.
15. The BBC reserves the right to cancel the
competition or any of these rules at any stage, if deemed necessary
in its opinion, or if circumstances arise outside of its control,
including but not limited to not using the winning design, should
the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games be cancelled.
16. The BBC and Glasgow 2014 Limited will only
ever use personal details for the purposes of administering this
competition, and will not publish them or provide them to anyone
without permission. The BBC will make arrangements with Glasgow
2014 Limited to store all information securely and not to pass it
on to any other parties.
You can read more about the BBC Privacy Policy and Data
Protection Policy here
17. To the extent relevant, this competition
complies with the BBC Code of Conduct for Competitions and Voting,
which can be found
here.
18. These terms and conditions are governed by
the laws of Scotland.