Crypto.com Research Wizards Official Mascot Drawing Competition

The Crypto.com Research team needs a new mascot for the Research Wizards Programme, and we want your help! Submit your original design for the Crypto.com Research Wizard now for a chance to win up to USD$200 in CRO, and have your design considered to be the Official Research Wizard mascot.

Tweet a photo of your original Research Wizard design using the hashtag #ResearchWizard and tag @cryptocom_rni by 13 May 2022 at 12:00pm SGT to enter!

HOW TO ENTER

This competition (the “Competition”) is organised by the Crypto.com entity providing you with the Crypto.com App services (“Company”). 

Draw and share a photo of your unique “Research Wizard Mascot” design to Twitter using the hashtag #ResearchWizard and tag @cryptocom_rni. (the “Entry”). 

Submit your Entry between 03 May 2022 12:00pm SGT and 13 May 2022 12:00pm SGT (“Campaign Period”) for your chance to be selected to win a Prize, as described below.

PRIZE

Three finalists will receive USD$100 worth of CRO to their Crypto.com App wallet and their drawing design may become THE official Research Wizard Mascot. The winner, as determined by the community, will receive an extra USD$100 worth of CRO.

HOW IT WORKS

Complete and submit your Entry to Twitter using the hashtag #ResearchWizard and tag @cryptocom_rni, from which a panel of judges will review all eligible Entries and select three finalists based on their design to be considered THE official Research Wizard Mascot. The design with the most votes – or “likes+RTs+replies” will be the final winner. The winner will receive an additional USD$100 in CRO and may have their design be the official Research Wizard Mascot.

The winner will receive a DM from @cryptocom_rni to let them know they have been selected.

SKILLS-BASED COMPETITION TERMS AND CONDITIONS

MASCOT DRAWING SUBMISSION

1. Competition begins at 12:00pm SGT on 03 May 2022 (the “Start Date”). Competition closes at 12:00pm SGT on 13 May 2022 (the “End Date”).
2. The competition is open only to individuals over the age of 18, who are (i) residents of jurisdictions in which the Crypto.com App is offered; and (ii) not employees of Company or its affiliated companies. 
3. Multiple entries will not be accepted. Only one (1) Entry is permitted per person. 
4. By submitting your Entry, you (“Entrant” or “you”) understand that you are entering the Competition and agree to these Competition terms and conditions (the “Rules”). Company reserves the right to exclude any Entry from the Competition at any time if they have a reason to believe that the Entrant has breached or failed to satisfy any of the Rules. 
5. Copyright in all Entries submitted for this Competition remains with the respective Entrants. However, Entrants agree that by submitting an Entry to the Competition, they grant Company a royalty free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide licence to use and republish their Entry. This includes sharing the Entry through social media and publication by Company worldwide in any of their publications, their websites and/or in any promotional material. You agree that Company may cut, edit or arrange your Entry where appropriate to appear on a given platform.
6. The winner will be selected by an independent judge (“Judge”).
7. The prize includes up to USD$200 worth of CRO cryptocurrency tokens (quantum to be calculated based on the price of CRO trading against USDT at approximately 9:00 am Hong Kong Time on the payment date, as published on the Crypto.com Exchange at: https://crypto.com/exchange)  and eligibility as the official Research Wizards Mascot (the “Prize”).  
8. All Entries must be submitted by the original creator of the Entry. 
9. Entrant represents and warrants that their Entry does not and will not violate the rights of any third party, including without limitation, any contract, copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property right or any rights of privacy or publicity of any third-party.
10. It is the responsibility of the Entrant to obtain any rights of use and/or release rights before Entries are entered into the Competition. Company will not accept any responsibility for the publication of Entries which do not have rights of use and/or release rights cleared by the creator of the Entry. Rights of use and/or release rights may need to be cleared by the creator if they include the names, likenesses, photographs, videos or similar of any individual without their express permission. 
11. All Entries considered inappropriate, misleading, false, deceptive or offensive, or deemed capable of breaching applicable laws or regulations or infringing third party rights, by Company, in its sole and absolute discretion, will be disqualified. 
12. The Competition Prize will be provided by Company and is subject to the Crypto.com App terms and conditions available through the app.
13. The winning Entry will be chosen by the Judge based on creative value and industry relevancy of the eligible Entry’s design (“Winner”).  The winning Entry, or any derivative work thereof, made be used, at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, as the official mascot of the Research Wizards.
14. The Winner will be notified by Company within 30 days of the End Date using the contact information they submitted when publishing their Entry. The Winner may be asked to provide identification. A Winner who is not contactable or who fails to return contact, or provide necessary information to receive the Prize, within 48 hours will be disqualified, they thereby forfeit their right to the Prize, no compensation will be given and a reserve Entrant satisfying the eligibility criteria will be selected by the Judge on the same evaluative criteria as an alternative winner. 
15. In order to receive the CRO Prize in your account, Winner will need to sign up for a Crypto.com App account and to provide Company with Winner’s Crypto.com App wallet details. 
16. Payment of the Prize will be made within sixty (60) days of receipt by Company of the information and documents requested by Company.
17. By accepting the Prize, a Winner agrees that they grant Company an exclusive, fully paid, royalty free, sub-licensable, transferable, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide licence to use and republish their Entry. This includes sharing the Entry through social media and publication by Company worldwide in any of their publications, their websites and/or in any promotional material. Winner agrees that Company may cut, edit or arrange Winner’s Entry where appropriate to appear on a given platform.
18. The Winner may be required to participate in publicity relating to the promotion which may include having his/her photograph taken for promotional and press purposes.  
19. The name of the winner may be obtained by sending an email request stating which competition you would like the winner’s details for, to the Company at [email protected], within two (2) weeks of the End Date. 
20. Any Winner’s details shared will be limited to surname and country only, in accordance with applicable data privacy laws. 
21. The Judge’s decision is final and binding on the entrants. No correspondence will be entered into.
22. The Prize is non-negotiable, non-transferable and non-refundable. 
23. The Prize is exclusive of any tax, including, but not limited to, capital gains, income, sales, use, gross receipts, and ad valorem taxes, duties or similar charges that may be applicable to the Prize. The Winner shall be solely responsible for any such applicable taxes.
24. Immediately upon Company’s transfer of the CRO Prize to Winner’s nominated wallet address, all risk of loss related to such virtual currency passes to the Winner.  
25. The Prize is offered and provided “as is” with no warranty or guarantee by Company or any affiliates entity, either express or implied. Company accepts no liability for any loss or damage howsoever caused, including but not limited to indirect, incidental, special, punitive or consequential loss or damage (with the exception of death or personal injury caused by Company’s own negligence) suffered or sustained in connection with the Prize.
26. In the event of unforeseen circumstances Company reserves the right to substitute the Prize for an alternative of equal or greater value. 
27. If an act, omission, event or circumstance occurs which is beyond the reasonable control of Company and which prevents Company from complying with these terms and conditions, Company will not be liable for any failure to perform or delay in performing its obligations. Company reserves the right to modify, delay, postpone or cancel the Competition in the event of circumstances outside of its reasonable control. 
28. All information submitted by Entrants and collected by Company in connection with Entrant’s entry will be subject to and will be treated in a manner consistent with Company’s Privacy Notice available at: https://crypto.com/en/privacy/global.html (“Privacy Notice”). By participating in the Competition, Entrant hereby acknowledges that Entrant has read and accepted the Privacy Notice and that Company com collects and uses Entrants’ personal information submitted in the entry for the purpose of carrying out the Competition.  Among other things, the information Entrants provide may be used for sending Entrants updates and announcements about the Company and its products and/or services following the applicable requirements.
29. Except where prohibited by law, you agree by submitting any Entry that: (1) ANY DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE COMPETITION OR ANY PRIZE AWARDED SHALL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION; (2) any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to the Competition or any Prize awarded shall be resolved by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association, with one sole arbitrator. The arbitration shall be conducted under the procedures applicable to arbitrations in the State of Florida. The arbitrator’s authority and jurisdiction shall be limited to determining the dispute in arbitration in conformity with law, to the same extent as if such dispute were determined as to liability and any remedy by a court without a jury. The arbitrator shall render an award which shall include a written statement of opinion setting forth the arbitrator’s findings of fact and conclusions of law,  and the arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in English; (3) unless both the entrant and Company agree in writing, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of class or representative proceeding; (4) judgment upon any award rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof; and (5) any award or judgment shall be subject to all limitations and releases set forth in these Rules and be limited to actual out of pocket damages, and shall not, in any event, include any punitive, exemplary, consequential or incidental damages, attorney’s fees or costs of bringing a claim, or any injunctive or other equitable relief.  SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
30. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.  Void where prohibited by law.  All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Company in connection with the Competition, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Florida without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of laws rules.
31. By entering the Competition, all Entrants consent to the processing of their personal data by Company for the purposes of administration of this Competition.
32. The Competition promoter is the Company and all references to the promoter or sponsor of the Competition shall mean the Company.  Company shall have the right to license all and any rights granted to Company to its associated companies and licensees.