Terms & Conditions
Terms and Conditions
By entering the Competition, a participant (including the student, the teacher and the parents) of an entry is treated to have accepted the following Terms and Conditions:
(a) The Organiser reserves the right to amend the Competition rules, and suspend or terminate the Competition at any time. Any such changes will be announced on the Competition webpage without prior notice.
(b) The personal data provided by the participants will be used by the Organiser for the purposes of the Competition only. The data will be kept in confidence and destroyed within 18 months after the award presentation ceremony.
(c) Upon submission of an entry, a participant is deemed to have authorised the Organiser to use, copy, edit, adapt, distribute, disseminate or display in any form and on various platforms (including but not limited to websites, social media and any other platforms accessible to the public such as at public venues or public transport) without obtaining prior permission from the participant and without offering any compensation in any form to the participant.
(d) Once an entry is submitted, no modification of the contents or the participants’ information is allowed.
(e) The decisions of the assessment panels shall be final.
(f) Participants must ensure that their entries do not include any information or content that is obscene, abusive, violent, defamatory or otherwise, are not or would not be contrary to the interest of national security, and shall not violate the laws of Hong Kong (including laws and regulations relating to national security and intellectual property rights). Otherwise, the participants will be disqualified.
(g) The Organiser reserves the right to reject any entries or disqualify any participants without giving particular reasons.
(h) Unless otherwise agreed, the Organiser will not subject any entry to commercial use.
(i) The Organiser reserves the right to verify the identity of the winners and ask the winners for proof of identity. Failure by a winner to provide relevant identification documents may result in cancellation of any award to the winner.
(j) The Organiser reserves the right to interpret these Guidelines and Rules, and such interpretation shall be final and conclusive.
(k) In the event of inclement weather, the Organiser reserves the right to alter the date, time and mode of the Competition. No refund will be issued for enrolment fees or concert tickets.
Personal Information Collection Statement
Purpose of Collection
(1)The personal data collected in the enrolment forms and the declarations will be used by the Organiser for the following purposes only:
(a)registration of the submission of entries and verification of the eligibility of participants;
(b)correspondence and communication with the entrants;
(c)announcement of the results of the Competition, award of the prizes relating to the Competition, and winners’ participation in the relevant events held by the Organiser; and
(d)other purposes prescribed in these Guidelines and Rules or relating to the Competition.
(2)The provision of personal data required by these Guidelines and Rules, the application form and the declaration, and during the processing of the enrolments by the Organiser, is obligatory. In the event that a participant does not provide such personal data, the Organiser may not be able to handle or further process his/her enrolment.
Classes of Transferees
(3)The personal data provided by the participants will be made available to the personnel of the Organisers and may be transferred or disclosed to the parties or in the circumstances listed below:
(a)supporting organisations, contractors and all government departments, other organisations and units providing assistance to this Competition or related matters, for the purposes mentioned in paragraph (1) above;
(b)where the participants have given their prescribed consent to such disclosure; and
(c)where such disclosure is authorised or required under the law or court order applicable to Hong Kong.
Access to Personal Data
(4)A participant has the right to request access to and correction of one’s personal data held by the Organiser. Request for access or correction of personal data should be made by email to the Competition Commitee: info@hkimc.net
Organiser: Hong Kong Philharmonic Association - Hong Kong Intenational Music Competition Organizing Commitee