Entering the Contest is easy
First, choose a photograph that inspires you among the hundreds we’ve selected. Then write a ‘ZERO EMISSION MESSAGE’ to go with it and place it on the picture, using image editing software. Your last step is to upload the image (“Work”) on the ‘INSPIRED BY ZERO’ website. That’s it, you’re done.

Voting will be done by Facebook users on the Contest Site. Facebook users will vote by clicking the ‘Like’ button below their favorite pictures. They can also post positive comments. Based on this, Nessim Higson of IAAH will create a shortlist of entries, and Nissan’s Contest Committee will choose the final award winners among that shortlist.

The Contest is a great opportunity to be part of the Journey to zero and to share your ZERO EMISSION MESSAGES with everyone around the world.

Entry qualifications

– Anyone can enter, regardless of age, sex, profession, or nationality.

– Participants who have not reached the applicable age are requested to obtain parents or guardians’ approval. Any entry submitted by someone under the applicable age shall be regarded to be made with the required adult’s approval.

– Anyone working for the Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.(“Sponsor”) or any of its group companies or local agencies appointed by the Sponsor is not allowed to enter this Contest.

Awards and prize

Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards will be awarded, for a grand total of three (3) prizes.
- Gold Award: Leica M9 (1 prize)
- Silver Award: MacBook Pro (1 prize)
- Bronze Award: Casio EXILIM PRO EX F1 (1 prize)

- Taxes associated with the prizes are the sole responsibility of the winners.

Notification and delivery of the prizes

- The Contest Committee shall notify all winners. Once acknowledgement of the notification is received, the Contest Committee shall ship their prizes to the winners.

Winner selection

The selection of the Gold, Silver and Bronze awards shall be as follows:
(1) All Works entered shall be screened through voting by Facebook users who will use the ‘Like’ and ‘Comment’ buttons of the Facebook application on the Contest Site.
(2) From among the 10 Works receiving the most ‘Like’ votes and the 10 Works receiving the most highly reputed ‘comment’ votes, Nessim Higson of IAAH will select a shortlist of entries. Among the shortlist, the Contest Committee will choose the final prize winners after careful, impartial consideration.

- Please note that no inquiry or claim regarding the final result of this Contest shall be accepted.

Judge

Nessim Higson, IAAH

Announcement

– The announcement of the winners shall be made on the Contest Site on Tuesday, March 30, 2010.

Notification to the winners

– The winners shall be notified via Facebook.
After such notification, winners must send a reply to acknowledge reception.

- Please note that failure to reply within three days after notification from the Sponsor will result in the winner’s disqualification, regardless of the reason for such delay.

How to Enter

Works to be entered

– The Work to be entered must include a ZERO EMISSION MESSAGE added to the selected photograph.

- The ZERO EMISSION MESSAGE used in the Contest should be original and previously unpublished. Entrants are not allowed to copy or imitate any existing text or phrase to use as their ZERO EMISSION MESSAGE.

- The photograph used for the entrant’s Work must be chosen among the photographs selected by the Contest Committee. Any other photograph will be disregarded.

- Any Work considered by the Sponsor to be against the law or public order and decency, or unrelated to the aim of the Contest, may be deleted without notice or explanation.

Contest period

Contest starts at 12:00:01* a.m. on Friday, February 12, 2010 and ends at 11:59:59* p.m. on Thursday, March 18, 2010 (*Japan time).

Entry submission

Entries may be submitted through the following steps.

Step 1:
Browse available Contest photographs on the Download tab of the Contest Site. Choose a photograph that inspires you and download it onto your computer.

Step 2:
Write (in English) your ZERO EMISSION MESSAGE that matches the photograph of your choice.

Step 3:
Using an image editing software such as Photoshop, combine the photo of your choice with the ZERO EMISSION MESSAGE to complete the Work.
(-List of Free Image Editing Applications
The Contest Committee recommends these free software and Web applications if you do not have any current image editing software on your computer.

Web applications (You can use these applications directly via your web browser without the need to download the software onto your computer. However, the functions are limited compared to downloadable applications.)

-　PhotoshopExpress
-　Picnik
-　NAVER Photo Editor (Japanese)

Free software applications (These applications must be downloaded onto your computer. They support more complex image editing functions.)

-　Paint.net
-　GIMP
-　Artweaver

*　You are NOT required to use these web services and software applications.
*　Please read and agree to the user agreement of each web services and software applications before use.
*　Please note that the Contest organizer is NOT responsible for any loss or damage caused by above-mentioned web services and software applications.

Step 4:
Upload your Work onto the Contest Site.
When uploading your Work, fill the required information such as your name, user name and e-mail address in the Contest’s application form.

- The Contest Committee and the Sponsor shall not be responsible for any faulty or delayed data transmission or other technology malfunction by any web application or software application, whether listed above or otherwise, by Facebook, or by or related to any other application, service or internet infrastructure whatsoever.

- Any expense incurred as the result of entry-making shall be entirely paid by the entrant.

Rights and privacy policy

Sponsor’s rights

– The copyright (including all rights stipulated in Articles 27 and 28 of Copyright Act of Japan) to the Works shall belong to the Sponsor. Therefore, entrants shall not use their Work for any other purposes except for their own private use.

- Prize winners shall not execute their moral right with respect to their Work.

- The Sponsor may reproduce and distribute the Work freely based on the Copyright Act of Japan. The Sponsor’s rights mentioned above include:
(1) Permanent exclusive right for the Sponsor to use freely worldwide the Work for the purpose of publicity, advertising and others on web sites, newspapers, magazines, television, video and any other media, facilities, etc. in the method of public disclosure, duplication, public transmission, exhibit, printing, distribution, screening or any and all methods.
(2) Right for the Sponsor to modify the Work and decide at its sole discretion whether or not to indicate names of entrants when using the Works as mentioned above (1).

Use of Personal Information

‐Sponsor and the Contest Committee shall use entrants’ personal information exclusively for the following purposes:
(1) Announcement of winners and notification to winners
(2) Delivery of prize
(3) Inquiry about Work entered
(4) Advertising and other marketing activities for the Sponsor.
(5) Confirmation of individuals

- Entrants’ personal information shall be deleted once the Contest has ended, except winners’ personal information.

- With regard to other regulations for the use of personal information, refer to the Contest Site and the Sponsor’s privacy policy.

Miscellaneous

– By uploading their Work to the Facebook application onto the Contest Site, entrants shall be considered to have consented to the terms and conditions of the Contest. With respect to matters not mentioned in these terms and conditions, the Sponsor shall have the final decision making authority. If entrants do not agree to any decision made by the Sponsor, they shall be able to withdraw their entries. In that case, entrants will pay for every expense incurred for the withdrawal.

- The Sponsor may suspend or postpone the acceptance of entries if any difficulties arise regarding the Contest, or if safety is at stake, or if the fairness of selection process is jeopardized due to any network malfunction, a computer virus, illegal access, etc.

- The Sponsor and the Contest Committee shall not take responsibility in any way for any circumstance beyond the Sponsor’s control such as network malfunction, the effect of computer virus and illegal access to the server, and for the consequential damage suffered by the entrant.

- If the entrant sustains any damage in the wake of entry to the contest, the Sponsor and the Contest Committee shall not be held responsible in any way.

- If a complaint or claim for damages is made from a third party concerning the Work entered, the Sponsor shall not be held responsible in any way, and the entrant shall solely handle any such circumstance.

- If any entry is judged by the Sponsor to have violated the terms and conditions of entry-making, the entry shall be invalidated. This invalidation shall not be notified to the entrant concerned. If the disqualification happens after the prize winning, the Sponsor shall be able to cancel the winning and request for the return of the prize.

- The terms and conditions of entry-making shall be interpreted under Japanese law.

- If there is any discrepancy between the terms and conditions on treatment of personal information and the Sponsor’s privacy policy, the Sponsor’s privacy policy shall prevail.

- In case a legal dispute arises between the entrant and the Sponsor, the Tokyo District Court shall be the exclusive competent court for the first instance.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions regarding this Contest:contest@journey-to-zero.com