JMA INTERNATIONAL JEWELRY DESIGN COMPETITION 2023 - JUBILEE
Conditions of Entry & Rules
- Refunds will not be issued once an entry is confirmed. In the event that entries are withdrawn, disqualified, or not being selected will NOT be entitled to a refund.
- The true proportion of the sketch must be clearly stated in the design (For example: "Scale: 1:1").
- Four-sided graphics (stereo, front, side, and aerial view) are optional to all sketches, but each submission must only include a ONE-page single-sided A4-sized draft (297mm x 210mm; regardless of the number of jewelry pieces or views shown).
- The sketches and the jewelry pieces should not show the contestant's name, the sponsoring company, the registered trademark, or the company logo.
- Sketches and jewelry pieces should not be used for any promotional purposes without the organizer's approval.
- The material and value of the jewelry pieces should be declared on the application form. The organizer reserves the right to analyze the jewelry pieces and disqualify pieces that do not meet the competition's criteria or that have been falsified.
- Each group must receive at least 20 entries. Otherwise, the organizer reserves the right to cancel the participating group, and the matter of refund will be handled individually.
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Contestant should be reminded of the followings:
- [Sketch Group] The application form should be completed and signed by the applicant. It is not necessary to fill in the sponsoring company information.
- [Open Group] Finalist entries must be sponsored by a local, overseas, or China registered jewelry company to sponsor their production, making the selected sketch into physical jewelry pieces.
- [Open Group] Upon receipt of the jewelry, the organizer is responsible for the jewelry insurance fee until the end of the competition or the date that the entries are returned.
- [Open Group] The physical jewelry pieces have to conform to the design artwork. If the jewelry design is found to be altered without authorization, the organizer reserves the right to disqualify the finalist.
- [Open Group] The material value of the jewelry pieces must be honestly declared. For any discrepancy, the organizer reserves the right to request the relevant proof and to shift its participating group and/or disqualify the finalist entry.
- Those who participate in the [Open Group] can also participate in the [Hand Sketch Group] or [Computer Aided Design Group] with the same sketch. Applicants only need to indicate the options clearly on the application form.
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Copyright & Important Disclaimer:
- The concepts and designs of the entries must not be involved in any plagiarism or infringement of copyrights or other laws.
- The organizer will not be held responsible for the infringement of copyright or patent law regarding the entries. All entries must be original designs. Entries will be disqualified if they have been previously submitted to other competitions and publicly displayed in any place, including Hong Kong, overseas, and China before our result announcement, i.e., the end of this competition.
- The organizer shall exercise due care to prevent damage during handling and returning the jewelry pieces.
- The organizer will take no responsibility or liability for damages resulting from any unforeseen circumstance. Therefore, contestants should consider and arrange insurance appropriately.
- All entries must be drawn by the contestant himself/herself. If any AI (Artificial Intelligence) design being found, the contestant will be disqualified.
- The organizer may use both electronic and physical methods for preview / display / scoring. Therefore, for entries submitted online, artwork will be color printed ; for entries submitted by post or in person, artwork will be scanned. The quality of the print / scan version of the artwork is not guaranteed under any circumstances.
- All the notification and updates about JMA International Jewelry Design Competition will be sent via email, please pay attention to the contact email regularly, if you lose the qualification due to personal negligence, we will not compensate any loss.
- In case of any disputes or violation of the any of the above rules, the decision of the organizer will be final.
Privacy Statement
The Privacy Statement intends to notify you why your personal data is collected, how it will be used, to whom the personal data will be transferred and to whom data access requests are to be addressed. For information about the statement, please refer to: http://www.jewelry.org.hk/tc/privacy.php. The Statement is made by Hong Kong Jewelry Manufacturers' Association, in accordance with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486) of the Laws of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the "PDPO").