Mobile Rules 2008
 

Contest Rules

Your participation in the Mobile Rules! Competition (”Competition”) is subject to these Terms and Conditions and all applicable laws and regulations. By entering the Competition, you accept, without limitation or qualification, these Terms and Conditions, and acknowledge that any other agreements between you, Nokia or Competition sponsors (together as “Organizers”) are superseded with respect to this subject matter. If you do not agree and accept, without limitation or qualification, these Terms and Conditions, please do not enter the Competition.

By reviewing these Terms and Conditions, you agree to the following rules governing the Competition.

Intellectual Property Rights

Trademarking and filing of any intellectual property rights for the entries is highly recommended before entering the Competition.

Eligibility

  1. The Competition is open to all individuals, developers and entrepreneurs. Employees of Organizers, are not eligible to participate in the Competition. The immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of employees of Organizers may not participate in the Competition.

  2. Participation in the Competition constitutes the participant's full and unconditional agreement to these Terms and Conditions.

  3. Entries must be the participant's own original work

  4. Any and all application entries must be new to the general public and not published prior in any media. Mobile applications that are currently available commercially are not eligible.

  5. Submitted applications must work on Nokia platforms.

  6. Business plan entries must be new to the Competition. Entries previously attended Web2Mobile competition are not eligible.

  7. Nokia has right to dismiss and disqualify any entry at its sole discretion, at any phase of the Competition.

  8. The Competition is subject to the laws of Finland. Void where prohibited by law.

Duration of Program

The Competition begins at 12:00 GMT on July 12, 2007 and will end at 11:59 GMT on November 23, 2007 for business plans and January 25, 2008 for mobile applications; Organizers reserve the right to shorten, extend, modify, or cancel the Competition at its sole discretion, at any time. Organizers will disqualify any entries received after the due date.

You can find the schedule, any milestones and prizes of the Competition from the competition home pages at www.mobilerules.org. The Organizers shall reserve the option of any time changing the schedules, milestones and prizes at their sole discretion.

Judging Criteria

The panel will judge all entries including but not limited to the following criteria:

  • Uniqueness, novelty value and innovativeness - display creativity in applications and business plans, use established technology in unique ways, offer new solutions, channels, etc.

  • Design - leverage latest technologies, quality, file company patents.

  • Market potential and growth - create breakthrough product, provide new business opportunities, establish new revenue channels, investor value.

  • Overall end user experience - ease of use, ability to fulfill users’ needs, customer adoption.

After the panel has announced finalists and winners its decision is final and can not be subject to any litigation.

Mobile Application Prizes

Nokia reserves the right to change the prizes at its sole discretion, at any time.

You can find information about prizes from the Competition home pages at www.mobilerules.org.

The Fine Print

  • The Competition administrator will handle any irregularities, and its decision is final.

  • Prize winners must comply with paperwork requirements.

  • The Organizers reserve the right to not designate an award recipient in any category where the judges conclude that the level of entries was not of the necessary quality.

  • No transfer or assignment of prize will be allowed. The prizewinner will be solely responsible for paying all taxes and fees associated with the winning of the prize.

Privacy and Confidentiality

The Organizers may use any personal data (for example, your name, address, telephone number or e-mail address) you transmit by electronic mail or otherwise in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

In addition, Organizers will use personal information submitted to contact winner(s).

Organizers will treat any other communication or material you transmit, such as questions, comments, suggestions or the like, as non-confidential and nonproprietary.

For Privacy Policy see http://www.mobilerules.org/privacy_policy.html

Limitation of Liability

  1. are not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate transcription of information, for problems related to any of the equipment or programming associated with the Competition or utilized by the contestant, for any human error, for any interruption, deletion, omission, defect, or line failure of any telephone network or electronic transmission, for problems relating to computer equipment, software, inability to access the Website or online service, or for any other technical or non-technical error or malfunction.

  2. These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between Competition contestants and Organizers pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior or other arrangements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written. No waiver of any of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.

Release

By entering the Competition, each contestant fully and unconditionally releases and holds harmless Organizers, and their parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees and its advertising, and promotional agencies from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the Competition or receipt, redemption, use or misuse of any prize won, except to the extent that this release may be limited by applicable law.

Trademarks

Any trademarks appearing in this Competition including but not limited to, Nokia and of the other organizers are the property of their respective owners. Any use of such trademarks is strictly prohibited without prior written explicit agreement with the owner.

General

  1. This competition shall not constitute a commitment or create a joint venture, partnership, agency or other media or business relationship between the participants and the organizers of this competition. This competition shall not either be understood to grant to any participant whether expressly or by implication any ownership, rights or license to any intellectual property rights of any of the organizers and vice versa.

  2. Nokia reserves the right to disqualify any contestant who tampers with the operation of the Competition or Web site or violates the Terms and Conditions of the Competition. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY INDIVIDUAL, WHETHER OR NOT A CONTESTANT, TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE COMPETITION OR THIS WEB SITE IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

  3. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting any infringing, threatening, false, misleading, abusive, harassing, libelous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law; Nokia will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or any court order requesting or directing Nokia to disclose the identity of anyone posting or transmitting any such information or materials; and you are prohibited from advertising or perform any commercial solicitation.