#MadeWithCanva Contest: Terms & Conditions

NOTE: This is not the contest post, just the terms. The contest post can be found in the ‘Announcements’ section of the Canva Design Circle Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CanvaDesignCircle.

As the privacy settings of this group are set to private, you may need to request permission to join the group, and will need to accept the group’s rules of conduct to have your request approved. Despite this, no purchase is necessary to enter or win and a purchase does not increase the chances of winning.

This Contest is open only to persons who are 18 years old or older as of the date of entry. Employees of Canva Pty Ltd (“Canva”), its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and suppliers, (together, “Employees”), and immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of Employees are not eligible to participate in the Contest. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and void where prohibited.

By submitting an Entry to the Contest, the Entrant (“You”) agrees to be fully unconditionally bound by these Rules. You represent and warrant that You meet the eligibility requirements and that the Contest is not prohibited in Your jurisdiction. In addition, You agree to accept the decisions of Canva as final and binding as it relates to the Contest.

Entries will be accepted online between Wednesday the 5 May, 2021 at 11:00am UTC/GMT+8 and Friday 21 May, 2021 at 2:00pm UTC/GMT+8. All entries must be received by the Contest End Date.

• To participate in the Contest, you must create a 1-2 minute video using Canva that adheres to the instructions laid out in the Contest post in the Design Circle Facebook group and post it directly into the comments section of the post during the Contest Period (“Entry”).
• Only one Entry may be submitted per person.
• Entries must fall under the themes listed in the Contest Guidelines. Entries that contain sexual content, violence or gore, or promote discrimination against any individual or group, will not be accepted.
• The Entry must fulfil all Contest requirements, as specified, to be eligible to win a prize.
• Entries that are incomplete or do not adhere to the rules or specifications may be disqualified at the sole discretion of Canva.
• If You use fraudulent methods or otherwise attempt to circumvent the rules, your submission may be removed from eligibility at the sole discretion of Canva.

• Ten (10) winners will be selected by a team of Canva-appointed panelists (“Canva Panel”) based on the criteria set out in section 6 of these Terms (“Winners”).
• The Contest is a game of skill, chance has no part in determining the Winners. Each Winner will receive: an invitation to join the Canva team at Canva’s Season Opener Event on 4 June 2021 from 11:00AM to 4:00PM AEST, virtually via Zoom (this event is usually open to Canva staff only); a two (2) year subscription to Canva Pro; US$100 credit to use with Canva Print; and a box of exclusive Canva swag/merch.
• The Canva Pro prizes will be applied to the Winners’ accounts shortly after winning. In the event a Winner has an existing subscription to Canva Pro (whether yearly or monthly) the two (2) year subscription will commence at the expiry of the Winner’s existing subscription period.
• There will be a further prize awarded for the People’s Choice Award, who will be selected from the existing pool of ten winners at a later date by Canva staff (“People’s Choice Winner”). The People’s Choice Winner will receive a further US$1,000 prize. The prize money will be distributed to the People’s Choice Winner by Paypal. The People’s Choice Winner must have a PayPal account in order to receive the prize.
• All specifics of the prizes shall be solely determined by Canva. No substitution of prize or transfer/assignment of prize to others or request for the cash equivalent by Winner is permitted.
• Any and all prize-related expenses, including without limitation any and all federal, state, and/or local taxes, shall be the sole responsibility of the winner.
• Acceptance of prize constitutes permission for Canva to use the Winners’ names, likeness, and Entry for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation.

• The Canva Panel will select the Winners based on storytelling, entertainment value and adherence to the theme of achieving a personal or professional goal.
• The panel may ask certain entrants to provide their original design files.
• The ten (10) Winners will be notified via a private message, and/or comment on their Entry and announced in the Canva Design Circle Facebook Group within five (5) days following the selection of the winners.
• The People’s Choice winner will be notified via private message and announced in the Canva Design Circle Facebook Group within five (5) days following selection of the People’s Choice Winner.
• Canva shall have no liability for: any Winner’s failure to receive notices due to spam, junk e-mail or other security settings or for Winner’s provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information; any Winner’s inability to participate in any component of the prize, including but not limited to attending the Season Opener Event via Zoom.
• If a Winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim the prize within fifteen (15) days from the time notification was sent, or fails to timely return a completed and executed declaration and release (if required), the prize may be forfeited and an alternate Winner selected. Receipt by Winner of the prize offered in this Contest is conditioned upon compliance with any and all federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
• ANY VIOLATION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES BY WINNER, AT CANVA’S SOLE DISCRETION, WILL RESULT IN WINNER’S DISQUALIFICATION AS WINNER OF THE CONTEST, AND ALL PRIVILEGES AS WINNER WILL BE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED.

Rights Granted by You:

By submitting an Entry, You:

• understand and agree that Canva, anyone acting on behalf of Canva, and Canva’s licensees, successors, and assigns, shall have the right, where permitted by law, to print, publish, broadcast, distribute, and use in any media now known or hereafter developed, in perpetuity and throughout the World, without limitation, your Entry, name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness, image, statements about the Contest, and biographical information for news, publicity, information, trade, advertising, public relations, and promotional purposes without any further compensation, notice, review, or consent.
• represent and warrant that your Entry is an original work of authorship, and does not violate any third party’s proprietary or intellectual property rights. If your Entry infringes upon the intellectual property right of another, You will be disqualified at the sole discretion of Company. If the content of your Entry is claimed to constitute infringement of any proprietary or intellectual proprietary rights of any third party, You shall, at your sole expense, defend or settle against such claims. You shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Canva from and against any suit, proceeding, claims, liability, loss, damage, costs or expense, which Canva may incur, suffer, or be required to pay arising out of such infringement or suspected infringement of any third party’s right.

Terms & Conditions:

Canva reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest should virus, bug, non-authorized human intervention, fraud, or other cause beyond Canva’s control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, or proper conduct of the Contest.

In such case, Canva may select the Winner from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by Canva. Canva reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or website or violates these Terms & Conditions.

Canva has the right, in its sole discretion, to maintain the integrity of the Contest, to void entries for any reason, including, but not limited to: multiple entries from the same user from different IP addresses; multiple entries from the same computer in excess of that allowed by Contest rules; or the use of bots, macros, scripts, or other technical means for entering. Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such attempt be made, Canva reserves the right to seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.

By participating in this Contest, You acknowledge that this Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook or any other social media site.

Limitation of Liability:

By entering, You agree to release and hold harmless Canva and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers, and directors from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from: (i) such entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or any portion thereof; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunction of any computer, cable, network, hardware, or software, or other mechanical equipment; (iii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions, telephone, or Internet service; (iv) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (v) electronic or human error in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries.

Disputes:

THIS CONTEST IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA WITHOUT RESPECT TO CONFLICT OF LAW DOCTRINES.

As a condition of participating in this Contest, participant agrees that any and all disputes that cannot be resolved between the parties, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in New South Wales, Australia having jurisdiction. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances shall participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorney’s fees, other than participant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e. costs associated with entering this Contest). Participant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.

Privacy Policy:

Canva collects personal information from You in order to conduct the Contest and may, for this purpose, disclose such information to third parties, including but not limited to agents, contractors, service providers and prize suppliers. Entry to the Contest is conditional on providing this information. Canva’s Privacy Policy explains how Canva collects, stores and uses personal information click here. Entrants should direct any request to access, update or correct information to Canva at privacy@canva.com.