PHOTO COMPETITION - Terms and Conditions

  • I have been given sufficient information in relation to the competition and I confirm that I am 18 years of age or older.

  • I understand that even if I agree to participate now, I can withdraw at any time, by emailing the request to fabiola.barroscosta@teagasc.ie. I acknowledge and understand that this will not apply to material already published as Teagasc cannot control such material.

  • In the case where third parties appear in the photograph in the entry, I confirm that I have received the consent of those third parties and take full responsibility for this consent.

  • I consent to the use of personal data including name and any personal data in the photograph entry, in Teagasc publicity material and on social media. Teagasc reserves the right to display, reproduce or publish, or give permission to display, reproduce or publish any entry without payment for the purposes of future promotion and knowledge transfer. The personal data contained in the entries will be retained by Teagasc indefinitely.

  • I understand that any personal data relating to the winner or any other entrants will be used solely in accordance with current Irish Data Protection legislation and will only be disclosed as specified at 4 above. Teagasc reserves the right to display, reproduce or publish any entry without payment for the purposes of future promotion and knowledge transfer.

  • The Data Protection Officer in Teagasc may be contacted at any stage at DPO@Teagasc.ie

  • Submission of Photographs

  • Individual entrants can enter as many photo as he/she wants until 30/08/2021.

  • Photographs must be submitted in digital format only.

  • No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for whatever reason.

  • The competition will be judged by a Teagasc selection panel and the judges’ decision is final

  • The winning photo(s) will be displayed on the Smarter_BufferZ website

  • Prizes

    The prizes are as follows:

  • The winning photo will be posted on SMATER_BufferZ website with an photographer/owner interview

  • The second and third placed photo will be posted on SMARTER_BufferZ website.

  • The promoter will notify the winner.

  • Rules of Entering

  • The competition is open to residents of the Republic of Ireland.

  • The competition is open to those 18 years of age and older.

  • The competition is not open to professional photographers.

  • Photo entry must be the entrant’s original work, must not be copied and must not infringe on the intellectual property or other rights of any other third party, regardless of country of residence. It is the entrant’s responsibility to clear all aspects of copyright prior to submission. Teagasc reserves the right to disqualify from the competition any entry that infringes on the copyright or other intellectual property rights of third parties and will not be responsible or in any way be liable for any violations of copyright or any other unauthorised use of photos.

  • The promoter’s decision in respect of all matters to do with the competition will be final and no correspondence will be entered into

  • By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.