Legal

Introduction

The information on this page relates to the entirety of this website: both Oceanographic Magazine and the Ocean Photographer of the Year. For information regarding the specific terms and conditions for entry into the Ocean Photographer of the Year, please scroll down this page to the heading ‘Ocean Photographer of the Year T&Cs’. Thank you.

Terms

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General

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Privacy

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Changes to privacy policy

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Service modifications / prices

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Billing / account Information

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Optional tools

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Use is at your own discretion.
Any new services and/or features added through the website are subject to these terms.

Links

Links on this site may direct you to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content or accuracy of those sites and accept no liability for any materials, products or services detailed or offered on third-party sites, including those seen or purchased by consumers.

User comments

We may, at any time and without restriction, edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use any comments or copy sent to us. We are under no obligation maintain the sender’s confidence or pay them.
We reserve the right to remove content we determine to be unlawful, offensive, threatening, libellous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party’s intellectual property or these terms.
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Personal Information

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Errors, Inaccuracies and Omissions

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We reserve the right to correct errors, inaccuracies or omissions at any time, without notice, including post-order submission.

Prohibited Use

You are prohibited from using the site or its content: (a) for any unlawful purpose; (b) to solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts; (c) to violate any international, federal, provincial or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances; (d) to infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others; (e) to harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability; (f) to submit false or misleading information; (g) to upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code that will or may be used in any way that will affect the functionality or operation of the Service or of any related website, other websites, or the Internet; (h) to collect or track the personal information of others; (i) to spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape; (j) for any obscene or immoral purpose; or (k) to interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Service or any related website, other websites, or the Internet. We reserve the right to terminate your use of the service or any related website for violating any of the prohibited uses.

Copyright

All materials used on this site are the copyright of CXD MEDIA Ltd or individual authors/photographers where stated. Users are strictly prohibited from copying content or using elsewhere without permission from Atlas Publishing Ltd.

Indemnification

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Governing law

These terms – and any separate agreements whereby we provide you services – are governed by UK Law.

Returns

While we operate a non-refundable, non-returnable policy, we are happy to discuss your individual case, provided you are able to return your magazine unused, in its original condition and packaging. Return requests should be accompanied by a receipt of purchase. Responsibility for return shipping payments may lie with the customer.

Contact information

Legal queries should be sent to: info@oceanographicmagazine.com.

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ocean photographer of the year t&C’S

The Ocean Photographer of the Year™ is an international photography competition aimed at showcasing the beauty and fragility of this planet’s blue spaces. It also offers significant opportunity for ocean photographers to have their work publicly showcased across a range of international media and public spaces, bringing significant exposure to their work.
The Ocean Photographer of the Year™ (oceanographicmagazine.com/opy) is a trademarked competition run by the publishers of Oceanographic Magazine™, CXD MEDIA Ltd, referred to throughout this page as “we” or “us” or the “Competition”.
By entering the Ocean Photographer of the Year™, you agree to the following terms and conditions. Please read the following carefully before entering.

GENERAL

Regarding site usage, users of the Ocean Photographer of the Year™ agree to the terms of use set out in Oceanographic Magazine’s legal page on account of the Ocean Photographer of the Year™ being an extension of the Oceanographic Magazine site.
By entering the Ocean Photographer of the Year™ you agree:

You will not post any inappropriate or malicious material.
You will not break any laws.
You will not infringe on any third-party rights or policies.
You will not copy and/or use any Ocean Photographer of the Year™ content – taken directly from the site or otherwise – without the written consent from us.
You permit the Ocean Photographer of the Year™ to use your submission(s) as it sees fit, including for promotional, commercial and editorial purposes related to the Competition.

THE COMPETITION

Entry to the Competition is strictly via the official submission process on this website. Emails will not be accepted. Successful entrants, including winners, runners-up and those highly-commended will be contacted following the judging panel’s decision. Due to the number of entries received, unsuccessful entrants will not be contacted.
The judging panel’s decision is final.
It is the responsibility of each entrant to have read the Competition T&Cs and Entry Rules prior to entering. Should these T&Cs be breached, the entrant will be liable to the Competition owners with regards to any losses or damages incurred.
Photographers must hold all required permissions and permits for images submitted. These must be made available on request by the Competition owners.

ENTRY RULES

All submissions must be photographs. AI-generated imagery is strictly not permitted.
Upload limit per image is 5MB. Finalists will be contacted for higher res if needed.
Up to ten images can be entered into each category. The Portfolio Award MUST have ten.
There is no date restriction on submitted photographs – images can be from any year.
All entries must be received by midnight (GMT) on June 30, 2024.
An entry fee of £10 per category is charged.
Entrants can enter as many categories as they wish.
Entrants who ONLY nominate a photographer in the FFF Award, and do not enter any other category, do not need to pay an entry fee. Nominations in the FFF Award are free.
All submissions must have been created by the photographer entering.
Post-processing of images is acceptable.
Images that have already won 1st place (overall) in an established international award prior to April 1, 2024 should NOT be entered. This does not include Ocean Portfolio submissions, which can include award-winning images.
Images that have placed 2nd or lower in an international competition CAN be entered.
Images should be free of watermarks.
Each submission set must be accompanied by a document with image captions.
Manipulation of the natural world is NOT acceptable. All entrants confirm that all images were taken naturally, without interference with wildlife.
Entrants into the Young Ocean Photographer of the Year must be 25 years of age or under at the time of their submission. There are no age restrictions on all other categories.

PRIZES

Cash prizes are provided by Oceanographic Magazine. Payment method is strictly by bank transfer. Any associated fees regarding each winner’s transfer – domestic or international – will be deducted from each individual cash prize total.
Third-party prize offerings will be fulfilled by those third parties. Competition entrants give the Competition permission to pass on all required personal details to ensure prizes can be fulfilled in full and in a timely manner. Fulfilment of these prizes is not the responsibility of the Competition.
All parties offering prizes – including but not limited to the Competition owners, Blancpain and Ocean Census – reserve the right to alter, amend or cancel any prizes offered as part of the Competition, at any time and without notice. Entrants who win multiple awards will receive the highest value award. Prizes will be given/distributed at the prize-giver’s convenience, but no later than the ‘entries closed’ date for the following year’s Awards unless specifically stated by the prize-giver.
The Competition owners reserve the right to disqualify any entrants they deem to have breached the Competition rules, even after the Awards have been allocated. Disqualification does not have to be explained, or the reasons for it proven. Disqualification comes with the forfeit of any associated Award(s) and prize(s). If prizes (including cash) have already been delivered prior to disqualification, the Competition reserves the right to reclaim.

RIGHTS / AGREEMENTS / GDPR

All images submitted to the Competition may be used by the Ocean Photographer of the Year™, Oceanographic Magazine and selected affiliates and partners for – but not limited to – exhibitions, events and publications related to the Competition. This image usage includes online, offline, digital and in print, and extends to advertising, publicity and any other reasonably permittable forms provided the usage is related to the Ocean Photographer of the Year™. Final say on suitability of use lies with the Competition.
Copyright of submitted images is maintained by the photographer. Usage of the images – by the Competition owners or any partners and affiliates – in instances unrelated to the Ocean Photographer of the Year™ is strictly prohibited.
Competition entrants agree to join the GDPR-compliant Ocean Photographer of the Year™ mailing list as part of their submission so that they can be contacted regarding submissions and results.
Competition entrants can opt-in (during the entry process) to have their entered images made available for sale as single prints on the Competition website. Profits on each sale will be split 50-50 between the photographer and the Competition.

QUERIES

If you have any queries relating to the Ocean Photographer of the Year, please email submissions@ocean.photo