Contest Rules Sample Clauses
The Contest Rules clause defines the specific terms and conditions governing participation in a contest. It typically outlines eligibility requirements, entry procedures, deadlines, judging criteria, and prize details, ensuring that all participants understand how the contest operates. By clearly establishing the framework for the contest, this clause helps prevent disputes, ensures fairness, and provides transparency for both organizers and entrants.
Contest Rules. These Contest Rules are together with the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy the Agreement that governs your use of PortalOne Arcade including the App and Services (as defined therein), which constitutes the legally binding terms and conditions governing your use of the App and the Services, including the participation in any contest made available in the App (a “Contest”). By downloading and using the App, you acknowledge that any use of the App, including entering into Contests, is subject to the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy. The Contests are not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Apple Inc. or its subsidiaries or affiliates.
Contest Rules. 1. All contestants must speak on the official topic in the first sentence of the speech.
2. A speech may be delivered in a language other than English if the language used is an official language of the country in which the sponsoring Club is located.
3. All contestants must state the official topic in the first sentence of their speech. Timing will begin with the first spoken word and the topic must be stated in the first sentence of the speech. A 3-point penalty is automatically assessed by the timekeeper for failure to state the official topic.
4. Any quotation or copyrighted material used in the speech must be identified verbally during the presentation and in the written copy of the speech with the original author’s name. The contestant shall be fully responsible for the use of any quoted material and Optimist International shall assume no responsibility. Failure to identify non- original material will result in disqualification.
5. The use of props, special costumes or clothing, or the use of prompters will not be permitted. The penalty will be disqualification. Notes and lecterns can be used if the contestant desires.
6. The time allowed will be not under 4 minutes or over 5 minutes. Contestants going over or under will not be cautioned, and will be penalized one point for each 15 seconds or fraction of over or under the allotted time. This penalty will be determined by the official timekeeper.
7. Timing immediately at the first word spoken. Timing will stop when the contestant finishes.
8. No reference can be made that identifies the student, parents, school, community, sponsoring Optimist Club or District. This will result in a deduction of 5 points or a fraction of based on the degree of identification.
9. Contestants shall not be identified by name or sponsoring Clubs until after the last oration has been presented and the judges and timekeeper have left the room.
10. Any protest in the conduct at any level of this contest must be made immediately after the condition is noted. Protests received after the next contestant has been introduced, or in the case of the last contestant, after the judges leave to total the scores, will not be accepted under any circumstances.
11. The Contest Chairperson will decide all protests in accordance with the official rules. The decision of the Contest Chair is final and no higher appeals will be recognized. In the case of Club contests, the Club Contest Chair has this authority. In the case of Zone and District ...
Contest Rules. 1. All contestants must speak on the official topic.
2. A speech may be delivered in English or French.
3. All contestants must state the official topic in the first sentence of the speech. Timing will begin with the first spoken word. A 3-point penalty is automatically assessed by the timekeeper for failure to state the official topic in the first sentence.
4. Any quotation, copyrighted, or largely paraphrased material used in the speech must be identified verbally during the presentation and in the written copy of the speech with the original author’s name. The contestant shall be fully responsible for the use of any quoted material and Optimist International shall assume no responsibility. Failure to identify non-original material will result in up to 10 penalty points.
5. The use of props, special costumes or clothing, will result in 10 penalty points
6. The use of audience prompters will result in disqualification
7. Notes and lecterns can be used if the contestant desires.
8. The time allowed will be not under 4 minutes or over 5 minutes. Contestants going over or under will not be cautioned, and will be penalized one point for each 15 seconds or fraction of over or under the allotted time. This penalty will be determined by the official timekeeper.
9. Timing will begin at the first word spoken. Timing will stop when the contestant finishes.
10. No reference can be made that identifies the contestant, parents, school, community, sponsoring Optimist Club or District. This will result in a deduction of up to 5 points. Contestants shall not be identified by name or sponsoring Protests received after the next contestant has been introduced, or in the case of the last contestant, after the judges leave to total the scores, will not be accepted under any circumstances.
Contest Rules. The Contestant must be a citizen of India
Contest Rules. 1. Participants must write on the official topic.
2. Each entry must begin with a title page containing: the official topic, number of words, writer’s name, address, phone number, name of school and date of birth.
3. At the top of page 1 should be the official topic and the number of words (penalty of 2 points for lack of topic and 5 points for failure to identify the total number of words correctly).
4. Essays must be typewritten and double-spaced. (Deduction of 5 points)
5. Essays must contain at least 700 words but no more than 800 words. Every word of the essay is counted. This does not include the title, bibliography or footnotes. Hyphenated words count as 1 word (Deduction of 5 points for each 25 words over/under limit).
6. Each page of the essay must be numbered starting with page 1 of the essay, not the title page. The numbers must be centered at the bottom of each page.
7. Any quotation or copyrighted material used must be identified properly. For example, use of a specific writer’s format (such as MLA) may be specified by the instructor overseeing the contest. Failure to identify non-original material will result in disqualification.
8. No reference can be made that identifies the contestant, corner. Covers of any type are not accepted.
Contest Rules. 1. All contestants must speak on the official topic.
2. A speech may be delivered in a language other than English if the language used is an official language of the country in which the sponsoring Club is located.
3. All contestants must state the official topic beginning their speech in order for the timekeeper to record the exact time of the speech. A 3-point penalty is automatically assessed by the timekeeper for failure to state the official topic.
4. Any quotation or copyrighted material used in the speech must be identified verbally during the presentation and in the written copy of the speech with the original author’s name. The contestant shall be fully responsible for the use of any quoted material and Optimist International shall assume no responsibility. Failure to identify non- original material will result in disqualification.
Contest Rules. Users may submit Content to the Site to be entered into various Contests. To determine if your Content is the winner of a Contest, your Content will be reviewed and rated by Quote Devil Ltd., our staff or agents. By submitting Content for a Contest, you hereby acknowledge that you have read and agree to all of the terms, conditions and rules set forth in the applicable Official Rules for the Contest (including, the applicable Contest Summary (each, a "Content Summary")), which are hereby incorporated into this Agreement by this reference. Without limiting the foregoing, you understand and agree that as a condition of being awarded a prize in a Contest winners may be required to execute and deliver to QuoteDevil a signed affidavit of eligibility and acceptance of the applicable Official Rules for the Contest. Please see the applicable Official Rules for the Contest for more details regarding participation in a Contest.
Contest Rules. 1. All contestants must speak on the official topic.
2. A speech may be delivered in a language other than English if the language used is an official