Terms and Conditions

HOW TO ENTER: No purchase is necessary to enter or win the competition but entrants should be aware that they may be subject to local call charges depending on their own individual arrangements for internet access. To enter, entrants must send an email to faceofmassive@umusic.com attaching a clear, recent and untouched photograph of themself and a short explanation of why they want to be the ‘face’ of the Massive R&B Spring 2012 album (the “Materials”).  Entries and Materials (including for the avoidance of doubt photographs) cannot be returned.  Entries must be submitted and received by Universal Music Operations Limited (“UMO”) by 5pm on 31 January 2012.  All entries must include entrant’s name, date of birth, home address, daytime telephone number, and email address. By entering the competition, entrant consents to receive additional UMO and Massive R&B information.

The competition will begin on 13 January 2012 and the deadline for receipt of entry is 31 January 2012 at 5pm (GMT). The first and last name provided by entrants will be the identity of the entrant and, if selected for the prize, the identity of the winner. The use of a bogus name or email address will disqualify an entrant. There is a limit of one entry per person. Duplicate entries will be void. All entrants agree to abide by these rules. All entries become the property of UMO. Entries may be rejected in the sole discretion of UMO, including for reasons of obscenity, defamation or invasion of privacy.

By submitting the Materials (including for the avoidance of doubt photographs) with an entry the entrants agree to grant UMO a non-exclusive, fully paid and royalty free, sub-licensable and worldwide licence to use, edit, modify, display, publish, perform, reproduce, communicate, and distribute the Materials on or through the Massive R&B website and/or the Massive R&B television channel.  For the avoidance of doubt, all entrants agree to the free use of their names, photographs and general locations for publicity and news purposes during this and future promotions in any and all media by UMO or any associated or subsidiary company of the Universal Music Group of companies and UMO shall be entitled to display the Materials on the Massive R&B website and on the Massive R&B television channel. UMO shall not acquire any right, title or interest to the intellectual property rights in the Materials, except as provided in this clause. If a person does not wish to grant UMO such rights in the Materials then they should refrain from entering the competition. Also, by submitting the Materials with an entry, the entrant warrants that they are free to grant such rights in the Materials to UMO and agree to indemnify UMO in respect of any claims, damages and costs arising as a result of the entrant’s breach of this warranty.

ELIGIBILITY: This competition is open to any female aged between 18 and 35 (inclusive) years of age being a legal resident of the UK (excluding; residents of Ireland). All entrants must be female and aged between 18 and 35 (inclusive) years of age to be valid and must be able to prove their age. Employees (and their immediate families or household members) of UMO and its respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries and agents are not eligible to enter this competition. UMO and its respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries and agents are not responsible for any lost, late illegible, incomplete, postage due, misdirected or mutilated mail, any electronic miscommunications or failures, technical hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable connections, or failed incomplete, garbled or delayed computer or mobile phone transmissions which may limit entrant’s ability to participate in the competition.

SELECTION: After the closing date, 100 (one hundred) finalists (this number may be subject to change by UMO at its sole discretion depending on the number of entrants) will be selected from all eligible entries received and invited to appear in front of a panel of judges from UMO in London.  The finalists will be notified that they are a finalist by telephone and/or email by a representative of UMO within five (5) days of the competition closing.  Finalists must be available during normal working hours of 9am to 5.30pm between 1 February 2012 and 10 February 2012 inclusive to attend the final round in London. The exact day of the final round to be confirmed by UMO at its sole discretion.  If finalists are unable to attend the final they forfeit their place in the finals and their right to win the prize and an alternate finalist may be selected from the pool of eligible entries. The final round may be filmed and aired on the Massive R&B website and/or Massive R&B television channel at a later date.  By attending the final round and appearing in front of the judges, finalists grant to UMO a free right to use and exploit the footage in any manner whatsoever worldwide on the Massive R&B website and/or Massive R&B television channel without compensation.

Upon conclusion of the final round, one overall winner will be selected by our panel of judges using the judging criteria of which winner will be most suitable to feature as the ‘face’ of Massive R&B Spring 2012 album.  The winner will be informed on the same day of the decision. All decisions of UMO are final and binding on the entrants in all respects. The judges reserve the right to not select an overall winner if none of the entries are deemed to be suitable for the cover of the album.  

The winner must be available for one (1) day during normal working hours of 9am to 5.30pm between 1 February 2012 and 10 February 2012 inclusive to attend a photo shoot in London. The exact day of the photo shoot to be confirmed by UMO at its sole discretion.  If the winner is unable to attend the photo shoot on the specified day UMO reserves the right to consider such inability to attend as forfeiture of the prize and UMO reserves the right to select an alternate winner from the pool of finalists. UMO will liaise with the winner to arrange their travel to the photo shoot in London and will reimburse the winners reasonable travel costs approved in advance.

The prize winner will be responsible for all incidental expenses including, but not limited to any food or beverages purchased independent of prize package, tipping and phone calls. All expenses not specifically mentioned as being included in the prize package are excluded and are the responsibility of the winner (including without limitation accommodation). Travel insurance is not included in this prize and shall be the responsibility of the winner. Entries and prizes are non-transferable. No part or parts of the prize may be substituted for other benefits, items or additions. The winner assumes all responsibility for taxes.

PRIZES: The winner will become the ‘face’ of UMO’s Massive R&B Spring 2012 album and accompanying promotional campaign (the “Campaign”), which includes featuring on/in:

• The album cover for Massive R&B Spring 2012 (the “Album”);

• The television advertising campaign for the Album;

• The promotional campaign for the Album;

• Outdoor posters for the Album.

The winner will attend a professional photo shoot for the purpose of the Campaign and have three (3) retouched, professional photos emailed to them after the photo shoot.  The winner will have their reasonable travel expenses to London paid for (being a return train trip to London from their nearest train station) and a car to transfer them from to and from the location of the photo shoot.  The prize also includes sustenance for the winner during the photo shoot.

There is no cash or other alternative to the prizes stated and the entries and prizes are not transferable and no part or parts of the prize may be substituted for other benefits, items or additions. The  winner assumes all responsibility for taxes.

GENERAL CONDITIONS AND RELEASES: An entrant or winner may be disqualified from the competition if he or she fails to comply with these official rules, as determined in the sole discretion of UMO. Unless prohibited by law, entry constitutes permission to use entrants’, finalists and winner’s names and likenesses in all media for publicity purposes without any further compensation. By entering or accepting a prize in the competition, entrants/winners agree to be bound by these Official Contest Rules and to conform to all laws and regulations.

By entering, participants, winners and persons accompanying the winners, agree to release and hold harmless UMO, its parent, subsidiary and affiliated entities, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives from any damage, injury, death, loss, claim, action, demand or other liability that may arise from their acceptance and/or use of prize or their participation in this promotion, or from any misuse or malfunction of any prize awarded. UMO is not responsible for 1) failed, returned or misdirected notifications based on inaccurate information provided by the winner on entry 2) entries, and responses to winner notifications which are lost, late, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, misdirected, damaged or otherwise not received by the intended recipient in whole or in part or for computer, mobile phone or technical error of any kind. UMO reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend this competition should a virus, ‘bug’ or other cause beyond UMO control corrupt the administration, security or proper play of the competition. UMO reserves the right to cancel, modify or supersede the competition and the rules of the competition (including altering prizes) in any way or at any time if, in our sole discretion, a competition is not capable of being conducted as specified. These Official Contest Rules and this competition shall be governed by English law and by entering the competition all entrants agree that all disputes shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the High Courts of Justice.

The Promoter of this competition is Universal Music Operations Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with number 950138 whose registered office is at 364–366 Kensington High Street, London W14 8NS