Please read carefully the terms and conditions (“Terms”) for 2022 Nikon Microscope image contest (“Contest”) held by Lin-Trading Co., Ltd. (“Organizer”) before participating in the Contest. By summitting Images to Organizer, you agree to be bound by the Terms.

Article 1  Contest Period

The Contest will commence on JUL 1, 2022 and end on Oct 3, 2022(“Contest Period”).

Article 2  Basic Submissions Guidelines for the Images

Participant in the Contest(“Participant”)shall submit digital images (“Image”)taken by him/herself by using light microscope or confocal microscope.Should any submitted Image be edited or post-processed, the jury has full power and authority to determine whether such editing or post-processing is acceptable. The definition and explanation of Image post-processing are outlined as set out on the Contest website (olympusomic.tw). Participant shall obey and respect the decision made by the jury and Participant has no right to raise an objection.
Each Participant shall submit no more than five(5)Images. Furthermore, Participant shall only use one (1) account (National ID number/ Passport number)for his/her participation in the Contest and shall not submit Image with any name or account else. Participant shall upload all five(5) Images at one time.Participant is required to provide a title and complete description of each Image.
Participant shall register correct and accurate personal information. Organizer will send information or notices of award/prize of the Contest to Participant according to such personal information.
To ensure the quality of the Contest, the jury may decide not to select any Image as winner if there is no qualified Image.
Image shall not violate public order and morals.
Image shall not have been published previously in any other publication or exhibition and shall not have won prizes in other image contest. Aforementioned publication does not include images being gratuitously published in personal blog, personal website, personal Facebook or other social media accounts, paper or internal non-profit publications within an academy or group.

Article 3  Participant’s Representations and Warranties

By submitting Image to Organizer for Contest, each Participant confirms and warrants that:
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Participant owns the full copyright and all intellectual property rights of each Image.
Image contains no content that violates any law, regulation or order or infringes on copyright, trade secret, intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or other property or personal rights of any third party.
Plagiarism, reproduction, impersonation, copying and cropping are not allowed.

Article 4  License of Image

By submitting Image to Organizer, Participant grants Organizer a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable and sub-licensable license to use the copyrights and all rights of the Image(including but not limited to reproduce, adapt, compile, publicly broadcast, publicly(re)transmit, publicly display, distribute, rent, etc.)in any form, medium or technology, whether it be on website, on blockchain, for screen wallpaper, for physical, digital or online exhibition, publication, advertisement, album, calendar, poster, for minting and (re)selling NFTs or for any other commercial use desired by Organizer.

Article 5  Breach of Terms or Violation of Laws

It is deemed that Participant fully understands and totally agrees the Terms once he submits Image to Organizer. If Participant violates the copyright law, Organizer may disqualify the winner and cancel the prize, and Participant shall be responsible for any resulting loss.
In the event that a breach of Terms, infringement of copyright, violation of any law, regulation or order might occur, Participant shall cooperate with Organizer’s investigations and clarification process (including but not limited to clarifying how Image have been taken, providing original file or raw materials of Image, etc.).
In the event of a claim arising out of Image, Participant shall indemnify Organizer and hold Organizer harmless against any claims, damages and expenses (including but not limited to attorney fees, court fees, compensations, and liabilities). This article shall apply even if Participant withdraws from the Contest.
In the event that Organizer finds a breach of Terms or violation of laws after the award of prizes, Organizer may disqualify the winners and request him/her to return of the award and prize.

Article 6  Income Tax

The nature of the Contest prize/award is a “taxable income from contests and games and from prizes/awards won by chance” pursuant to Income Tax Act. Should the prize/award values over NT$20,000, the winner shall withhold 10% income tax in accordance with the prize value (rounded to the nearest integer). The winner shall provide National ID photo copy when receiving the prize. If the winner is a Non-resident individual who resides in Taiwan for less than 183 days in a calendar year, such winner shall withhold 20% income tax in accordance with the prize/award value and provide photo copy of receipt, passport, resident certificate and certificate of entry to Taiwan. The Contest prize/award shall be included in the taxable income for the current year regardless of withholding, and Organizer will issue a withholding statement to the winner. Please refer to www.etax.nat.gov.tw for further details. Should the winner not cooperate with Organizer in aforementioned process, it shall be deemed that the winner has voluntarily abandoned the prize/award.

Article 7  Disclaimer

Participant agrees to waive, release, and discharge Organizer and its business partner, affiliate, subsidiary, advertising agency, agent, employee, manager, director or representative from any and all claims for damages and/or liability caused arising out of or in connection with Contest and relevant activities, and/or with receiving, using, misusing, and possessing the Contest prize/award.
Organizer disclaims any liability caused by:
any error, electronic interference, loss or delete of data, defect or delay due to human factor or during transmission of files; circuit failure;
Image or/and personal information being stolen, damaged, tampered or unauthorized accessed.
Organizer disclaims liability caused by problems or malfunction relating to, or in any way connected with telephone circuits, computer system, server, service provider, computer equipment and software.
Organizer is not responsible for and excludes all liability for delay of sending and receiving E-mails arising out of or in connection with internet problems, malfunction of website and its connection, human negligence or any combination of aforementioned factors, as well as any damage to the computers and equipment of the Participant and relevant persons arising out of or in connection with uploading or downloading relevant documents for the Contest.

Article 8  Miscellaneous

After the announcement of the Contest winner, such winner has no right to request Organizer to cancel the award.
The Contest prize is as set out on the Contest website (https://www.lin.com.tw/event1/#contest). The prize is neither transferable nor exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash. If Organizer is unable to provide a stated prize, Organizer reserves the right to award a substitute prize of equal value. Winners agree that Organizer is not responsible for any loss caused by prize itself or the use of prize.
Organizer reserves the right to interpret, modify and supplement the Terms at any time. If the Contest cannot be held, Organizer reserves the right to cancel, modify or suspend the Contest.
In case of any discrepancy between the English version and the Chinese version of the Terms, the Chinese version shall prevail.

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