Tattd’s Virtual Convention Tattoo Competition

Terms & Conditions

By entering this competition, you hereby agree to the following terms and represent and warrant to Tattd, Inc (“Tattd” or “us”) that all registration information you submit is truthful, accurate and:

Eligibility

The competition is open for all artists of 18 years of age or older whose participation does not and will not violate any applicable law or regulation, or any agreement to which they are a party. Employees of Tattd and sponsors are not eligible to enter.

Copyrights

All of the images that you will be submitting are images of original artwork created by yourself and are not reproductions of artwork created by any other person or entity. As such, images submitted by you do not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyright or other intellectual property rights of any person or entity. You may not post, distribute, or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights. Without limiting our rights, it is our policy to terminate all relations with any artist who infringes copyright upon our receipt of a notice of infringement from the copyright owner or the copyright owner’s legal counsel.

Artwork Subject Matter

Tattd reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entry it deems to be offensive, inappropriate, derogatory, indecent, obscene, hateful, tortuous, defamatory, slanderous, or libelous, that is not in keeping with Tattd’s image or that is otherwise not in compliance with these Terms and Conditions. In addition, all entries must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred, or harm against any group or individual or promote discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age, which determination Tattd may make in its sole discretion.

Usage of Images

By submitting an entry, Entrant grants Tattd and its designees the irrevocable right and permission or consent, royalty-free, non-exclusive, worldwide perpetual license to use the entry and his/her name and biographical information on Tattd’s website without further compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law. In addition, each winner grants to Tattd and its designees an irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive, worldwide perpetual license to use and distribute the entry (as submitted, or as cropped by Tattd), and his/her name and biographical information in any and all media now or hereafter known for purposes of promotion of the competition and other Tattd events and competitions, and/or for purposes of advertising and promoting Tattd and, except as otherwise stated herein, without any compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law. 

This non-exclusive license, which does not transfer ownership of the Entrant’s copyright to Tattd, shall survive all assignments of copyright. 

The Entrant has read the consent and release, understands it, and intends it to be a binding instrument.

Changes in Schedule

Tattd reserves the right to change competition deadlines and dates due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control.

Fee

You agree that all competition fees are non-refundable.

Limitation of Liability

In the event that you bring a lawsuit or assert in any forum any claim whatsoever against Tattd, its agents, employees, representatives and/or officers, in connection with and/or arising from any claims that are in any way related to your participation in the competition and/or our relationship with you in any manner whatsoever, the maximum amount of damages to which you shall be entitled on all of your claims in the aggregate shall be the greater of either (a) the insurance proceeds received by either you or Tattd in connection with your claim or (b) in the event that your insurance claim is denied for any reason whatsoever and/or is not covered by the insurance policy, no more than the total amount actually paid by you to us in connection with your entry.

In the event that you commence a lawsuit or other legal proceeding against Tattd or any of Tattd’s’ owners, officers, employees, agent, representatives or affiliates in connection with and/or arising from any claim whatsoever relating to the competition and/or our relationship with you in any manner whatsoever; a) you hereby unconditionally consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of New York, b) New York law shall apply for the adjudication of any such claim and c) Tattd shall be entitled to recover from you all of its costs and expenses relating to any such proceeding including, without limitation, its attorneys’ fees.

Additionally, any attempt to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the competition may be in violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Tattd reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies (including attorney's fees) from any such individual to the fullest extent of the law, including criminal prosecution.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold Tattd, its owners, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, representatives and employees harmless from any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, relating to any claim made by any third party due to or arising out of your violation of any of the foregoing terms and conditions and/or any breach of your covenants, representations, and warranties set forth above.