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Who can enter?
1.
 Information about the prizes and how to enter forms part of these Terms and Conditions for the eBay.ph Fashion Challenge Contest (Contest). Entry into the Contest is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. Entries not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions are ineligible.
   
2. Entry is open to all persons, including foreigners residing in the Philippines, over the age of 18 years who are, as of the Contest Period (as defined in clause 12), registered undergraduates, post-graduates or college students currently studying in the University of Philippines (UP). Employees of the Promoter (as defined in clause 36) or its associated companies, suppliers, distributors, agents and their immediate family members, and persons whose account with eBay have been temporarily or indefinitely suspended or made inactive by the Promoter at the end of the Contest Period, are not eligible to enter the Contest.
   
3. Those who enter into and participate in this Contest (Participants) are responsible for ensuring that all their contact details registered with or submitted to the Promoter are correct. Participants will forfeit their right to claim the Prize (as defined in clause 20) in the event that their contact details are inaccurate or wrong. Participants may check or update their contact information with eBay by visiting the Personal Information section of My eBay at their local eBay site.
   
4. To qualify for entry into this Contest, you must, at the time of entry:
 
(a) be validly registered as a member of http://www.ebay.ph in accordance with all applicable terms and conditions, policies and your User Agreement with eBay (namely, you must have a valid eBay User ID);
   
(b) be a student from UP with a valid student ID.
   
 
How do you enter?
5. To enter this Contest, prior to the end of the Registration Period (as defined in clause 13):
 
(a) You must form a team with another Participant (Team). Your team must consist of 2 Participants in total, one a "Stylist" and the other a "Model". Each member of your Team must meet the criteria set out in clause 4.
   
(b) You must then visit the microsite containing the online registration form at http://www.ebay.ph/fashionchallenge2008 (Contest Microsite) and register for the Contest on behalf of your Team, using each Team member's eBay User ID, and enter the required personal contact information of each Team member. You must also submit via the Contest Microsite:
 
- one (1) recent photograph of each Team member (your photograph must properly denote which Team member is the Model and which is the Stylist). Photographs should be approximately sized as 800 x 600 pixels, in JPG format and should not exceed 300kb; and
   
- a 250-word write-up about how your fashion sense is an expression of your unique personalities and characters.
   
6. In addition, all Team members must conform to eBay's policies and user agreements applicable during the Contest Period. If any of your Team members have been suspended as an eBay User during the Contest Period, eBay may at its sole discretion disqualify your Team from the Contest.
   
7. There will be 8 Teams shortlisted to enter the finals of the Contest (Finalists). The selection of the Finalists shall be at the sole discretion of the Promoter. The Promoter will select the Finalists based on the suitability of each Team as well as the skill, knowledge and creativity displayed in your write-up, so feel free to be creative, funny and interesting in your answer.
   
8. At least one of the Team members from each of the Finalists must be a registered GCASH user. Please visit the GCASH website at http://www.g-cash.com.ph to learn more about GCASH, becoming a GCASH user and the terms and conditions that will apply in that regard.
   
9. At least one of the Team members from each of the Finalists must be a registered PayPal user. The PayPal account must be verified (i.e. completed the Expanded Use authentication process). Such PayPal account must also be in good standing, with current contact information reflected. In order for an account to be deemed in good standing as that term is used herein, the account must not have a hold status and/or be suspended at such point in time. Please visit the PayPal website at http://www.paypal.com to learn more about PayPal, becoming a PayPal user and the terms and conditions that will apply in that regard.
   
10. If for any reason during the Contest Period any of the Finalists are unable or unwilling to participate in the activities in connection with the Contest or do the necessary things and perform the necessary actions in furtherance of the next steps of the Contest that may be reasonably required of the Finalists, the Promoter reserves the right to disqualify such Finalists and replace them with another Team with or without prior notice and at its sole discretion, and such replacement Team will thereafter be deemed a new Finalist.
   
 

Model Release
11. In consideration of your participation in this Contest, each Team member hereby grants to the Promoter and its associated companies, the following rights (and its unequivocal permission and consent) to use:
 
(a) each Team member's name,
   
(b) each Team member's photographic likeness in all photographs submitted via the Contest Microsite and/or taken by the Promoter and its agents, representatives and hires in the course of and in connection with this Contest, and
   
(c) video recordings and footage recorded in the course of any and all activities taken by the Promoter and its agents, representatives and hires in the course of and in connection with this Contest,
   
  for any activities relating to the Contest (including but not limited to promotion, publicity and marketing during and after the Contest) and on a royalty-free, perpetual and worldwide basis. In addition, each Team member also represents and warrants that it has the full power and authority to grant the Promoter and its associated companies these rights contemplated herein, and indemnifies and shall keep indemnified the Promoter and its associated companies with regard to any costs, damages or liabilities arising out of a claim by a third party relating to the Promoters and/or its associated companies use of such rights.
   
 
Contest Period
12. This Contest commences at 00:00:01 Philippines Time, i.e. GMT + 8 hours (PHT) on 31 July 2008 and closes on 23:59:59 SGT on 18 September 2008 (Contest Period).
   
13. Registration in respect of the Contest will be open from the commencement of the Contest Period until 15 August 2008 (Registration Period).
   
 

Details of the Contest
14. The details and mechanics of the Contest shall be as set out in, and in accordance with, the "Contest" section of the FAQ which is available at http://www.ebay.ph/fashionchallenge/faq.html or which may as otherwise be amended and updated from time to time and included within or otherwise be accessible from the Contest Microsite.
   
 

How will the Winners be selected?
15. The top 3 Finalists will be the winners in this Contest (Winners).
   
16. The Finalists will compete in a fashion show to be held on 18 September 2008 at Fiamma, a bar and restaurant located at 32 Jupiter St. cor. Astra St., Bel-Air, Makati (Fashion Show). During the Fashion Show, each of the Finalists Models will showcase their eBay purchased outfit and be styled by their respective Stylist. There will be a panel of judges, comprising eBay.ph style ambassador Jolina Magdangal as well as representatives from the Promoter, UP and Shu Uemura, a top Japanese cosmetics brand (which you can find out more about from its website at http://www.shuuemura.com) (Panel), who will allocate scores based on a fixed set of criteria.
   
17. The Promoter reserves its right to amend the location and date of the Fashion Show as well as the constitution of the Panel at its sole discretion and without notice, although it will, where practicable, post any details of the changes on the announcement boards of http://www.ebay.ph.
   
18. There will also be an online poll conducted on http://www.ebay.ph/fashionchallenge2008 in connection with this Contest where members of http://www.ebay.ph will be entitled to vote for their favourite Team (Poll).
   
19. The Winners will be selected based on the following criteria:
 
(a) 30% of the final score will be based on voting results pursuant to the Poll; and
   
(b) 70% of the final score will be based on the Panels score.
   
 

Prizes
20. The Winners will be entitled to win the following Prizes:
 
- 1st Prize: PHP 15,000 cash, Shu Uemura make-up workshops and products (worth PHP 60,500) and winner’s plaque for each Team member.
   
- 2nd Prize: PHP 10,000 cash, Shu Uemura products (worth PHP 31,100) and first runner up’s plaque for each Team member.
   
- 3rd Prize: PHP 7,000 cash, Shu Uemura products (worth PHP 17,100) and second runner-up’s plaque for each Team member.
   
21. For the cash portion of the prizes, as the prize monies will be shared among the Team, once the prize monies have been transferred to the requisite Team member's PayPal account, it is each Team member's responsibility to arrange among themselves as to how the prize monies are to be distributed and allocated between them.
   
22. The prize monies will be sent to the PayPal account of the each of the Winner's representatives (as indicated during the registration of the Teams) within 60 days of the Winners being determined, and the recipient must actively accept the prize monies in its PayPal account.
   
23. Participants are responsible for ensuring that all their contact details registered with eBay and PayPal are correct. Participants will forfeit their right to claim the prize monies in the event that their contact details are inaccurate or wrong or they have an invalid eBay or PayPal account. Participants may check or update their contact information by visiting the Profile tab on the PayPal site at http://www.paypal.com or the "My Account" section on their local eBay site.
   
24. Winners who:
 
(a) reject the PayPal credit (and who will by such conduct be deemed to have rejected the Prize); or
   
(b) have not actively accepted the PayPal credit within 30 days of the date of the attempted transfer of the PayPal credit,
   
 

will be deemed as having forfeited their right to the prize monies.

   
25. The Promoter retains the right to substitute each Prize with a prize of equal or greater value, subject to any approvals necessary.
   
26. No costs or expenses, other than those expressly set out in these Terms and Conditions will be included in the Prize, and all costs and expenses other than those expressly included within the Prize in these Terms and Conditions are the responsibility of the Winner.
   
27. The Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable.
   
 
How will the Winners be notified and announced?
28. The Winners will be announced at the conclusion of the Fashion Show.
   
29. In addition, within 7 days of the date of the Winners being determined, the details of the Winners will also be published on the announcement board of http://www.ebay.ph.
   
 

Privacy policy
30. All entries are the property of the Promoter. All personal information will be held and dealt with in accordance with the Privacy Policy of the Promoter which is available on the eBay website (http://pages.ebay.ph/help/policies/privacy-policy.html).
   
31. Each Participant consents to the Promoter and its agents collecting the information provided in their entry in order to conduct the Contest. Neither the Promoter nor its agents will use the information collected in the course of the Contest for any marketing purposes, other than in connection with the Contest. A Participant may access and correct any personal information held by the Promoter in relation to that Participant, upon request to the Promoter.
   
 

General
32. If in the Promoter's opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of electronic or non-electronic tampering with any portion of this Contest, or if computer viruses, bugs, unauthorised intervention, fraud, or technical difficulties or failures compromise or corrupt or affect the administration, integrity, security, fairness, or proper conduct of this Contest, or if for any reason this Contest is not capable of running as planned, the Promoter reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the Contest, to modify this Contest (including the Prizes and these Terms and Conditions), or to terminate this Contest, subject to approval from any relevant regulatory authorities where applicable.
   
33. The Promoter's decisions made in respect of this Contest are final, and no correspondence will be entered into, including in the event of a dispute.
   
34. The Promoter is not liable for any injury, loss or damage of any nature whatsoever (including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss) which is suffered or sustained as a result of or in connection with participating in this Contest or receiving, taking or using the Prizes, except for death or personal injury arising out of the Promoters negligence or willful actions, or fraud, or any liability which cannot be excluded by law. Any tax liability arising as a result of receiving, taking or using the Prizes is the responsibility of the Winner.
   
35. Entries are deemed to be received at the time of receipt into the Promoter's database. The Promoter is not responsible for entries not received or the receipt of incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete information caused by a Participant or occurring during transmission. The Promoter is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone, telephone or computer network, lines, servers, telephone or internet providers, traffic congestion on any phone or computer network, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to Participants or any other person's handset or computer related to or resulting from participation or sending or receiving of any communication or of any materials in this Contest.
   
36. The Promoter is eBay International AG of Helvetiastrasse 15/17 BERN CH-3005 Switzerland (Promoter or eBay). The Promoter may carry out this Contest through its local subsidiaries.
   
 
 
 
 
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