The "Fabric Texture Contest" (hereinafter referred to as the "Contest") is an international contest held by Bird fab studio Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "Organizer"). These Contest Application Conditions (hereinafter referred to as the "Conditions") set forth the terms and conditions to be adhered to by Applicants (hereinafter referred to the "Applicants") submitting their works (hereinafter referred to as "Entries") for judging in this Contest. Please read these terms and conditions in their entirety before entering the Contest. The Organizer reserves the right to modify these terms and conditions as it deems necessary.

Article 1 – Overview of the Contest

1. This Contest is a 3D/2DCG contest of FabricTexture. For more detailed information about the Contest, please refer to the website of the Contest provided by the Organizer (hereinafter referred to as the "Website").
2. The Organizer reserves the right to postpone or cancel all or part of the acceptance of Entries if it determines that the smooth operation, safety, or fairness of the Contest, or the fairness of the judging process, may be impaired by reasons beyond the Organizer's control, such as network problems or unauthorized access to its server.

Article 2 – Application Process and Conditions

1.  All equipment and expenses required to create entries for this contest (including costs associated with software and computers, etc.), communication costs associated with submitting entries, and any other costs associated with submitting entries for this contest are the sole responsibility of the Applicant.
2.  By submitting an Entry to this contest, the Applicant agrees to be bound by these Conditions.
3.  If the Organizer determines that an Applicant falls under or is likely to fall under any of the following items, the Organizer reserves the right to invalidate the Applicant’s application or revoke the Applicant's eligibility.

1. When there are any falsehoods, errors, or omissions in the information entered during the application process
2. If the applicant violates these terms and conditions
3. Any other cases deemed by the organizer to be equivalent to the preceding items.

Article 3 – Entries

1. Entries must be created by the applicant him/herself.
2. Applicants must obtain the prior permission of the rights holder before submitting their works for judging if they use copyrighted works owned by a third party in their Entries.

Article 4 – Warranty for Submitted Entries

1.  The Applicant declares and guarantees the following with respect to his/her creative portion of the submitted Entry.
2. The Entry must be the original work of the Applicant.
3. The Applicant does not infringe the rights of any third party (including, but not limited to, copyrights, moral rights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, logos, contracts and licenses, rights of publicity or privacy, and other intellectual property rights).
4. The Entry must not include the name, likeness, photograph, or other identifiable elements of a third party without permission.
5. The Entry must not include any other content that the Organizer deems inappropriate.

1. If the Organizer determines that an Entry violates the preceding paragraph, the Organizer reserves the right to disqualify the Applicant who submitted said Entry.
2. In the event of any claim of rights, objection, complaint, claim for damages, etc. from a third party regarding the submitted Entry, or in the event of any dispute with a third party, the Applicant shall be responsible for this and bear all costs, including attorney's fees, to resolve such dispute and shall not cause any trouble or damage to the Organizers.

Article 5 – Judging

The Organizer and judges will not respond to any inquiries regarding the judging process or results.

Article 6 – Use of Entries

1. The copyright of all works entered in this Contest belongs to the Applicant.
2. Applicants grant the Organizer a license free of charge to use their entries in the Competition on the Sponsor's Website (this includes reproduction, public transmission including automated transmission, and minimal editing, cutting, alteration, and adaptation within the scope of the purpose), at events related to the Competition, on various social networking services (this refers to social networking services such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. and the same shall apply hereinafter) managed by the Organizer, and in other web media, magazines, etc.
3. Entries will not be returned under any circumstances, including in the case of withdrawal.

Article 7 – Responsibilities

1. The Organizer will take all due care as a good custodian in handling the Entries, but will not be liable for any accident, damage or loss of data during transmission.
2. The Organizer shall not be liable for any network malfunction, computer virus, unauthorized access to the server, or any other circumstances beyond the Organizer's control, or for any damages incurred by the Applicant in connection with the above.
3. Please obtain prior permission and approval for the use of the subjects and copyrighted works, etc. used in the submitted Entry from the subjects, original authors, and other rights holders prior to submission.
4. The Organizer will not be responsible for any complaints or objections from third parties regarding infringement of rights or compensation for damages, etc., in connection with the submitted Entry, and the Applicant shall bear responsibility for handling such complaints or objections at his/her own expense.
5. The liability of the Organizer, as well as third parties and judges working with the Organizer to administer the Contest, to Applicants shall be handled in the same manner as described above.

Article 8 – Handling of Personal Information

1. Personal information of applicants or their guardians will be handled appropriately in accordance with the privacy policy of the Organizer.
2. The Organizer and sponsors will use personal information provided by Contest Applicants for the following purposes:
    
   1. Judging of this contest
   2. Confirmation and contact with Applicants regarding screening
   3. Announcement of screening results and final results on this Website
   4. Information on products and services of the Organizer, sponsors, and events

1. The "name" and "affiliate company" registered for this contest will be released to the general public if the submitted Entry wins a prize. If you wish to be identified by a pseudonym or nickname, please apply in advance to the Organizer at the time of entry in accordance with the procedures specified by the Organizer.

Article 9 – Discussion and Court of Jurisdiction

1. In the event that any question or problem arises between the Applicant, the Organizer, or any third party in connection with the Contest, the parties shall consult in good faith on a case-by-case basis in an attempt to resolve the issue.
2. If any question or problem cannot be resolved through consultation as described in the preceding paragraph, the Osaka District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction as the court of first instance and Japanese law shall apply.

Article 10 – Language

The Japanese version of these TOU shall be the original. Even if any translation is prepared for these TOU, such translation shall have no effect and only the original version of these TOU in Japanese.