Binding Agreement

In order to enter the Tracks4Crafts video contest (“Contest”), you must agree to these Official Terms and Conditions (“Terms”). Because the Terms form a legally binding agreement between you and the owner of the Tracks4Crafts video contest,  Skillman.eu Secretariat - Centro Studi "Cultura Sviluppo", with respect to this Contest, please read them carefully. If you do not agree to the Terms, you are not eligible to participate in the Contest. You agree that registration for the Tracks4Crafts video contest and/or submission of a Tracks4Crafts video contest entry constitutes your agreement to these Terms.

Your Rights and Responsibilities

You represent and warrant that: (i) you are at least eighteen years of age; (ii) you have the right and authority to enter the submission; (iii) the submission is the original work of you or of the people and or the organisations you’ve listed; (iv) you comply with all the eligibility requirements shown above and (v) your entries do not violate any applicable laws or regulations in your country and/or state of residence and nor in Italy where the owner of the Tracks4Crafts video contest is resident and Germany, where the data server is resident. For any entry in which a person is recognizable, you represent and warrant that you have secured a model release from the subject or, in the case of a minor, the subject’s parent or guardian and that you will provide it to  Skillman.eu Secretariat - Centro Studi "Cultura Sviluppo", upon request. For any entries of student submissions, you represent and warrant that the work was solely produced by a student or students and that you will provide proof of student status to  Skillman.eu Secretariat - Centro Studi "Cultura Sviluppo", upon request.

The creator, the people and organisations listed as such, will be informed when the video is used by Skillman or the Tracks4Crafts Consortium. With every use, the creator(s) will be mentioned as such.

Skillman.eu Secretariat - Centro Studi "Cultura Sviluppo"’s Rights and Responsibilities

By registering for the Tracks4Crafts video contest and/or submitting your entries, you give to  Skillman.eu Secretariat - Centro Studi "Cultura Sviluppo" and you give to its media partners, a non-exclusive, worldwide, and fully paid-up licence to use, copy, modify, distribute and publicly display such entries, in whole or in part, in any media now existing or subsequently developed (including physical exhibition or events associated with the Tracks4Crafts video contest), for any educational, promotional, publicity, exhibition, archival, scholarly, including display on the tracks4crafts.eu website, without any attribution or compensation to you. The owner,  Skillman.eu Secretariat - Centro Studi "Cultura Sviluppo", reserves the right to remove entries for any reason and without notice. All winners are notified by email.

Skillman.eu Secretariat - Centro Studi "Cultura Sviluppo" as a Coordinator of Tracks4Craft Dissemination Activities may use submitted videos for promotional and marketing purposes for an indefinite period, also for promotional purposes before the announcement of winners for the ongoing edition.

Intellectual Property

By registering for the Contest and/or submitting an entry you represent and warrant that all components of your entries are original works, and are not derived from or infringing upon the works of others. You represent and warrant that  Skillman.eu Secretariat - Centro Studi "Cultura Sviluppo", is liable for any copyright or other infringement on your part or any third party’s, nor has any responsibility for any claim made by you or against you with regard to your entries. You represent and warrant that it is your responsibility to make sure you have the required releases, licences, and clearances to submit your entries. 

The craftsperson will be appropriately credited as the source of knowledge and inspiration for the documented craft. The craftsperson has the right to give or withhold their Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) regarding any aspect of the filming and documentation of their work. This consent must be obtained before filming and remains an ongoing right, allowing the artisan to withdraw their approval at any stage of the process. To ensure compliance with these rights, a signed consent form must be provided by the craftsperson featured in the video.

Also, IP rights of creator/ author related to creative works, designs, symbols, products or knowledge used in the audiovisual production process are protected. Also copyright, trademarks, patents, industrial design rights, geographical indications, certification and collective marks, and trade secrets are protected.

Any intellectual property infringement or misuse will result in immediate disqualification and forfeiture of eligibility to participate in the Contest. All intellectual property rights in any entries that belong to the Entrants will remain with you, but the submissions will otherwise become the property of  Skillman.eu Secretariat - Centro Studi "Cultura Sviluppo" and will not be returned after the Contest.

If a participant wishes to withdraw their submission from promotional use, or remove video from submitted videos repository, they may submit a request to info@tracks4crafts.eu.

Data Stewardship, Use and Cultural Heritage Commitments

INDEMNIFICATION

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU INDEMNIFY AND AGREE TO KEEP  Skillman.eu Secretariat - Centro Studi "Cultura Sviluppo" INDEMNIFIED AT ALL TIMES FROM AND AGAINST ANY LIABILITY, CLAIMS, DEMANDS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, COSTS, AND EXPENSES RESULTING FROM ANY ACT, DEFAULT OR OMISSION BY YOU AND/OR A BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY BY YOU SET FORTH HEREIN. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU INDEMNIFY AND AGREE TO KEEP INDEMNIFIED  Skillman.eu Secretariat - Centro Studi "Cultura Sviluppo" AT ALL TIMES FROM AND AGAINST ANY LIABILITY, ACTIONS, CLAIMS, DEMANDS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, COSTS, AND EXPENSES FOR OR IN RESPECT OF WHICH  Skillman.eu Secretariat - Centro Studi "Cultura Sviluppo" WILL OR MAY BECOME LIABLE BY REASON OF OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO ANY ACT, DEFAULT OR OMISSION BY YOU UNDER THESE TERMS INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION RESULTING FROM OR IN RELATION TO ANY BREACH, NON-OBSERVANCE, ACT OR OMISSION WHETHER NEGLIGENT OR OTHERWISE, PURSUANT TO THESE TERMS BY YOU. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU AGREE TO HOLD  Skillman.eu Secretariat - Centro Studi "Cultura Sviluppo" ITS RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND ASSIGNS HARMLESS FOR ANY INJURY OR DAMAGE CAUSED OR CLAIMED TO BE CAUSED BY PARTICIPATION IN THE AWARDS AND/OR USE OR ACCEPTANCE OF ANY AWARD WON.

General Conditions

The Contest is governed by the laws of the Italian State, excluding its body of law regarding conflict of law. All state and local laws and regulations apply. By participating in the Contest, you agree to be bound by these Terms and by  Skillman.eu Secretariat - Centro Studi "Cultura Sviluppo", which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to the Contest. To the extent permitted by law, the rights to litigate, to seek injunctive relief, or to any other recourse to judicial or any other procedure in case of disputes or claims resulting from or in connection with the Contest are hereby excluded, and you expressly waive any and all such rights. You and  Skillman.eu Secretariat - Centro Studi "Cultura Sviluppo" hereby agree that the forum and venue for any dispute regarding the Awards shall be the city of Pistoia, in Italy, and the parties hereto waive any venue objections. If the controversy or claim is not otherwise resolved through direct discussions or mediation, it shall then be resolved by final and binding arbitration administered by Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services in accordance with its streamlined arbitration rules and procedures. The Arbitration and Mediation rule for arbitrator selection shall be followed, except that the arbitrator shall be experienced and licensed to practice law in Florence. The parties agree to share equally in the arbitration costs incurred. If any provision of these Terms shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible, and the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in full force and effect.

THE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIM SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL DAMAGES, AND IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES OR SUCH RELATED COSTS OF BRINGING A CLAIM, OR TO RESCIND THIS AGREEMENT OR SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR ANY OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF.