Free Fire “FF Co-Lab: Light Up the Map” Global Contest – Contest Rules

These contest rules (the “Contest Rules”) shall apply to the Free Fire “FF Co-Lab: Light Up the Map” Global Contest (the “Contest”) organized and operated exclusively by Garena Online Private Limited (“Garena”, a company incorporated in Singapore) in connection with Free Fire / Free Fire Max (the “Game”). Please refer to the Terms and Conditions section below (the “Terms”) for the contract between you (with the consent of your parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable), hereinafter “You(r)” and Garena that will govern the Contest.

DESIGN RULES:

(a) In Your design, showcase what “BATTLE IN STYLE” means to You.

(b) It will be a bonus if You could incorporate at least one element of the Free Fire brand graphics or brand icons as shown here into Your design.

(c) It will be a bonus if You can incorporate any Free Fire iconic characters, pets, vehicles, landmarks, or costumes into Your design.

(d) Please do not incorporate the “Free Fire” logo or “Free Fire” text into Your design. The brand logo or brand name should not be a design element.

(e) There is no limit to art style. Graffiti, pop art, cartoon, realism, fantasy, etc., are all welcome!

(f) There is no limit in terms of the design medium. Digital creations and hand-drawn creations are all welcome.

(g) Designs that do not follow the rules above will be disqualified from the shortlist.

CRITERIA:

(a) Branding: The design is aligned with Free Fire’s “BATTLE IN STYLE” brand identity and delivers a positive and inspirational message.

(b) Aesthetic: The design has a strong visual appeal.

(d) Applicability: The design has the potential to be displayed on one of Free Fire’s in-game maps. Possible placement structures are in-game billboards, architectures, etc.

PARTICIPANTS: You must meet the following criteria:

(a) All participants must be at least eighteen (18) years old or the age of majority in their state or country of their residence (or have consent of their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable).

(b) All participants should be registered users of Free Fire or Free Fire MAX.

(d) All participants must achieve level 2 or above in Free Fire or Free Fire MAX.

(e) All participants can only submit their designs according to the Regions to which their game IDs belong. For example, players registered in the Singapore Region can only submit their designs through the Singapore contest web page.

SUBMISSIONS:

(a) Designs must be submitted through ways indicated by Garena.

(b) Each participant can submit one design only.

(d) The submitted design should be uploaded in JPG/PNG format under 2MB in size.

(e) The submitted design should follow the aspect ratio of 2.3:1. For designs that do not follow the aspect ratio, the system will cut it automatically according to the required aspect ratio, and this may disturb the original design.

(f) Participants should make sure the submitted work is an independent and original creation and has not been publicly available prior to the commencement of the Contest.

(g) Participants should make sure that the submission does not include any abusive or prohibited content (including but not limited to, defamatory, abusive or infringing materials, or content that pertains to contraband tobacco; counterfeit or infringing content; illegal pharmaceuticals, drugs or supplements; gambling or lotteries; money lending businesses; or pornographic content and services).

(h) Participants should make sure the submitted work does not infringe the legitimate rights and interests of any third party, including but not limited to Intellectual Property Rights.

(i) When submitting Your design, please also enter the 1) Name of Your design; 2) Brief description of Your design; 3) Your email address for us to contact You if You win the final awards.

CONTEST PERIOD.

The Contest begins at (06:00:00 UTC+0) on 20th July 2022 and ends at (23:59:59 UTC+0) on 15th September 2022 (the “Contest Period”), with key milestones as further set forth below. Garena’s systems shall be the official time-keeping device for the Contest. The Contest will be carried out in six Stages as further detailed below:

(a) Submitting Stage: Time period: 20th July 2022, (06:00:00 UTC+0) to 16th August 2022, (23:59:59 UTC+0). During the Contest period, players should find the “Submit Now” button on the main page to submit Your entry. Please provide Your real information. Every player account is limited to one Contest entry.

(b) Review Stage: Time period: 20th July 2022, (06:00:00 UTC+0) to 18th August 2022, (23:59:59 UTC+0). During the Contest period, Free Fire team will review the submitted designs based on these Contest Rules and other criteria determined from time to time.

(c) Regional Voting Stage: Time period: 19th August 2022, (00:00:00 UTC+0) to 24th August 2022, (23:59:59 UTC+0). During the Contest period, players can vote for the shortlisted entries in their own region. Each player has 10 votes every day during the voting period. Each player can only vote once for each design every day. Players can vote for their own designs. Top 20 most voted designs will enter the official selection stage.

(d) Official Selection Stage: Time period: 25th August 2022, (00:00:00 UTC+0) to 1st September 2022, (23:59:59 UTC+0). During the Contest period, Free Fire Judge Panel will select 5 best designs based on the “CRITERIA” from the top 20 most voted designs in each region.

(e) Global Voting Stage：Time Period: 2nd September 2022, (00:00:00 UTC+0) to 7th September 2022, (23:59:59 UTC+0). Votes gathered during the regional voting stage will be reset at the start of the global player voting stage. During the Contest period, players can vote for the designs from different regions. Each player has 10 votes every day during the voting period. Each player can only vote once for each design every day. Players can vote for their own designs. Top 10 most voted designs by players will be awarded, and top 5 most voted designs will be featured in a future Free Fire map.

(f) Announcement Stage: Time Period: 8th September 2022, (00:00:00 UTC+0) to 15th September 2022, (23:59:59 UTC+0). Free Fire team will announce the winner list and contact winners to send the awards.

VOTING RULES

(a) Regional Voting Stage:

(i) All Free Fire players who are Level 2 or above can participate in the voting process.

(ii) Guest accounts are not allowed to vote.

(iii) During this stage, all Free Fire players can only vote for designs in the Regions where their Free Fire game IDs belong to. For example, players registered in the Brazil Region can only vote for designs that are submitted through the Brazil contest web page.

(iv) Each Free Fire player has 10 votes every day during the voting period.

(v) Each Free Fire player can vote for the same design only once every day.

(vi) Participants can vote for their own designs.

(b) Global Voting Stage:

(i) All Free Fire players who are Level 2 or above can participate in the voting process.

(ii) Guest accounts are not allowed to vote.

(iii) All Free Fire players can vote for designs from all Regions.

(iv) Each Free Fire player has 10 votes every day during the voting period.

(v) Each Free Fire player can vote for the same design only once every day.

(vi) Participants can vote for their own designs.

WINNERS. Company will select entries based on the criteria and rules indicated on these Contest Rules and other criteria determined from time to time. The winners will be decided by Free Fire Judge Panel selection and player voting.

(a) Global Winners:

(i) 1st by player voting at the end of Final Global Player Voting Stage: FF CO-LAB Partner;

(ii) 2nd -3rd by player voting at the end of Final Global Player Voting Stage: FF CO-LAB Partner;

(iii) 4th – 5th by player voting at the end of Final Global Player Voting Stage: FF CO-LAB Partner;

(iv) 6th - 10th by player voting at the end of Final Global Player Voting Stage

(b) Global Finalist: 5 Best Designs in each Region: Free Fire Judge Panel will select five best designs based on the “CRITERIA” from the top 20 most voted designs by player voting in each region.

(d) Regional 11th – 20th Most Voted: 11th – 20th winners by player voting in each region at the end of Regional Voting Stage

PRIZES:

(a) Global Winners

(i) 1st: 2,000 USD for each or equivalent Free Fire in-game diamonds; Design will be featured in a future Free Fire map in-game

(ii) 2nd – 3rd : 1,000 USD for each or equivalent Free Fire in-game diamonds; Design will be featured in a future Free Fire map in-game

(iii) 4th – 5th: 500 USD for each or equivalent Free Fire in-game diamonds; Design will be featured in a future Free Fire map in-game

(iv) 6th – 10th: 300 USD for each or equivalent Free Fire in-game diamonds

(b) Global Finalist: Each winner will receive 10,000 Free Fire in-game Diamonds.

(d) Regional 11th – 20th Most Voted: Each winner will receive 5,000 Free Fire in-game diamonds

(e) *The prizes can be accumulated.

WINNER NOTIFICATION:

(a) Company will attempt to notify winners by email, mail at the address associated with the winner’s entry form, and/or by other means consistent with the Contest.

(b) Company may contact winners in a language prominent in the country of entry of each such winner, or English.

Free Fire “FF Co-Lab: Light Up the Map” Global Contest – Terms and Conditions

Introduction
1. These terms and conditions, and any other documents and policies incorporated by reference, (“Terms”) shall apply to the Free Fire “FF Co-Lab: Light Up the Map” Global Contest (the “Contest”) organized and operated exclusively by Garena Online Private Limited (“Garena”, a company incorporated in Singapore) in connection with Free Fire / Free Fire Max (the “Game”), and shall form a contract between you (with the consent of your parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable), hereinafter “You(r)” and Garena (each a “Party” and together the “Parties”). For further details of the Contest, please refer to the “Contest Rules” section above (the “Contest Rules”).
2. Your participation in the Contest constitutes Your agreement to be bound by these Terms. The offering of the Contest to You is conditional on Your acceptance of these Terms. If You do not agree to these Terms, You must not participate in the Contest.
3. Garena’s other policies (including the Terms of Service, together the “Policies”) also apply to YYour participation in the Contest – to the extent of any inconsistency between the Policies and these Terms, the Policies shall prevail.
Contest Mechanics
1. The Contest shall run for the period specified on the Contest Rules (“Contest Term”).
2. To participate in the Contest, You must submit Your original design for use in the Game (the “Design”) during the Contest Term. You acknowledge and agree that:

(a) Your submission must be in compliance with the Contest Rules and You agree to abide by the requirements set out in the Contest Rules;

(b) You are limited to submitting one Design during the Contest; and

2.3. Winning entries will be chosen by Garena and will be judged in accordance with the Contest Rules and criteria determined by Garena in its sole discretion.

2.4. Winners of the prizes set forth on the Contest Rules (“Prizes”) will be contacted by Garena. In the even that Garena is unable to contact the winner, a replacement winner will be chosen at Garena’s sole discretion.

2.5. Acceptance of a Prize by a winner shall constitute agreement for the winner to take part in such related promotional activities as Garena may require.

Conditions
1. By participating in the Contest, You represent, warrant and undertake that:

(a) You fulfil the eligibility requirements set forth in the Contest Rules; and

(b) You will comply with all applicable laws when participating in the Contest.

3.2. By participating in the Contest, You acknowledge and agree that:

(a) the Contest is deemed void to the extent prohibited by applicable laws;

(b) entries to the Contest are deemed void if Garena determine (in its sole discretion) that such entries are illegible, incomplete, damaged, irregular, altered, counterfeit, produced in error or obtained through fraud or theft;

(c) the decisions of Garena are final and binding with respect to all matters relating to the Contest (including, but not limited to, selection of the winners of the Prize);

(d) the Prize is non-transferable and non-exchangeable for cash or any other prizes;

(e) Your Design must: (i) be original to you and independently developed by You, and must not infringe the Intellectual Property Rights of any third parties or be publicly available prior to the Contest Period; and (ii) not include any abusive or prohibited content (including, but not limited to, defamatory, abusive or infringing materials, or content that pertains to contraband tobacco; counterfeit or infringing Intellectual Property Rights; illegal pharmaceuticals, drugs or supplements; gambling or lotteries; money lending businesses; or pornographic content and services);

(f) You will not publish, authorise or otherwise make any statement or representatives or other communication (whether through social media platforms, or during the live streams) that defames, denigrates, disparages or is otherwise damaging to Garena or its affiliates, or their respective products, services, officers, directors, employees or shareholders; and

(g) You shall be responsible for the payment of any taxes and fees associated with the receipt of any Prizes.

Changes to / cancellation of Contest
1. Garena reserve the right to (in its sole discretion): (a) amend or vary any term of the Contest, or suspend or cancel the Contest at any time (including the offering of any Prizes), including, but not limited to, where for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned, due to any causes beyond the control of Garena that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest; and (b) suspend or disqualify Your participation in the Contest at any time, including, but not limited to, where You breach any of the provisions of these Terms or the Policies or where Your participation in the Contest is deemed by Garena to be inappropriate, unsuitable or detrimental to Garena.
2. For the avoidance of doubt, cancellation, termination or suspension by Garena of the Contest shall not entitle any party to any claim or compensation against Garena for any and all losses or damage suffered or incurred as a direct or indirect result of the act of cancellation, termination or suspension of the Contest.
Intellectual Property Rights
1. For the purposes of these Terms:

(a) “Design” shall include all content created and provided by You in accordance with these Terms, including without limitation all Intellectual Property Rights therein, such as texts, images, photographs, illustrations, drawings, animations, songs, audios, videos and any other work created by You and made available in accordance with these Terms;

(b) “Individual Rights” means any and all rights under applicable law protecting Your name, pseudonyms, voice, portrait, image, likeness, biography, character, persona, and all other aspects of his or her publicity, privacy or personality rights, and all Intellectual Property Rights related or incidental to any of the foregoing; and

(c) “Intellectual Property Rights” means all copyright, patents, utility innovations, trade marks and service marks, geographical indications, domain names, layout design rights, registered designs, design rights, database rights, trade or business names, rights protecting trade secrets and confidential information, rights protecting goodwill and reputation, and all other similar or corresponding proprietary rights and all applications for the same, whether presently existing or created in the future, anywhere in the world, whether registered or not, and all benefits, privileges, rights to sue, recover damages and obtain relief or other remedies for any past, current or future infringement, misappropriation or violation of any of the foregoing rights.

5.2. Design. You acknowledge and agree that any and all rights, title and interests, including all Intellectual Property Rights in and to Your Design are exclusively owned by Garena. To the extent that any Intellectual Property Rights in or to the Design vests in You, You hereby unconditionally and irrevocably assign to Garena all such Intellectual Property Rights. At any time upon Garena’s request, You shall execute any document in a form acceptable to Garena to give full effect to Garena’s ownership of the Design as aforesaid. If, at any time, You fail or are unable to execute any such document within fourteen (14) days upon Garena’s request, You hereby irrevocably designate and appoint Garena or its duly authorized officers and agents as Your agents and attorneys-in-fact, to act for and on Your behalf to execute and file any and all such documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts with the same legal force and effect as if executed or done by You. Garena shall have the exclusive right, in perpetuity and on a worldwide basis to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, make derivative works of, publish, distribute, publicly display and otherwise exploit Your Design in any manner at its sole and absolute discretion without payment of any royalties, accountings or other amounts to You or any third party. You hereby waive, on behalf of Yourself and Your employees, contractors and agents, all moral rights (or equivalent rights) in respect of Your Design arising under the laws of any jurisdiction. To the extent that such rights cannot be waived, You hereby agree (on behalf of Yourself and Your employees, contractors and agents) not to assert such rights against Garena. You further acknowledge and agree that Garena may decide (in its sole and absolute discretion) whether or not to use or incorporate Your Design in the Game or other games or products of Garena, or in marketing or promotional material for such games or products. This Clause shall survive the expiration or termination of these Terms for any reason, or if You cease to participate in the Contest for any reason.

5.3. Individual Rights. You hereby grant to Garena for the longest term permitted under applicable law a non-exclusive, worldwide, irrevocable, transferable, sublicensable and royalty-free licence to use Your Individual Rights in connection with the Contest and the Game and related services as offered by Garena and its affiliates from time to time.

5.4. Garena IP. You acknowledge and agrees that: (i) Garena owns all rights, title and interests, including all Intellectual Property Rights, in and to all materials and content provided by Garena to You for the purposes of these Terms (including any customisations, enhancements, changes or derivatives thereof), the Game and all elements and components thereof, and the Garena name, logos and trademarks (collectively, “Garena IP”); (ii) You shall not at any time acquire any right, title or interest in or to the Garena IP, or any part thereof; and (iii) You shall not at any time seek to register, assert or claim any right, title or interest in or to the Garena IP, or any part thereof. Garena hereby grants to You during the Contest Term a non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable and royalty-free licence to use the Garena IP only to the extent necessary for You to participate in the Contest. If, at any time, Garena requests that You cease or modify Your usage of any Garena IP, You will promptly comply.

Data Protection
1. By participating in the Contest, You are deemed to have consented to: (i) the collection, use and disclosure of Your name, image, voice and/or likeness by Garena for editorial, advertising, competitional, marketing and/or other purposes without any payment and/or compensation except where prohibited by law; and (ii) receiving competitional, marketing and other publicity information from Garena from time to time.
2. Please also refer to Garena’ Privacy Policy. By participating in the Contest, You consent to Garena’ collection, use, disclosure and/or processing of Your personal data as described in the Privacy Policy.
Disclaimers
1. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Contest (and any systems used to provide the Contest) is provided "as is" and without any warranties, claims or representations made by Garena of any kind either express, implied or statutory with respect to the Contest, including without limitation warranties of quality, performance, non-infringement, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose, nor are there any warranties created by course of dealing, course of performance or trade usage. Without limiting the foregoing, Garena do not warrant that the Contest (and any systems used to provide the Contest) will be available, accessible, uninterrupted, timely, secure, accurate, complete or error-free, that defects, if any, will be corrected, or that they are free of harmful code. You acknowledge that the entire risk arising out of Your participation in the Contest (and use of any systems used to provide the Contest) remains with You to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
2. Garena do not assume any responsibility or liability whatsoever for any Losses resulting from (i) any errors in communication associated with the Contest, (ii) any problems with the Prize; and (iii) any use of the Prize.
Indemnity; Liability
1. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Garena and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, subcontractors and agents) from and against any and all Losses, whether foreseeable or not, directly resulting from any third party claims, investigations, legal or administrative action, litigation or arbitrations or demands to the extent arising out of or relating to: (a) any actual breach of any of Your representations, warranties, covenants, or obligations under these Terms; and (b) any breach of any third party's rights, including in respect of any claim that Your Design infringes, or its importation infringes the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party anywhere in the world.
2. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, under no circumstances shall Garena be liable to You for any losses, liabilities, damages, fines, judgments, settlements, costs, expenses, and fees (including reasonable and justified attorney’s fees), including, but not limited to: (a) indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive or special damages whatsoever; or (b) loss of profits, loss of business, loss of opportunity or loss of goodwill, whether foreseeable or not, arising out of or related to this terms of service, regardless of the forum and regardless of whether based on breach of contract, tort (including, without limitation, negligence), misrepresentation, under statute or otherwise (“Losses”). Your only right with respect to any problems or dissatisfaction with the Contest is to discontinue participation in the Contest. If, notwithstanding the preceding sentence, Garena is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be liable for any Losses, Garena’ total liability to You or any third party is limited to SGD 100 (one hundred Singapore dollars).
Other
1. You shall do all things necessary, including executing all documents necessary, to give effect to the intention of the parties under these Terms.
2. The relationship between the Parties shall be at all times that of independent contractors. Nothing contained herein or done pursuant hereto shall constitute either Party (or its agents or employees) as an agent, legal representative, partner, trust, joint venturer or employee of the other Party for any purpose whatsoever, and each Party and its representatives shall have no right, power, or authority to assume, create, or incur, in writing or otherwise, any expense, liability, or obligation in the name or on behalf of the other Party.
3. You may not assign, transfer (by way of novation or otherwise), or create any trust or purport to do the same, in respect of a right or obligation in, these Terms without the prior written consent of Garena. These Terms will inure to the benefit of and bind each Party’s respective successors and permitted assigns. A person who is not a party to these Terms shall have no rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act (Cap 53B) to enforce these Terms.
4. Garena may revise and update these Terms at any time in its sole discretion by posting an updated version. It is Your responsibility to check regularly to make note of any changes. All such changes to these Terms are effective immediately when posted and apply to Your participation in the Contest thereafter. Your continued participation in the Contest following the posting of such revised Terms constitutes Your acceptance and agreement to the changes which are binding on You.
5. Failure by Garena to enforce any of its rights at any stage under these Terms does not constitute a waiver of those rights. Except as expressly provided in these Terms, the rights and remedies provided under these Terms are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies provided by Applicable Law.
6. Where any provision of these Terms are or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect under the laws of any jurisdiction, then such provision shall be deemed to be severed from these Terms and, if possible, replaced with a lawful provision which, as closely as possible, gives effect to the intention of the Parties under these Terms and, where permissible, that shall not affect or impair the legality, validity or enforceability in that, or any other, jurisdiction of any other provision of these Terms.
7. These Terms and any non-contractual rights or obligations arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Singapore. Any dispute, controversy, difference or claim arising under or relating to these Terms shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration administered by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre in Singapore in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre for the time being in force, which rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Clause. The seat of the arbitration shall be Singapore. This arbitration agreement shall be governed by Singapore law. The Tribunal shall consist of three (3) arbitrators and the language of the arbitration shall be English.
8. These Terms are written and executed in the English language only, and it shall be the binding and controlling agreement for all respects, and all versions hereof in any other language shall be for accommodation only and shall not be binding upon the Parties.