Instagram contest #EPFLMaurice
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Until January 31st 2018, take a picture of Maurice, the EPFL Library famous shark and flying security agent, and post your photo on Instagram with the tag #EPFLMaurice to win gifts!
It is very easy to meet #MauriceLibrarySecurity in the flesh: he will stand guard at the Library welcome desk from January 4th until 31st,2018. You may even see him fly in the Library during reviewing periods! The perfect moment to strike a pose with him, take a selfie or catch him on a photography!
The authors of the three most original pictures will be rewarded with La Fontaine bookshop gift vouchers (50.-, 30.- et 20.- CHF). Don’t forget to follow the Library account @EPFLlibrary, on your smartphones!
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Terms and condition
The EPFL Library organizes a photography contest on Instagram. Each participant, as long as the participation conditions are respected, can publish on Instagram a photo related to the contest theme #EPFLMaurice. The interpretation of the theme is broad. The participants must add the hashtag #EPFLshelfie to their photo(s). The published photos for the contest can be visited through the above-mentioned hashtag.
Deadline
Participation to the contest begins on Friday, 4th of January 2018 and ends on Wednesday, 31th of January 2018 at midnight (GMT+1). The pictures must be posted within this period; those published before or after will not be considered. Winners will be announced shortly after the deadline.
Participation
Any person, who has a public Instagram account and following @EPFLlibrary account can participate. If you have a private Instagram account, please let us know and we will follow you. Each participant can post up to 3 photos for the contest. The photos must be the participants' own work, taken with a smartphone or a camera and in the EPFL Library.
Image right
The participant must ask any persons appearing in submitted photographs for permission to be published within the framework of the contest and must inform them on the present conditions.
Prizes
A jury will choose three winners who will receive vouchers from la librairie La Fontaine. The first prize is a CHF 50.- voucher, the second a CHF 30.- voucher, and the third a CHF 20.- voucher. The prizes cannot be changed or reimbursed. The winners will receive an email with information regarding where and when they can receive their prize.
Use of pictures
The EPFL Library reserves the right to publish on its own channels and social media pages the participants' photographs, especially to announce the contest winners. EPFL Library mentions and credits photos' authors. A gallery of the best pictures will be posted for the contest and will appear on the EPFL Library Facebook page.
Terms modifications and agreement
Participation to the contest requires the complete agreement, without any reserve, of the present terms and conditions. By participating to the contest, the participant agrees to the present terms and conditions. In case of violation of the rules, a participation will be invalidated. Any disagreement regarding the interpretation or application of the terms and conditions will be resolved by the contest organizer, without any appeal possible. The organizer reserves the right to exclude from the contest any photo deemed inappropriate.
The organizer also reserves the right to modify the present terms and conditions, to postpone or cancel the contest, if circumstances require it.
Legal action is not allowed.
Bibliothèque de l’EPFL, Lausanne, January 2018