Terms and Conditions 


1. Entry is open to anyone resident in one of the PAL territories listed below*, except for employees, agents, contractors or consultants of Sony Computer Entertainment companies or their families or to other persons assisting with this competition.

2. To enter, create a graphical demonstration using Vector Unit 1 in accordance with the attached technical specifications ("Demo"). Submit the Demo code including the source code, along with your name, the Demo name, address, and phone number by e-mail to coding_competition@scee.net.

3. No purchase necessary. One entry per person only.

4. Closing date for entries is 12pm (GMT) on 7 April 2003. 

5. All entries received by the closing date will be judged by professional developers elected by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe ("SCEE"). The votes will be counted by SCEE whose decision is final. In the event of a tie, three members of SCEE's Technology Group will cast a tie-breaking vote. The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Entries will be judged 50% on creativity and 50% on originality. SCEE reserves the right to refuse any entries it deems unsuitable, including but not limited to entries featuring gratuitous depiction of violence or sexual behaviour or other inappropriate material.

6. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these rules.

7. Entrants warrant that the Demo is their original, unpublished and sole work.

8. One grand prize winner will win an Aibo Entertainment Robot model number ERS-220A.  All other entrants will receive a PlayStation branded prize (with approximate retail value of 5.00)

9. The winner will be notified by e-mail or telephone within 14 days of the closing date.

10. The grand prize may take up to ten weeks to deliver. The winner will be contacted immediately prior to delivery and must confirm their postal address by return. SCEE will bear the cost of delivery but neither SCEE nor its affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions or related companies shall be responsible for any taxes, duties or other expenses which may be incurred by the winner as a result of this competition or receipt of the prize.  The prize will lapse if not the subject of a valid claim by 21 July 2003.    Other prizes will be delivered 4 to 6 weeks after the closing date. 

11. Prizes are subject to availability and SCEE reserves the right to substitute for alternative prizes of similar or greater value. Prizes are non-transferable and no cash or other alternatives will be offered.

12. Grand prize winner's name and country of residence will be posted on http://www.technology.scee.net

13. SCEE gives no warranty or guarantee in relation to the prizes and entrants hereby release and hold SCEE and its agents harmless from any and all liability, injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from SCEE's (or its agents') participation in the competition or the acceptance or use of any prizes. 

14. All entries will become the sole property of SCEE and none will be returned.   In return for receiving their prizes, entrants hereby agree to execute an assignment transferring and assigning all of his or her rights, title and interest in the Demo and any drawings or other documentation on which the Demo is based.  If the winner is a minor, the prize will be awarded to the winner's parent or legal guardian.

15. SCEE shall not be responsible for lost, delayed, corrupt, illegible, incomplete or misdirected entries or for any technical, hardware or software failures of any kind or for lost, unavailable or failed network connections. 

16. By submitting their Demo, entrants acknowledge that SCEE or one of its affiliates may be independently developing, now or in the future, material that resembles their Demo and they hereby waive any rights or claims against SCEE or its affiliates concerning any Demo they submit.

17. These terms and conditions will not affect the statutory rights of entrants. Nothing in these terms and conditions excludes or limits the liability of SCEE for death or personal injury caused by its negligence.

18. Name, likeness and photographs of the grand prize winner may be used for publicity purposes. 

19. SCEE reserves the right to modify these rules, suspend or discontinue this competition at any time. 

20. These rules are governed by English law. The offer to participate in this competition does not extend to persons resident in countries where local, state, provincial or national laws prohibit the promotion of, operation of or participation in sweepstakes, lotteries or similar competitions.

21. Promoter is Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited of 30 Golden Square, London W1F 9LD.

PLAYSTATION & PLAYSTATION 2 PAL TERRITORIES 
	


Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan *
Bahrain
Belarus *
Belgium
Bosnia Herzegovina
Botswana
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Egypt
Estonia
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Georgia *
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Hungary
Iceland
India * 
Ireland
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Italy
Jordan
Kazakhstan *
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malta & Gozo
Mauritius
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan *
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation *
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Somalia
South Africa & Namibia
Spain
Sudan
Sweden
Swaziland
Switzerland
Syria
Tanzania
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan *
Ukraine *
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Uzbekistan *
Vatican
Yemen
Zaire
Zambia
Zimbabwe

* = PlayStation and PSone only



* = PlayStation and PSone only
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