#QVEDOHero Contest

Our cool travel blog needs its own travel hero! And we begin your search! :)

Do you love to travel and discover the world? Do you like making videos when traveling? Can you vividly tell about any interesting site or event? Dreaming of making a breakthrough in your blogging career? If yes, then welcome aboard!

Participate in our contest and get the opportunity to become the main face of the new non-trivial QVEDO Travel Show! The two main winners will receive a contract to produce episodes for the travel blog, including a fee for the work.  We will take care of the production costs and promotion.

How to participate:

• Subscribe to our channel in Telegram and Vkontakte and download the QVEDO mobile application to your smartphone.
• Record a short video about yourself (up to three minutes), which will reveal your charisma, presentation style and potential as a presenter to the maximum.  Finish the video with the phrase “Open up this world - open QVEDO!”.
• Post your video on one or more social networks: VK, Youtube, Rutube, TikTok. Don't forget to put the unique hashtag #QVEDOHero.

Follow the results of the competition and prepare your suitcase for the most important journey of your life!

Open up this world - open QVEDO!

CONTEST RULES

(HEREIN THE "RULES") "#QVEDOHero"

1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.1. The Rules of the "#QVEDOHero" contest (hereinafter referred to as the "Competition") determine procedures for organizing the Contest by the Organizer and participation of Participants in it.

1.2. The organizer of the Contest is QVEDO LLC (hereinafter referred to as the "Company").

1.3. The Contest is held in the interests of the Company, in order to select a candidate to popularize the Organizer's product by creating video content and promoting uncovering of creative potential.

1.4. The objectives of the Contest are:

• Search for a presenter to create regular releases of tourist programs;
• Uncovering the creative potential of the audience of users with a priority of the youth environment;
• Popularization and promotion of tourist sites, objects of social and cultural heritage of the Russian Federation, through the "Popular vote" - the choice of a leader close in spirit to the audience.

1.5. The Contest is based on the following principles:

• openness;
• objectivity;
• transparency.

1.6. Information about the Rules of the Contest is posted on the Internet site and in the official community on the VKontakte social network: https://vk.com/qvedo and https://qvedo.com.

2. PARTICIPANTS OF THE CONTEST

2.1. Citizens of the Russian Federation who have reached the age of 18, who act on their own behalf, have the necessary rights, resources and skills to participate in the Contest, voluntarily, independently and personally assume all obligations arising from participation in the Contest, can become participants in the Contest.

2.2. Persons recognized by the court as legally incompetent, and persons limited by the court in their legal capacity, cannot take part in the Contest.

2.3. Contest Winners - Participants who, in accordance with these Rules, will be recognized as the winners of the competition.

2.4. Participation in the Contest is free of charge, which means that the Organizer does not charge any fees for participation in the Contest and does not pay the Participant a fee for participation. At the same time, any expenses necessary for the creation and submission of the Contest work in accordance with these Rules, the Participant determines and bears independently and at his own expense.

3. TERMS OF THE CONTEST

3.1. The contest is held from October 18, 2022 (from 12:00, Moscow time) to December 25, 2022 (at 23:59, Moscow time) inclusive.

3.2. Stages of the Contest:

a) Stage 1. Submission of videos of Participants is held from October 18, 2022 (from 12:00 pm, Moscow time) to November 27, 2022 (until 23:59 pm, Moscow time).

b) Stage 2. Until December 05, 2022, the Organizer determines up to 10 best candidates and publishes the selected candidates in the Organizer’s official community on the VKontakte social network until December 09, 2022.

c) Stage 3. Determination of the first winner by the Organizer before December 10, 2022 from among all submitted Contest Entries.

d) Stage 4. From December 09, 2022 (from 12:00 Moscow time) to December 25, 2022 (at 23:59 Moscow time), the second winner will be determined based on the results of an open user voting in social network "VKontakte" in accordance with clause 5.2. Rules.

3.3. The contest work must be submitted by the Participant in the manner provided for in clause 4.1. of these Rules, no later than the period specified in subparagraph a) of clause 3.2. Competitive works sent (placed) outside the specified period are not accepted for participation in the Contest.

4. CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST

4.1. To participate in the Contest, the Participant must, from October 18, 2022 (from 12:00 pm, Moscow time) to November 27, 2022 (at 23:59, Moscow time) inclusive:

4.1.1. Create a video clip (earlier, hereinafter - "Contest work") that meets the requirements specified in clause 4.2. Rules;

4.1.2. Upload the Contest Work (share it) in the Participant's own account in any of the Social Networks ("VKontakte" (preferred), "TikTok" or "YouTube", "RuTube") with the hashtag #QVEDOHero.

4.2. Mandatory requirements for the Contest work (video clip) are the following:

4.2.1. The video must contain the Participant of the Contest with the following content: Story, narration or report with the background of any site chosen by the Participant (sights, places, buildings, events, phenomena) within travel atmosphere of QVEDO application; Finish the video with the phrase "Open up this World - open QVEDO".

4.2.2. The video can be shot using a mobile phone in the "Selfie" mode, or with the help of third parties. The use of special programs when shooting and editing a video is at the discretion of the Contest Participant and is not a mandatory requirement of the Organizer. Phone positioning is at the choice of the Participant. The duration of the video is no more than 180 seconds (3 minutes). The face of the presenter should be clearly visible in the frame. An image from a general plan (full height) to a close-up (portrait) is allowed.

4.2.3. The video must be created independently by the Participant and be original.

4.2.4. Contest works must not contain:

• results of intellectual activity of third parties (including musical or graphic works), the author (copyright holder) of which is not the Participant;
• materials that are illegal, harmful, threatening, insulting morality, honor and dignity, propagandizing hatred and/or discrimination of people on racial, ethnic, gender, social grounds, contributing to inciting religious, racial or ethnic hatred, containing scenes of violence or inhuman treatment with animals, etc.;
• materials that the Contestant has no right to make available by law or under any obligation;
• personal data of third parties;
• recordings of an advertising, commercial or campaign nature;
• advertising of narcotic drugs, weapons, tobacco products and smoking accessories, other goods prohibited for advertising;
• records in someone's address containing rude and offensive expressions and suggestions;
• records containing materials of a pornographic nature, obscene language, other information prohibited for distribution;
• third-party watermarks, markings, logos.

4.3. The Organizer has the right to make a decision not to allow participation in the Competition for works that do not meet the requirements of these Rules, and also if the content of the works contradicts the legislation of the Russian Federation. At the same time, the Organizer is not obliged to notify the Contest Participant of the reasons for such refusal.

4.4. The number of uploads from one Participant is no more than 3 (three).

4.5. The winners of the Contest are the Participants whose Contest Works were recognized by the Organizer and open user voting as the best in accordance with these Rules.

4.6. The Organizer, if possible, takes measures to notify the Winners by sending a message to the page (account) on the Social Network using which the Contest entry was posted.

4.7. If circumstances are discovered that indicate the use by the Participant of accounts and / or Contest entries of third parties that do not belong to the Participant on a legal basis, violation of other conditions of the Contest, lack of authority, the Organizer has the right to exclude the Participant from participation in the Contest without prior warning

4.8. The Participant independently checks the messages in the Participant's account. The Organizer is not responsible for the occurrence of adverse consequences for the Participant who did not check the messages from the Organizer in a timely manner. It is not a violation of these Rules that the Organizer fails to notify the Participant for reasons beyond the Organizer's control, including due to the Participant's restriction of the ability to send messages to the Participant's account on the Social Network.

4.9. The competition work posted in the Participant's account on the Social Network must be available for viewing until the end of the Competition. The Participant's account on the Social Network must not be closed during the entire period of the Contest, that is, the account must be open for viewing by any third parties, including those who are not subscribers to the Participant's account.

5. CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF CONTEST WORKS AND SUMMARIZING THE RESULTS OF THE CONTEST

5.1. To evaluate the Works uploaded by the Participants in accordance with Section 4 of these Rules, a jury is formed from authorized persons of the Organizer. The Jury, guided by the Rules, determines which submissions are the most creative (best), according to the Jury. The composition of the jury is closed. The Jury evaluates the Competitive Entries for compliance with the requirements of the Competitive Entries to these Rules, based on the following criteria:

• compliance with the theme of the competition;
• integrity, performance skills and artistic level;
• general perception of the originality of the idea and creativity;
• content (construction and completeness of the plot, information content);
• accessibility of perception and emotional impact;
• compliance of expressive means with artistic intent;
• quality of work (from an artistic and technical point of view).

5.2. The second winner is determined based on the results of an open "user vote" on the official page of the Organizer in the social network "VKontakte" - https://vk.com/qvedo according to the largest number of votes cast for the Competitive Work in the poll published by the Organizer.

5.3. Based on the results of the evaluation of the Competition Works, the Jury selects one, in its opinion, the best Competition Work, the Author of which receives the right to conclude an Agreement with the Organizer, to create at the expense of the Organizer 1 (one) issue of the program in accordance with the scenario and theme of the issue established by the Organizer, with payment of remuneration in in the amount of 30,000 rubles. and possible (at the discretion of the Organizer) the conclusion of an agreement for further cooperation.

5.4. Based on the results of the evaluation of the Contest Works of the User Voting in the VKontakte social network, one best Competitive Work is selected, The author of which receives the right to conclude an Agreement with the Organizer, to create at the expense of the Organizer 1 (one) issue of the program in accordance with the scenario and theme of the issue established by the Organizer, with the payment of a fee of 30,000 rubles. and possible (at the discretion of the Organizer) the conclusion of an agreement for further cooperation.

5.5. The Contest is considered to have taken place when there are 100 or more Participants who have posted their Contest Entries in the manner provided for in clause 4.1. of these Rules,

no later than the period specified in subparagraph a) of paragraph 3.2. of these Rules.

5.6. The Organizer is not responsible for failure to receive information from the Participant and/or the Participant from the Organizer, including through the fault of third parties responsible for arranging communications, for technical problems and/or fraud on the Internet and/or communication channels used during the Competition and / or the transfer of data by the Participant/Winner of the Contest to the Organizer, as well as the Organizer is not responsible for the inability to contact the Winner if the latter provides inaccurate, incomplete or incorrect data.

6. OTHER PROVISIONS

6.1. By uploading the Contest video on the Social Network account with the #QVEDOHero hashtag in accordance with these Rules, the Participant confirms his participation in the Contest and expresses his full and unconditional acceptance of the conditions specified in these Rules. The competition is held in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation. By participating in the Contest, the Participant agrees that the status of the Participant and the relations arising in connection with his participation in the Contest are governed by the legislation of the Russian Federation.

6.1.1. By uploading the Contest video on the Social Network account with the hashtag #QVEDOHero, the Participant assures the Organizer that:

• The Participant is the sole owner of the exclusive rights to such Entry and there are no restrictions on use. If a third party provides assistance to the Participant in creating the Contest entry (including by arranging video recording and/or editing), the specified third party has provided the Participant with all the necessary consents (permissions), the third party is not the copyright holder of such Contest entry and has no right to make claims and/or claims against the Organizer in connection with its use of the Contest entry in accordance with the Rules of the Contest;
• third parties engaged by the Participant to create the videos (if applicable) provided the PArticipant with technical assistance in creating and hosting the Entries, and the creative content of the videos was determined solely by the Participant.

6.2. The Participant of the Contest, placing the Contest work in accordance with these Rules:

• authorizes the Organizer and third parties authorized by it to publish and use the Contest Work and/or its individual parts (fragments) free of charge, both in its original and in a revised form, both independently and as part of other audiovisual works and together with any results of intellectual property. activities, without any restrictions on the territory and period of use, without providing a report, duration, methods and scope of use (that is, the Organizer and third parties authorized by him have the right to use Competitive work by any means, as listed in Articles 1270, 1317, 1324 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, and not listed in these articles);
• allows to use his Contest work and/or its separate parts without indicating the name of the author (copyright holder), to supply the Contest work with prefaces, afterwords, comments, illustrations, to use separately the sound and image recorded in it;
• Responsibility for compliance with copyright in the Contest Works (materials used in them) shall be borne by the Participant;
• The Participant of the Contest guarantees that he has the rights necessary to use the Contest entry and all its parts and materials, as well as to allow its use by the Organizer (third parties authorized by him), and bears full responsibility for its content, placement and use.

6.3. In the event of situations in which the Organizer has doubts that the Participant of the Contest is the owner of the rights to the Contest entry, the Organizer has the right, at its discretion, to exclude such Contest entry from the Contest.

6.4. The Participant of the Contest guarantees that the placement and display of the Contest work within the framework of this Contest does not violate any personal or property rights of persons, including, but not limited to, copyright, related, patent rights, rights to privacy, protection of images, protection of honor , dignity and good name, etc.

6.5. In case of claims (demands, lawsuits) against the Organizer or third parties authorized by him in connection with the use of the Contest Entries and/or any materials used in them, the Participant undertakes to settle such claims and/or claims independently and at his own expense and reimburse the Organizer for losses. caused by the presentation of such claims, in full.

6.6. The Organizer has the right to make any changes to these Rules, incl. introduce additional requirements for Participants without prior notice. All changes come into force from the moment they are published on the website.

6.7. Participants of the Contest agree that information about them, incl. surnames, names and images (performances) received by the Organizer when participating in the Contest, during its conduct, summing up or announcing the results, including those posted by the Participant in the account on the Social Network, can be used by the Organizer for advertising and other purposes at its own discretion without additional approvals from the Participants and payment of additional remuneration to them, and the Works uploaded for participation in the Competition may be published on the information resources of the Organizer and third parties. The Participant of the Contest gives his consent to the publication of his surname and name on the information resources of the Organizer without payment of remuneration.

6.8. The Participant confirms and guarantees that the account on the Social Network is used by him legally, and the Organizer sending information to the specified addresses will not lead to claims of third parties against the Organizer.

6.9. The fact of participation in the Contest confirms that the Participant is familiar with and agrees with the Rules. The Participant waives the right to demand any payments from the Organizer for the implementation by the Organizer of the rights received in accordance with these Rules.

6.10. By participating in the Contest, Participants consent to the processing of personal data sent to the Contest Organizer, including name, postal address, telephone number and email address, and other regulatory information that may be processed, stored, transferred and otherwise used for the purposes of the Contest and in connections with him.