Entry into the BVA Live video competition is subject to the acceptance of these terms and conditions

Permission and copyright

• It is the entrant’s responsibility to get permission from the subject(s) of the video. This includes seeking the owner’s permission if the subject is a pet.
• Entrants must be the sole owner of the copyright for the video they submit. Entrants can only submit their own work and must not infringe on any rights of a third party.
• By entering the competition, you are granting BVA and CloserStill Media a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, and irrevocable licence to reproduce, publish and communicate your video/s to the public. You retain the copyright of your videos/s.

Terms and conditions

Eligibility

• You must be part of the veterinary community.
• BVA and CSM employees are not allowed to enter the competition.

How to enter

• All videos entered must fit into the specified categories.
• Entries should be submitted via our online form. 
• No more than 2 videos. May be submitted per person per category.
• Videos must be no more than 3 minutes long. 
• Entrants must supply their name, email address, number, and video name.
• The competition must be entered in each entrant’s own name. You cannot enter the competition on behalf of anyone else.
• We cannot accept videos that have previously been published, including in other competitions.

Permissions and copyright

• It is the entrant’s responsibility to get permission from the subject(s) of the video. This includes seeking the owner’s permission if the subject is a pet.
• Entrants must be the sole owner of the copyright for each video they submit. Entrants can only submit their own work and must not infringe on any rights of a third party.

The prize

• The winner will receive BVA Live tickets, a £250 John Lewis voucher and your video will be shown at BVA Live 2022
• Highly commended will receive a BVA Live ticket
• All prizes are non-transferable and there are no cash alternatives.

Judging and notification

• The entries will be judged by the BVA Officer team
• The winners will be notified by email.
• If a winner cannot be contacted or is not available, the judges reserve the right to disqualify them and select another winner from the eligible entries.

Property rights

• By entering the competition, you are granting BVA and CloserStill Media a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to reproduce, publish, and communicate your video(s) to the public - this means your videos(s) could appear on our web pages, emails, membership material, social media channels etc.
• You retain the copyright of your video(s). Where possible, we will credit the video to you

Data protection

• To facilitate your entry, we need your personal data including your name and contact details
• CloserStill Media will send you marketing about their Events, and you can opt out of receiving marketing from us at any time by using the unsubscribe link or by contacting us by email at dataprotection@closerstillmedia.com.