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Entry Requirements

1. Any individual or company may enter (“Entrant”), including Property/ Space Owners, Developers, Architects, Interior Architects, Interior Designers, Interior Decorators, Specifiers and Colour Consultants, provided that in each case (with the exception of Property/Space Owners) the Entrant can provide evidence that they were officially appointed in their professional capacity to the project in question and confirms that they have obtained all necessary written consents and approvals from the relevant Property/Space Owner to submit the project for the Awards and for the Organizer’s use of the Material in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. The Entrants are solely responsible for obtaining and maintaining evidence of all necessary consents prior to submitting an entry.
2. Projects which are completed between 2024-2027 are eligible.
3. Nippon Paint Colours and Paint must have been used extensively within the project and must not have been gifted by Nippon Paint. Participating/ affiliated brands of Nippon Paint include 立邦, BETEK, Filli Boya, Fawori, Alina Paint, Decorex, Norma and Dunn-Edwards are eligible.
4. Completed projects are required to be physically located in Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkiye, UAE, United States of America, Vietnam, Brunei, Maldives, Georgia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Middle East, or Papua New Guinea to be eligible for entry.
5. The Organizer is responsible for determining whether the individual or company as the case may be is an eligible entrant in its absolute discretion.
6. The Organizer reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to reassign a submission to a more suitable category if it is deemed better fitted.

Entry Restrictions

1. Employees (and their Immediate Families) employed by the Organizer, any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, participating agencies, or any companies associated with or employing members of the judging panel are ineligible to enter.

1. 1. “Employees” means any directors, management, employees, concessionaires, consultants, officers and contractors or other such people who perform work under the control of another in exchange for payment.
   2. “Immediate Family(ies)” means any of the following: spouse, parents and children.

2. Any company affiliated with an appointed juror (whether through ownership, employment, or partnership) is prohibited from submitting entries to avoid conflicts of interest.

How to Enter

Entry to the Creative Colour Awards 2027 is free of charge. No entry fee is required.

Completed projects can be submitted into the Award Categories. For the purpose of these Awards, “completed projects” refers to projects that have been fully completed and are ready for their intended use, occupation or operation. Completion does not refer solely to the completion of painting or coating works. Details are as follows:

The Architectural category focuses on the external facade and exterior design of buildings and comprises 3 sub-categories:

Sub-category 1: Architectural | Corporate & Commercial Exterior

Exterior paint finishes of commercial, industrial and hospitality buildings, including offices, studios, factories and warehouses, retail outlets, shopping centres, education and healthcare facilities, cafés, restaurants, fitness centres, hotels and other accommodation.

Sub-category 2: Architectural | Residential Exterior (Above 3 Storeys)

Exterior paint finishes of high-rise private residential properties or multi-residential buildings, including condominiums and apartment buildings, that are above 3 storeys.

Sub-category 3: Architectural | Residential Exterior (3 Storeys and Below)

Exterior paint finishes of low-rise private residences, including single-family homes (landed properties) and low-rise multi-residential buildings that are 3 storeys or below.

The Interior design category focuses on the internal facade of spaces.

Interior Design | Corporate & Commercial Interior

The interior paint finishes of any commercial, industrial and hospitality spaces such as offices, studios, factories & warehouses, retail outlets, pop up retail, shopping centres, education facilities, healthcare facilities, cafes, restaurants, fitness centres, hotels and accommodation.

Interior Design | Residential Interior

The interior paint finishes of any space used as a private residence including single and multi-residential.

The Public Spaces category focuses on the use of colour and coatings across shared public environments.

Public Spaces | Public Buildings

The paint finishes of public buildings and facilities such as civic and cultural buildings, educational institutions, healthcare facilities, transportation hubs and other publicly accessible facilities.

Public Spaces | Urban Public Spaces / City Squares

The paint finishes of outdoor public spaces such as city squares, pedestrian areas, parks, open-air urban spaces and other public realm interventions.

Entry Details

1. The Release Form is available at creativecolourawards.com/submit.
2. Entries that fail to comply with these Terms and Conditions will not be accepted.
3. Entrants can submit more than one project in multiple categories. If multiple entries are received in the same category for the same property, the first valid entry will be accepted and the subsequent entries will be excluded.
4. Projects or properties that have reached finalist status in a given edition of the competition may not be resubmitted in the immediately following edition.
5. All entries must adhere to the guidelines and specifications listed in the Entry Form.
6. The Organizer has sole discretion to accept or reject an entry.
7. Entries will be individually moderated by representatives of the event to ensure content posted is not illegal, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, indecent, libellous, hateful, obscene, or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable. Such entries that contain content that the Organizer considers, in its sole discretion, to be offensive or inappropriate in any way, or that the Organizer considers, in its sole discretion, to infringe any intellectual property rights or other rights of any person, property, corporation or entity will not be accepted.
8. If requested by the Organizer, the Entrant must provide written evidence that it had the necessary permissions and consents to enter the project, and that entering the project does not infringe the intellectual property rights or any other rights of any person, property, corporation or entity. If the Entrant fails to establish this to the Organizer’s satisfaction, the Organizer may exclude the entry.
9. All entries must be submitted by 28 February 2027 at 11:59PM (SGT). Late submissions, additions or modifications to entries will not be accepted.
10. Projects entered will be judged during the first round of judging based on the images and project details submitted.
11. Entries received must be the original work of the Entrant. The Organizer reserves the right to verify, or to require the Entrant to verify, that the entry is the Entrant’s original work. If an entry cannot be verified to the Organizer’s satisfaction, the entry will be deemed invalid.

Award Notification and Publication Details

1. Finalist Notification
   Finalists will be notified by the Organizer and invited to participate in the final presentation for the Creative Colour Awards 2027. Finalists may present either online or in person, as determined by the Organizer.
2. Final Presentation and Winner Eligibility
   Finalists are required to participate in the final presentation to be considered for the respective Category Winner. Any finalist who is unable to participate in the final presentation, whether online or in person, will not be considered for winner selection.
3. Winner Announcement
   The Category Winners will be selected following the final presentations and announced at the Creative Colour Awards 2027 invitation-only event.
4. Award Ceremony, Interviews and Publicity
   It is a condition of entry that Category Winners, if required, make themselves available for the award ceremony, interviews, photoshoots and other publicity activities relating to the Creative Colour Awards 2027.
5. Prize Claim Conditions
   As a condition of claiming a prize, the Entrant may be required, at the discretion of the Organizer, to sign any legal documentation required by the Organizer and/or prize suppliers, including but not limited to a legal release and indemnity form.
6. Publication
   Finalists and Category Winners may be featured and published on the Creative Colour Awards website and other official Creative Colour Awards and Organizer’s communication channels.

Prize Details

1. Each Category Winner shall receive the prize money of USD 2,500.
2. The Grand Prix Winner shall receive the prize money of USD 5,000.
3. Prize money will be awarded via electronic funds transfer or as a cheque.
4. Each winning entry is eligible for one Category Winner prize only, regardless of whether the entry is submitted by an individual, group, partnership or on behalf of a practice.
5. Prizes are non-transferable, non-exchangeable and cannot be redeemed for cash, unless otherwise specified. If a prize or any part of a prize becomes unavailable, the Organizer reserves the right to substitute it with a prize of equal or greater value.

Copyright of Imagery

1. In respect of all material (“Material”) submitted to the Creative Colour Awards registered under Nippon Paint Holdings SG Pte. Ltd., each Entrant warrants that all Material is the exclusive work of the Entrant, or, in respect of any element of the Material that is the copyright of any other party, the Entrant has obtained all necessary rights, licences and consents.
2. The copyright in respect of all Material submitted to the Creative Colour Awards shall remain with the copyright owner, however, the Entrant consents, and grants the Organizer an irrevocable, worldwide and perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free and sub-licensable licence to do (and waives any moral rights it may have in respect of) the following:

1. 1. retain and use all Material for any purposes relating to the Creative Colour Awards (current or future), including promotional activities (on Nippon Paint and its network of brands’ websites, social media and news platforms and otherwise) and for related public relations activities. Nippon Paint may sub-licence this right to a third-party vendor of Nippon Paint, for this limited purpose only;
   2. For the purposes of the activities under paragraph (a), crop images to meet layout and space requirements (but not otherwise modify the Material);
   3. For the purposes of the activities under paragraph (a), reproduce any Material, cause the Material to be seen and/or heard in public, and communicate the Material to the public and/or to be published.

3. Each Entrant warrants that:

1. 1. It is entitled to grant the licence referred to above and the Organizer’s use of the entry materials will not infringe the rights of any third party nor give rise to any claim by which any of the rights of the Organizer to use the entry could be narrowed;
   2. It has obtained all necessary third-party licences or usage rights for the use of the Material for the Creative Colour Awards and/or made the Organizer aware of the licence life or duration for any third-party material, and that such licence or usage rights allow the Organizer to use the entry Material in accordance with these Terms and Conditions;
   3. It has obtained the written consent of any identifiable person depicted in Material submitted to include their image or voice, and will provide a copy of such consent to the Organizer on request;
   4. It has full legal capacity (if a person, then being at least 18 years of age), the power and authority to enter into and to perform its obligations under the terms of this event;
   5. It has obtained, from all authors and holders of any copyright and moral rights (as defined in the Copyright Act 2021 of Singapore) in the entry and the Materials, consent to use the entry and the Materials in accordance with the terms of this Event; and
   6. To the extent that any artwork appears in the photography material submitted, the Entrant has obtained the written consent of the copyright owner in the artwork for that artwork to be included and used in imagery for the promotion of Creative Colour Awards.

4. Permission will be sought for any usage in addition to the promotion of the Creative Colour Awards event.

General

1. The Release Form and the information on how to enter and on prizes published by the Organizer form part of these Terms and Conditions. By submitting an entry or signing the Release Form, the Entrant accepts these Terms and Conditions in the version in force at that time. In the event of any inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions and the Release Form, these Terms and Conditions shall prevail.
2. Information on how to enter the Creative Colour Awards and prizes form part of these Terms and Conditions. Participation in the Creative Colour Awards shall be deemed as acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
3. All Entrants acknowledge that the Organizer can rely on these Terms and Conditions even if the Organizer only learns of a person’s ineligibility after the Organizer has awarded a prize to the ineligible person. Return of the prize or its equivalent value to the Organizer may be required by the Organizer if this occurs.
4. If a Property/Space Owner or other third party withdraws or disputes any permission relating to an entry, the Entrant must notify the Organizer immediately. The Organizer may withdraw the entry, revoke any finalist status or prize, and where Material has already been published will remove it from channels under its control within a reasonable period, without liability to the Entrant. The licence granted under the Copyright of Imagery section survives in respect of copies already reproduced, distributed or published, and in respect of archival and record-keeping use.
5. Each Entrant is responsible for ensuring his or her familiarity with these Terms and Conditions at the time of participation. The Organizer’s decision not to enforce a specific restriction (whether communicated to an Entrant or not) does not constitute a waiver of that restriction or of these Terms and Conditions generally.
6. Incomplete and indecipherable entries and any entry which has incorrectly entered personal information or contact details shall be deemed an invalid entry. The Organizer shall not be responsible for late, lost, misdirected, ineligible or illegible/inaudible entries (including lost, stolen, forged, defaced or damaged proof of entry).
7. An Entrant’s entry must not include any image or voice of any other person without that person’s express written consent. Entrants warrant that if any such content is included, they have obtained the express written consent of the relevant person, and that this consent allows the Organizer to use the entry in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.
8. The Organizer may, in its absolute discretion, edit, modify, delete, remove or take-down any part of an Entrant’s entry.
9. Entries must be received by the Organizer and will be deemed to have been received at the time of receipt by the Organizer. Online and other electronic entries are deemed to have been received at the time of receipt into the event database and not at the time of transmission by the Entrant.
10. Each Entrant acknowledges that there may be inherent risks involved in entering this event or taking or participating in the prize(s). To the fullest extent permitted by law, each Entrant releases and discharges the Organizer and each Protected Person from all claims, demands, actions and causes of action of any kind, whether known or unknown, arising out of or in connection with the Entrant’s entry or participation, including any property damage or economic loss. Nothing in this clause excludes or restricts liability for death or personal injury resulting from negligence, or any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or restricted.
11. Any costs associated with accessing the Creative Colour Awards website are the Entrant’s responsibility and are dependent on the internet service provider used. Entrants must submit their entries manually using an internet browser.
12. The Organizer is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, communication network, computer equipment, software, technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, or any combination thereof, including any error, omission, alteration, tampering, deletion, theft, destruction, transmission interruption, communications failure or otherwise, injury or damage to entries or to participants’ or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation in or down-loading any materials in this event. If the event is not capable of being conducted due to circumstances beyond the Organizer’s control, including due to any technical or communications problems, the Organizer reserves the right to amend, suspend or cancel the competition subject to approval from any relevant authority.
13. If there is a dispute as to the identity of an Entrant, the Organizer reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine the identity of the Entrant.
14. The Organizer’s decision in respect of any aspect of these Terms and Conditions and the Creative Colour Awards is final and binding on every Entrant, and not subject to any appeal.
15. The Organizer, its affiliates and agents are not responsible in any way for the content or descriptions included by Entrants, nor do they necessarily endorse the content or descriptions.
16. The Organizer’s affiliates, and the officers, employees, agents, representatives and sub-licensees of the Organizer and of its affiliates (each a “Protected Person”), may enforce any provision of these Terms and Conditions expressed to benefit them under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 2001. No other person who is not a party may enforce any provision.
17. Each Entrant shall indemnify and hold harmless the Organizer and all Protected Persons against all claims, demands, actions, liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including legal costs on a full indemnity basis) arising out of or in connection with: (a) the entry, submission, publication, exhibition, broadcast, filming or any other use of the Material or of the project in accordance with these Terms and Conditions; (b) any claim by a Property/ Space Owner, designer, agency, photographer or other third party in respect of the entry or the Material, including any claim that the necessary permission, consent or licence was not obtained; (c) any infringement of the intellectual property or other rights of any third party; and (d) any breach by the Entrant of these Terms and Conditions or of any warranty given under them.
18. Except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law, the Organizer (including its officers, employees and agents) excludes all liability (including negligence), for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of the Creative Colour Awards, including, but not limited to, where arising out of the following: (a) any technical difficulties or equipment malfunction (whether or not under the Organizer’s control); (b) any theft, unauthorised access or third party interference; (c) any entry or prize claim that is late, lost, altered, damaged or misdirected (whether or not after their receipt by the Organizer) due to any reason beyond the control of the Organizer; (d) any variation in prize value to that stated in these Terms and Conditions; or (e) use of the prize.
19. If this event is interfered with in any way or is not capable of being conducted as reasonably anticipated due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Organizer, the Organizer reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the Creative Colour Awards, as appropriate.
20. The Organizer collects personal information in order to conduct the Creative Colour Awards and may, for this purpose, disclose such information to third parties as required for the purpose of conducting the Creative Colour Awards and/or provision of the prizes. The Organizer may disclose the information for these purposes to its affiliates and suppliers or contractors. For more information, please refer to the Organizer’s privacy policy found at https://creativecolourawards.com/privacy-policy/.
21. These Terms and Conditions and any issues, disputes or claims arising out of or in connection with it (whether contractual or non-contractual in nature such as claims in tort, from breach of statute or regulation or otherwise) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Singapore.
22. Any disputes arising out of or in connection with these Terms and Conditions or the Creative Colour Awards shall be submitted for mediation at the Singapore Mediation Centre (“SMC”) in accordance with SMC’s Mediation Procedure in force for the time being. Either/any party may submit a request to mediate to SMC upon which the other party will be bound to participate in the mediation within [45 days] thereof. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, the mediator(s) will be appointed by the Singapore Mediation Centre. The mediation will take place in Singapore in the English language and the Parties agree to be bound by any settlement agreement reached.
23. If such dispute cannot be resolved by way of mediation in accordance with these Terms and Conditions, such dispute shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration in Singapore administered by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) in accordance with the arbitration rules of the SIAC for the time being in force, which rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference to this clause. The arbitral tribunal shall consist of one (1) arbitrator whom, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, shall be appointed by the President of the SIAC. The seat of the arbitration shall be Singapore, and the language of arbitration shall be English. The law governing the arbitration agreement shall be Singapore law.