By submitting photographs to Der Greif for a possible publication in Guest Room: Ruben Lundgren & Yining He", you acknowledge and agree to the following Conditions of Participation. These conditions constitute an agreement between you and Der Greif e.V., a non-profit organization located in Atelierstr. 18, 81671 Munich, Germany, recognized by German law (hereinafter referred to as "Der Greif"). The entire submission and selection process is facilitated by Picter (picter.com), and you are required to create an account at Picter and submit your work through Picter to Der Greif. You agree that both Picter's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy supplement these Conditions of Participation and can be viewed at https://www.picter.com/terms-of-use.

1 DEADLINE

The deadline for submitting is 02/10/2024 17:59 PM UTC+1. Der Greif reserves the right to change this deadline at any time.

2 PARTICIPATION FEES

Submissions have a non-compulsory donation of €8.00. If you are unable or unwilling to pay the donation, you may request a voucher for a free submission at voucher-guestroom@dergreif.org. The donation assists Der Greif in covering the expenses of this submission opportunity, not generating profits.

3 SUBMITTABLE PHOTOGRAPHS

You can submit a restricted number of photographs into one category: Project A, which is 1-5 photographs

A detailed explanation of each step can be found on the introduction page of the submission process on Picter.

Photographs that were chosen in previous Der Greif opportunities are not suitable for re-submission. Our aim is to provide assistance to as many photographers as possible, hence we urge you to submit work that has not been previously selected by us or our past guest curators. Any images that fail to meet these conditions will not be considered for the selection process.

4 SUBMITTED PHOTOGRAPHS

4.1 PUBLICATION OF SUBMITTED PHOTOGRAPHS

If your work is selected, you authorize Der Greif and any respective guest curator to display your photos, or have them displayed in any format for press, marketing and communication purposes associated with Der Greif, and use, display or project your photos in the context of Der Greif and on the Internet, website and newsletters/mailings. Further you agree that your photograph(s) might be featured in a print publication showcasing the chosen selection of the respective guest curator. Der Greif will provide credit by stating either your name or, upon your explicit request, your pseudonym (artist's name) and, if possible, your URL. You agree that Der Greif is exclusively entitled to make decisions on the display of the submitted photographs. You also agree that your photos may be put into new contexts with other photographs and presented alone or in combination with other photographs. You acknowledge that Der Greif does not guarantee the publication of your submitted photographs and you waive all claims on remuneration.

4.2 ARCHIVING SUBMITTED PHOTOGRAPHS

You agree that your photographs will be archived regardless of a publication. You may revoke this consent via email to »info@dergreif.org«. In case of a revocation the respective photographs will be deleted immediately after the end of the project. Photographs that have been published online will remain visible.

4.3. VIOLATION OF RIGHTS

You are completely responsible for the submitted photographs. No images may violate international law under any circumstances (see paragraph 5.2 of the Picter Terms of Use at https://www.picter.com/terms-of-use).

5 PERSONAL DATA

5.1 PUBLICATION OF PERSONAL DATA

Only your full name, or your pseudonym (artist's name) and respective URL, will be published online, in print and on accompanying informational material (print and digital). Der Greif's Privacy Policy applies and can be found at https://dergreif-online.de/privacy-terms/.

5.2 STORAGE OF PERSONAL DATA

All personal data that you provide during the registration and submission process will be stored for the purpose of submission and image administration, curation, organization, and statistics. Any statistical data collection will only be carried out and used in anonymized forms. Both the Picter Privacy Policy (https://www.picter.com/privacy-policy) and Der Greif Privacy Policy (https://dergreif-online.de/privacy-terms/) apply.

6 DECLARATION OF COPYRIGHT

You declare that you are the sole copyright owner of all submitted photographs and agree to submit photographs from third parties only if you have explicit authorization from the respective copyright holders.

You declare that you have explicit consent from all people who are depicted in the submitted photographs (or their legal guardian in the case of children) to submit and exhibit them by Der Greif.

In the case of street or public photography, you assume all responsibility for exhibiting and further processing your submitted photographs. Additionally, if applicable, you declare that you have the right to submit pictures of places, buildings, landscapes, military sites or operations, means of transport, goods, and persons to be exhibited as described in these Conditions of Participation.

7 DISCLAIMER

You declare that you are solely liable for your submitted photographs and that you indemnify Der Greif from any claims of third parties arising from the violation of these Conditions of Participation.

8 SEVERANCE CLAUSE

The unenforceability or invalidity of one or more clauses in these Conditions of Participation shall not affect any other clause in these Conditions of Participation. If possible, any unenforceable or invalid clause in these Conditions of Participation shall be modified to reflect the original intention of the parties.

9 JURISDICTION & APPLICATION OF LAW

The place of general jurisdiction is Munich, Germany, and German law will be applied.