Terms and Conditions
1. Eligibility
- The competition is open to students currently enrolled at one of the following universities in Lebanon: the American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanese American University-Jbeil (LAU), Saint Joseph University of Beirut (USJ), and the University of Balamand (UOB).
- Students from all faculties, schools, and academic disciplines are welcome to participate.
- Participants must provide accurate information during registration. NOD-Lb reserves the right to request proof of current student enrolment.
- Entries that do not meet the eligibility requirements may be disqualified.
2. Originality and Authorship
- All submissions must be original work created specifically for, or adapted in accordance with, the competition guidelines.
- Participants must have the necessary rights and permissions for all text, images, music, video clips, and other materials included in their submissions.
- Plagiarism, unauthorized copying, misrepresentation of authorship, and the unauthorized use of another person's work are not permitted.
- Any third-party material used must be appropriately credited and must comply with applicable copyright and licensing requirements.
- For team submissions, all team members share responsibility for ensuring the originality and accuracy of the work.
3. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Participants are expected to demonstrate their own ideas, knowledge, creativity, and effort.
- The use of AI tools to write or generate a competition letter is not recommended. Letters should reflect the participant's own thoughts, understanding, and writing.
- For posters, videos, and social media campaigns, the use of AI-assisted tools should be limited and should not replace the participants' original creative contribution.
- Participants must disclose any significant use of AI-generated content or AI-assisted tools, in accordance with the category-specific guidelines.
- Participants remain responsible for the accuracy, originality, copyright compliance, and appropriateness of all submitted content.
4. Accuracy and Appropriate Content
- Submissions must communicate information about organ and tissue donation responsibly, accurately, and respectfully.
- Medical, legal, ethical, and religious claims should be supported by reliable sources where appropriate.
- Content must not be misleading, discriminatory, defamatory, offensive, or in violation of another person's rights.
- Submissions must respect the dignity and privacy of organ donors, recipients, patients, families, and other individuals.
- The jury reserves the right to reject content that does not meet these standards.
5. Disqualification
The jury reserves the right to disqualify an entry or participant in cases of:
- Failure to meet the eligibility or participation requirements.
- Plagiarism, copyright infringement, or false claims of authorship.
- False or misleading registration information.
- Failure to comply with the submission guidelines or deadlines.
- Content that violates the competition's standards or applicable laws.
6. Copyright and Use of Submissions
- Participants retain ownership of their original work, subject to any third-party rights incorporated into it.
- By entering the competition, participants grant NOD-Lb permission to reproduce, display, share, and promote their submissions for non-commercial awareness, educational, and competition-related purposes, with appropriate credit where practicable.
- NOD-Lb will not claim ownership of participants' work solely because it has been submitted to the competition.
- Any use beyond the permission described above, including commercial use or substantial adaptation, should be subject to separate agreement with the relevant rights holders.
7. Publication and Consent
- Selected submissions may be displayed on NOD-Lb's and the participating universities websites, social media platforms, or NOD-Lb's awareness and educational channels.
- Participants must ensure that they have permission to include identifiable images, voices, personal information, or other protected material belonging to third parties.
- Any additional consent required for publishing participants' names, photographs, or other personal information will be handled in accordance with the applicable privacy notice and relevant requirements.
8. Changes or Cancellation
The Jury reserves the right to clarify or amend the competition guidelines, deadlines, or arrangements when necessary. Any material changes will be communicated through the official competition webpage or other appropriate channels.
The jury also reserves the right to suspend or cancel the competition in exceptional circumstances.
9. Personal Data
Personal information collected through the registration form will be used for competition administration, communication with participants, eligibility verification, and related competition activities.
Access to personal information will be restricted to authorised persons involved in administering the competition. Further details regarding data handling, retention, and participants' rights will be provided in the competition privacy notice.
10. Acceptance of the Terms and Conditions
By registering for the competition, participants confirm that they have read and agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions and the category-specific submission guidelines.
For team entries, the team leader must ensure that all team members are informed of and agree to the competition requirements.
For questions or clarification, participants may contact NOD-Lb through the contact details provided on the official competition webpage.