Terms & Conditions

By submitting an application, each applicant confirms that they have read and accepted these Terms & Conditions.

1. The Open Call

The Open Call is organised to identify a creative professional or creative practitioner who may become the Company's long-term creative partner. The process consists of three stages:

Phase 1 — Portfolio Submission

Applicants submit examples of previous work for consideration.

Phase 2 — Creative Exercise

A selected group of applicants will receive a creative brief and moodboard and will be invited to develop an initial logo or identity concept.

Phase 3 — Finalist Development

Five applicants will be selected to further develop and present their creative direction. One winner will ultimately be selected. The Company reserves the right to determine the number of applicants progressing between stages, except that five applicants will be selected for the final stage.

2. Eligibility

The Open Call is open to everyone above 18 years old. Applicants must provide accurate information in their application. The Company reserves the right to exclude an applicant where information provided is materially inaccurate, misleading or incomplete, or where the applicant otherwise breaches these Terms & Conditions.

3. Application

Applicants must submit the materials requested through the official application process by the stated deadline. Applications submitted after the deadline may not be considered. The Company is not responsible for applications that are incomplete, incorrectly submitted, or not successfully received.

4. Selection

Applications and creative submissions will be reviewed by the Company and/or individuals appointed by the Company. Selection will consider factors including creative approach, quality and originality of previous work, Interpretation of the brief, visual thinking, ability to develop a coherent identity, and potential for a productive long-term creative relationship. The Company's selection decisions are final for the purposes of the Open Call. The Company is not required to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not selected.

5. Prize

The selected winner will receive a prize of €1,000. The Company will pay by bank transfer after confirming the winner and completing any necessary administrative requirements. The prize is associated with the Open Call and does not, by itself, constitute payment for employment or an ongoing commercial relationship. Any applicable taxes, declarations or other obligations relating to the prize are the responsibility of the recipient, subject to applicable law.

6. Future Collaboration

The Company may, but is not obliged to, offer the winner an ongoing creative collaboration following the Open Call. Such collaboration may include a freelance agreement, employment, consultancy arrangement, creative direction role and/or an ownership interest in the Company. Any future collaboration, remuneration, employment terms, ownership interest or other commercial arrangement will be negotiated separately and must be documented in a separate written agreement. Participation in the Open Call, selection as a finalist or receipt of the €1,000 prize does not automatically create any employment, partnership, agency or ownership relationship with the Company.

7. Intellectual Property — Applicants and Finalists

Each applicant retains ownership of all intellectual property rights in work that they submit. This includes, but is not limited to existing portfolio work, previous projects, original concepts, sketches, logo concepts, typography and graphic elements, illustrations, presentations, brand concepts, other creative material. Submission of work to the Open Call does not constitute an assignment, transfer or licence of ownership of those rights to the Company, except for the limited right of the Company to review and use the submitted materials internally for the purpose of administering, evaluating and documenting the Open Call.The Company will not commercially use, reproduce, publish, adapt or otherwise exploit an unsuccessful applicant's creative submission without that applicant's prior written permission.

8. Intellectual Property — Winner

The winner retains ownership of their intellectual property submitted until the final stage and until the winner and the Company enter into a separate written agreement. If the Company decides to proceed with the winning concept and pays the prize, the concept, logo, and all designs submitted between the second and third phase by the winner will become the property of the Company, and the parties will agree in writing on the appropriate intellectual-property arrangement. The applicable agreement will specify the rights being transferred or licensed, the permitted uses, territory, duration, remuneration and any other relevant terms.

9. Originality and Third-Party Rights

By submitting work, each applicant confirms that they have created the work themselves or have obtained all necessary rights and permissions to submit it; the submission does not knowingly infringe the intellectual property, privacy, publicity or other rights of any third party; and they have the authority to grant the limited rights necessary for the Company to evaluate the submission. Where a submission incorporates third-party material, the applicant is responsible for identifying that material and confirming that they have the necessary permissions.

10. Use of Applicant Names and Submissions

The Company may identify selected finalists and the winner publicly in connection with the Open Call. The Company will not publicly publish or commercially use unsuccessful applicants' submitted concepts without their permission. The Company may retain administrative records relating to applications for the purposes of documenting and managing the Open Call. Any public use of an applicant's work for promotional purposes will be subject to the applicable rights and permissions.

11. Changes to the Open Call

The Company reserves the right to make reasonable changes to dates, deadlines or procedural details where necessary. The Company will communicate any material changes through the official Open Call channels. The Company may cancel the Open Call where circumstances make it necessary to do so.

12. No Guarantee of Commercial Collaboration

The purpose of the Open Call is to identify a potential long-term creative partner. However, selection as the winner does not guarantee an employment relationship, ownership interest, future commission or other commercial engagement beyond the prize. Any future relationship will depend on the Company's needs and the parties' mutual agreement.

13. Personal Data

Personal information submitted as part of the application will be processed for the purposes of administering the Open Call, communicating with applicants and managing the selection process. Personal data will be handled in accordance with the Company's applicable privacy policy and applicable data-protection legislation.

14. Acceptance

By submitting an application, the applicant confirms that they have read, understood and accepted these Terms & Conditions.