Competition Rules
Article 1: Competition period:
The competition will be held from January 24 to February 24, 2025 on the theme “A Scent of Love in the Dark?”.
Article 2: Conditions of participation:
The photo competition is open to any adult person or couple residing in France, amateur photographers or individuals.
Photos must contain the image of the participants to the exclusion of any other person. Images of minors are expressly prohibited.
Each participating person or couple must complete and sign the competition entry form. By signing it and submitting a photo, the competitor is required to comply with these rules, to accept them in their entirety and to refrain from any claim.
By participating in the competition, each participating person or couple certifies on their honor that they are the sole author of the photo presented and that they have all rights relating to its publication.
Photographs must be original works but may be subject to creative editing or retouching that does not affect the rights of others. Plagiarism of existing works is prohibited and participants are solely responsible for the image rights proposed, of which they affirm by their registration in the competition that they are the sole custodians.
The organizers will not be held responsible in the event of any dispute or litigation concerning any problem relating to the ownership of the photo or the image rights of a third party.
Participants must give their written consent to the use of their image by the competition organizer (appendix 2).
Each photo must be accompanied by the location where it was taken. Each photographer is invited to give a title and a short description of his photo.
The jury reserves the right not to select an image that is off-topic or that would harm the spirit of the competition, the representation or dignity of a person.
The photo must not be marked with a watermark, borders, logo, website address etc. - The photo must be in line with the theme of the competition, Valentine's Day
1 photograph per participant maximum.
Photo format: jpeg
Upon receipt of the photos, the jury selects the shots which will be discussed during the jury's final choice which will be held on February 24, 2025.
The selection criteria are the technical conditions (described above), as well as the theme, originality and/or aesthetic qualities of the photos.
Article 3: Prizes and rewards
The winning couple will spend a day of experiences entirely in the dark in the company of a blind person. This immersion will allow you to discover the daily life of a visually impaired person, their challenges, but also their successes. A unique opportunity to explore the senses differently, to strengthen your relationship with others and to experience a unique moment of sensory complicity. Alternatively, the winner can choose a 50-minute duo massage at the Spa Dans le Noir? (Paris or Bordeaux).
The second prize consists of a surprise menu meal for two in one of the Dans le Noir? restaurants in France or a 100 ml bottle of Dans le Noir? Eau de Parfum.
The third prize will consist of a Dans le Noir? workshop to discover night eau de parfum and a 30 ml bottle of Dans le Noir? night eau de parfum.
From the fourth to the tenth prize, the winners will be published like the first three on the page dedicated to the competition on the website www.epatant-presse.com. And will be presented with the signed book "Dans le Noir? et autre histoires".
Article 4: Use of images.
The selected participant agrees to transfer the rights to use his/her image to the organizer of the competition (Epatant magazine) and its partner, Dans le Noir Parfums, who will be able to use them free of charge; the image by including the name of the author of the image as a credit in the context of exhibitions, publications, press, web promotion or via any other media, for a renewable period of 5 years. No remuneration will be due for this. Photo files not selected in the final will be destroyed or returned upon request.
Article 5: Filing schedule.
The winner must complete and send the registration with the requested documents accompanied by the image received by dans le Noir? following his/her selection to the following email address:
communication@danslenoirparfums.com
The results will be published before February 28, 2025.
Article 6: Information technology and freedom.
The personal information communicated by the participants is essential for the processing of participants by the organizers. This information will not be communicated or transferred to third parties. Personal data will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act of January 6, 1978.
Article 7: Disputes and disputes
Participation in the game implies express and unconditional acceptance of these rules, in all their stipulations, the rules of ethics as well as the laws and regulations applicable in this case. If one or more provisions of these terms are declared null and void or inapplicable in whole or in part, this nullity or inapplicability will not affect the validity or applicability of the rest of these rules. The law applicable to this contract is French law. Any dispute arising during the competition will be subject to an attempt at amicable settlement. In the absence of an agreement within thirty days, the dispute will be submitted to the competent courts, unless there are public policy provisions to the contrary. No dispute will be admissible one month after the end of the game in dispute.
The rules are available in full from the game organizer:
The Presses of the Amazing SAS
Editing and administration: 99 rue Quincampoix - 75003 Paris.
Head office 10 rue de Penthièvre – 75008 Paris
redaction@epatant-presse.com
You can also download the press release of the event .