Rules

The BRAZILIAN BIKINI SHOP company is organising a contest named "MISS BRAZILIAN BIKINI SHOP 2017". This contest consists of a casting on the internet, subject to public voting, then of a final which will take place in Nice. This contest satisfies the conditions provided for in these rules.

Article 1 – Purpose

The BRAZILIAN BIKINI SHOP company is organising a contest in order to choose its 2017-2018 spokesmodel.

Article 2 – Applications

This contest is open to female adults, excluding members of staff from the company. Only individual entries are accepted. Participation in this contest results in the pure and simple acceptance of these rules and shall not result in any claim.

Article 3 – Terms of participation

This contest aims to choose the model who will serve as a spokesmodel throughout the 2017/2018 season for the BRAZILIAN BIKINI SHOP company. This selection takes place according to the following schedule: pre-selection on the internet with public voting, then the selection of the 10 finalists who will participate in the grand final in JULY 2017.

To participate in this contest, each candidate must follow the following process:

1/ Registration 
Each candidate must register on the casting page of the website between May 15, 2017 and July 15, 2017.
To be valid, registration must contain the following information: surname, first name, date of birth, address, telephone number, e-mail address, one to three photos, (option: social networks address: Facebook, Instagram, snap) and a presentation in a few lines. The organising company reserves the right to refuse any registration of a candidate whose photo is considered to be unsuitable.
No refusal by the company, whose decision is final, can be open to objection.

2/ Casting
By participating in the casting, candidates, whether or not they are selected for the remainder of the contest, declare that they accept that their image may be used by the company BRAZILIAN BIKINI SHOP on its website, for a period of three years.

3/ Online contest / Public voting
The public chooses a female representative through online voting on the BRAZILIAN BIKINI SHOP website between May 15, 2017 and July 15, 2017.

On 16th July, 10 candidates will be chosen out of 20 contest participants who have received the highest number of votes. They will be invited for the Grand Finale, which will take place in Spity Beach in Nice, Côte d'Azur on 28th July.

Any fraudulent attempt to influence and/or falsify the normal course of the voting procedures will be punished and will result in the immediate cancellation of the votes that have been obtained. 

4/ Consultation of the rules
All provisions of the rules may be consulted, free of charge, on the committee’s website, or obtained upon simple request from the organiser by sending a request by e-mail to [email protected]

5/ Modification of the rules 
For the sake of adapting to the uncertainties of organising such an event and contest, the BRAZILIAN BIKINI SHOP company reserves the right to modify unilaterally, without notice and without obligation to justify said rules. Furthermore, the BRAZILIAN BIKINI SHOP company reserves the right, at any time, as of right and without notice, without having to justify itself, to suspend the contest, extend it, shorten it or cancel it. In this case, the BRAZILIAN BIKINI SHOP company may not be held liable in any way as a result of this and participants cannot claim any sort of compensation. 

Article 4 – Final

1/ The final
The final will take place on July 28, 2017 in Nice and will see the finalists compete against one another with fair play and in good spirit in an exclusive setting.
Between glamour and friendliness, candidates competing for the title of 2017 BRAZILIAN BIKINI SHOP spokesmodel will have, between events and choreographies, to convince the judging panel to select them for the next stage. After the announcement of the first ten qualifiers, the judging panel made up of diverse groups of individuals from the world of fashion, will vote to decide between the 10 finalists and name the lucky elected representative who, for one year, will be the spokesmodel of BRAZILIAN BIKINI SHOP.

Article 5 – Winner information

The winner becomes the spokesmodel of BRAZILIAN BIKINI SHOP for a period of one year from the final and, as a result, may be required to participate in photo shoots, fashion shows or any other display of representation on behalf of the company.

2/ Prizes for the winner

INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION AND NUMEROUS GIFTS TO BE GIVEN!

In addition to highlighting in the media, finalists will be offered multiple services and gifts from Brazilian Bikini Shop and contest partners.

MORE THAN 10 000 € OF BENEFITS AND SERVICES OFFERED!

See the list of prices: Prizes for the winner

Article 6 – Personal data

Participants in the casting are informed that their personal data recorded as part of this contest is required for taking their participation into consideration.
Once registered, participants in the casting undertake to accept, free of charge, the production of photographs, various films, articles or reports showing their image or picture, only as part of the contest and for the purposes of communication of the BRAZILIAN BIKINI SHOP company surrounding the event. This authorisation is given for the period of one year from registration. To this end, an image rights release form will have to be submitted, under penalty of cancelling the participation, at the same time as the registration sheet.

Each winner authorises, in advance and without the right to remuneration, the organising company to reproduce and use, by any written, spoken or filmed means, her surname and first name for all advertising or promotional purposes in relation to this contest, without such use entitling her to any right or benefit other than the awarding of her prize.
The information communicated by participants, if they have given their agreement, may be subject to computer processing and may, within the limitations of the law, be used for commercial purposes. Only the organising company (and, in case of acceptance by the participant, its partners) will receive the information.
In accordance with the French Data Protection Act of January 6, 1978, participants shall have the right to access and correct any personal data concerning them. This right may be exercised freely and permanently by writing to: BRAZILIAN BIKINI SHOP, 1567 Route des PUGETS, 06700 Saint-Laurent-du-Var.

Article 7 – Personal liability

The organising company accepts no liability for any incident or accident which may occur during the selections and final. Likewise, it accepts no liability for any incident or accident which may occur to the winner during the enjoyment of the prize. Participants undertake to justify to BRAZILIAN BIKINI SHOP that they have taken out personal liability insurance, at the slightest request, and shall not ask the BRAZILIAN BIKINI SHOP company for any kind of compensation whatsoever if an incident or accident were to occur without them being insured.

Article 8 – Disputes and applicable law

The BRAZILIAN BIKINI SHOP website and these rules are governed by French law. Therefore, any dispute which may arise between the parties, except for those indicated specifically in these rules, whereby BRAZILIAN BIKINI SHOP has supreme authority, will be submitted solely to the court with jurisdiction in the event that the parties are unable to amicably resolve their dispute within thirty days from receipt of the letter, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, of objection.