REGULATIONS No. 1 #GarofoliTrade 

1.Gruppo Garofoli has organised, in conjunction with Garofoli S.p.A. and Gidea S.r.l., the  third edition of the photographic competition, the “Golden Door Awards”. The company  holding the competition #GarofoliTrade is GAROFOLI SpA, with headquarters in Via Recanatese 37, Castelfidardo (AN), Italy – VAT reg. and tax code IT00323420422 (hereinafter referred to as the Company). 

2. Participation in the contest is totally free and is reserved to Garofoli and Gidea retailers. 

3.The photographs must be received no later than 14/02/2016. The final date for submitting the photographs may be postponed due to force majeure or an insufficient number of work submitted. In the second case, the date shall be postponed in order to preserve the significance of the contest. Retailers shall be notified of any deadline extensions by email. 

4.The photographs must be sent in JPEG or TIF format with 300 dpi resolution. The images may be portrait ora landscape format and may be either indoor or outdoor shots. Several shots of the same setting are welcome. 

5. The photographs presented must not be altered digitally (with the exclusion of cropping and/or slight modification of parameters like contrast, brightness, etc). 

6. The photographs can only be submitted online, by uploading them on the site page www.awards.garofoli.com, after registering in the private area. 

7. Each contestant may submit an unlimited number of photographs. 

8. Each author is responsible for the photographs submitted to the contest and guarantees the Garofoli Company that he/she is the sole holder of the property rights and copyright for the submitted material; he/she further guarantees that the property rights and copyright for the material submitted are not subject to any document that limits their effectiveness, for example, transfers, licenses or the like and that, in the case of material commissioned for private or home use, it is presented with the approval of the client. The author also guarantees to have obtained appropriate releases from the people depicted in the submitted photographs. The contestants also authorize the reproduction of the submitted material. 

9. The photographs will remain the property of the promoter; the participants hereby authorise Garofoli SpA to publish images either electronically or in hard copy for advertising or promotional purposes, without any additional payment. 

10. The photographs submitted after the deadline (except in the case of notified entry deadline extensions) or submitted incorrectly shall not be taken into 
consideration. 

11. The Garofoli Company shall contact the contest winners by e-mail. 

12. Any material prizes shall be sent at the expense of Garofoli S.p.A. In the case of prizes with an expiration date, the photography contest winner shall facilitate the delivery of the prize, based on the information provided by the company managing the prize vacations. 

13. The photographs shall be examined and selected by a qualified jury whose judgement shall be final. The judgment criteria shall consider context, originality, quality and photography technique. 

14. The personal data necessary for completing the photograph submission form shall be processed under the Italian Data Protection Law. 

15. The name of the retailer and store location shall be published for each prizewinning photograph . 

16. Participation in the photography award contest implies the acceptance of these regulations. 

17. The following prizes will be awarded: 

  • 1st Prize: Holiday to Zanzibar for 2 persons; 
  • 2nd Prize: iPhone 6Plus 
  • 3rd Prize: dedicated web marketing for the sales point on the main search engines for 1 month. 

Prizes will be awarded in spring 2016. 

CRITERIA FOR JUDGING THE PHOTOGRAPHS 

A group of professionals from the fields of architecture and communications shall judge the submitted photos and shall assign the 1st, 2bd and 3rd place prizes. The jury shall make their judgement based on the following: 

  • Layout and installation: the effectiveness of the types and finishes in function of the setting, the overall beauty of the installation and its functionality. 
  • Photographic technique: professional execution, visual appeal and descriptive quality of the shot. 

REGULATIONS No. 2 #GarofoliPro 

1.Gruppo Garofoli has organised, in conjunction with Garofoli S.p.A. and Gidea S.r.l., the third edition of the photographic completion, the “Golden Door Awards”. The company holding the competition #GarofoliTrade is GAROFOLI SpA, with headquarters in Via Recanatese 37, Castelfidardo (AN), Italy – VAT reg. and tax code IT00323420422 (hereinafter referred to as the Company). 

2. Entry to the competition is completely free of charge and reserved to the category #GarofoliPro: Architects, Designers and Interior Designers who have used Garofoli or Gidea products for their designs. 

3.The photographs must be received no later than 14/02/2016. The final date for submitting the photographs may be postponed due to force majeure or an insufficient number of work submitted. In the second case, the date shall be postponed in order to preserve the significance of the contest. Retailers shall be notified of any deadline extensions by email. 

4.The photographs must be sent in JPEG or TIF format with 300 dpi resolution. The images may be portrait ora landscape format and may be either indoor or outdoor shots. Several shots of the same setting are welcome. 

5. The photograhs presented must not be altered digitally (with the exclusion of cropping and/or slight modification of parameters like contrast, brightness, etc). 

6. The photographs can only be submitted online, by uploading them on the site page www.awards.garofoli.com, previous registration to the private area. 

7. Each contestant may submit an unlimited number of photographs. 

8. Each author is responsible for the photographs submitted to the contest and guarantees the Garofoli Company that he/she is the sole holder of the property 
rights and copyright for the submitted material; he/she further guarantees that the property rights and copyright for the material submitted are not subject to any document that limits their effectiveness, for example, transfers, licenses or the like and that, in the case of material commissioned for private or home use, it is presented with the approval of the client. The author also guarantees to have obtained appropriate releases from the people depicted in the submitted photographs. The contestants also authorize the reproduction of the submitted material. 

9. The photographs will remain the property of the promoter; the participants hereby authorise Garofoli SpA to publish images either electronically or in hard copy for advertising or promotional purposes, without any additional payment. 

10. The photographs submitted after the deadline (except in the case of notified entry deadline extensions) or submitted incorrectly shall not be taken into 
consideration. 

11. The Garofoli Company shall contact the contest winners by e-mail. 

12. Any material prizes shall be sent at the expense of Garofoli S.p.A. In the case of prizes with an expiration date, the photography contest winner shall facilitate the delivery of the prize. 

13. The photographs shall be examined and selected by a qualified jury whose judgement shall be final. The judgment criteria shall consider context, originality, quality and photography technique. 

14. The personal data necessary for completing the photograph submission form shall be processed under the Italian Data Protection Law. 

15. Participation in the photography award contest implies the acceptance of these regulations. 

16. The following prizes will be awarded: 

  • 1st prize, publication of an editorial in the most important interiors magazine in the winner’s home country; 
  • 2nd prize: publication of the project on a dedicated web platform; 

CRITERIA FOR JUDGING THE PHOTOGRAPHS 

A group of professionals from the fields of architecture and communications shall judge the submitted photos and shall assign the 1st, 2bd and 3rd place prizes. The jury shall make their judgement based on the following: 

  • Layout and installation: the effectiveness of the choice of products and finishes according to their surroundings; the beauty and creativity of the interior design solutions proposed. 
  • Photographic technique: professional execution, visual appeal and descriptive quality of the shot.