16th Unity Awards Official Rules

16TH UNITY AWARDS PROGRAM OFFICIAL RULES

PLEASE READ THESE OFFICIAL RULES CAREFULLY. PARTICIPATION IN THE UNITY AWARDS CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY PART OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES, PLEASE DO NOT ENTER THIS PROGRAM.

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1. Unity Awards Program Description

The Unity Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of Unity creators across Games, the Asset Store, Unity Influencers and Community, Social Impact, Industry, and Student Projects in a dedicated moment shared with our global community (the “Program”).

2. Organizer

The Program is organized by Unity Technologies SF with offices at 30 3rd Street San Francisco, CA 94103 United States (“Unity”).

3. Unity Admins

“Unity Admins” are any companies or organizations authorized by Unity to aid it with the administration or execution of this Program including but not limited to Unity Affiliates. “Unity Affiliate” means an entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with Unity Technologies SF.

4. Program Start and End Dates

The Program begins on July 15, 2024, at 05:00 PT (the “Start Date”) and ends on August 2, 2024, 08:00 PT (the “Deadline”).

5. General Conditions for Nominations

You are eligible to nominate a creator for the Program if you meet all of the following requirements as of the time and date of entry:

You are an individual;
You are 13 years of age or older but in no event less than the age to consent to processing of your personal data in your country of residence; and
You have Internet Access, an Email Account, and access to a personal computer.

6. How do I Nominate?

To submit a nomination for the Unity Awards please visit Unity.com/awards between the Start Date and Deadline. Once you’ve created an account and logged in, you will be able to nominate a project, creator, or Asset (from the Asset Store).

Once you begin typing the name of the project you would like to nominate, you may see it appear in a list next to the entry field. If so, please select the title from the list and proceed with selecting the categories you would like to nominate it for. If you do not see the name of the project or creator that you want to nominate, you can enter the name directly into the entry field, then select the category you would like to nominate them for.

When you have made your selection, click ‘submit’ to complete the nomination. You can repeat this process to nominate different projects for different awards. You may nominate a single project for up to three awards, with the exception of unreleased or early access titles, which are only eligible for the “Most Anticipated Game” category.

You can make unlimited nominations, including multiple projects or creators for the same award by repeating the submission process. If you nominate a project more than once, only your latest nomination will be considered.

7. How may the Nominations potentially be used?

Personal data you submit in relation to this Program will be used by Unity and Unity Admins in accordance with these Rules.

8. How will Nominees be Selected and Notified?

All nominations will be reviewed to ensure they meet the eligibility criteria of the selected award categories. The eligibility criteria will be available on the nomination page. Eligible submissions will then be tallied and evaluated by an internal award committee, who will select up to eight (8) nominees per category The Finalists will be announced at Unite. Judges’ decisions will be final and binding in all respects.

The internal awards panel will be composed of Unity employees who are considered subject matter experts in their respective fields.

From the selected entries eight (8) will be selected as the final nominees based on a combination of number of entries received and internal vote. The final winners will be chosen by public vote, with exception to internal award categories which will be selected by a combination of internal vote and Unity Awards Panel judges review.

Potential winners will be contacted within thirty (30) days of the completion of judging via the email. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, does not respond as directed, refuses the award, or is found to be ineligible for any reason, such award may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Only one alternate winner will be selected per each award.

9. Awards

The Unity Award nominees and winners in each category will receive digital badges to share on their storefronts and socials. They will also be eligible for potential global marketing opportunities in Unity channels including sizzle reels, blog posts, and speaking opportunities at Unity events.

Winners will also receive a trophy to commemorate their win, for a maximum of up to two trophies per winner. Ownership of the trophy is transferred to the winner (i.e., the respective company or individual) upon handover or delivery.

All awards are non-transferable, and no substitutions of the awards for cash, alternate goods or services, or any other award is permitted. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, Unity reserves the right to provide a substitute award of approximately equal value for any reason. AWARDS ARE AWARDED “AS-IS” WITH NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

All federal, state, and local or any other applicable taxes, license, title, and/or registration fees or other costs associated with the award are the sole responsibility of the winner. Unity, Unity Admins, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and assigns, will not be responsible for any such taxes, fees, and costs.

Any award details not specified in these Rules will be determined solely by Unity.

10. When will awards be provided to the winners?

The award will be awarded within a commercially reasonable time frame. All members of a potentially winning category may be required to complete and sign additional documentation, such as non-disclosures, representations and warranties, liability and publicity releases (unless prohibited by applicable law), and/or tax documents, or other similar documentation in order to claim the award. For Teams in excess of one individual, the award will be provided to one individual. Only awards claimed in accordance with these Rules will be awarded.

11. Winner List

A list of all winners of the 16th Unity Awards will be posted on the Unity.com/awards website and may be announced, at Unity’s discretion, via Unity’s or Unity Affiliates’ Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Blog, or Website, or in person verbally at a Unity or Unity Affiliate sponsored or hosted event.

12. Use of Unity Awards Title and Logo

Winners of the Program are entitled to use the title “[category] Unity Awards Winner 2024” as well as the corresponding digital badge, logo and word and figurative mark for global advertising purposes upon consultation with Unity. Any additional trademark guidelines provided by Unity must be strictly followed. Modifying, changing, or isolating any parts of the logo or the word and figurative mark is not permitted. All rights related to the Program logo or the Program in general not explicitly granted within these rules, particularly trademark, copyright, or exploitation rights, remain the property of Unity.

13. Your Personal Data and Privacy

You acknowledge and understand Unity’s Privacy Policy (located at unity3d.com/legal/privacy-policy), will govern Unity’s use of the personal data you submit or that is collected through your participation in this Program.

Unity may use cookies and/or collect IP addresses for the purpose of implementing or exercising its rights or obligations under the Rules, for information purposes, identifying your location, including without limitation for the purpose of redirecting you to the appropriate geographic website, if applicable, or for any other lawful purpose in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

14. Additional Terms and Conditions

If Unity determines, in its sole discretion, that any portion of this Program is compromised by virus, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, or any other causes beyond its control, that in the sole opinion of Unity corrupts, or impairs the administration, security, fairness or proper participation in/of the Program, Unity reserves the right to (a) cancel the Program; (b) pause the Program until such time the aforementioned issues may be resolved; or (c) consider only those nominations submitted prior to the when the Program was so compromised for the awards.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree that Unity, Unity Affiliates, and Unity Admins, and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents and assigns, will not be liable for personal injuries, death, damages, expenses or costs or losses of any kind resulting from participation or inability to participate in this Program or acceptance of or use or inability to use awards or parts thereof including, without limitation, claims, suits, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light (whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory.

Your use of any other products and services required by these Rules, whether required by these Rules or not, are subject to the terms and conditions associated with such products or services.

BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY, YOU ALSO ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY UNITY’S PRIVACY POLICY (HTTPS://UNITY3D.COM/LEGAL/PRIVACY-POLICY), AND THE UNITY TERMS OF SERVICE (HTTPS://UNITY3D.COM/LEGAL/TERMS-OF-SERVICE) IN ADDITION TO THESE RULES.

In the event any clause or provision of these Rules prove unenforceable, void or incomplete, the validity of the other conditions will remain unaffected.

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