Read the competition rules for Track 1 and Track 2 below.
Competition Track 1
Clause 1: Organising company
The company BERGER-LEVRAULT, a French limited company (SA) with a Board of Directors, the registered office of which is located at 892 Rue Yves Kermen, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France, registered in the Nanterre Trade & Companies Register under the number 755 800 646, hereinafter referred to as "the Organising Company", is organising its sixth "BL City’ZEN Challenge" international competition. Only students at the following schools may enter:
Albania:
- EPITECH Tirane
Belgium:
- EPITECH Bruxelles
- Simplon/Becode (all campuses)
Burkina Faso:
- Simplon
Canada:
- ETS Montreal
Congo:
- Kinshasa Digital/Simplon
France:
- ECE Paris (Paris & Lyon campuses)
- ESILV, Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci
- IPI Toulouse
- EPITECH (all campuses)
- Simplon (all campuses)
- L'Université de Montpellier
- ISIS Castres
- UniLaSalle (all campuses)
Gabon:
- Ecole 241/Simplon
Germany:
- EPITECH Berlin
India:
- Simplon/Digital Inclusion Academy (all campuses)
Ivory Coast:
- Simplon/MTN Academy
Jordan:
- Orange Coding Academy/Chams NGO (Simplon)
Mali:
- Orange Digital/Simplon
Morocco:
- ISMO (Institut spécialisé dans les métiers de l'offshoring)
- Youcode/Simplon (all campuses)
Romania:
- Simplon
Spain:
- EPITECH Barcelona
- FactoriaF5/Simplon (all campuses)
Senegal:
- Simplon/Sonatel Academy
Switzerland:
- Réalise/Simplon
Tunisia:
- Simplon
This competition (including all relevant updates) is accessible via the website: www.cityzenchallenge.com.
The competition shall run from 5 January 2022, its launch date, until 24 June 2022.
Clause 2: The purpose of the competition and how to take part
2.1 Purpose of the competition
The purpose of the "BL City'ZEN Challenge" competition is to develop an innovative product/solution that enables the relationship between citizens and government agencies to be improved (on the topic of improvement of the relationship between citizens and government agencies).
The meanings of the words "citizen" and "government agency" are defined as follows:
The word citizen means any and all persons who live, on a temporary or permanent basis, on French, Spanish or Quebec's territory who, irrespective of age, the civil and the political rights thereof, have cause to have dealings with "government agencies", defined in accordance with the organic meaning of the term "government agency". The word encompasses, indifferently, adult and minor persons who have contact with government agencies in their various capacities (governed person, pupil, student, patient, pension recipient, benefit recipient, tourist, etc.).
The word government agency means all of the legal entities (the state, regional governments, municipalities, public establishments, hospitals, retirement homes, school and university establishments, etc.) and physical persons (civil servants, contract workers, etc.) who carry out all of the activities the aim of which is to meet the general-interest requirements of the people (as regards public order, the efficient provision of public services, etc.), as they are defined at a given point in time by public opinion and by political authorities. The term "government agency" is to be understood in its broad sense, which means that private bodies that assume the roles usually carried out by government agencies are deemed to be equivalent to government agencies.
In order to take part, each team shall have to propose its own project-idea in relation to the general theme of the competition and to create and submit an application dossier via the competition website: www.cityzenchallenge.com. It is the responsibility of each member of each student-team to ensure that there are no interdictions imposed by their school preventing them from participating in the competition. Teams may be made up of three people minimum and five people maximum.
The organisation committee of the "BL City'ZEN Challenge" competition shall also, ultimately, approve projects that meet the criteria for participation in the competition. At the least 10 projects and at the most 40 projects shall take part in the "BL City'ZEN Challenge 6: Competition Track 1". Under the co-ordination of a competition manager in charge of monitoring all of the projects selected and of a project coach, Berger-Levrault shall sponsor and assist each team and help them to bring their projects to fruition. During the course of the competition, each team shall be able to contact and to regularly meet the competition manager and their respective project coach.
2.2 Participation criteria
- Be an adult physical person and a student at one of our partner-schools (indicated in Clause 1) and be officially enrolled for the current university year;
- Ensure that there are no interdictions imposed by her/his school preventing her/him from participating in the competition;
- To be authorized to participate, each student-team must go to the competition website (www.cityzenchallenge.com) and create and submit an application form by providing all requested information and by reading and agreeing to all clauses and conditions such as those related to the rules of the competition, confidentiality, intellectual property rights, the transfer of rights pertaining to voice and image, etc.;
- Register no later than 6pm French time on 29 November 2021.
2.3 Criteria used to select the winning project
The criteria used to select the winning project shall be as follows and shall enable projects to be ranked:
- The level of technical complexity of a project;
- The innovative nature of a project (a new approach, improvement of an existing solution, the creation of a new use or tool, etc.);
- The progress made in relation to a project between the launch and the conclusion of the competition (i.e., at the date of the final jury), usually consisting in the realization of a POC (proof of concept) or a prototype;
- The ability to finalise a project with a view to bringing it to market.
- The level of synergy with Berger-Levrault (core business, product lines, values, strategy, etc.)
- The presentation in front of the final jury (including a promotional video of 2-4 minutes).
These criteria (which do not constitute an exhaustive list of criteria) shall be appraised solely by the jury.
2.4 The competition – key dates and stages
18 October 2021: "opening" of the period of the call for applications.
29 November 2021: (6pm, French time/CEST): the deadline for registering for the competition.
Each team that wants to participate in the competition shall have to register for the competition using the application forms available on the website www.cityzenchallenge.com, which shall at least specify the following:
- The name of the project, and the name of the school;
- The first names and surnames of the members of the team;
- The course of study the students are following at school and their year of study;
- The email addresses of each member of the team;
- A summary describing the project (one page);
- A confidentiality and intellectual property agreement signed by each of the participants;
- An attestation of transfer of rights pertaining to the image and to the voice of each team member, signed by each of the participants.
8 December 2021: communication of the results regarding the teams selected for the launch of the competition and appointment of Berger-Levrault project coaches.
5 January 2022: launch of the "BL City'ZEN Challenge 6: Track 1" competition.
From 5 January 2022 to 24 June 2022: each team shall carry out its project and be assisted and monitored by their respective coaches.
22 May 2022: Qualification round for the final jury. At least 8 teams will be selected to advance to the final jury based on evaluations provided by the project coaches and the competition manager. All teams not selected to advance to the final jury shall be dismissed from the competition without recourse. The selection criteria for the qualifying round are, but not limited to, the three following elements:
- level of motivation,
- level of progress realized since the start of the competition,
- level of feasibility.
6 June 2022: Each team qualified for the final jury shall have to deliver a dossier made up of:
- A final project report (no more than 50 pages long) that presents its project in a detailed manner, which shall at least include:
- A summary of the project (background, problem addressed, aims, etc.);
- A presentation of the team;
- The state of the art: an overview of the existing solutions;
- A functional and technical description of the project;
- Business data in relation to the project (the monetisation model);
- Roadmap: A schedule for deployment of the project;
- A promotional video for the project (2- 4 minutes).
June 2022: each team shall defend their respective projects in front of the jury, which shall include a demonstration of a proof of concept (POC), which may consist of a prototype, where applicable.
June 2022: following the jury, the BL City'ZEN Challenge 6 awards ceremony (venue to be confirmed). The awards shall be presented by an executive manager of Berger-Levrault.
July 2022: a meeting at which the projects of the winning teams shall be presented, either in person or by means of a video conference with a view to obtaining an incubation and/or commercial partnership with/sponsored by Berger-Levrault.
Clause 3: Designation of the winning project and prizes
All of the projects that passed the qualification round shall be ranked by way of appraisal of the criteria set out in Article 2.3, by the jury, at the sole discretion thereof. The decision shall not give rise to any disputes. There may not be any ties between projects, unless the jury decides otherwise.
The announcement of the winning projects shall take place at a ceremony in June 2022.
The prize for the four winning teams is a study grant, the amount of which, per team, is:
- €7,500 for first prize
- €5,000 for second prize
- €2,500 for third prize
- €1,000 for fourth prize
Each winning team, represented by at least two members, is obligated to take part in a winning project presentation meeting that members of Berger-Levrault's staff shall attend. Said grant shall be paid to the school of the winning team (and not directly to the students themselves). Each school, according to its own policies, shall then disburse the said grant to the team in question. Payment of the grant is triggered after the project presentation meeting involving the winning teams, which shall be held during the month of July 2022.
(Note: As Berger-Levrault has no authority or involvement in the internal financial policies of our partner-schools, it is the responsibility of each student-team to contact their school administration and inform themselves of such policies before deciding to participate in the City’ZEN Challenge. It is also their responsibility - before applying to the competition - to verify that their school can comply with Berger-Levrault's disbursement policy. In the case that the school cannot comply, then the student-team in question will be disqualified from receiving any prize monies resulting from their participation in the City'ZEN Challenge.)
In addition, depending on the nature of the project, work placements of between three and five months may be offered, by Berger-Levrault France or by one of its subsidiaries in Spain, in Canada or in Morocco, to each member of the three winning teams.
Clause 4: Confidentiality
Each member of the teams selected for the competition must have signed, unreservedly, before the competition is launched, a confidentiality agreement covering all the activities, communications, projects, products and technologies, and, less specifically, all the information owned by Berger-Levrault, of which each team member may become aware during the course of the participation thereof in the competition "BL City'ZEN Challenge".
Clause 5: Use of the identities of the entrants
All participating teams authorise Berger-Levrault, solely as a result of the teams' participation in the competition, to reproduce, perform and disseminate the first names, surnames and photographs of their members, including but not limited to via the websites of Berger-Levrault, on social networks and on paper media such as newspapers, magazines, sector-specific journals, , and likewise within the framework of any and all promotional events related to the competition. Said use shall not entitle said teams to rights of any form of remuneration or benefits whatsoever.
Clause 6: Costs incurred to take part in the competition
Costs incurred with respect to participation in the competition shall be borne by each team, unless an express agreement otherwise is reached with Berger-Levrault.
Clause 7: Intellectual property rights
All participating teams certify and guarantee to the Berger-Levrault Group that they are the original authors of their projects and that they are not directly and/or indirectly violating any rights of third parties. In light of which, all participating teams shall hold the Berger-Levrault Group harmless against any and all claims brought by third parties, in particular as regards the use made of said projects, as provided for within the framework of the competition.
All entrants authorise the Berger-Levrault Group, free of charge and in advance, to disclose to the public, to perform and/or to reproduce, where applicable, their projects, and in particular to feature them on the websites of the Berger-Levrault Group.
All entrants grant, for a period of 36 months from the submission of their respective projects, on an exclusive basis, to the Organising Company, all ownership rights to the projects that constitute their contribution to the competition, including reproduction rights irrespective of the medium, performance rights as regards any and all means, adaptation rights and modification rights and likewise the right to offer to sell as regards the projects. Consequently, entrants shall refrain from entering into an assignment agreement with respect to the rights to their work. Entrants grant said rights without consideration, on a worldwide basis. Six months prior to the expiry of said grant of rights, Berger-Levrault shall notify the entrant of its intention to abandon the rights granted or to acquire them. Consideration for the assignment of the intellectual property rights that may be agreed, shall be materialised through the payment of an overall lump-sum amount, it being understood that in the event of commercial exploitation on the part of Berger-Levrault, the latter may pay additional remuneration, the terms and conditions of which shall be negotiated in good faith.
Clause 8: Changes to competition dates
Berger-Levrault shall not be held liable in any way, shape or form if, due to force majeure circumstances, or to events outside of its control, it is obligated to cancel this competition, or to extend it, to postpone it or to amend the terms and conditions thereof. Berger-Levrault reserves the right, under all circumstances, to extend the participation period.
Clause 9: General rules
Participation in the competition infers agreement with these rules, as regards all the provisions thereof, and likewise with applicable laws and regulations.
The choice of the projects selected is at the discretion of the jury.
Non-compliance with the terms and conditions set out in the rules gives rise to the competition entry being deemed null and void.
Any and all disputes and any and all claims in relation to this competition must be detailed in writing and sent to the address of Berger-Levrault.
Berger-Levrault reserves the right to discontinue the competition at any time; said discontinuation would not give rise to the award of any compensation of any kind whatsoever to entrants.
Clause 10: Applicable law
These rules are subject to French law.
Clause 11: The Act on Information Technology, Data Files and Civil Liberties
In accordance with applicable legislation and in particular with the French Act of 6 January 1978, which is known as "the French Act on Information Technology, Data Files and Civil Liberties" and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the processing and protection of personal data, the winners shall be entitled to access, to rectify and to object to the processing of the personal data thereof. All an entrant needs to do is to send a request by post to Berger-Levrault, 64 Rue Jean Rostand, 31760 Labège, France, specifying his or her first name, surname, email address and postal address. In accordance with applicable legislation, the request must be signed, a photocopy of his or her identity papers featuring the signature thereof must be enclosed with it and the request must specify the address to which a reply must be sent.
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Competition Track 2
Clause 1: Organising company
The company BERGER-LEVRAULT, a French limited company (SA) with a Board of Directors, the registered office of which is located at 892 Rue Yves Kermen, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France, registered in the Nanterre Trade & Companies Register under the number 755 800 646, hereinafter referred to as "the Organising Company", is organising its fifth "BL City’ZEN Challenge" competition in France, in Spain, in Morocco and in Quebec. Only students at the following schools may enter:
In France:
- ECE Paris (Paris & Lyon campuses), Immeuble Pollux, 37 Quai de Grenelle, 75015 Paris.
- ESILV, Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci, 92916 Paris La Défense Cedex.
- IPI Toulouse, 186 route de Grenade 31703 Blagnac.
- EPITECH (all campuses) 24 rue Pasteur, 94270 Kremlin-Bicêtre France.
- Simplon Occitanie (all campuses), 55 rue de Vincennes, 93100 Montreuil.
- ENNSEEIHT, 2 rue Charles Camichel, 31000 Toulouse.
- L'Université de Montpellier, 163 rue Auguste Broussonet, 34090 Montpellier.
- ISIS Castres, 95 rue Firmin Oulés, 81100 Castres.
- UniLaSalle (all campuses) 19 rue Pierre Waguet – BP 30313 – 60026 BEAUVAIS cedex.
- ESTACA (all campuses) 12, avenue Paul Delouvrier 78180, Montigny-Le-Bretonneux.
In Spain:
- EPITECH Barcelona, Carrer de Joan Miró, 21, 08005 Barcelona.
- FactoriaF5 Depot Lab Coworking, Carrer del Bruc, 149, 08037 Barcelona (all campuses in Spain)
In Belgium:
- EPITECH Bruxelles, Rue Royale 196, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium.
In Germany:
- EPITECH Berlin, Fasanenstraße 86, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
In Quebec:
- ETS Montreal, 100 rue Notre-Dame Ouest, QC H3C 1K3 Montreal.
In Morocco:
- ENSA, de avenue de la Palestine Mhanech, Tétouan.
- ISMO (Institut spécialisé dans les métiers de l'offshoring), Tétouan shore, Tétouan 93000, Maroc.
This competition (including all relevant updates) is accessible via the website: www.cityzenchallenge.com.
The competition shall run from 5 January 2022, its launch date, until 24 June 2022.
Clause 2: The purpose of the competition and how to take part
2.1 Purpose of the competition
The purpose of the "BL City'ZEN Challenge" competition is to develop an innovative product that enables the relationship between citizens and government agencies to be improved (on the topic of improvement of the relationship between citizens and government agencies).
The meanings of the words "citizen" and "government agency" are defined as follows:
The word citizen means any and all persons who live, on a temporary or permanent basis, on French, Spanish, Moroccan or Quebec's territory who, irrespective of age, the civil and the political rights thereof, have cause to have dealings with "government agencies", defined in accordance with the organic meaning of the term "government agency". The word encompasses, indifferently, adult and minor persons who have contact with government agencies in their various capacities (governed person, pupil, student, patient, pension recipient, benefit recipient, tourist, etc.).
The word government agency means all of the legal entities (the state, regional governments, municipalities, public establishments, hospitals, retirement homes, school and university establishments, etc.) and physical persons (civil servants, contract workers, etc.) who carry out all of the activities the aim of which is to meet the general-interest requirements of the people (as regards public order, the efficient provision of public services, etc.), as they are defined at a given point in time by public opinion and by political authorities. The term "government agency" is to be understood in its broad sense, which means that private bodies that assume the roles usually carried out by government agencies are deemed to be equivalent to government agencies.
In order to take part, each student-team shall have to create and submit an application dossier via the competition website: www.cityzenchallenge.com - detailing its contribution to a project-idea (proposed by either a staff member or a client of Berger-Levrault) indicated on a list determined by Berger-Levrault. This application must include a letter of motivation explaining the reasons for which the student-team would like to contribute to the development of a given project-idea. It is the responsibility of each member of each student-team to ensure that there are no interdictions imposed by their school preventing them from participating in the competition. Teams may be made up of three people minimum and five people maximum.
The organisation committee of the "BL City'ZEN Challenge" competition shall also, ultimately, approve application dossiers that meet the criteria for participation in the competition. At the least 10 projects and at the most 15 projects shall take part in the "BL City'ZEN Challenge 6: Competition Track 2.” Under the co-ordination of the competition manager in charge of monitoring all of the finalist student-teams and a project coach, Berger-Levrault shall provide coaching services to each student-team in order to help them to bring their project-contributions to fruition. During the course of the competition, each student-team shall be able to contact and to regularly meet the competition manager and its project coach.
2.2 Participation criteria
- Be an adult physical person and a student at one of our partner-schools (indicated in Clause 1) and be officially enrolled for the current university year;
- Ensure that there are no interdictions imposed by her/his school preventing her/him from participating in the competition;
- Select a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3 project-ideas from the 10-15 finalist project-ideas proposed by the employees and/or clients of Berger-Levrault;
- To be authorized to participate, each student-team must go to the competition website (www.cityzenchallenge.com) and create and submit an application form by providing all requested information and by reading and agreeing to all clauses and conditions such as those related to the rules of the competition, confidentiality, intellectual property rights, the transfer of rights pertaining to voice and image, etc.;
- Register no later than 6pm French time on 29 November 2021.
2.3 Criteria used to select the winning project-contributions
The criteria used to select the winning project-contributions shall be as follows and shall enable project-contributions to be ranked:
- The level of technical complexity of a project-contribution;
- The progress made in relation to a project-contribution between the launch and the conclusion of the competition (i.e., at the date of the final jury), usually consisting in the realization of a POC (proof of concept) or a prototype;
- The ability to finalise a project-contribution with a view to bringing it to market;
- The level of synergy with Berger-Levrault (core business, product lines, values, strategy, etc.);
- The presentation in front of the final jury (including a promotional video of 2-4 minutes).
These criteria (which do not constitute an exhaustive list of criteria) shall be appraised solely by the jury.
2.4 Competition Track 2 – key dates and stages
18 October 2021: "opening" of the period of the call for projects
29 November 2021: (6pm, French time/CEST): the deadline for registering for the competition.
Each team that wishes to participate in the competition must follow the steps below in order to successfully complete their application dossier and be considered for a particular project-idea:
Step 1: Review the 10-15 finalist project-ideas posted on the competition website
Step 2: Select a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3 project-ideas
Step 3: Compose a letter of motivation
In this document (one page maximum) the student-team will describe their comprehension of the selected project-ideas as well as the contributions they propose to make to those project-ideas in terms of its development during the competition.
Step 4: Complete and submit the application dossier
As indicated above, each student-team must go to the competition website (www.cityzenchallenge.com) and create and submit an application form by providing all requested information, submitting a letter of motivation and by reading and agreeing to all clauses and conditions such as those related to the rules of the competition, confidentiality, intellectual property rights, the transfer of rights pertaining to voice and image, etc.
8 December 2021: communication of the results regarding the projects selected for the launch of the competition and appointment of Berger-Levrault project coaches.
5 January 2022: launch of the "BL City'ZEN Challenge 6: Track 2" competition.
From 5 January 2022 to 24 June 2022: each team shall carry out its project and be assisted and monitored by their respective coaches.
- 6 June 2022: Each team shall have to deliver a dossier made up of:
- A final project report (no more than 50 pages long) that presents its project in a detailed manner, which shall at least include:
- A summary of the project-contribution (background, problem addressed, aims, etc.);
- A presentation of the team;
- The state of the art: an overview of the existing solutions;
- A functional and technical description of the project;
- Business data in relation to the project (the monetisation model);
- Roadmap: A schedule for deployment of the project;
- A promotional video for the project (2- 4 minutes).
June 2022: each team shall defend their respective projects in front of the jury, which shall include a demonstration of a proof of concept (POC), which may consist of a prototype, where applicable.
June 2022: following the jury, the BL City'ZEN Challenge 6 awards ceremony (venue to be confirmed). The awards shall be presented by an executive manager of Berger-Levrault.
July 2022: a meeting at which the projects of the winning teams shall be presented, either in person or by means of a video conference with a view to obtaining an incubation and/or commercial partnership with/sponsored by Berger-Levrault.
Clause 3: Designation of the winning project and prizes
All of the project-contributions shall be ranked by way of appraisal of the criteria set out in Article 2.3, by the jury, at the sole discretion thereof. The decision shall not give rise to any disputes. There may not be any ties between project-contributions unless the jury decides otherwise.
The announcement of the winning teams shall take place at a ceremony in June 2022.
The prize for the three winning teams is a study grant, the amount of which, per team, is:
- €5,000 for first prize
- €2,500 for second prize
- €1,500 for third prize
Each winning team, represented by at least two members, is obligated to take part in a winning project-contribution presentation meeting (mentioned above) that members of Berger-Levrault's staff shall attend. Said grant shall be paid to the school of the winning team (and not directly to the students themselves). Each school, according to its own policies, shall then disburse the said grant to the team in question. Payment of the grant is triggered after the project-contribution presentation meeting involving the winning teams, which shall be held during the month of July 2022.
(Note: As Berger-Levrault has no authority or involvement in the internal financial policies of our partner-schools, it is the responsibility of each student-team to contact their school administration and inform themselves of such policies before deciding to participate in the City’ZEN Challenge. It is also their responsibility - before applying to the competition - to verify that their school can comply with Berger-Levrault's disbursement policy. In the case that the school cannot comply, then the student-team in question will be disqualified from receiving any prize monies resulting from their participation in the City'ZEN Challenge.)
In addition, depending on the nature of the project, work placements of between three and five months may be offered, by Berger-Levrault France or by one of its subsidiaries in Spain, in Canada or in Morocco, to each member of the two winning teams.
Clause 4: Confidentiality
Each member of the teams selected for the competition must have signed, unreservedly, before the competition is launched, a confidentiality agreement covering all the activities, communications, projects, products and technologies, and, less specifically, all the information owned by Berger-Levrault, of which each team member may become aware during the course of the participation thereof in the competition "BL City'ZEN Challenge".
Clause 5: Use of the identities of the entrants
All participating teams authorise Berger-Levrault, solely as a result of the teams' participation in the competition, to reproduce, perform and disseminate the first names, surnames and photographs of their members, including but not limited to via the websites of Berger-Levrault, on social networks and on paper media such as newspapers, magazines, sector-specific journals, and likewise within the framework of any and all promotional events related to the competition. Said use shall not entitle said teams to rights of any form of remuneration or benefits whatsoever.
Clause 6: Costs incurred to take part in the competition
Costs incurred with respect to participation in the competition shall be borne by each team, unless an express agreement otherwise is reached with the Berger-Levrault coach.
Clause 7: Intellectual property rights
All participating teams certify and guarantee to the Berger-Levrault Group that they are the original authors of all developments and contributions realized in the context of projects in which they participated and that their developments and contributions are not directly and/or indirectly violating any rights of third parties. In light of which, all participating teams shall hold the Berger-Levrault Group harmless against any and all claims brought by third parties, in particular as regards the use made of said developments and contributions, as provided for within the framework of the competition.
All entrants authorise the Berger-Levrault Group, free of charge and in advance, to disclose to the public, to perform and/or to reproduce, where applicable, the above mentioned developments and contributions, and in particular to feature them on the websites of the Berger-Levrault Group.
All entrants grant, for a period of 36 months from the submission of their respective project-contributions, on an exclusive basis, to the Organising Company, all ownership rights to their projects that constitute their contribution to the competition, including reproduction rights irrespective of the medium, performance rights as regards any and all means, adaptation rights and modification rights and likewise the right to offer to sell as regards the projects. Consequently, entrants shall refrain from entering into an assignment agreement with respect to the rights to their work. Entrants grant said rights without consideration, on a worldwide basis. Six months prior to the expiry of said grant of rights, Berger-Levrault shall notify the entrant of its intention to abandon the rights granted or to acquire them. Consideration for the assignment of the intellectual property rights that may be agreed, shall be materialised through the payment of an overall lump-sum amount, it being understood that in the event of commercial exploitation on the part of Berger-Levrault, the latter may pay additional remuneration, the terms and conditions of which shall be negotiated in good faith.
Clause 8: Changes to competition dates
Berger-Levrault shall not be held liable in any way, shape or form if, due to force majeure circumstances, or to events outside of its control, it is obligated to cancel this competition, or to extend it, to postpone it or to amend the terms and conditions thereof. Berger-Levrault reserves the right, under all circumstances, to extend the participation period.
Clause 9: General rules
Participation in the competition infers agreement with these rules, as regards all the provisions thereof, and likewise with applicable laws and regulations.
The choice of the project-contributions selected is at the discretion of the jury.
Non-compliance with the terms and conditions set out in the rules gives rise to the competition entry being deemed null and void.
Any and all disputes and any and all claims in relation to this competition must be detailed in writing and sent to the address of Berger-Levrault.
Berger-Levrault reserves the right to discontinue the competition at any time; said discontinuation would not give rise to the award of any compensation of any kind whatsoever to entrants.
Clause 10: Applicable law
These rules are subject to French law.
Clause 11: The Act on Information Technology, Data Files and Civil Liberties
In accordance with applicable legislation and in particular with the French Act of 6 January 1978, which is known as "the French Act on Information Technology, Data Files and Civil Liberties" and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the processing and protection of personal data, the winners shall be entitled to access, to rectify and to object to the processing of the personal data thereof. All an entrant needs to do is to send a request by post to Berger-Levrault, 64 Rue Jean Rostand, 31760 Labège, France, specifying his or her first name, surname, email address and postal address. In accordance with applicable legislation, the request must be signed, a photocopy of his or her identity papers featuring the signature thereof must be enclosed with it and the request must specify the address to which a reply must be sent.