1.    GENERAL

• These terms and conditions (“TERMS AND CONDITIONS”) apply to the “Perform at Tomorrowland Winter 2025” DJ competition (referred to below as the “CONTEST”).
• The promotor of the CONTEST is WeAreOne.World BV, with registered offices at KorteVlierstraat 6, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium and registered with the Crossroads Bank of Enterprises under number 0867.239.782 (referred to below as the “ORGANIZER”), alone or together with a partner or a third party on the ORGANIZER’s behalf.
• By entering the CONTEST, the competition entrant (the “ENTRANT”) acknowledges having read, understood and fully accepts these TERMS AND CONDITIONS, which can be consulted on the following website https://academy.tomorrowland.com, (also referred to as the “CONTENT PAGE”) together with any specific instructions and terms for such competition which may be mentioned in any electronic messages, or on the ORGANIZER’s website, or communicated to the ENTRANT in any other way(“COMPETITION INFORMATION”). Such COMPETITION INFORMATION shall prevail in the event of any inconsistency with these TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
• ORGANIZER has the right, in its sole discretion,  to amend the CONTEST, COMPETITION INFORMATION, and/or these TERMS AND CONDITIONS from time to time and will keep the ENTRANT adequately informed.
• The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these TERMS AND CONDITIONS shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In theevent that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceableor illegal, these TERMS AND CONDITIONS shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
• In the event that any ENTRANT does not, or is unable to, comply with and meet these TERMS AND CONDITIONS and/or the COMPETITION INFORMATION, ORGANIZER shall be entitled at its sole discretion to disqualify such ENTRANT, without any further liability to such ENTRANT. In these circumstances, any prize(s) won by the ENTRANT may be forfeited and ORGANIZER reserves the right to reclaim any prize(s) already distributed to the ENTRANT. Any ENTRANT must comply with any reasonable directions given to him or her by ORGANIZER with regard to the CONTEST including but not limited to any and all relevant laws, rules and applicable regulatory codes.
• The ORGANIZER reserves the right, in any individual jurisdiction, to suspend and/or withdraw the CONTEST at any time if he would be required to do so for legal reasons or for compelling self-regulatory reasons, without any right to compensation or concession to the entrants.
• A hardcopy of the present TERMS AND CONDITIONS can be obtained by sending a request to the following address: WeAreOne.World BV, attn. media department, KorteVlierstraat 6, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium.  

2.    ENTRANTS

• The CONTEST is open to natural persons (regardless their nationality) with a paid online Tomorrowland Academy membership. ENTRANTS must be at least 18 years of age when entering the CONTEST or turn 18 in 2025.
• Staff and co-workers of the ORGANIZER as well as staf fand co-workers of other companies that are (directly or indirectly) concerned with the organization of this CONTEST and those living in the same household of each such individuals are explicitly excluded to enter the CONTEST.  

3.    DURATION

• The CONTEST opens Wednesday 11 December 2024 and closes the Sunday 23 February 2025 or any other date(s) as decided and communicated by ORGANIZER.  
• Any entries received before the opening and after the closing of the CONTEST will be invalid and will not be entered into the CONTEST. The date of the entries will serve as proof.

4.    PRIZE

• Only ONE ENTRANT shall be rewarded as the winner (“the “WINNER”) of the CONTEST.
• The WINNER shall receive the following competition prize (the “PRIZE”) for him/herself):
  • A backstage “Artist” accreditation pass for on Saturday 15 March 2024 (during the Tomorrowland Winter 2025 festival (the “FESTIVAL”)). In this regard, the WINNER agrees and accepts that his/her personal data (including but not limited to name, e-mail address and date of birth) will be gathered and might be turned over to the government for screening in case there is a legal base to do so. If the WINNER is considered by the government to be a safety hazard and/or any other threat, the ORGANIZER will inform the WINNER that the person in question cannot be permitted access to the FESTIVAL. The WINNER accepts and acknowledges that this implies that the PRIZE cannot be awarded. The ORGANIZER cannot be held liable for obtaining and using this information and data for the aforementioned purposes.
  • A festival slot to perform on a Tomorrowland Winter stage Saturday 15 March 2025 during Tomorrowland Winter 2025 (FESTIVAL). The precise timeslot & stage is to be be confimed by the ORGANIZER.
  • A technical and hospitality rider, to be priorly approved by the FESTIVAL, is provided at the stage during time of performance.
  • Accommodation and ground transport to the festival are included in the PRIZE. Travel is not included.
• All products and/or services related to the FESTIVAL other than those explicitly mentioned above, are excluded from the PRIZE.
• The PRIZE is personal and non-transferable. It shall only be awarded to the WINNER and can only be claimed by the WINNER in accordance with the TERMS AND CONDITIONS. The PRIZE cannot be exchanged for other products, services or cash, nor can the date/timeslot be changed. The PRIZE is indivisible and can only be accepted as such.
• The WINNER acknowledges that ORGANIZER’s general terms and conditions (as available on ORGANIZER’s website) shall apply to any tickets which are part of the PRIZE.
• The WINNER accepts and acknowledges that certain guidelines/instructions may be given the ORGANIZER and/or his representatives with regard to performing at theFESTIVAL and WINNER undertakes to behave in a professional manner and as a“bonus pater familias” with regard to these activities. WINNER shall in this respect always communicate and behave in a manner which is reasonably not deleterious towards the ORGANIZER, the FESTIVAL and/or the companies involved in the organization of the CONTEST and/or the PRIZE.

5.    ENTRY

• ENTRANTS may enter the CONTEST when having a paid online Tomorrowland Academy membership. ENTRANTS cannot enter the CONTEST with a free user account.
• Participation in the CONTEST requires ENTRANTS to submit (1) a recent DJ-mixtape (less than 3 months old) of minimum 30 minutes length through the CONTEST PAGE (every music genre is accepted), and (2) a personal motivational video (file size 500MB maximum) containing an explanation of why the concerned ENTRANT should win the CONTEST.  
• Patricipation to the CONTEST is only possible via the CONTEST PAGE. In order to enter theCONTEST an internet connection is required. Any costs related to such internet connection are entirely borne by the ENTRANT. Any such costs cannot be reimbursed by the ORGANIZER.
• In order to validly enter the CONTEST, the ENTRANT must complete the contest form on the CONTEST PAGE:
  • DJ name
  • First name, last name, date of birth andaddress, email address of the ENTRANT,
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Years of experience as a DJ or music producer
  • Motivational video
  • Motivational description
  • Social media information
  • Mix: link to DJ-mixtape
  • Confirmation of legal age (18+)
  • Acceptance of the TERMS AND CONDITIONS, theCOMPETITION INFORMATION and privacy policy.
  • By entering the CONTEST, ENTRANT warrants that all information submitted by him/her is true, current, and complete. Only fully completed entries will be considered valid and will be taken into account in the CONTEST.
• The ENTRANT shall refrain from submitting material that may be considered illegal, damaging, obscene, threatening, infringing third parties’ privacy or intellectual property or trademark rights, politically incorrect, inciting to violence, racist, disrespectful, or in general contravening public order or common decency or for other reasons is not suitable for publication.  The ORGANIZER reserves the right to refuse such entries at his sole discretion and without prior notification.
• The ORGANIZER reserves the right at its discretion and at any time to reject any entries that are incomplete, incomprehensible, incorrect, inaudible, lost, damaged in any way, made or received after thedeadline for receiving entries has passed or which are otherwise deficient ornot in accordance with the present TERMS AND CONDITIONS. The ORGANIZER also reserves the right to reject entries that are unlawful, indecent, racist, inflammatory, defamatory or which can be considered to be otherwise harmful or offensive in any way. The ORGANIZER accepts no responsibility for any incorrect, incomplete, late, lost or misdirected entries included but not limited to entries not (or not completely) received due to technical disruptioins or issues, network congestion, loss in service of online entry mechanisms, computer or technical errors or any other reason. The ORGANIZER cannot enterinto correspondence with ENTRANTs who experience difficulties when enteringonline. Any entries received which are in any way in breach of these TERMS AND CONDITIONS will be void and will be disqualified from the CONTEST.
• There is a limit of one entry per ENTRANT. Entries received that exceed this limit will be invalid and will not be entered into the CONTEST. Therefore only the first entry will be valid. No more than one PRIZE per WINNER will be awarded. Entries submitted through agents or third parties or in bulk (i.e. more entries than a human being could submit in the time available without the use of software or other devices designed to make automated entries) will not be accepted.
• In the event of any fault, mistake, misunderstanding or dispute concerning the correctness or acceptability of the entry or any answers given by ENTRANTS (if applicable), or the operation of any part of the CONTEST, the decision of ORGANIZER shall be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• ORGANIZER will not be liable to reimburse expenses incurred in making an entry in the CONTEST. Where ORGANIZER decides in its sole discretion that an ENTRANT is eligible for a refund, this will be notified to relevant ENTRANT in writing. ORGANIZER reserves the right to refuse to refund any messages where it suspects dishonest or fraudulent conduct on the sender’s part or where the ENTRANT has not complied with the rules of the CONTEST.
• Any ENTRANT who enters or attempts to enter the CONTEST in a manner, which in ORGANIZER’s determination is contrary to these TERMS AND CONDITIONS or by its nature is unfair to other ENTRANTs may be removed from the CONTEST at ORGANIZER’s sole discretion.

6.    SELECTING THE WINNER

• The WINNER shall be selected by the ORGANIZER or as indicated in the COMPETITION INFORMATION and, if required by law or regulation, an independent judge or a panel including one member who is independent of the CONTEST’s promoters and intermediaries.
• The following criteria will be considered for theselection of the WINNER: creativity, originality, positivity, fitness(alignment) with the Tomorrowland values of respect, love, equality, diversity, universality and unity.
• The WINNER will be selected within 10 days after the date on which the CONTEST closes and in the sole discretion of ORGANIZER. The selection of the WINNER by the ORGANIZER shall be final and no correspondence will be entered into about the TERMS AND CONDITIONS, the COMPETITION INFORMATION, the organization, the selection of the WINNER, thePRIZE and/or the result of the CONTEST.
• Should more prizes be claimed than are available for any reason, a simple prize draw will take place for the available prize(s).
• ORGANIZER may in its sole discretion refuse to provide a prize, or seek its recovery, in the event of non-entitlement under these TERMS AND CONDITIONS or an ENTRANT’s breach of these TERMS AND CONDITIONS, in case of fraud, dishonesty, or other inappropriate or improper conduct including but not limited to the use oftechnology which enables an ENTRANT to evade entry requirements.

7.    CONTACTING THE WINNER

• ORGANIZER will attempt to notify the WINNER within 10 days after the date on which the CONTEST closes. The WINNER will bec ontacted via the via the e-mail address provided by him/her at the moment of entry through which the entry was posted. The WINNER will have a specified fixed time period, as indicated in the notification from the ORGANIZER, in which to claim his or her PRIZE. If ORGANIZER is unable to notify the WINNER, or if the WINNER fails to respond within 5 days for acceptance of the PRIZE, this may result in forfeiture of the PRIZE and ORGANIZER reserves the right to select an alternative winner being the ENTRANT who is ranked 1 place below the original winner, in accordance with these TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
• ORGANIZER shall within 30 days from the date on which the WINNER is selected, inform the WINNER about the collection of the PRIZE. Delivery restrictions may apply, as communicated by ORGANIZER to the WINNER. No cash equivalent (where applicable) or alternative prize will be given and the PRIZE is non-transferable and non-exchangeable, nor can the date/timeslot be changed. However, ORGANIZER reserves the right to change the PRIZE due to circumstances beyond its control or to offer an alternative of similar value.

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8.    PRIVACY

• By submitting his/her personal details, the ENTRANT agrees to ORGANIZER processing those details for the sole purpose of theCONTEST (including announcement of the WINNER) and in accordance with ORGANIZER’s privacy policy which can be viewed at https://academy.tomorrowland.com/terms-and-conditions/privacy
• ORGANIZER shall comply with all applicable requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation, any successor legislation or other applicable law.

9.    INTELLECTUALPROPERTY RIGHTS  (INCLUDING PORTRAITRIGHTS)

• ENTRANTS warrant that they are the copyright owners of any copyright works submitted, e.g. photographs and drawings, and ORGANIZER’s use of such works (which ENTRANT permits) will not infringe the rights of any third party.
• The ENTRANT grants ORGANIZER a free, worldwide, transferable and non-exclusive right to use, reproduce and distribute the submitted material within the framework of the CONTEST and/or any of ORGANIZER’s activities including but not limited to his/her activities at the FESTIVAL’s site and to use the submitted material for internal and external communication and marketing purposes without any limitation in time or territory.
• Moreover, the ORGANIZER shall have the royalty-free right to use and distribute the submitted material in whole or in part in any format and via all (social) media known to the public.  The ORGANIZER reserves the right to adapt or arrange the submitted material depending on the needs of the medium by all technical means processes, however with respect for the integrity of the ENTRANT.
• If the ENTRANT is proclaimed as WINNER of the CONTEST, the ENTRANT also grants the ORGANIZER the free, worldwide, transferable and non-exclusive right to use, reproduce and distribute his/her name, surname, image and voice as well as any material created in the collection of the PRIZE withinthe framework of the CONTEST and for internal and external communication and marketing purposes without any limitation in territory, this through all media for a period of 1 month after the FESTIVAL.
• The ENTRANT waives any and all right to compensation in any form whatsoever for the grant of rights as described in this clause.
• The ENTRANT shall defend and hold harmless the ORGANIZER from and against any claim from any third party including a collecting rights society, with regard to the material submitted by the ENTRANT, notwithstanding the right of ORGANIZER to refuse or withdraw the material at its sole discretion and without prior notice.
• The WINNER may create content for use on social mediaregarding the PRIZE in mutual agreement with the ORGANIZER.

10.  LIABILITY‍

• To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the ORGANIZER and third parties (directly or indirectly) involved in the organization of the CONTEST and/or the PRIZE cannot be held responsible for any damage of whatever nature as a consequence of the organization of or entering into the CONTEST, the selection of the WINNER, the awarding of the PRIZE or the consequences of accepting the PRIZE.
• The ORGANIZER reserves the right to modify, revise, interrupt, cancel, postpone the CONTEST or any aspect thereof in case of Force Majeure or in general circumstances beyond control of the ORGANIZER, amongst others but not limited to a court decisions, without this giving rise to any liability, claim and/or damages.    
• Printing, spelling or setting faults or technical or other problems with respect to or on the occasion of the CONTEST cannot be used to claim any kind of damages, obligation or liability on the part of the ORGANIZER, nor can the ORGANIZER be held liable for a technical problem whereby the CONTEST cannot be entered, nor for technical problems that may impede the continuous and uninterrupted course of the CONTEST.
• The ORGANIZER can under no circumstances be held responsible for incorrect personal details (name, telephone number, address, e-mail address, etc.) provided by the ENTRANT, resulting in an incorrect or unknown address of the ENTRANT.
• If (a part of) the PRIZE does not arrive on time as aresult of loss and/or delay in delivery by the postal services, and/or the postal services damage (part of) the PRIZE deliberately or otherwise, the ORGANIZER can under no circumstances be held liable.
• The WINNER shall be liable towards the ORGANIZER for any and all damages caused by its actions in the collection of the PRIZE.

11.  COMMUNICATIONAND DISPUTES

• No communication, other than mentioned in     the present TERMS AND CONDITIONS shall take place regarding the CONTEST,     neither by telephone nor in writing.
• The relationship between the ORGANIZER and     the ENTRANT is governed by Belgian law only. Any disputes between the     ORGANIZER and an ENTRANT concerning the existence, interpretation,     carrying out and consequences of this CONTEST and the present TERMS AND     CONDITIONS, fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Antwerp,     Belgium.

12. CANCELLATIONOF THE FESTIVAL / FORCE MAJEURE‍

• In case the PRIZE cannot be awarded due to cancellation of the FESTIVAL or Force Majeure, the ORGANIZER will be released from its obligations towards the WINNER and will have no further liability towards the WINNER or ENTRANT
• The term Force     Majeure as used in the present Terms and Conditions shall mean any cause or causes not reasonably within the control of ORGANIZER and which, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, ORGANIZER is unable to prevent or overcome, including acts of God; strikes, lockouts or other industrial     disturbances; acts of the public enemy, acts of terror, sabotage, wars, blockades, military action, insurrections or riots; epidemics; landslides, subsidence, lightning, earthquakes, fires, storms or storm warnings; crevasses, floods or washouts; civil disturbances; explosions, inability of ORGANIZER to obtain, after the exercise of reasonable diligence, necessary materials, supplies, rights of way or permits; or any action or restraint by any governmental authority.

 13. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FESTIVAL

By entering this CONTEST, the ENTRANT explicitly acknowledges having read, understood and fully agrees to the general terms and conditions of the FESTIVAL which can be found here:

https://winter.tomorrowland.com/en/practical/general-terms-and-conditions/

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14.  CONTACT

For any questions or complaints regarding the CONTEST, please contact: 

support.academy@tomorrowland.com

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