RULES OF THE COMPETITION

Competition Organiser

The organizer and promoter of the Competitions is The Codemasters Software Company Limited of PO Box 6 Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV47 2ZT, UK, hereinafter referred to as "the Arranger". The decisions of the Arranger’s judging committee concerning all matters related to this competition are final.

Prize
One winner in each category will receive a special forum title (“Fashion Hero” or “Fashion Victim”) and a custom avatar created from the winning entries.


Entry Requirements

Before entering the Competitions, you will be presumed to have read and accepted the following information, Arranger’s legal notice and the technical rules and instructions for the Competitions as appearing at www.lotro-europe.com (“Codemasters Website”). If you fail to comply with the Rules the Arranger’s judging committee may at its sole discretion disqualify you from the Competitions and an alternate winner may be selected from the eligible entries.

The Competitions are open to anyone who can comply with these Competition Rules within Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Turkey, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Andorra, Serbia & Montenegro, Moldova and Ukraine (excluding U.S. military bases) .

Multiple entries per player are permitted. No admission fee or purchase is necessary to participate.

The Competition is open from 12:00 GMT on 14, April, 2009 to 23:59 GMT on 28, April, 2009.

Entrants must be 18 years of age or over.

Technical Requirements

To enter you must submit an in-game screenshot to lotrocompetition@codemasters.com with the subject line “Spring Fashion Contest”. Screenshots must be at least 1024x768 in resolution and be sent as email attachments in .jpg format. Filenames should include the entrant’s LOTRO forum screen name for identification.
By submitting an entry you are confirming that the screenshot was created and/or owned exclusively by you. All entries must include the player’s name, date of birth, email address, primary player and/or forum name (if any), and the desired name to credit (for example: players real name, player name or forum name. If all of the information required is not given, your incomplete entry may, at the Arranger’s discretion, be considered invalid.

Winning Entries

The Winning Entry shall be determined at the sole discretion of Arranger. The Winning Entry shall be announced on 5, May, 2009.

Notification of Winning Entry

The Arranger shall publish the Winning Entry’s details on the LOTRO-Europe Website and will announce the Winning Entry in the Official LOTRO Europe forums. The Winning Entry will also be notified by email. The Winning Entry must acknowledge his/her acceptance of the Prize to the Arranger on or before 5, May, 2009 as directed by the Arranger otherwise an alternative Winning Entry may be drawn from the remaining entries.

In the event the Arranger is unable to contact the Winning Entry by 5, May, 2009 or the winner fails to comply with any of the eligibility requirements then an alternative Winning Entry will be awarded the Prize.

Participant’s personal data may be used for notifying the winner of the Competitions and publishing their names on Codemasters Website and Codemasters Newsletter and unless the entrant indicates otherwise may also be used to provide entrants with further information on Arranger and its products. By entering the Competitions you agree to your name and likeness, hometown, and biographical information in advertising and promotion, in any and all media without further compensation or permission, except where prohibited by law.

Intellectual Property Rights

You hereby grant and assign all rights including intellectual property rights generated from or arising as a result of the entry undertaken by you, including but not limited to copyright, rental rights, synchronisation rights, reproduction rights, distribution rights, sound recording rights, trade marks, and all other intellectual property protection wherever in the world enforceable, are hereby assigned by way of future assignment from you to Arranger and thereby shall vest in and be the absolute property of Arranger. For the avoidance of doubt, all rights in and to the name and title of the Competitions or any other proprietary right, including but not limited to the format rights of the Competitions, shall vest exclusively with Arranger.

You agree that you shall execute or cause to be executed all deeds documents and acts (including where necessary ensuring any third party does the same) to vest such intellectual property rights to Arranger.

The Arranger reserves the right to edit entries as necessary in its sole discretion.

You irrevocably and unconditionally waive (and/or where necessary ensure any third party waives) all moral rights in respect of the entry to which you may now or at any time in the future be entitled under the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (the “Act”) and under any similar laws in force from time to time. In addition, you hereby give all necessary consent required under Part II of the Act as amended by the Duration of Copyright and Rights in Performances Regulations 1995 and the Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 1996 (rights in performances) or any re-enactment or amendment thereto or under the laws of any other jurisdiction of the world to enable Arranger to make the fullest use of the rights granted to Arranger hereunder including without limitation the exploitation of the entry and by any means and in all media, or formats now known or hereafter devised throughout the universe in perpetuity.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Arranger against any and all losses arising out of or related to any claim that Arranger’s use of the entry submitted by you or with your consent or any intellectual property rights provided to Arranger by you infringes or violates the intellectual property rights, privacy, or any other rights of any third party,

Furthermore, you warrant that the entry shall not contain anything which is libellous, defamatory, obscene, indecent, harassing or threatening or that you are not authorised to utilise the same.

General

The Arranger will not engage itself to any communication on the procedural issues or the results of the Competitions.

The Arranger reserves the right to cancel the competition at any time without notice. The Arranger is not required in any way to use any entries in The Lord of the Rings OnlineTM: Mines of MoriaTM or any other products or services.

Entries and prizes are non-transferrable. By participating you agree that any dispute with regard to the conduct of the Competitions, rule interpretation or award of prizes shall be submitted to the Arranger whose decision shall be final and binding. The Arranger reserves the right to cancel, change, modify or extend any and all aspects of this competition without prior notification to you.

No cash substitution, transfer or assignment of prizes will be allowed. The Arranger accepts no other liability whatsoever that may be caused by any prize awarded to any person in the Competitions.

The Arranger accepts no liability for lost, damaged, misdirected or delayed entries or any technical difficulties affecting the end result of the Competitions or the entry to the Competitions. By participating, you, and the winners, by acceptance of their prizes, agree to release and hold harmless Arranger, its affiliates, subsidiaries, and their officers, employees, agents and representatives from any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages or losses, which may be sustained directly or indirectly in connection with participation in the Competitions or with the receipt, ownership or use of the prizes or while preparing for, participating in, and/or travelling to any prize-related activity.

The Arranger expressly disclaims any responsibility or liability for injury or loss to any person or property relating to the delivery, subsequent use of the prize awarded and/or while preparing for, participating in, and/or travelling to any prize-related activity. The provisions of this rule may not be applicable in full or in part in some jurisdictions. The liability of the Arranger shall be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law. Prizes will be delivered to the winners within 28 days.

Neither the Arranger or its agencies shall not be responsible for technical, hardware, software or telephone malfunctions of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, incomplete, inaccu¬rate, garbled or delayed electronic communications caused by the sender, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Competitions which may limit the ability to play or participate, or by any human error which may occur in the conduct of the Competitions or in the processing of the entries in the Competitions. If for any reason, (including infec¬tion by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any cause beyond the control of the Arranger, which corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Competitions), the Competitions are not capable of being conducted as described in these rules, the Arranger shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Competitions.

You may obtain a copy of these Rules and/or a list of winners by sending a request in a self-addressed envelope to the following address: The Codemasters Software Company Limited of PO Box 6 Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV47 2ZT, UK.

The Competitions are subject to the laws of England. Void where restricted or prohibited by law.

The Competitions are not open to employees (or their families), of Arranger and their affiliates or agents.