​Travers Rising Stars 2021

Terms and Conditions

1. These terms and conditions relate to your application to participate in a talent competition called Travers Rising Stars 2021 (TRS21) being organised by Travers Foundation a Registered Charity No 1154203 (referenced as  “Organisers”, “us”, or  “we”). The information given by you in your application may be used by us if you are selected as a Contestant Travers Rising Stars 2021.
2. You are eligibility to take part in TRS21 if:
   1. You as a solo artist, or you and all members of your group are 13 years of age or over on 1st January 2021 and under 30 years of age on 31st December 2021.
   2. You as a solo artist, or you and all members of your group are either, resident in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire or Rutland, or in full time education at a school, college or university in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire or Rutland.
   3. You agree to conform to the Rules and Terms and Conditions of the competition; and
   4. You pay a non-refundable Application Fee of £10 for each performing act (This is a fixed fee for either a solo performer or performing group).
3. TRS21 is aimed at originality and talent and therefore tribute bands are excluded.
4. You can complete an application form at on www.traversrisingstars.com. Entry will close 31 March 2021 or other such date and time as advised by the Organisers. 
5. All personal details and/or information given in your application to take part in TRS21 must be truthful, accurate and in no way misleading. We reserve the right to disqualify you if you have supplied untruthful, inaccurate or misleading personal information.
6. We take your privacy very seriously. By submitting an application form, you are indicating that you understand, acknowledge and (where relevant) consent to Organisers collecting and using your personal information in the ways explained in TRS21 Privacy Notice for Applicants, Contestants and Winner a copy of which is available here: www.traversrisingstars.com.  
7. Completing an application does not guarantee that an applicant will be selected as a Contestant.
8. Contestants are required to perform a live set lasting 15 minutes consisting of original compositions and/or original arrangement of a covered song. Where a set exceeds 15 minutes then only the first 15 minutes will be taken into consideration for the competition. Contestants should have their own instruments and backing tracks if required and they may be requested to submit their sets in a pre-recorded video format. 
9. Subject to the total number of Contestants auditions and regional finals maybe arranged. These may consist of live appearances or submitted videos. Winners will go forward to a grand final which will take place at a venue in Leicester or the surrounding area. In the event of live performance not being permissible (i.e. due to Covid 19) then the final will be organised as an online streaming event.
10. The competition will be judged by a panel selected by Travers Foundation and the judges’ decision is final. 
11. The Organisers do not accept any responsibility whatsoever for any technical failure or malfunction or any other problem with any online applications, telephone network or line, system, server, provider or otherwise which may result in any messages or applications not being properly received or recorded.
12. If you are under the age of 18, then you must have the permission of a parent or guardian before applying and provide their contact details on the application form. You must also be accompanied by a responsible adult during live performances. 
13. If you are applying on behalf of a group please ensure that you have the consent of all members of the group and if any member of the group is under the age of 18 then please also ensure they have the consent of their parent or guardian.
14. You must have the right to be in the UK and must be able to demonstrate that you have this right on request by the Organiser at any time and you agree to notify the Organiser immediately of any change in your immigration status. 
15. All image and property rights in images and recordings from any live event or publicity shall vest solely in and remain with The Travers Foundation. The Travers Foundation grants to the Artist a non-exclusive perpetual licence worldwide in respect of such Rights.
16. You acknowledge and agree to abide by the Rules, and Terms and Conditions for this competition and you acknowledge that the Rules may be changed (including without limitation verbally) at any time by the Organisers in their sole discretion. The Organisers’ decisions regarding all elements of the application process, the competition shall be final and binding. 

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