PONOS | Crafty Cats Campaign (2024)

The campaign is now over.

Here are the results

• Follow The Battle Cats official Facebook account!
• Create an original piece of craft art for The Battle Cats!
  Dolls, costumes, cakes, clay models, sculptures... anything is okay!
• Post a comment with an image and title on The Battle Cats official Facebook page's Crafty Cats campaign post!

Aug. 1 - Aug. 28

※ Although one entrant may enter multiple pieces of art into the contest, please do not post the same piece multiple times.

※ Entries of almost any medium, genre or style will be accepted - however, illustrations and art containing images from other IP will not be considered.

※Submitting the work of others as your own will immediately disqualify you from entry. Please watermark the image you upload with your Facebook public profile name or Facebook ID.

【Contest Submission Terms and Conditions】

Contest Submission Terms and Conditions

This application agreement (hereinafter referred to as "this Agreement") concerns submission of designs to the "Crafty Cats Campaign" (hereinafter referred to as "the campaign") sponsored by Ponos Co., Ltd.

Applicants to this campaign campaign (hereinafter referred to as "Applicant") should confirm the contents of these Terms before submitting their content for entry.

【Copyright of Submitted Works】

• ◇ In principle, the creator of the work will retain copyright and other intellectual property rights. However, applicants must recognize that by submitting works they are granting PONOS Co., Ltd. the right to use the work in question free of charge in various platforms such as online and offline games, official cafes, fan pages, etc., without restrictions on time, region, language, or mode of use.
• ◇ Applicants shall not retain the right to exercise moral rights of the author with regard to works submitted for the purposes of this contest.
• ◇ PONOS Co. Ltd. may make necessary modifications of the submitted works before use without prior consent of the applicant.
• ◇ Without regard to the above statements, recipients of contest rewards (hereafter referred to as "Winners") shall not retain copyrights of the work that serves as their winning entry (according to Japan Copyright Law Article 27 and Article 28). All intellectual property rights shall be transferred to PONOS Co. Ltd. without charge. However, should the entry be removed from consideration due to factors previously listed in these terms and conditions, copyright of the work will not be transferred from the original creator.
• ◇ Winners shall not retain the right to exercise moral rights of the author with regard to works submitted for the purposes of this contest.

【Disclaimers】

• ◇ In the cases described below, PONOS may determine it necessary to suspend, cancel, or change campaign campaign rules or other elements. Applicants will recognize that PONOS is not liable for legal action related to such changes, save for instances of deliberate harm or gross negligence.
  ① Earthquake, wind, or flood damage, unforseen accidents or medical emergencies.
  ② Major operational or technical difficulties which necessitate the cancellation or suspension of campaign events.
• ◇ Applicants will assume the burden of any expenses involved in the creation of artistic works for the purposes of entering this contest. In the event of a dispute with a third party as a result of any works submitted for the purposes of this contest, the applicant will be fully liable for any legal expenses and PONOS will not be held responsible.
• ◇ PONOS will not be held liable for any hardship or injury caused by use of Facebook or related applications and services used to apply for this campaign.

【Handling of Personal Information】

• ◇ Use of any applicant information collected for the purposes of this contest by PONOS will be limited to the purposes below:
  ① Confirmation of entry to the campaign
  ② Responding to inquiries by campaign participants
  ③ Sending prizes to campaign winners
  ④ Necessary campaign administration
  ⑤ Promotional event-related announcements and publicity
• ◇ For all other instances not outlined above, personal information of users and contest applicants will be handled according to the Privacy Policy found within the Battle Cats application.
• ◇ Please be aware that the account names of campaign winners may be publicly announced on PONOS/The Battle Cats official social media accounts.

【Submitted Content】

• ◇ Only original designs created by the applicant will be accepted. Fanart of currently existing characters, or art previously published online or in print will not be accepted as contest entries.
• ◇ In general, submitted entries may be created using any three-dimentional physical artistic medium, but must be submitted as a digital image to Facebook for consideration.
• ◇ We will not be able to accept submissions of two-dimensional works such as paintings, prints, illustrations, printed materials, photographs, or two-dimensional computer graphics (2DCG), or submitted images of highly degraded image quality. Please ensure that your submission is an image of a three-dimentional physical craft, can be clearly seen in the image, and that the image is of sufficiently high resolution.
• ◇ PONOS reserves the right to remove submissions that meet the below definitions from consideration, and in the case of ② and ③ may consider legal action.
• ① Violation of the terms of The Battle Cats User Agreement
  ② Copyrighted intellectual property of PONOS or a third party, or submission of material that violates the right to privacy of a third party
  ③ Modified/edited versions of copyrighted or trademarked intellectual property of PONOS or a third party
  ④ Inclusion of political, national, religious, ethnic, or trademarked logos and symbols, subject to the discretion of PONOS
  ⑤ Obscene, cruel, violent, or discriminatory imagery, designs that encourage antisocial behavior, or are otherwise intended to cause discomfort or distress to a third party
  ⑥ Designs that violate public order and morals
  ⑦ Designs that are currently or previously been licensed for use by a third party
  ⑧ Designs submitted via closed or private Facebook accounts.
  ⑨ Designs or accounts that are otherwise judged to be inappropriate or against the spirit of the contest.
• ◇ We reserve the right to decline to respond to inquiries regarding cancellation, alteration, replacement, or confirmation of acceptance of submitted works. PONOS will also not respond to individual questions regarding contest winners and the selection process.