Before submitting your applications and any forms or orders on our website, please read all rules and regulations. The Terms and Conditions are imposed by RMC - Royale Music Competition (hereafter the Competition), a service owned by Sofoly Culture Limited. By submitting the application form, the candidates or their parents or legal guardians understand and accept these requirements, rules and regulations.
All Royale Music competitions are held by online video submission eg. through YouTube upload. Applications from musicians who are under the age of 18 must be filled out and submitted by a parent or legal guardian.
For seasonal competitions, candidates can choose to enter into more than one category if they wish. If they do, candidates will need to submit additional application forms. Applicants will need to pay for each category the candidate enters into.
For seasonal competitions, candidates can only play one musical instrument for each application. An additional musical instrument will need to be submitted as another application.
Candidates can apply in the same category with different instruments. They can also apply to different categories with different instruments.
Candidates can submit separate videos for different pieces.
All candidates of the seasonal competitions will receive an official certificate in digital format, ready for printing. Only the Prize/Award winners are qualified to order the winner trophy, which is at an additional cost. All participants can order the paper certificate at an additional cost.
The international jury’s decisions are final and not to be discussed. The individual jury’s votes, marks and opinions are strictly confidential and will not be published.
The application fee is non-refundable.
Applicants must submit the video before the deadline. If the applicant is willing to change the video, he/she must send a clear email request with one video link before the application deadline. Any irresolute instructions or indecisive, misleading information may cause the applications refused.
Instrumentalists other than the piano can send their performances with or without accompaniment. In the case of having accompaniment in the video, the accompanist will not be judged. Only the contestant’s performance will be judged and scored by the jury members.
The competition video submitted must contain the exact pieces for the chosen category. Submitting a long video and specifically asking to use part of it for the competition is not allowed. Doing this may cause the applications refused.
The results and decisions are final and not to be discussed. The individual jury’s votes, marks and opinions are strictly confidential and will not be published, no contestant, parent or guardian of a contestant, or any representative thereof, shall engage in any form of communication, on any subject relating to the competition, with any member of the Jury Panel. Any competitor, or their parent or guardian, who initiates, or on whose behalf such communication is initiated, with any Jury member may be subject to sanctions, including but not limited to disqualification from the competition or prohibition from future participation therein.
To ensure the fairness of the competitions, contacting a jury member for any topic or matter regarding Royale Music Competition during the competition adjudication period (the day after the deadline until the day the results publish) is strictly prohibited. Any Candidate, parent of the Candidate, who makes an attempt, or on whose behalf any attempt is made, to communicate with any member of the Jury during the adjudication period may face penalties such as disqualification, removing all previous award points, banning from further entries to the competition. This is also to ensure jury members give their marks without taking any external influence and pressure.
The international jury’s decisions are final and not to be discussed. The individual jury’s votes, marks and opinions are strictly confidential and will not be published.
If the application fee has been refused, or charged back, in any case, the application will be considered cancelled, and any previously submitted applications will be withdrawn automatically.
By participating in all events hosted by Royale Music Competition, the applicant grants us all rights to use and publish their names, images, recordings, photographs, and other relevant content at the company's sole discretion. This encompasses, but is not confined to, promotional activities, social media interactions, product showcases, flyers, magazines, and posters, with no anticipation of remuneration.
Each candidate is responsible for copyright/ownership of the audio/video/photo they submit to the Royal Music Competitions and online events.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we hereby exclude and shall not have any liability to any entrant or prize winner in connection with or arising out of any Competition howsoever caused, including for any costs, expenses, forfeited prizes, damages and other liabilities.
Royale Music Competition reserves the right of exclusion of the publication from the competition record and history in case of damage to the reputation of Royale Music Competition brand.
We reserve the right to change the conditions from time to time, and your continued use of the Website (or any part thereof) following such change shall be deemed to be your acceptance of such change. It is your responsibility to check regularly to determine whether the Conditions have been changed. If you do not agree to any change to the Conditions then you must immediately stop using the Website.
Awards and Free Gifts
Royale Music Competition will take no responsibility for the Prize awarded after delivery. There is no insurance, tax, or warranty that comes with the Prizes and we cannot be held responsible for the Prize or any costs it incurs once handed over to the Winner.
All physical prizes and free gifts are non-exchangeable, and non-transferable and no cash alternatives will be offered.
It is your responsibility to ensure that the delivery address you give us is correct and accurate and that there is somebody to sign for and take delivery of the goods from the delivery service used. If the prize is returned to us because the courier or you provided an inaccurate address, or the postal service could not complete the delivery to you for whatever reason, then you will be responsible for the redelivery costs.
Medal Order and other Paid Physical Item
It is your responsibility to check and understand the product details and safety notice provided on the product pages before placing the orders. The weights, measurements, size dimensions and capacities shown on the Site are provided as the best estimate only variations in the manufacturing processes, your monitor settings and your computer hardware may affect the fabrics and designs of the Products meaning that the Products delivered may have minor differences in appearance to how they are displayed and described on the Site.
Be aware that: the colours which are shown on the Site will depend on many factors – including your computer display settings; and we cannot guarantee that your monitor's display of any colour will accurately reflect the colour of the products on delivery and/or receipt. The weights, measurements, sizes dimensions and capacities shown on the Site are provided as a best estimate only variations in the manufacturing processes, your monitor settings and your computer hardware may affect the fabrics and designs of the Products meaning that the Products delivered may have minor differences in appearance to how they are displayed and described on the Site.
All Products are subject to availability - we may not be able to supply your order.
We will deliver the goods ordered by you to the address you give us for delivery at the time you make your order. It is your responsibility to ensure that the delivery address you give us is correct and accurate and that there is somebody to sign for and take delivery of the goods from the delivery service used. If your order is returned to us because the courier or you provided an inaccurate address, or the postal service could not complete the delivery to you for whatever reason, then you will be responsible for the redelivery costs.
All orders are delivered using a registered courier. We cannot be held responsible for any delays once the goods have left us and are in possession of the courier. We are unable to guarantee the delivery time will not be affected by unforeseen issues affecting our carrier. Under these circumstances, we do not issue any form of compensation.
You will become the owner of the goods you have ordered when they have been dispatched to you. Once goods have been delivered to you they will be held at your own risk and we will not be liable for their loss or destruction.
We make no promise that materials on our website are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United Kingdom, and accessing the website from territories where its contents are illegal or unlawful is prohibited. If you choose to access this site from locations outside the United Kingdom, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
For customized physical item orders, returns and exchanges are not acceptable. For non-customized physical item orders, if you are not completely satisfied with your order for any reason, you have the right to return them within 14 working days, which commence from the date of delivery, for credit or refund. It is your responsibility to return goods in their original pristine condition and packaging. Any costs incurred by you in returning your goods shall be your responsibility unless previously agreed by ourselves.
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