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OPPO Photography Awards 2025
Privacy Policy and T&Cs

OPPO Photography Awards 2025
Privacy Policy and T&Cs
Privacy Policy

The "OPPO Photography Awards 2025" is an annual global photography contest (Hereinafter referred to as "the Awards") provided by Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp. Ltd. (Hereinafter referred to as "OPPO", "the Committee" and "we" or "us") on which you can participate in by uploading mobile photography works to contest. This Privacy Policy applies to all services (hereinafter referred to as "the Service") related to the "OPPO Photography Awards 2025," including the uploading, judging process, and prizes distribution, provided by OPPO to users worldwide.

In OPPO, we take the security of your personal information and privacy very seriously. We will take suitable measures to protect your personal information according to laws and regulations, as well as the mature security standards in the industry. Through this Privacy Policy, you will understand how we collects, uses, processes, and protects the information you provide while using the Service. This policy may be updated, and we will inform you of any changes in an appropriate and reasonable manner. If our collection and use of personal information exceed the scope described in this policy, we will inform you again and obtain your consent.

1. How We Collect and Use Your Personal Information

Account Registration and Login

You can choose to register or log in to your Heytap/Google account to participate in the contest.

When you register or log in to your Heytap account, you need to provide your phone number or email address, account password, or SMS verification code to fulfill legal obligations. This information is necessary for account registration, login, and participation. We may also use your date of birth to verify account ownership and fulfill relevant legal obligations for the protection of minors. If you refuse to provide this information, we will not be able to provide registration and login services.

When you log in to your Google account to sumit entries, please refer to the https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en for the privacy policy.

After completing account registration, you may choose to provide a username, avatar, gender, name, and emergency contact information to further complete your account. This information is optional and does not affect your ability to register or log in.

For more details on the protection of personal information during account registration and login, please refer to the https://muc.heytap.com/agreement/privacy-policy/account/mainland/main/index.html

Registration and Submission

When you submit the entry, you will be required to provide your username, country/region, email address or cell phone number. This information is necessary to verify your unique and genuine identity and to contact you later to review the originality and compliance of your work.

We will collect your social media account information. If your submitted work is selected as an outstanding work or wins any prize, we will use OPPO Official Account to engage the interactions with you based on the social media information you provide. This information is optional, and if you refuse to provide such information, it will not affect your participation in the contest.

When uploading your works, you must upload the original images containing EXIF information. Your submitted works (images) and related information, including photographer, work title, description, competition category, and model of the device used (Hereinafter referred to as "Work Information"), will be collected.

You must ensure that the submitted information and works are true and accurate; otherwise, it may result in an inability to verify your works and/or identity, affecting the judging process or prizes distribution process. If the information you provide infringes on others' legitimate rights, you will bear the consequences.

By submitting your works to the Awards, you agree to allow us to showcase your works on the "OPPO Photography Awards 2025" official website and other OPPO official channels. Other users will be able to view your submitted works and Work Information (e.g., photographer, title, description, competition category, and model of the device used).

Winner Selection

The "OPPO Photography Awards 2025" is a global contest. The Committee and the professional judging panel will jointly review and score submissions worldwide. The judging process for the Awards will take place in regions including, but not limited to China, the European Union, and India. By submitting your works, you agree to authorize the Committee and its professional judging panel to review and score your works. You acknowledge and consent that your Work Information (excluding identity information) may be transferred cross-border to the regions where the Committee and professional judging panel are located.

Winner Announcement

After the judging process, if your work wins any prize, we will announce your winning work on the "OPPO Photography Awards 2025" official website. You agree to allow us to showcase your winning work and the related information online and offline through OPPO official channels, partners, and authorized parties. The related information will include your winning work(image), Work Information (e.g., photographer, title, description, competition category, and model of the device used), and award details.

Prize Distribution

If your work wins a prize, we will inform you based on the contact information you provided during submission (email address or phone number). The Committee will contact you via email or SMS to collect the necessary information for awarding. This may include your real name, email address, phone number, banking information (for cash prizes), and shipping address (for physical prizes).

2. Protection of Minors

You must be at least eighteen (18) years old to use the Service. Guardians should take appropriate measures to protect minors, including supervising their use of the Service.

3. How We Share Your Information with Third Parties

Apart from the "OPPO Photography Awards 2025" official website, we will also share contest information, selected entries and winning works through OPPO official online and offline channels, the official partners, and authorized third-parties.

We may share necessary information including submission works and Work Information with affiliates, subsidiaries, or third-parties for specified, legitimate purposes, such as supporting contest operations, promoting outstanding works and winning works, and distributing prizes. All the related information will only be used for the "OPPO Photography Awards 2025" and not for any unrelated purposes. We require information-sharing parties to adhere to this policy and take appropriate confidentiality and security measures.

4. How We Disclose Your Information

In principle, your personal information should not be disclosed publicly. Exceptions include:

●  When you have been informed and give explicit consent to the disclosure.

●  Required by legal procedures or competent government authorities.

●  Related to public safety or significant public interest.

●  Other circumstances as prescribed by law and regulations.

5. Data Storage

The "OPPO Photography Awards 2025" is a global contest, and as a global company, we provide services through globally distributed resources and servers. To ensure service effectiveness, user data will be stored based on the country/region of account registration, with our data centers located in France, Singapore, and China. This means that your personal information may be transferred to or accessed from these jurisdictions. We will store the above personal information for the shortest period of time necessary for the purposes you authorize, unless required by law or you otherwise authorize us to agree to a longer retention period.

You understand that the risks of data protection laws vary. Under such circumstances, we will take measures to ensure that collected data is handled per this policy and applicable laws, providing equivalent protection to that of your service location. For example, we may implement encryption or anonymization before transfer, and sign necessary data transfer/share agreements with data recipients.

6. Privacy Policy Updates

OPPO reserves the right to update or modify this policy. Changes will be displayed on relevant pages, significant changes affecting your rights will be prominently highlighted or require renewed authorization.

7. How to Manage Your Data

If you have questions or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy or practices, please submit your request through our DSR platform (https://www.oppo.com/en/privacy-feedback/)。

For users in Europe, we have appointed a Data Protection Officer
Collegium Auditores GmbH
Email: datenschutz@collegium-auditores.de
Shipping Address:Haufeld 2a, 53721 Siegburg, Germany

or, if you are located in European Union,our EU representative is:
OROPE Germany GmbH
Graf-Adolf-Platz 15, 40213 Düsseldorf, Germany

or, if you are located in United Kingdom,our UK representative is:
Unumplus Limited
7 Albert Buildings, 49 Queen Victoria Street, London, United Kingdom

8. Disclaimer

While this policy outlines OPPO's standards for maintaining privacy, we make every reasonable effort to protect your information. However, OPPO cannot control all factors or how third parties may collect and use your data. We cannot guarantee complete security under all circumstances. We do not assume responsibility for third-party collection or use of your data during their services. You should carefully read third-party privacy policies and cautiously submit your information. We are not liable for data breaches caused by factors beyond OPPO's control. For more details on the protection of personal information, please refer to the https://www.oppo.com/en/privacy/

T&C

Clarification

All prize money is pre-tax.

Regional Award are divided into five regions:
Africa & Middle East (Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Morocco, Nigeria, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, UAE);
Europe (Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom);
Asia Pacific (Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vietnam);
Latin America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Central America & Caribbean, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina);
India.

Regional competitions are local contests held in different countries as part of the global competition, each has its own judging process. If you win a regional competition, your work will be automatically considered in the final round, and you will have another opportunity to win the global competition.

Submission Rules

Entries are open to OPPO and OnePlus users worldwide with full civil capacity, who are at least 18 years old, or reach the legal age in their region.

Please note that the competition is currently neither available in Germany nor directed to German customers. We also cannot deliver prizes to any address in Germany. Due to legal restrictions, the competition is unable to accept entries from Sudan, North Korea, Syria, Iran, Cuba, the Crimea region, or any other countries/regions which may be subject to export controls or sanctions at the time of the competition. Also, we don't accpet entries from The United States.

Entries must be original works. Photos that have been published or posted in other photography competitions or public media for profit, or photos that have won awards in any other competitions are not eligible.

Submission Deadline

Entries should be submitted by 23:59 (UTC+8), November 20, 2025. After the final submission deadline, you will not be able to upload, change or delete your entries to ensure fairness in the competition.

Submission Guideline

Entry submission is free.

Participants upload their entries and choose any suitable category for each entry. The entrants must submit works that fit the category that they have chosen, i.e., Super Connection Moment, Super Me Moment, Super Snap Moment, Super Environs Moment, Super Live Moment, Super Vibe Moment, Super Story Moment, and Super Youth (only for entrants aged 18 to 24).

Each user can only submit 20 entries at most per category (seven categories total, eight if you are 18-24 at the time of entry). A single photo/group of photos (no more than 9) is considered one entry, and uploading single images with repeated or overly similar content is not allowed. The entrants are allowed to submit the same photo to different categories, but each submission will be counted as one entry.

The entries must be original images with complete EXIF data. If there is any dispute on the intellectual property rights such as copyright, and the original photo can't be provided, the organizer has the right to disqualify the entry.

Participants' submissions must not be derogatory, offensive, threatening, defamatory, disparaging, libelous or contain any content that is inappropriate, sexual, profane, tortuous, slanderous, discriminatory, or promotes hatred or harm against any group or person, contain any illegal information of a political, pornographic, or violent nature or which may be deemed to support terrorism, or include any disparaging remarks relating to a third party, or is disruptive to public social order and morality. Entries that violate the above-mentioned rules will not be displayed or judged.

To encourage participation from young photographers aged 18 to 24, the competition has established the Youth Award. Entries should be submitted under the Super Youth category, each entry with a single photo and the subject is not limited. Entrants must be within the specified age range at the time of submission. When being considered for this award, winners will be required to submit proof of age. This award is separate from the other competition categories, and qualified entrants for the award may also concurrently submit entries to other categories.

These Standard Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China and the courts of the People's Republic of China shall have sole jurisdiction.

Specific requirements of the entries

The entries must be taken with OPPO devices, including all models of OPPO phones and OnePlus phones. The photos should not be altered in any desktop image processing program such as Photoshop and Lightroom. Moderate post-processing on the phone is permissible, such as adjusting the brightness, contrast, white balance, saturation, etc. Composite images that change the original content of the photo are not acceptable. Complete EXIF data must be retained.

Only photos in JPG, JPEG, PNG, DNG, HEIC, and HEIF format are accepted. The submission should not be smaller than 1000 pixels in width, and the size of a single photo should be larger than 1M and not exceed 20M. A title within 100 letters should be added.

Judging rules

After the submission deadline, the organizing committee and the preliminary panel of judges will select outstanding entries to advance to the final round. The expert jury will then conduct the final evaluation and choose the award winners.

Winner notification

After the final submission deadline (November 20, 2025), the organizing committee and the preliminary panel of judges will select outstanding final entries that meet the judging criteria.

After the final selection, we will contact the winners by phone, SMS or email. We will also publish the list of winners on the OPPO Photography Awards official website (https://lumo.oppo.com/en/) and OPPO's official social media account. The winner will be announced in late-December, 2025, please refer to official website for more details.

After the competition, the organizer will verify the registration information of the winners. If you cannot be contacted due to incomplete or incorrect personal information, which affects the issuance of prizes, the winners will be deemed to have automatically forfeited their right to win, and the organizer will not reissue the prizes.

After the announcement of the winners, OPPO will further confirm all the relevant information again. After OPPO contacts the winners, the winners need to submit the original files taken with OPPO phone, fill in the documents about personal information, copyright statement of the work, authorization of the work, etc., and sign the documents in person, scan and return them by email. In cases where a prize cannot be delivered due to causes originating with the winner (including but not limited to failure to provide contact information within 48 hours of the conclusion of the competition or submission of incomplete or inaccurate contact information that prevents the organizer from establishing contact), the prize will automatically be considered waived. The organizer assumes no responsibility for any such outcome and will not reissue the prize in such cases. The vacancy will be filled by the entrant who is of the highest order.

Copyright of the entries

Copyright and all other rights remain that of the entrant.

By entering, participants warrant and represent the following:
(a) each participant is the sole and exclusive owner of the submission;
(b) participants' submissions will not infringe on any rights of any proprietary rights, intellectual property rights, industrial property rights, personal or moral rights or any other rights, including without limitation, copyright, trademark, trade names, industrial designs, patent, trade secret, privacy, publicity or confidentiality obligations;
(c) any third parties appearing in the submissions have given participants appropriate consent to be photographed and used as permitted herein;
(d) submissions shall not violate any applicable laws.
All entrants shall be deemed to agree with this clause. All legal responsibilities for any disputes arising from the above guarantee shall be borne by the entrant himself/herself and shall have nothing to do with the participating platform and the contest organizer.

By entering the competition, the entrant agrees and authorizes the organizer to use the submitted entries for promotional activities related to the competition without any compensation, including but not limited to using the entries in online media, print media, print, photography exhibitions, retail stores, road shows, and other activities. There is no geographical limit on the scope of use. The organizer is also authorized to modify and crop the photos. The organizer is not required to notify the entrant or obtain the entrant's consent to use the entry. The organizer includes Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp. Ltd., and its affiliated companies, strategic partners, etc.

The winning participants provide an irrevocable and free authorization to the organizers and their affiliates, partners, and submission platforms to exercise the global intellectual property rights of the award-winning photographs (including all elements of the photographs such as character portraits, etc.), including but not limited to the Right of Dissemination via Information Network, Right of Reproduction, Right of Alteration, Right of Adaptation, Right of Compilation, and other copyrights for commercial and non-commercial purposes from the date of the announcement of the competition, non-exclusively. Furthermore, the organizers and their affiliates, partners, and submission platforms are given the authority to repost, reproduce, adapt, compile, exhibit, distribute, print, display, publish, and create derivative works of the award-winning photographs for commercial and non-commercial purposes, as well as to add corporate logos, commercial identifiers, and other necessary promotional features to the award-winning photographs to promote and advertise the competition.

Disclaimer

By submitting an entry, the entrant agrees that if the entry wins any award in the competition, it grants the organizer permission to use the entry for commercial distribution, and the entrant retains all rights to the entry.

Help

If you are having issues with your upload, please email the organizer at lumo@oppo.com