Google India Web Ranger Contest 2017 : docs.google.com

Organization : Google India
Competition Name : Third Edition Of Web Ranger Contest 2017
Applicable For : Children within the age group of 10 to 17 years
Competition Last Date : January 15, 2018
Website : https://g.co/webrangersindia
Contest Details : https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/28753-WebRangers.pdf

Google Third Edition Of Web Ranger Contest

** Google has announced the third edition of its Web Ranger competition which promotes safe use of internet among teenagers.

Related : Google India Thursday Talkies Contest 2016 : www.contest.net.in/14399.html

Eligibility

** The Contest is open to Indian resident students aged between and including 10 and 17 of any school in India, who have obtained their parents’ and/or legal guardians’ and/or school teachers permission to enter and whose parents and/or legal guardians and/or school teachers consent to be bound by these Rules in their own right and on behalf of the entrant.

** The opening date for receipt of entries by Google from participants is 14th November 2017 and the closing date for receipt of entries by Google is 15th January 2018, midnight (IST). Only one submission per category per Entrant is allowed.

** In the case of duplicate or multiple entries from the same Entrant, then the first entry to arrive at the designated submission address (as determined by the “received by” date) will be accepted as the entry into the Contest.

At the time of submission, each Entrant must :
(i) be a Indian citizen/legal resident (e.g., must be able to show proof of legal permanent residence, if asked for);
(ii) be enrolled in a School in India;

(iii) have obtained his or her parents’ or legal guardians’ or school teachers prior permission and have agreed to be bound by these Rules. Employees, interns, contractors, and official office-holders, as well as their immediate families, of Google, its affiliates, and any representatives or agencies of Google or other persons professionally connected with the Contest are not eligible to participate.

Competition Period

** The Contest begins on 14th November, 2017, midnight (IST) and the closing date for receipt of entries by Google is 15th January 2018, midnight (IST) (“Contest Period”).
** All dates are subject to change.

How to Enter

To enter the Contest, visit the Contest website form located at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerbNLPayoX5_m3NG0Ah1411nY4BdGEgosfn73BJOjX0KUCzQ/closedform during the Contest Period and follow the instructions that appear on the one-page official entry form (“Entry Form”) for :

(a) submitting an original piece of work “Campaign”, “Project” or “Poster” that relates to the Contest theme “A safer internet”;
(b) completing all information on the Entry Form before submitting; and

(c) submitting a supporting statement and a title for Entrant’s Project that is based upon the Contest theme. The Project and supporting statement must meet the “Project Requirements,” described below.

** Once the Entry Form is fully completed, it should be printed and signed by a parent/legal guardian. If you wish to submit the form online, the signed form should be scanned and sent to webrangersindia AT google.com .

To submit an entry in hard-copy form, the entry must be mailed in an envelope (packaged carefully so it won’t be damaged) with proper postage affixed, to the following mailing address :
Web Rangers India 2017
Google India,
Block 1, Survey No. 13, DivyaSree Omega A, Kondapur Village, Hyderabad, Telangana 500081

** Please note this form of entry is in addition to the other forms of entry to the Contest. Google is not responsible for illegible or incorrectly submitted entries.
** Entries received without a completed Entry Form or without a parent’s or legal guardian’s or teacher’s signature will be disqualified.

Submission Requirements

** The Campaign, Project and Poster and supporting statement must meet the following criteria (“Submission Requirements”):
** They must not be derogatory, offensive, threatening, defamatory, disparaging, libelous or contain any content that is inappropriate, indecent, sexual, profane, tortuous, slanderous, discriminatory in any way, or that promotes hatred or harm against any group or person, or otherwise does not comply with the theme and spirit of the Contest.

** They must not contain content, material or any element that is unlawful, or otherwise in violation of or contrary to all applicable national, state, or local laws and regulations.

** Please note that under relevant laws of India, use of the National Flag, and other national symbols such as the Ashoka Chakra and the pictorial representation of national personalities such as Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister of India etc for certain purposes including as part of a corporate logo, are not permitted.

** They must not contain any content, material or element that displays any third party advertising, slogan, logo, trademark or otherwise indicates a sponsorship or endorsement by a third party, commercial entity or that is not within the spirit of the Contest, as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion.

** They must be original, unpublished works that does not contain, incorporate or otherwise use any content, material or element that is owned by a third party or entity.
** They cannot contain any content, element, or material that violates a third party’s publicity, privacy or intellectual property rights.

** The Project is not the subject of any actual or threatened litigation or claim.
** The Entrant does not include any disparaging remarks relating to the Sponsor or a third party.

Categories

Three categories are available

Campaign

** Run your own internet safety campaign, either individually or as a team of three.
** It could be one large initiative or a collection of multiple projects like a social media campaign, a video series, awareness drives or all of them — there is no restriction on the format or the number of initiatives.

Project

** If you prefer to work individually and have that one amazing idea, then this is for you.
** The format is completely open – create a video, website, app or a game – but remember, it should empower users to stay safe on the Internet and learn what it takes to be a good digital citizen

Poster

** Put your creative hat on — design a poster that captures the theme of Internet safety and send it across to us. It’s as simple as that.

** “With the Web Rangers contest, our idea is to promote safe use of the Internet among school students and create better awareness amongst the teenagers on how to be good digital citizen and staying safe online.

** We have seen an overwhelming response to our first two editions and the participation numbers are only growing.

** This year, we are ramping our efforts to reach more and more teenagers across India and will be hosting many online and offline events.
** As we celebrate the third edition of the Web Rangers contest, we can’t wait to see what the students have in store for us.” said Sunita Mohanty, Director, Trust and Safety at Google.

** As part of its efforts to promote internet safety and digital citizenship, Google has been running programs to train student ambassadors and teachers across 5000 schools across states, covering topics like cyber-bullying, managing digital footprint, identifying fake content, dealing with online scams and more.

** Those interested to participate in the Web Rangers contest, can sign up here.
** All one has to do is fill up this form, take a printout and get their parent’s sign-off before they submit via email or send it to Google’s Hyderabad office.
** The Last Date for submitting the entries is 23:59pm on January 15, 2018.