By submitting an entry to participate in Olio Nuovo Days Southern Hemisphere
International Olive Oil Competition (ONDSH 2026), each contestant agrees to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. Each contestant should read these Terms and Conditions carefully. A contestant’s application will not be accepted and processed unless and until the contestant checks the box below, indicating that the contestant has read, understands, and agrees to these Terms and Conditions.
ELIGIBILITY – Individual olive oil producers, olive oil producers’ associations, and authorized olive oil distributors are eligible to participate as contestants in ONDSH 2026. Extra virgin olive oilsproduced in the Southern Hemisphere harvest 2026 may be entered into the ONDSH 2026. Olive oil products such as flavored or infused are now eligible to be judged in the ONDSH 2026. By entering an olive oil in the ONDSH 2026, the contestant represents and warrants that he has full ownership of the olive oil and all intellectual property associated therewith, including the brand name, packaging, and any and all other intellectual property rights associated with such olive oil.
ONLINE REGISTRATION – All contestants must complete and submit an online entry form to the ONDSH 2026. Upon submitting the entry form, each contestant will receive an email containing an entry confirmation and a packing instructions to be included with the contestant’s shipment of oil samples to the ONDSH 2026.
FREE ENTRY – Registration ends August 2st 2026 but it can close at any time without notice.
SAMPLES – Each contestant must provide ONDSH 2026 with separate samples of each olive oil that such contestant enters into the ONDSH 2026. Each sample must be submitted as asked in the registration confirmation letter : 3 samples in its retail packaging with its normal brand label. This rule applies to all entries, minimum packaging size of the sample 250 ML. Once received by the ONDSH 2026, samples will be assigned a random code so as to ensure anonymity during judging.
DEADLINE – Samples must be received by the ONDSH 2026 before September 4, 2026. Samples received by the ONDSH 2026 after September 4, 2026will not be eligible for judging in the ONDSH 2026. Samples that are not timely received will not be returned to the contestant.
BROKEN SAMPLES – Contestants are responsible for packing their samples in such a way as to prevent breakage during transit. If the ONDSH 2026 receives a sample that is broken, the ONDSH 2026 will use reasonable efforts to promptly notify contestant of the broken sample. Contestant will be required to re-send any broken sample (or samples) at its own expense. The above-described deadlines will be applicable to any re-sent samples as though the initial, broken sample had never been received by the ONDSH 2026. The ONDSH 2026 will not be liable for any failure to timely notify a contestant of a broken sample.
The ONDSH 2026 will not be liable to any contestant for any loss or damage to any sample, whether or not such damage occurs while such sample is in the ONDSH 2026’s possession, and irrespective of whether such damage or loss occurs prior to, during, or after the ONDSH 2026. In the event that a sample is lost or damaged for any reason, the contestant will be required to submit a replacement sample at its own expense.
SHIPPING AND RECEIVING – The ONDSH 2026 will not be responsible for any customs charges or ensuring compliance with any laws, rules, or regulations related to shipping goods in international commerce. Contestants will bear the risk of loss of any samples in transit, and contestants shall be solely responsible for ensuring that samples are received by the ONDSH 2026. Shipping costs will not be refunded by the ONDSH 2026 under any circumstances. The ONDSH 2026 will use reasonable efforts to confirm receipt of samples from contestants.
JUDGES’ DECISIONS ARE FINAL – The decisions of the judging panel and the ONDSH 2026 president are final. Contestants are not required to be in attendance at the ONDSH 2026 to win. Judges are not affiliated with the ONDSH 2026 and are comprised of independent industry-recognized experts in their particular discipline. At the discretion of the ONDSH 2026, any particular contestant may receive a summary of the judges’ assessment of its olive oil entry beyond whether it won or did not win. The ONDSH 2026 does not provide consultations to contestants to improve the quality of their products.
PUBLICATION OF RESULTS – The results will be announced and certified only by the President of the ONDSH 2026. The winners may mention their accomplishment only on labels of extra virgin olive oil bottled from the same batch as the winning sample. The ONDSH 2026 will use reasonable efforts to avoid disclosing the scores of non-winning samples, but the ONDSH 2026 makes no guaranty that such scores will remain confidential. All results are final.
PUBLICITY AND EDUCATION – By submitting an entry to the ONDSH 2026, each contestant hereby grants a perpetual, royalty free license to the ONDSH 2026, Culture Olive, Olio Nuovo Days MASTER CLASS, and each of their affiliates, to use winners’ names, likenesses, recordings (whether audio or visual), and other information submitted to the ONDSH 2026, as well as images and information related to such contestant’s olive oil entry(ies), for advertising, promotional and educational purposes without compensation to the contestant.
OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES – Each contestant hereby assigns ownership of all samples submitted to the ONDSH 2026 and the associated right to publicize such samples, with the understanding that all such entries will remain the property of the ONDSH 2026 before, during, and after the competition. For clarity, the ONDSH 2026 does not purport to own the intellectual property in the samples submitted to it by contestants. Contestants shall be solely liable for any claims out of or relating to any samples submitted to the ONDSH 2026.
RETURN OF SAMPLES – Submitted samples will not be returned to contestants before, during, or after the competition for any reason, except in the ONDSH 2026’s sole discretion.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY – The ONDSH 2026 will not be responsible for lost, interrupted, or unavailable communications, network servers, or other connections, or failed telephone communications, computer transmissions, or other errors of any kind, whether human, mechanical or electronic.
The ONDSH 2026 assumes no responsibility for any error, defect, delay, theft or unauthorized access to or alteration of entries.
Subject to applicable law, if for any reason, including, but not limited to, by reason of acts of wars, acts of terrorism, revolution, civil commotion, acts of public enemy, embargo, acts of government in its sovereign capacity, labor difficulties, or any other circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the ONDSH 2026, the ONDSH 2026 is not capable of operating the competition as planned, the ONDSH 2026 reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the competition, and the ONDSH 2026 shall not be liable for any losses, causes of action, claims, or damages from any such cancelation, termination, modification, or suspension.
EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY – The ONDSH 2026 makes no representations or warranties as to the quality, suitability, or merchantability of any of the goods or services offered as awards or submitted to the ONDSH 2026.
Except as prohibited by law, the ONDSH 2026 shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered or sustained by any contestant or any third party for any reason (including, but not limited to, consequential loss, loss of revenue, loss of profit or economic loss), including for personal injury or property damage suffered or sustained, as a result of participation in the competition, the use of any award, or the failure to win or receive an award for any reason.
Each contestant agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the ONDSH 2026 from and against any and all liability, cost, loss, damages, or expense, including, but not limited to, for personal injury or damage to property out of or relating to such contestant’s participation in the ONDSH 2026 or acceptance of any prize or award, and whether such liability, cost, loss, damage, or expense is direct, indirect, consequential, foreseeable, due to some act or omission of the ONDSH 2026, or otherwise.
Each contestant (and any employee or agent of any contestant) may be required to sign and return any liability release provided by the ONDSH 2026 or its contractors as a condition of participating in the ONDSH 2026. Failure to return any signed release will result in a disqualification of contestant from the competition.
The ONDSH 2026 may disqualify any contestant from participating in the competition at any time and for any reason, and each contestant agrees and acknowledges that the ONDSH 2026 will not be liable for any loss, cost, damages, or expenses incurred by any such disqualified contestant under any circumstances.
AWARD LABELS – Winners will be permitted to apply adhesive labels after submiting to ONDSH 2026’s approved. Winning contestants will be permitted to affix the award logo labels only to bottles containing the same oil (same harvest, olive varieties and production batch) and in the same packaging as the winning sample. Any other use of the ONDSH 2026 award logos or other ONDSH 2026 intellectual property is strictly prohibited.
TROPHIES/AWARDS – Award trophies are not included in the entry fee. Trophies can be ordered by verified winners on request : south@olio-nuovo.com immediately following the competition for a period of ninety (90) days. Contestants are responsible for all costs associated with obtaining, publicizing, or using any trophy or award, including any taxes or other fees as may be charged to any contestant in relation to such trophy or award.
CONTACT – If a contestant has any questions regarding the ONDSH 2026, please contact contact@olio-nuovo.com
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