Terms & Conditions
General Provisions
By using the site (all its sections as well as social networks) and participating in the contest, you agree to the terms and conditions of our community described on this page, as well as in case of non-compliance with these conditions, to deletion or ban. In all disputed points, the final decision remains with the administration of the resource.
English-Only Communication. To ensure a consistent and inclusive online environment, we kindly request all visitors to communicate in English while interacting on this website. This policy is in place to facilitate effective communication and foster a welcoming community for individuals from diverse linguistic backgrounds.
Award & Contests
1. Conditions ( Annual Award only )
1.1 Each year, Project submissions are open from November 1st to November 30th.
1.2 Each participant can submit up to 5 of their best renders.
1.3 Login to your account to upload your render for the contest.
1.4 The render must have a resolution of at least 1000 pixels on both sides.
1.5 You must upload visualizations created by you or your studio. Your render will be removed if it was not made by you or upon the request of third parties providing evidence for the following reasons: plagiarism, copyright owner's claims (if the author posted the work without their consent).
1.6 The image should not have text, surnames, names, logos, titles, or similar additions.
1.7 Each uploaded render undergoes a review process, which takes 1-2 business days, and can only enter the gallery after this period. In some cases, the review process may take longer. Notifications about the review results are not sent.
1.8 By submitting a render to the contest, you agree to its potential use for project-related purposes, such as social media posters or other resources without specifying authorship. However, this does not imply commercial use of participants' works.
1.9 Citizens of the Russian Federation cannot take part in the CG Award due to aggression against Ukraine
2.0 Only high-quality renders will be allowed in the Gallery. The quality standard is the gallery of last year's renders.
2.1 Renderings with partial use of artificial intelligence tools are allowed in the contests. However, work generated by more than 50% of AI is not eligible for participation.
2.2 Dear competition participants, we strive to showcase as many of your works in the gallery as possible and always try to accommodate your submissions. At the very least, we almost always accept one work from each participant. However, we expect only your very best renders, ones that truly have the potential to win an award. When submitting multiple works, please be prepared for the possibility that we may only select a small portion that can compete with other participants.
3. Comments and Communication
3.1 Descriptions and comments of an advertising nature are prohibited.
3.2 Calls for violations of existing legislation, expressions of a racist nature, or disputes that incite interethnic and religious discord, as well as all other forms of such behavior, are prohibited.
3.3 In the comments, distributing resumes, posting job listing announcements for organizations, and seeking employees. Posting advertisements for the sale and purchase of software products, equipment, works of art, and other property. Posting messages that clearly contain advertising.
3.4 On all project resources, as well as on social networks, it is forbidden to express oneself in a rude and uncensored manner (impudently, with bias) towards the Administration, moderators, and site users or to demonstrate such behavior in any other way. Flame, flood, trolling in all its manifestations, as well as inciting disputes.
4. Publications in Social Networks ( Annual Award only )
4.1 We publish all contest entries on our Instagram and Threads accounts.
4.2 When we publish, we include the participant's name and active profile links, provided that the privacy settings allow it, and if the author's account exists and is easily accessible online.
4.3 If you do not want your work to be published on social networks, please inform us in the comments when uploading it to the site or by any other convenient means.
5. Winner ( Annual Award only )
5.1 The winner of the contest is determined by the results of the judges' voting from December 1st to December 10th.
5.2 The winner will be the render with the highest rating.
5.3 The contest winner receives a personalized glass trophy. Additionally, the winner's work will be published on the winners' page and on our social media platforms.
Job board
1. Forbidden:
1.1 Mislead users or the site administration.
1.2 Create multiple accounts on the site, if in fact, they belong to the same employer or individual.
1.3 Place deliberately low-quality or false information.
1.4 Post ads offering jobs in areas other than 3D visualization and 3D graphics.
1.5 Post several resumes or vacancies, identical by sense or differing only in the title.
1.6 In the titles and job descriptions, post information about more than one position.
1.7 Use the Job board to distribute advertising materials, including not posting under the guise of vacancies or resume offers to register on third-party sites, advertisements for job or personnel recruitment services, partnerships, and cooperation.
1.8 Publish insults, obscene language, and other materials that harm the Company or third parties.
1.9 Post information calling for the violation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine, the recognition of illegal administrative-territorial entities on the territory of Ukraine, containing the names, symbols, propaganda of separatist or terrorist organizations.
1.10 Post information on the site that may relate to the collection and storage of personal data about other users.
2. Responsibilities of the parties
2.1 The user agrees that he is fully responsible for the information posted by him on the Site, including for compliance with its legal requirements, copyright compliance, authorized use of company names, use of logos, signs for goods and services (trademarks), as well as for the observance of the rights of third parties in connection with the posting of information in the Job Board section. In case of receipt of claims from third parties related to the information posted by the User, the User undertakes to independently and at his own expense settle these claims.
2.2The User agrees to use the Job Board section by this agreement.
2.3 CG Award is not responsible for the content of materials published by Users in the Job board section. And also for causing harm, damage, and any other losses that may arise when using the "Work" section.
3. Allowed:
3.1 Change the cost and types of services, their duration.
3.2 Change the appearance of your ads (use headings, bulleted and numbered lists).
3.3 Edit or delete materials published by the User in the Job board section, if they do not comply with the terms of this Agreement, harm the Company or third parties, as well as at their discretion without giving a reason.
3.4 Use for your purposes the materials published by the User in the section Job board and are in the public domain.
Job Board Listings Promotion
Terms
- The Job Board Head Banner becomes a slider if more than one ad is activated. A maximum of three active Ads could be pinned.
- The Instagram post will be marked as a Sponsored Post and is indefinite (is not deleted after a while).
- The maximum number of pinned ads in the sidebar is three for each category. In the mobile version, these ads will be located at the end of the list of regular ads.
- For website banners, we use only one image and the description provided in the Job Post.
- For Instagram reposts, we use all images uploaded with the Job Post, along with the full description.
Refund policy
Our refund policy is meant to be a simple and hassle-free way for customers to get refunds if we are not able to fulfill your order.
You are eligible for a 100% full refund if:
- Your order was not activated within 24 hours after the payment
(If your Ads have not been activated within 24 hours, do not worry. We advise you to wait another 24 hours before emailing us.)
You are not eligible for a refund for these cases:
- Your Job listing was pinned or posted on Instagram, but please note that we do not guarantee applications or responses.
To start a return, simply reach us at cgaward@ukr.net
Changes or Ad updates
At any time in your banner's rent, you may request changes to your Job Post description or image. We allow one description or image change per 30-day period. We do not allow Job Post URL changes.
To start a change or ad updates, simply reach us at cgaward@ukr.net
Extension or repetition of Ads
3 days before the end of the banner rental, you will receive a notification at the email address specified when registering an account on our website.
An Instagram post can only be repeated ten days after the first post, so as not to overload users with repeated advertising.
Instagram Feature
You can now order a guaranteed repost of your project, previously published in the User Projects section of CGAward, on our Instagram page (16,000+ followers).
Terms:
- This service is available only for projects already published in the User Projects section of the CGAward website.
- After payment, your project will be reposted in the CGAward Instagram feed and stories within 24 hours.
- The service is paid. The price is shown on the checkout page.
- Payment is processed via Gumroad.
- You must enter the project name exactly as it appears on the CGAward Projects page during checkout.
- We do not modify or edit your project before reposting. The repost is published as-is from the website.
- All reposts are permanent and will remain in the feed.