Participant Rules

• Compliance: Participants must comply with these regulations established by the organizer to ensure the smooth operation of the competition.
• Liability: The organizer assumes no responsibility for theft, loss, injury, or any other incidents.
• Cancellations: Once entry is complete, changes to the division or cancellations will not be accepted, and entry fees are not refunded.
• Refunds: Entry fees are non-refundable in the event of cancellation, interruption or postponement caused by force majeure, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons, other natural disasters, or public health emergencies (e.g. infectious diseases).

• Duplicate entries: Multiple entries for the same division by the same person will result in disqualification, and no refund will be provided.

Note: Participants may enter up to two different divisions.

• Impersonation: Participation by anyone other than the registered individual (fraudulent participation or transfer of rights) is strictly prohibited.
• Inquiries: Status updates or inquiries regarding applications cannot be handled via telephone.

• Participants must have completed entry via the official website and obtained qualification.
• Participants must be at least 18 years old at the time of the competition.
• Participants and their relatives must not be affiliated with any anti-social forces.
• Those who are not feeling well should participate at their own risk and discretion.
• Participants must be able to perform a 30-minute treatment smoothly and without interruption.

• Please refrain from wearing excessively revealing uniforms.
• The organizer reserves the right to request a change of clothes if a uniform is deemed inappropriate for the competition.
• Failure to follow instructions or inability to change may result in point deductions or disqualification.
• Model rotation: Participants will take turns acting as models for each other during the proceedings.
• If you have a specific reason that makes changing clothes difficult, you must inform the office at the time of entry, as it may affect the schedule and other participants.

• Violating venue rules or competition operational rules.
• Disregarding instructions or requests from the organizer or judges.
• Arriving late for registration or failing to gather at the designated time or place, or providing false information.
• Entering the same division more than once as the same person.
• Transferring entry rights to another person.
• Withdrawing from the competition after it has started without prior notice.
• Making social media posts that damage the competition's reputation, using abusive language, harassment, or violent behavior toward other participants, or otherwise damaging the competition's credibility or obstructing its proper operation.
• Entering the competition under false information.
• Failing to answer appropriately when the organizer or judges ask questions necessary for the operation of the competition.
• Protesting a judge's decision or demanding a re-evaluation.
• Engaging in behavior that violates public order and morals.
• Conducting unauthorized commercial activities or solicitations at the venue.
• Any other act the organizer deems inappropriate.

• If a participant is found to be in violation of these rules, they agree that measures such as revocation of titles or prizes, invalidation of entry, or future bans may be taken.
• Participants agree that the organizer may take legal action, including claims for damages, if their violation causes harm to the venue, the organizer, or related companies.

• All copyrights and incidental rights related to the competition belong to the organizer.
• Participants agree that footage of the competition taken by any participant in the event (organizers, competitors, visitors, related companies and sponsors) may be live-streamed or shared on social media across various platforms, including licensing to third parties.
• Participants agree that their likeness, profile, affiliation, treatment history and appearance during the event may be used in media related to the operation of the competition (public relations, advertising, internet media, printed matter and video works) and by sponsor companies.

• Entry fees are not refunded in the event of cancellation, interruption or postponement due to earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons, other natural disasters, public health emergencies such as infectious diseases, or other force majeure. The organizer is not liable for any damages to participants or third parties resulting from such cancellation, interruption or postponement, and will not reimburse any expenses incurred by participants in order to take part.
• The organizer assumes no responsibility where a participant is disqualified during the competition as a result of a violation of these rules, misconduct, or a dispute between participants. Whether conduct constitutes a violation or misconduct is determined by the organizer.
• The organizer assumes no responsibility for any damages, economic or otherwise, arising from the use or broadcast of the competition in any media (public relations, advertising, internet media, printed matter or video works); such matters are to be resolved by the participant at their own responsibility and expense.
• Participation in the competition and use of its results are undertaken at the participant's own responsibility, and the organizer bears no liability except as set out in these rules.

If the organizer changes these regulations, the content of the change will be posted on the official website.

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