Survey Terms & Conditions

These Terms and Conditions correspond to the survey titled Developer Nation Survey 22nd Edition (the “Survey”).

The promoter of this Survey and Prize Draw is SlashData Ltd (the “Promoter”), a company incorporated in England under number 05614666 whose registered address is at Emstrey House, Shrewsbury Business Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 6LG, UK. This Survey, its contents and questions, and the methodology are Copyright of SlashData Ltd, all rights reserved. 

Each entry must be entered in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. By entering the Survey and the Prize Draw each Entrant agrees to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. The Promoter may at its total and absolute discretion refuse to award any prize to any Entrant who fails to comply with these Terms and Conditions. All relevant instructions on the Promoter’s survey page form part of these Terms and Conditions. 

The Promoter values genuine and real responses to the Survey, and as such will not accept entries that are in its absolute discretion deemed to be in any way falsified, product of software tampering, or generally infringing these Terms and Conditions. 

Survey Period

The Survey opens on December 1st, 2021 and is set to close on January 31st, 2022. (“Survey Period”). Final dates are liable to change without notice.

Any entry received after the closing date will be deemed invalid. No responsibility is accepted for late, lost, delayed or misdirected entries. The Promoter reserves the right to extend or reduce the Survey Period at any time during the survey.

Participation to the Survey

The Survey and the Prize Draw are open only to persons involved in cloud, web, IoT / edge, game development, ARVR, machine learning and data science (the “Entrants”). The Promoter will check and remove responses from Entrants who the Promoter believes in its sole and absolute discretion are not involved in any of the above software development areas without providing notice. Only persons who are involved in the above software development areas are eligible to enter any of the Prize Draw described in these Terms and Conditions. Entry for the Survey is subject to the entrant completing the core questions of the Survey. Entrants may save their Survey participation at any point in the Survey and may return to complete the Survey at any time whilst the survey is live, given that they’ve provided a valid email address.

Participation to the Prize Draw

For an Entrant to be eligible for the Prize Draw, the Entrant should first register to take the Survey using a valid email address. Entrants can only enter and claim once in the Prize Draw. Employees or family members of employees of the Promoter or any person directly or indirectly involved in the Promoter’s organization are not eligible for entry into the Prize draw.

Prize Draw

The Prize Draw will be held approximately 4 weeks after the end of the Survey Period. 145 winners and 30 Runners up shall be randomly drawn by computer software.

Once the Prize Draw has taken place, the Promoter will announce the Prize Draw Winners (the “Winners”) within 30 working days after the end of the Survey, by i) publishing a non-identifying portion of each Prize Draw Winner’s email address, as well as their stated country of residence, on the Developer Nation website(s) and/or ii) individual emails which will be sent to winners at their registered email address, giving them 10 working days to claim their Prize.  

If a winner responds back more than 10 working days after receiving their winner’s notification email, they will lose the right to their Prize and shall not be able to claim it. If Prizes are not claimed within 10 working days, Runners-up, in the order drawn by the computer software, will be given the opportunity to claim the prize. 

The Prizes

The Winners shall receive in the order drawn by the software:

1. General prize draws 
2. Extra prize draws
3. Exclusive prize draws 801+ points
4. Community prize draw 501-800 points
5. Community prize draw 301-500 points

Prizes are non-transferable, non-negotiable and must be taken as stated. No compensation will be payable if a Winner is unable to use a Prize.

Delivery of the Prize

A period of at least 30 working days from the date of the acceptance of the Prize by each Winner shall be required for the delivery of the Prize.

If the Prize (or an element of the Prize) is unavailable, for whatever reason, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute the Prize (or an element of the Prize) for a Prize of equal or greater value. The Prize is awarded to the Winner under the condition of compliance with all the terms and conditions of use of the Prize and Prize supplier’s requirements.

Please note that it is not always possible for the Promoter to provide Prizes to individuals who are located outside of the U.K and the European Union. In these instances, the Promoter shall provide a substitute to the Prize (or an element of the Prize) for a Prize of equal or greater value chosen at Promoter’s absolute discretion. The Promoter is not responsible for Customs, Tax charges or any other costs that may arise for the individual to take receipt of the Prize. 

If there is any event that prevents or hinders the Promoter’s conduct of the Survey Prize Draw or the Promoter’s ability to deliver the Prize/s to the Winner/s of the Survey, the Promoter may, in its discretion, cancel the Survey Prize Draw and recommence it at another time under the same conditions or select another Winner. 

Intellectual Property Rights 

Promoter owns and will retain all right, title and interest in its Copyrights (including but not limited to all software, concepts, methodologies, techniques, models, templates, algorithms, trade secrets, processes, information, materials, source codes and know-how contained therein, all modifications, updates, enhancements and derivative works thereof, all documentation and manuals related thereto and all other aspects of such technology), its name or any derivatives thereof, and any other trademarks and logos which are owned or controlled by Promoter, and all intellectual property and proprietary rights in and to all of the foregoing. 

Relationship with the Participant

Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall be construed to create a partnership, joint venture, agency, employment, or any other relationship between Promoter and the Entrant. In view of the above, Entrants will (i) not represent themselves to be partners, employees, representatives, or agents of the Promoter; or (ii) try to enter into any agreement on Promoter's behalf or in Promoter's name, or otherwise try to bind Promoter to any agreement or obligation. 

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, in no event shall Promoter (nor its directors, employees, agents, partners) be liable to the Entrants for any lost profits or indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages suffered by any Entrant as a result of either participating in the Survey, the Prize Draw or being selected as a Prize Winner.

All product warranties, guarantees or other representations in relation to the Prizes are as provided by the manufacturer or supplier. Promoter does not provide any form of IT or practical support for the Prize.

Personal Data

Entrants agree that the Promoter may use their entry and any personal, non-identifying details provided to the Promoter for the purposes of creating research reports, website articles and other research products and that the Promoter retains the right to distribute, share and use their entry and response to this Survey in a non-identifying fashion. All data provided by the Entrants to the Promoter will be anonymized (removing any identifying information) before distribution to any other third party, except for the purposes of providing Prizes through third-parties.

Entrants acknowledge that in order to participate in the Prize Draw, the Promoter will need to gather and process the following personal data: email, professional occupation, country of origin. If the Entrant is randomly selected as a Prize Winner, Promoter may need all or some of the following personal data in order to deliver said Prize to the Entrant: their real name, physical address, PayPal/Bank account and phone number. 

All survey Entrants who have provided a valid email address will receive an email to notify them of the Prize Draw results. 

By registering their email address, Entrants may agree to occasionally being contacted by SlashData for updates regarding prizes, key survey-related information, the announcements of prize winners, the survey findings and questions.

The personal data you provide to the Promoter will be processed in accordance with the Promoter’s Privacy Policy available here.

Developer Nation Community

Entrants may agree to become a member of the Developer Nation Community by checking the relevant option in the Survey. Apart from winning a Prize at the Prize Draw, Developer Nation Community Members also have additional benefits, such as the ability to earn points by taking SlashData surveys (“Point System”). Every Member will earn 50 Points for completing this Survey. This number of Points earned may change for future surveys. Each member can earn an additional 10 Points for leaving feedback about the survey. Promoter reserves the right to not allocate points to nonsensical / irrelevant feedback which is not directly related to the survey.

For more information on the Developer Nation Community see here.

Jurisdiction & Applicable law

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of England and Wales and each party hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the competent Courts of London. Any difference between the parties concerning the application, interpretation, invalidity of the terms of the agreement, the constitution or not of rights and obligations of the parties from the contract or from tort, is interpreted according to the Laws of England and Wales and is under the sole jurisdiction of the Courts of London, to which the parties are subject willingly. 

Severability

If any part of the Survey Terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed to be superseded by the valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the Terms and Conditions shall continue in effect. 

Waiver

Promoter’s failure to exercise any right or remedy under these Terms perform a waiver of any right by virtue of these Terms shall not be deemed to be a waiver of that right, nor operate to bar the exercise or enforcement of it at any time or times thereafter. If any part of these Terms by any reason becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable to any extent, this term will not affect any other provision of these Terms, or any Agreement between the Parties. 

Entire Agreement - Amendments

Unless otherwise specified herein, these Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between the Promoter and the Entrant and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether oral, or written, between the Promoter and the Entrant with respect to the Survey and the Prize Draw.  Promoter reserves the right at its sole and absolute discretion to amend these Terms and Conditions including cases where those amendments are obligatory by applicable Laws. Any such change - amendment will be valid from the date it is posted. The Entrant agrees to make regular checks of the Terms and Conditions for any amendment.

Developer Nation AR/VR Survey 

Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions correspond to the survey titled Developer Nation AR/VR (the “Survey”).

The promoter of this Survey and Prize Draw is SlashData Ltd (the “Promoter”), a company incorporated in England with number 05614666 whose registered address is at Emstrey House, Shrewsbury Business Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 6LG, UK. This Survey, its contents and questions, and the methodology are Copyright of SlashData Ltd, all rights reserved. 

Each entry must be entered in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. By entering the Survey, the General Prize Draw or the Extra Prize Draw each Entrant agrees to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. The Promoter may at its total and absolute discretion refuse to award any prize to any Entrant who fails to comply with these Terms and Conditions. All relevant instructions on the Promoter’s survey page form part of these Terms and Conditions. 

The Promoter values genuine and real responses to the Survey, and as such will not accept entries that are in its absolute discretion deemed to be in any way falsified, product of software tampering, or generally infringing these Terms and Conditions. 

Survey Period

The Survey opens on December 1st, 2021 and is set to close on January 31st, 2022. (“Survey Period”). Final dates are liable to change without notice.

Any entry received after the closing date will be deemed invalid. No responsibility is accepted for late, lost, delayed or misdirected entries. The Promoter reserves the right to extend or reduce the Survey Period at any time during the survey.

Participation to the Survey

The Survey and the Prize Draw are open only to persons involved in Augmented/Virtual reality development (the “Entrants”). The Promoter will check and remove responses from Entrants who the Promoter believes in its sole and absolute discretion are not involved in any of the above software development areas without providing notice. Only persons who are involved in the above software development areas are eligible to enter any of the Prize Draws described in these Terms and Conditions. Entry for the Survey is subject to the entrant completing the core questions of the Survey. Entrants may save their Survey participation at any point in the Survey and may return to complete the Survey at any time whilst the survey is live, given that they’ve provided a valid email address.

Participation to the Prize Draw

For an Entrant to be eligible for the Prize Draw, the Entrant should first register to take the Survey using a valid email address. Entrants can only enter and claim once the Prize Draw. Employees or family members of employees of the Promoter or any person directly or indirectly involved in the Promoter’s organization are not eligible for entry into the Prize draw.

Prize Draw

The Prize Draw will be held approximately 4 weeks after the end of the Survey Period. 14 Winners and 3 Runners up shall be randomly drawn by computer software.

Once the Prize Draw has taken place, the Promoter will announce the Prize Draw Winners (the “Winners”) within 30 working days after the end of the Survey, by i) publishing a non-identifying portion of each Prize Draw Winner’s email address, as well as their stated country of residence, on the Developer Nation website(s) and/or ii) individual emails which will be sent to winners at their registered email address, giving them 10 working days to claim their Prize.  

If a winner responds back more than 10 working days after receiving their winner’s notification email, they will lose the right to their Prize and shall not be able to claim it. If Prizes are not claimed within 10 working days, Runners-up, in the order drawn by the computer software, will be given the opportunity to claim the prize. 

The Prizes

The Winners shall receive in the order drawn by the software:

1. General prize draws
2. Extra prize draws
3. Exclusive prize draws 801+ points
4. Community prize draw 501-800 points
5. Community prize draw 301-500 points

Prizes are non-transferable, non-negotiable and must be taken as stated. No compensation will be payable if a Winner is unable to use a Prize.

Delivery of the Prize

A period of at least 30 working days from the date of the acceptance of the Prize by each Winner shall be required for the delivery of the Prize.

If the Prize (or an element of the Prize) is unavailable, for whatever reason, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute the Prize (or an element of the Prize) for a Prize of equal or greater value. The Prize is awarded to the Winner under the condition of compliance with all the terms and conditions of use of the Prize and Prize supplier’s requirements.

Please note that it is not always possible for the Promoter to provide Prizes to individuals who are located outside of the U.K and the European Union. In these instances, the Promoter shall provide a substitute to the Prize (or an element of the Prize) for a Prize of equal or greater value chosen at Promoter’s absolute discretion. The Promoter is not responsible for Customs, Tax charges or any other costs that may arise for the individual to take receipt of the Prize. 

If there is any event that prevents or hinders the Promoter’s conduct of the Survey Prize Draw or the Promoter’s ability to deliver the Prize/s to the Winner/s of the Survey, the Promoter may, in its discretion, cancel the Survey Prize Draw and recommence it at another time under the same conditions or select another Winner. 

Intellectual Property Rights 

Promoter owns and will retain all right, title and interest in its Copyrights (including but not limited to all software, concepts, methodologies, techniques, models, templates, algorithms, trade secrets, processes, information, materials, source codes and know-how contained therein, all modifications, updates, enhancements and derivative works thereof, all documentation and manuals related thereto and all other aspects of such technology), its name or any derivatives thereof, and any other trademarks and logos which are owned or controlled by Promoter, and all intellectual property and proprietary rights in and to all of the foregoing. 

Relationship with the Participant

Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall be construed to create a partnership, joint venture, agency, employment, or any other relationship between Promoter and the Entrant. In view of the above, Entrants will (i) not represent themselves to be partners, employees, representatives, or agents of the Promoter; or (ii) try to enter into any agreement on Promoter's behalf or in Promoter's name, or otherwise try to bind Promoter to any agreement or obligation. 

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, in no event shall the Promoter (nor its directors, employees, agents, partners) be liable to the Entrants for any lost profits or indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages suffered by any Entrant as a result of either participating in the Survey, the Prize Draw or being selected as a Prize Winner.

All product warranties, guarantees or other representations in relation to the Prizes are as provided by the manufacturer or supplier. Promoter does not provide any form of IT or practical support for the Prize.

Personal Data

Entrants agree that the Promoter may use their entry and any personal, non-identifying details provided to the Promoter for the purposes of creating research reports, website articles and other research products and that the Promoter retains the right to distribute, share and use their entry and response to this Survey in a non-identifying fashion. All data provided by the Entrants to the Promoter will be anonymized (removing any identifying information) before distribution to any other third party, except for the purposes of providing Prizes through third-parties.

Entrants acknowledge that in order to participate in the Prize Draw, the Promoter will need to gather and process the following personal data: email, professional occupation, country of origin. If the Entrant is randomly selected as a Prize Winner, Promoter may need all or some of the following personal data in order to deliver said Prize to the Entrant: their real name, physical address, PayPal/Bank account and phone number. 

All survey Entrants who have provided a valid email address will receive an email to notify them of the Prize Draw results. 

By registering their email address, Entrants may agree to occasionally being contacted by SlashData for updates regarding prizes, key survey-related information, the announcements of prize winners, the survey findings and questions.

Any personal data you provide to the Promoter will be processed in accordance with the Promoter’s Privacy Policy available here.

Developer Nation Community

Entrants may agree to become a member of the Developer Nation Community by checking the relevant option in one of the final questions in the Survey. Apart from winning a Prize at the Prize Draw, Developer Nation Community Members also have additional benefits, such as the ability to earn points by taking SlashData surveys (“Point System”). Every Member will earn 100 Points for completing this Survey. This number of Points earned may change for future surveys. Each member can earn an additional 10 Points for leaving feedback about the survey. Promoter reserves the right to not allocate points to nonsensical / irrelevant feedback which is not directly related to the survey.

For more information on the Developer Nation Community see here.

Jurisdiction & Applicable law

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of England and Wales and each party hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the competent Courts of London. Any difference between the parties concerning the application, interpretation, invalidity of the terms of the agreement, the constitution or not of rights and obligations of the parties from the contract or from tort, is interpreted according to the Laws of England and Wales and is under the sole jurisdiction of the Courts of London, to which the parties are subject willingly. 

Severability

If any part of the Survey Terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed to be superseded by the valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the Terms and Conditions shall continue in effect. 

Waiver

Promoter’s failure to exercise any right or remedy under these Terms perform a waiver of any right by virtue of these Terms shall not be deemed to be a waiver of that right, nor operate to bar the exercise or enforcement of it at any time or times thereafter. If any part of these Terms by any reason becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable to any extent, this term will not affect any other provision of these Terms, or any Agreement between the Parties. 

Entire Agreement - Amendments

Unless otherwise specified herein, these Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between the Promoter and the Entrant and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether oral, or written, between the Promoter and the Entrant with respect to the Survey and the Prize Draw.  Promoter reserves the right at its sole and absolute discretion to amend these Terms and Conditions including cases where those amendments are obligatory by applicable Laws. Any such change - amendment will be valid from the date it is posted. The Entrant agrees to make regular checks of the Terms and Conditions for any amendment.