Official Rules for the Dispatch Cosplay Summer Contest July 17 - August 17, 2026 (“Official Rules”):
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. THIS SKILL BASED CONTEST COMPLIES WITH THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION REGULATIONS, THE SWEDISH MARKETING PRACTICES ACT, THE DANISH MARKETING PRACTICES ACT, AND THE FINNISH CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, AMONG OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS. ALL CONDITIONS OF ENTRY, INCLUDING FULL JUDGING CRITERIA AND PRIZE DETAILS, ARE SET OUT IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES.
PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED AS PART OF THE CONTEST WILL BE PROCESSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPONSOR’S PRIVACY POLICY AND APPLICABLE DATA PROTECTION LAWS (INCLUDING THE EU GDPR AND CALIFORNIA CCPA). BY ENTERING, PARTICIPANTS CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION, USE, AND DISCLOSURE OF THEIR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF ADMINISTERING THE CONTEST AND AS OTHERWISE DESCRIBED IN THE PRIVACY POLICY.
THIS CONTEST IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED, ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH, DISCORD, YOUTUBE, FACEBOOK, X, INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK, BLUESKY, OR ANY OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA SITE (COLLECTIVELY, “SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM(S)”). YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE PROVIDING YOUR INFORMATION TO ADHOC STUDIO INC. DBA DISPATCH (“Dispatch”) AND, EXCEPT AS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND SUBJECT TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES, NOT TO ANY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE WILL BE USED AS SET FORTH IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES.
1. ELIGIBILITY. The Dispatch Cosplay Summer Contest July 17 - August 17, 2026 Fan Art Contest (“Contest”) is open to all legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Austria, Belgium, and Luxembourg who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry, except for the following individuals: (a) employees, officers, directors, agents, and representatives of Dispatch and its affiliates, subsidiaries, distributors, suppliers, advertising, and contest agencies (“Excluded Individuals”); (b) the immediate family members (mother, father, sister, brother, child, husband, wife and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) of Excluded Individuals; and (c) persons living in their same household as Excluded Individuals—whether or not they are related. The Contest is void where prohibited by law; all applicable federal, state, and local laws apply. If a winner is at least 18, but still considered a minor in their jurisdiction of residence, Dispatch reserves the right to award the Prize (as defined below) to the winner’s parent or legal guardian, who will be required to fulfill all requirements set forth in these Official Rules.
2. CONTEST PERIOD. The Contest begins at 12:00 am Pacific Standard Time on July 17, 2026, and ends at 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time on August 17, 2026 (the “Contest Period”). Dispatch maintains the official Contest timekeeping device.
3. ENTRY. You may enter using one or more of the following options during the Contest Period:
3.1. Submit your entry to Dispatch via email to contest@adhocla.com with Dispatch Cosplay Summer Contest July 17 - August 17, 2026, in the subject line.
3.2. Submit your entry to Dispatch’s Discord #dispatch-fanart channel using the hashtag #dispatchsummer from your Discord public profile in compliance with the Discord terms of service; or
3.3. Submit your entry by posting on your public profile a post to X or Instagram using the hashtag #dispatchsummer and tagging @adhocstudio or @theadhocstudio, respectively, in compliance with all applicable Social Media Platform(s) terms of service.
Once your entry is submitted by one of the above methods, subject to these Official Rules, your entry will be included for judging. The Judging Panel (as defined in Section 6 herein) will choose 12 winners (collectively the “Winner(s)”) from all eligible submissions, according to the judging criteria described in Section 6 of these Official Rules. Dispatch will give away one prize package containing: one (1) SDN Mug, one (1) Dispatch Poster, one (1) Dispatch-themed baseball hat and one (1) Dispatch XBOX console game code valued at approximately USD $130.00 to each of the Winners. One grand prize winner (first place entry) will also receive an XBOX Series X valued at approximately USD $600. One runner-up grand prize winner (second place entry) will also receive an XBOX Series S console valued at approximately USD $450. The foregoing prizes are individually a “Prize” and collectively the “Prizes”.
All entries must be submitted within the Contest Period. No entries submitted via automated reproduction will be accepted. Dispatch assumes no liability for lost, late, incomplete, or misdirected entries. Limit one entry per person per day. There is no other limit to the number of eligible entries allowed; provided, however, that (a) submitting the same entry through multiple entry methods will be treated as a single entry and (2) Winner(s) are limited to a single Prize per Contest.
By entering the Contest, you agree to abide by these Official Rules. You may have a right, under applicable law, to withdraw your submission of your entry prior to claiming any Prize, in which case you will no longer be eligible to win. Please contact Dispatch at contest@adhocla.com if you wish to withdraw your submission.
4. USER GENERATED CONTENT. As a condition to entering the Contest, you agree any user generated content ("UGC") submitted by you must be either your own work or submitted with the written consent of the photographer/creator/owner and with the consent of your parent/legal guardian if you are a minor. Your UGC must not be obscene or otherwise inappropriate, as determined in Dispatch’s sole discretion. Your UGC must not be generated by artificial intelligence and must comply with Dispatch’s community guidelines. It is your responsibility to ensure that your submitted UGC does not infringe or violate the intellectual property rights or other rights of any third party or laws. Your UGC must not contain brand names, copyrighted material or trademarks, other than those owned by you or Dispatch, and your use of Dispatch intellectual property is limited solely to use for UGC submitted for the Contest and for no other use whatsoever. You may not include any likeness or identity of a living person, whether or not currently alive, in any UGC submitted by you. By entering your UGC into the Contest, you irrevocably grant to Dispatch, its subsidiaries and licensees, successors and assigns, the non–exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, royalty–free, no–cost license and right to use and otherwise fully exploit each submitted image, text and materials depicted therein, in whole or in part, in any manner or medium now or hereafter known or devised (in all formats), including without limitation the right to display, reproduce, record, perform, exhibit, distribute, copy, edit, change, modify, retitle and adapt the same, to combine it with other material and otherwise use and exploit it. By submitting your UGC, you forever waive and relinquish any and all so–called "moral rights" now and hereafter recognized in connection with entries submitted as part of the Contest. Neither Dispatch nor its agents will be responsible for returning or preserving any of your submitted UGC or for compensating or crediting you in any way except as specifically provided in these Official Rules. All entries that are posted on Dispatch's social media pages or on Social Media Platforms generally may be available to be viewed by anyone with access to the internet. For purposes of this paragraph, “copyrighted materials” means any works protected by copyright laws of any country or legal regime over which the owner or author may assert exclusive rights to commercialize or otherwise exploit anywhere in the world.
5. PRIZES. Prizes are provided without warranty. Any other cost or expense associated with the acceptance or use of the Prize not specified herein as being awarded, including, but not limited to, federal, state, or local taxes, are the sole responsibility of the person awarded the Prize. All Prize details are at the sole discretion of Dispatch. No transfer, assignment, cash redemption, or substitution of Prize is permitted, except by Dispatch who reserves the right to substitute the Prize with one of comparable or greater value.
6. JUDGING PANEL, JUDGING CRITERIA, AND WINNER SELECTION. All eligible entries will be evaluated by an expert judging panel consisting of at least two (2) qualified individuals (the “Judging Panel”), at least one (1) of whom shall be an independent judge who is not affiliated with Dispatch, its affiliates, or any agency or entity involved in the administration of the Contest. The Judging Panel members will be selected by Dispatch in its sole discretion based on their relevant expertise in art, design, or similar applicable creative field. The Contest is a skill-based contest with no element of chance involved in winner section. Instead, entries will be judged solely on the following objective criteria, which will be weighted and scored as indicated below to produce an overall score out of 100%:
Creativity / Originality (40%): The uniqueness of the concept and the originality of the execution.
Emotional Impact (30%): The extent to which the entry evokes an emotional response from the viewer, demonstrates depth of feeling, storytelling power, or resonance.
Artistic Quality (20%): Technical execution, skill level, composition, use of medium, and overall craftsmanship and visual quality of the entry.
Relevance to the Contest Theme (10%): How directly and effectively the entry reflects, interprets, or embodies the official theme of the Contest.
Each member of the Judging Panel will independently review and score every eligible entry against the above criteria. The weighted scores will be averaged to determine the final ranking. Participants will exercise a preponderant influence on the outcome of the Contest through their skill in meeting the objective criteria described above. The best entry, as judged by the Judging Panel against the objective criteria, will win.
In the event of a tie between two or more entries after the weighted scores are calculated, the tie will be broken in the following sequential order until the tie is resolved:
1. Highest score in Creativity / Originality;
2. Highest score in Emotional Impact;
3. Highest score in Artistic Quality;
4. Highest score in Relevance to the Contest Theme.
The decisions of the Judging Panel are final and binding in all matters relating to the evaluation and selection of Winner(s). No correspondence or appeals will be entered into regarding the judging process or results. Dispatch reserves the right to disqualify any entry that, in the sole opinion of the Judging Panel, violates these Official Rules or is otherwise inappropriate, even after initial eligibility screening.Winners will be selected on or about the date that is fifteen days following the end of the Contest Period. The likelihood of winning the Contest depends on the quality and quantity of entries submitted, but only a very small percentage (likely less than 1%) of qualified entries will be selected as Winners.By entering, entrant agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and to the decisions of Dispatch, which will be final and binding in all respects. Dispatch reserves the right (but is not obligated) to verify eligibility qualifications of the potential winners. Winners may be required to sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release, and Winners agree they may be required as a condition of accepting any Prize to sign an agreement including customary representations and warranties regarding UGC, along with other terms related to the Winner(s) submission and claiming the Prize, at Dispatch’s sole discretion. Dispatch reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to void the entries of participants in violation of these Official Rules or believed to have attempted to tamper with or impair the administration, security, fairness, or proper play of this Contest. Dispatch reserves the right to extend the Contest Period, the dates for winner selection, and the timing of winner notification at its sole discretion, in compliance with applicable law.
7. WINNER NOTIFICATION. The Contest Winners will be notified by reply e-mail for email submitted entries or by direct message on the applicable Social Media Platform for entries submitted via Discord or other Social Media Platform. Participants must enable direct messaging on any applicable Social Media Platform to receive the notification. Non-compliance with these Official Rules, the potential winner’s failure to respond to the message claiming the prize within three days of attempted notification, or return of the Prize notification as non-deliverable, may result in disqualification of the winner and—at the discretion of Dispatch—awarding of the Prize to an alternate winner. Dispatch reserves the right to extend notification timelines as necessary due to the volume or complexity of entries or for any other cause, provided that Prize(s) are ultimately awarded in accordance with the judging criteria.
8. WINNER’S NAMES. A complete list of Contest winners may be obtained by sending a self-addressed and stamped envelope within one year of the Contest Period to: Dispatch Cosplay Summer Contest Winner’s List, C/O Adhoc Studio Inc. DBA Dispatch, 235 E Broadway, Ste. 1140, Long Beach, CA 90802, USA.
9. PUBLICITY: Acceptance of a Prize constitutes permission for Dispatch to use Winners' names, likenesses, cities, states, and countries of residence, voice, opinions and/or photographs for advertising, promotion, marketing, and other purposes in any media now known or hereafter devised, worldwide, in perpetuity, without further compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law.
10. PRIVACY AND TERMS OF USE: By entering the Contest, you agree to Dispatch’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, as well as the Social Media Platform(s) terms of use and privacy policy for any Social Media Platform used to enter the Contest. Information collected from participants is subject to use and disclosure as provided in Dispatch and, as applicable, the Social Media Platform(s) privacy policies.
11. ENTRY TERMS AND DISPATCH’S USE. By entering, participants also agree: (1) that Dispatch may post the first name and last initial of the each winner in Dispatch marketing; (2) that Dispatch may contact participants in the future regarding Dispatch’s promotions or offers; (3) that entrant will not create multiple accounts in order to enter the Contest more than allowed by these Official Rules; (4) that entrant will not post the same picture more than one time daily or otherwise update, post, or link messages in violation of Social Media Platforms’ contest guidelines; (5) that Dispatch, Social Media Platforms, and each respective entity’s affiliates and subsidiaries, and each of their respective employees, agents or representatives (collectively the “Indemnified Parties”), shall have no liability and will each be indemnified, defended, and held harmless by entrant or any party claiming through entrant for any claim, action, liability, loss, injury, or damage to entrant or any other person or entity, including, without limitation, personal injury or death to entrant or any other person or damage to personal or real property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by reason of the acceptance, possession, use, misuse, or nonuse of any Prize, or the participation or non-participation in the Contest; (6) that, except as prohibited by applicable law, participants waive all rights to claim from the Indemnified Parties any damages of any type, including without limitation, punitive, incidental, Consequential damages, or attorney’s Fees; (7) to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Dispatch, which are final and binding on all matters relating to the Contest; (8) to waive any right to claim any ambiguity or error in these Official Rules or the Contest itself; (9) that Dispatch is not responsible for taxes associated with winning a Prize in this contest; (10) that the Prize Winners may be required to provide certain tax related documents to Dispatch as required by law before receiving a Prize; and (11) that all participants must abide by the terms of use of any Social Media Platform, all third party agreements that may affect or be affected by participation in this Contest, and all applicable law, and (12) that all information submitted to Dispatch is subject to the Dispatch Privacy Policy available through the following link: https://www.adhocla.com/privacy
12. RIGHT TO CANCEL CONTEST. If for any reason this Contest is not capable of being run or implemented as planned (as determined by Dispatch in its sole discretion), due to any reason including, but not limited to, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, computer viruses or bugs, or any other cause of any kind, which, in Dispatch’s sole judgment, is likely to or actually corrupts, impairs or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest (including, but not limited to, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, or any other cause of any kind), then Dispatch reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend all or any part of the Contest or to disqualify any implicated entrant and any associated entries. In the event of cancellation or termination, Dispatch reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to pick the Winners from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the event or action warranting such cancellation or termination.
Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Dispatch reserves the right to seek damages (including attorneys’ fees) and other remedies from any such person responsible for the attempt to the fullest extent permitted by law. Dispatch reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any participants whom Dispatch believes have attempted to tamper with or impair the administration, security, fairness, or proper play of this Contest or is in violation of these Official Rules, and void all associated entries.
13. DISCLAIMER. Dispatch is not responsible for late, lost, stolen, damaged, illegible, incomplete, misdirected, delayed, garbled, inaccurate, postage due or undelivered mail, or for telephonic, human, or computer failures, interruptions in service due to system upgrades, repairs, modifications, or other causes, failures or malfunctions of connections, satellite, network, cable, Internet Service Provider (ISP), phones, phone lines or telephone systems, traffic congestion on the internet, technical or mechanical malfunctions, or other malfunctions or errors, whether caused by equipment, programming, human error or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing of entries or electronic mail or the announcement, delivery or use of the Prize(s), or for any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participation in this Contest, or for printing, typographical, computer, network, electronic, mechanical, human or other errors appearing in these Official Rules or other Contest-related materials.
14. UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. The failure of Dispatch to comply with any provision of these Official Rules due to an act of God, hurricane, war, fire, riot, earthquake, pandemic, terrorism, act of public enemies, action of governmental authorities, or any force majeure event or event outside the control of Dispatch will not be considered a breach of these Official Rules.
15. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; CLASS ACTION WAIVER: Except as prohibited by applicable law, this Contest is governed by the laws of the State of California, USA, without reference to conflicts of laws principles. As a condition of participating in this Contest, PARTICIPANT AGREES THAT ANY AND ALL DISPUTES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS CONTEST WILL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION, EXCLUSIVELY BEFORE THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
16. CONTEST SPONSOR: Adhoc Studio Inc. DBA Dispatch, 235 E Broadway, Ste. 1140, Long Beach, CA 90802, USA. Any questions or comments regarding this Contest must be directed in writing to Dispatch.July 17, 2026