Terms and Conditions

Organizer: YUME Global Inc. ("YUME" or the "Organizer"), with an administrative address at 732 S 6th St., #4545, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101, USA.

Competition Brand: UNFILTERED — All Sounds, One Stage. The Global Search for Unfiltered Talent.

Current Grand Finals Venue: Newport Performing Arts Theater, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Current Competition Calendar: Artist Acquisition and Submission Period from September 1 through October 15, 2026; Online Heat from November 1 through November 30, 2026; Global Finals scheduled for January 23, 2027, unless modified by YUME in accordance with the governing documents.

These Terms and Conditions govern access to and participation in the UNFILTERED competition website, artist portal, mobile or web application functions, and any related campaigns, events, or promotional activities.

By registering, uploading content, checking any acceptance box, or otherwise participating in UNFILTERED, each participant agrees to be legally bound by these Terms and Conditions and all incorporated documents, including the Official Rules Framework, Privacy Policy, Artist Agreement, Participant Agreement and Release, and any eligibility-specific forms.

During the official submission period, artists must complete registration and submit all required materials through the YUME artist portal or any official submission interface designated by YUME.

• One original sound recording in MP3 format
• One lyric document in PDF or other accepted format
• One live audition video in an accepted video format
• Artist profile information
• Authorship and ownership information
• All mandatory legal acknowledgments

All submissions must be original, lawfully controlled by the participant, and capable of being publicly exploited by the participant and YUME in the limited ways described in the governing documents.

The competition includes an Artist Acquisition and Submission Period, a screening and approval process, an Online Heat, finalist selection, and the Global Finals.

The Online Heat scoring model currently weights Fan Engagement at forty percent (40%), A&R Panel Evaluation at forty percent (40%), and Audience Authenticity Score at twenty percent (20%). YUME may refine, audit, or operationalize the scoring methodology to preserve fairness, prevent fraud, and protect the integrity of the competition.

Only activity verified by YUME's systems or authorized service providers may count for competition purposes. YUME may exclude or adjust activity generated by bots, scripts, fake accounts, purchased traffic, click farms, coordinated manipulation, or any other activity deemed inauthentic or unfair.

YUME may impose validation thresholds, rate limits, replay limits, unique-listener rules, or other controls without prior notice where reasonably necessary to protect competition integrity.

By entering, each participant grants YUME the licenses and permissions described in the Artist Agreement, Music Licensing Rights Agreement, Media and Broadcasting Rights Release, and related documents incorporated herein.

These rights include, at minimum, the right to host, review, reproduce, display, stream, excerpt, market, and promote submitted materials and participant likenesses for competition administration, publicity, distribution support, and related operational purposes, subject to the limits stated in the applicable agreement.

YUME may reject, suspend, restrict, or disqualify any participant for ineligibility, incomplete documentation, rights-clearance problems, fraudulent or abusive conduct, rule violations, unsafe behavior, reputational harm, or non-compliance with any UNFILTERED document.

YUME's decisions on screening, approval, scoring integrity, and disqualification are final except where mandatory law requires otherwise.

Confirmed finalists will receive all-expense-paid travel support, including air travel, land transportation, and accommodations, in accordance with YUME's official travel and production schedule. Finalists remain responsible for timely submission of passport, visa, tax, identity-verification, and other legally required documentation. YUME reserves the right to manage, book, revise, or reasonably substitute travel and lodging arrangements based on production, safety, legal, or operational requirements.

YUME may change schedules, venues, judges, production format, event dates, performance requirements, or competition mechanics where operationally, commercially, legally, or safety-wise necessary.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, YUME and its affiliates, sponsors, partners, licensors, service providers, officers, employees, contractors, judges, and agents shall not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of the competition or use of the website or platform.

Each participant agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the foregoing parties from third-party claims arising out of submitted content, rights disputes, participant misconduct, inaccurate representations, or breach of the governing documents.

These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the State of Nevada, USA, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules, except to the extent mandatory local consumer, labor, child-protection, privacy, or competition laws apply.

Dispute resolution shall be governed by the separate Arbitration Clause, which is incorporated by reference.

YUME may revise these Terms and Conditions at any time by posting an updated version on the official competition website or portal. Material updates may be communicated by reasonable electronic notice where feasible.

In the event of conflict among UNFILTERED documents, the following order of control applies unless a specific document expressly states otherwise:

1. Executed individual agreement
2. Winner Affidavit and Tax Declaration
3. Artist Agreement
4. Participant Agreement and Release
5. Official Rules Framework
6. These Terms and Conditions
7. Ancillary policies and guidance

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