Contest Rules & Prize Policy

R3mix contests are skill-based contests. Entries are evaluated by people — judges, hosts, and/or the R3mix community — based on the quality of the work submitted. They are not sweepstakes, lotteries, or games of chance, and no purchase or payment is ever required to enter or win.

• Judged on creativity, originality, and production quality.
• May include community engagement (votes, plays, shares) as a scoring factor when stated in the brief.
• Random chance plays no role in determining winners.

• Entrants must own — or have valid permission to use — every element of their submission, including stems, samples, vocals, and artwork.
• Each contest may set additional eligibility rules (region, age, genre, account standing). Those rules are listed in the contest brief.
• R3mix may disqualify any entry that is fraudulent, infringing, misleading, manipulated by inauthentic engagement, or otherwise in breach of platform policies.

• Submissions must be original work or built from properly licensed material (including stems officially provided for the contest).
• No illegal, hateful, harmful, or otherwise infringing content. We review and remove submissions that breach these rules.
• Follow the technical requirements in each brief — file format, length, BPM, and naming conventions where specified.
• Late, incomplete, or corrupted entries may be excluded from judging.

• Contests may run for up to 90 days.
• Recommended duration is around 30 days, balanced for momentum and quality of entries.
• R3mix may extend, shorten, modify, pause, or cancel a contest if circumstances require it (technical issues, sponsor changes, integrity concerns, etc.). Material changes are communicated to entrants.

• Winners are determined by R3mix and/or the contest host according to the criteria stated in the brief.
• Judging may combine expert panels, host preference, and community engagement signals.
• All judging decisions are final and not subject to appeal, except in cases of clear administrative error.

• Prizes may include cash, digital goods (plugins, samples, subscriptions), physical items, label opportunities, or promotional features.
• Cash prizes are paid on a Net 30 basis after the winner is confirmed and required payout details have been submitted.
• R3mix may verify winners before payout — including identity, ownership of submitted content, and absence of fraudulent activity.
• Fraud, plagiarism, manipulated voting, or any rules violation voids eligibility and forfeits the prize. Forfeited prizes may be re-awarded at R3mix's discretion.
• Winners are responsible for any taxes, fees, or transfer charges applicable in their jurisdiction.

Some contests are run with brand, label, or platform sponsors. Sponsors may contribute prizes, judging, promotion, or release opportunities.

• Sponsor-provided prizes (gear, software licenses, label deals, etc.) are governed by the sponsor's own terms.
• R3mix is not liable for the actions, products, services, or performance of any third-party sponsor.
• If a sponsor withdraws or fails to deliver, R3mix will work in good faith to provide a comparable resolution where reasonably possible.

R3mix may update these rules, individual contest briefs, timelines, judging criteria, or prize structures when necessary — for example to address technical issues, legal requirements, or integrity concerns. Material changes affecting active entrants will be communicated through the platform.