Introduction
The EA SPORTS FC Pro Mobile Festival (hereafter "Competition") is a standalone tournament organised by ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. (“EA”) 209 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood City, CA 94065, USA, using the EA SPORTS FC™ MOBILE free-to-play multiplayer online mobile game ("FCM").
These Terms and Conditions for the FC Pro Mobile Festival (hereafter "Competition Ruleset") govern the participation of FCM competitors (“Competitor”) in the FC Pro Mobile Festival.
By signing these FC Pro Mobile Festival Terms and Conditions, all Competitors accept and agree to abide by and comply with these FC Pro Mobile Festival Terms and Conditions.
EA reserves the right to update these FC Pro Mobile Festival Terms and Conditions in its sole discretion. Any revised version of these FC Pro Mobile Festival Terms and Conditions will be updated on the FC Pro Mobile Festival official website.
Headings are for interpretation only and do not affect the interpretation of these FC Pro Mobile Festival Terms and Conditions.
Overview of the Competition
The FC Pro Mobile Festival is a video game tournament where Twenty (20) FCM competitors located in the eligible countries listed in Appendix 1 will play against each other using the FC Mobile in the friend H2H mode.
The Competition will be played on Mobile Smartphones (hereafter the "Supported Platform") at an on-site venue.
The Competition shall comprise one competition stage:
A knock-out stage which shall crown one team as the FC Pro Mobile Festival Champion (hereafter the “Knockout Stage”).
EA may cancel, postpone, relocate and/or organise a replacement “online” version of any FC Pro Mobile Festival stage as a result of circumstances and/or events outside of its reasonable control (including as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak) without any liability of EA in this respect.
Competition Calendar
FC Pro Mobile Festival： September 13rd-14th 2025.
Competitor Eligibility and Registration
Each player is required to meet the following eligibility requirements to be considered a “Competitor”:
Register their valid FCM Account for eligibility and accept the Competition Rules.
Be a legal resident of one of the countries/regions listed in Appendix A.
Agree to EA’s User Agreement (https://terms.ea.com, “User Agreement”) and acknowledge that EA’s Privacy and Cookie Policy (https://privacy.ea.com, “Privacy and Cookie Policy”) applies.
If a player is found to be ineligible after the start time of the Competition, the ineligible player will be removed from the Competition.
Acceptance of Ruleset
This Ruleset may be updated by EA, as necessary, during the Competition to add further clarity, correct errors, comply with changes in applicable law, or address matters that arise after the first publication. The goal of any updates will be to ensure a fair Competition for all Competitors.
EA reserve the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Competition, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Competition, as determined by EA in their sole discretion.
EA reserve the right to disqualify any Competitor they find to be tampering with the operation of the Competition or to be acting in violation of these Competition Rules. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Competition may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, EA reserve the right to seek damages and other remedies (including attorneys’ fees) from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
By participating in the Competition, Participating Competitors agree to be bound by these Competition Rules and the decisions of EA, as applicable.
Age Requirements
To be eligible to participate in the Competition, Participating Competitors must be at least 16 years old at the time of registration and be at least the minimum age required to have a full (not underage) Nexon or Tencent account in their territory of residence.
All Competitors under the age of majority in their territory of residence must have a parent or legal guardian review and consent to the T&Cs on their behalf, and accompany them to Competition.
Residency requirements
Competitors might be asked to provide proof of residency in an eligible region to compete in the Competition. The sufficiency of any such proof or documentation will be determined by EA in their sole discretion. The list of eligible countries can be found in Appendix A.
Competitors that participate in the Competition may be required to sign and return a Declaration of Eligibility to Travel.
EMPLOYEES AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Employees of Electronic Arts inc., Nexon Korea Corporation and Tencent Holding Ltd., or its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, representatives, advertising, promotion and publicity agencies, and the immediate family members or persons living in the same household of such employees are not eligible to participate in the Competition.
Competitor Naming Requirements
Competitors will be asked to select a unique username (“Display Name”, see Appendix B) for the Competition. This Display Name will be used to identify Competitors during the live broadcastings, promotions and competition related activities. It shall be the same as their Display Names in the Domestic Qualifying Events, or a new one, if EA and Event Officials determines it does not comply with the following requirements:
The inclusion of the name, branding or other intellectual property of any third party in the Competitor name is at EA’s sole discretion and EA reserves the right to require any Competitor to compete under a neutral and commercially unbranded name/logo in its discretion at any time;
Competitors are strictly prohibited from using EA or any EA's intellectual property rights in their names;
Competitors must receive prior written approval from EA to use a nation or country name in their Display Names.
Must be original and distinct from other Competitors and must not be deemed vulgar by EA and its affiliates. Names must not infringe on a third party's intellectual property, privacy or publicity rights, or violate the law. In the event of two or more Competitors registering for the FC Pro Mobile Festival with the same name, EA reserves the right to require any and/or all relevant Competitors to register under a new name in its discretion (provided that EA shall consider any reasonable representations of the relevant Competitors in this regard); and
Competitors shall provide EA with an English translation of their team names, as the case may be.
Competition Format
The competition will be broadcasted live on-site at a venue, with the caveat that the competition might be altered by EA due to pandemic safety, security, and health requirements applicable in each country.
Main Event
There are a total of nine regions and ten teams, which are divided into Group A and Group B.
The composition of each team - 1 competitive player + 1 KOL player.
Bracket Draw Procedure
Before the Group Stage, a draw will determine the allocation of the teams in the 2 different groups.
The drawing process shall proceed as follows:
Ten teams will be divided into two pools based on their respective region.
World | Asia |
MENA | China #1 |
Brazil | China #2 |
Australia | South Korea |
The United States | Thailand |
Europe | Indonesia |
Initially, one team shall be drawn from the World Pool and one from the Asia Pool to be assigned to Group A. Subsequently, one team from each pool shall be drawn and assigned to Group B. This process shall be repeated twice.
For the remaining two teams (one from the World Pool and one from the Asia Pool), a random draw shall be conducted. The first team drawn shall join Group A, with the remaining team assigned to Group B.
Format
The FC Pro Mobile Festival will be played in two Stages: Group Stage in a single round robin format and Playoffs in a Single-Elimination format (as shown in the graphic above), as per the following principles:
Group Stage consists of a single round robin within each group. Each team will play a Match consisting of two Games with the other teams within the same group once. If the match result is 2:0 (Win), the winner team gains 3 points and the loser gains 0 (0:2-Loss). If the match result is a 1:1 (Draw), both teams gain 1 point. Top 4 teams of each Group will advance to Playoffs. Each group's top 2 teams will start with a home game in the first round of the playoffs (M1, M2, M3, M4).
In the event of a tie between or among teams, the tie will be broken using the following criteria, in order:
Higher Number of Wins
Higher Goal Difference (Goals Scored - Goals Conceded)
Higher Goals Scored
Less Goals Conceded
Less cumulative warnings
If the tie remains unresolved by the above criteria, the competitive players will play a winner-takes-all match (a single game).
Playoffs consist of a single elimination bracket with eight teams advance from Group Stage. The quarter-finals will be played in a best-of-3 format, while the semi-finals and final will be played in a best-of-5 format.
BO2
Game 1: competitive player vs competitive player;
Game 2: KOL player vs KOL player;
BO3
Game 1: competitive player vs competitive player;
Game 2: KOL player vs KOL player;
Game 3: competitive player vs competitive player
BO5
Game 1: competitive player vs competitive player;
Game 2: KOL player vs KOL player;
Game 3: competitive player vs competitive player
Game 4: KOL player vs KOL player.
Game 5: competitive player vs competitive player
In any case KOL player vs competitive player will be prohibited.
Team Kit
FCM teams will be able to select in-game team kits in the order of the draw conducted by the event officials. Once selected, they cannot change the team kits during the competition.
The list of selectable in-game team kits will be provided by the Event official.
Each in-game team kits can only be chosen once - there should not be any two FCM teams using the same in-game team kits.
Any in-game national team kits cannot be chosen by the participating FCM teams.
During the game, the home team must use the FC Pro team kit, while when playing away, they may use the club team kit they selected.
General
In Group stage, the Event Officials decide to choose both home and away after his/her own coin toss.
In playoffs, the Event Officials decide to choose both home and away after his/her own coin toss, except the Round 1 in playoffs.
In a single Match, each Game will switch Home and Away.
The winning Team of the Final Matchup will be crowned as the FC Pro Mobile Festival Champion.
Schedule
September 13 - Group Stage Group A & B Matches
September 14 - Playoffs
Preparation
The Competitors must play their opponent through the friend H2H mode or another game-mode on FCM, as communicated by Event Officials. The Event Officials will handle the setup and/or inform Competitors which server to choose when connecting them with their opponent.
The Competitors must be in the venue or their place of participation and on standby for setting up or testing by the guidance of Event Officials.
Any lateness or not following the Event Officials directions during the preparation period may result in sanctions (8.3).
Communication
Competitors are required to be available on the dedicated communication platforms throughout the Competition so that they are easily reachable for the Event Officials.
The Competitors shall also regularly check his/her mail-account indicated upon registration or any other communication channel as instructed by EA for the transmission of information.
The Competitors shall direct any communications during the game to the Event Officials.
After confirming the game result by signing the result sheet or the confirmation document provided by the Event Officials, Communications regarding the completed games will not be reviewed.
Participating Competitors communication during the competition hours outside of the Competition Platform will not be considered for purposes of administrative decision making.
Event Officials do not have access to any social channels such as Twitter and messages sent via those channels will not be reviewed as part of administrative decisions.
The Event Officials will help the Competitors to message their opponent to set up their match and communicate in case of issues.
Competitors must ensure that at least one person is available on the communication platform for the Event Officials at all times before, during and after the Games.
Communication with all involved parties must take place in English and has to be respectful at all times.
All the contents of communications with Event Officials on the communication platform, match channels, and emails are confidential. Any publication of the communication contents requires EA’s approval.
Competition Game Rules
Build and Equipment
Competitors will be provided with a designated practice device (“Practice Device”) and Competition device (“Competition Device”) installed with a specific competition build (“Live Event Build”) at a set time, designated by Event Officials, in order to train and prepare for the Competition. Competitors must only use the Practice Devices and Competition Devices under the guidance and allowed time period by Event Officials.
Information about the devices and the Live Event Build are deemed confidential. Any mentions to the public or externals, including the SNS platforms, Competitor fan groups or communities, and Competitor personal live streaming, are strictly forbidden.
Accounts, Squad and Player List
All accounts will be provided by EA, embedded in the Practice Devices and Competition Devices with Display Names registered by Competitors.
Competitors are not permitted to change Display Names and profile avatars on Competition Devices.
Each account and device will be provided in-game items (“Player List”). Competitors can build the competing squad out of the Player List freely.
Competitors can change the competing squad between each game.
Before each game, Competitors will be given five (5) minutes at maximum to set up the competing squad. Running over the setup time intentionally may be punished, as 5.2 Equipment Use.
Positions are divided into CAM / CB / CDM / CF / CM / GK / LB / LM / LW / RB / RM / RW /RWB / ST
The full Player List is in the Appendix 4.
All player items will be pre-ranked.
In-game Enhancement level will be set to 0.
In-game Crafting level will be set to 0.
In-game Rank-up will be set to 0.
In-game Skill Boosts will be set to 0.
In-game Chemistry will be off.
Equipment Use
All devices, peripherals and headsets are supplied by Event Officials.
No warm-up or practice games are permitted once the current matches have begun on the active stage.
No food or drinks other than water (in unbranded water bottles) are permitted at a competitor’s desk. Water bottles must remain on the ground and out of camera shot when not being used.
Competitors will have five (5) minutes in between each game to adjust personal preferences and game settings and ensure their equipment is functioning properly.
The Competitor is not allowed to use any personal devices (such as phones, headphones, tablets, etc.) during their Games, including for the purpose of listening to music, unless express written permission has been granted by Event Officials.
If a Competitor finds an issue with the provided equipment, they should notify Event Officials immediately. If the Event Officials can confirm that an issue has occurred, they will determine whether the Game should be restarted, the win should be awarded to a Competitor or the conditions under which the Game should be resumed.
Competition Rules
General
All games will be at Eastpoint Arena.
All matches except semi-finals and finals will be in daylight weather mode. The semi-final and final matches will be in night weather mode.
If the game ends in a draw, a penalty shootout will take place.
Scoring on their own team’s goal intentionally is prohibited.
Pre-Match Rules
The Competitors must play their opponent through the friend H2H mode or another game-mode on FCM, as communicated by Event Officials. The Event Officials will handle the setup and/or inform Competitors which server to choose when connecting them with their opponent.
The Competitors must be in the venue or their place of participation and on standby for setting up or testing by the guidance of Event Officials.
Any lateness or not following the Event Officials directions during the preparation period may result in sanctions (8.3).
In-Match Rules
Use of Gameplay
Scoring on their own team’s goal intentionally is prohibited.
Issue Reporting
The Live Event Build doesn't include a pause function. All issue reporting shall be done by the Competitors raising their hands.
The act of raising a hand is considered a signal for reporting a critical issue, and the ongoing game and broadcast will be halted.
Competitors may report the issues to Event Officials in the circumstances listed below.
Game Lag issue
Once a critical lag issue that affects the fairness of the ongoing game is reported and the game is halted, Event Officials will take actions including, but not limited to, confirming the competitor's lag and the opponent's game lag status, conducting a device check, and investigating the server.
Event Officials have the sole discretion to determine the recognition of game lag.
If the game lag is recognized, both competitors are required to follow the Event Official's instructions for resuming, restarting, or any other steps.
If the game lag is not recognized, the competitor who raised the issue will be subject to sanctions.
Device issue
Once a critical device issue (such as phone screen experiences touch discontinuity) that affects the fairness of the ongoing game is reported and the game is halted, Event Officials will take actions including but not limited to conducting a device check, investigating the recording, and investing the server.
Event Officials have the sole discretion to determine the recognition of device issue.
Event Officials will determine whether the Game should be restarted, the win should be awarded to a Competitor or the conditions under which the Game should be resumed.
Game bug issue
Once a critical device issue (such as texture errors) that affects the fairness of the ongoing game is reported and the game is halted, Event Officials will take actions including but not limited to conducting a device check, investigating the recordings, and investing the server.
Event Officials have the sole discretion to determine the recognition of game bug issue.
Event Officials will determine whether the Game should be restarted, the win should be awarded to a Competitor or the conditions under which the Game should be resumed.
Disconnection
Once a disconnection happens, the game should be halted immediately. Event Officials will take actions including, but not limited to conducting a device check and investigating the server.
Event Officials will determine whether the Game should be restarted, the win should be awarded to a Competitor or the conditions under which the Game should be resumed.
If the disconnection issue is determined to be critical and unfixable within the given time EA decided, EA may reschedule the individual game or match.
Opponents have displayed inappropriate language.
Disturbance by the audience or the environment
If an Issue Reporting was requested without legitimate reasons to do so as stated above or as identified intentional by the Event Officials, the Competitor will be punished.
For any occurrences, Event Officials hold the sole right to a final decision.
Game Recreation
Following by the recognized issue reporting, Event Officials may instruct the game recreation.
Competitors shall be responsible for keeping track of the Game situation so that in the event where a Game is interrupted, the situation can be recreated. In all situations possible, the Event Officials will monitor the Game situation so that it may be recreated in the event of Game interruptions. Event Officials might consider a Game interruption to be one of the following situations which might require a recreating of the Game, but is not limited to the following:
Recognized game lag issues
Disconnection due to an electricity problem in the venue.
Inconsistent/irregular gameplay due to instability in the server used for the competition.
Inconsistent/Irregular gameplay – an occasion of gameplay lag caused by bug issue or hardware malfunction, network instability, server malfunction.
Disturbance by the audience or the environment
After the restart the possession of the ball goes back to the Competitor who had possession before the game halted. Event Officials will try to recreate the game situation as closely as possible, but the base might be at Kick-off.
If inconsistent/irregular gameplay occurs on a penalty shoot-out situation after the Game:
The Game will restart and both Competitors need to reproduce the moment before an inconsistent/Irregular gameplay appears.
For any occurrences, Event Officials hold the sole right to a final decision.
If none of the conditions above are the reason for interruption, Event Officials will make the decision of how to progress.
Glitches, Cheating & Manipulation
Any attempt to cause or abuse a glitch in any Game in order to gain an advantage is prohibited;
Any use of cheat software in order to gain an advantage is prohibited;
Manipulating scores or fixing the result of a Game in order to assist other Competitors with their bracket and ranking is prohibited;
In the event that Event Officials determines that an action, goal, move, penalty or any other in- game action was caused by an unauthorized glitch, Event Officials will decide in its sole discretion to return the Game to a fair state depending on the result of the play;
If a Competitor is found manipulating scores or fixing the results of a Game in order to assist other Competitors with their ranking in the FC Pro Mobile Festival, such Competitor shall be immediately disqualified;
Without prejudice to the foregoing, any cheating, foul play, collusion or any other form of underhand or illegal exploits by Competitors will not be tolerated and Event Officials reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to disqualify any Competitor deemed to be engaging in any such behaviour;
Any use of cheat software in order to gain an advantage is prohibited;
It is understood that if at any time a Competitor installs and/or uses an illegal program to the provided Devices, such Competitor will be disqualified from the Competition immediately and potentially banned from participating in any FC Pro related competitions for the duration of EA’s decision.
Competitors must notify the Event Officials if bugs are encountered in the game;
Competitors will be disqualified for exploiting an unknown bug and the team awards/prize in the Competition will be forfeited.
Behaviour
Competitors must behave in an appropriate manner throughout the entire duration of the Competition. The following behaviour is expressly prohibited in all Event Official's communication channels, including social networks:
Insulting and/or aggressive behaviour or language;
Expression of statements of commercial, religious or political nature or that incite or promote hatred and discriminatory conduct;
Not following instructions of Event Officials;
Excessive arguing with Event Officials (attempt to overrule or influence decision making);
Offending opponents;
Threaten other Competitors;
Not being available for the tournament management or only too late;
The use of drugs and alcohol or any other performance enhancing substance;
Gambling and betting on the outcome of any element of the Competition;
Incorrect declaration of personal information; and/or
Equipment/transmission/internet manipulation.
Dress Code
Competitors shall wear uniform attire appropriate to the circumstances.
This includes the award ceremony following the final round, at which the winner might be required to wear formal attire.
Competitors shall wear the official uniform provided by the Event Official throughout the event, when applicable.
Competitors are not allowed to wear attire/accessories that disturb the broadcast.
If any Competitor’s attire/accessories is deemed inappropriate, the Competitor could be asked by EA to change such attire/accessories to be able to continue.
Each Competitor’s entourage, which includes the manager, any other members of the esports entity, shall only be permitted to wear either unbranded, non-commercial attire, or the same attire as the Competitors, which shall at all times be in accordance with these regulations.
Competitors shall not wear, carry or bear any items of a commercial, religious or political nature, or which in EA’s opinion reflect unfavourably upon the FC Pro, EA, any EA product or any other EA partner nor carry out any promotional activity in connection with the event unless otherwise approved in writing by Event Officials.
Failure of Competitors to comply with this section may lead Event Officials to disqualify Competitors to apply the sanctions as set forth in the Sanction section of these Competition Rules.
Anti-Doping Regulations
Use of drugs and alcohol is prohibited on the premises of, or during the attendance of, live events or tournaments, for the duration of the competitive tournament.
Competitors must not be under the influence of drugs and alcohol while playing.
Smoking (including e-cigarettes) is prohibited except in designated areas.
Smoking (including e-cigarettes) in hotel rooms is strictly prohibited unless the Competitor has a smoking room.
Any Competitor who appears to violate the above terms under this Section may be sanctioned under Section 7.3.
EA reserves the right to conduct doping controls during the Competition with a random or targeted selection of Competitors before, during or after the tournament in accordance with the EA Anti-Doping Regulations and the WADA Code.
Taking into consideration the specifics of the Competition, EA bases any decisions related to its Anti-Doping programme on the EA Anti-Doping Regulations (ADR), EA Disciplinary Code, as well as the World-Anti Doping Code (WADC) published by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), WADA’s prohibited list of substances, the International Standards and guidelines published by WADA.
Prizes and Expenses
Prizes
Prizing is awarded based on finishing placement in the Competition. Total prize money is $5,000.
FC Pro Mobile Festival | ||
Finishing placement | No. of Winners | Prizes (USD) |
1st | 1 | $3,000 |
Fun Awards | ||
Golden Boot Award | 1 | $1,000 |
Mr. Winner in the Clutch | 1 | $1,000 |
Golden Boot Award: Defined as the most goal player.
In the scenario of a tie between/among competitors meet the requirement of Golden Boot Award, the tie shall be resolved in the following order of priority:
Average goals per Game
Higher goal difference (Goals Scored - Goals Conceded)
Fewer goals conceded
Fewer cumulative warnings
Mr. Winner in the Clutch: The competitor whose goal was scored closest to the end of the match.
In the scenario of a tie between/among competitors meet the requirement of Golden Boot Award, the tie shall be resolved in the following order of priority:
Most goals in the final five in-game minutes
Second-closest end time of game-winning goals; if tied, compare the third-closest, and so forth
Match rankings
If the tie is not resolved by the above criteria, the award/prize will be shared equally by competitors.
Prizes will be granted only if Competitors fully comply with these FC Pro Mobile Festival Terms and Conditions. In case of breach of any provision of these FC Pro Mobile Festival Terms and Conditions by Competitors and/or their Competitors, infringing Competitors and Competitors shall both be subject to the Sanctions defined in the relevant Section here below and lose any right to receive the prizes indicated above.
Prizes Terms and Conditions
Prizes are not transferable. No substitution of prizes for other goods and services is permitted, except that EA reserves the right to provide a substitute of approximately equal or greater value if an advertised prize is unavailable or not allowed by local law. All federal, state, provincial and local taxes, and international tariffs are the sole responsibility of the individual winner.
Potential winners will be required to complete, sign, and return a Prize Winner Declaration and Release within ninety (90) days of completion of the applicable Competition to claim a prize. If a potential winner fails to sign and/or return the Prize Winner Declaration and Release, refuses the prize, or is ineligible to accept the prize, the potential winner forfeits the prize.
Failure to communicate banking information or delivery method to the Event Officials in a timely manner may result in forfeiture of the prize. If a potential winner is a minor in their territory of residence, the potential winner’s parent or legal guardian (as required by law) will be required to sign all necessary documents upon verification of identification. Receiving a prize is contingent upon compliance with these Competition Rules. In the event a potential winner is disqualified, or the prize is forfeited for any reason, EA retains the discretion to donate the applicable prize to a charity of EA’s choosing. Potential winners may be required to provide a valid shipping address to claim a prize. Allow up to three (3) months for delivery of prizes.
In the event EA cancels or suspends the Competition pursuant to the conditions above, prizes will be awarded for all Competitions prior to such cancellation or suspension.
Travel Expenses
EA may cover certain travel and accommodation costs incurred by Competitors during their participation to the Competition.
For Competitors with travel expenses paid by EA, the selection of transportation carriers, hotels, and/or related transfers, will be at EA's sole discretion.
EA reserves the right to provide ground transportation instead of airfare based on Competitors’ travel distance from Champions Cup. If a Competitors requests special travel or accommodation plans, such as different travel dates, different carriers, or departure/arrival cities other than the designated city for the tournament, and if the cost of the special travel request exceeds that of the standard tournament travel plans, EA may require the Competitors to cover the difference in cost.
Receiving travel accommodations is contingent upon compliance with this T&Cs. In the Champions Cup, Competitor is disqualified, or travel is forfeited for any reason, EA may award that Competitor’s transportation, accommodations, current placement in the Competition, and/or the prize associated with Competitor’s current placement to an alternate Competitor, who may assume that Competitor’s place in the Competition.
Incidentals for travel, including, without limitation: telephone calls, facsimile charges, Internet charges, spa/beauty salon services, laundry, tours/excursions, gift shop purchases, hotel processing fees, airline service charges and any other expenses not mentioned in this T&Cs are the sole responsibility of the Competitor or parent/guardian of the Competitor, and the Competitor may be asked to account for any such incidental charges by providing the applicable hotel with a credit card. Hotel and airfare cannot be used separately.
Travel and accommodations are subject to availability and certain restrictions. Any extra nights’ stay and any additional costs associated with an extended stay are the sole responsibility of the Competitor, or parent/guardian of the Competitor. Valid passport and/or other travel documentation may be required, which is the responsibility of each Participating Athletes. Additional restrictions may apply.
General provisions
Commercial and intellectual property rights
For the purposes of this Section:
“FC Pro Mobile Festival Marks” means the official name “FC Pro Mobile Festival” and/or any other official marks, visual assets, symbol, emblem, logo, slogan, mark or designation associated with the FC Pro Mobile Festival (including any official emblem, mascot and/or trophy).
“EA Intellectual Property Rights” means all intellectual property and other proprietary rights of whatsoever nature, howsoever arising and in whatever media, whether or not registered or capable of registration, including trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, registered designs, copyrights, moral rights, domain names and any applications for the protection or registration of such rights and all renewals and extensions thereof and goodwill throughout the world.
“Marketing Rights” means, in any and all media, any and all advertising rights, promotional rights, rights of endorsement, rights of association, premium and giveaway rights, marketing rights, merchandising and licensing rights, concession rights, sponsorship rights, hospitality rights, travel and tourism rights, ticketing rights, accommodation rights, publishing rights, betting/gaming rights, retail and merchandising rights, music rights and any other rights and/or associated commercial opportunities relating to the FC Pro Mobile Festival to the extent that such rights are not Media Rights.
“Media Rights” means the right to report upon, record, transmit or otherwise exploit any still or moving visual-only images, any audio-only material, any audio-visual material, any text and any data by any means whatsoever (whether now known or hereafter devised, developed or invented), any aspect or element of the FC Pro Mobile Festival taking place within any site on a live and/or delayed basis in any media and by any means of delivery whether now known (including successor technologies) or hereafter invented. The Media Rights include the right to record, create and exploit the official film of the FC Pro Mobile Festival and/or similar audio-visual products and programming.
“Playing Apparel” means any official apparel worn by the relevant Competitor during and/or in connection with the FC Pro Mobile Festival (such as uniforms, tracksuits or jerseys).
Ownership on Media Rights, Marketing Rights and FC Pro Mobile Festival Marks
EA solely owns and has the exclusive right to exploit on a worldwide basis all commercial rights (including any Marketing and Media rights) and all other rights and opportunities (whether currently existing or created in the future) to the FC Pro Mobile Festival as the founder of the FC Pro Mobile Festival and the world governing body of association football as well as based on EA’s organisational, logistical and financial contributions, roles and responsibilities in relation to the FC Pro Mobile Festival.
EA is, and remains, the sole owner of all of the FC Pro Mobile Festival Marks, and retains the sole right to, on a global basis, develop any marks, logos and symbols for and/or in connection with the FC Pro Mobile Festival.
No Competitor is entitled to directly or indirectly exploit or in any manner use any Media Rights, Marketing Rights, Intellectual Property Rights of EA (including without limitation any image or other reproduction of the FC Pro Mobile Festival trophy and/or any other EA trophy), and/or any other commercial or other rights and opportunities whether currently existing or created in the future save as expressly permitted by EA in accordance with these FC Pro Mobile Festival Terms and Conditions.
The Competitor shall not challenge by any means EA’s ownership of any Media Rights, Marketing Rights, Intellectual Property Rights and all other commercial or other rights and opportunities (including any title and interest in, and to, the FC Pro Mobile Festival or the respective part thereof) whether currently existing or created in the future.
Each Competitor undertakes not to oppose, and to ensure that none of the Participating Competitor or contracted third parties oppose, any of the trademark or copyright applications filed by EA, or other affiliates authorised by EA, nominees or licensees in respect of the FC Pro Mobile Festival Marks, or seek to cancel any such registrations held by EA. No Competitor or Competitor may in any way challenge, or apply for any copyright, trademark or patent protection, or domain name registration in respect of the FC Pro Mobile Festival Marks which would adversely affect EA’s proprietary interests in the FC Pro Mobile Festival Marks.
Competitors are fully responsible for the full compliance with these provisions of all of the Participating Competitors and any third party member of the Competitors.
Transfer of Rights of Competitors and Participating Competitors
Competitor Marks
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, each Competitor hereby assigns to EA the right to use and/or the right to sub-license the right to use, in perpetuity and free of any charge, any Competitor Marks as well as the visual representations of any relevant Playing Apparel.
EA’s right to use and/or sub-license such Competitor Marks and the visual representations of any relevant Playing Apparel shall be exclusive in respect of, or in connection with, the filming, recording and broadcasting of the FC Pro Mobile Festival in any media.
EA’s right to use and/or sub-license such Competitor Marks and the visual representations of any relevant Playing Apparel shall be non-exclusive in respect of all other uses, whether it be in connection with the promotion of the FC Pro Mobile Festival, or use in electronic or print publications, electronic software games, media-related products and services, merchandising, philatelic and numismatic products or otherwise.
In any case, EA shall not apply any variations of modifications to the official version of the Competitor Marks as determined by each Competitor and shall not use any Competitor Marks in any manner which:
would imply that any Competitor endorses a product or brand of any commercial entity, including any commercial affiliate of EA;
is deceptive or misleading;
compromises or reflects unfavourably upon the good name, goodwill, reputation, political or religious impartiality and image of the Competitor; or
might jeopardise or limit the Competitor’s proprietary interests with the Competitor Mark.
With the sole exception of the usage by EA of the Competitor Marks for mere editorial purposes in any form, EA shall:
not use the Competitor Marks on a stand-alone basis, and must always use any Competitor Marks with either the marks/logos of a minimum of three (3) other Competitor Marks or a FC Pro Mobile Festival Mark; and
ensure that no single Competitor Mark receives prominence over any other Competitor Mark on any single item of merchandise or promotional material.
Competitors
Each Competitor shall secure written confirmation (based on a template document prepared by EA if required by EA) from each Competitor of EA’s right to use and/or EA’s right to sub-license the right to use, in perpetuity and free of any charge, any of their records, names, photographs, images (including any still and moving representation thereof) and data, which may appear or be generated in connection with the participation of the Competitors in any stage of FC Pro Mobile Festival (including photographs that have been provided to EA by Competitors through different communication channels and photographs of Competitors taken or uploaded for accreditation purposes and any match-related data). EA may not use the Competitors’ records, names, photographs, images (including any still and moving representation thereof) and/or data in any manner which would imply that any Competitor and/or relevant Competitor endorses the products or brands of any commercial entity, including any commercial affiliate of EA.
EA’s right to use and/or sub-license such records, names, photographs, images and data shall be exclusive in respect of, or in connection with, the filming, recording and broadcasting of the FC Pro Mobile Festival or any official media product relating to the FC Pro Mobile Festival (e.g. the Official EA Film etc.) in any media.
EA’s right to use and/or sub-license such records, names, photographs, images and data shall be non exclusive in respect of all other uses, whether it be in connection with the promotion of the FC Pro Mobile Festival, any editorial use in any media, irrespective of the transmission form (including, without limitation, electronic or print publications, television feeds, broadband and mobile feeds, giant screen presentations, downloadable images), electronic software games, media-related and digital products and services (including without limitation, , merchandising, philatelic and numismatic products or otherwise, promotion of the media products and programming, save that EA may not exercise any such rights in any manner which would imply that any \Competitor endorses the products or brands of any commercial entity, including any commercial affiliate of EA.
Upon request by EA, the relevant Competitor or Competitor agrees to execute, free of charge and at their own costs, in a timely manner and in compliance with any instructions given by EA any and all clearances or other documents as may be required by any local, regional, national or other laws, regulations, directives or judicial acts applicable to effect such assignment, transfer and waiver of such rights to EA and to enable the free and unfettered, direct or indirect, exploitation of any and all Media Rights, Marketing Rights, Intellectual Property Rights and other present or future commercial and other rights and opportunities by EA.
Promotional Rights of Competitors and Competitors
Participating Competitors and Competitors shall not carry out or facilitate any commercial or marketing activities whatsoever with respect to the FC Pro Mobile Festival without the prior written consent of EA.
Conduct contrary to the integrity
All Competitor entourage shall refrain themselves and the Participating Competitors from engaging in conduct contrary to the integrity and sporting ethics of the FC Pro Mobile Festival and shall be bound to the applicable EA regulations (included EA Disciplinary Code, EA Code of Ethics and the EA Code of Conduct).
If any Competitor and/or Competitor entourage is found unlawfully influencing or attempting to unlawfully influence the result, progress or any other aspect of any match of the FC Pro Mobile Festival in a manner contrary to integrity and sporting ethics the Competitor shall be immediately disqualified.
All Competitor and/or Competitor entourage shall refrain from entering, directly or indirectly, in any betting-related activity in relation to the result, progress, conduct or any other aspect of any match of the FC Pro Mobile Festival in accordance with the applicable EA regulations.
All Competitors and/or Competitor entourage must refrain from using and/or disclosing any inside information related to the FC Pro Mobile Festival for betting purposes contrary to integrity and sporting ethics.
In the event any Competitor and/or Competitor entourage is approached by any person who offers, promises or provides any type of personal or undue pecuniary or other advantages, including but not limited to money, benefits or gifts for the Competitor and/or Competitor entourage to (i) unlawfully influence the result, progress or any other aspect of any match of the FC Pro Mobile Festival, or (ii) provide inside information, it shall be the Competitors and/or Competitors entourage obligation to immediately report such incident to the EA Integrity Department.
For such purposes, all Competitors and/or Competitor entourage have available the following reporting mechanisms to comply with their duty to report any integrity incident as well as any other matter contrary to sporting ethics:
Email: easportsfcproasia@ea.com
Sanctions
Violation of these Competition Rules (or any part thereof) by any Competitor may, at Event Official’s discretion, penalties, disqualification, change in match results, loss of winner status, and/or forfeiture of prizes. Violations include but not limited to,
If a Competitor does not follow the instructions from the Event Officials;
If a Competitor does not sit on a chair in the Competitor’s booth;
If a Competitor disobeys the Event Officials’ decision;
If a Competitor uses inappropriate language or behave inappropriately; or,
If a Competitor conducts any behaviour that can affect the match beside all followings above, they might receive one warning. In the worst case, they might be forfeited from the match.
Any other prohibited occurrences in these FC Pro Mobile Festival Terms and Conditions.
All decisions and rulings of Event Officials relating to the Competition are final and binding. Event Officials reserves the right to penalize any Competitor at any level, at any time, for any reason. Penalties may include, but are not limited to, any or all of the following:
Warning
Reprimand
Forfeiture of Game
Forfeiture of Matchup
Reduction in match score
Loss of awards (including prize money and paid travel expenses)
Temporary or permanent suspension from the Competition
Disqualification from the Competition, Competition Events and future competitions or Events;
A deduction of points scored during a group stage.
Automatic game loss
Loss of future prize money
When a forfeit is declared, the game shall be declared over with a score of 0:3 based on the forfeited Competitor's defeat, regardless of the score up to that point.
EA also has the right to publicly announce penalties that have been levied on Competitors, and Competitors waive any right of legal action against EA, and/or any of its affiliates.
Indemnity
Each Competitor shall indemnify, defend and hold EA and its affiliates, as well as their officers, employees, representatives, and agents harmless against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, actions, fines and expenses (including reasonable legal expenses) resulting from, arising out of, or attributable to any breach or alleged breach of these Competition Rules by that Competitors
Data Protection
EA will process personal data in strict compliance with applicable data protection laws. The Competitors and Competitors read, understand and accept the data processing consent declaration separate to these FC Pro Mobile Festival Terms and Conditions.
Anti-corruption and bribery
Competitors acknowledge that giving and taking bribes can lead to criminal proceedings, amongst others in accordance with art. 4a of the Swiss Federal Law on Unfair Competition (art. 102 of the Swiss Criminal Code) and art. 322octies and art. 322novies of the Swiss Criminal Code USA Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (“FCPA”), the United Kingdom Bribery Act of 2010, or any similar law in the applicable territories prohibiting bribery and/or corruption, and other applicable laws in respect of these FC Pro Mobile Festival Terms and Conditions.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
Without regard to conflict of law principles, these FC Pro Mobile Festival Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Switzerland, the Vienna Convention on the International Sale of Goods being excluded. All disputes in connection with these FC Pro Mobile Festival Terms and Conditions, including disputes as to its conclusion, binding effect, amendment and termination, are to be promptly settled between the parties by negotiation. If no solution can be reached, such disputes shall be exclusively resolved by ordinary courts of law in Zurich, Switzerland or (if required by EA) by an arbitral tribunal consisting of one (1) arbitrator under the auspices of, and pursuant to, the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration of the Swiss Arbitration Centre. The seat of the arbitration shall be Zurich, Switzerland and the language of the proceedings shall be English. For the avoidance of any doubt, any determination made by the arbitral tribunal shall be final and binding on the parties.
Competitors and Competitors acknowledge and agree that they have read and understood these FC Pro Mobile Festival Terms and Conditions and that they are fully aware of the rights and obligations arising therefrom.
Please indicate your acceptance of these FC Pro Mobile Festival Terms and Conditions by signing and returning a copy of these FC Pro Mobile Festival Terms and Conditions.
Competitor 1
Agreed and accepted on ......./......./202_
Signed: ____________________
Name (printed): ____________________
Email address: ____________________
Where the Competitor is a minor, please also complete below:
Name of Parent/Legal Guardian (printed): ____________________
Signed: ____________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________
APPENDIX 1 – Eligibility List
This list of regions is subject to changes or modifications provided by EA at any moment and for any reason.
Global |
China South Korea Thailand Indonesia MENA Australia Brazil Europe The United States |
APPENDIX 2– GLOSSARY
Competitor - a real-world, EA SPORTS FC Mobile player, invited by EA/ Event officials to participate in Competitions
Display Name - The unique names created by Competitors to be displayed in the game and broadcastings.
Game - a single instance of two Competitors facing off, with victory determined by the number of in-game goals scored by each Participating Competitor
Matchup, Match - a single instance of two Competitors facing off, with victory determined by the number of games won in the course of the matchup (e.g. 2 games won in a Best-of-3-game matchup)
Double-elimination Tournament - A double-elimination tournament is a type of elimination tournament competition in which a participant ceases to be eligible to win the tournament's championship upon having lost two matches. Once the Competitor loses the matchup, the losing Competitor will proceed into the losers bracket and the winning Competitor proceed into the winners bracket. Loser bracket champion does not need to defeat the winner bracket champion twice in the grand final to win the tournament.
Best-Of-3 Format - each Matchup between two Competitors consisting of a maximum of three individual Games. The first Competitor to win two (2) individual Games is winning the Matchup.
Best-Of-5 Format - each Matchup between two Competitors consisting of a maximum of five individual Games. The first Competitor to win three (3) individual Games is winning the Matchup.
Event Officials – Event Officials are referees, officials, event staff, and tournament administrators who are designated by EA to organize and monitor FC Pro Mobile Festival, officiate the games and matches, and judge and determine the issues when arise.
APPENDIX 3 – PROHIBITED PARTNER CATEGORIES LIST
Pornography or any sexually explicit materials, contraceptive products or services, or online dating products or services;
Alcohol;
Tobacco, cigarettes or similar products;
Other restricted drugs or drug paraphernalia;
Firearms, explosives, or other weapons;
Tattoos or body branding services;
Gambling/wagering/lottery products or services, including sports betting and daily fantasy sites or similar services;
FC Ultimate Team Coin promoting or selling websites or companies
Unauthorized game key selling websites or companies
Political ads or otherwise promoting a political agenda;
Illegal products or services, or content that otherwise violates any applicable laws in the territories;
Involving content that is obscene, slanderous, misleading, inaccurate, or discriminatory;
Pharmaceutical products or services, dietary supplements, or medical devices;
Products or services that compete with EA’s business (e.g. games, online game sites, or competing esports events);
Anything that is detrimental to EA’s business (hacking, gold services, account selling, coin selling);
Anything that is inconsistent with the ESRB or applicable rating(s) of the game in the given territory;
Cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency companies and/or websites promoting/relating to the trade of cryptocurrency
Any direct competitive platform manufacturer outside of SONY PlayStation, that is to say: Microsoft Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, Xbox 360
Data Processing Consent Declaration (individually per player)
Please read this Data Processing Consent Declaration ("Declaration") carefully and ensure that you (referred to as the "Data Subject"), understand it.
By taking part in FC Pro Mobile Festival, you authorise EA to store, transfer and otherwise use any Personal Data, which is to be understood as any information that relates to Competitors and Competitors and in particular the data provided by email at the time of Competitors and Competitors’ registration to the FC Pro Mobile Festival (“Personal Data”), which may include the following:
First name, last name, citizenship and immigration status, government identification number, passport number, financial accounting number, credit card number, address, phone number, email address, place of birth, place of residence, location of remote production, age, date of birth, gender, photos, audio/voice recording, gamertag, social media handles (twitter and Instagram), professional achievements, team name, founding date, country of origin for team, team affiliation and IP-address of practice area.
Purpose of Processing and Use of Personal Data
EA and their appointed agencies Shanghai Zongyue Advertising Co. Ltd to use the Personal Data as follows:
To assess eligibility to take part in FC Pro Mobile Festival.
to organise the FC Pro Mobile Festival;
to evaluate the Competitors’ eligibility to take part in the FC Pro Mobile Festival;
to connect two Competitors for a Game;
to arrange the Competitors travel and accommodation for the FC Pro Mobile Festival, in case of qualification;
to present the qualified Competitors on EA’s controlled sites, press releases and any FC Pro Mobile Festival related promotions;
to present the Competitors in any live show, as part of the highlights clips, the event documentation and any clipping model on any of EA social media sites or ea.com;
to be used in the distribution of the world wide TV and live stream feed as part of the Competitors presentation;
to be contacted for a potential participation in future editions of the FC Pro Mobile Festival; and
to be shared with EA SPORTS, the publishing partners of FC Mobile in the respective markets (being Nexon Corporation, Tencent Games).
Sharing Personal Data with Third Parties
In this regard, you acknowledge and agree that such Personal Data may be transferred to the relevant public (government) authorities and/or authorised bodies and organisations as might be required under the applicable national laws and/or for security reasons (‘Applicable Data Protection Laws’). Additionally, you acknowledge and agree that Data will be shared with Shanghai Zongyue Advertising Co. Ltd and EA, to use the Personal Data for the purposes outlined above. The Personal Data will not be used, processed, stored or transmitted by EA over and above the scope described herein, or as otherwise described in EA’s Privacy & Cookie Policy.
Storage of Personal Data and Data Security
The Personal Data may be stored and in the United States or any other country in which EA, its subsidiaries, or third-party agents operate. By taking part in FC Pro Mobile Festival, you consent to the transfer of your personal data outside of your country of residence, and you acknowledge that your personal information may be transferred to recipients in the United States and other countries that may not offer the same level of privacy protection as the laws in your country of residence or citizenship.
EA's privacy practices comply with the APEC Cross Border Privacy Rules System. The APEC CBPR system provides a framework for organizations to ensure protection of personal information transferred among participating APEC economies. More information about the APEC framework is available on this page.
Your Personal information will be retained only for as long as necessary to for the purposes described herein, and as otherwise disclosed in EA’s Privacy & Cookie Policy. Where required, we may retain that information beyond that period if necessary for legal, operational, or other legitimate reasons.
Rights
You may have certain rights to the Personal Data in accordance with, and subject to the Applicable Data Protection Laws which this Declaration adheres to. For more information, please see EA’s Privacy and Cookie Policy.
Complaint and Contact
In the event of any cause for complaint about the use of the Personal Data or if you have any questions relating to this Declaration, you may contact EA’s Data Protection Officer as follows: DPO@ea.com
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