Organizing Entity
Dubai Municipality – Public Parks and Recreational Facilities Department is the organizer of the “Name Your Park” Competition.
Eligibility and Participation
The competition is open exclusively to UAE nationals and residents of the Emirate of Dubai who reside within the neighborhood or area where the selected park is located.
To participate, entrants must:
- Access the official competition page.
- Select the relevant area and park.
- Be a resident of the neighborhood or area in which the selected park is located.
- Suggest a suitable name for the selected park.
- Complete the required information and provide accurate contact and residency details.
- Agree to these Terms and Conditions.
- Submit their entry before the specified deadline.
Dubai Municipality reserves the right to request supporting documentation to verify the participant’s residency within the relevant neighborhood or area.
Name Submission Requirements
The proposed name must:
- Be creative and appropriate for the selected park and its surrounding neighborhood.
- Reflect the identity, character, community, nature, or local heritage of the neighborhood.
- Be appropriate and suitable for public use.
- Not violate any applicable laws or public morals.
- Not be associated with a commercial brand or entity.
- Not infringe upon intellectual property rights or the rights of any third party.
- Comply with Dubai Municipality’s standards and requirements for naming public facilities.
Selection of Names and Winners
Dubai Municipality will review all submissions and select the proposed names based on the approved criteria, including the name’s suitability, originality, connection to the park and its surrounding neighborhood, community relevance, and appropriateness for official use.
Dubai Municipality reserves the right to modify, adapt, or develop any proposed name to ensure compliance with official naming requirements.
Prize and Winner Recognition
Each winner whose proposed name is selected will receive a cash prize of AED 2,500.
In addition to the cash prize, selected winners may be featured in Dubai Municipality’s official promotional and marketing activities, including but not limited to videos, photographs, social media content, digital campaigns, publications, and other communication materials related to the competition or the named park.
By participating in the competition, winners acknowledge and agree that Dubai Municipality may contact them to participate in such promotional activities. Participation in any filming or photography will be subject to coordination with the winner and the applicable consent requirements.
Winners will be contacted using the contact details provided during registration and may be required to submit valid identification and supporting documents to verify their eligibility, including residency within the relevant neighborhood, and to complete the prize collection process.
Ownership and Use
By submitting a proposed name, the entrant confirms that the name is their original creation or that they have the legal right to submit it.
By participating in the competition, entrants grant Dubai Municipality the right to use, modify, adapt, translate, publish, reproduce, and incorporate submitted names into its official activities, communications, and promotional materials, without any additional financial claims or compensation, other than the prize specified for the selected winner.
Selected winners may also be featured in official Dubai Municipality marketing and communications related to the competition and the selected park, including video, photography, social media, digital, print, and other promotional content.
Disqualification
Dubai Municipality reserves the right to disqualify any submission that:
- Contains inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading information.
- Is submitted by a participant who does not reside within the relevant neighborhood or area.
- Includes an inappropriate or offensive name.
- Infringes upon the intellectual property rights or other rights of any third party.
- Violates these Terms and Conditions.
- Fails to meet the competition requirements or official naming criteria.
Personal Data
The personal information provided by participants will be used for the purposes of administering the competition, communicating with participants and winners, verifying eligibility and residency, and completing prize-related procedures, in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations governing Dubai Municipality and the United Arab Emirates.
Final Decisions
Dubai Municipality’s decisions regarding the eligibility of participants, validity of submissions, selection of proposed names, and selection of winners shall be final and binding, subject to the applicable laws and regulations.
General Provisions
Dubai Municipality reserves the right to amend, extend, suspend, or cancel the competition, or modify any aspect of the competition, when necessary.
Any amendments or changes will be announced through Dubai Municipality’s official channels.
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations of the United Arab Emirates and the Emirate of Dubai.
