Call for Ideas Regulations

ART.1. PROMOTING COMPANY

The promoting company is Hiro Srl Via dell'Artigianato 6/8, 37030 Badia Calavena (VR) VAT number 04470670235 Verona Registry Office, REA VR – 423099

ART. 2. SUBJECT OF THE CALL

The subject of the call is the creation of a product design in the Hiro style. For all the technical details, see the project brief available at the following link (for the English version, LINK )*

( *available only if the call is in progress) .

ART. 3 CHARACTERISTICS OF HIRO

HIRO is a modern, smart, Italian design brand that, through its products, connects the design community and design lovers.

HIRO's mission is to create unique and original metal objects created by designers from around the world, made in Italy, and voted on by design lovers. We believe in the power of opinion and want our products to be free and democratic: that's why we only produce our community's favorites, and we ask them to express their opinions by voting on our social media channels and website!

How it works:

- We periodically open Calls for Ideas with ever-new themes;

- Calls for Ideas are open to everyone: whether you're an emerging or established designer, it makes no difference. Hiro is an opportunity for everyone;

- The Calls for Ideas aim to collect projects for possible production and marketing on the hiro.design website and on the websites and/or physical stores owned by Hiro or its partner brands, according to Hiro's own timeframe and methods;

- Hiro's Scientific Committee selects only the best projects for innovation, originality, adherence to the brand's style, and production feasibility;

- The selected projects may be submitted to a vote by Hiro's community of design lovers: they will be able to express their approval and even choose some of the object's features before it goes into production. Hiro puts the community at the center: design lovers choose the next design object.

ART. 4 DURATION

Projects can be submitted from 03/11/2025 until 15/12/2025 at 11.59 pm (see art. 8 “Participation Mechanics”).

The projects will be submitted to the Scientific Committee for evaluation between 16/12/2025 and 31/01/2026.

( *dates available only in case of ongoing calls) . 

Project authors will receive a communication from Hiro with the selection outcome within 30 days of the Call deadline. Authors of projects selected for commercialization will receive a proposal and a contract specifying the financial conditions and usage rights.

Hiro reserves the right to evaluate the potential production and marketing of some worthy projects, even if not selected, at a later date within a maximum of 24 months of the Call's conclusion. After this period, Hiro will delete the projects from its databases.

ART. 5 RECIPIENTS

All designers, aspiring designers, and enthusiasts who are at least 18 years of age are eligible to participate in the Call for Design. You can also participate as a design group or studio. In this case, please include the names of all members of the group who created the project in your presentation. When uploading your project, please include the name of the group or studio or just one contact person. Multiple projects may be submitted for each Call for Ideas; in this case, each project must be submitted individually with its own presentation (maximum 3 projects per designer/studio). Participation in the Call, in addition to acceptance of the rules and the related privacy policy, implies acceptance of the publication of the winner's name on Hiro's social media channels and website. Hiro will publish all news, information, and images regarding the Call and the final result on its website https://hiro.design/pages/call-for-ideas as well as on its social media pages. Participation is free.

ART. 6 PUBLICITY OF THE EVENT

Contest advertising will strictly comply with these rules and will be distributed via the hiro.design website, social networks, influencers, press, newsletters, social media, and generally online and offline. The complete rules will be available on the hiro.design website and related subdomains at https://hiro.design/pages/regolamento-call-for-ideas

ART. 7 COMPLIANCE

This event is excluded from the rules governing prize competitions pursuant to Article 6.1, letter a) of Presidential Decree 430/2001. By participating in the Call, Participants unconditionally and fully accept these regulations.

ART. 8 PARTICIPATION MECHANICS

All projects must be uploaded to this LINK .

Projects can be submitted from 03/11/2025 until 15/12/2025 at 11.59 pm ( *available only in case of ongoing call) .

In order for your project presentation to be successful, you must provide:

- the name of the project;

- a presentation in PDF format with all images, views, dimensions, materials and any other information required (maximum size 10 MB; name as follows: SURNAME_NAME_PRODUCTNAME.pdf)

- a "descriptive" image of the project, i.e. a render/drawing/sketch that provides an overall impression, in jpeg format (max size 3 MB; insert the designer's name and surname and the name of the project in the image at the bottom right; name it as follows SURNAME_PRODUCTNAME.jpeg ).

Finally, to begin the participation process, you must provide all your personal data (name, surname, email address, telephone number) and consent to their use for the purposes necessary for the proper conduct of the process (please refer to the privacy policy available at this link ).

Projects are submitted and archived using secure protocols. We will retain them for a maximum of 24 months after the Call for Design closes, after which they will be deleted from our archives. Hiro reserves the right to use the projects, after notifying the designer or design studio, to produce objects within the established timeframes and methods. Hiro undertakes not to share or distribute your projects with third parties. In any case, the projects remain your property, and you may use them freely.

Participation in this call and/or any selection does not in any way bind Hiro to production and/or marketing and consequently to the supply of a contract.

If the technical and commercial assessments are successful, you will receive an email to this effect. Once the project has been uploaded, the company may make some proposed changes or modifications if deemed necessary to its overall commercial or technical plans. You will be informed of these proposed changes by email and will have the right to reject any possible adaptation of the project. If you refuse, the company will not use the project and the parties will be deemed released from any obligation, declaring from now on that they will have no claims against each other or any rights as a result of the refusal.

If the technical and commercial evaluations are successful, you will receive the general contract terms and conditions by email. Completion of the project will remain conditional on acceptance of the terms and conditions set forth in the contract itself. The company's proposal may include a project fee or a usage fee; however, it will be communicated once the finalist project has been finalized.

The Participant guarantees that the project provided is original and exclusive and that in its creation he/she has not used copyrighted material, indemnifying Hiro from any liability in this regard, including from any claims asserted by third parties.

ART. 9 JURY AND EVALUATION CRITERIA

The completed projects will be submitted to the company's in-house scientific committee, which will select between two and five finalist projects. The judging team is composed of members of the Hiro team, founder and CEO Manuele Perlati, and creatives and art directors. The Scientific Committee meets to evaluate the projects and select those to submit to the Hiro community and all design lovers. The judging criteria are:

- uniqueness and originality of the project presented;

- adherence and coherence with the Hiro style;

- production feasibility.

The finalist projects are also submitted to the popular jury for approval, who can cast their vote either through a form with data entry or by commenting on social media content. This approval is not binding on the final decision, which always rests with the Scientific Committee.

ART. 10 PRIZE

The prize consists of advertising your project on the web and social networks by Hiro and the opportunity to formalize a working collaboration with Hiro.

ART.11 MODIFICATION OF THE TERMS OF USE

Any changes or additions that Hiro needs to make to this regulation will be communicated through appropriate information or through any other methods that Hiro reserves the right to decide.

ART. 12 DATA PROCESSING

In compliance with the provisions of EU Regulation no. 679/2016, as Data Controller, Hiro srl hereby provides the necessary information regarding the purposes and methods of processing personal data, the nature of the data, and its provision.

1. Purpose of the processing

The data will be processed for the following purposes:

Purposes related to the Call. The legal basis that legitimizes the aforementioned processing is freely given consent.

2. Treatment methods

The processing will be carried out using electronic and paper-based tools by persons specifically appointed for this purpose, in order to guarantee maximum security and confidentiality of the data.

3. Scope of communication and dissemination

Your data, subject to processing, will and/or may subsequently be communicated:

- to any Data Processors appointed to carry out activities related to the Call, accounting, tax, and administrative management; the provision of cloud services used by the Data Controller for the electronic storage of documents.

- to external collaborators who have been entrusted with the execution of all or part of the processing in question;

- to public entities in compliance with legal obligations;

Any further communication or dissemination will only occur with your explicit consent.

4. Duration of treatment

The Personal Data provided by the interested party will be processed for the time strictly necessary to fulfill the obligations arising from the Call and therefore for the entire duration of the Call. After this period, in compliance with the principle of necessity, the personal data collected will be processed and retained only for the period strictly necessary to fulfill legal obligations in tax, fiscal, and civil matters, including to protect the right to credit arising from the contract pursuant to the provisions on statute of limitations.

5. Rights of the interested party

As a data subject, you have the right to exercise the rights provided for in Articles 7, 15-22 of European Regulation 679/2016. Specifically, by contacting the Data Controller by email, you may request access to your personal data, receive the personal data provided to the Data Controller and transmit it to another Data Controller without hindrance (so-called data portability), obtain its updating, restriction of processing, rectification of data, and erasure of data processed in violation of applicable law. You also have the right to object to processing for the same purposes by following the procedure indicated in each email received from the service provider. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante della Privacy), as the supervisory authority for Personal Data Protection.

ART. 13 RESPONSIBILITY

Hiro excludes any liability to the Participant for any loss of income, loss of profit, loss of goodwill, loss of data, loss of opportunity and any indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred or suffered by the Participant in connection with his/her participation in the Call.

ART. 14 MISCELLANEOUS

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not be affected or impaired in any way. These Terms and Conditions are governed entirely by Italian law. Any dispute arising in connection with the validity, interpretation, or performance thereof will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Participant's place of residence (so-called consumer court).