The platform

Rules

How entries are reviewed, how judging works, what content is allowed, and how creators' work is used.

Challenge-specific requirements, deadlines, prizes, and special terms appear on each challenge page.

Basics

The essentials.

Unless a challenge says otherwise, each creator may submit one entry.
Entries are reviewed before they appear publicly.
You will never be asked to judge your own work.
Skipped matchups do not count toward your judging requirement.
Community results are determined through head-to-head judging, not likes or direct vote links.
You retain ownership of your work.

Eligibility & judging

How competition works.

Approved entries are shown in randomized head-to-head matchups. Choose the entry that better answers the challenge brief, then select the main reason for your decision.

Complete the judging requirement shown for the challenge to receive a full public ranking. Skipped matchups do not count. When fewer than two other eligible entries are available, judging may not be possible yet. If you have already compared every available pairing, you may reach the end of the queue before completing the full requirement.

Most challenges ask competitors to complete 10 eligible judgments. The judging screen shows the requirement that applies.

A submission must receive enough eligible community comparisons before appearing in the public rankings. The required number may depend on the size of the challenge.

Shared links lead to gallery entries, results, and creator portfolios—not directly to personalized voting ballots.

Ownership & creator trust

Your work stays yours.

You retain ownership of your submission.

By submitting, you grant Kleon Open the limited rights described in the Terms of Use to review, host, display, judge, archive, and promote your work in connection with Kleon Open.

Sharing your prompts or creative process is optional.

Kleon Open does not grant sponsors or other third parties commercial rights to your work. Commercial use requires a separate agreement unless the challenge-specific terms clearly state otherwise.

Two selections. Two opportunities.

Sponsored Challenges use the same community judging system, with a separate selection made by the sponsor.

Community Winner is determined by community judging.
Sponsor’s Pick is selected separately by the sponsor.
The same submission may receive both honors.
Available prizes, eligibility requirements, and payout conditions appear on the challenge page.
Sponsors do not automatically receive commercial rights to submissions.

Content policy

Suitable for a public creative gallery.

Kleon Open is intended for a broad public audience. Entries may be rejected, removed, or marked ineligible if they violate these rules or the requirements of a specific challenge.

Sexual content or nudity
Graphic violence or gore
Hateful, harassing, or abusive content
Personal or private information
Stolen, plagiarized, or misattributed work
Content that infringes another person’s rights
Unauthorized use of another person’s likeness, brand, character, or logo
Illegal, deceptive, or otherwise unsuitable public-gallery content

A note on judging

Why pairwise, not likes?

Likes often measure visibility and audience size. Pairwise judging compares two entries against the same brief, giving each work a more direct chance to be evaluated.

Shared links lead to public gallery, result, and portfolio pages—not directly to voting ballots.

Additional terms

More detail where it matters.

These Rules summarize how Kleon Open competitions operate. The Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, challenge brief, and posted prize terms provide additional details and apply where relevant.

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