Submission Entry Requirements:
Entrants agree to and understand that Submissions will be made available to the public,
including without limitation, posting on the Internet and may appear in Sponsor’s advertising
and marketing materials. Whether or not Submissions are published on the Internet, Sponsor does
not covenant or guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any Submissions.
- a) The Submission must not have been submitted previously in any Contest of any
kind or
exhibited or displayed publicly (i.e., disclosed beyond your immediate circle of friends
and family) through any means previously.
- b) Each Submission must be an original creation of the submitting entrant which is
under
no restriction, contractual or otherwise, that will prevent Sponsor's use of the
Submission and each Submission must be free of any and all liens, encumbrances and
claims of third parties. Entrant acknowledges, agrees and warrants that, nothing in
the Submission infringes on any copyrights, confidential information, trade secrets or
trademarks belonging to any person or entity other than the Submission absent a suitable
license, clearance or permission agreement (proof of which is required upon submission),
or violates any person's rights of privacy or publicity and that all necessary releases
and permissions have been secured. Entrant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each
of the Released Parties and their respective parent, subsidiaries, and affiliates and
each of their respective officers, directors and employees, from and against any and all
claims, demands, damages, costs, liabilities and causes of action of whatsoever nature
that are based upon or arise out of any breach by entrant of these Official Rules or the
warranties and representations made by entrant in this paragraph. Modifying, enhancing
or altering a third party's pre-existing work does not qualify as the entrant's original
creation.
- c) By uploading the Submission, the entrant agrees, for zero (0) compensation,
monetary or otherwise, to automatically grant upon submission to Sponsor all
intellectual property rights in the Submission and each of its constituent parts, which
rights include, without limitation, the Sponsor's right to publish, make available to
the public and/or reproduce the Submission through any media available at any time
during or after the Contest Period on any related websites and social media pages, in
any promotional materials, whether related or unrelated to the Contest, and at any other
location, whether physical or online, that Sponsor, in its sole discretion, deems
appropriate and necessary for the operation and promotion of this Contest. In addition,
entrant warrants that any so called "moral rights'' in the Submission have been waived
and entrant acknowledges and agrees that Sponsor may use any ideas from any Submission
or other submitted materials, whether or not entrant has been awarded a prize in
connection with any such Submission or other materials. Entrant hereby agrees to
release, defend, indemnify and hold harmless each of Released Parties, and each of their
parent, subsidiaries, and affiliates and each of their respective owners, employees,
directors, officers, agents, and subcontractors from all claims, demands, and causes of
action of any nature whatsoever which entrant or entrant's heirs, representatives,
executors, administrators, or any other persons acting on entrant’s behalf or on behalf
of entrant’s estate, have or may have by reason of: (i) Sponsor's exercise of any rights
granted by entrant in this paragraph; (ii) claims based on violation of any right of
publicity or rights of personality, infringement of copyright or trademark, libel,
slander, defamation, invasion of privacy, loss of earnings or potential earnings in
connection with Sponsor's use of the Submission entry and any portion thereof, or the
likeness of any natural person therein.
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d) Entrants are responsible for securing necessary permissions, talent and
location releases, and licenses for any visual material contained in the Submissions.
Submission Content Restrictions
Submissions must not contain material that:
- a) Contains or depicts someone smoking, drinking alcohol, or intoxicated;
- b) Violates or infringes another's rights, including without limitation, privacy,
publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement;
- c) Contains material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any
group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, sex, religion,
nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age;
- d) Contains any unacceptable clothing or adornments, or displays any
commercial/corporate advertising other than that of Sponsor (including but not limited
to corporate logos, brand names, trademarks, slogans, political, personal and religious
statements);
- e) Contains indecent or unsafe behavior or situations, profanities or obscenities,
including but not limited to nudity, or pornography, or is otherwise inappropriate,
indecent, profane, obscene, hateful, tortuous, slanderous or libelous;
- f) References persons without their written permission;
- g) Disparages any persons or organizations;
- h) Includes threats to any person, place, business, or group;
- i) Is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to all applicable federal, state, or
local laws and regulations.
Failure of any Submission to comply with the above “Submission
Guidelines,” "Submission Requirements," and "Submission Content Restrictions," as determined
by Sponsor and Administrator, in their sole discretion, may result in disqualification of
the Submission. Without limitation, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to
disqualify any Submission that, in its sole opinion, refers, depicts or in any way reflects
negatively upon the Sponsor, its products or services, the Contest or any other person or
entity, does not comply with these Official Rules or if Sponsor or Administrator receive a
notification about any potential infringements or breaches of law or any other reason set
forth herein. All Submissions shall become the exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be
returned. Submissions must be suitable for presentation in a public forum, in sole
determination of Sponsor.