Porter Novelli's ScavengAR Contest
2010 South by Southwest Conference
Contest may only be entered by South by Southwest Conference attendees who are 21 years of age and are residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia and entries originating from any other jurisdiction are not eligible for entry. This Contest is governed exclusively by the laws of the United States. You are not authorized to participate in the Contest if you are not a citizen of the United States.
1. How to Enter. To enter the Contest, go to www.scavengar.com, fill out an entry form, including your name, ,phone number, and e-mail address for purposes of contacting the winner , and sign the entry form to represent that you agree to comply with these Official Rules. Then, download the free ScavengAR/Junaio app and follow the instructions provided on www.scavengar.com. All entry information and any photographs, videos or other media you create during and submit to Sponsor for purposes of the Contest shall be collectively referred to herein as the "Entries" or each as an "Entry." Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify this Contest in the event an insufficient number of entries are received that meet the minimum judging criteria.
By entering, you, the entrant warrant and represent the following with respect to your Entry: (a) You are the sole and exclusive owner of the Entry; (b) the Entry is your own creation and is 100% original; and (c) the Entry will not infringe on or violate any rights of any third parties. You, the entrant, also hereby assign all rights to and in your Entry to Sponsor and understand that Sponsor may use your Entry for any lawful purpose whatsoever without further compensation to you.
All entrants must have a valid e-mail address, which must remain active and accept messages from Sponsors throughout the Contest Period (as defined in Rule 2 below) and for a reasonable amount of time thereafter for potential notification purposes. Limit one (1) entry per person. No automated entry devices and/or programs permitted. All entries, including Entries, become the sole and exclusive property of the Sponsor and receipt of entries will not be acknowledged or returned. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, stolen, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, postage-due, misdirected, technically corrupted or garbled entries, which will be disqualified, or for problems of any kind whether mechanical, human or electronic. Only fully completed entry forms are eligible. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor.
2. Start/End Dates. Contest begins at 11:00 AM Central Time on March 9, 2010 and ends at 10:00 PM Central Time on March 15, 2010 ("Contest Period").
3. Eligibility. Participation open only to South by Southwest Conference attendees who are legal residents of the United States and are 21 years old or older as of date of entry. Void where prohibited, taxed or restricted by law. Employees, officers & directors of Porter Novelli, Inc. ("Sponsor") and its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, dealers, advertising and promotion agencies, manufacturers or distributors of Contest materials and their immediate families (parents, children, siblings, spouse) and members of the same household (whether related or not) of such employees/officers/directors are not eligible to enter. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
4. Judging/Judging Criteria. All Entries will be judged by a panel of judges that have the required knowledge and experience to apply the judging criteria. Judges reserve the right, in their sole and absolute discretion, to disqualify any Entries that are inappropriate for any reason, including without limitation, for any Entry that may harm Sponsor's reputation or products or contain content that is illegal, racist, profane, violent or otherwise found objectionable in Sponsor's sole discretion. All Entries will be judged based on the following equally-weighted judging criteria: Highest number of points received by collecting geo/AR-clues and physical tags (100%). The entrant whose Entry is given the highest score will be deemed the Grand Prize Winner, subject to verification. In the event of a tie, the entrant whose Entry has the highest number of points received by collecting geo/AR-clues and physical tags in the fastest recorded time will win the tie. By entering the Contest, entrants fully and unconditionally agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of the judges, which will be final and binding in all matters relating to the Contest.
5. Prizes. One (1) Grand Prize: One Thousand ($1,000.00) U.S. Dollars payable by check to the Grand Prize Winner. Prize is non-transferable. No substitutions or cash redemptions. If in the case of unavailability of any prize, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value.
6. Notification. Potential winner will be notified by announcement at the South by Southwest Conference Rackspace Party on March 15, 2010, or if not in attendance, by telephone, SMS text or e-mail on or about March 15, 2010 and may be required to sign and return, where legal, an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability/Publicity Release and/or rights transfer document within five (5) days of prize notification. If any winner cannot be contacted within five (5) calendar days of first notification attempt, if any prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if any winner rejects his/her prize or in the event of noncompliance with these Official Rules and requirements, such prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to the Entry with the next highest score. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given.
7. Conditions. Sponsor shall not be liable or responsible in the event Entries are not used for any reason. Sponsor reserves the right to remove any Entries, including tags created therein, that are inappropriate or contain content that is illegal, racist, profane, violent or otherwise found objectionable in Sponsor's sole discretion. Any and all federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winners. Participation in Contest and acceptance of prize constitutes the winner's permission for Sponsor to use his/her name, address (city and state), likeness, photograph, picture, portrait, voice, biographical information, Entry and/or any statements made by the winner regarding the Contest or Sponsor for advertising and promotional purposes without notice or additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. By participating, entrants and winner agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, its advertising and promotion agencies and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers and directors, from any and all liability, for loss, harm, damage, injury, cost or expense whatsoever including without limitation, property damage, personal injury and/or death which may occur in connection with, preparation for, travel to, or participation in Contest, or possession, acceptance and/or use or misuse of prize or participation in any Contest-related activity or merchandise delivery and for any claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, trademark infringement or any other intellectual property-related cause of action. Entrants who do not comply with these Official Rules, or attempt to interfere with this Contest in any way shall be disqualified.
8. Additional Terms. In case of dispute as to the identity of any entrant, entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized Account Holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) responsible for assigning e-mail addresses or the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Any attempted form of entry other than as set forth in Rule 1 above is prohibited; no automatic, programmed; robotic or similar means of entry are permitted. Sponsor, its affiliates, partners and promotion and advertising agencies are not responsible for technical, hardware, software, telephone or other communications malfunctions, errors or failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, website, Internet, or ISP availability, unauthorized human intervention, traffic congestion, incomplete or inaccurate capture of entry information (regardless of cause) or failed, incomplete, garbled, jumbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit one's ability to enter the Contest, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer relating to or resulting from participating in this Contest or downloading any materials in this Contest. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, extend or suspend this Contest should (in its sole discretion) virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention, fraud or other causes beyond its control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Contest. In such case, Sponsor will select the winner from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual they find, in its sole discretion, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or related website. Sponsor may prohibit an entrant from participating in the Contest or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants or Sponsor representatives.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
9. List of Winner. To obtain the name of the winner, e-mail John Havens at: john.havens@porternovelli.com.
10. Sponsor. Porter Novelli, Inc., 75 Varick Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10013 .