Official Rules - DeviantArt - The Last Witch Hunter Contest

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

“THE LAST WITCH HUNTER CONTEST” (“CONTEST”) BEGINS AT 12:00:00 AM PACIFIC TIME (“PT”) ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2015 AND ENDS AT 11:59:59 PM (“PT”) ON OCTOBER 18, 2015 (THE “PROMOTION PERIOD”).

ALL PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION COLLECTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS CONTEST WILL BE SUBJECT TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND THESE OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES (“RULES”).

1. ELIGIBILITY:

Contest open to DeviantArt members who are residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. territories, possessions and U.S. military installations, (the "Eligibility Area") and are at least thirteen (13) years old as of September 23, 2015 except employees and volunteers (and their immediate families and members of the same household (whether related or not)) of DeviantArt ("Sponsor"), Lionsgate Entertainment Corp. or Summit Entertainment, LLC. Contest is void outside the Eligibility Area and wherever prohibited or restricted by law.

2. HOW TO ENTER

Membership to www.DeviantArt.com (the "Contest Site") is required to enter the Contest. Membership to www.DeviantArt.com is free. If an individual desiring to enter is already a registered member, s/he is not automatically entered into the Contest. The directions for entry are as follows:

  • During the Promotion Period, individuals wishing to submit an entry must follow the instructions on Contest Site and submit a piece of original artwork illustrating one of four scenes from The Last Witch Hunter (the “Picture”) provided in script form at the Contest Site. The submitted artwork ("Work") must be submitted in jpg or png file format as a static image but may originate in any visual medium. The Work may not contain the title of the Picture. The submission of the Work and any other required information shall constitute the "Entry". Each submitter of an Entry shall be referred to herein as the "Entrant". ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 11:59:59 PM (PT) ON OCTOBER 4, 2015. No illegible, incomplete, forged or altered Entries will be accepted. Entrants may enter as many Works as they like however duplicate Entries are not allowed.
  • Do not submit original file of the Work. Entries and submitted Works will not be returned. You should retain and store the original file of the Work on your own.
  • The Work (i) may not have been made commercially available, won any other prize/award, been featured as a "Daily Deviation" nor been previously submitted to any other contest or promotion (ii) must be the exclusive original work of the Entrant without collaborators and made for the Contest and may not use any third party stock images for the Work, however licensed brushes and textures are acceptable, (iii) must be in keeping with the Sponsor's publicly presented image, (iv) may not be inappropriate, offensive, libelous or defamatory, pornographic, sexually explicit, unlawful or plagiarized, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion, (v) must not be harassing, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, profane, obscene, excessively violent, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable or offensive in any way, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, (vi) may not violate or encourage others to violate any applicable law, statute, ordinance or regulation, (vii) may not defame or invade publicity rights or privacy of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any person's personal or property rights or any other third party rights, (viii) may not contain commercial/corporate advertising, including but not limited to corporate logos, brand names, and slogans, (ix) may not include any viruses, worms, corrupt files, Trojan horses, or other forms of corruptive code or content that may harm or compromise the Contest Site and/or the proper conduct of the Contest, (x) may not use any watermarks or distinguishing artist marks and (xi) if found to be in violation of these rules will be disqualified and therefore removed from the Contest Site Gallery.
  • All Works submitted will remain the exclusive property of the Entrant, provided that:
    • Entrant will not acquire any ownership or other interest in any and all trademarks, logos, characters and other intellectual property of Summit (collectively "Summit's Marks") and for the purpose of clarification, all of the materials related to the Picture provided at the Contest Site and contained in the trailer at the Contest Site are Summit’s Marks.
    • During the Promotion Period, and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, eligible Works may be posted at the Contest Site or otherwise displayed in selections made by Sponsor and in any form and media on or off the DeviantArt site in connection with promotion of the Contest;
    • During the ten (10) year period immediately following the Promotion Period (the "Display Period"), the Sponsor and Summit may (but will not be obligated to) display the four grand prize winning Works in any form and media in connection with the promotion of its businesses;
    • The Grand place prize winning Works may be used by Summit or its assigns in and as part of the promotion and marketing of the release of the Picture.
    • The Sponsor and Summit may otherwise use prize winning Works in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as the relevant Entrant may approve in writing (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); and
    • Entrant may not authorize or permit any prize winning Work to be used to promote any product or service of any party other than Entrant, Summit and the Sponsor.
3. DETERMINATION OF WINNERS:

Potential winners will be determined on or about October 8, 2015 from all eligible Entries as follows: All entries will be judged and twenty-five (25) semi-finalists will be determined by full-time DeviantArt Staff on the basis of Originality, Creative Interpretation of the Task, and Technical Artistic Skill, each of which will be weighed in whatever proportion the judges determine to be appropriate to the task. The semi-finalists will be posted in advance of final judging on the Contest Site. Only one (1) Entry per Entrant may be chosen as a semi-finalist winning Entry. The semi-finalists will then be judged by Breck Eisner, the Director of the Picture, and Mac Carter, the 2nd Unit Director of the Picture, (and in the event of unanticipated interruption in their availability, another individual related to the production of the Picture) to determine the four (4) Grand Place Prize winners (“Grand Prize Winners”). Judging of the semi-finalists to determine Grand Prize Winners will be based on the judging criteria of Originality, Creative Interpretation of the Task, and Technical Artistic Skill, each of which will be weighed in whatever proportion the judges determine to be appropriate to the task. The judges' decisions are final on all matters relating to the Contest. In the event of a tie in any portion of the judging process, the judges themselves will resolve the tie among themselves.

ONLY AN ELIGIBLE ENTRANT MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST AND/OR WIN A PRIZE. SPONSOR EXPRESSLY RESERVES FOR ITSELF THE RIGHT TO DETERMINE THE ISSUE OF ELIGIBILITY AND/OR THE RIGHT OF ANY ENTRANT TO REDEEM OR OTHERWISE BENEFIT FROM ANY PRIZING AT ANY TIME (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, AFTER AN ENTRANT WAS EARLIER DEEMED ELIGIBLE).

4. PRIZES

There will be four (4) Grand Place Prizes, and twenty-one (21) semi-finalist prizes available to be awarded, each consisting of the following:

Grand Place Prize: A trip for the winner and a companion to New York City to attend a screening of The Last Witch Hunter on October 13, 2015 and to meet Vin Deisel; $1,000 (U.S.D.); a one-year CORE Membership to DeviantArt; and 8,000 DeviantArt Points. The winner may elect to receive an additional $1,000 (U.S.D.) if unavailable to attend the October 13 event.

Semi-Finalist Prize (awarded to Semi-finalists that are not determined to be the Grand Prize winners): $50 (U.S.D.); a three-month CORE Membership to DeviantArt; 1,000 DeviantArt Points.

Total ARV of all prizes: $10,600.00 (U.S.D.)

Odds of winning depend on number of eligible Entries received and nature of Works as judged according to the judging process stated above. Sponsor reserves right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value in the event of unavailability. No other substitution or transfer of prizes permitted. Sponsor responsible only for prize delivery; not responsible for prize utility, quality or otherwise. Taxes and fees, if any, are the sole responsibility of prize winners.

If the prize includes travel, the winner and his or her guest if applicable will receive round trip economy fare air travel between the nearest major city to the winner's residence and New York, N.Y. and hotel accommodations in New York, NY. Winner’s guest must travel at the same time from the same locations and must share the hotel accommodations with the winner. If the winner is under the age of 18, he or she must be accompanied by a parent or guardian as his or her guest. Sponsor will determine flight and accommodation itinerary in its sole discretion. Sponsor is not responsible for flight or other transportation/accommodation difficulties including cancellation/delay; no refund or compensation will be made in the event of a cancellation or delay in flight; winner is responsible for any travel documentation requirements, including visas if required, at their own cost; Entrant acknowledges that the trip package is for the purpose of attending a screening of the Picture in new York, N.Y. on the evening of October 13, 2015 and accordingly, if winning an accepting a trip package, will make himself or herself available on the dates required and will not be able to substitute the dates for travel and accommodations presented to the entrant by Sponsor; travel is subject to the rules and restrictions set forth in these Official Rules and those set forth by the relevant airline carrier and accommodations; any expense and incidental travel costs not specifically included in the package description are the responsibility solely of the winner, including but not limited to meals and incidentals, ground transportation (other than to and from the hotel accommodations from the New York airport), luggage fees in excess of airline rules, miscellaneous travel expenses , passenger tariffs or duties, surcharges, airport fees, service or facility charges, personal charges at lodging, security fees, taxes , and other expenses; Sponsors will not replace any lost, mutilated, or stolen tickets, travel vouchers, or certificates. Accommodations will be described to the winning Entrant in advance of travel and Entrant will be permitted to make alternate choices for accommodations at the Entrant's sole cost, expense and responsibility.

5. VERIFICATION OF WINNERS AND DELIVERY OF PRIZES:

Each potential winner (or his/her parent or legal guardian if the potential winner is at least thirteen (13) years of age, but considered to be under the age of majority in his/her jurisdiction of residence) may be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability release and, where permitted, a publicity and submission release (“Affidavit and Release”) as well as an IRS Form W9. Prize may be forfeited if Affidavit and Release are not returned within 14 days after mailing to potential winner or if prize notification letter or prize is returned as undeliverable. Without limiting any of the foregoing provisions, winner agrees to Sponsor's use of his/her name, address, likeness, Work and/or prize information for promotional purposes in any medium without additional compensation to the extent permitted by law.

6. GENERAL

This Contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law and is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. This Contest will be governed by the internal laws of the State of California. Any and all legal actions or claims arising in connection with this Contest must be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction within the State of California. Contest Entities, their respective employees, officers, directors, agents and shareholders (collectively the “Released Parties”) are not responsible for late, lost, stolen, damaged, garbled, incomplete, misaddressed, postage due, incorrect or misdirected Entries, mail or communications, for errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects, or delays in operations or transmission of information, in each case whether arising by way of technical or other failures or malfunctions of computer hardware, software, communications devices, or transmission lines or data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry materials, loss or otherwise. Released Parties are not responsible for electronic communications which are undeliverable as a result of any form of active or passive filtering of any kind, or insufficient space in entrant's e-mail account to receive e-mail messages. Released Parties are not responsible for inability to upload Work or information required for entry. Released Parties disclaim any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participation in, or accessing, posting, uploading or downloading information in connection with, this Contest, and Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, cancel, terminate or suspend this Contest should any virus, bug, technical failures, unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond Sponsor's reasonable control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Contest. In the event of any such cancellation, termination or suspension, a notice will be posted on the Contest Site and the winners will be determined from among all eligible Entries received prior to such time according to the judging procedures detailed above. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any Entrant from this Contest or any other promotion conducted now or in the future by Sponsor or any of its affiliates if the Entrant's fraud or misconduct adversely affects the integrity of the Contest. By participating in this Contest, each Entrant accepts the conditions stated in these Official Rules, agrees to be bound by the decisions of the Sponsor and judges and warrants that s/he is eligible to participate in this Contest. By accepting a prize, winner agrees to release Released Parties, from any and all liability, loss or damages arising from or in connection with the awarding, receipt, and/or use or misuse of a prize or participation in any prize-related activities.

By virtue of entering the Contest, each Entrant shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of the Released Parties from and against any and all third party claims, demands, causes of action, proceedings, expenses, and/or liabilities resulting or arising from or in connection with: (i) Sponsor’s and/or any of their respective affiliates’ or their respective licensees’ and/or authorized designees’ exercise of any of their rights granted hereunder, and/or their use, as permitted hereunder, of the Entrant’s Work; (ii) the Entrant’s participation in the Contest; (iii) the Entrant’s failure to comply with any one or more of the Rules; and (iv) Entrant’s submission of a Work authored by someone other than the Entrant.

7. CAUTION:

ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

8. WINNERS LIST:

To obtain winner's list, go to www.DeviantArt.com. Winners list will be available after determination and verification of winners.

9. SPONSOR:

DeviantArt, Inc., 7095 Hollywood Blvd., #788, Hollywood, CA 90028.

10. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS CONTEST?

Go to www.DeviantArt.com.