NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
CONTEST BEGINS AT 10:00AM LOS ANGELES TIME on February 21, 2014 AND ENDS AT 11:59:59 PM LOS ANGELES TIME on February 26, 2014 (THE "PROMOTION PERIOD").
BY ENTERING THE CONTEST ENTRANT AGREES TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES.
ALL ENTRY ARTWORK SUBMITTED MAY APPEAR IN THE CONTEST GALLERY AT SPONSOR’S SOLE DISCRETION.
"The Wind Rises" Homepage Take Over Contest (the "Contest") is sponsored by deviantART, Inc.
Entrants must be at least eighteen (18) years of age as of February 21, 2014 to be eligible to enter the Contest and a legal resident of Canada, excluding Quebec, or the United States including the District of Columbia and United States military bases wherever located, and a member of deviantart.com in good standing. Employees of the Sponsor and its parent company, subsidiaries, affiliated and successor companies; the advertising, promotional and fulfillment agencies, and any other entity associated with the Contest (individually and collectively, the “Entities”); the members of their households and members of their immediate families, are all ineligible to participate in this Contest. Membership to www.deviantart.com (the "Contest Site") is required to enter the Contest. Membership in deviantART is free. No purchase necessary to enter or win. Members of deviantART are not automatically entered into the Contest. Contest is void where prohibited by law.
There will be three (3) winners in the Contest (the "Winners"). The potential winners will be selected on or about February 28, 2014, from all eligible and qualified entries by full-time deviantART staff who are qualified and impartial judges. The Winners will be selected on the basis of (i) effectiveness as a tribute to the Film; (ii) overall impact of the Work; and (iii) originality and artistic skill; all in whatever degree the judges believe to be appropriate in reaching a decision. The judges' decisions are final on all matters relating to the Contest. In the event of a tie , the entry with the highest score in "effectiveness as a tribute to the Film," as determined in the judges sole discretion, will be determined the potential Winner. The Winners will be announced on the Contest Site, one per day, on February 28, March 1, and March 2, in home page billboard takeovers and thereafter in a message center announcement to all Entrants.
There are three (3) prizes (each a “Prize”) to be awarded in this Contest, one (1) prize to each winner. Each Prize consists of:
Total approximate retail value (“ARV”) of each Prize is $1,150 USD and the ARV of all Prizes is $3,450 USD. All Prizes will be awarded (assuming sufficient number of entries). No other substitution or transfer of prizes permitted. Sponsor responsible only for prize delivery; not responsible for prize utility, quality or otherwise. All taxes associated with any Prize awarded are solely the responsibility of each Winner. A Prize cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion or offer. Prize elements may not be separated. In the event any portion of the Prize cannot be awarded as stated, that portion of the Prize will go unawarded. Costs and expenses associated with Prize acceptance and use not specifically stated herein as being provided are the sole responsibility of the Winners. No interest will be awarded on cash prizes. Prizes are subject to availability, non-transferable, non-negotiable, non-refundable and no substitution will be made except as provided herein at the Sponsor's sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a Prize for one of equal or greater value for any reason. Sponsor makes no warranties, and hereby disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, concerning any prize furnished in connection with the Contest. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, SUCH PRIZES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND SPONSOR HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND/OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
In order to be confirmed as a Winner, and without limitation of any other terms herein, the potential winner may be requested to provide satisfactory proof, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, that such potential winner is an eligible Entrant, including but not limited to providing a copy of the potential winner’s government-issued identification and/or additional information required by Sponsor in order to verify eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. If a potential winner is a resident of Canada, such potential winner will may be required to answer correctly a mathematical skill testing question without assistance of any kind whether mechanical or otherwise to be declared a winner and be eligible to collect the prize. Potential winners may be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and liability release, a written assignment of the Works, and, where permitted, a publicity release prior to their being declared a Winner (collectively, “Prize Claim Documents”). Prize may be forfeited if the Prize Claim Documents are not returned within twenty-four (24) hours after mailing to potential winner or if prize notification or Prize is returned as undeliverable. Each of the Winners agree to the Film Companies’ use of his/her user name on deviantART, or otherwise, for promotional purposes in connection with use of the Entrant’s Work as permitted in these Official Rules in any medium without additional compensation to the extent permitted by law.
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, USA. 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. Any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action and any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of- pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys' fees. Under no circumstances will any Entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and Entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out- of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. Entrant (or any Entrant’s parent/legal guardian, if such Entrant is deemed a minor in his/her state of residence) hereby waives all right to seek injunctive relief. Sponsor, Film Companies and judges 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. Sponsor, Film Companies and judges 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. Sponsor and Film Companies 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 reserve the right, in their 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 selected from among all eligible entries received prior to such time. 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 entering this Contest and/or accepting any prize, each Entrant (or any Entrant’s parent/legal guardian, if such Entrant is deemed a minor in his/her state of residence) agrees: [1] to be bound by these Official Rules and Sponsor’s and/or the judges and decisions, which shall be final in all respects; [2] that the entry becomes solely the Sponsor’s property subject to these Official Rules and will not be acknowledged or returned; [3] hereby assigns all right and title in and to the Work to the Film Companies, including the right to modify, edit, publicly display and make derivatives of the Work subject to these Official Rules; [4] to release and hold harmless Sponsor, the Film Companies and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, licensees, agents, advertisers and promotional agencies, and the officers, directors, members, employees and agents of each (collectively the “Releasees”) from any and all liability for claims, injuries, expenses, losses or damages of any kind, including without limitation, death and bodily injury, resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the awarding, delivery, acceptance, use, misuse, possession, loss or misdirection of any prize; participation in the Contest or any Contest-related activity, any interaction with, or downloading of, computer Contest information; [5] indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Releasees from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys fees) arising out of or relating to an Entrant's participation in the Contest and/or Entrant's acceptance, use or misuse of prize; [6] the Releasees do not make any representation, warranty or guarantee, express or implied, relating to the Contest or prizes; [7] winner’s (or any winner’s parent/legal guardian, if such winner is deemed a minor in his/her state of residence) acceptance of any prize constitutes a grant and assignment to Sponsor and the Film Companies of an unconditional right to use the Work, winner's name, address, voice, likeness, photograph, biographical and prize information, statements about the Contest and/or live and taped performances of interviews for any programming, publicity, advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law; [8] that the Releasees are not responsible for typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of this Contest, including but not limited to: errors in the advertising, Official Rules, selection and announcement of the winners and distribution of the prizes; [9] that the Releasees are not responsible for any inability of any winner to accept or use any prize for any reason; [10] that Sponsor has the right to modify prize award procedures at its sole discretion; and [11] acknowledges that this is a Contest of skill and not a Sweepstakes or other game of chance.
To obtain winner's list, go to www.deviantart.com on or after March 2, 2014 or send a self-addressed, stamped #10 envelope to: "The Wind Rises" Homepage Take Over Contest, c/o deviantART, Inc., PO Box, deviantART 7095 Hollywood Blvd, #788, Hollywood, CA 90028. Vermont residents may omit postage.
deviantART, Inc., PO Box, deviantART 7095 Hollywood Blvd, #788, Hollywood, CA 90028
www.deviantart.com.
© deviantART, Inc. 2014
All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
PLEASE NOTE: THESE OFFICIAL RULES TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ANY TERMS OR RIGHTS TO THE CONTRARY SET OUT IN DEVIANTART'S TERMS OF SERVICE, SUBMISSION POLICY OR ETIQUETTE POLICIES AND ANY SELECTION OF A CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE WITH RESPECT TO YOUR ENTRY WILL BE TREATED AS NULL AND VOID TO THE EXTENT NOT CONSISTENT WITH THESE OFFICIAL RULES.
By clicking on the "Submit Entry" button below, you agree that you have read and understand, and agree to be bound by, the above Official Rules.