Contractor Challenge Offical Rules
King Innovation® Contractor Challenge Contest “Why I Use The Best!”
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THE CONTRACTOR CHALLENGE PROMOTION “WHY I USE THE BEST!” (“CONTEST”). Entry into this Contest constitutes your acceptance of these Official Rules.
CONTEST ENTRY DATES: Contest begins December 2, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Central Time (“CT”) and ends January 31, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. CT (“Contest Entry Period”).
WHO MAY ENTER: Open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and District of Columbia. Participants must be age 18 or older. Employees of King innovation (“Sponsor”) and their immediate families (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) or those living in the same households, whether or not related); King Innovation (“Sponsor”), and its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies (collectively, “Contest Parties”) are not eligible to enter or win. Contest subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited by law.
CONTEST ENTRY/OBJECTIVE: The objective of the Contest is to provide a written response in twenty-five (25) words or less to the question “Why I Use The Best!” The response is directed only towards the King Innovation® DryConn® “Black Series” Waterproof Connectors. Once all of the replies have been received, judging from our technical team, Sales and Marketing will be conducted. There will be ten (10) winners selected.
HOW TO ENTER: To enter you must provide a written response to the question “Why I Use The Best!” Next, you must provide your name and finally, a valid email address. Winners will be judged from qualified & eligible entries. A completed entry form which includes your name and a valid email address must be provided in order to qualify. During the Contest Entry Period, you must enter using one of the following methods:
Website: Access the Sponsor contest from our website at www.kinginnovation.com to enter.
US Mail: Mail your entry information on a 3” x 5”, or 4” x6” postcard to King Innovation, Attn: “Why I Use The Best!” Marketing, 42 N. Central Drive, O’Fallon, MO 63366
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:
Limit one (1) Entry per person/address/email address. For purposes of these Official Rules, “receipt” of an Entry occurs when Sponsor’s servers record the Entry information, resulting from contestant clicking the “submit” button or when Sponsor receives an entry based on postal stamp.
By submitting an Entry, contestant hereby grants permission for his/her Entry to be posted on Sponsor’s websites for viewing by visitors to the website and as otherwise used as set forth in these Official Rules. Released Parties (as defined below) are not responsible for any unauthorized use by third parties of any Entry. Sponsor does not guarantee the posting of any Entry.
Entries must comply with the following content guidelines to be eligible:
Contestant information provided must be accurate and truthful.
Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Entry for any reason, in its sole and absolute discretion.
Judging: All eligible Entries received will be placed into one (1) central repository/database of all entries received electronically or via USPS (mail). Sponsor reserves the right to select fewer than Ten (10) Grand Prize winners if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified Entries.
Judges’ and Sponsor’s decisions are final and binding.
WINNER NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by email on or around February 12, 2010. Winners may be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release form. If after three (3) attempts to contact winner, Sponsor has been unable to do so, he/she will be disqualified. If a potential winner is eligible but considered a minor in his or her state of permanent residence, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize in the name of his/her parent or legal guardian who will be required to execute and return the Affidavit/Release and all other required documents on winner’s behalf as well as comply with any other requirements imposed on winner set forth herein. In the event it is determined that a potential winner has not complied with these Official Rules, has failed to execute and return any required documents within the specified time period, has made false statements or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, then potential winner will be disqualified. Should a winner make any false statement(s) in any document required by Sponsor, such winner will be disqualified and required to promptly return to Sponsor the value of his/her prize. If a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, at Sponsor’s discretion, an additional drawing from the remaining entries may occur, and a new entry may be declared the alternate winner.
PRIZES: Ten (10) Grand Prize: Grand Prize winners will be chosen from database of all electronic and USPS (mail) entries. Grand Prize winners will the equivalent $25.00 Gift Card. Winners are solely responsible for all federal, state and local taxes as well as all other costs or fees associated with acceptance and/or use of a prize not specified herein. Prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied. Winner may not substitute, assign, or transfer prize, but Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value. All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: Winning constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) for Sponsor and its designees to use winner’s name, Entry, hometown, likeness, prize won, and photograph (all at Sponsor’s discretion) for future advertising, publicity in any and all media now or hereafter devised throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification or permission. Contest Parties and their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees (collectively, “Released Parties”) are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, damaged, stolen, altered, garbled, incorrect, incomplete, or delayed Entries; all of which will be void. Released Parties are also not responsible for problems uploading or downloading any Contest-related information or for any other technical malfunctions of electronic equipment, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer hardware or software failures, phone lines, failure of any Entry or vote to be received by Sponsor on account of technical problems, traffic, congestion on the internet or the web site, or for any other technical problems including telecommunication, miscommunication or failure, and failed, lost, delayed, incomplete, garbled or misdirected communications which may limit a contestant’s ability to participate in this Contest. Released Parties are not responsible for any other errors or malfunctions of any kind, whether network, printing, typographical, human or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors or malfunctions which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing or judging of Entries, the submitting or drawing of entries, the announcement of the prizes, or in any Contest-related materials. Mass Entries or Entries generated by a script, macro, or use of automated devices may, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, be disqualified. Sponsor reserves the right to modify, suspend or terminate the Contest in the event it becomes infected by a computer virus or is otherwise technically impaired, and to cancel or suspend the Contest in its entirety should tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or other causes corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play of the Contest and, if terminated, at Sponsor’s discretion, determine the winner using all non-suspect, eligible Entries received up to time of cancellation using the judging procedure outlined above. In the event of a dispute regarding Entries received from multiple users having the same e-mail account, the authorized subscriber of the e-mail account at the time of Entry will be deemed to be the contestant and must comply with these Official Rules. Authorized subscriber is the natural person who is assigned the e-mail address by the Internet Service Provider (ISP), on-line service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual (and void his/her Entry and vote) it finds to be tampering with the Entry or voting process or the operation of this Contest or website, intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other contestant, Sponsor or any of its representatives or to otherwise be acting in violation of these Official Rules. CAUTION: Any attempt by a contestant to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operations of the Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other such remedies from any such contestant to the fullest extent permitted by law, and to disqualify such contestant from the Contest.
ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS: Contestant hereby acknowledges that Entry and all other materials of every kind whatsoever created by contestant relating to the Contest (collectively, the “Work”) are a “work made for hire” (as that term is used in the United States Copyright Act) for Sponsor, and Sponsor is the sole and exclusive owner, in perpetuity and throughout the universe, of all right, title and interest in and to the Work, including without limitation all copyrights in and to the Work (and all renewals and extensions thereof now or hereafter provided by law) and all the rights therein and thereto, and may exploit the Work (and all rights therein) in any manner throughout the world without restriction. Without limiting the binding effect of any of the foregoing provisions, in the event that any part of the Work is not deemed to be a “work made for hire” for Sponsor, then contestant hereby irrevocably and exclusively grants and assigns to Sponsor (or, if any applicable law prohibits or restricts such assignment, contestant hereby grants to Sponsor an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, transferable license of) unlimited right, title and interest in and to such Work, including, without limitation, all rights of every kind and nature (whether now known or hereafter devised, including all copyrights therein and thereto and all renewals and extensions thereof), throughout the universe, in perpetuity, for all purposes, in any and all media, whether now known or hereafter devised.
By submitting an Entry, contestant acknowledges and agrees that Sponsor may obtain many submissions under this Contest and that such Entries may be identical in names, however the email address should be unique, and waive any and all claims contestant may have had, may have, and/or may have in the future, that any composition, and/or other works accepted, reviewed and/or used by the Sponsor (or its designees) may be similar to his/her Entry. Contestant acknowledges and agrees that the Sponsor does not have now, nor shall have in the future, any duty or liability, direct or indirect, vicarious, contributory, or otherwise, with respect to the infringement or protection of any copyright in and to contestant’s Entry.
MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS: By participating in the Contest, contestants (i) agree to be bound by these Official Rules, including all eligibility requirements, and (ii) agree to be bound by the decisions of Sponsor and judges, which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Contest. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification from the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to permanently disqualify any person it believes has intentionally violated these Official Rules, and void all associated Entries and/or votes.
RELEASES: By entering the Contest, contestants agree to release and hold harmless Released Parties from all claims, liability, injury or damage caused or claimed to be caused, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in connection with participation in this Contest, or acceptance or use of the prize, the substitution of a prize in accordance with these Official Rules, the administration of the Contest, the operation of the website or Released Parties’ use of any of the rights granted herein. Released Parties assume no responsibility for the conduct of any contestant or voter or the responses of anyone appearing in any Entry.
ARBITRATION AND CHOICE OF LAW: Except where prohibited by law, as a condition of participating in this Contest, contestant agrees that (1) any and all disputes and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by final and binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association and held at the AAA regional office nearest the contestant; (2) the Federal Arbitration Act shall govern the interpretation, enforcement and all proceedings at such arbitration; and (3) judgment upon such arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Under no circumstances will contestant be permitted to obtain awards for, and contestant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorneys’ fees, other than contestant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e. costs associated with entering this Contest), and contestant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of contestants and Sponsor in connection with this Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the substantive laws of the State of Missouri, USA without regard to Missouri choice of law rules.
WINNERS LIST: If you would like the names of the winners (available after February 8, 2010), please send a self-addressed stamped envelope by February 28, 2010 to: King Innovation “Why I Use The Best Winners!” 42 N. Central Drive, O’Fallon, MO 63366. Winners’ names will also be posted on www.kinginnovation.com.
SPONSOR: King Innovation, 42 N. Central Drive, O’Fallon, MO 63366
