Win $1,000 for Your Homemade Video or Ad
Contest Rules
OPEN ONLY TO INDIVIDUAL LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHO ARE 18 LOCATED IN THE ELIGIBILITY AREA AT THE TIME OF
ENTRY. VOID ELSEWHERE AND WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
- ELIGIBILITY: Open only to individuals who are legal residents of
the 50 United States and the District of Columbia 18 years of age or older by
June 1, 2007.
The following individuals are not eligible: employees, contractors, directors
and officers of Abanaki Corporation ("Sponsor"), its advertising agency, and
the immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling and spouse or
"step" of each) and those living in the same households of each.
- TO ENTER: Create a thirty second commercial or print ad for Abanaki
Oil Skimmers. To enter your commercial in the Contest, see submission
instructions at
http://www.abanaki.com/adcontest01.html.
If you do not complete this registration step your Submission will not be
entered into the Contest or eligible for a prize even though your Submission
may be posted on the Contest Brand Channel. Sponsor is not responsible for
Entrant's failure to timely complete each step of the registration process.
Registration must be completed by August 31, 2007 or your Submission will not be
entered into the Contest
- CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: As conditions of entry into this Contest, and
by uploading and entering a Submission, Entrant warrants and represents that
the Submission (a) is original and has been legally created, (b) does not
infringe the intellectual property, privacy or publicity rights or any other
legal or moral rights of any third party; (c) has not been entered in or won
previous contests or awards; and (d) has not been published or distributed
previously in any media. Entrant represents that he/she owns all rights to
his/her Submission, including, without limitation, the copyrights in the
recording and the performance contained therein. Entrant further represents
and warrants that the Entrant has obtained permission from each person whose
name, image, likeness or voice ("Likeness") is included in the Submission, and
that such person(s) have granted Entrant all necessary rights to use the
person's Likeness as described in these rules, and that Entrant can make
written copies of such permissions available to the Sponsor upon request. If
the Likeness of a minor is included, such grant of rights must include written
permission from the minor's parent or legal guardian authorizing the use of
the minor's likeness on behalf of the minor. By uploading a Submission,
Entrant irrevocably grants Sponsor and its affiliates, legal representatives,
assigns, agents and licensees, the unconditional and perpetual right and
permission to reproduce, encode, store, copy, transmit, publish, post,
broadcast, display, publicly perform, adapt, exhibit and/or otherwise use or
reuse (without limitation as to when or to the number of times used), the
Entrant's Submission, including, but not limited to, the recording and the
performances contained therein (in each case, as submitted or as
edited/modified in any way by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion), as well as
to use Entrant's name, likeness, photograph (collectively, "Likeness"), and/or
statements regarding his/her participation in this Contest (with or without
using the Entrant's name) in any and all media without limitation as to time
or territory, and without additional compensation or approval from the Entrant
or any other party. Entrant waives intellectual property rights,
privacy/publicity rights or other legal or moral rights that might preclude
the Sponsor's use of the submission, and agrees not to sue or assert any claim
against the Sponsor for the use of the Submission or Entrant's Likeness or
statements. Entrant agrees to indemnify and hold Sponsor, its agencies and
their respective affiliates, officers, directors, agents, co-branders or other
partners, and any of their employees (collectively, the "Indemnitees"),
harmless from any and all claims, damages, expenses, costs (including
reasonable attorneys' fees) and liabilities (including settlements), brought
or asserted by any third party against any of the Indemnitees due to or
arising out of the Entrant's Submission, or the Entrant's conduct in creating
a Submission or otherwise in connection with this Contest, including but not
limited to claims for trademark infringement, copyright infringement;
violation of an individuals right of publicity or right of privacy; or
defamation. Entrant further agrees to release Sponsor from any and all claims
that any advertising subsequently produced, presented, and/or prepared by or
on behalf of Sponsor infringes Entrant's rights with regard to any elements,
characters or ideas contained in any submission.
- SUBMISSION FORMAT AND CONTENT REQUIREMENTS: Create your own print
ad or 'TV' commercial for Abanaki Oil Skimmers. You are the producer, writer,
and director. The winning ad will make us ask, "Why didn't we think of that?"
Judging Criteria: The judging criteria follows this formula:
(#1) Likelihood to Motivate People to Buy Abanaki Oil Skimmers (30%)
(#2) Originality (40%)
(#3) Overall Appeal (30%)
Additional Requirements: The commercial must be exactly thirty seconds in
length, including any tags, and must be primarily in English. Once you
complete and submit your video, your Submission is final and may not be
modified or edited. No Submissions will be returned. If any group of
individuals elects to collaborate on a Submission, they are required to
designate one (1) representative to enter the Contest and accept the prize on
behalf of the group. Neither Sponsor nor any of the Contest Parties are liable
for any disputes between collaborators related to a Submission. Please note
the following: Submission may not contain or refer to any brand products other
than Abanaki.
Any elements in your Submission, including without limitation music, audio,
speech/voiceovers, stills, video, supers, or other audiovisual materials used
must be entirely original, created and performed by you or be in the public
domain.
All Submissions will be reviewed before being published or judged; however,
publication of a Submission does not mean the Submission has been deemed to be
in compliance with these rules. Submissions that do not comply with these
Official Rules or that otherwise contain prohibited, or inappropriate content
as determined by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, will be disqualified and
will not be considered for a prize.
- SELECTION OF WINNERS: The sponsor will choose a winner by September
30, 2007. All winners are subject to verification, including without
limitation, verification of eligibility, compliance with these Official Rules
and completion of all required documents (described below). Entrants agree
that the Sponsor has the sole right to decide all matters and disputes arising
from this Contest and that all decisions of Sponsor are final and binding.
- PRIZE: $1,000 cash, to be awarded as a check payable to the winner.
- GENERAL CONDITIONS: The winner and/or semi finalists will be
required to irrevocably assign and transfer to Sponsor any and all rights,
title and interest in his/her Submission, including, without limitation, all
copyrights, and agree to waive all moral rights in that Submission. Winners
are solely responsible for any taxes on their respective prizes, and will
receive an IRS Form 1099 for the value of their prize. No substitution of
prize is offered, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Prizes are
non-transferable. If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as
planned, including without limitation, infection by computer virus, bugs,
tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other
causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness,
integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, at its
sole discretion to cancel, modify or terminate the Contest. Further, Sponsor
reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual
deemed to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent
to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Sponsor reserves the
right to require a grand prize and/or runner-up winners to submit to a
confidential background check to confirm eligibility as a condition of
awarding the prize to help ensure that the use of any such person in
advertising or publicity for the Contest will not bring Sponsor into public
disrepute, contempt, scandal or ridicule or reflect unfavorably on the Contest
as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.
- LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE: No liability or
responsibility is assumed by Sponsor or Contest Parties resulting from any
user's participation in or attempt to participate in the Contest or ability or
inability to upload or download any information in connection with
participating in the Contest. No responsibility or liability is assumed by the
Sponsor or its advertising agency for technical problems or technical
malfunction arising in connection with any of the following occurrences which
may affect the operation of the Contest: hardware or software errors; faulty
computer, telephone, cable, satellite, network, electronic, wireless or
Internet connectivity or other online communication problems; errors or
limitations of any Internet service providers, servers, hosts or providers;
garbled, jumbled or faulty data transmissions; failure of any e-mail
transmissions to be sent or received; lost, late, delayed or intercepted
e-mail transmissions; inaccessibility of the Web Site in whole or in part for
any reason; traffic congestion on the Internet or the Web Site; unauthorized
human or non-human intervention of the operation of the Contest, including
without limitation, unauthorized tampering, hacking, theft, virus, bugs,
worms; or destruction of any aspect of the Contest, or loss, miscount,
misdirection, inaccessibility or unavailability of an email account used in
connection with the Contest. Sponsor and its advertising agency are not
responsible for any typographical errors in the announcement of prizes or
these Official Rules, or any inaccurate or incorrect data contained on the Web
Site. Use of Web Site is at user's own risk. Sponsor is not responsible for
any personal injury or property damage or losses of any kind which may be
sustained to user's or any other person's computer equipment resulting from
participation in the Contest, use of the Web Site or the download of any
information from the Web Site. By participating in the Contest, the Entrant
releases Sponsor from any and all claims, damages or liabilities arising from
or relating to such Entrant's participation in the Contest. By accepting a
prize in the Contest, winners agree that the Sponsor shall not be liable for
any loss or injury resulting from participation in the Contest, acceptance or
use of any prize. Sponsor is not liable in the event that any portion of the
Contest or scheduled commercial broadcast is cancelled due to weather, fire,
strike, acts of war or terrorism, or any other condition beyond their control
(a "Force Majeure Event").
- Winner List: For a list of the Winner, send a self addressed,
stamped, #10 envelope to:
Abanaki Ad Contest
6480 Rockside Woods Blvd. South
Suite 300
Cleveland, OH 44131
Requests must be received by October 15, 2007.
- Sponsor: Abanaki Corporation, 17387 Munn Road Chagrin Falls, OH
44023.
See Contest Submission Form.
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