| CRAZY WHITE BOY CONTEST RULES |
The contest is open to all legal residents of the United States and Canada
SELECTION OF WINNERS:
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE: The “Crazy White Boy” Video Contest is intended to acknowledge the sometimes uncommon nature of customer interactions in the call center, and encourages anyone with a customer service experience to create and submit short videos of an unusual customer interaction, real or imagined, based on a phone call, voice mail, email, letter, or web chat. The “Crazy White Boy” Video Contest submissions may be posted publicly online, and may be used and promoted in press releases, printed and online collateral, and other marketing activities. Submissions are limited to residents of the United States. Winning Entrant. The Grand Prize winners will receive their video featured on the official Mark Wills website, and in his video that is will be played on GAC, CMT and other video outlets. Each winner will a special Mark Wills prize package consisting of a Mark Wills logo backpack and an autographed copy the Familiar Stranger CD that includes the song “Crazy White Boy”. In order to claim the grand prize, the Entrant of each winning submission must provide a CD or DVD of the winning video upon request and all other persons appearing in the winning submission must execute a Personal Release. Promotion will begin on October 15, 2009 and end on or November 13, 2009 (11:59pm EDT). Winning Entrant will be announced within 30 days of the promotion close date. By entering, you (the “Entrant”) agree to the following terms of the “Crazy White Boy” Video Contest sponsored by Golden Peaches LLC. "(Golden Peaches)”. This Promotion is being conducted on limited basis and is open to persons in the United States of America. ENTRANTS MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE. All Entrant information must be valid to qualify. Void where prohibited by law. ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY PROMOTION DEADLINE. BY SUMBITTING A VIDEO, YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION RULES: 2. HOW TO ENTER: Entries may be submitted beginning October 15, 2009 at the official website entry page (http://www.lotosnile2.com/cwb). Entrants may submit as many entries as desired throughout the Promotion period. Should multiple Entrants submit the same video, only the first Entrant to submit the video will be considered eligible. b. VISIT THE PROMOTION WEB SITE: After posting your video to www.YouTube.com, all c. CONTACT INFORMATION REQUIRED: All “Crazy White Boy” Video Contest entries submitted online must include the Entrant’s name, organization name, telephone number, street address, and a valid email address. All required fields must be filled in and the security code entered correctly for submissions to be received. 3. ELIGIBILITY: The “Crazy White Boy” Video Contest is being conducted on a national basis and is open to eligible participants (Entrants) throughout the United States. All U.S. national, federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. These Promotion Rules are subject to, and governed by, the laws of the State of Indiana, USA. Should multiple Entrants submit the same video, only the first Entrant to submit the video will be considered eligible. Each winning Entrant must be at least 18 years of age and must submit complete executed Personal Releases for Entrant and each other person appearing in or otherwise contributing to the video. Noncompliance or the return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification and an alternate winning Entrant will be selected. Employees, officers, directors, agents, representatives, or the immediate family members (spouse, children, siblings, parents and their respective spouses) of persons employed by (Mark Wills) are not eligible to enter, participate or win. 4. ENTRIES BECOME THE PROPERTY OF GOLDEN PEACHES LLC All entries (video submissions) to the “Crazy White Boy” Video Contest become the property of Golden Peaches LLC. The “Crazy White Boy” Video Contest submissions may be posted publicly online, and may be promoted through press releases, printed and online collateral, and other marketing activities. Entries may be appended with (Golden Peaches) brand information or otherwise edited or modified by and at the discretion of (Golden Peaches). For all entries, (Golden Peaches) retains the right to additionally use all video submissions for the purpose of publication, sales, marketing, public relations and other promotions. No entries or associated materials will be returned to the Entrants who submit them. Each winning Entrant further agrees to lend his/her name/likeness to (Golden Peaches) as requested for publicity following the announcement of winning Entrant. 5. JUDGING: The short list of Grand Prize finalists will be selected based on the number of unique votes received by a video. Voting is open to the public and available online. Voters may only vote one time. Only one Grand Prize winning Entrant will be selected. The grand prize video winner will be determined by Golden Peaches, his management and officials operating the contest. The grand prize winner will be determined based on: originality and creativity (50 percent), appropriateness of video to “Crazy White Boy” Video Contest theme (35 percent), and quality of video (15 percent). In the event of a tie based on these scoring criteria, the finalists will be determined based on the highest score for originality and quality of video. 6. ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE ORIGINAL: All submissions must be original. Submissions of previously existing videos, or videos using any third party trademarks, copyrighted music or other third party material, will not be accepted. All Entrants will be required to complete a Personal Release certifying that his or her video has not been previously published or awarded a prize or award prior to this Promotion, and that he or she has strictly abided by these Official Promotion Rules. 7. WARRANTY AND INDEMNIFICATION: Entrant warrants that no submission will contain material that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless Entrant is the owner of such rights or has permission from the rightful owner to use and submit the material and to grant (Mark Wills) all of the rights granted herein. Entrant will be solely responsible for Entrant’s submissions and the consequences of submitting or posting them. Entrant will defend, indemnify and hold harmless (Mark Wills), its parent corporation, officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising from: (i) violation of any term of these Official Promotion Rules; (ii) violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, These warranties and defense and indemnification obligations will continue for as long as (Mark Wills) retains any submission by Entrant. 8. PRIZES and DISBURSEMENTS: 9. OTHER CONDITIONS: Video entry submissions cannot contain profanities or obscenities submissions must be suitable for presentation in a public forum, in sole determination of Mark Wills and must not in any way disparage persons or organizations associated with Mark Wills, its affiliated vendors, Partners, Resellers, Referral Agents, Consultants and/or advertising and promotion agencies. Mark Wills reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any entry that, in its sole opinion, refers, depicts or in any way reflects negatively upon Mark Wills, the Promotion or any other person or entity, or that does not comply with the requirements of all Official Promotion Rules. All material submitted becomes the sole property of Golden Peaches for the purpose of publication, sales, marketing, public relations and other promotions. No entry submissions will be returned. Mark Wills and judges reserve the right to reproduce the submissions in full, or to edit and enhance the submissions at their discretion. Mark Wills is authorized to use submissions as it chooses without compensation to Entrants, including usage in advertising. No substitution or transfer of prize by winning Entrant is permitted. Mark Wills reserves the right to substitute prize or any portion thereof of equal or greater value. By accepting any prize, winning Entrant agrees to hold (Mark Wills), its directors, officers, employees and assigns, harmless against any and all claims and liability arising out of use of prize. Winning Entrant assumes all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by participation in this Promotion or use or redemption of any prize. Acceptance of any prize constitutes permission to Mark Wills and its agencies to use winning Entrants’ name, photo and entry submission for the purposes of sales, marketing, advertising and other promotional purposes without further compensation, unless prohibited by law, including naming the winning Entrant in printed materials, on company or affiliate web sites or any other media. Winning Entrant agrees to release, discharge and hold harmless Mark Wills, its directors, officers, employees and assigns, from and against any and all liability and damages. By participating in this Promotion, all entrants agree to be bound by these Official Promotion Rules and the decision of Mark Wills and the judges, which is final. In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Promotion materials and the terms and conditions of these Official Promotion Rules, the Official Promotion Rules shall prevail, govern and control. Mark Wills is not responsible for any typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering or the announcement of the prizes or in the administration of this Promotion. In no event will more than one Grand Prize Winner be chosen and no more than one prize awarded to said Winner. The “Crazy White Boy” Video Contest will officially 10. WINNING ENTRANT: The name of the winning Entrant will be made available within 60 days of the promotion end date. To find out about the winning entry, visit http://www.markwills.com, or send a stamped, self-addressed, #10 envelope to: 24 Music Square West, Nashville, TN 37203 NOTICE TO ALL ENTRANTS: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF U.S. CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, (Golden Peaches) RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY U.S. LAW. Mark Wills is not responsible for faulty, incorrect or corrupted video file submission entries; incorrect announcements of any kind; technical hardware or software failures of any kind, including injury or damage to any Entrant's computer related to or resulting from participating in this Promotion; lost or unavailable network connections; or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions that may limit an Entrant's ability to participate in the Promotion. Mark Wills reserves the right to modify or terminate the Promotion if fraud, misconduct or technical failures destroy the integrity of the Promotion web site; or if a computer virus, bug, or other technical problem corrupts the administration or security of the site as determined by (Mark Wills), in its sole discretion. In the event of termination of the Promotion prior to its end date on or before November 10, 2009, a notice will be posted online at http://www.markwills.com and all eligible online entries received prior to the Promotion’s termination will be included in the judging. Any damage made to the site by an Entrant will be the responsibility of the authorized email account holder of the email address submitted at the time of Promotion entry. Proof of submitting entries will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Mark Wills. Any use of robotic, automatic, programmed or the like methods of participation will void all such submissions by such methods. Mark Wills reserves the right to prohibit the participation of an individual if fraud or tampering is suspected, or if Entrant fails to comply with any requirement of participation as stated herein or with any provision in these Official Promotion Rules. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. By entering you affirm that you have read and understand these Official Rules of the Mark Wills “Crazy White Boy” Video Contest and fully and unconditionally accept and agree to be bound by these Official Rules and all decisions of Mark Wills. By entering, you also unconditionally agree to waive any right to claim ambiguity or error in these Official Rules or in the Promotion itself. |