Gillette Game Face Contest and Sweepstakes
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN
2. Sponsor: The Gillette Company, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199. Administrator: ePrize, LLC, One ePrize Drive, Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069.
4. Timing: The Promotion begins on September 4, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time ("ET") and ends on November 3, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. ET (the "Promotion Period"). Sponsor’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the Promotion. The Promotion consists of nine (9) weekly entry periods where eligible entrants can earn a Sweepstakes entry when they upload a Submission into the Contest. Each weekly entry period is a calendar week in length, except the first weekly entry period, which begins on Setpember 4, 2008, and ends on September 6, 2008 and the last weekly entry period, which ends on November 3, 2008. Non-winning Sweepstakes entries from each weekly entry period will carry over into subsequent weekly entry periods.
5. How to Enter: During the Submission Phase, there are two (2) ways to enter the Promotion.
(a) Offline Photo Creation: Visit the Gillette Game Face display during Sponsor selected events (Sponsor to select time, date and location of events in its sole discretion). At the display, follow the instructions register for the Promotion. Complete the registration, including a valid email address, a phone number where you can be reached between November 5, 2008 and November 12, 2008 during normal business hours, and a valid home or campus mailing address. P.O. Boxes are not permitted. After completing the registration, follow the instructions to capture and upload one (1) fan photo of yourself showing your best game face (the "Submission").
(b) Online Entry: During the Submission Phase, visit www.gillettegameface.com and follow the links and instructions to register for the Promotion. Complete the registration, including a valid email address, a phone number where you can be reached between November 5, 2008 and November 12, 2008 during normal business hours, and a valid home or campus mailing address. P.O. Boxes are not permitted. After completing the registration, follow the links and instructions to upload one (1) fan photo of yourself showing your best game face (also the "Submission").
For Both Methods of Entry: After uploading your Submission, you will receive a unique code that you will use to identify your Submission (the "Code"). Your Submission will be placed in an online mosaic at www.gillettegameface.com. Visit www.gillettegameface.com and follow the links and instructions to use your Code to identify your Submission in the online mosaic. You will receive one (1) Contest entry and one (1) Sweepstakes entry. Your Sweepstakes entry will correspond to the weekly entry period matching the week when you uploaded and identified your Submission, per the instructions above. By uploading your Submission, you agree that your Submission conforms to the Submission Guidelines and Content Restrictions as defined below (collectively, the “Guidelines and Restrictions”) and that Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may refuse to post or remove your Submission and disqualify you from the Promotion if it believes, in its sole discretion, that your Submission fails to conform to the Guidelines and Restrictions.
Submission Guidelines: The Submission must meet the following guidelines:
· The Submission must be smaller than 10 MB;
· The Submission must be a maximum of 640x480 and a minimum of 264x264 in dimension; and
· The Submission must be in .jpeg or .png format.
· The Submission must not contain material that violates or infringes another’s rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement;
· The Submission must not disparage Sponsor, Administrator or any other person or party affiliated with the promotion and administration of this Promotion;
· The Submission must not contain brand names or trademarks;
· The Submission must not contain footage, images or artwork not created by entrant;
· The Submission must not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous or libelous;
· The Submission must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; and
· The Submission must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in any jurisdiction where Submission is created.
For
All Submissions: Limit: You may submit one (1) Submission into
the Contest per day and receive one (1) Sweepstakes entry per day during the
Submission Phase, regardless of method of entry used to enter the Promotion.
Submissions received from any person or email address in excess of the stated
limit will be void. Submissions generated by script, macro or other automated
means are void. Entrant must have permission from all individuals that appear
in the Submission (if any) to use their name and likeness in the Submission and
to grant the rights set forth herein. If requested by Sponsor, entrant must be
able to provide such permissions in a form acceptable to Sponsor. All Submissions
will become the exclusive property of Sponsor, and none will be acknowledged or
returned. Sponsor shall have the right to edit, adapt and publish any or all
of the Submissions, and may use them in any media without attribution or
compensation to the entrant, his/her successors or assigns, or any other
entity. UPLOADING A SUBMISSION IN THIS PROMOTION CONSTITUTES ENTRANT’S
IRREVOCABLE ASSIGNMENT, CONVEYANCE AND TRANSFERENCE TO SPONSOR OF ANY AND ALL
RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IN THE SUBMISSION INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL
COPYRIGHTS. Released Parties (as defined in Section 9, below) are not
responsible for lost, late, stolen, damaged, incomplete, invalid,
un-intelligible, garbled, delayed or misdirected Submissions or Sweepstakes
entries; all of which will be void.
6. Winner Determination: Winners will be determined according to the process set forth below.
(a) For Contest: The Contest winner will be selected according to the following process:
(i) Public Voting: During the Submission Phase, the Submissions will be posted in an online gallery for public voting at www.gillettegameface.com. Persons who meet the eligibility criteria as set forth in Section 1 will be able to vote for the Submission they believe is best. Limit: Each voter may vote one (1) time per day during the Submission Phase. Multiple votes received from any person or email address after the first vote received from that person or email address will be void. Entrants are prohibited from obtaining votes by any fraudulent or inappropriate means, including, without limitation, offering prizes or other inducements to members of the public, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. The number of votes each Submission receives will be considered by the qualified judges when they apply the Judging Criteria (per Section 6(a)(ii), below). Multiple voters are not permitted to share the same email address. Any attempt by any voter to submit more than the stated number of votes by using multiple/different email addresses, identities or any other method will void that voter’s Submissions (if any) and votes and he/she will be disqualified from further participation in the Promotion. Use of script, macro or any other automated system to vote is prohibited and all such votes will be void. Released Parties (as defined in Section 9 below) are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, garbled, delayed, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected votes, which will be void. In the event of a dispute as to any vote, the authorized account holder of the email address used to vote will be deemed to be the voter. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address.
(ii) Judging: Between November 3, 2008 and November 5, 2008, a panel of qualified judges determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion will select the potential Grand Prize winner from among all eligible Submissions based on the following criteria (“Judging Criteria”):
· Number of Votes received during Submission Phase (25%);
· Creativity (25%);
· Quality (25%); and
· Fit to Promotion Theme (25%)
In the event of a tie, the entrant whose Submission receives the highest score in the "Fit to Promotion Theme" category, as determined by the qualified judges in their sole discretion, will be deemed the potential Grand Prize winner.
(b) For Sweepstakes: Sponsor's decisions as to the administration and operation of the Sweepstakes and selection of potential Sweepstakes winners are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Administrator will randomly select each potential Sweepstakes Prize winner from amongst all eligible entries for each weekly entry period on or around the Tuesday following the conclusion of the respective weekly entry period and will notify the respective potential winner by mail, email or phone at that time.
7. Winner Requirements: The potential Grand Prize winner will be notified by mail, email or phone on or around November 5, 2008. The potential Grand Prize winner (parent/legal guardian if a minor in his/her state of residence) will be required to execute and return to Administrator, within two (2) days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent, an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability & Publicity Release (“Affidavit”) in order to claim his/her prize. If a potential winner of any prize cannot be contacted within a reasonable time period, fails to execute and return the Affidavit within the required time period (if applicable), is not in compliance with these Official Rules, uploads a Submission that is in violation of the Guidelines and Restrictions as set forth in Section 5, or prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, such potential winner forfeits the prize. If a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, the prize may be awarded to a runner-up, if any, at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Only three (3) alternate winners will be selected through this process, if time permits, after which the applicable prize will remain un-awarded. Acceptance of any prize shall constitute and signify winner’s agreement and consent that Sponsor and its designees may use the winner’s, name, city, state, likeness, photo, Submission and/or prize information in connection with the Promotion for promotional, advertising or other purposes, worldwide, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, including the Internet, without limitation and without further payment, notification, permission or other consideration, except where prohibited by law.
8. Prizes: ONE (1) CONTEST GRAND PRIZE: A trip for winner and three (3) friends to Bristol, CT for a tour of the ESPN Studios and Headquarters; one (1) prize pack consisting of an XBOX 360 and the EA SPORTS game; four (4) Gillette shave packs and four (4) Gillette branded footballs (one (1) for winner and one (1) for each of winner's travel companions); and the opportunity to have winner's Submission featured in a 30 second advertisement to air during a college football championship game selected by Sponsor in its sole discretion. For Travel to ESPN Studios and Headquarters: Trip package includes roundtrip, coach-class air transportation for four (4) from a major U.S. gateway airport near winner’s home (determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) to a major airport near Bristol, CT (determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion); one (1) night standard accommodations at a hotel of Sponsor's choice (single room, double occupancy); a tour of the ESPN Headquarters; a behind the scenes viewing of a show in the college football studio; a meet and greet with talent from "College Football Live;" access to events and behind-the-scenes viewings determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion; a lunch with the "College Football Live" talent; and a keepsake football signed by College Football Live talent. Winner must commence travel on November 22, 2008 and conclude travel on November 23, 2008, or prize will be forfeited and Sponsor will have no further obligation to such winner. Travel must be roundtrip. Sponsor will determine airline and flight itinerary in its sole discretion. No refund or compensation will be made in the event of the cancellation or delay of any flight. Travel and accommodations are subject to availability. Travel is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Promotion, and those set forth by the Sponsor’s airline carrier of choice as detailed in the passenger ticket contract. All expenses and incidental travel costs associated with prize acceptance and use not expressly stated as being included in the package description above, including but not limited to, ground transportation, meals, incidentals, passenger tariffs or duties, surcharges, airport fees, service charges or facility charges, personal charges at lodging, security fees, and all federal, state and local taxes are the responsibility solely of winner. Unless child or legal ward of winner, travel companion must be of legal age of majority in his/her jurisdiction of residence (and at least eighteen (18)) as of the date of departure and must travel on same itinerary and at the same time as the winner. If winner is at least eighteen (18) but still considered a minor in his/her state of residence, travel companion must be winner’s parent/legal guardian. Travel companion (or, if child or legal ward of winner) must execute liability/publicity releases prior to issuance of travel documents. Certain travel restrictions, conditions and limitations may apply. If, in the judgment of Sponsor, air travel is not required due to winner’s proximity to prize location, then ground transportation will be substituted for roundtrip air transportation at Sponsor’s sole discretion, and no compensation or substitution will be provided for the difference in prize value. Sponsor will not replace any lost, mutilated, or stolen tickets, travel vouchers or certificates. Sponsor is not responsible if any tour, meet and greet, or event listed in the prize description above is delayed, postponed or cancelled for any reason, in which event that portion of prize is forfeited in its entirety and no substitution will be provided except as in Sponsor’s sole discretion. College Football Live talent will be selected by Sponsor in its sole discretion. For Gillette Shaving Shave Packs: Shave pack includes Gillette "Clinical Strength" antiperspirant deodorant, Gillette Shampoo, Gillette Face and Body Wash, Gillette Fusion Hydra Gel Shaving Gel and a Gillette Fusion Phenom Razor. Size of each product determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. For 30 Second Advertisement: Sponsor may or may not air the advertisement featuring winner's Submission in its sole discretion. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, will determine placement, position and content surrounding the inclusion of winner's Submission in the advertisement. For All Prize Components: Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): $10,000. Actual value for travel components of prize may vary based on airfare fluctuations and distance between departure and destination. Winner will not receive difference between actual and approximate retail value.
NINE (9) SWEEPSTAKES PRIZES (one (1) Sweepstakes Prize per each weekly entry period): A prize package consisting of an XBOX gaming console; EA SPORTS game; a Gillette branded football; and a Gillette Shave pack. Gillette shave pack includes Gillette "Clinical Strength" antiperspirant deodorant, Gillette Shampoo, Gillette Face and Body Wash, Gillette Fusion Hydra Gel Shaving Gel and a Gillette Fusion Phenom Razor. Size of each product determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. ARV: $411.50. Total ARV of all Sweepstakes Prizes: $3,703.50. The odds of winning a Sweepstakes Prize depend on the number of eligible Submissions received during the week's respective weekly entry period. Limit: One (1) Sweepstakes Prize per person.
For All Prizes: The ARV of electronic items is subject to price fluctuations in the consumer marketplace based on, among other things, any gap in time between the date the ARV is estimated for purposes of these Official Rules and the date the prize is awarded or redeemed. Prizes are non-transferable and no substitution or cash redemption will be permitted unless Sponsor, in its sole discretion, determines otherwise. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value, at its sole discretion. Winners are responsible for all federal, state and local taxes and any other costs, expenses or fees associated with prize acceptance and/or use not specified herein as being provided. All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion.
9. Release: By participating, entrant agrees to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, Promotion Execution Partners ("PEP"), Starcom Media Vest Group, Time, Inc., ESPN, Inc., Administrator and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies, and prize suppliers, and each of their respective parent companies and each such company’s officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in the Promotion or receipt or use or misuse of any prize.
10. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Promotion, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Promotion, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. If terminated Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, determine the winners from among all non-suspect, eligible Submissions received up to time of such action using the judging procedure outlined above. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the Submission process or the operation of the Promotion or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or those of any other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner and void all associated Submissions. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies (including attorneys’ fees) from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
11. Limitations of Liability: The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrant, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries; (5) late, lost, undeliverable, damaged or stolen mail; or (6) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Promotion or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. Sponsor is not responsible for misdirected or undeliverable entries or for any technical problems, malfunctions of computer systems, servers, providers, hardware/software, lost or unavailable network connections or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmission or any combination thereof. Sponsor and Administrator are not responsible for any typographical/other error in entries, selection announcement or for any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participation in, accessing or downloading information in connection with this Promotion. If for any reason an entrant's Sweepstakes entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Sweepstakes, provided that, if it is not possible to award another entry due to discontinuance of the Sweepstakes, or any part of it, for any reason, Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the Sweepstakes prizes offered herein. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In the event that production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more than the stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, un-awarded, eligible prize claims.
12. Disputes: Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (Southern Division) or the appropriate Michigan State Court located in Oakland County, Michigan; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Promotion, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, 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. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Michigan without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Michigan or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Michigan.
13. Entrant's Personal Information: Information collected from entrant is subject to ePrize, LLC’s Privacy Policy (http://www.eprize.com/privacy/privacypolicy.html) and Sponsor’s Privacy Policy (http://www.pg.com/privacy/english/privacy_notice.html).
14. Winners’ List: Winner List requests will only be accepted after the promotion end date (listed above) and no later than March 3, 2009. For the Winner List, send an email with subject line: "Gillette Game Face Contest and Sweepstakes, Winner List Request,” to WinListRequests@eprizefulfillment.com.
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Gillette Game Face Contest and Sweepstakes
1. ABBREVIATED RULES for TV and Radio
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES (D.C.), 18 AND OLDER AND who did not purchase any equipment for purposes of entering the PROMOTION. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Enter Contest by: 11/3/08. Sweepstakes ends: 11/3/08. For Official Rules and complete details, visit www.gillettegameface.com. Sponsor: The Gillette Company.
2. ABBREVIATED RULES for Print
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES (D.C.), 18 YEARS AND OLDER AND who did not purchase any equipment for purposes of entering the PROMOTION. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Enter Contest by: 11/3/08. Sweepstakes ends: 11/3/08. For Official Rules, prize descriptions and odds disclosure, visit www.gillettegameface.com. Sponsor: The Gillette Company, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199.
3. Abbreviated rules for online Ads – Banner
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Enter Contest by: 11/3/08. Sweepstakes ends: 11/3/08. To enter and for Official Rules, visit www.gillettegameface.com.
4. Abbreviated Rules for online Ads – Not a Banner
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Legal residents of the 50 United States (D.C.), 18 years or older and who did not purchase any equipment for purposes of entering the Promotion. Enter Contest by: 11/3/08. Sweepstakes ends: 11/3/08. To enter and for Official Rules, including prize descriptions, visit www.gillettegameface.com. Void where prohibited.