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1. how to enter: to enter the bff Make Your Slideshow Contest (the “contest”), simply visit www.bff.tv ("website") beginning may 4, 2009, 12:00 pm est through june 7, 2009, 6:00 pm est (the “promotion period”). you may register online only and submit your entry as follows:
create and upload a slideshow using the “BFF Make Your Slideshow” application, which includes sharing photos you own or have the rights to publish. You will be asked to enter your name, your email, your address, and other information. Your friends, family and the bff community of users will review and vote on your submission. if your submission complies with these official rules, we will post your submission within 48 hours. each entry must be unique and be the sole, original work of the entrant and must not infringe any third-party rights. duplicate submissions will automatically be disqualified. limit one entry per person.
entries must be received no later than jun 7, 2009, 6:00 pm est to be eligible to be posted and to win. entries submitted after this time will not be posted and will not be entered into the contest. entrants and winner acknowledge and agree that their entries become the sole property of the sponsor, who thereby has the right to publish, display, edit, adapt, modify, reproduce, promote and otherwise use entries in any manner in any media. sponsor also has the exclusive right to use the entries and excerpts of the entries in any advertising and promotional materials in any media, including posting entries on its websites and non-affiliated web sites. entrants may not copy or otherwise plagiarize the entry from any source. any entry or portion thereof that is, in the sponsor's sole discretion, obscene, profane, lewd, defamatory, inappropriate, indecent, or offensive in any way, or contains any third-party materials or proprietary property, or otherwise violates or infringes (or may infringe) any copyright, trademark, logo, trademark or other intellectual property right of any person living or deceased (including but not limited to rights of privacy or publicity) or entity, or is otherwise objectionable, will be disqualified and not posted to the website. entrant represents and warrants that: i) all rights to the entry belong to him/her and the entry does not and will not infringe on any copyright, trademark, intellectual property or any other third-party right nor violate any applicable law or regulation, (ii) he/she has the right to grant any and all necessary rights and licenses provided herein, including without limitation, all necessary copyright, trademark, intellectual property other related rights to the entry, free and clear of all claims and encumbrances without violating the rights of any person or entity, including any right to privacy or publicity, (iii) he/she hereby holds the sponsor harmless from and against any third-party claim arising from use of the entry and he/she waives any right to inspect or approve uses of the entry or to be compensated for any such uses. clothing worn in the photo/video should not contain any visible logos, drawings, cartoons, phrases, trademarks or other third-party materials. the later an entry is submitted, the less time it will have to be viewed by visitors to the website and the less time it will have to be rated by visitors. sponsor may disqualify previously published submissions or those that have won previous awards or competitions.
2. eligibility: the contest is open to only legal residents of the united states who are eighteen (18) years of age or older as of may 4, 2009. employees of sponsor and any of their affiliates, subsidiaries, parent corporations, retailers, and advertising and promotional agencies, and all others associated with the development and execution of this contest and their immediate families and members of the households of any of the foregoing are not eligible to enter or win. “household members” shall mean people who share the same residence at least three (3) months a year. void in puerto rico, u.s. territories and possessions, u.s. military installations in foreign countries, and where prohibited or restricted by law. all u.s. federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply
3. selection of winners: acceptable entries will be posted by sponsor on the website. once voting has begun on May 4, you can invite friends and family to view your submission and rate it. on jun 8, 2009, sponsor will reveal the overall top 50 rated slideshows. entrants for these slideshows will be then eligible for a prize. on jun 8 there will be a 2nd round of voting to find out which of the 50 finalist will win the grand prize, and runner up prizes. everyone who visits the website on jun 8 will be able to vote again for their favorite slideshow form the top 50 selected. the entry with the most votes/winks will be the grand prize winner, the entry with the second most and third most votes will be the second prize winners, the entries with the top 10 votes will be the third prize winners. in the event of a tie between two or more entries where such pages have an equal number of votes, the winner will be determined based on which page was viewed the most times during the promotion period. no information regarding entries or ratings, other than as otherwise set forth in the official rules, will be disclosed. all winners will be notified via email by sponsor on or about jun 10, 2009.
4. voting: voters may vote for any one the slideshows, but can only vote for each unique slideshow once. General voting will be accepted beginning at 12:00 pm est on may 4, 2009 and ending at 6:00 pm est on jun 7, 2009. then top 50 finalist voting will be accepted beginning at 9:00 am est on jun 8, 2009 and ending at 9:00 pm est on jun 8, 2009. limit one (1) vote per person per unique slideshow.
5. Voting Criteria:
When you are voting (winking) for the best/most outstanding slideshow, the following criteria should be used by you in deciding how you will vote.
6. prizes and approximate retail value(s) ("arv"):
all prizes are non-transferable; no substitutions or cash equivalents are allowed except by the sponsor who reserves the right to award a prize of equal or greater value in the event any prize, or portion thereof, is unavailable. taxes related to the prizes, if applicable, are the sole responsibility of the winners. winners will be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility, liability release, assignment of rights and, where legal, a publicity release within ten (10) days of notification attempt or prize will be forfeited and an alternate will be determined. return of any prize or prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and alternate determination of winner from remaining eligible entries.
7. general rules.
unless otherwise prohibited by law, submission of entries constitutes permission by entrant to use the entrant's name and entry submission including photo, video, likeness, and biographical information for advertising and publicity purposes, without further compensation. winners will be required to provide a publicity release to all identified persons who appear in winners’ submitted photographs or videos, if any. information submitted by entrants will be used by sponsor and its affiliates to contact them by mail and/or email with information about special events, promotions or offers. if you prefer not to receive such information, do not check the appropriate box during the entry process. any entry information collected from the contest shall be used only in a manner consistent with the consent given by entrants, these official rules, and sponsor's online privacy policy located on the website.
sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify the submission of any vote of any individual found to be (a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the submission or voting process or the operation of the contest or the website; (b) violating these Official Rules; (c) violating the terms of service, conditions of use and/or general rules or guidelines of the website or any sponsor website, or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. mechanically reproduced votes and the use of scripts or any automated system to vote are strictly prohibited and will result in disqualification of vote.
sponsor and each of their affiliates, subsidiaries, parent corporations, retailers and advertising and promotional agencies, and the officers, directors, shareholders, employees, and agents of each of the foregoing and all others associated with the development and execution of this contest (collectively, "releases") will not be responsible for lost, misdirected, illegible, incomplete, or late entries or votes. releases are also not responsible for technical, hardware, software or telephone malfunctions of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled or delayed electronic communications caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this contest that may limit the ability to play or participate, or any human error that may occur in the processing of the entries and votes in this contest. if for any reason (including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other cause beyond the control of sponsor that corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this contest), the contest is not capable of being conducted as described in these official rules, sponsor shall have the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest. if such cancellation, termination, modification, or suspension occurs, notification will be posted on the website. in the event of a dispute, entry information will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail account entered. the “authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an internet access provider, internet service provider, or other online organization (e.g. business, educational, institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. winners may be requested to provide sponsor with proof that the winner is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry. entry must be made only at the website. mechanically reproduced or automated entries will not be accepted. false, fraudulent or deceptive entries or acts shall render entrants ineligible. by entering the contest, entrants affirm that they have read and agree to be bound by these official rules.
by accepting the prize, each winner (i) releases from and against any and all liability in any way arising from or related to this contest and/or the acceptance, use or misuse of any prize, including, without limitation, liability for personal injury, death, damages or loss, and (ii) consents to the use of winner's name, voice, image, likeness, and submission for promotional, advertising, publicity or trade purposes in any media worldwide in perpetuity by sponsor without further compensation, unless otherwise prohibited by law. any attempt by an entrant to supply false information, obtain entries by fraudulent means, deliberately damage any website (including the website) or undermine the legitimate operation of the contest is a violation of criminal and/or civil laws and should such an attempt be made, sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies to the fullest extent permitted by law. by entering the contest, entrants hereby submit to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state courts of the united states and waive the right to have disputes arising out of the subject matter hereof adjudicated in any other forum.
winner's list: for an official winner's list (available after jun 10, 2009), or a copy of these official rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to 29 west 17th Street, 5th floor, New York NY 10011 by july 10, 2009. residents of Vermont may omit return postage on official rules requests. official rules are also available during the online entry period on the website.
sponsor: bff entertainment, inc.
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