The “Funniest Date Story Ever” Contest
brought to you by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC (“Fox”)
WEDDING DAZE DVD Release
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN
DESCRIPTION: The “Funniest Date Story Ever” Contest (the “Contest” ) is sponsored by Liquid Generation.Com (“Sponsor”), Liquid Generation Studios, 8750 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Entries shall be accepted beginning at 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on January 17, 2008, and the submission period ends on 11:59:59 p.m. ET February 1, 2008 (the “Entry Period”). The Contest provides you with an opportunity to write your funniest date story ever (the “Story”) and to submit the Story for entry and consideration for a Prize (defined below) (the “Submission”). The Story must be no longer than 1,000 characters. Each Story shall be represented by one person (the “Entrant”). The Entrant shall be the contact person for all matters relating to the Contest. Furthermore, any Prize won shall be awarded in the name of the Entrant. By participating in the Contest, each Entrant unconditionally accepts and agrees to comply with and abide by these Official Rules, the entry form found on the Contest page, the Terms and Conditions of Use of the Website (as defined below) and the decisions of Fox and Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all respects. To the extent the Terms and Conditions of Use of the Website and of these Official Rules conflict, the terms and conditions of these Official Rules shall prevail.
ELIGIBILITY: No purchase is necessary to enter or win a Prize in the Contest. Only legal residents of the continental United States and Washington D.C. who are twenty-one (21) years of age or older as of 12:00:01 a.m. ET on January 17, 2008, are eligible to enter the Contest. The Contest is void in states and/or jurisdictions where prohibited or otherwise restricted by law. Employees of Sponsor, Fox, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, distributors, retailers, sales representatives, advertising and promotion agencies and each of their respective officers and directors, or any persons or entities directly associated with the Contest and members of their immediate families and/or persons living in the same household as such persons (collectively, the “Promotion Entities”), are ineligible to enter the Contest or win a Prize.
HOW TO ENTER: To enter, visit the website www.liquidgeneration.com (the “Website”), complete the entry form found on the Contest page with the information requested, and follow the online instructions to upload and submit your Story directly to the Website. Incomplete Stories, including but not limited to those Stories that do not meet the requirements herein, shall not be eligible for judging. Stories shall be deemed to have been submitted by the Authorized Account Holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (such as a business or educational institution) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. In the event of a dispute over the ownership of an e-mail address, Prize shall be awarded to the Authorized Account Holder of the designated e-mail address. This Contest shall be governed by California law. By participating in this Contest, Entrants agree that California courts shall have jurisdiction over any dispute or litigation arising from or relating to this Contest and that venue shall be only in Los Angeles, California.
The Submission must consist of: 1) 1 Story with a maximum length of 1,000 characters; 2) must not mention any third party individual or entity in a negative or derogatory manner; and 3) all locations and third parties, including without limitation, all individuals, entities, brands or companies must be described in general terms only, must not be identifiable and must remain anonymous. Entrants are advised to retain a copy of their Story for their records because the Submissions shall not be acknowledged or returned. The Submissions must be received no later than 11:59:59 p.m. on February 1, 2008.
JUDGING: At the end of the Entry Period, and assuming a sufficient number of Submissions are received, all Submissions shall be reviewed by Sponsor and Fox to select two (2) Grand Prize Winners (“Grand Prize Winners”), one (1) First Prize winner and one (1) Second Prize winner (collectively, with the Grand Prize Winners and the First Prize winner, the “Winners”) from the eligible Submissions. Judging shall be based on the following equally weighted judging criteria: humor, originality, and the ability of the Story to communicate the essence of, or otherwise serve as a marketing or promotional vehicle for the Wedding Daze DVD. The Prize Winners may be required to submit to a confidential background check to help ensure that each such person’s participation in the Contest will not, in Sponsor's sole discretion, bring Sponsor or Fox into public disrepute, contempt, scandal or ridicule or reflect unfavorably on the Contest or any person or entity involved with the Contest.
Any Submission that is considered by Sponsor in its sole discretion to be obscene, pornographic, libelous or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate, or which otherwise does not comply with these Official Rules or the Terms and Conditions of Use of the Website, shall be disqualified and shall not be eligible for entry. All requested information on the submission form must be completed to enter and to be eligible to win. All Submissions or other materials and personal information submitted as part of the Contest may be shared by and between the Promotion Entities, and each of the Promotion Entities shall use such information in accordance with their respective independent online privacy policies. Except as otherwise stated in these Official Rules, personal information collected in connection with this Contest shall be used in accordance with the privacy policy found on the Website and with the consent given by an Entrant at the time of entry. Any communication or information transmitted to Sponsor and/or the Website by electronic mail or otherwise is and shall be treated as non-confidential and nonproprietary. Proof of submitting any Submission is not considered proof of delivery to or receipt of such Submission. Furthermore, Sponsor shall have no liability for any Submission that is lost, intercepted or not received by the Sponsor.
LICENSE: By entering your Story in the Contest, you hereby grant Sponsor and its successors a worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicenseable (through multiple tiers) and transferable license (with a right to create derivative works) to use, copy, distribute, perform, publicly perform and display your Submission, in any and all media, in whatever form, for any legal purposes whatsoever now known or hereinafter becomes known. You also grant each user of the Website a non-exclusive license to access your Submission through the Website and to use, copy, distribute, perform, publicly perform, create derivative works of, and display your Submission as allowed by the Website and in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of Use of the Website. Each Entrant irrevocably waives any and all so-called moral rights they may have in the Submission(s) submitted by him or her.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES/INDEMNIFICATION: Submission must be the original work of the Entrant, may not have been previously published, may not have won previous awards, and must not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity. If the Submission contains any material or elements that are not owned by the Entrant and/or which are subject to the rights of third parties, the Entrant is responsible for obtaining, prior to submission of the Submission, any and all releases and consents necessary to permit the use and exhibition of the Submission in the manner set forth in these Official Rules and the Terms and Conditions of Use of the Website, including, without limitation, name and likeness permissions for any person that appears in or is identifiable in the Submission. By submitting a Story or accepting any Prize, Entrant agrees to hold the Promotion Entities and their respective directors, officers, employees and assigns harmless and agrees to indemnify the Promotion Entities against any and all claims and liability arising out of participation in the Contest or any Contest-related activity, including from Entrant’s misuse of any Prize.
DATES & DEADLINES / ANTICIPATED NUMBER OF CONTESTANTS: Because of the unique nature and scope of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, in addition to those other rights reserved herein, to modify any date(s) or deadline(s) set forth in these Official Rules or otherwise governing the Contest. Sponsor cannot accurately predict the number of Entrants who will participate in the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to not choose a Winner or award a Prize if it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified Submissions.
FURTHER DOCUMENTATION: If Sponsor shall desire to secure additional assignments, releases, certificates of engagement for the Submission or other documents as Sponsor may reasonably require in order to effectuate the purposes and intents of the agreements hereunder, then each Entrant agrees to sign the same upon Sponsor’s request therefore (without any need for any additional consideration).
PUBLICITY RELEASE: By participating in the Contest, in addition to any other rights which may be granted in any other agreement entered into between Sponsor and any Entrant in or Winner of the Contest, each Entrant irrevocably grants the Promotion Entities and their respective successors, assigns and licensees, the right to use such Entrant's name, likeness, biographical information, and any individual(s) participating in the Submission, in any and all media for any purpose, including without limitation, commercial, advertising and promotional purposes as well as in, on or in connection with the Website or the Contest or other promotions, and hereby release the Promotion Entities from any liability with respect thereto, unless prohibited by law.
PRIZES: Prizing shall be provided by Sponsor.
Each of the two (2) Grand Prize Winners shall receive: Two (2) travel certificates, each redeemable for round-trip coach air transportation travel for one (1) passenger on JetBlue Airways between any JetBlue Airways City and Ft. Lauderdale, FL for arrival in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on March 2, 2008 and departure from Ft. Lauderdale, FL on March 7, 2008; 1 double occupancy room at a hotel of Sponsor's choice in the Ft. Lauderdale, FL area for the nights of March 2, 2008 and March 7, 2008; ground transportation between the Ft. Lauderdale, FL airport and the hotel(s) upon arrival in and departure from Ft. Lauderdale, FL; ground transportation between the Ft. Lauderdale, FL hotel(s) and the Miami, FL port of call on March 3, 2008 and March 7, 2008; and two (2) tickets on Carnival Cruise Lines for a four (4) night Western Caribbean Cruise, departing from Miami, FL on March 2, 2008 and arriving in Miami, FL on March 7, 2008 (each, a "Grand Prize"). Travel must occur on the dates stated or the Grand Prize shall be forfeited. Each Grand Prize Winner’s travel companion must be at least 21 years of age. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Grand Prize Winner may choose a minor as his or her travel companion only if the Grand Prize Winner is at least 25 years of age, is the parent or legal guardian of his or her travel companion and such minor is at least 4 months of age, in which case, the Grand Prize Winner must travel in either the same stateroom or in an adjoining stateroom with a connecting door. The travel companion age limit will be waived only for an underage spouse of the Grand Prize Winner (proof of marriage is required). Carnival Cruise Lines requires that bookings for such an underage married couple be noted. Pregnancy restrictions: no more than 26 weeks at any time during the cruise. Grand Prize and all elements thereof are nontransferable. Cruise package includes shipboard accommodations, ocean transportation, entertainment and daily activities, on-board meals and some non-alcoholic beverages, and port charges. Government fees and taxes are not included and can vary from $5 to $150 per person. Grand Prize Winner and travel companion are solely responsible for obtaining all necessary documentation, travel authorizations, and travel insurance, if any. JetBlue Airways and Carnival Cruise Lines reserve the right to deny boarding to passengers without the proper documentation. Grand Prize Winner and travel companion are solely responsible for any applicable fees, service charges, surcharges or passenger facility charges, and all insurance, federal, state and local taxes, if any, and the reporting consequences thereof, and any other unspecified expenses associated with acceptance or use of Grand Prize and not expressly stated in these Official Rules as being awarded, including without limitation additional transportation, gratuities, telephone calls, in-room charges, all shore excursions, personal expenses, gratuities or alcoholic beverages. Grand Prize or any element thereof (including travel certificates and cruise tickets) is not redeemable for cash, including at any JetBlue Airways airport ticket counter or Carnival Cruise Lines ticketing office, and may not be sold, bartered, traded, or otherwise exchanged for value, including but not limited to in transactions on eBay or other online auction websites. Loss of Travel Certificate authorization number and/or PIN cannot be replaced. Redeemed travel is not eligible for TrueBlue points and may not be used toward the purchase of a JetBlue Getaways Vacation Package or a JetBlue Cruise. TrueBlue is JetBlue Airways’ flight gratitude program. Grand Prize Winner and travel companion using Grand Prize travel certificates are subject and entitled to all provisions of the JetBlue Airways Contract of Carriage, except denied boarding compensation and the Passenger Bill of Rights. The JetBlue Airways Contract of Carriage is posted on JetBlue Airways’ website at http://www.jetblue.com/p/jetblue_coc.pdf. Use of Grand Prize (including travel certificates and cruise tickets) is subject to additional terms and conditions, and other restrictions may apply. (Approximate Aggregate Retail Value of Grand Prize: $2,800.00 ($1,400 each Grand Prize)).
One (1) First Prize Winner shall receive: One (1) Travel Certificate redeemable for round-trip coach air transportation travel for one (1) passenger on a nonstop JetBlue Airways flight between any two airports served by JetBlue Airways (Approximate retail value of First Prize $500.00) ("First Prize"). Additional flight information is as follows: Travel Certificate is valid for one (1) year from date of issuance, and all travel must be completed on or before the expiration date as it appears on Travel Certificate. Redeemed travel is subject to availability and seats may not be available on all flights. Travel may be capacity controlled and space is limited. Certain restrictions and blackout dates may apply, which may include a Saturday night stay, all of which are subject to change at the sole discretion of JetBlue Airways. Schedules are subject to change without notice. JetBlue Airways is not liable for any expenses incurred as a consequence of a flight cancellation or flight delay. First Prize Travel Certificate is transferable; however, at no time may the First Prize Travel Certificate be transferred without prior consent from JetBlue Airways. Passengers are solely responsible for obtaining all necessary documentation, travel authorizations, and travel insurance, if any. JetBlue Airways reserves the right to deny boarding to passengers without the proper documentation. Passenger is solely responsible for any applicable fees, service charges, surcharges or passenger facility charges, and all insurance, federal, state and local taxes, if any, and the reporting consequences thereof, and any other unspecified expenses associated with acceptance or use of Travel Certificate not expressly stated in these Official Rules as being awarded, including without limitation all meals, air and ground transportation, personal incidentals, and gratuities. Travel Certificate is not redeemable for cash, and may not be sold, bartered, traded, or otherwise exchanged for value, including but not limited to in transactions on eBay or other online auction websites. Redemption of Travel Certificate at a JetBlue Airways airport ticket counter is not allowed. Loss of Travel Certificate authorization number and/or PIN cannot be replaced. Redeemed travel is not eligible for TrueBlue points and may not be used toward the purchase of a JetBlue Getaways Vacation Package or a JetBlue Cruise. TrueBlue is JetBlue Airways’ flight gratitude program. Passenger using First Prize Travel Certificate is subject and entitled to all provisions of the JetBlue Airways Contract of Carriage, except denied boarding compensation and the Passenger Bill of Rights. The JetBlue Airways Contract of Carriage is posted on JetBlue Airways’ website at http://www.jetblue.com/p/jetblue_coc.pdf. Use of First Prize Travel Certificate is subject to additional terms and conditions, and other restrictions may apply.
One (1) Second Prize Winner shall receive: Comedy DVD 3-pack, with exact titles to be chosen by Fox (Approximate retail value of Second Prize: $75.90) (collectively, with the Grand Prizes and First Prize, the "Prizes"). Total approximate retail value of all Prizes: $3,375.90.
Prizes will be delivered only to an address in the continental United States and Washington D.C. All details and other restrictions of Prizes not specified in these Official Rules shall be determined by Sponsor and Fox in their sole discretion.
PRIZE CLAIM DOCUMENTS: The Prize Winners must sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and (where legal) a Publicity Release or other documentation relating to the Prize (collectively, "Prize Claim Documents") prior to the Prize Winners receiving the Prize. Time is of the essence in awarding the Prizes. Accordingly, if any of the aforementioned people fails or refuses to sign and return all Prize Claim Documents within seven (7) days of Prize notification (or a shorter time if required by exigencies), such Prize Winner shall be disqualified and another Winner(s) shall be selected in accordance with the procedures set forth above.
NO OBLIGATION TO USE: Sponsor shall have no obligation (express or implied) to use any Submission, or to otherwise exploit any Submission or, if commenced, to continue the distribution or exploitation thereof, and Sponsor may at any time abandon the use of any Submission for any reason, with or without legal justification or excuse, and Entrants shall not be entitled to any damages or other relief by reason thereof.
NATURE OF RELATIONSHIP / WAIVER OF EQUITABLE RELIEF: Each Entrant hereby acknowledges and agrees that the relationship between the Entrant and the Promotion Entities is not a confidential, fiduciary, or other special relationship, and that the Entrant’s decision to provide the Entrant’s Submission to Sponsor for purposes of the Contest does not place the Promotion Entities in a position that is any different from the position held by members of the general public with regard to elements of the Entrant’s Submission. Each Entrant understands and acknowledges that the Promotion Entities have wide access to ideas, stories, designs, and other literary materials, and that new ideas are constantly being submitted to it or being developed by their own employees. Each Entrant also acknowledges that many ideas or stories may be competitive with, similar or identical to the Submission and/or each other in theme, idea, plot, format or other respects. Each Entrant acknowledges and agrees that such Entrant shall not be entitled to any compensation as a result of Promotion Entities' use of any such similar or identical material that has or may come to Promotion Entities, or any of them, from other sources. Each Entrant acknowledges and agrees that the Promotion Entities do not now and shall not have in the future any duty or liability, direct or indirect, vicarious, contributory, or otherwise, with respect to the infringement or protection of the Entrant’s copyright in and to the Submission. Finally, each Entrant acknowledges that, with respect to any claim by Entrant relating to or arising out of any Promotion Entities' actual or alleged exploitation or use of any Submission or other material submitted in connection with the Contest, the damage, if any, thereby caused to the applicable Entrant shall not be irreparable or otherwise sufficient to entitle such Entrant to seek injunctive or other equitable relief or in any way enjoin the production, distribution, exhibition or other exploitation of Wedding Daze, Fox or Sponsor names or any other product based on or allegedly based on the Submission, and Entrant’s rights and remedies in any such event shall be strictly limited to the right to recover damages, if any, in an action at law.
GENERAL LIABILITY RELEASE/FORCE MAJEURE: Entrants agree that the Promotion Entities (A) shall not be responsible or liable for any losses, damages or injuries of any kind resulting from the Contest or any Contest-related activity, or from Entrants’ acceptance, receipt, possession and/or use or misuse of the Prize(s), and (B) have not made any warranty, representation or guarantee express or implied, in fact or in law, with respect to the Prize(s), including, without limitation, to such Prize’s quality or fitness for a particular purpose. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any damage to an Entrant’s computer system which is occasioned by accessing the Website or participating in the Contest, or for any computer system, phone line, hardware, software or program malfunctions, or other errors, failures, delayed computer transmissions or network connections that are human or technical in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Sponsor is not responsible for incomplete, illegible, misdirected, misprinted, late, lost, damaged or stolen Submissions or Prize notifications; or for lost, interrupted, inaccessible or unavailable networks, servers, satellites, Internet Service Providers, websites, or other connections; or for miscommunications, failed, jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected computer, telephone or cable transmissions; or for any technical malfunctions, failures, difficulties or other errors of any kind or nature; or for the incorrect or inaccurate capture of information, or the failure to capture any information. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who is found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or the Website, to be acting in violation of these Official Rules, or to be acting in an unsportsman-like or disruptive manner, or with the intent to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest, or to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, and Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. In the event Sponsor is prevented from awarding Prize(s) or continuing with the Contest as contemplated herein by any event beyond its control, including but not limited to fire, flood, natural or man-made epidemic of health of other means, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, satellite or equipment failure, riot or civil disturbance, terrorist threat or activity, war (declared or undeclared) or any federal state or local government law, order, or regulation, public health crisis (e.g. SARS), order of any court or jurisdiction, or other cause not reasonably within Sponsor’s control (each a "Force Majeure" event or occurrence), then subject to any governmental approval which may be required, Sponsor shall have the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the Contest. If the Contest is terminated before the designated end date, Sponsor will (if possible) select the Winners from all eligible, non-suspect Submissions received as of the date of the event giving rise to the termination. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
WINNERS LIST/OFFICIAL RULES: To obtain a copy of any legally-required Winners list, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to "Funniest Date Story Ever" Contest Winners List, C/O Liquid Generation Studios, 8750 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Vermont residents need not include return postage. All such requests must be received March 1, 2008. These Official Rules will be posted on the Website.