Official Rules for the Intel Home Server Haiku Contest
These rules (including the www.intel.com Privacy Notice and Terms of Use) (the Rules) govern the Intel Home Server Haiku Contest (the "Contest") and set out the terms and conditions between Intel Corporation and its affiliates ("Intel" or "us/we") and each participant ("participant" or "you"). A submission to this contest constitutes your acceptance of these Rules.
How to Enter: Intel Corporation, (the "Sponsor") is offering the Intel Home Server Haiku Contest (the "Contest") and will award prizes based on the results of judging all valid entries against the criteria established in these Official Contest Rules (the "Rules"). Submit your haiku poem between 12:00:00 a.m. (PST) on 11/16/2009 and 11:59:59 p.m. (PST) on 12/11/2009 ("contest period"). During the contest period submit your entry via the Internet by logging on to the Web site at http://WinAHomeServer.com (the "Entry Site") and following the instructions for contest entry; completing your name, telephone number, e-mail address, and entering your haiku. Instructions for writing a haiku poem are found on the Web site as well. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 11:59:59 P.M. (PST) ON 12/11/2009. In addition, you must have a Twitter account to use the contest tool which will post your haiku entry to your Twitter account.
Eligibility: Contest is open to legal residents of the United States, twenty-one (21) years of age or older as of entry date. Employees, officers and representatives (and members of their immediate families and those living in the same household of each) of Intel Corporation, its parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, advertising, and promotion agencies and any company involved in the design, execution, production, or judging of this promotion ("contest entities") are ineligible. Void where prohibited.
Entry Requirements: An original haiku poem with the topic, "Why I want a Home Server" must be written by the entrant according to haiku instructions found on the official Web site. ONLY ONE (1) ENTRY PER E-MAIL ADDRESS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS CONTEST. IN ADDITION, ALL ENTRIES MUST HAVE A TWITTER ACCOUNT AND AUTHORIZE THE CONTEST APPLICATION PERMISSION TO POST THEIR HAIKU ENTRY TO THEIR TWITTER ACCOUNT.
Judging: A random drawing selecting 100 of the total entries will be held on12/12/2009 by HB Design, an independent judging organization. Of the 100 entries selected, judges will select 23 of the best haikus. Judges will evaluate the randomly selected entries on the following criteria: originality (40%), relevance to Home Servers (40%), staying true to the haiku form (20%). In the event of a tie, the person among the tied entrants with the highest score in originality will be the winner. Judges decisions are final. You may withdraw your submission at any time by notifying Sponsor. If a submission is withdrawn your right to win a prize is terminated.
Ownership and Publicity: Sponsor does not claim ownership of your submission to the contest; but by submitting an entry, you are granting Sponsor and its affiliated companies the following worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, unconditional, fully paid-up rights: (1) to make, have made, use, copy, reproduce, modify, and create derivative works of the contributions, (2) to publicly perform or display, import, broadcast, transmit, distribute (directly and indirectly through multiple tiers), license, offer to sell and sell, rent, lease, or lend copies of the contributions (and derivative works thereof), (3) to sublicense to third parties the foregoing rights, including the right to sublicense to further third parties, and (4) to publish your name or alias in connection with this contest and your contributions.
Contestants understand and agree that their submission may be posted and publicly viewable. By providing a submission, you grant Sponsor and its affiliated companies the right, except where prohibited by law, to use your name for promotional purposes in promoting or publicizing the contest. Sponsor, however, does not have any obligation to use the winning Entries for any purpose.
Participant Warrants: By submitting an entry you warrant that your submission:
- does not contain any content that infringes on any third party intellectual Property (IP) rights, and that you own or otherwise have all rights necessary for the submission including any and all IP rights
- does not disclose any information which would constitute a violation of a confidentiality obligation;
- does not contain any viruses, worms, spy ware, or other components or instructions that are malicious, deceptive, or designed to limit or harm the functionality of a computer; and
- is not subject to license terms that require any software or documentation incorporating or being derived from your contributions to be licensed to others.
Prizes: 23 prizes will be awarded based on the judging. Prizes will consist of: two (2) HP MediaSmart Server EX490* powered by Microsoft Windows® Home Server Software and the Intel® Celeron® Processor 2.2 GHz 64-bit processor; one (1) Asus Home Server TS Mini* powered by Microsoft Windows® Home Server Software and the Intel® Atom™ Processor N280 1.66 GHz; ten (10) Zune® HD 16 GB Video MP3 Player (Black), and ten (10) Western Digital 1 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower* 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD10EADS.The approximate retail value ("ARV") of the Prizes are $549 (Home Server), $219.97 (Microsoft Zune), and $84.99 (hard drive). Limit of one prize per submission. Winners will be notified via telephone within 10 of days from judging. If after seven (7) days of the second notification to the winner no acknowledgement or response is received the prize is forfeited, and Sponsor will select another winner.
The winner may be required to complete an Eligibility Confirmation and a Liability/Publicity Release (unless prohibited by law). The Confirmation and the Release must be returned within ten (10) days of receipt of these documents. Non-compliance with any of these requirements may result in disqualification, in which case an alternate winner may be chosen. Physical prizes will be sent to participants within 10 days from the date of the return the completed Affidavit of Eligibility and/or Liability/Publicity Release.
Substitution or transfer of Prizes is not allowed, and Prizes may not be redeemed for cash. If a Prize becomes unavailable or is prohibited by law Sponsor may at its sole discretion award a substitute prize of equal or greater value. The winner accepts responsibility for all federal, state and local taxes and fees in connection with the prizes.
Apart from prizes offered as part of the contest, no monetary compensation will be paid for any of your contest submissions. Intel is not responsible for contest entries not received due to lost, failed, delayed or interrupted connections or miscommunications, or other electronic malfunctions. Intel is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry information, whether caused by you or any other persons or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the contest.
Sponsor's Warranties and Disclaimers: Sponsor does not provide any warranty on the prize, and winner should look solely to manufacturer for warranty. To the fullest extent allowable by law, Sponsor specifically disclaims any representations or warranties, express or implied, regarding the contest or the prizes including any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose and implied warranties arising from course of dealing or course of performance.
Release of Liability and Issues of Law: By participating, all entrants release Sponsor, its affiliates, partners, subsidiaries, officers, directors, agents, employees, and all entities associated with the development and execution of this promotion from any and all liability with respect to and in any way arising from participating in this promotion, acceptance or use of prizes. Entrants also agree that Sponsor, its affiliates, partners, subsidiaries, officers, directors, agents, employees, and all entities associated with the development and execution of this promotion are not responsible or liable for any injury or damage to an entrant's or third person's computer related to or resulting from the Contest, the submission and/or its prizes. Sponsor is not liable for damage to a user's computer system (including, without limitation, any server failure or lost, delayed, or corrupted data or other malfunction) due, either directly or indirectly, to an entrant's participation in the Contest or downloading of information in connection with the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to modify or cancel the Contest in the event that any portion of any Web site used to administer any aspect of the Contest becomes technically corrupted.
Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries. Sponsor is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or telephone lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by Intel on account of technical problems, human error, or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer relating to or resulting from participation in this contest or downloading any materials in this contest
All Federal, state and local laws and regulations are applicable. THE DELAWARE COURTS (STATE AND FEDERAL) SHALL HAVE SOLE JURISDICTION OF ANY CONTROVERSIES REGARDING THE CONTEST AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE SHALL GOVERN THE CONTEST. EACH ENTRANT WAIVES ANY AND ALL OBJECTIONS TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN THOSE COURTS AND HEREBY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. The Contest is void where restricted or prohibited by law.
Sponsor's entire liability and your sole and exclusive remedy will be limited to a distribution of the equivalent amount of prizes as set forth above. By participating in the contest, you waive any and all rights to bring any claim or action related to such matters in any forum beyond one (1) year after the first occurrence of the kind of act, event, condition or omission upon which the claim or action is based.
Generally: Sponsors may make changes to these rules at any time without notice to you. The most current version of the rules will be available at http://WinAHomeServer.com. Contributing to the contest or accepting prizes will constitute acceptance of the revised rules. These rules prevail in the event of any conflict or inconsistency with any other communications, including advertising or promotional materials
If, for reasons beyond Sponsor's control (including, but not limited to, tampering or computer virus infection), the contest is not capable of running as originally planned, Intel, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to cancel or modify the Contest, without liability. Intel will not be responsible for lost, late, misdirected, damaged, or illicit submissions, or for Internet, computer hardware and software, phone, and other technical errors, omissions malfunctions, and delays. Entries are void if they contain material typographical or other errors. All entrants agree to comply fully with each provision in these Rules. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Contest and any person who does not comply with these Rules, will be ineligible for any prize(s) and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
For any feedback or questions regarding the contest or the prizes you can contact HB Design by sending an e-mail to winahomeserver@hbdesign.com.
The Sponsor of this contest is Intel Corporation. The contest is administered by: HB Design, 2130 NW 29th Avenue, Portland, OR 97210-2024 / 503-944-1000 / winahomeserver@hbdesign.com.
For an Official Winners List (available after 1/1/2010), or a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: HB DESIGN (please specify Official Winners' List or Official Rules), 2130 NW 29TH AVE., PORTLAND, OR 97210. Winners will also be posted on the Intel Storage Web site http://www.intel.com/go/storage/ after January 15th. Official Rules are also available during the Contest at the Entry Site.
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