117130-wildstar-pumpkin-carving-contest-official-rules

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WildStar® Pumpkin Carving Contest
Official Rules
 NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE ONE’S CHANCES OF WINNING. YOU MUST HAVE A VALID WILDSTAR ACCOUNT TO ENTER. 1. Eligibility:  Except where prohibited or restricted by law, the WildStar Pumpkin Carving Contest (the “Competition”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States, the District of Columbia and residents of the European Union who are eighteen (18) years of age or older as of the date of entry.  Employees, contractors, directors, and officers of the sponsor, Carbine, LLC (“Sponsor”), and its subsidiary and affiliated companies, distributors and licensees, advertising or promotion agencies, and their immediate family members (parent, child, sibling, and spouse of each), and those living in the same household of each are not eligible to enter or win.  Other eligibility requirements and conditions of participation are set forth below in these official rules for the Competition (“Official Rules”). By entering the Competition, Entrants (defined below) agree to be bound by the Official Rules and that Sponsor’s decision is final and binding in all matters relating to the Competition.  If an Entrant fails to comply with the Official Rules its entry will automatically be void. All federal, state, municipal, and local laws and regulations apply.  Void in Quebec and where prohibited or restricted by law.
 
2. Entry Period:  The Competition begins at 10:00 Pacific Daylight Time (“PDT”) on October 27th, 2014 and ends at 23:59 PDT on October 31st, 2014 (the “Entry Period”). 
 
3. How to Enter:  To enter, eligible participants must post a picture of their carved pumpkin (created using the WildStar stencils provided) on the dedicated Forum thread at https://forums.wildstar-online.com. Sponsor will use the email account linked to Entrant’s forum account to obtain the following information: first and last name, age, full mailing address, and phone number.  Posting an entry to the Forum constitutes an Entrant’s consent to and agree with these Official Rules.
 
4. Entry Limit:  Limit of one (1) entry per Entrant per day during the Entry Period.  Subsequent entries by the same Entrant are invalid and will be disqualified.  Any attempts made by the same person to make multiple entries per day during the Entry Period are void.   All entries must be received during the Entry Period in order to be eligible for any Prize offered in this Competition.  Any entry before or after the Entry Period is void and will not be eligible for a Prize.  Neither Sponsor, nor any telephone network, nor any service provider is responsible for incorrect transcription of entry information, or for any human error, technical malfunctions, lost/delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, line failures or any telephone network, computer equipment, software, inability to access any website or online service, or any other error or malfunction, or late, lost, illegible, incomplete, damaged, or misdirected entries or entries not properly forwarded to Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to remove any content that an Entrant uploads or exclude any entry for any reason including any entries that violate (or Sponsor suspects violates) the Official Rules, or if Sponsor has reason to believe that there has been foul play.
 
5. Prizes and Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”):  There will be a total of three (3) prizes (each a “Prize” and collectively, the “Prizes”) awarded in this Competition.  Each Prize will consist of the following items: (a) one (1) WildStar t-shirt (ARV: $25) ( B) one (1) Rowsdower plushie (ARV: $25); and © one (1) Rowsdower keychain (ARV: $10). 
 
6. Prize Conditions:  All costs associated with acceptance or use of the Prize, are the sole responsibility of the Winner.  The Winner may waive his/her right to receive a Prize.  There are no cash alternatives. A Prize is non-transferable, non-exchangeable, and non-refundable, and must be accepted by the Winner as awarded.  A Prize may not be upgraded, and no substitutions by the Winner will be allowed, except that Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute a Prize for one of equal or greater value if the designated Prize should be unavailable for any reason. 
 
7. Winner Selection:  The winning entries will be determined by representatives of Sponsor and will be judged equally on the following criteria: creativity, difficulty, and overall presentation. Winners will be notified via e-mail and announced on WildStar Zero To Fifty (Livestream) on http://www.twitch.tv/wildstar, the WildStar website and/or the WildStar forums on November 4th, 2014. Any and all decisions of the judges shall be final and binding in all respects. LIMIT ONE (1) PRIZE PER ENTRANT.
 
8. How to Claim Your Prize:  Winners will be contacted by a representative from the Sponsor within seven (7) days after being selected a Winner.    In the event that a Winner cannot be contacted within seven (7) days after Sponsor first attempts to contact the potential Winner, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, or is successfully contacted by Sponsor and does not sign and return to Sponsor within the time indicated, a Contract of Assignment and Release as provided by the Sponsors (or, in Canada, a Declaration of Compliance with Contest Rules), or a Winner rejects a Prize, the Prize will be forfeited and an alternate Winner may be selected.  At the sole discretion of the Sponsor, disqualification, forfeiture and the selection of an alternate winner may result from any of the following: (1) potential Winner’s failure to timely respond to the notification; (2) the return of the notification as undeliverable; or (3) any other non-compliance with the Official Rules. In the event of a Prize forfeiture, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, award or not award the forfeited Prize to an alternate winner.  The Sponsor shall not be responsible or liable for any failure by a potential Winner to accept the Prize for any reason.
 
9. Odds of Winning:  The odds of winning a Prize in this Competition depend upon the number and quality of eligible entries received during the Entry Period.
 
10. Prize Delivery:  Prizes will be delivered to each Winner within seven (7) days after Sponsor verifies a Winner’s eligibility to enter and to win this Competition.  The Winner will receive a message from Sponsor with details of how to collect their Prize. 
 
11. Conditions, Disclaimers, and License:  By entering the Competition, each Entrant: (a) agrees that he or she will abide by and be bound by these Official Rules; ( B) warrants that his/her entry is his/her own original work and that it does not violate any rights of any third party (including, without limitation, any patent, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right, or any privacy, publicity or publishing rights of any third party, or is libelous, obscene or otherwise contrary to law); © agrees to assign to Sponsor all rights, title and interest, including, without limitation, copyright, if transferable, in or to his/her entry in the case that their entry is one of the winning entries; (d) agrees to be contacted by Sponsor or its agents by telephone, mail or email; (e) agrees to sign the documentation set forth in this section in the case that his/her entry is one of the winning entries; and (f)  by entering the Competition, all Entrants further agree that Sponsor has the sole right to decide all matters relating to the Competition, including fact, interpretation, eligibility, procedure, fulfillment, and disputes from the Competition. Although Sponsor attempts to ensure the integrity of the Competition, neither Sponsor nor any of the Affiliates are responsible for the actions of Entrants or other individuals in connection with the Competition, including attempts by Entrants or other individuals to circumvent these Official Rules or otherwise interfere with the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Competition.  If, for any reason, the Competition is not capable of running as planned by reason of damage by computer virus, worms, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical limitations or failures, strikes, industry conditions, bankruptcy or liquidation, marketplace demands, applicable law, unforeseen obstacles, or any other causes which, in the sole opinion of Sponsor, could corrupt, compromise, undermine, or otherwise affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, viability, or proper conduct of the Competition, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to modify these Official Rules, and/or to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend all or any part of the Competition, and in the event of cancellation or termination, to select a Winner from among all eligible non-suspect entries received up to the time of such cancellation, termination, modification, or suspension, as applicable.  If the Competition is terminated by Sponsor as set forth above, Sponsor will post notice of such termination on the WildStar forums.  Inclusion in such drawing will be each Entrant’s sole and exclusive remedy under such circumstances.  Proof of submitting entry will not be deemed receipt of such entry by Sponsor. 12. Limitations On Liability:  Sponsor is not responsible for (a) lost entries, or network, computer, hardware or software failures of any kind, which may restrict or delay the sending or receipt of your entry; ( B) any postponement or cancellation of the Competition; © any loss, changes to, postponement of, or use of the Prize, and (d) any act or default of any third party, which is outside Sponsor’s reasonable control Sponsor accepts no responsibility for any loss, damage, injury or disappointment suffered by any Entrant resulting from entering the Competition or by their acceptance of a prize, or any damage to any Entrant or another person’s computer or mobile phone equipment as a consequence of downloading any material relating to the Competition.  Nothing will exclude Sponsors’ liability for death or personal injury resulting from its negligence
 
13. Miscellaneous: (a) Privacy:  Information submitted in connection with the Competition will be treated in accordance with these Official Rules and Sponsor’s Privacy Policy (as may be amended from time to time), currently available at http://www.wildstar-online.com/en/legal/privacy-policy; provided, that in the event of any conflict between these Official Rules and such Privacy Policy, the terms and conditions of these Official Rules shall prevail.   ( B) Publicity Release:  Except where prohibited, by accepting a Prize, each Winner grants permission for Sponsor and its agents to use his/her name, voice and/or likeness, for advertising, merchandising, promotion and/or publicity purposes in any and all media now known or hereinafter invented without territorial or time limitations and without additional compensation. ©      Applicable Law: The Competition, and any disputes that may arise hereunder, shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the state of Washington without regard to the conflicts of laws principles of any jurisdiction.  Venue with respect to any such disputes shall be had in the state and federal courts of the state of Washington.
 
14. Official Rules:  By participating in the Competition, each Entrant fully and unconditionally agrees to and accepts these Official Rules and decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Competition.  The Competition will be run in accordance with the Official Rules, subject to amendment by Sponsor.  Each Entrant must comply with the Official Rules and will be deemed to have received and understood the Official Rules by participating in the Competition.  The terms of the Competition, as set out in the Official Rules, are not subject to amendment or counteroffer, except as set out herein.  If any provisions of the Official Rules are held to be invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect.  Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules will not constitute a waiver of that provision.
 
15. Sponsor:  The Competition is sponsored by Carbine, LLC, 95 Enterprise Suite 100, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656.
 
16. Winner List:  For a list of Winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope (except residents of Vermont) to: Carbine, LLC, Attn: Winner List WildStar Pumpkin Carving Contest, 95 Enterprise Suite 100, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 by February 19, 2015.  A list of the Winners also will be posted on the WildStar forums.
 
17. Facebook Disclaimer:  The Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with Facebook.	
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WildStar Nexus Report (Livestream) on http://www.twitch.tv/wildstar, the WildStar website and/or the WildStar forums on November 4th, 2014.
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Nexus Report November 4th, does this confirm that Drop 3 is being released that week?
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Nexus Report November 4th, does this confirm that Drop 3 is being released that week?
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Nexus Report November 4th, does this confirm that Drop 3 is being released that week?
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This copy was written before we created Zero To Fifty, the rules have now been edited. Thanks!
 
 
Posted from my computer, but my formatting didn't save. Word fail.
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This copy was written before we created Zero To Fifty, the rules have now been edited. Thanks!
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