The Everything Experience Contest (the “Contest”) begins at 12:01 a.m. EST on 05/12/2011 (the “Contest Start Date”) and ends at 11:59 p.m. EST June 12, 2011 (the “Contest End Date”) (such period referred to herein as the “Contest Period”). The Contest is sponsored by Explorica, Inc. (the “Contest Sponsor”).
1. HOW TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR CLAIM PRIZE. A PURCHASE WILL NOT
INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Participants may enter the Contest by participating in an educational tour operated by Contest Sponsor, and submitting a short essay of 100-300 words (the “Essay”) describing a moment or experience on an Explorica educational tour which showcases how the tour impacted the participant’s life. Participants may submit their Essay by following these steps:
(a) Visit the Contest Sponsor’s Everything Experience Facebook Discussion Group at http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=266&uid=206665909354870
The Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.
(b) Follow the instructions on this site to submit an Essay of 100-300 words describing the life-changing moment or experience on tour when your life was impacted. Participants may be required to submit additional contact information. No more than one Essay may be submitted by each participant. The Contest Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any participant who submits more than one Essay, in Contest Sponsor’s sole discretion. Participation in the Contest is voluntary and does not require you to purchase anything from the Contest Sponsor. No illegible, incomplete or forged entries will be accepted. All entries become the property of the Contest Sponsor and will not be returned. By participating in the Contest, you hereby assign, and will assign, to Contest Sponsor all of your right, title and interest in the Essay. For clarity and without limitation, Contest Sponsor may reproduce, modify, display and otherwise use the Essay for promotional purposes in any medium without additional compensation. All entries, including the Essay, are subject to Facebook’s privacy policy, terms of service and promotion guidelines.
2. PRIZES:
The three (3) winning participants will each receive a $200 Amazon.com® gift card. Total approximate retail value for each prize is $200.
Odds of winning are affected by the number of eligible entries received by the Contest End Date. The total retail value of all prizes is $600. Allow 3-4 weeks after validation of arrangement for receipt of prize. Only three (3) prizes will be awarded. The winners will be solely responsible for all other expenses not specifically set forth herein. The Contest Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. No other substitution or transfer of prizes permitted. The Contest Sponsor is responsible only for prize delivery. In order to receive a prize, the winners may be required to provide proof of identification. Any and all taxes on any prize, including income and/or sales taxes, are the sole responsibility of the winners.
3. ELIGIBILITY:
Participant Eligibility. The Contest is only open to legal residents of the United States and Canada who are at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of entry and who have participated in an Explorica educational tour between January 1, 2008 and June 12, 2011. Entries are limited to individuals only; commercial enterprises and business entities are not eligible. By participating in the Contest, each participant accepts the conditions stated in these Official Rules, agrees to be bound by the decisions of the Contest Sponsor and warrants that she/he is eligible to participate in the Contest. Employees, independent contractors, officers, and directors of the Contest Sponsor, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors, and their immediate family members and persons living in the same household, are not eligible to participate in the Contest. THE CONTEST IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW and is subject to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
Essay Eligibility. Essays that are submitted in connection with the Contest will only be eligible if such Essays (a) describe a true and accurate experience from an Explorica educational tour in which you participated between January 1, 2008 and June 12, 2011, (b) are 100-300 words, (c) are submitted during the Contest Period, (d) contain only the original content of the participant and (e) do not contain content that is unlawful, hateful or obscene, in the Contest Sponsor’s sole discretion. The Contest Sponsor will consider only those Essays that meet all of these criteria, in the sole discretion of the Contest Sponsor. The Contest Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify Essays which Contest Sponsor determines at any time in its sole judgment to fail to meet any of these criteria.
4. SELECTION OF WINNERS:
The Contest Sponsor will select the winning Essays from among all eligible entries. The Contest Sponsor will judge the Essays based on significance of content, originality, creativity, and overall presentation, among such other criteria as Contest Sponsor may consider in its sole discretion. Winner selection shall be made in the Contest Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. The winners will be notified by e-mail using the information provided when the participant signed up for the Contest Sponsor’s educational tour, within 14 days of the date the winners are selected. Such notification shall include instructions for proper acceptance of the prizes by the winners. Each winner will be required to provide a picture or image of himself or herself from the applicable Explorica educational tour and may be required to answer additional follow-up questions from the Contest Sponsor. In the event a winner does not accept a prize, a winner is ineligible or otherwise fails to comply with these Official Rules, or the prize or prize notification is not deliverable, an alternate winner may be selected. The Contest Sponsor is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected or unsuccessful efforts to notify a winner. The winners agree to Contest Sponsor’s use of their name, address, likeness, submitted image, and prize information for promotional purposes in any medium without additional compensation to the extent permitted by law. Where lawful, the winners may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Release of Liability, and Publicity Release.
5. CONDITIONS:
The Contest Sponsor and Facebook, and their respective agents, directors, officers, shareholders, employees, insurers, servants, parents, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, predecessors, successors, representatives, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors (the “Released Entities”), are not responsible for, shall not be liable for, and hereby disclaim all liability arising from or relating to: (i) late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, misaddressed, incomplete, or unintelligible entries; (ii) telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet, computer or other malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any kind, whether human or technical; (iii) failed, incomplete, garbled, or delayed computer or e-mail transmissions; (iv) any condition caused by events beyond the control of the Contest Sponsor; (v) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of any prize, or any portion thereof that may have been awarded, or acceptance, possession, or use of any prize, or any portion thereof that may have been awarded, or from participation in the Contest; or (vi) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Contest. The Contest Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend, modify or cancel the Contest should any unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond the Contest Sponsor’s control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Contest. In the event that proper administration of the Contest is prevented by such causes as contemplated above, the Contest Sponsor will pick the winners from all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to such action. By participating in the Contest, participants and winners agree to release, discharge and hold harmless the Released Entities, and all others associated with the development and execution of the Contest, from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind arising out of or relating to the Contest, participation in the Contest, any prize, or any portion thereof that may have been awarded, and/or acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize, or any portion thereof that may have been awarded, including but not limited to statutory and common law claims for misappropriation or participant’s right of publicity. This Contest shall be governed by Massachusetts law. By participating in this Contest, participants agree that Massachusetts courts shall have jurisdiction over any dispute or litigation arising from or relating to this Contest and that venue shall be only in Boston, Massachusetts.
6. WINNERS LIST: The contest winners and a copy of these Official Rules will be available on-line at www.explorica.com on June 25, 2011, and for 90 days thereafter.
7. CONTEST SPONSOR:
Explorica, Inc.
Everything Experience Contest
145 Tremont St., 6th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
8. NOTICE: The Contest Sponsor reserves the right to prosecute and seek damages against any individual who attempts to deliberately undermine the proper operation of the Contest in violation of these Official Rules and/or criminal and/or civil law.
9. Copyright © 2011 Explorica, Inc. All rights reserved. Explorica and the associated logo are trademarks of Explorica, Inc. Any other trademarks in these Official Rules are used for prize identification or entry submission purposes ONLY and are the properties of their respective owners