THE "NAME PRETTY RICKY'S NEW DVD" CONTEST 2005 OFFICIAL RULES
THIS CONTEST IS INTENDED ONLY FOR UNITED STATES (EXCLUDING PUERTO
RICO) RESIDENTS WHO ARE LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE TIME OF ENTRY.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
- ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the United
States of America (excluding Puerto Rico) who are 13 years of age or older
and had Internet access on or before November 28, 2005. Employees, officers,
directors and agents of Atlantic Recording Corporation ("Sponsor"),
and all its respective related entities, advertising and promotional agencies
(collectively "Sponsor and its agents") and the immediate family
members and persons living in the same household of each are not eligible.
- TO ENTER: Beginning 12:00:01 am EST on November 28,
2005, log on to the following website: www.prettyricky.com, and follow
the instructions to complete an official entry form (the "entry"
or "entries"), including your suggestion for a title for the
new DVD embodying the performances of the artist professionally known
as "Pretty Ricky" and send the entry electronically by 11:59:59
PM EST on December 12, 2005. Electronic entries must be received by 11:59:59
PM EST on December 13, 2005. Limit 1 entry per person or email address.
No facsimiles allowed. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, stolen,
mutilated, damaged, incomplete, illegible or misdirected entries or for
malfunctions of electronic equipment, computer hardware or software, or
any other technical problems related to website entries. Entries become
property of Sponsor immediately upon submission and will not be returned.
Entries must be original, may not be vulgar or contain profanity, must
not infringe the rights of any third party and must not have been submitted
in any other contests. Sponsor will disqualify any entries that do not
meet the aforementioned requirements.
- JUDGING: One (1) potential winner will be determined
on or about December 13, 2005 from all eligible entries received. Entrants
will be judged by Sponsor or its designee, the judge of the Contest, whose
decisions are final and binding on all matters relating to the Contest.
Entrants will be ranked based on the following criteria: (i) creativity
(40%); (ii) originality (30%) and (iii) marketability (30%). In the unlikely
event of a tie, the winner will be the entrant with the highest ranking
in category (i). If there is still a tie, duplicate prizes will be awarded.
The potential winner will be notified by telephone, email and/or overnight
mail and will be required to sign, notarize and return an affidavit of
eligibility/liability and publicity release within 48 hours of the date
of notification or the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner
will be selected. If a potential winner is a minor in his/her state of
residence, such potential winner's parent or legal guardian must sign
all required documents. If a potential winner is not available within
48 hours of first attempt by Sponsor to contact such potential winner
or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, prize will be forfeited
and an alternate winner will be selected from eligible entries received.
- PRIZE: One (1) winner will get a phone call from Pretty
Ricky and mention on the DVD packaging. Approximate Retail Value ("ARV"):
$0. Prize is not transferable. No cash redemptions or prize substitutions
allowed, except at the Sponsor's sole discretion. Prize will be awarded.
In the unlikely event that any portion of the prize is cancelled or undeliverable
for any reason, winner agrees Sponsor has no further obligations to winner
other than delivery of the remainder of the Prize.
- GENERAL CONDITIONS: All federal, state, and local taxes
related to the prize are the winner's responsibility. The contest is governed
by the laws of the State of New York with venue in New York County, New
York, and all claims must be resolved in the state or federal courts of
New York County, New York. All federal, state and local laws and regulations
apply. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person
submitting an online entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by
the person in whose name the email account is registered. Sponsor reserves
the right to modify, suspend or terminate the online portion of the contest
in the event that it becomes infected by a computer virus or is otherwise
technically impaired. Upon submitting an entry, participants agree: (a)
to be bound by the Official Rules, Sponsor's privacy policy and the decisions
of the judge of the Contest, whose decisions regarding the Contest are
final and binding; (b) to release and hold harmless Sponsor and its agents
from any and all claims, demands, damages, losses or liabilities, including
injury or death, caused by, arising out of, or related to their participation
in the contest and/or their use/misuse of the prize; and (c) to be contacted
by Sponsor via email, telephone and/or mail. By accepting a prize, winner
consents to the use of his or her name and/or likeness for advertising
and promotional purposes without additional compensation (except where
prohibited by law). Proof of mailing does not constitute proof of delivery
or receipt of information to/by Sponsor or Administrator.
- USE OF WINNING ENTRY: By participating, each entrant
warrants and represents that his/her entry is original and the entrant's
sole work of authorship, and will not infringe the rights of any third
parties. Upon submitting an entry, each entrant i) irrevocably assigns
and transfers to the Sponsor any and all rights, title and interest in
the entry including, without limitation, all ownership and trademark rights
in the submitted name, and 2) acknowledges and agrees that Sponsor and
its agents and licensees shall have the perpetual, worldwide right to
use, modify, adapt, sell, publish and/or exploit (and authorize others
to do so) the winning entry, both promotionally and commercially, in any
manner, in whole or in part, in any and all media now known or hereinafter
devised, without geographic limitations, and to refrain from any such
use, without any compensation or credit to the winner other than the Prize,
except where prohibited by law. Entrants agree to indemnify and hold Sponsor
and its agents harmless from any claims resulting from or arising out
of any violations of the above representations.
- WINNER'S NAME: For the name of winner, send a self-addressed,
stamped envelope to: The "Name Pretty Ricky New DVD Contest: Winner's
Name c/o Atlantic Recording Corporation, 1290 Avenue of the Americas,
28th Floor, New York, New York, 10104, to be postmarked by January 1,
2006 and received by January 3, 2005.
SPONSOR: Atlantic Recording Corporation, 1290 Avenue of
the Americas, New York, New York, 10104.
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