OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO ENTER. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
Contest Details: This EasyCare contest offers entrants the opportunity to submit their own “booting tips or commercials” to EasyCare that depicts or illustrates how to use EasyCare Hoof Boots, or showing EasyCare Hoof Boots in action. Winners will be chosen on a number of subjective factors, including video and story creativity, uniqueness, suitability, etc. The following Official Rules constitute a legal agreement between contest participants (“contestants”, “you” or “your”) and EasyCare, Inc
1. ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to all EasyCare product users that are eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees and their immediate families of EasyCare are not eligible. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited by law.
2. AGREEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULES: Participation in the Contest constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of EasyCare, which are final and binding.
3. CONTEST TERM: The Contest begins at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (“PST”) on June 1, 2007 and ends at 11:59 p.m. PST on August 31, 2007 (the “Contest Term”). Entries received prior to or after the Contest Term will be disqualified.
4. ENTRY: NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. Each contestant must first submit his/her video on “booting tips or commercials” to YouTube.com (and must complete all necessary registration actions with YouTube.com). Once the video is submitted to YouTube™, contestants may enter the Contest by either (i) visiting http://easycareinc.typepad.com/easycare_videos/ and posting a comment. The comment must contain the URL of your YouTube video and provides your first and last name, mailing address, date of birth, and e-mail address; or (ii) e-mailing your YouTube URL, first and last name, mailing address, date of birth, and e-mail address to entertowin@easycareinc.com. THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES ALLOWED PER PERSON. EasyCare and its affiliates do not assume any responsibility for lost entries or any computer, internet, or technical malfunctions that might occur during the entry process or the submission process to YouTube. EasyCare’s records will be the official log of all eligible Contest entries. Entries containing defamatory, libelous, infringing, obscene, harassing, or other unlawful or inappropriate footage, material or statements will be rejected by EasyCare at its discretion. You will not be notified by EasyCare if EasyCare rejects your attempted entry.
5. PRIZES: EasyCare will give away ten prizes at the conclusion of the Contest Term, which has an approximate suggested retail value of $1500.00. The Prizes are nontransferable and non-refundable and must be accepted as awarded. No cash or other substitution may be made, except by EasyCare, who reserves the right to substitute the Prizes with another prize of equal or greater value if a prize is not available for any reason as determined by EasyCare in its sole discretion. Winners are responsible for any taxes associated with receipt of the Prize.
1st place: $500.00 EasyCare Gift Certificate
2nd place: $250.00 EasyCare Gift Certificate
3rd place: Hoofjack valued at $170.00
4th place: Shear Comfort Sheepskin cover of choice, value to $155.00
5th place: $100.00 EasyCare Gift Certificate
6th place: Pair of EZ Ride Stirrups, value to $115.
7th place: Stowaway Pack of choice, value to $57.00
8th place: Clinton Anderson Correcting Problems on the Trail DVD valued at $89.99
9th place: Bare is Better Hat and T-shirt, valued at $21.00
10th place: Clinton Anderson Natural Hoofcare Show #127 valued at $19.99
The winner will also have their video featured on the http://www.easycareinc.com and http://easycareinc.typepad.com/easycare_videos/ sites. EasyCare reserves the right to edit the winning entry for style, length, and clarity before posting.
6. JUDGING CRITERIA: Contest winners will be chosen at EasyCare’s discretion based upon subjective factors such as video and story creativity, uniqueness, suitability, etc. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Contest Term. The winner will be announced via the http://www.easycareinc.com and http://easycareinc.typepad.com/easycare_videos/ sites within seven (7) days following the end of the Contest Term. Upon verification of Contest eligibility requirements, the winners will be awarded their Prizes.
7. GENERAL CONDITIONS: EasyCare reserves the right to cancel, suspend, and/or modify the Contest if any fraud, virus, or other technical problem corrupts the administration, security, or proper play of the Contest, as determined by EasyCare in its sole discretion. EasyCare reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, EasyCare reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. EasyCare’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. In the event of a dispute as to any online entry, the authorized account holder of the e-mail address used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet service provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address.
8. OWNERSHIP AND PUBLICITY: For all Contest entries, each contestant agrees to and does hereby grant to EasyCare and its designees a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully paid-up, sub-licensable and royalty-free license to use, alter, change, modify, edit, adapt, morph, scan, duplicate, publicly perform, stream, use and cut the ideas, concepts, stories, videos, recording, photos, or other material (collectively the “Submitted Material”) contained in all Contest videos in any and all media now or hereafter known throughout the world, as EasyCare deems fit, without restrictions of any kind or any approvals or consents required from you or any third party. You also permit the use of your name and likeness in connection with your Contest video and give EasyCare the right to use your name and city if your entry is posted to the http://www.easycareinc.com and http://easycareinc.typepad.com/easycare_videos/ sites. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Submitted Material is based on, derived from, or uses materials downloaded by you or otherwise made available through the http://www.easycareinc.com and http://easycareinc.typepad.com/easycare_videos/ sites, you understand that as between EasyCare and you, the Submitted Material (including, without limitation, the results and proceeds and any other work based on or derived therefrom), and all other materials of every kind whatsoever created by you (collectively, “Work”), are a “work made for hire” (as that term is used in the United States Copyright Act) for EasyCare. EasyCare is the “author” of the Work for all purposes, including without limitation the copyright laws of the United States, and EasyCare is the sole and exclusive owner, in perpetuity and throughout the universe, of all right, title and interest in and to the Work, including without limitation all copyrights in and to the Work (and all renewals and extensions thereof now or hereafter provided by law) and all the rights therein and thereto, including all so-called “moral rights of authors” and “droit moral” rights (which you also hereby waive) and any similar or analogous rights under the applicable laws of any country of the world. Without limiting the binding effect of any of the foregoing provisions, in the event that any of the Work is not deemed to be a “work made for hire” for EasyCare, you hereby irrevocably and exclusively grant and assign to EasyCare all rights, title and interest in and to such Work, including, without limitation, all rights of every kind and nature (whether now known or hereafter devised, including all copyrights therein and thereto and all renewals and extensions thereof), throughout the universe, in perpetuity, for all purposes, in any and all media, whether now known or hereafter devised.
You will not have any claim against us with respect to use of the Submitted Material or Work, and to the extent a claim is made against us or any of our licensees, agents or assigns by any third party with respect to or arising from the Submitted Material or Work, you agree to indemnify and hold EasyCare, and its respective affiliated companies, directors, employees, agents, licensees, contractors harmless with respect to any such claims, including, without limitation, attorneys’ costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith. You agree that: (i) your Contest entry video does not violate, and its use will not violate, the rights of any third party or any applicable law or ordinance, (ii) any identifiable person who appears in your video has provided express written consent to appear and passes along all rights for usage of their name and likeness, and (iii) your Contest entry video is not pornographic, obscene, indecent, profane, threatening, harassing, hateful, intimidating, abusive, defamatory, tortuous, fraudulent, or otherwise objectionable in any way, and does not encourage conduct that would constitute illegal activity, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, national or foreign law, including any right of publicity, right of privacy or any other proprietary right of another.
9. PRIVACY: All personal information submitted by entrants as part of this Contest will be treated in accordance with EasyCare’s Privacy Policy, which is accessible from www.easycareinc.com.
10. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: EasyCare and its affiliates and employees are not responsible for:
(a) any inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants or printing errors;
(b) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the Contest;
(c) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to electronic malfunctioning of any network, hardware or software;
(d) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; or
(e) any injury or damage to persons or property including, but not limited to, death, which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt of any Prize.
11. DISPUTES: Except where prohibited by law, entrant agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in the State of Arizona; (b) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering a Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (c) entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the EasyCare in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of State of Arizona.
12. OFFICIAL RULES AND WINNERS LIST: A copy of these Official Rules will be posted on http://www.easycareinc.com. The identity of the Contest winners will be posted on the http://www.easycareinc.com and http://easycareinc.typepad.com/easycare_videos/ sites. You can also obtain the Contest winners list and a copy of these Official Rules by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to EasyCare, Inc., Attn: Karen Chaton. 2300 E. Vistoso Commerce Loop Rd., Tucson, AZ 85755.
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Here's the scoop:
Make a video that depicts or illustrates how to use EasyCare Hoof Boots.
The video should show at least one or more of the following items:
- EasyCare Hoof Boots in action.
- A rider on a horse using EasyCare Hoof Boots.
- Tips or advice on using EasyCare Hoof Boots.
- A video testimonial telling about using EasyCare Hoof Boots.
Do this next: Read the contest rules!
Once you have read the rules (you did read the rules, didn't you?) and have made your video, upload it to YouTube.com and then let us know! You can send us an email or post a comment with the link to your video in our EasyCare Video blog. Be sure to read the contest rules and the following paragraph carefully:
If you wish to notify EasyCare of your contest entry via the EasyCare Video Blog, your blog comment must contain the URL of your YouTube video, your first and last name, mailing address, date of birth, and e-mail address.
If you would like to notify us through an email, it must include your YouTube URL, first and last name, mailing address, date of birth, and e-mail address.
Good luck, have fun and be creative!
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