●● OFFICIAL RULES ●●
SPONSOR: Living Language, an imprint of Random House, Inc., 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 (“Sponsor”).
I. HOW TO ENTER
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. The Instagram Cover Image Monthly Contest (the “Contest”) will be a recurring monthly contest. Each Contest will be treated as a separate contest and will begin on the first day of each month and end the final day of each month, starting May 1, 2012 (“Monthly Submission Period”). To enter the Contest during the applicable Monthly Submission Period, submit one (1) photograph through the Instagram app with the hashtag for Living Language (#livinglanguage) for consideration as the cover image (or part of the cover image) for Sponsor’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/livinglanguage. Entries must be original to entrant. Entries may not include images of identifiable people. LIMIT ONE ENTRY PER PERSON PER MONTHLY SUBMISSION PERIOD.
II. ELIGIBILITY
This contest is open to all legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are age 18 years or older as of the start date of the applicable Monthly Submission Period. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void wherever prohibited or restricted by law. Employees of Random House, Inc., its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates, and their immediate family members, and persons living in their household are not eligible.
III. SELECTION OF FINALISTS
Sponsor will select four (4) Finalists on the first business day of each week during the applicable Monthly Submission Period from all eligible entries submitted during such period. The judging criteria for selection are originality, relevancy, and aesthetic appeal. The decision of the judges will be final.
IV. SELECTION OF WINNER
All Finalist Entries will be posted on Sponsor’s Facebook page on or around the first (1st) business day of the last week in the Monthly Submission Period. The Winner will be selected based on the number of Facebook votes submitted in the five (5) day period following Sponsor’s posting of the Finalists. Voters are encouraged to judge entries based on the criteria set forth in Section III above. Anyone may vote, and entrants may vote for their own entry, however only one vote per person/IP address will be allowed per day. Any additional votes will be null and void for the total count. Sponsor’s decisions as to the final number of votes for each entry are final. In the event of a tie, Sponsor will select the winning entry.
V. PRIZES
The Winner will have his/her entry featured as the cover image (or part of the cover image) of Sponsor’s Facebook page starting on the date of Winner notification until the next month’s Winner is selected. Winner may not substitute, assign or transfer prize or redeem prize for cash, but Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize with a prize of equal or greater value. The Winner will be notified by email of his/her selection as winner. The return of any prize notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification and the selection of an alternate winner from among the remaining Finalists based on next highest vote totals among the Finalists. Taxes, if any, are the Winner’s sole responsibility.
VI. LICENSE AND WARRANTIES: By entering this Contest, entrants grant to Sponsor and its licensees and assigns, a royalty-free, non-exclusive, worldwide right to copy, crop, edit, publish, display, distribute, sublicense or otherwise use their entries for the full term of copyright thereof, in connection with Sponsor’s Facebook page, in all languages and all media, whether now known or hereinafter devised, including without limitation on the Internet, on mobile platforms and/or devices, and in the advertising, publicity and promotion thereof. Entrants warrant that their photographs are their original work and are not owned by any other person or entity; do not violate any law or regulation; and do not infringe the rights of any person or entity, including, but not limited to, any copyright or trademark rights and/or rights of privacy or publicity. Entrants understand and acknowledge that they will not have any right of approval over the use of the photographs and will not receive any compensation as a result of any use of the photographs by sponsor. Entrants also understand and agree that nothing in this agreement obligates Sponsor to use their photographs.
VII. PHOTOGRAPHY CREDIT: Any photographs used by Sponsor pursuant to the license above shall be credited in the username used by entrant to submit the entry.
VIII. INTERNET
Sponsor is not responsible for any electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind, or inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or any combination thereof. If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other similar causes or causes beyond the control of Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, then, subject to any governmental approval which may be required, Sponsor shall have the right to modify, suspend or terminate the Contest. If technical malfunctions or suspect voting irregularities corrupt the voting process, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to award prizes based solely on the non-suspect votes. In the event of termination, a notice will be posted on biographile.com and all eligible entries received prior to termination will be judged per these Official Rules. Any use of robotic, automatic, programmed or similar methods of participation/voting will void all such submissions/votes by such methods.
VIV. DISQUALIFICATION
SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT IN ITS DISCRETION TO DISQUALIFY ANY PERSON WHO TAMPERS OR IS SUSPECTED OF TAMPERING WITH AN ENTRY AND/OR THE VOTING PROCESS. SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT IN ITS DISCRETION TO DISQUALIFY ALL VOTES FROM VOTERS THAT ARE DEEMED TO BE FRAUDULENT. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT, OR ANY MEMBER THEREOF, TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE WEBSITE, OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE AND/OR SEEK DAMAGES AND/OR OTHER RELIEF FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.
X. DISCLAIMERS
By participating, all Finalists agree that Sponsor, its parent company, assigns, subsidiaries and affiliates, and advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies will have no liability whatsoever, and will be held harmless by Finalists for any liability for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind to person and property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the acceptance, possession, misuse, or use of the prizes, or participation in this contest. By entering the contest, Finalists consent to of the use of their names and photographs in connection with this Contest and for publicity and promotional purposes on behalf of Sponsor with no additional compensation or further permission (except where prohibited by law). For the names of the Winner of each Contest, available after the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the Monthly Submission Period, please send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Living Language Instagram Contest c/o Random House, Inc., 1745 Broadway 5-1, New York, NY 10019. WA and VT residents may omit return postage.
