2009 Wahl Man of the Year Contest Official Rules
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CONTEST DESCRIPTION:
2009 WAHL Man of the Year Contest (“Contest”) is a skill Contest in which entrants, who are men 18 years of age or older, submit a creative photo showing off their “well groomed” facial hair. Entries are to be submitted in one of three categories: Mustache, Beard and Goatee.
ELIGIBILITY:
Entrants must be male, 18 years of age or older at time of entry, and must be legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia. This Contest is void where prohibited by law. Employees, officers and directors of Wahl Clipper Corporation (“Sponsor”) and its parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotional agencies, and members of their immediate families (spouse, children, siblings, parents), and persons living in the same household (whether or not related) are ineligible. By participating, entrant agrees to these Official Rules, and the decisions of the Sponsor and/or its independent judges, which are final and binding in all respects.
TO ENTER: There are two ways to enter:
- Online Entry (Anytown, USA): Between 5:00:00 PM Central Time “CT” on August 7, 2009 and 5:00:00 PM CT on December 13, 2009 (“Promotion Period”) go to www.wahlnation.com (“Web site”) click on the icon, banner or text link to access the Contest registration page, then follow the directions to enter the Contest. You will need to accurately enter your full name and e-mail address and the category which you are entering (mustache, beard or goatee), and upload your creative photo showing off your “well groomed” facial hair. Photo must be in .JPG format at may not be larger than 3 MB. All entries must be received and recorded by Sponsor’s computer (the official Contest time keeping device) by 5:00:00 PM CT on December 13, 2009. Limit one entry per person/e-mail address.
- “Let it Grow Tour” Event Entry: You will also be able to enter in person at scheduled “Let It Grow” tour events. To view a detailed schedule of stops and events, visit www.wahlnation.com. There will be a photo area at each stop, as well as on-site entry forms (while supplies last).
Contest Submission Requirements: The following guidelines set by the Sponsor should be followed for an entry:
1.) The entry information provided is subject to the Privacy Policy on the above stated website. To read that Policy, access www.wahlnation.com and then click the “Privacy Policy” button;
2.) Once an entry is submitted, it cannot be changed, altered, or modified;
3.) Correspondence and inquiries concerning the Contest will not be accepted, acknowledged, or returned;
4.) Entries will become the property of Sponsor, and will not be acknowledged or returned;
5.) All event entries must be legibly hand-written or typed, or they will not be considered in the Contest;
6.) Photos:
a. must be the original and sole creation of the entrant and must be owned solely by the entrant;
b. may not have been submitted in any other competition;
c. may not have been published;
d. must not be defamatory or obscene; and
e. must not infringe upon any third party's rights, including, but not limited to, copyright, patent or trademarks/tradenames/logos, or rights of privacy or publicity;
7.) Entries must be submitted by the person who is entering to win the Contest;
8.) Any entry, in the sole opinion of the judges and/or Sponsor, found to contain dangerous, harmful or objectionable content, or deemed to be inappropriate for publication, will be deemed ineligible;
9.) Any additional materials mailed to Sponsor (such as photos, artwork, samples, etc.) will not be included in the judging process, nor will they affect, in any way, the outcome of the Contest;
10.) Photos cannot be sexually explicit or suggestive, violent or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group, profane or pornographic, or contain nudity
11.) Photos cannot show or promote cruelty, harm, abuse or exploitation of anyone or anything
12.) Photos cannot promote illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing), any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous, or any particular political agenda or message;
13.) Photos cannot be obscene or offensive, endorse any form of hate or hate group;
14.) Photos cannot defame, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks about Sponsor or its products or other people, products or companies;
15.) Photos cannot contain trademarks, logos or trade dress (such as distinctive packaging or building exteriors/interiors) owned by others, or advertise or promote any brand or product of any kind, or contain any personal identification, such as license plate numbers, personal names, e-mail addresses or street addresses;
16.) Photos cannot contain copyrighted materials owned by others (including photographs, sculptures, paintings and other works of art or images published on or in websites, television, movies or other media);
17.) Photos cannot communicate messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill to which Sponsor wishes to associate; and
18.) Photos cannot violate any law.
All entries submitted online or at an event, will undergo screening to ensure that they meet the guidelines and requirements set forth in these Official Rules.
WINNER SELECTION:
SEMI-FINALIST VOTING ROUND:
All eligible online entries will be placed online the following Monday after the entry is submitted at 5:00:00 PM CT for public voting on www.wahlnation.com and will remain online until the semi-finalist voting period ends at 5:00:00 PM CT on December 23, 2009.
All eligible entries received and recorded at an event will be placed online for public voting on www.wahlnation.com the following Monday after the event at 5:00:00 PM CT and will remain on-line until the semi-finalist voting period ends at 5:00:00 PM CT on December 23, 2009.
VOTING:
Public voting begins at 5:00:00 PM CT on August 10, 2009 and ends at 5:00:00 PM CT on December 23, 2009. The public will be asked to vote for which photo most creatively shows off well-groomed facial hair. To be eligible to vote, an individual must be at least 18 years of age or older with a valid email address. Limit one (1) vote per person and per email address per day for each category (Mustache, Beard, Goatee) per event/city (including the scheduled events & the online submission entrants, i.e., Anytown, USA). Multiple votes received from any person or email address in any given day within a category (Mustache, Beard or Goatee) will be void. Votes generated by script, macro or other automated means or with the intent to impair the integrity of the voting process, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, may be void. Entrants are prohibited from obtaining votes by any fraudulent or inappropriate means, including, without limitation, offering prizes or other inducements to members of the public, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. At the end of the Semi-final Voting Period, the top five (5) entrants from each category (Mustache, Beard and Goatee), from each tour city & from the online submissions that received the highest number of votes (provided a sufficient number of eligible entries are received), will move on to the Judging Round.
JUDGING ROUND:
Between December 24, 2009 and January 17, 2010, the top five (5) entrants from each category (Mustache, Beard and Goatee), from each tour city & from the online submissions that received the highest number of votes (provided a sufficient number of eligible entries are received), will be judged by a panel of 4 independent judges to select the Finalists for the Final Public Voting round. The judging panel will select a Finalist for each category from each event (39 Total Finalists). The judges’ decisions are final and binding on all judging matters related to this Contest. Judging will be based on the following equally weighted criteria:
1) Photo portrays “Well Groomed” Facial Hair
2) Creativity & Uniqueness of Photo
3) Fun/Entertainment Factor
FINALIST VOTING ROUND:
The final public voting period will begin at 5:00:00 PM CT on January 18, 2010 and end at 5:00:00 PM CT on February 8, 2010 on www.wahlnation.com. The public will be asked to vote for which photo most creatively shows off well-groomed facial hair. The one Finalist in each category with the highest number of votes in the final public voting round of the Contest will be the winner of the Grand Prize, subject to verification. The final public voting will determine the Grand Prize Winner. In the event of a tie, entry with the highest score from the judging round will be declared the Grand Prize Winner in that category. The Grand Prize Winners will be determined on or about February 10, 2010. The Winners’ names and photos will be posted on www.wahlnation.com on or about March 15, 2010.
ENTRY OWNERSHIP:
In the event of a dispute concerning submission ownership, all email entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the email account from which they were sent. For these purposes, an email account holder shall mean the natural person assigned to such email account by the Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for the assigning email addresses for the domain associated with such email account. No forms of entry other than as stated in these Official Rules will be accepted.
BACKGROUND CHECK FOR POTENTIAL GRAND PRIZE WINNERS:
Potential Grand Prize Winner(s) may be subject to a background check as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion; if a Potential Grand Prize winner has been convicted of a Felony or any other crime that would reflect negatively on the Sponsor, the potential Grand Prize winner may be disqualified and a runner-up may be notified. Failure to comply with any of these requirements may, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, result in disqualification and a runner-up may be notified.
WINNER NOTIFICATION AND CLAIMING PRIZE:
Grand Prize winners will be notified initially via email or phone on or about February 11, 2010 and will be required to provide their current mailing address. Once mailing address information is provided, Grand Prize Winners will be notified by a traceable form of delivery. As a condition of winning and qualifying for the prize, the Grand Prize Winners will be required to have facial hair when claiming their prize package. Grand Prize Winners must complete, sign and return, within seven days of the date of notification, an Affidavit of Eligibility including your valid Social Security number and a Liability / Publicity Release where lawful and Federal Form W-9. If the Releases are not returned timely or if any prize notification or any prize is returned as undeliverable, or if a Grand Prize Winner is found to be ineligible or declines the prize or otherwise is not in compliance with these Official Rules, prize may be forfeited, and the prize will be awarded to an alternate winner based on the judging criteria outlined herein. If a potential Winner is found to be ineligible, declines to accept a prize, or Sponsor is unable to contact a potential Winner within a reasonable period, or in the event that a prize confirmation or prize is returned undeliverable, the prize will be forfeited and, at the Sponsor’s sole discretion, prize may be awarded to a runner-up.
PRIZES:
Three (3) Grand Prizes (one from each category mustache, beard & goatee):
a 42” flat panel HD TV and an MP4 Player. The approximate value of Grand Prize is $1423.00 (USD) each. All Federal, State, and local taxes, duties, and the like, if any, are the sole responsibility of the Grand Prize Winners.
Thirty Six (36) 1st Prizes:
All entrants that are selected for the Final Voting Round and are not the Grand Prize Winners will be awarded a 1st Prize consisting of an MP4 Player. The approximate value of the 1st Prize is $23.00 (USD) each.
No substitution, assignment, redemption for cash, or transfer of any prizes permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in the event that an offered prize becomes unavailable. Actual value of prizes may vary based on consumer electronic industry fluctuations. Winner will not receive difference between actual and approximate retail value.
Allow 8 to 10 weeks for verification and shipment of all Prizes. 1st Prizes will be distributed after the Grand Prize Winners are verified. Sponsor shall not be held responsible for any delays in awarding any prize for any reason outside of their control. A prize will only be delivered to a verified Winner.
Ownership/Use of Contest Entry:
By submitting an entry, entrant agrees to assign to Sponsor ownership to entry and all right, title and interest to entry and agrees that Sponsor and its designees may use and distribute the entry and all elements of such entry, without restriction in any and all media now known or not currently known, throughout the world in perpetuity without compensation, permission or notification to entrant or any third party. Materials submitted in connection with the Contest will become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Upon request of Sponsor, Grand Prize Winners shall execute and deliver such additional instruments of assignment as may be solely deemed by Sponsor to be reasonably necessary to establish the ownership of record of the right, title and interest in and to the entry and of the copyrights and trademarks transferred under these Official Rules. Should Sponsor fail to request the said assignments as stated herein, that shall not be deemed a waiver of Sponsor’s right to do so, and Sponsor may at a later time request the assignments, and the Grand Prize Winners shall, by acceptance of the prizes, agree to honor such a request.
Entrant agrees that submissions are gratuitous, unsolicited and without restriction, and will not place Sponsor under any obligation, and that Sponsor is free to disclose the ideas contained therein on a non-confidential basis to anyone or otherwise use the ideas without restriction and without any additional compensation to entrant. Entrant acknowledges that, by acceptance of his entry, Sponsor does not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas from any source. Any waiver of any obligation hereunder by Sponsor does not constitute a general waiver of any obligation to entrant. By entering, entrant acknowledges that Sponsor has no obligation to use or post any entry submitted.
Entrant agrees that Wahl Clipper Corporation shall have the exclusive right to edit, adapt and publish entry and may use it in any media in association with the contest without attribution or compensation to the entrant, his or her successors or assignees or any other entity. Entrant agrees that The Wahl Clipper Corporation will not be liable to entrant or to any third party for any editing, adaptation, modification and/or publication of any entry.
Participation in the Contest constitutes irrevocable consent to Wahl Clipper Corporation and their agents to use, record, reproduce, publish, display, perform, translate, and distribute, the names, likeness and biographical information of entrant, including without limitation, any photograph for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration; and the name, likeness and biographical information of any natural person appearing in the entry, including without limitation use on merchandise or for marketing, without attribution or further payment or compensation to the entrant, his or her successors or assigns or any other entity.
By submission of your original entry, you agree that you relinquish all rights in the entry and hereby assign all rights in the entry to Wahl Clipper Corporation to be used as Wahl Clipper Corporation sees fit or desires in any form. All individuals shown in the entry have agreed to the use of their likeness and other identifying information and have released any claims they may make against Wahl Clipper Corporation.
GENERAL:
By participating in Contest, entrants agree to release and to indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor and its parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, retailers, franchisees, advertising and promotion fulfillment and/or judging agencies, and all of their respective officers, employees, directors, representatives and agents (individually and collectively “Releasees”) from all liability, claims, action, or proceedings, losses, injuries and damages to person(s), including death and property, or violation of intellectual property or personal rights (such as but not limited to, copyright, patent, trade name/trademark, and/or rights of privacy or publicity or portrayal in a false light) due in whole or in part to acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize; or participation in this Contest, or participation in any Contest related activity. By claiming a prize, Grand Prize Winner agrees to confirm that consent in writing upon request, to Sponsor and those acting pursuant to the authority of Sponsor, the right, in perpetuity, to the use of his/her name, voice, picture, and likeness (and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Official Rules, Grand Prize Winners license the use of their photo to Sponsor, which may be altered, changed, modified, edited, used alone, together or with other works, and/or in distorted form, as solely determined by Sponsor) at any time(s) and in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide, including on the Internet and World Wide Web, for advertising, commercial, trade and promotional purposes without additional compensation unless prohibited by law, and without notice, review or approval.
Limitations of Liability:
Releasees are not responsible for lost, late, stolen, illegible, misdirected, separated, or non-delivered entries; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable satellite, network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), Web site or other connections availability, accessibility or traffic congestion, or miscommunications, or failed computer, network, telephone, satellite, or cable hardware, software or lines, or technical failure, or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions, or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic or network or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information. Releasees are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Web site users, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest, and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or tampering with or hacking of Web site. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or operation of the Contest or Web site, to be acting in violation of the terms of the Web site or to be acting in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to threaten, abuse or harass any other person. Releasees are not responsible for injury or damage to entrants’ or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in this Contest or downloading, printing or copying materials from or use of Web site. If, for any reason, Contest is not capable of running as planned by reason of infection by computer virus, worms, bugs, tampering, hacking, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes which, in sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend Contest, and determine the winners from eligible entries received prior to action taken, or as otherwise deemed fair and equitable by Sponsor. In the event Sponsor does so, Sponsor shall post notice at www.wahlnation.com Any attempt to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest is unlawful and subject to legal action by Sponsor or its agents.
IN NO EVENT WILL RELEASEES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEB SITE OR DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM SAID WEB SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THIS WEB SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS OF EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS.
JURISDICTION/CHOICE OF LAW:
By entering, entrants agree that this Contest shall be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, and agree to venue and jurisdiction solely in Whiteside County, Illinois for the resolution of any and all disputes.
WINNERS LIST:
To view the WAHL Man of the Year, log on to www.wahlnation.com. Winners will be posted online on or about March 15, 2010 & may remain online through December 31, 2010.
SPONSOR:
Wahl Clipper Corporation, 2900 North Locust Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081. Wahl is a registered trademark of Wahl Clipper Corporation.
