Search for a Champion Video Contest Official Rules

OFFICIAL RULES. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY.  A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.  VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

 

  1. Contest/Voting Sweepstakes Period: The Search for a Champion Contest (the “Contest”) begins at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on October 24, 2011 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on December 31, 2011 (the “Contest Period”). The Finalist Voting Period portion of the Contest and Voting Sweepstakes begin at 12:01 a.m. ET on January 2, 2012 and end at 11:59 p.m. ET on February 5, 2012 (“Finalist Voting Period”). The Grand Prize Voting Period portion of the Contest and Voting Sweepstakes begin at 12:01 a.m. ET on February 27, 2012 and end at 11:59 p.m. ET on March 25, 2012 (“Grand Prize Voting Period”). Sponsor's computer is the official time keeping device for this Contest/Voting Sweepstakes.

 

  1. Eligibility: The Contest, including the Voting and Sweepstakes portion, is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and Canada (excluding Quebec), who are 16 years of age or older as of date of entry. Employees of Federal-Mogul Corporation (“Sponsor”), Votigo, Inc. (“Administrator”), and any of their respective parent and affiliate companies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible for the Contest or Voting Sweepstakes. Void in Quebec and where prohibited by law and subject to all federal, state, local, provincial and municipal laws.

 

  1. How to Enter the Contest: During the Contest Period, you may enter the Contest at www.AlwaysAChampion.com (“Site”). You may then register and submit an original video file created by you (the “Entry” or “Entry Materials” or “Video”), which depicts where and how you race. Video can include content for the following categories: Earth, Asphalt, Water, Snow & Ice or Everything Else. The person uploading the Entry must be the creator of the Video and will be deemed the entrant (the “Entrant”). By entering, you understand and agree that your Entry in its entirety or a portion thereof may (in Sponsor’s sole discretion) be posted on the Site, television and/or other Sponsor-selected media. Limit one Entry per person during the Contest Period. By submitting an Entry, you attest that you have made all those depicted in the Entry aware that you are submitting the Entry to the Contest and all depicted (or their parent/legal guardian if a minor is depicted) have agreed that you may submit such Entry. You may be required to submit signed release forms from each of the people appearing in your Entry (or their parent/legal guardian) at Sponsor’s request. All Entries must be completed and submitted by 11:59:59 p.m. ET on December 31, 2011 to be eligible. Normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by Entrants’ online service provider will apply.

 

  1. Entry Requirements: In order to be entered into the Contest, Entrants must comply with registration instructions when submitting their Entry. The Video must be in one of the following formats: AVI, MOV, WMV, MP4, MPEG, FLV, 3GP, and 3G2 and under 100 MB and must be no longer than 2 minutes. The Entry may not contain obscene, lewd or inappropriate images or text including nudity, acts of violence or acts that appear to cause harm or are illegal/dangerous, as determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion.

    Any Entry Material or portion thereof that is, in the Sponsor’s sole discretion, obscene, profane, lewd, defamatory, or otherwise violates or infringes (or may infringe) any copyright (including music), or other proprietary right of any person living or deceased (including but not limited to rights of privacy or publicity or portrayal in a false light) or entity, or is otherwise objectionable, will not be considered and may disqualify the Entrant. Entrants may not copy or otherwise plagiarize the Entry Material from any source. Sponsor has the sole discretion to determine whether a Video qualifies as an Entry.

    By entering, you (and your parent/legal guardian if a minor) represent and warrant that your Entry is: (a) wholly original; (b) does not incorporate or include anything that would require the consent of any third party who have not expressly authorized Entrant to display their image, likeness or voice in the Entry or otherwise use such image, likeness or voice in accordance with these Official Rules; and (c) does not violate any copyright, trademark, publicity right, privacy right, or any other right of any third party.

    By submitting an Entry, Entrant (and parent/legal guardian if a minor) hereby grants the Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, assigns, licensees, designees and legal representatives the irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide digital and other rights to use, reproduce, edit, market, store, distribute, have distributed, publicly and privately display, communicate, publicly and privately perform, transmit, have transmitted, create derivative works based upon, and promote the Entries or excerpts of Entries (as such may be edited and modified by the Sponsor in its discretion) for editorial, commercial, promotional and all other purposes (including posting on the Site, Sponsor-affiliated websites,  television and/or other Sponsor-selected media). In addition, Entrant hereby assigns to the Sponsor all rights, titles, and interests that he/she may be deemed to have in any reproduction, product, or derivative work using or incorporating the Entry. Entrant further agrees to waive any moral rights in and to the Entry. Automated, script, macro or robotic Entries submitted by individuals or organizations will be disqualified. Submitted Entries (or portions thereof) may be posted on the Site after they have been screened. Any Entry deemed inappropriate or unsuitable or in bad taste, in Sponsor’s sole discretion will be disqualified and may be removed from the Site at any time. Any Entry not in compliance with the above and which does not meet the requirements of these Official Rules and those of the Site will be disqualified. Videos must be in keeping with Sponsor's image and may not be offensive, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In such an event, the Video will not be posted online and will be disqualified from the Contest. All Entries submitted become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. No information regarding Entries or judging, other than as otherwise set forth in the Official Rules will be disclosed.

     

  1. How to Enter the Voting Sweepstakes (“Voting Sweepstakes”) during the Finalist Voting Period/Online Contest Voting Portion of Finalist Determination: During the Finalist Voting Period, there will be a voting element for the Contest, which will comprise a portion (see Rule #6 below) of the five (5) Finalists’ (one per category) determination. All Entries will be reviewed and approved for level of appropriateness and eligibility by Sponsor’s agency. During the Finalist Voting Period, persons wishing to vote must enter their name, date of birth and a valid email address, and complete the online registration form. Once a vote has been submitted and received by Sponsor, the person submitting the vote will earn one Sweepstakes entry (“Sweepstakes entry”). There is a limit of one vote per Entry per person per day. All votes must be completed and submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on February 5, 2012, for your vote to be included in the Finalist determination. The use of robotic or automatic devices for voting is prohibited and Sponsor reserves the right to nullify all such votes and to disqualify from voting the responsible individual. Votes cast from false, fictitious or duplicative registrations will also be disqualified.  Use of voting software in Entrant’s favor will disqualify Entrant.

 

  1. Judging to Determine the Five (5) Finalists (one per category): The five (5) Finalists (one per category) will be determined by a Sponsor-selected panel of judges (“Judges”) based on the following criteria: Inspirational Quality (34%); Relevance to Theme/Best Depiction of a Champion (33%); and number of votes as described in Rule #5 (33%). All eligible Contest Entries will be judged from January 16, 2012 through January 31, 2012.  In the event of a tie, tied Entries will be re-judged based on the same criteria listed above and a Finalist will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Entrants agree to the Official Rules and the decisions of the Judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects.

 

  1. How to Enter the Voting Sweepstakes (“Voting Sweepstakes”) during the Grand Prize Voting Period/Online Contest Portion of Grand Prize Winner  Determination: During the Grand Prize Voting Period, there will be a another voting element for the Contest, which will comprise a portion of the Grand Prize winner determination. The Five (5) Finalists’ Entries will be posted at the Site and during the Grand Prize Voting Period, persons wishing to vote must enter their name, date of birth and a valid email address, and complete the online registration form. Once a vote has been submitted and received by Sponsor, the person submitting the vote will earn one Sweepstakes entry. There is a limit of one vote per Entry per person per day. All votes must be completed and submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on March 25, 2012, for your vote to be included in the Grand Prize winner determination. The use of robotic or automatic devices for voting is prohibited and Sponsor reserves the right to nullify all such votes and to disqualify from voting the responsible individual. Votes cast from false, fictitious or duplicative registrations will also be disqualified.  Use of voting software in Entrant’s favor will disqualify Entrant.

 

  1. Judging to Determine the Grand Prize Winner: The Grand Prize Winner will be determined from the Finalists by a Sponsor-selected panel of judges (“Judges”) based on the following criteria: Inspirational Quality (34%); Relevance to Theme/Best Depiction of a Champion (33%); and number of votes as described in Rule #7 (33%). All Finalists’ Entries will be judged from March 2, 2012 through March 7, 2012.  In the event of a tie, tied Entries will be re-judged based on the same criteria listed above and the winner will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Entrants agree to the Official Rules and the decisions of the Judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects.

 

  1. Voting Sweepstakes Random Drawings: Two hundred (200) Voting Sweepstakes winners will be selected from among all eligible Voting Sweepstakes entries received during the Finalist and Grand Prize Voting Periods in a random drawing on or about March 26, 2012. Random drawing will be conducted by Sponsor whose decisions are final on all matters related to the random drawing. Odds of winning will be dependent upon the number of eligible Voting Sweepstakes entries during the Finalist and Grand Prize Voting Sweepstakes Periods.

 

  1. Prizes and Approximate Retail Values (“ARV”): Contest Grand Prize: One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive USD$50,000, awarded in the form of a check. Contest Finalist Prizes: Five (5) Finalist Prize winners (one per category) will receive USD$10,000, awarded in the form of a check. Voting Prizes: Two hundred (200) Champion t-shirts and Kevin Harvick autographed hero cards will be awarded. ARV: USD$19.99 each. No substitution or transfer of prize permitted except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor who reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in the event the prize (or portion of prize) is unavailable. Taxes, as applicable, related to all prizes including income taxes are the responsibility of the individual winner (or parent/legal guardian if a minor).

 

  1. General Rules: Potential Finalists (and parent/legal guardian if a minor) will be notified initially by email and/or phone. If a Finalist Prize winner is not reachable at the telephone number, and/or e-mail address provided and a forwarding e-mail address is not made available or if prize notification is returned as undeliverable, then the prize will be forfeited and an alternate Finalist may be determined. Potential Finalists (or parent/legal guardian if a minor) will then be required to print out, sign and return via mail/email an Affidavit of Eligibility (or for a Canadian winner, return a Declaration of Compliance), liability/publicity release (except where prohibited by law) and an assignment of rights within ten (10) days of notification attempt or the prize will be forfeited and alternate winner may be determined. Return of any prize or prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and alternate determination. In the event a Voting Sweepstakes Prize winner is a Canadian resident, he/she must answer unaided an arithmetic skill testing question as a condition to receiving a prize. The Sponsor and its agencies are not responsible for technical, hardware, software or telephone malfunctions of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled or delayed electronic communications caused by the user or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest/voting or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the Entries in the Contest or for any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participation in, accessing or downloading information in connection with the Contest/Voting Sweepstakes. The Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual that tampers or attempts to tamper with the Entry/voting process or the operation of the Contest; violates the Official Rules; or acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest/Voting Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor's failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. If, for any reason, the Contest (or online voting) is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, then the Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel the Contest and determine the Contest winners from among all eligible Entries received prior to cancellation (and in the event the online voting is cancelled, Voting Sweepstakes Prizes will go un-awarded and Sponsor will judge all Entries based on the judging criteria listed above in Rule #5).

    NOTE: Any attempt to use multiple e-mail or Facebook accounts or other tactics to enter or vote more than the stated limit may result in disqualification and all associated Entries/Sweepstakes entries and/or votes will be void.  Entries or votes generated by script, macro, bot, commercial Contest subscription, vote-swapping sites, voting software, entering service sites or any other automated means and Entries or votes by any means that subvert the Entry/Voting process or do not conform to the spirit of these Official Rules will void the Entry/votes and may disqualify the Entrant/Sweepstakes entrant.

 

  1. Dispute Resolution: Except where prohibited, by participating Entrants/Sweepstakes entrants (and  parent/legal guardian if a minor) agree that: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of participant(s) and Sponsor and its agents shall be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law of any jurisdiction. Entrant/Sweepstakes entrant (and parent/legal guardian if a minor) agrees that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to this Contest, or awarding of the prizes, shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in the State of Michigan and Entrant/Sweepstakes entrant hereby consents and submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action. Except where prohibited, by participating in this Contest, Entrant/Sweepstakes entrant (and parent/legal guardian if a minor) agree that: (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or awarding of the prizes, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with participating in this Contest but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (c) under no circumstances will any participant be permitted to obtain awards for and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental, and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitations or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above may not apply to you.

 

  1. Release: By entering the Contest, you (and your parent/legal guardian if a minor) represent and warrant that: (i) all rights to the Entry belong to and are original to you, or you have written consent to use, and the Entry does not and shall not infringe on any copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or any other third party right nor violate any applicable law or regulation, (ii) you have the right to grant any and all necessary rights and licenses provided herein, including without limitation, all necessary copyright and other related rights to the Entry, free and clear of all claims and encumbrances without violating the rights of any person or entity, including any right to privacy or publicity, (iii) you hereby hold the Sponsor and the Released Parties defined below harmless from and against any third party claim arising from use of the Entry and you waive any right to inspect or approve uses of the Entry or to be compensated for any such uses. Participating in the Contest/Voting Sweepstakes constitutes permission to the Sponsor and its agencies to use Entrants’/Voting Sweepstakes entrants’ names, biographical information, pictures/portraits, likenesses and/or voices and Entry for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. By participating in the Contest/Voting Sweepstakes, the Entrant/Sweepstakes entrant (and parent/legal guardian if a minor) agree that Sponsor, their respective parent, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, agents, retailers, advertising and promotion agencies, and all of their respective shareholders, officers, directors, employees and assigns, members, representatives and agents (collectively the “Released Parties”), will have no liability whatsoever for, and will be held harmless by entrant for any liability for any bodily injury, loss or damages of any kind to persons, including death, and property, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from Entry creation (if applicable), the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize, if applicable or participation in the Contest or participation in any contest or related activity. You (and your parent/legal guardian if a minor) hereby represent and warrant that you have read these Official Rules and are fully familiar with its contents.

 

  1. Data Protection/Privacy Policy: Information collected by Sponsor in connection with this Contest may be used by Sponsor and shared with third parties involved in administration of the Contest in accordance with the online Privacy Policy posted on www.AlwaysAChampion.com and applicable data protection laws. The Entrant agrees to the collection, processing and storage of his/her personal data by Sponsor in the United States for purposes of the Contest.

 

  1. Winners List: For the names of the winners, available no later than April 2, 2012 and posted through at least April 30, 2012, visit www.AlwaysAChampion.com.

 

  1. Sponsor: The Sponsor of the Contest is Federal-Mogul Corporation, 26555 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, MI 48033.