Design Contest and “Tag, you’re it!” Contest
1. Who Can Enter the Contests. THESE CONTESTS ARE ONLY OPEN TO PARTICIPANTS WHO, AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2009, WILL BE NO OLDER THAN 17 YEARS OLD AND WHO ARE LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND
CANADA (EXCLUDING RESIDENTS OF
QUEBEC). Directors, officers, and employees of mag-tagz designs, L.L.C. (the “Sponsor”), agents, professional advisers, advertising and promotional agencies, and immediate families and persons living with each of the foregoing are not eligible to enter or win any prizes. All applicable federal, state, provincial, and local laws and regulations apply. By entering, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules. Void in
Quebec,
Puerto Rico, and where otherwise restricted or prohibited. No third party entries.
2. How To Enter the Contests. To enter the design contest, submit a design for a new tag to Mag-tagz, 15903 Soleil Court Austin, TX 78734. Submissions also accepted on-line by emailing info@mag-tagz.com. File must be attached as a jpg. file.
To enter “Tag, you’re it,” email your answer to the mystery to info@mag-tagz.com.
You must get your parent’s/legal guardian’s permission for both contests. Proof of parental consent is required if you are the winner. Limit five entries per person per contest.
3. You Do Not Have to Buy Anything to Enter the Contests. You can enter the Contests without buying anything. No proof of purchase is required for “Tag, you’re it!”
4. Contest Periods. The Design Contest and "Tag, you're it" ends on July 4, 2010, at 11:59 PM Central Standard Time. The winners will be announced on-line at www.mag-tagz.com by July 10, 2010 by 11:59 PM Central Standard Time.
5.Determination of Winner. For the design contest, the winner must submit the entry deemed “Best in Design” by the Sponsor at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. “Best in Design” will be determined based on, but not limited to, the following criteria: creativity, marketability, and ease of manufacture. For the “Tag, you’re it” contest, the answers received by the Sponsor deemed correct by the Sponsor at the Sponsor’s sole discretion shall be entered into a random drawing for the Grand Prize.
6. Prizes. Prizes shall be as follows:
(a) For the Design Contest: One (1) First Prize: Mag-tagz necklace and a custom-designed tag with the winning design. The winning design will be introduced as an exclusive limited edition tag. Feature on the Winner at www.mag-tagz.com.
(b) For the “Tag, you’re it” contest: One (1) First Prize: a Nintendo Wii Game Console and a Feature on the Winner at www.mag-tagz.com.
Each winner’s parent or legal guardian may be required to sign an affidavit or certificate of eligibility and liability/publicity release. Prizes are not transferable. If a prospective winner cannot be reached for any reason, or fails to respond or return the appropriate documentation within seven (7) days of notification, the prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner if there is sufficient time to do so. No substitutions or exchanges of any prize will be permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value for any prize in its sole discretion. Potential winners and/or their parent/legal guardian will be notified by e-mail (or any other appropriate method) promptly after the conclusion of the contests.
7. Sponsor’s Limitation of Responsibility. Except in the event of willful or grossly negligent conduct, or death or personal injury caused by their negligence, and to the extent permitted by law, Sponsor will not be responsible for: (a) any late, lost, illegible, or postage-due mail-in requests; (b) any late, lost, misrouted, garbled, distorted, or damaged transmissions or entries; (c) telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet, or other computer- or communications-related malfunctions or failures; (d) any contest disruptions, injuries, losses, or damages caused by events beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor; or (e) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with any contest, for reasons beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control.
8. General Release. By entering these contests, you hereby give up and waive any right you might otherwise have, other than a right to claim liability in respect of death or personal injury caused by negligence, to make any claim whatsoever in respect of any aspect of these contests or any prize or any participation in any media events, against Sponsor. You also waive any and all rights you might otherwise have to make claims against the Sponsor other than claims in respect of death or personal injury caused by negligence, related to any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with these contests or delivery, misdelivery, acceptance, possession, use of, or inability to use any prize or participation as winner in media events. Claims include, but are not limited to, any claims, costs, injuries, losses, and damages related to personal injuries, death (other than death or personal injury caused by negligence), damage to or destruction of property, copyright, trademark or patent rights, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty, or other theory, to the extent permitted by law.
9. Winners List; Rules Request. For the names of the winners, including county and/or city and state of residence, as applicable, send a self-addressed, postage-stamped business-size envelope with sufficient postage after July 4 for the Design Contest and for "Tag, you're it!", and before August 15, 2010. Send requests to Sponsor at: Mag-tagz, 15903 Soleil Court Austin, TX 78734. To obtain a copy of these rules, send a self-addressed, postage-stamped business-size envelope with sufficient postage to Sponsor at the above address. The winners’ details and rules will also be available on www.mag-tagz.com during such time.
10. Use of Winners’ Names and Photographs. Entry constitutes permission to use winners’ and/or finalists’ names, likenesses, and biographical information as well as their designs for publicity purposes regarding these contests without further notice or compensation (except where prohibited by law). Entry constitutes permission to use the winners’ and/or finalists’ designs for the purpose of manufacturing a new product (specifically a tag) without further notice or compensation (except where prohibited by law). The winners and/or finalists may also be asked to attend and participate in media and/or public relations events designated by Sponsor and/or requested by various media outlets. Upon Sponsor’s request, and subject to availability, winners and/or finalists agree to participate in such media events without any further compensation although Sponsor will cover all of such winners’ and/or finalists’ reasonable and relevant expenses. Sponsor shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to choose the winners and/or finalists it wishes to participate in such media events.
11. Miscellaneous. These contests and the Official Rules will be governed, construed, and interpreted under the laws of the State of
Texas in the
United States. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules. Sponsor reserves the right in the event of unforeseen circumstances beyond its reasonable control to change these Official Rules at any time (in which event Sponsor will give participants as much notice of such change as practicable), and to suspend or cancel these contests or your participation in these contests should viruses, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, or other causes beyond Sponsor's reasonable control affect the administration, security, or proper play of these contests, or Sponsor otherwise becomes (as determined in its sole discretion) incapable of running these contests as planned. If you violate the Official Rules, tamper with the operation of these contests, or engage in any conduct that is detrimental or unfair to Sponsor, these contests, or any other entrant (in each case as determined in Sponsor's sole discretion) you are subject to disqualification from entry into these contests. In case of dispute, entries will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. If at any time any provision of the Official Rules is or becomes illegal, invalid, or unenforceable in any respect under the law of any jurisdiction, the legality, validity, or enforceability in that jurisdiction of any other provision of such Official Rules shall remain unaffected.
12. Sponsor. The sponsor of these contests is Mag-tagz, 15903 Soleil Court Austin, Texas 78734.
13. Collection of Information. Entry into these contests may require you to enter your e-mail address and certain other personal information. You are informed that the personal data collected in connection with these contests will be collected by the Sponsor's servers and computer systems, which are based in the
USA, and such collection will therefore be subject to applicable US laws. Your personal information may be disclosed to the Sponsor's agents for the purpose of conducting the contests (and could also be posted at mag-tagz.blogspot.com) but will not otherwise be provided to any other third party for any purpose not related to the contests. Upon request, you will be provided with access to your personal data. You also have a right of opposition to the data collection, and to oppose the collection of such personal data under certain circumstances. The controller is Mag-tagz designs, L.L.C. and the data recipient is Mag-tagz designs, L.L.C. To exercise such right, you may write to Mag-tagz, 15903 Soleil Court Austin, TX 78734. You may also withdraw your personal data upon request; however, you will be disqualified as an entrant in the contests if you withdraw your personal data prior to the determination of the winner and fulfillment of the prizes. Your personal data will be destroyed after the conclusion of the contests but in no event later than August 15, 2010.