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Hey everyone! Want a chance to win a Cisco t-shirt? We're having a contest on Twitter for our new Collaboration at-a-glance. The directions on how to enter are below along with the official rules. If you have any questions, tweet at us @CiscoCollab or leave a comment below. Good luck!
“Collaboration At-A-Glance Contest” Complete Official Rules
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NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A Purchase will not increase your chances of winning. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
This Promotion (the "Promotion") opens on Monday, October 1, 2012 at 6:00 a.m. Pacific Time and ends on Friday, October 12, 2012 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.
Entry into this Promotion is acceptance of these Official Rules. This Promotion is sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134 USA ("Sponsor" or "Cisco").
This Promotion is open to participants ("Participants") who are age 18 years or older at the time of entry.
This Promotion is not open to: (1) employees or internally contracted vendors of Sponsor or its parent/subsidiaries, agents and affiliates; (2) the immediate family members or members of the same household of any such employee or vendor; (3) anyone professionally involved in the development or administration of this Promotion; (4) employees or internally contracted vendors of governments and government-affiliated companies or organizations; or (5) any employee whose employer's guidelines or regulations do not allow entry in the Promotion or acceptance of the prize(s). This Promotion is not open to individuals in the province of Quebec in Canada. In addition, residents of Cuba, Iran, Syria, North Korea, Myanmar (formerly Burma) and Sudan are not eligible to participate. This Promotion is void in these countries and where otherwise prohibited or restricted by law. Sponsor reserves the right to limit, or restrict upon notice, participation in the Promotion to any person at any time for any reason in its sole discretion.
To enter the “Collaboration At-A-Glance Contest”, Entrant will be required to
(1) Follow Cisco Collaboration on Twitter @CiscoCollab
(2) Respond to the tweeted question or insert your own comment about the infographic
(3) Your “tweet” must contain the following “@CiscoCollab #postPCcollab” to be eligible.
Winners will be chosen at random from those that have completed all three steps above.
Submission Format and Content Requirements.
In the event of dispute regarding the identity of a Participant, the dispute will be resolved in favor of the individual who is the "authorized email account holder" of the email address provided at registration. "Authorized email account holder" is defined as the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (i.e., business, education institution) responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Neither Sponsor nor any of its agents or affiliates will liable for any disputes between collaborators related to a Submission.
In the event of a dispute regarding the timing of the post will be resolved by looking at the time stamp of the tweet.
Entries must be received during the Promotion Period. Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, void, corrupted, garbled, illegible, and/or unintelligible entries, or for any problems, bugs or malfunctions Participants may encounter when submitting their entry. Only complete valid entries will be accepted. Sponsor will not verify receipt of entries. Participants must provide all information requested to be eligible to win. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify false entries or entries suspected of being false. Incomplete, unreadable, or unintelligible entries, in the sole discretion of Sponsor, will be disqualified. All entries submitted become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.
JUDGING
Judging will take place by an approved third party vendor, Crimson Consulting. Judging will be ongoing between promotional start and end dates as listed above. All winners will be contacted via direct message on their Twitter account. A total of two attempts will be made to contact winners. If winner does not respond within 24 hours of the final attempt the prize will be forfeited.
Winners will receive their prize within 4 weeks of conclusion of contest.
NOTIFICATION OF WINNER(S).
The potential winner(s) will be notified to their Twitter account and asked for their postal address to receive their t-shirt.
Each potential winner may also be sent a declaration of eligibility / liability / publicity release ("Release") by Sponsor. Unless restricted by law, potential winners receiving such a Release may be required to complete and return it within the time period specified therein. The prize may be forfeited and, in such case, an alternate potential winner may in Sponsor's discretion be randomly selected from among the remaining eligible entries, if a potential winner: (i ) cannot be reached; (ii) fails to obtain all signatures on the Release and to return the documents in a timely manner as required pursuant to these Official Rules; or (iii) cannot accept or receive the prize for any reason.
A total of (10) winners will receive a Cisco t-shirt ARV ($16.99).
Limit one (1) prize per Participant. Potential winners are not entitled to any surplus between actual retail value of prize and stated approximate retail value (ARV); and any difference between stated ARV and actual value of the prize will not be awarded. No substitution, assignment, transfer, or cash redemption of prize; provided however that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize with another prize of equal or greater value should the advertised prize become unavailable for any reason. Prizes may be subject to their own separate terms and conditions. Prizes may be awarded in the form of voucher(s), coupon(s) and/or gift card(s), in Sponsor's sole discretion. If a potential winner is unable to participate in or accept the prize or any portion of the prize for any reason, Sponsor shall have no further obligation to the Participant. Neither Sponsor nor any of its prize suppliers will replace any lost or stolen prizes, cards or certificates. In no event will Sponsor be responsible for awarding more than the stated number of prizes.
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS. This Promotion is void where prohibited or restricted by law, and is subject to applicable federal, state and local laws. This Promotion is subject to these Official Rules.
Third Party Rights. Legal considerations may restrict Participant's ability to depict recognizable third party marks, copyrights, brands or other property without proper licenses. The Photo(s) must not contain any elements that would infringe upon any third party's rights (intellectual or otherwise), and must not include any commercial content that: (1) promotes any product or service other than one owned or branded by Sponsor, or (2) disparages the Sponsor, its affiliates, partners, customers, competitors or any third party in any way. This means that, all trademarks, service marks, copyrighted materials, including names on any and all props used in the filming of the video, and venues must be generic in nature. Sponsor's determination as to whether Participant's Submission potentially violates the rights of any third party is final.
By participating, Participants agree: (i ) to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final and binding; and (ii) to waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Promotion or these Official Rules, except where prohibited by law. All potential winners are responsible for the payment of any and all taxes, duty, national insurance and/or licenses and or other fees that may apply to such prizes; and the potential winner(s) may be issued an IRS Form 1099 or other tax documentation for the approximate retail value of any awarded prize. If any prize involves travel, all potential winners are responsible for obtaining all necessary travel documents, including valid passports, visas and travel insurance, and complying with all health or other government regulations.
By participating, all Participants agree to release and hold harmless Cisco and its directors, employees, officers, licensees, licensors and agents, and respective advertising and promotion entities and any person or entity associated with the production, judging, or administration of the Promotion (collectively, the "Released Parties"), from and against any and all rights, claims and causes of action whatsoever that they may have, or which may arise, against any of them for any liability for any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, including but not limited to any injury, loss, damage, whether direct, compensatory, incidental or consequential, to person, including death and damage to property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from their acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a prize in the Promotion, or their participation in the Promotion, or their participation in any Promotion or prize related activity. Each potential winner acknowledges that the Released Parties have neither made, nor are in any manner responsible or liable for, any warranty, representation or guarantee, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize or the Promotion. Apart from manufacturer warranties (which may not be available in all geographies), all warranties are hereby disclaimed; and each potential winner will accept the Prize "AS IS." No support services are provided with any Prize.
None of the Released Parties are responsible for: (a) lost, late, misdirected, undeliverable, incomplete or indecipherable entries due to system errors or failures, or faulty transmissions or other telecommunications malfunctions and/or entries; (b) technical failures of any kinds; (c) failures of any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion; (d) unauthorized human and/or mechanical intervention in any part of the submission process or the Promotion; or (e) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries.
Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Participant it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Promotion or violating these Official Rules, and reserves the right to cancel the Promotion should it suspect fraud or for reasons out of the control of Sponsor. Disputes regarding these Official Rules and/or this Promotion will be governed by the internal laws of California. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE PROMOTION. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
All Participants are solely responsible for compliance with any applicable laws, rules and regulations, contractual limitations and/or office or company policies, if any, regarding Participant's participation in trade promotions or acceptance of promotional prizes; and by entering this Promotion, Participant confirms that he or she is not in violation of any of the foregoing and has obtained the consent of his or her employer to participate, if applicable. If a Participant is not permitted to accept any received prize, then the Participant may return such prize to Cisco; and Cisco will refund the cost of shipment, as appropriate.
Where permitted by law, Sponsor reserves the right in its discretion to (a) add, modify, change or discontinue this Promotion at any time, and/or (b) offer alternative prizes of equal value, should the original prizes become unavailable due to circumstances beyond its control.
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