Varsity Vocals Contest

Official Rules

From time to time, Varsity Vocal, LLC (“Sponsor”) may conduct contests, including on its social media pages, which contests will reference and/or link to these Official Rules (each, a “Contest”). These Official Rules will govern all such Contests. In the event of any conflict between these Official Rules and the disclosures Sponsor provides at the point of entry for a particular Contest (the “Disclosures”) the terms of the Disclosures shall prevail.

1. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. VARSITY VOCALS PROMOTIONS ARE INTENDED FOR PLAY IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY AND WILL BE GOVERNED BY U.S. LAW. DO NOT ENTER IF YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE AND LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. Contest is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least 13 years of age or older, at the time of entry.

To enter certain Contests, you must be a Facebook member. In order to register for a Facebook membership, go to www.facebook.com and follow Facebook’s instructions. Facebook is not a Sponsor of any Contest.

Void outside the 50 United States and D.C., and where prohibited by law. Employees, officers and directors of Varsity Vocals, LLC, its subsidiaries, parent company, distributors, retailers, sales representatives, affiliates, divisions, advertising and promotion agencies, employees of all companies involved as prize partners, individuals engaged in the development, production or distribution of materials for this Contest (collectively, “Sponsor’s Affiliates”) and members of the immediate families or households of any of the above, are NOT eligible to enter. By participating, each entrant (“Entrant”) agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges, which are final and binding in all respects. Contest is subject to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

2. CONTEST ENTRY PERIOD: Each Contest entry period will be defined in the Disclosures for the Contest (the “Contest Period”). Entries must be received and recorded by Sponsor’s computer during the Contest Period. Sponsor’s computer is the official time keeping device for the Contest.

3. CONTEST ENTRY GUIDELINES: Certain Contests may invite entrants (an “Entrant”) to upload videos, photographs, essays, and other works of authorship for judging (an “Entry”). Any Entry that, in the sole opinion of Sponsor, is considered obscene, indecent, objectionable, or otherwise not suitable for publication will be deemed ineligible, in Sponsor's discretion. Except as otherwise provided in the Disclosures, limit one (1) Entry per person during the entire Contest Period for each Contest. An Entry must meet the following guidelines:

• Entry cannot be sexually explicit or suggestive, unnecessarily violent or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group, profane or pornographic, contain nudity or any materially dangerous activity;

• Entry cannot promote alcohol, 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;

• Entry cannot be obscene or offensive, endorse any form of hate or hate group;

• Entry cannot defame, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks about Sponsor or its products, or other people, products or companies;

• Entry cannot contain trademarks, logos or trade dress owned by others, or advertise or promote any brand or product of any kind, without permission, or contain any personal identification, such as license plate numbers, personal names, e-mail addresses or street addresses;

• Entry 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) without permission;

• Entry may not include images of corporate logos, trademarks, identities, or other proprietary materials owned by others such as television shows, magazines, or Web pages, without permission.

• Entry cannot contain materials embodying the names, likenesses, photographs, or other indicia identifying any person, living or dead, without permission as set forth herein;

• Entry cannot communicate messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill to which Sponsor wishes to associate; and

• Entry cannot depict, and cannot itself, be in violation of any law.

Entrants must be the copyright owner of any Entry submitted. Entries should not include any identifiable people without permission as set forth herein. If any person appearing in a photograph is under the age of majority in their state of residence, the signature of a parent or legal guardian is required on each release. All digital files submitted become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. All Entrants must have a valid email address. In the event of a dispute regarding Entries received from multiple users having the same email account, the authorized subscriber of the email account at the time the Entry was submitted will be deemed to be the Entrant and must comply with these Official Rules. Authorized account subscriber is the natural person who is assigned to the email address by the Internet Service Provider (ISP), on-line service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses. This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. You understand that you are providing your information to Sponsor and not to Facebook. Sponsor reserves the right to waive the Contest entry requirements set forth herein in its reasonable discretion. Sponsor further reserves the right, in its reasonable discretion, during or upon completion of the Promotion Period, to request that any entrant resubmit his or her Entry which fails to comply with the Contest entry requirements prior to any judging or voting period.

4. WINNER SELECTION AND PRIZES: Following the Contest Period, winner(s) will be chosen in accordance with the criteria set forth in the Disclosures. Prizes are non-transferable and no cash equivalent or substitution of Prize is offered, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. If a prize, or any portion thereof, cannot be awarded for any reason, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute such prize with another prize of equal or greater value. Prizes won by minors in his or her state of residence will be awarded to minor's parent of legal guardian, who must sign and return all required documentation.

5. WINNER NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by email message within seven (7) days following the winner selection. If a potential winner is found not to be eligible or not in compliance with these Official Rules, the potential winner will be disqualified. In the event that a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize to an alternate Entrant even if the disqualified potential winner’s name may have been announced. Sponsor is not responsible for any change of e-mail address of Entrants.

6. GENERAL CONDITIONS: By participating, Entrants agree to these Official Rules, which are final and binding in all respects. Winners may be required to complete, execute, and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and, where lawful, Publicity Release upon request. If Affidavit/Release is not returned within ten (10) business days of notification, or winner is found to be ineligible or not in compliance with these Official Rules, prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected. If any prize notification or prize is returned as undeliverable or if winner is disqualified for any reason, prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected. By entering, each Entrant agrees to release and hold Sponsor, Sponsor’s Affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, representatives, contractors, and agents of each such entity ("Released Parties") harmless from any and all liability whatsoever for any injury, loss, or damage of any kind to any person or property resulting from (i) acceptance, possession, or use or misuse of any prize, (ii) participation in this Contest or any Contest-related activities, or (iii) use of the Entry in any manner. Except where legally prohibited, each winner grants (and will confirm that grant in writing) permission to Sponsor and Sponsor’s Affiliates, exercised in their sole discretion, the right to use the winner’s name, picture, likeness, voice, biographical information, and Entry (whether altered, changed, modified, edited, used alone, or used with other works) at any time, in any form, in any media, without compensation of any kind and without notice, review, or approval. All applicable taxes, whether federal, state, local, or otherwise, are solely each winner’s responsibility. Grand prize winner may be issued an IRS 1099 form.

By submitting an Entry, each Entrant warrants that (i) the Entry does not violate any law or regulation or any right of any third party, including those laws, regulations, and rights related to copyrights, trademarks, publicity, or privacy, (ii) the Entrant has followed the Official Rules and has the right to grant the rights to an Entry as provided in these Official Rules, (iii) the Entry has not been published or submitted in any other competition; (iv) the Entry is his or her original work; (v) the Entry has not won previous awards; (vi) you have obtained permission from any person whose name or likeness is used in the Entry; (vii) you have obtained permission to use any copyrighted or trademarked materials that appear in the Entry; and (viii) that publication of the Entry via various media including Web posting, will not infringe on the rights of any third party, including without limitation, third party rights in intellectual property, publicity or privacy rights. Any such entrant will indemnify and hold harmless, Sponsor and Released Parties from any claims to the contrary. Any Entrant whose work includes likenesses of third parties or contains elements not owned by the entrant (such as, but not limited to, depictions of persons, buildings, trademarks or logos) must provide legal releases for such use including Sponsor’s use of such entry, in all media and markets now known or hereafter devised, including, without limitation, to display via the internet, as set forth herein in a form satisfactory to Sponsor, upon request, prior to award of prize and/or naming of entrant as a winner. By submitting an Entry, entrant acknowledges that his/her Entry may be posted on Sponsor's website, in Sponsor's discretion. Further, by submitting an Entry, the Entrant grants a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable license to Sponsor and Sponsor’s Affiliates to publish, post, display, edit, reproduce, and otherwise use the Entry in any form, in any manner, and in any media deemed appropriate by Sponsor or the Sponsor Affiliate, without compensation of any kind to Entrant. Entrant further agrees that submission of an Entry is gratuitous and made without restriction, and will not place Sponsor under any obligation, and that Sponsor is free to disclose or otherwise disclose the ideas contained in the Entry on a non-confidential basis to anyone or otherwise use the ideas without any additional compensation to entrant. Entrant acknowledges that, by acceptance of Entrant’s submission, Sponsor does not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to Sponsor, or developed by its employees, or obtained from sources other than entrant. Sponsor reserves the right to screen Entries, but may post Entries to the Website without editing or other prior review. Entrants acknowledge that Sponsor has no obligation to use or post and Entry Entrant submits. Entries posted to the Contest Website were not edited by Sponsor.

If you think that any Entry infringes your intellectual property rights, email info@varsityvocals.com if you wish to report it.

By entering, Entrants agree that all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, participant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of State of Illinois without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules. By entering, Entrants consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal, state and local courts located in Cook County, Illinois.

7. LIABILITY LIMITATIONS: Neither Sponsor nor Sponsor’s Affiliates are responsible or otherwise liable in any manner for any (i) lost, late, stolen, illegible, misdirected, non-delivered, or improperly captured Entry, (ii) lost, interrupted, or unavailable satellite, network, server, or other connection, (iii) accessibility or traffic congestion, miscommunication, or failed computer, network, telephone, satellite, cable, transmission line, or communication line, (iv) technical failure, malfunction, or difficulty, whether related to software or hardware, (v) jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmission, (vi) incorrect, incomplete, or inaccurate information, (vii) unauthorized access to, tampering with, or hacking into any Website or electronic device, or (viii) other error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, or delay of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic or network. Sponsor may, at its sole discretion, disqualify any individual who tampers with any Entry or with the operation of the Contest, who acts in violation of these Official Rules or otherwise in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or who displays any intent to threaten, abuse or harass any other person. If, for any reason, the Contest is affected by any computer virus, worm, bug, tampering, hacking, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure or other cause which, in the sole opinion of Sponsor, corrupts or otherwise affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor may in its sole discretion cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest, and determine winners from Entries already received or as otherwise deemed fair and equitable by Sponsor. As a condition of entering, Entrants (or their parent or legal guardian if an eligible minor) agree (and agree to confirm in writing): (a) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and participant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses; (b) all causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (c) any and all claims, judgments, and award shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, excluding attorneys’ fees and court costs.

IN NO EVENT WILL SPONSOR OR SPONSOR’S AFFILIATES BE RESPONSIBLE OR OTHERWISE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES RELATED TO THE CONTEST, INCLUDING ANY ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY DOWNLOADING FROM OR PRINTING MATERIAL FROM THE WEBSITE. EVERYTHING ON THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

8. WINNERS LIST: To request a list of winners, write your complete name and address on a 3”x5” card and a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Varsity Vocals, LLC, 1547 N. North Park Ave., Unit 1, Chicago, IL 60610 attention: Varsity Vocals Contests.

SPONSOR: Varsity Vocals, LLC, 1547 N. North Park Ave., Unit 1, Chicago, IL 60610.