Thank You Heroes – Terms & Conditions
ENTRY TO THIS CONTEST IS OPEN TO RESIDENTS OF CANADA WHO ARE AT LEAST 18 (EIGHTEEN) YEARS OF AGE. ENTRY IS ONLINE ONLY AS DESCRIBED BELOW. INTERNET ACCESS AND A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS ARE REQUIRED TO ENTER. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID IN QUEBEC.
1.ELIGIBILITY
Contestant Eligibility Criteria Entry to this Contest (each entrant meeting the criteria below, a “Contestant” (both Nominator and Hero nominated) is open only to residents of Canada (with the exclusion of Quebec) who are at least 18 (eighteen) years of age (or have the consent of their parent or legal guardian), and excludes Contest Organizer (“Contest Organizer”) and its affiliated companies, employees, representatives, dealers, contractors, agents, Contest suppliers, and each of their immediate family members (defined as parents, siblings, spouses and children, regardless of where they reside), and those with whom they are domiciled (whether related or not) (the “Contestant Eligibility Criteria”).
2. HERO STORY SUBMISSION PERIOD
- The Contest begins from July 6th at 9:30am (Pacific Time) until Aug. 30, 2020 at 9:30 PM (Pacific Time).
- Story submission begins every second week, Monday at 9:30am (Pacific Time) and close on the second week Sunday, 9:30pm (Pacific Time).
- Every two weeks, MSI will pick one best written Hero Story to be the bi-weekly winner. First announcement of the winning hero story will be on July 19th. 2020. The winning hero story will be shared on our Instagram along with the prizes.
- All stories will be refreshed bi-weekly. Each submission can be re-submitted, except for the hero stories that have already won.
- BREAK DOWN STORY SUBMISSION SCHEDULE:
July 6th, 2020, Monday at 9:30am PST – Submission starts
July 19th, 2020, Sunday at 9:30pm PST – Submission ends
July 20th, 2020, Monday at 9:30am PST – Submission starts, winner announce on Contest Organizer Instagram at 12pm PST.
August 2nd, 2020, Sunday at 9:30pm PST – Submission ends
August 4th, 2020, Tuesday at 9:30am PST – Submission starts, winner announce on Contest Organizer Instagram at 12pm PST.
August 16th, 2020, Sunday at 9:30pm PST – Submission ends
August 17th, 2020, Monday at 9:30am PST – Last submission starts, winner announce on Contest Organizer Instagram at 12pm PST.
August 23rd, 2020, Sunday at 9:30pm PST – End of submission.
August 31st, 2020, Monday at 12pm PST – Winner announce on Contest Organizer Instagram at 12pm PST.
How To Enter The Contest
How to Enter:
3. Nominate your hero or yourself as a hero by sharing the story on your Instagram and hashtag #MSIThankyouHero.
4. The story must include:
- Both the nominator and hero’s full name.
- Job position/Job title.Hero must be still in the current workfield. Cannot be resigned or retired status. (Will ask for the most updated work ID/ working status during approval period)
- Description of job position and what service the hero provided.
- Why do you (nominator/hero) think they deserve the prize.
- Must hashtag #MSIThankyouHero in order to submit the story.
5. In particular and without limitation, each Contestant
- 1.confirms compliance with the Official Contest Rules,
- 2.releases the Contest Organizer from any liability in connection with the Contest,
- 3.assigns or grants license to all intellectual property in, and indemnifies the Contest Organizer against any claims relating to, any entry or other materials submitted in connection with the Contest (including the Contest Entry and Contestant Profile) pursuant to Section 13 below, and
- 4.agrees to the publication and use of either of or both the Nominator and Hero’s name, statements, likeness and other information and materials submitted in connection with the Contest, in any publicity carried out by the Contest Organizer pursuant to Section 13 below.
6. If the Contest Organizer determines in its sole and absolute discretion that the Contest Entry or Contestant Profile contains any inappropriate language or images (e.g. profanity, racial slurs, nudity, etc.), the Contest Entry will be rejected at the moderation stage of the Contest and the Contestant entry or profile will not appear on any of the Contest Organizer’s social channels.
7. CONTEST PRIZES
Contest Organizer reserves the right to substitute a prize of greater or equal approximate retail value in Canadian Dollars of similar MSI products in the event of the unavailability, for whatever reason, of one or all of the listed prizes below.
The Prizes
The Prizes that shall be awarded are as follows:
8. Contest Organizer will announce the prizes in bi-weekly basis. There are four (4) Prizes for hero story winners and four (4) prizes for the nominators whose hero story has won. The Prizes are as follows:
Hero Story Winner
- - One (1) MSI GF 63 10SCXR valued at ________.
- - One (1) MSI Modern 14 A10RB valued at _________.
- - Two (2) MSI Codex R 10SI valued at _________ each.
Nominator Winner
- - Four (4) MSI gaming mouse and key board combo comprising Immerse-GH30 and Vigor GK 30, respectively valued at _______ and _________.
9. If the Hero nominated him/herself, they are only eligible to win the grand prize and not the nominator prize.
10. Claimed prizes will be in brand-new condition. Contest Organizer will not cover warranty, refund or exchanges. Condition will be as is.
SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION OF WINNERS
11. There will be a total of FOUR hero stories chosen, including the nominator who submitted the story.
They will be selected bi-weekly (refer to event schedule) by an employee or representative of Contest Organizer from all valid Submissions received during the contest period, conducted the day after submission period ends at approximately 9:30pm PST (Pacific Time) (refer to the event Schedule ). The winner shall receive the Prize as described in the previous section. All submissions shall be considered equal. The chances of being selected as the winner depends on the total number of eligible submissions received. The winner will be notified via email. Thereafter, the winner will be asked to provide a copy of valid ID or primary document showing the full name, job position and contact information with full address (no P.O. boxes). The winner will have their Prize delivered to the address provided by the winner to Contest Organizer in the winner’s email. If the selected winner has not complied with the Official Contest Rules according to Contest Organizer, has not replied to the email and/or does not successfully provide all the required document and answers, in each case within 72 (seventy-two) hours of being contacted, the selected entry will be forfeited and another Hero Story will be selected, following which the prize will be awarded as described above. It is the responsibility of the Contestant to check their email and social media accounts and Contest Organizer accepts no responsibility for the failure of any communication method or the security of the internet of any winner’s email or social media account. This process of choosing an alternative winning entry will occur a maximum of two (2) times, after which the prize will not be awarded.
PRIVACY/ PERSONAL INFORMATION / GENERAL TERMS
12.
- 1. By submitting the Hero Story, Contestants consent to the use of the personal information provided to Contest Organizer and its agents, in accordance with Contest Organizer’s Privacy Policy and as described in these Official Contest Rules, for the purpose of administering this Contest. No other use and no disclosure of personal information (including marketing communications) will be made unless Contestants provide Contest Organizer with explicit permission to do so.
The information Contest Organizer collects will be used in the following manner: to run this Contest, to verify Contestant eligibility, to contact Contestants if needed, to ensure prize(s) can be sent to winners, and to use solely for internal market studies for developing better products and services. Contestant information will not be shared with third parties, except: i) to third party processors such as our internet service and website providers in order for us to execute this Contest; or ii) when reporting or responding to actual or suspected breach of applicable laws to legal and regulatory authorities such as courts or the police to the extent needed.
Because of the international nature of our business, Contest Organizer may transfer information within the MSI group, and to third parties as referenced above, in connection with the purpose set forth in these Official Contest Rules. Therefore, we may transfer information to countries that may have different laws and data protection compliance requirements that those applicable in Canada.
Further details of how Contestant information may be used and processed are detailed in MSI’s privacy policy, available athttps://www.msi.com/page/privacy-policy. The MSI Privacy Policy constitutes a part of this Official Contest Rules, and is hereby incorporated by reference with full force and effect
- 2. All Submissions and other material submitted in connection with this Contest (including without limitation any Contest Entry or, Contestant Profile) become the property of Contest Organizer. By submitting a Hero Story, the Contestant grants to Contest Organizer an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license in perpetuity to reproduce, broadcast, communicate, distribute, adapt, modify, create derivative works from, and otherwise use all or any part of the Entry in any media throughout the world, and waives all moral rights in and to the Entry and its accompanying images without further compensation to the Contestant. Where the foregoing grant is not permitted by applicable law, Contestant agrees not to assert such moral rights. By accepting a Prize, recipients consent to the use of their Entries, name, video, depictions of their place of residence and any images submitted as a part of this Program, voice, statements, images or other likenesses by Contest Organizer for publicity, advertising or informational purposes in any medium or format without further compensation or notice. Contestants agree to indemnify and hold harmless Contest Organizer from and against any claim or action brought by a person whose consent was not obtained by the Contestant or by any person claiming that (i) its intellectual property rights, including without limitation, copyright, moral right (including rights of integrity, attribution and anonymity), trademark rights, or (ii) its personality or privacy rights, are infringed by Contest Organizer use or reproduction of a submitted images and/or Entry.
- 3. All Entries that are incomplete, illegible, damaged, irregular, have been submitted through illicit means, or do not conform to or satisfy any condition of these Official Contest Rules may be disqualified by Contest Organizer in its sole discretion. Contest Organizer takes no responsibility for lost, stolen, delayed, damaged, misdirected, late or destroyed Entries, or for typographical or other errors.
- 4. By entering this program, Contestants release and hold harmless each of Contest Organizer, their advertising and promotional agencies, Instagram, and the Contest Judges, and their affiliates and directors, officers, owners, partners, employees, contractors, agents, dealers, representatives, successors and assigns against, any liability for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind (including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages) to persons or property so far as permitted by law resulting from: a) any Prize, including the acceptance, participation in, misuse or use of any Prize; b) entry in or participation in this Contest, including access to and use of the website, or c) any claims based on personality or privacy rights, defamation or merchandise delivery. Each Prize winner shall be required to sign a form of declaration, waiver, release, and publicity consent which, among other things, confirms compliance with the Official Contest Rules and releases Contest Organizer from any liability associated with use of the Prize.
- 5. Each Contestant agrees not to defame or disparage Contest Organizer, its business, services or employees, whether by way or statement, act or omission, in any media throughout the world (including social media).
- 6. Contest Organizer assumes no responsibility for failure of the Internet or the website during the Contest Period, for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination thereof including any injury or damage to an entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation in the Contest. Contest Organizer reserves the right, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest, in whole or in part, and may select an entrant from among all eligible Entries received prior to the cancellation, should a virus, bug or any other cause beyond their reasonable control corrupt the security or proper administration of the Contest. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website (whether owned by Contest Organizer or any third party) associated with this Contest or to undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, Contest Organizer reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.
- 7. If the identity of a Contestant is disputed, the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry or voting will be deemed to be the Contestant as the case may be. A selected Contestant may be required to provide proof that he/she is the authorized email address account holder associated with the selected Entry. All entries and votes must be submitted from a valid email address. The sole determinant of time for the purposes of receipt of a valid Entry in this Contest will be Contest Organizer.
- 8. Any failure by Contest Organizer to enforce any provision of these Official Contest Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Contest Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. If any provision of the Official Contest Rules is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, then the Official Contest Rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.
- 9. In the event a Contestant wins a Prize, and is later found to be in violation of these Official Contest Rules, he/she will be required to forfeit the Prize and/or to reimburse Contest Organizer for the stated value of the Prize if such violation is discovered after the recipient has used the Prize.
- 10. Contest Organizer reserves the right to correct any typographical, printing, computer programming or operator errors.
- 11. This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations.
- 12. By entering or participating in this Contest, Contestants represent and warrant that they have read, understood and agree to be bound by these Official Contest Rules.
- 13. Instagram is unaffiliated with Contest Organizer, and the Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram.
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