1. Eligibility: iRobot Dance Robolution (the "Contest") is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years old or the age of majority in your place of residence at the time of entry and who did not purchase any equipment for the purposes of entering this Contest. Employees of iRobot Corporation, Mullen Communications, Inc., thismoment, Inc. ("Thismoment"), ePrize, LLC, and any of their 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. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited.
2. Sponsor: iRobot Corporation, 8 Crosby Dr., Bedford, MA 01730. Administrator: ePrize, LLC, One ePrize Drive, Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069.
3. Agreement to Official Rules: Participation in this Contest constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s and Administrator’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to this Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
4. Timing: The Contest begins on April 17, 2012 at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time ("ET"), ends on May 28, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. ET (the "Contest Period") and consists of three (3) phases as set forth in the chart below.
| Phase | Start Date (at 12:00 a.m. ET) | End Date (at 11:59 p.m. ET) |
|---|---|---|
| Submission | April 17, 2012 | May 13, 2012 |
| Judging | May 14, 2012 | May 14, 2012 |
| Voting | May 15, 2012 | May 28, 2012 |
Thismoment's computer is the official time-keeping device for the Contest.
5. How to Enter: During the Submission Phase, visit http://www.youtube.com/irobot and follow the links and instructions to complete and submit the registration form, including your first and last name and email address. Once you have registered for the Contest, follow the directions to download/play the song provided by Sponsor. Then, record or upload one (1) video of yourself and/or your child dancing like a robot to the song provided by Sponsor, hereafter referred to as your submission ("Submission"). By recording or uploading your Submission, you agree that your Submission conforms to the Video Guidelines and Content Restrictions, as defined below, as well as the YouTube Terms of Service and Community Guidelines (collectively, the "Guidelines and Restrictions"); and that Sponsor, in its sole discretion, will remove your Submission from www.youtube.com/irobot (not necessarily YouTube altogether) and disqualify you from the Contest if it believes that your Submission fails to conform to the Guidelines and Restrictions. IF AN ENTRANT IS RECORDING OR UPLOADING A SUBMISSION WHICH FEATURES A CHILD, THE ENTRANT MUST BE THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF THE CHILD FEATURED IN THE SUBMISSION.
Video Guidelines
The Submission must be in WebM, .mpeg4, 3GPP, .mov,.avi, .MPEGPS,.wmv, or .flv format; The Submission must not exceed one (1) minute in length; The Submission must not exceed 2GB in size; and The Submission cannot have been submitted previously in a promotion of any kind.
Content Restrictions:
The Submission must not contain material that violates or infringes another's rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement; The Submission must not disparage Sponsor, Administrator or any other person or party affiliated with the Contest; The Submission must not contain brand names or trademarks other than those owned by Sponsor, which entrant has a limited license to use to incorporate in his/her Submission in this Contest; The Submission must not contain images or artwork not created by entrant; The Submission must not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous or libelous; The Submission must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; and The Submission must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in any state where Submission is created.
Limit: Each entrant may upload one (1) Submission during the Submission Phase. Submissions received from any person or email address in excess of the stated limit will be void. Submissions generated by script, macro or other automated means are void. Entrant must have permission from all individuals that appear in the Submission (if any) to use their name and likeness in the Submission. If requested, entrant must be able to provide such permissions in a form acceptable to Sponsor. Released Parties (as defined in Section 9, below) are not responsible for lost, late, stolen, damaged, incomplete, invalid, un-intelligible, garbled, delayed or misdirected Submissions; all of which will be void. In the event of a dispute as to any Submission, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the entrant and must comply with these Official Rules. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Each entrant may be required to show proof of being an authorized account holder.
6. Winner Determination: Winners will be determined according to the process set forth below.
a. Judging Phase: During the Judging Phase, a panel of qualified judges determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion will select the twenty (20) entrants with the highest-scoring Submissions (the "Finalists") from among all eligible Submissions based on the following criteria ("Judging Criteria"):
Entertainment Value (33%);
Overall Impression (33%); and
Fit to Contest Theme (34%)
In the event of a tie, the entrant whose Submission received the highest score for Overall Impression category, as determined by the qualified judges, in their sole discretion, will be deemed the applicable Finalist. Sponsor reserves the right to select fewer than twenty (20) Finalists, if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified Submissions.
b. Voting Phase: During the Voting Phase, the Finalists' Submissions will be posted in an online gallery for public voting at www.youtube.com/irobot. Persons who meet the eligibility criteria as set forth in Section 1 will be invited to vote for the Submissions they believe are best. Limit: Each person may vote one (1) time per day during the Voting Phase. Multiple votes received from any person or email address in excess of the stated number will be void. Finalists are prohibited from obtaining votes by any fraudulent or inappropriate means, including, without limitation, offering prizes or other inducements to members of the public, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Subject to the Finalists' compliance with these Official Rules, the three (3) Finalists whose Submissions receive the highest number of valid votes during the Voting Phase will each be deemed a potential Grand Prize winner. All twenty (20) Finalists will be deemed First Prize winners. In the event of a tie, the entrant whose Submission received the highest score for the Overall Impression category, as determined by the qualified judges in their sole discretion, will be deemed the potential winner from amongst the tied Finalists. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to select an alternate Grand Prize winner should the voting appear to have been tampered with or manipulated in any way. Sponsor reserves the right to select fewer than the stated number of winners, if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified Submissions.
7. Winner Requirements: Potential winners will be notified by email on or around May 29, 2012. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, does not comply with these Official Rules, or prize is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits the prize. If a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, the prize may be awarded to a runner-up, if any, in Sponsor's sole discretion. Only three (3) alternate winners may be determined, after which the applicable prize will remain un-awarded. Acceptance of any prize shall constitute and signify each winner's agreement and consent that Sponsor and its designees may use the winner's name, city, state, likeness, Submission and/or prize information in connection with the Contest for promotional, advertising or other purposes, worldwide, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, including the Internet, without limitation and without further payment, notification, permission or other consideration, except where prohibited by law. Each winner will indemnify Sponsor, Released Parties (as defined in Section 9, below) and any licensee of Sponsor against all claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and legal expenses) arising out of any breach of these terms. Prizes will be fulfilled 8 - 10 weeks after end of Contest.
8. Prizes: TWENTY (20) FIRST PRIZES: An iRobot Roomba (model and style will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion). Approximate Retail Value ("ARV"): $500. The ARV of electronic prizes is subject to price fluctuations in the consumer marketplace based on, among other things, any gap in time between the date the ARV is estimated for purposes of these Official Rules and the date the prize is awarded or redeemed. THREE (3) GRAND PRIZES: An iRobot Trophy (style and color will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion). ARV: $200. For All Prizes: Prizes are non-transferable and no substitution will be made except as provided herein at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize for one of equal or greater value if the designated prize should become unavailable for any reason. Winners are responsible for all taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use.
9. Release: By receipt of any prize, winners agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, Mullen Communications, Inc., thismoment, Inc., YouTube, LLC, Administrator and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies, and prize suppliers, and each of their respective parent companies and each such company’s officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the "Released Parties") from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any prize.
10. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Contest, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. If terminated Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, determine the winners from among all non-suspect, eligible Submissions received up to time of such action using the judging procedure outlined above. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the Submission process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of the Official Rules of this or any other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner and void all associated Submissions. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies (including attorneys’ fees) 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.
11. Limitations of Liability: Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrant, printing, typographical or other errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the Submission process or the Contest; (4) printing, typographical, technical, computer, network or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest, the uploading, the processing or judging of Submissions or votes or the tabulating of votes, the announcement of the prizes or in any Contest-related materials; (5) late, lost, undeliverable, damaged or stolen mail; or (6) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any prize (including any travel/activity related thereto). Released Parties are not responsible for misdirected or undeliverable Submissions or for any technical problems, malfunctions of computer systems, servers, providers, hardware/software, lost or unavailable network connections or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmission or any combination thereof. Released Parties are not responsible for any unauthorized third party use of any Submission.
12. Disputes: Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and 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 exclusively by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (Southern Division) or the appropriate Michigan State Court located in Oakland County, Michigan; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, 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. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Michigan without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Michigan or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Michigan.
13. Entrant's Personal Information: Information collected from entrant is subject to ePrize, LLC's Privacy Policy and Sponsor's Privacy Policy.
14. Winner List: For a winner list, visit http://bit.ly/FRYZR4. The winner list will be posted after winner confirmation is complete.
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