The following Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) are for the SteemFest3 Contest (the “Contest”) administered by Steemit, Inc. The Contest will grant up to five Steemit creators the opportunity to attend for a trip to (and optional, performance) at SteemFest3. The Contest shall run until Monday October, 22 2018, where steemit users will be able to nominate a Steemit Content Creator for the Prize described below. On or about October 22, 2018, Steemit, Inc. will select four winners at random and one wildcard winner who nominated a Steemit creator for the Prize. Please note that the 5 winners will each get:
- A fully paid trip to SteemFest3;
- Fully paid accomodations in Krakow;
- SteemFest ticket; and
- optional performing slot at SteemFest3, if determined, in the sole discretion of Steemit, Inc. to be fitting.
Eligibility:
- In order to be eligible you must be at least 18 years old;
- Must have a steem account and have some content associated with your steem account on steemit.com;
- If selected as a winner you must provide identification such as drivers’ license or passport.
Winner Selection:
The Contest will end on or about October 22, 2018 and the winners will be announced soon after the Contest end date. The five winners will be chosen in a random drawing and will be notified by Steemit, Inc.
Verification of Winner:
All potential winners are subject to verification by the Steemit, Inc., whose decisions are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. An entrant is not a winner, unless and until entrant’s eligibility has been verified and entrant has been notified that verification is complete. Steemit, Inc. will not accept photographs or other evidence of winning in lieu of its validation process. Potential winners must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning are contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. The potential winner will be notified by Steemit, Inc. Each potential prize winner will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability and Publicity Release (“Affidavit”) (except where prohibited), which must be received by Steemit, Inc. within 5 (5) days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent, to claim his/her prize. If a potential winner of the prize cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the Affidavit within the required time period (if applicable), or prize is returned as undeliverable, such potential winner forfeits the prize. In the event the prize winner is disqualified for any reason, Steemit, Inc. will award the prize to an alternate winner by random drawing among all remaining eligible entries.
Release:
By receipt of any prize, winner agrees to release and hold harmless Steemit, Inc. and their affiliates, subsidiaries, suppliers, distributors, and advertising/promotion agencies, as well as each such Steemit, Inc.’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, use, or misuse of any prize.
Privacy:
Except where prohibited, participation in the Contest constitutes winner’s consent to Steemit, Inc’s and its agents use of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, and opinion for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration. The winner’s name will be announced publicly unless the winner requests in writing that they wish their name to be kept private.
General Conditions:
Steemit, Inc. reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, if any fraud, or other factor beyond the Steemit, Inc.’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Contest, as determined by Steemit, Inc. in its sole discretion. In such event, Steemit, Inc. reserves the right to award the prize at random from among eligible entries received. Steemit, Inc. reserves the right, in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual, without compensation, it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or any other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. 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, Steemit, Inc. reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Steemit, Inc.’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
Limitation of Liability:
The Released Parties are not liable for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (2) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process of the Contest; (3) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; or (4) 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, use, or misuse of any prize under any conditions that include, without limitation, negligence.
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 a state or federal court located in Austin, Texas; (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 attorney’s fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant claims all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental, and consequential damages and any other 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 Steemit, Inc in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Texas or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Texas.