Cathay Pacific Travel the World in 80 Days Competition
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
2. Sponsor: Cathay Pacific Airways, LTD, 360 Post Street, Suite 300, San
Francisco, CA 94108, U.S.A. Administrator: ePrize, LLC, One ePrize
Drive, Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069, U.S.A.
4. Timing:
The Contest begins on January 24, 2011 at 12:01 a.m. Hong Kong Time
("HKT"), ends on April 14, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. HKT (the "Contest
Period") and consists of three (3) phases as set forth in the chart below.
| Phase
|
Start
Date (at 12:00 a.m. HKT)
|
End Date
(at 11:59 p.m. HKT)
|
| Submission
|
January 24, 2011
|
March 6, 2011
|
| Judging
|
March 7, 2011
|
March 13, 2011
|
| Final
Interview
|
April
12, 2011 (during event time)
|
April 14, 2011 (during event time) |
Sponsor's computer is the official time-keeping
device for the Contest.
5. How to Enter: During the Contest Period, visit http://www.cathaypacific.com/80days
and follow the links and instructions to complete and
submit the registration form.
Then, follow the directions to upload one (1) text description, photo,
or video that answers the question: "Where in the world would you go in 80 days?" The
text description, photo or video you enter will hereafter be referred to as
your submission ("Submission"). By uploading your Submission, you
agree that your Submission conforms to the Submission Guidelines and Content
Restrictions as defined below (collectively, the “Guidelines and Restrictions”)
and that Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may remove your Submission and
disqualify you from the Promotion if it believes that your Submission fails to
conform to the Guidelines and Restrictions.
· The Submission (if text)
must be in DOCX, DOC or TXT format;
· The Submission (if text) is
recommended to remain at two (200) hundred words or fewer;
· The Submission (if photo)
must be in JPG, PNG or TIFF format;
· The Submission (if photo)
is recommended to have a resolution of 640x480 or above;
· The Submission (if photo)
must not exceed five (5) MB in size;
· The Submission (if video) must be in WMV, MOV or MPG format;
· The Submission (if video) is recommended to have a
resolution of 1290x720 (16x9 High Definition) or 640x480 (4:3 Standard Defenition);
·
The Submission (if video) must not exceed forty (40) MB in size;
· The Submission (if video) must be between thirty (30)
and sixty (60) seconds in length;
·
The Submission (if
video) must not contain any background music, but may contain sound effects;
·
The Submission,
regardless of whether it is a text description, photo or video, should only
include content communicated in English; and
·
The Submission
cannot have been submitted previously in a promotion of any kind, or exhibited,
or displayed publicly through any means.
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 Promotion;
·
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 infringe on any individual's
privacy or reveal any personal
information about any individual;
·
The Submission must not contain material that is
dangerous, violent, 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.
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 and to grant the rights set forth herein. If requested, entrant must be able to
provide such permissions in a form acceptable to Sponsor. Uploading a Submission constitutes entrant’s consent
to give Sponsor a royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive license
to use, reproduce, modify, publish, create derivative works from, and display
such submissions in whole or in part, on a worldwide basis, and to incorporate
it into other works, in any form, media or technology now known or later
developed, including for promotional or marketing purposes. If requested, entrant will sign any
documentation that may be required for Sponsor or its designees to make use of
the non-exclusive rights entrant is granting to use the Submission. 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.
6. Winner Selection: 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 evaluate all of the
eligible Submissions across all eligible countries based on the
following criteria (“Judging Criteria”):
·
Fit to Contest
Theme (33%).
Subject to the entrants' compliance
with these Official Rules, the entrants' from whom Submissions receive the eight
(8) highest scores, as determined by the qualified judges, will be deemed the finalists
("Finalists") and potential Finalist Prize winners. In the event of a tie, the entrant whose Submission received the highest
Creativity score, as
determined by the qualified judges, will
be deemed the Finalist. Sponsor reserves the right to select fewer than eight (8)
Finalists if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number
of eligible and qualified Submissions.
Sponsor further reserves the right not to select a Finalist from any one
of the countries participating.
b. Final
Interview: During the Final
Interview Phase, the Finalists will need to
present a travel plan to the qualified judges, as well as complete on the spot
exercises that demonstrate the Finalists written communication skills. The Finalists will be evaluated by a
panel of qualified judges based on the following criteria ("Judging
Criteria"):
·
Creativity
(34%);
·
Originality
(33%); and
·
Fit to Contest
Theme (33%).
Subject to the Finalists' compliance with these Official Rules, the Finalist or Finalists who's Submission or
Submissions the qualified judges feel should be Grand Prize winning
Submissions, will each be deemed a potential Grand Prize winner. Up to all eight (8) Grand Prize winners
may be selected by the qualified judges, but no fewer than one (1) potential
Grand Prize winner will be selected.
7. Winner Requirements: All potential winners will be notified by email,
mail or phone. The potential
Finalist Prize winners will be notified on or around March 11, 2011; the
potential Grand Prize winner will be notified on or around May 4, 2011. Each
potential winner (parent/legal guardian if a minor in his/her place of
residence) will be required to execute and return to Administrator, within three
(3) days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent, an Affidavit of
Eligibility, Liability & Publicity Release (if winner is U.S. resident) or a
Declaration of Compliance (if winner is a Canadian resident)
in order to claim his/her prize.
If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails
to execute and return the Affidavit or Declaration within the required time
period, or does not comply
with these Official Rules, 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 two (2) alternate winners may be determined, after
which the applicable prize will remain un-awarded. Acceptance of any prize shall constitute and signify winner’s
agreement and consent that Sponsor and its designees
may use the winner’s name, city, state/providence, 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. Without limiting the generality of these Official Rules,
winner shall irrevocably grant, transfer, convey and assign to Sponsor the
entirety of the rights in and to the Submission and all renewals and extensions
of copyright, and the right to secure copyright registrations thereto in
perpetuity including, without limitation, the rights to use the Submission for
any and all purposes in any and all media whether now known or hereafter
developed, on a worldwide basis, in perpetuity. Winner accepts and acknowledges
that Sponsor shall not be obligated to use the Submission and that Sponsor in its
sole discretion shall have the right to refrain from using the Submission.
Sponsor shall not incur any liability whatsoever to the extent Sponsor chooses
to refrain from any exploitation of its rights hereunder. 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.
8. Prizes:
UP TO EIGHT (8) FINALIST PRIZES: A trip for the winner to Hong Kong and
the opportunity for the winner to participate in the Final Interview. Trip package includes round-trip coach
class air transportation from an airport near winner's home (determined by
Sponsor in its sole discretion) to Hong Kong; three (3) nights' accommodations
at a hotel determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion (single room, double
occupancy); and the opportunity for the winner to participate in the Final
Interview (all details of opportunity determined by Sponsor in its sole
discretion. Approximate Retail
Value ("ARV"): $2,330 USD. Winner must travel on April 11, 2011
and return on April 14, 2011 or prize will be forfeited in its entirety.
UP TO ONE (1) GRAND PRIZES: Unlimited Economy Class travel for winner via Sponsor or Hong Kong
Dragon Airlines Limited ("Dragonair") operated flights for eighty (80)
days between June 1, 2011 and August 31, 2011, with no repeated routes ("Eligible Travel"), up
to three (3) nights' accommodations at a hotel determined by Sponsor in its sole
discretion at each destination city chosen by the winner (single room, double
occupancy accommodations); travel insurance for all Eligible Travel (all
details regarding travel insurance provided to be determined by Sponsor in its
sole discretion); and $2,400 HKD allowance per day for meals and a $400 HKD
allowance per day for local transportation (total allowance value not to exceed
$76,800 HKD from the June 1, 2011 through August 31, 2011 time period). All Eligible Travel is subject to
flight and booking availability. Approximate Retail Value ("ARV"): $36,846
USD.
For All Prizes: Travel must be round-trip.
Sponsor will determine airline and flight itinerary in its sole
discretion. No refund or
compensation will be made in the event of the cancellation or delay of any
flight. Travel and accommodations
are subject to availability.
Travel is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Contest,
and those set forth by the Sponsor’s airline carrier of choice as detailed in
the passenger ticket contract. All expenses and incidental travel costs not expressly
stated in the package description above, including but not limited to, ground
transportation, meals, incidentals, passenger tariffs or duties, airline fees,
surcharges, airport fees, service charges or facility charges, personal charges
at lodging, security fees, taxes or other expenses are the responsibility
solely of winner. If winner is a
minor in his/her state of residence, travel companion must be winner’s
parent/legal guardian. Travel companion must execute liability/publicity
releases prior to issuance of travel documents. Winner and travel companion (if applicable) are solely
responsible for obtaining valid passports and any other documents necessary for
international travel. Travel
restrictions, conditions and limitations may apply. Sponsor will not replace any lost,
mutilated, or stolen tickets, travel vouchers or certificates. Actual value of prize may vary
based on airfare fluctuations and distance between departure and destination.
Winner will not receive difference between actual and approximate retail
value. 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 the 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, winner agrees to release and hold harmless the
Sponsor, McCann Erickson, Universal McCann, 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 these Official Rules 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,
U.S.A.; (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 http://www.eprize.com/privacy-policy
and Sponsor’s Privacy Policy Privacy Policy http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_US/legal
(if a U.S. resident) or http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_CA/legal
(if a Canadian resident).
14.
Winner List: For a winner list, visit http://bit.ly/e8jTwX. The winner list will be posted
after winner confirmation is complete.
© 2011 ePrize, LLC. All rights reserved.
Cathay
Pacific Round the World in 80 Days Competition
1. ABBREVIATED RULES for TV and Radio
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. LEGAL RESIDENTS OF
THE 50 UNITED STATES (D.C.) AND CANADA, 18 AND OLDER who did not purchase any equipment for purposes of entering the
Contest. VOID IN QUEBEC AND WHERE PROHIBITED. Enter Contest by: 3/6/11. For Official
Rules and complete details, visit http://www.cathaypacific.com/80days.
Sponsor: Cathay Pacific Airways, LTD.
2.
ABBREVIATED RULES for Print
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT
INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES
(D.C.) AND CANADA, 18 YEARS AND OLDER who
did not purchase any equipment for purposes of entering the Contest. VOID IN QUEBEC AND WHERE PROHIBITED.
Enter Contest by: 3/6/11. For Official Rules and prize description, visit http://www.cathaypacific.com/80days.
Sponsor: Cathay Pacific Airways, LTD, 360 Post
Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94108, U.S.A.
3.
Abbreviated rules for online Ads – Banner
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Enter Contest by: 3/6/11. To
enter and for Official Rules, visit http://www.cathaypacific.com/80days.
4.
Abbreviated Rules for online Ads – Not a Banner
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Legal residents of the 50 United States (D.C.)
and Canada, 18 years or older who did not
purchase any equipment for purposes of entering the Contest. Enter Contest by: 3/6/11.
To enter and
for Official Rules, including prize description, visit http://www.cathaypacific.com/80days. Void in Quebec and where prohibited.