OFFICIAL RULES
BEFORE YOU ENTER, READ THE OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES. YOU MUST AGREE TO THESE RULES BY CLICKING THE CHECKBOX WHERE INDICATED WHEN ENTERING THE CONTEST.
BY ENTERING THIS CONTEST, YOU AGREE TO MOBILE-XL’S PRIVACY POLICIES AND THAT YOUR ENTRY AND THE PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM YOU IN CONNECTION WITH THIS CONTEST WILL BE SHARED WITH THE SPONSOR, MOBILE-XL, ("SPONSOR").
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. OPEN ONLY TO THOSE WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. SEE BELOW FOR ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS.
1. ELIGIBILITY: Open only to legal those who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry. The following individuals are not eligible: employees, contractors, directors and officers of Mobile-XL, (“Sponsor”), and any parent, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, distributors, web design, advertising, fulfillment, insurance agencies, judging and Contest agencies involved in the administration, development, fulfillment and execution of this Contest (collectively, “Contest Parties”), and the immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling and spouse or "step" of each) and those living in the same households (those persons whether related or not who live in the same residence for at least three months during the twelve-month period preceding the start date of the Contest) of each such employee, contractor, director or officer.
2. CONTEST SCHEDULE: You may enter the Contest between 12:00:01 am Central Time (“CT”) on 10/15/08 and 11:59:59 pm CT on 12/31/08 (“Contest Period”).
3. TO ENTER: To enter the Contest, go to http://www.mobile-xl.com ("Web Site") during the Contest Period and click on the contest link for the Content Contest page. BEFORE YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE, YOU MUST EXPRESSLY AGREE AND CONSENT TO BE BOUND BY ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE MOBILE-XL TERMS OF SERVICE AND OF MOBILE-XL’S PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY OF THESE TERMS, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE WEBSITE OR ENTER THE CONTEST. Follow the on-screen directions to properly complete and submit an idea for the Contest. Submitting the same idea more than once will NOT increase your chances of winning. Before submitting the form with your content idea, you will be required to agree that you have (a) read or have had these Official Rules read to you and you are in agreement with these Official Rules. By submitting your content idea you agree to release (and submit a signed release if necessary) your content idea and grant Sponsor permission to use your content idea regardless of whether your Submission is selected as a Contest winner.
CONTENT ASSIGNMENT: Here’s the deal. Think of an idea for content to be used on the XLBrowser. Not just any idea, but one worthy of being used on the XLBrowser. Maybe it’s the local bus schedule. Maybe it’s the best local bank rates, maybe it’s a major store special sale; anything that you would want to use on the XLBrowser.
Submit it. Once a month, Mobile-XL will pick one $250 winner based on all submissions received. One winner per month. Once selected, you must also be able to implement the content idea submitted. IF you are also able to provide the content (i.e.: the actual bus schedule): you could win an additional $4750.
You can also access the Content Contest described above from the XLBrowser. Go in the MyXL icon, select “Feedback” option and give us your thoughts
JUDGING REQUIREMENTS:
Judging Criteria (“Judging Criteria”) is as follows:
(#1) Originality – 20%
(#2) Adherence to Assignment – 20%
(#3) Usefulness to XLBrowser users – 60%
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
All entries must be received by 11:59:59 pm CT on 12/31/08.
Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, alter Submissions it deems inappropriate or otherwise non-compliant.
The person obtaining the Contest and Submitting the idea will be deemed the entrant (“Entrant”). The Entrant is the one (1) person who owns the email address and/or mobile phone number associated with the Contest submission. If any group elects to collaborate on a Submission, they are required to designate one (1) person as the agent of the group to enter the Contest, agree to these rules and accept the prize on behalf of the group. Neither Sponsor nor any of the Contest Parties are liable for any disputes between collaborators arising under or related to the Contest.
By entering this Contest and submitting your idea, you irrevocably grant to Sponsor and its agents the unconditional and perpetual right to post, display, publish, use, adapt, edit and/or modify such Submission in any way, in any and all media, for any purpose, without limitation, and without consideration to you. All entrants agree to irrevocably assign and transfer to the Sponsor any and all rights, title and interest in Submission, including, without limitation, all copyrights and waive all moral rights in Submission.
4. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE: No liability or responsibility is assumed by the Sponsor or Contest Parties resulting from any user's participation in or attempt to participate in the Contest or ability or inability to upload or download any information in connection with participating in the Contest. No responsibility or liability is assumed by the Sponsor or Contest Parties for technical problems or technical malfunction arising in connection with any of the following occurrences which may affect the operation of the Contest: hardware or software errors; faulty computer, telephone, cable, satellite, network, electronic, wireless or Internet connectivity or other online communication problems; errors or limitations of any Internet service providers, servers, hosts or providers; garbled, jumbled or faulty data transmissions; failure of any e-mail transmissions to be sent or received; lost, late, delayed or intercepted e-mail transmissions; inaccessibility of the Web Site in whole or in part for any reason; traffic congestion on the Internet or the Web Site; unauthorized human or non-human intervention of the operation of the Contest, including without limitation, unauthorized tampering, hacking, theft, virus, bugs, worms; or destruction of any aspect of the Contest, or loss, miscount, misdirection, inaccessibility or unavailability of an email account used in connection with the Contest. The Sponsor and Contest Parties are not responsible for any typographical errors in the announcement of prizes or these Official Rules, or any inaccurate or incorrect data contained on the Web Site. Use of Web Site is at user’s own risk. The Sponsor and the Contest Parties are not responsible for any personal injury or property damage or losses of any kind which may be sustained to user's or any other person's computer equipment resulting from participation in the Contest, use of the Web Site or the download of any information from the Web Site. By participating in the Contest, the entrant releases Sponsor and Contest Parties from any and all claims, damages or liabilities arising from or relating to such entrant’s participation in the Contest. By accepting a prize in the Contest, winners agree that the Sponsor and Contest Parties shall not be liable for any loss or injury resulting from participation in the Contest, acceptance or use of any prize, or any travel related thereto.
5. SPONSOR: MOBILE-XL 8455 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 410, Los Angeles, California 90048
Disclaimer: “This contest is only available in countries where Mobile-XL has reached an agreement with the local authorities”