Contest Guidelines
2012 Official Contest Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
BE SURE TO CAREFULLY READ THESE OFFICIAL RULES AS BY ENTERING YOU WILL BE BOUND BY THEM.
THE GREAT AMERICAN NO BULL CHALLENGE IS OFFERED ONLY IN THE 50 UNITED STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND ALL U.S. TERRITORIES BY EDGINGTON GROUP LLC AND THE CYBER SAFETY ACADEMY TO PROMOTE THEIR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO CYBER SAFETY AND PUTTING AND END TO CYBERBULLYING IN AMERICA. THE CHALLENGE BEGINS JANUARY 15, 2012 AND ENDS APRIL 15, 2012 ("CONTEST PERIOD").
Contest is open to legal permanent residents of the 50 United States, District of Columbia and all Territories of the U.S. Entrants must be enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited middle or high school. Contest is void where prohibited. Children of employees of Edgington Group LLC, The Cyber Safety Academy or The Great American NO BULL Challenge are not eligible. Entry in the Contest is available only at www.nobullchallenge.org or www.facebook.com/NOBULLChallenge.
The Contest will consist of three (3) Rounds of selection. In Round One of the Contest, students in 6th - 12th grade will upload their videos. In Round Two of the Contest, the fifteen (15) Nominee Entries will be selected by a panel of judges from the 100 video entries that receive the highest number of public votes during the public voting period. In Round Three of the Contest, entries in each category that have received the highest score from a panel of qualified judges in that category will be deemed the eight (8) Winning Entries in each respective category. The Nominee Entry in the Best NO BULL Documentary of the Year that has received the highest number of judge's votes in Round Three of the Contest will be deemed to be the Contest Grand Prize Winner in the respective category, pending verification. Eligible members of the public can cast one (1) vote each day for each of their favorite Entries during the public voting period (Round 1).
Limit: A total of one (1) Entry per individual regardless of email address used; and a total of one (1) vote per individual per Entry per day regardless of email address used.
NO BULL registrants are encouraged to create a Facebook page and "like" the official Great American NO BULL Challenge Facebook page.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS:
Can I use my own parent/student signed consent forms?
Answer: No, we will need either the Video Talent Release Form for Individuals or the Video Talent Release Form for Teams provided by the NO BULL Challenge.
When can people start voting, and what is that process going to be like? Are they going to have to register or will they just be able to vote. Also, will you be able to see what the top 100 videos are on any given day, or will it be announced at the end of the month?
Answer: For anyone to vote, they need to be registered. You will be able to see what the top 100 videos are during the public voting period. Public voting begins on April 1st, as the upload deadline was extended to March 31st.
What should we do with our signed contest release forms?
Answer: Either scan and e-mail them to sarah@nobullchallenge.org or you can fax them to: 925-462-8888. If you would like, you can also mail them to: The Great American NO BULL Challenge: 6600 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 100. Pleasanton, CA 94566.
How many student videos can one (1) single teacher be involved with?
Answer: There is no limit to how many students one (1) single teacher may work with on their video. They can work with every student in the entire school if they choose to do so.
Do I have to work with a Teacher or Organization Leader to create a video?
Answer: No, you may create and submit a video on your own, be sure your parents sign the release forms.
Does my video have to have a storyline?
Answer: No, you can tell the story however it makes sense to you.
Can there be more than 1 Executive Producer?
Answer: No, you can have more than one student work on a video, but we can only have 1 Executive Producer per video listed on the entry.
Do I have to work with a partner or a team?
Answer: No, you may create your video all on your own and submit it.
If I am camera shy, can I just hold up note cards to the camera instead of talking into it?
Answer: Yes, you have full complete creative control when making your video.
I registered and submitted my video but I don't see it on the website view and voting page?
Answer: It is very important that you follow our guidelines for formatting your video:
Accepted file extensions for video: AVI, MOV, WMV, MP4, MPEG, FLV, 3GP and 3G2.
Recommended settings:
MPEG4 (Divx, Xvid) format 320 x 240 resolution MP3 audio 30 frames per second
We cannot accept files larger than 100mb.
If you don't follow the formatting guidelines then you may be submitting a broken video in which case our system will automatically invalidate all broken entries.
My students are working on videos for the NO BULL Video Challenge. They want to put songs on their videos by popular musical artists. Is this allowed as long as the song and artist is credited at the end of the video?
Answer: As long as you fall under the category of "Fair Use" for Copyright Laws then you may use popular musical artist songs in your video. What is Fair Use?
Fair Use is a set of guidelines within the copyright law that without first obtaining the permission of the author or owner. These fair use guidelines make it possible for you to use parts of published works in projects, research papers, and reports you write for classes without violating copyright laws. How can I tell if use of a copyrighted work is fair?
When evaluating a particular use of copyrighted materials consider the following four factors, and ask yourself the following questions:
1. The purpose and character of the use:
Does the new work transform the original work or offer something beyond the original?
Copyrighted works that are altered significantly are more likely to be considered fair use. Is the use for nonprofit or educational purposes?
Copyrighted works used for nonprofit or educational purposes are more likely to be considered fair use.
2. The nature of the copyrighted work:
Is the copyrighted work published or unpublished?
Use of published works is more likely to be considered fair use. Is the original work out of print?
Use of out of print works is more likely to be considered fair use. Is the copyrighted work factual or creative?
Use of factual works is more likely to be considered fair use.
3. The amount and significance of the portion used in relation to the work as a whole:
Is the amount of the original work used reasonable?
The smaller the percentage of the work used, the more likely it is to qualify as fair use. Is the section of the original work used the most important part of the work?
The less significant the portion of the work used, the more likely it is to be considered fair use.
4. The effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the work:
Does the new work appeal to the same audience as the original work?
Copyrighted works that are used for another purpose or designed to appeal to a different audience are more likely to be considered fair use.
Many students like to make use of various forms of media like images, recorded portions of television programs, digitized sound files, etc. in their projects and presentations. The Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia allow students who create educational multimedia projects containing copyrighted materials to use their projects for
Educational uses in the course for which they were created. Portfolios as examples of their academic work. Personal uses such as job and graduate school interviews.
Students who create multimedia projects and follow the fair use guidelines do not have to request permission to retain a copy of their materials for their personal portfolio after completing their class or presentation. The guidelines require that all multimedia projects that include copyrighted materials:
Credit the sources, display the copyright notice, and provide copyright ownership information. (The credit identifies the source of the work, including the author, title, publisher, and place and date of publication. The copyright ownership information includes the copyright notice, year of first publication, and name of the copyright holder.) State on the opening screen and on any accompanying print material a notice that certain materials are included under the fair use exemption of the U.S. Copyright Law and have been prepared according to the multimedia fair use guidelines and are restricted from further use. Clearly mark the materials as a student project with the specific class, date of the presentation or project, and complete university information. Do not contain materials that have been altered or separated from original content for reuse.
Who is eligible to enter the contest?
Answer: 6th - 12th grade students who are enrolled in an accredited middle or high school that resides within the 50 United States, District of Columbia and all Territories of the U.S.
Where do we get release forms for the people who appear in their videos?
Answer: The release forms will be available on January 15, 2012. Completed forms can be sent to Sarah Flores at 6600 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 100, Pleasanton, CA 94566 or faxed to: 925.462.8888.
Do we use a generic form or do you guys provide them?
Answer: We provide all of the necessary release forms for your NO BULL videos, which are available at: http://nobull.votigo.com//contests/showpage/contest-release-form
Any suggestions for where I can learn how to make a video? I've never made a video before :)
Answer: Check out this great how-to resource from YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/t/creators_corner Your video can be as simple as: you, a video camera (or cell phone with a camera) and some note-cards that your audience reads one-by-one. Add some music in the background and you’re good to go. Here’s an example of a simple yet powerful video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmlTHfVaU9o.
I am the teacher and want to get the teacher toolkit or whatever it is that teachers sign up for, where can this be found?
Answer: The online cyberbullying toolkit is available at: http://nobullchallenge.org/campaign-toolkit
If we show our school logo, do we have to get a release from the principal?
Answer: You should have permission from your school administration to show your school logo. Please keep this information in your file.
Many of the scenarios students have come up with include showing kids on Facebook (where lots of cyberbullying takes place). Can they shoot this if they don't show the Facebook logo or specifics or can they not show any scenes of this type?
Answer: For questions regarding using Facebook logos, screenshots, etc., go to the Facebook Brand Resource Center. Permission to use a standard, unaltered screenshot from Facebook must be granted. To make a request, please use their Permission Request Form.
Many of the scenarios students have come up with include showing kids on Formspring (where lots of cyberbullying takes place). Can they shoot this if they don't show the Formspring logo or specifics or can they not show any scenes of this type?
Answer: You may find the guidelines for the use of Formspring logos, screenshots, etc. here:http://about.formspring.me/goodies#usage
1. HOW TO ENTER THE CONTEST:
I HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT BY ENTERING THIS CONTEST I WILL COMPLY WITH AND BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES. SIMILARLY, IF I AM ENTERING IN THE CAPACITY OF "EXECUTIVE PRODUCER", IN ADDITION TO MY AGREEING THAT I PERSONALLY WILL COMPLY AND BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES, I ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT EACH MEMBER OF MY GROUP WILL COMPLY WITH AND BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES.
(A) REGISTRATION: In order to enter you must go to www.nobullchallenge.org (the "Website") and enter all of the required information requested on the Registration Form, including your name (as the Executive Producer); email address; school you attend, the name of the teacher (if applicable) who helped create the video, signed waiver, and you'll be asked to create a password; You must then confirm that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by these Official Rules, etc. and carefully follow the instructions to upload and submit your Contest Entry as stated in more detail in (B) and (C) below.
(B) ENTRIES: During the Entry Period, you can enter the Contest at http://nobullchallenge.org ("Website") by registering and submitting an original video file or webcam video 2-5 minutes in length (we will allow a 5 second margin of error) (the "Entry" or "Entry Materials") on one or more issues or topics relating to cyberbullying. (Business Professionals of America's Youth may submit to NO BULL and BPA contests.) The video should convey effective ways to improve the negative effects of cyberbullying and ways to eliminate it. The person uploading the Entry will be deemed the entrant (the "Entrant" and "Executive Producer"). By submitting an Entry, you attest that you have made all those depicted in the Entry aware that you are entering a video in the Contest and all depicted have agreed that you may submit such video. Each person appearing in your Entry must be a full-time student in an accredited middle or high school. You must obtain signed release forms from each person (or you/parent/legal guardian of any minor under 18 years of age) appearing in your Entry. A Release Form is available on http://nobull.votigo.com//contests/showpage/contest-release-form as a printable PDF file (requires free Adobe Reader software.) Send us your completed release forms to: Sarah Flores, 6600 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 100, Pleasanton, CA 94566 or you may fax them to: 925.462.8888. You may be required, in Sponsor's sole discretion, to provide a copy of the signed Release Forms from each person appearing in your Entry to Sponsor upon request. By entering, you understand that your Entry in its entirety or portion thereof may (in Sponsor's sole discretion) be posted on the Website, television and/or other Sponsor-selected media. All Entries must be completed, submitted and received by 12:00 a.m. PT on March 31, 2012, to be eligible for voting and judging. Limit (1) entry per person. Normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by Entrants' online service will apply.
Accepted file extensions for video: AVI, MOV, WMV, MP4, MPEG, FLV, 3GP and 3G2.
Recommended settings:
MPEG4 (Divx, Xvid) format 320 x 240 resolution MP3 audio 30 frames per second
We cannot accept files larger than 100mb.
You can only submit (1) entry per Executive Producer, and each Executive Producer can only submit (1) video. Your video cannot be posted under different Executive Producer names.
To enter, access the website during the Contest Period, complete the official entry form, and submit the video as directed. You will need a parent or guardian's knowledge and consent to enter The Great American NO BULL Challenge. Email the form to sarah@nobullchallenge.org or fax them to: 925.462.8888. You may also mail your forms to: Sarah Flores, 6600 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 100, Pleasanton, CA 94566.
Videos must be submitted no later than 12:00:00 AM Pacific Time on March 31, 2012. Entries become the property of Sponsors and will not be returned. If you become one of the 15 nominees, we will ask for your movie on a DVD or flashdrive so the quality is at its fullest.
(C) POSTING ON WEBSITE: After your Entry has been submitted and received, you will receive an email confirming receipt of your Entry and notification that it is being initially reviewed prior to posting on the Website. Within 24 - 72 business hours after an Entry's initial review, it may be posted for public viewing and voting. The initial review and posting of an Entry on the Website does not constitute Sponsor's or its representative's decision or agreement that the Entry is in compliance with these Official Rules and Sponsor reserves the right to remove the Entry's posting and disqualify the Entry at any such time that Sponsor determines the Entry or any Group Member does not comply with these Official Rules.
REVIEW YOUR ENTRY PRIOR TO SUBMITTING IT; ONCE YOU HAVE SUBMITTED YOUR ENTRY, YOU MAY NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES, EDITS OR MODIFICATIONS TO IT.
2. VOTING AND JUDGING RULES:
- PUBLIC VOTING - ROUND 1:Will be open to the public beginning at 12:01 AM Pacific Time on April 1, 2012 and ending at 11:59 PM Pacific Time on April 15, 2012 at the website, www.nobullchallenge.org and on Facebook, www.facebook.com/NOBULLChallenge. During the voting period, the public will be invited to vote online for their favorite video. Limit one (1) vote per person, per day, for the entire voting period. Votes received from the same person or email address after the first vote received from that person or email address on any given day will be void. Votes generated by script, macro and other automated means or with the intent to impair the integrity of the voting process will be void. NO BULL Challenge teams 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 verification of eligibility and full compliance with these Official Rules, the NO BULL Challenge production team that receives the highest number of valid votes, as determined by Sponsor, will be deemed eligible to move on to round 2 of the voting period. The top 100 NO BULL Challenge videos that receive the highest number of public votes will be eligible to become a nominee and a winner.
- During the public voting period, any individual meeting the eligibility requirements stated in Rule 1 who has successfully registered to participate in the Challenge ("eligible registrant") above may cast a total of one (1) vote each calendar day for his/her favorite Entry(ies) regardless of the email address used, after viewing the posted Entries and following the voting instructions. Voters should take the following factors into consideration when voting for their favorite Entries: originality; creativity; inspirational quality and suitability to theme. NOTE: Limit: A voter is limited to a total of one (1) vote each calendar day for each of his/her favorite Entries. A total of one hundred (100) Video Entries will be selected.
- The One hundred (100) Video Entries Selected By Public Voting: The one hundred (100) Video Entries that have received the highest number of eligible votes as determined by public voting during the public voting period will be deemed to be the one hundred (100) Video Entries eligible to become one of the fifteen (15) Nominee Entries who will be selected by a panel of judges.
Qualified individuals from The Great American NO BULL Challenge Sponsors, Advisory Council, Individual Special Invitations and Selected Individual will judge video entries on the basis of concept, idea, effectiveness and creativity of the message and the level of cyberbullying prevention messages that are contained in the video. The judges will select fifteen (15) nominees, which will then be posted on the NO BULL Challenge Website and the NO BULL Challenge Facebook site. Sponsor and its agencies disclaim any and all liability in conjunction with the posting of nominee videos, including but not limited to the quality of nominee videos as posted or the positioning of nominee videos on the NO BULL Challenge website (or elsewhere). Those selected, as nominees will be notified via email.
(A) JUDGING PERIOD AND BASIS: Will take place by our panel of judges between April 16, 2012 and May 10, 2012 for the first 15 nominees, and again during the month of June 2012 to select the NO BULL winners. A panel of judges will use the Judging Criteria for "tie-breaking" and selecting the 15 nominees and 8 winners: concept/idea (25%); effectiveness and creativity of the message (25%); and level of cyberbullying/bullying prevention messages as evidenced in video (50%)(Collectively, the Judging Criteria). In the event of a tie, an additional "tie-breaking" judge will determine the winner based on the Judging Criteria.
(B) ROUND TWO JUDGING PERIOD: The Public will make the selection of the top one hundred (100) Video Entries during the online public voting process. Within 24-72 business hours after an Entry's receipt and initial review by Sponsor and/or its representatives, the Entry will be posted on the Website for public viewing. Once the top 100 videos have been selected by the public during the public voting period, a panel of qualified judges will then select the top 15 nominees, commencing on or about 4/16/12 at 12:01 A.M., PST through 5/10/12 at 11:59:59 P.M., PST, i.e. the Round Two Judging Period ("Round One").
(C) NOMINEES SELECTED BY PANEL OF QUALIFIED JUDGES: Fifteen (15) Nominee Entries will be selected by a panel of judges qualified who will judge each Entry based on the following criteria: concept/idea (25%); effectiveness and creativity of the message (25%); and level of cyberbullying/bullying prevention messages as evidenced in video (50%), collectively the judging Criteria.
On or about 5/17/12, the fifteen (15) Nominees will be announced and posted on the Website, subject to verification of compliance with these Official Rules.
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Round Three Voting Period: On or about 7/21/2012, winners from each of the following categories will be selected by a panel of qualified judges and announced at the Great American NO BULL Challenge Teen Video Red Carpet Awards Event:
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Best NO BULL Documentary of the Year Award, First, Second and Third Place Winners
Best Acting Award- Best Community Involvement Award
- Best Costume and Makeup Design Award
- Best Directing Award
- Best Visual Effects Award
All videos for all categories will be selected by a panel of qualified judges for a total of eight (8) winners. The Executive Producer of the winning entries will be notified on or about 7/21/12 live at the NO BULL Teen Video Awards, subject to verification of compliance with the Great American NO BULL Challenge Official Rules.
Sponsor's and judge's decisions are final and binding on all matters relating to this Contest. Nominees will be notified by telephone, mail and/or email after the Live announcement on July 21st, 2012.
3. ENTRY CONTENT & REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ENTRIES:
(A) REFERENCE TO THIRD PARTIES: The Entry may not, either explicitly or implicitly, name, identify, refer or allude to the names or likeness(es) of any third parties unless you or a Group Member has secured the express written permission for the use of their names, identities, etc. in the Entry from such individual(s) or the individual's legal representative(s) and you are able to provide Sponsor with such written permission upon Sponsor's request. If any such third parties are minors in their state of residence and neither you nor a Group Member are their parent or legal guardian, you must have the express written permission for such usage in the Entry from the minor's parent, legal guardian or legal representative and be able to provide Sponsor with such written permission upon Sponsor's request.
(B) PROPRIETY OF ENTRY CONTENT: WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SPONSOR, ITS LOGOS AND BRANDS, AN ENTRY must not mention, show, depict, refer or otherwise allude to the name or logo of any manufacturer, brand, product, person, company, entity or character nor may it contain, mention, refer or otherwise allude to any obscene, lewd, violent, illegal, offensive, disparaging or inappropriate words, abbreviations, language, signs, symbols, political, personal and/or religious references or statements, (including but not limited to words or symbols that are widely considered offensive to individuals of a certain race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or socioeconomic group). Additionally, an Entry must not promote alcohol, illegal drugs or tobacco (or the use of any of the foregoing), any violent or otherwise inappropriate behavior, or in any way reflect negatively upon the Sponsor or Sponsor's products as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. As stated previously, the posting of an Entry on the any website connected with this Promotion does not mean the Entry has been deemed to be in compliance with these Official Rules. Sponsor reserves the right at any time during the Contest to remove the posting of an Entry that Sponsor determines, in its sole discretion, does not comply with these Official Rules or that otherwise contains prohibited or inappropriate content and in the event of such removal, the Entry will be disqualified and will not be eligible to compete for or to receive any Contest Prize.
(C) REPRESENTATIONS/WARRANTIES AS CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: By registering, uploading and submitting an Entry, the following representations and warranties are made by you individually, or if you are a Group Representative (Executive Producer), both individually and on behalf of each Group Member, that: (i) each of you have/has the legal capacity to enter this Contest; (ii) you own all rights and title to the Entry and the Entry, is solely your own or a Group Member's original work; (iii) the Entry does not infringe the intellectual property, privacy, publicity rights or any other legal or moral rights of any third party; (iv) the Entry has not won previous contests or awards and (v) you have obtained permission from each person who has in any way participated in or whose efforts have in any way contributed to the creation of or is named, mentioned, identified, referred or alluded to, or performs in the Entry and that such person(s) have granted you all necessary rights regarding use of the Entry, additionally, and you can and will make written copies of such written permissions available to the Sponsor upon request.
(D) GRANTS/WAIVERS: By submitting an Entry for the opportunity to win this Contest, as applicable, you individually and on behalf of each of your fellow Group Members, if applicable, irrevocably grant Sponsor, The Great American NO BULL Challenge and their affiliates, legal representatives, assigns, subsidiaries, agents and licensees, an assignment of all the rights, title and interest in the Entry that you possess and the unconditional, unlimited and perpetual right and permission to copy, transmit, publish, post, broadcast, display, adapt, exhibit, reproduce, encode, store, and/or otherwise use, reuse, or not use the Entry or any portion of the Entry, as edited/modified in any way by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion in this Contest in any and all media without limitation, worldwide and throughout perpetuity, without additional compensation, notice to, or approval from you or any of Group Members.
AS APPLICABLE, YOU OR YOU AS THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ON BEHALF OF EACH OF YOUR GROUP MEMBERS, REPRESENT, UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU WILL NOT BE PAID FOR OR RECEIVE ANY FORM OF COMPENSATION OR ROYALTY FROM SPONSOR & OTHERS IN EXCHANGE FOR GRANTING SPONSOR THESE RIGHTS OR FOR ANY SUBSEQUENT USE OF SUCH ENTRY OR PORTION OF IT BY SPONSORS OR THE GREAT AMERICAN NO BULL CHALLENGE, INCLUDING THE GREAT AMERICAN NO BULL CHALLENGE’S SUBSIDIARIES AND PARTNERS, REGARDLESS OF SUCH USE OTHER THAN ANY PRIZE THAT MAY BE AWARDED AND RECOGNITION ACCORDED TO YOU, AND YOUR GROUP MEMBERS AS A CONTEST WINNER.
You, both, individually and as applicable, on behalf of your Group Members, hereby waive all intellectual property rights, privacy/publicity rights or other legal or moral rights that might limit or preclude Sponsor's use of your Entry and agree not to sue or assert any claim against Sponsor & Others arising out of or connected to the use or re-use of the Entry, a portion thereof or your participation in this Contest.
(E) INDEMNIFICATION/RELEASE: By submitting your Entry, you, individually, or as an Executive Producer, on behalf of each of your Group Members, agree to indemnify and hold all Sponsors, Campaign Partners, and Subsidiaries and Others harmless from any and all claims, damages, expenses, costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) and liabilities (including settlements), brought or asserted by any third party against any of them due to or arising out of your Entry or any portion of it, you’re and, as applicable, your Group Members' conduct in creating the Entry or other actions in connection with this Contest, including but not limited to claims for trademark infringement, copyright infringement; work product, violation of an individual's right of publicity or right of privacy; or defamation. You, both individually and on behalf of your Group Members if you are an Executive Producer and Group Representative, further agree to release and hold harmless Sponsors, Campaign Partners, Subsidiaries & Others from any and all claims that any advertising or other materials subsequently produced, presented, and/or prepared by or on behalf of Sponsor infringes your rights with regard to the Entry or any portion thereof.
4. PRIZES:
(A) EACH OF THE FIFTEEN (15) NOMINEES (AND ONE GUEST) ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE NO BULL TEEN VIDEO AWARDS: In addition, each of the fifteen (15) nominees will also receive airline and hotel accommodations for two (2) to/from San Francisco having a maximum retail value of $2000 (USD), two (2) tickets to the NO BULL Teen Video Awards, two (2) tickets to the VIP Reception and Dinner and limousine service for two (2) from your San Francisco hotel to and from the NO BULL Teen Video Awards. If Executive Producer cannot make NO BULL Teen Video Awards on July 21, 2012, the Executive Producer shall appoint an Assistant Executive Producer who can accept the award on their (or their teams) behalf.
For the fifteen (15) nominees and guests selected, the trip will consist of round-trip coach air travel for prize winner and one (1) guest from major airport near prize winner's residence (to be chosen by Sponsor in its sole discretion), standard hotel accommodations, an invitation for two (2) to the VIP Reception and Dinner. (Approximate retail value is $2000 (USD) but actual value will depend on residence of prizewinner and time of travel). If prizewinner lives within approximately 150 miles of media event destination (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), Nominee will be expected to travel by ground on their own accord, instead of air travel and prizewinner will not receive any substitute or alternate prize in conjunction there with. Prizewinner and his/her guest each must possess valid travel documents (e.g., valid passport, state-issued driver's license) in order to travel by air. Prizewinner will also be required to participate in the public relations program hosted during the NO BULL Teen Video Awards. Should prizewinner refuse to participate in the media event for any reason, engage in anti-social or inappropriate behavior, in conjunction with participation in the media event, or fail to follow the instructions of Sponsor, Sponsor may terminate the trip without prior notice as well as pursue other sanctions so as to protect its rights. Prizewinner (if not of the legal age of majority in his/her jurisdiction of residence - a "minor" - his/her parent or legal guardian) may be required to sign waivers/releases and other documentation relative to prizewinner's participation in media event upon Sponsor's request, without compensation. If prizewinner is a minor, the prizewinner's parent or legal guardian must be the prizewinner's one (1) allotted guest and accompany him/her at all times during trip. Guest must complete and sign a Liability Release prior to issuance of travel documents. If guest is a minor, the travel guest's Release must be ratified and signed by the guest's parent or legal guardian. Trip is subject to availability and restrictions. Trip is valid for contest nominee only and is NOT transferable. Prizewinner and guest must travel on same itinerary as set by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Trip must be taken on dates/times of Sponsor's sole choosing prior to July 21, 2012. While Sponsor will try to provide advanced notice of at least (30) days prior to date of travel, if prize winner is not available to travel on indicated dates, trip prize will be forfeited without compensation or liability of any kind.
(B) Best NO BULL Documentary of the Year Awards: The first place winner in the category of Best NO BULL Documentary of the Year (Video with the highest score, as determined by judges panel will win: A three episode production deal worth $10,000 (USD), a trip for two to the Sundance Film Festival (air & hotel accomodations) worth up to $5,000 (USD) in 2013, where their film will be submitted as a U.S. Short Documentary. The first, second and third place winner in the category of Best NO BULL Documentary of the Year with the highest scores, as determined by the judges panel will each receive an internship with the NO BULL Challenge during the 2012/2013 year, a text-a-tip program donated to their school or organization in his/her name worth $2,000 (USD), a new laptop and an iPhone, and a $5,000 (USD) college scholarship. Each of the three winning videos will also receive a personalized crystal statue reflecting their placement of win.
(C) THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES WILL ALSO BE PRIZE WINNERS:
Best Acting Award Best Community Involvement Award Best Costume and Makeup Design Award Best Directing Award Best Visual Effects Award
One winner from each of the above featured categories will each receive a text-a-tip program donated to their school or organization in his/her name worth $2,000 (USD), an iPad and a video camera, a crystal statue reflecting their category of win with their name engraved and a $2,000 (USD) scholarship. The scholarship (for U.S. winners) will be awarded in the form of a check payable to an accredited university, college (regular, junior or community) or trade school at which the winner is enrolled as a full-time student. Should a scholarship prize winner not yet be enrolled in any school at the time of prize notification (that is, scholarship prize winner is still attending public secondary school), the scholarship will be available for up to six (6) years from date of prize notification; and if not used after such time, the prize will be forfeited. Scholarship payment will be applied to tuition; and any balance remaining may be used for other valid school charges.
(D) PRIZES MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED: No cash or other substitution may be given for a prize, except Sponsor reserves right in its sole discretion to make a substitution, in whole or in part, for a prize of comparable or greater value. Winners are solely responsible for all taxes on a prize and any expenses not specified relating to the acceptance and use of a prize. An IRS Form 1099 will be issued to U.S. winners. Determination as to whether a school is properly accredited and/or a winner is properly enrolled in a school shall be made by Sponsor in its sole discretion; and winners will be responsible for promptly providing any documentation relating thereto requested by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to contact school directly.
A traceable form of delivery and e-mail or telephone will notify nominees. Each nominee will be required to provide within a specified time period a photocopy of a valid student ID or driver's license, evidence satisfactory to Sponsor of enrollment as a student (in accredited middle or high school), a completed and signed Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability Release and (except where prohibited) a Publicity Release and, as determined by Sponsor, an assignment or license to Sponsor of all rights of ownership and copyright to the submitted video and a consent for the Sponsor to use the video, in whole or in part and as edited by Sponsor, in all media for educational, commercial and other uses without additional compensation to or prior review by nominee or winners. In addition, a separate Talent Release Form (downloaded from the NO BULL Challenge website during your video registration process) signed by each individual appearing in the video will be required to be submitted. Failure to return the required documents in a timely way, or the return of any notification as undeliverable for any reason, will cause the entry to be void and an alternate nominee to be selected. If a nominee (or any individual appearing in a video) is a minor, all relevant documents must be confirmed, ratified and signed by the parent or legal guardian of the individual signing the document(s). You may send signed forms to Sarah Flores at: 6600 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 100, Pleasanton, CA 94566 or by fax to: 925.462.8888.
5. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY/RELEASE/INTERNET:
(A) NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY IS ASSUMED BY SPONSOR, JUDGES, CAMPAIGN PARTNERS, SUBSIDIARIES & OTHERS: Resulting from any user's participation in or attempt to participate in the Promotion or his/her ability or inability to upload or download any information or material in connection with participating in the Promotion. No responsibility or liability is assumed by Sponsors, Judges, Campaign Partners, Subsidiaries & Others, and you hereby agree to release and discharge Sponsors, Judges, Campaign Partners, Subsidiaries & Others for all such responsibility and liability, for technical problems or technical malfunction arising in connection with any of the following occurrences which may affect the operation of the Promotion: 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 Website in whole or in part for any reason; traffic congestion on the Internet or the Website; unauthorized human or non-human intervention of the operation of the Promotion , including without limitation, unauthorized tampering, hacking, theft, viruses, bugs, worms; or destruction of any aspect of the Promotion, or loss, miscount, misdirection, inaccessibility or unavailability of an email account used in connection with the Promotion. Sponsors, Judges & Others are not responsible for any typographical errors in these Official Rules, Promotion materials or the announcement of Prizes, or any inaccurate or incorrect data contained in the Website. The use of any robotic, automatic, macro, programmed, third party or like methods in this Promotion are prohibited and the use or attempted use of such will void any attempted participation effected by such methods, may result in the cancellation, termination, or modification of the Promotion and the disqualification of the individual utilizing the same.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Use of the Website is at user's own risk. Sponsors, Judges, Campaign Partners, Subsidiaries & Others 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 Promotion, use of the Website or the download of any information from the Website. By participating in the Promotion, a participant releases Sponsor & Others from any and all claims, damages or liabilities arising from or relating to participation in the Promotion. By accepting a prize, Winners agree that Sponsors, Judges, Campaign Partners, Subsidiaries & Others shall not be liable for any loss or injury resulting from participation in the Promotion, or acceptance or use of any Prize or Prize-related activity whether or not hosted by Sponsors. Sponsors, Judges, Campaign Partners, Subsidiaries & Others are not liable in the event that any portion of the Promotion is cancelled due to weather, fire, strike, acts of war or terrorism, any "Force Majeure Event", or any other condition beyond its reasonable control. If for any reason the Promotion, in Sponsor's sole judgment , is not capable of running as planned, including without limitation, infection by computer viruses, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, actions by third parties, or any other causes which may affect the administration, operation, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Promotion, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion to cancel, modify or terminate the Promotion or any portion of it and proceed in a manner it deems fair and reasonable. Sponsor specifically reserves the right to change or modify the Official Rules as it deems necessary to ensure the proper and intended operation of the Promotion. Further, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual deemed to be (a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry or voting process or the operation of the Promotion; (b) violating the Official Rules; or (c) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Additionally, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any votes it deems to be irregular votes or votes cast in violation of either the wording and/or intent of these Official Rules and to disqualify any individual, Executive Producer, Group or Group Member, if it believes to have acted in violation of these Official Rules herein.
(B) PRIVACY POLICY: Any personally identifiable information collected during an entrant's participation in this Promotion will be collected by Sponsors, Campaign Partners and it's subsidiaries and used by Sponsor, its affiliates, agents and marketers for purposes of the proper administration and fulfillment of the Promotion as described in these Official Rules and in accordance with Sponsor's Privacy Policy as such is stated at http://nobullchallenge.org/home-2/terms-conditions.
(C) PUBLICITY RIGHTS: By accepting a Prize, in addition to the rights granted above, all Winners agree to allow Sponsors, Judges, Campaign Partners Subsidiaries and Others and/or Sponsor's designee the perpetual right to use their name, photograph, likeness, biographical information, Entries as applicable, for promotion, trade, commercial, advertising and publicity purposes, at any time or times, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide, including but not limited to the Internet, without notice, review or approval and without additional compensation except where prohibited by law.
(D) RELEASE: By participating, each participant in this Promotion agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Sponsors, Campaign Partners, Subsidiaries & Others from any and all causes of action, liabilities, suits, cross-claims or counterclaims, or any other claims arising out of or relating to any individual's participation in the Promotion and claims arising out of or relating to acceptance, receipt, possession or use/misuse of Prize(s).
(E) DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND CHOICE OF LAW: Issues concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules shall be governed by the laws of the State of California. All disputes arising out of or connected with this Promotion will be resolved individually, and without resort to class action, exclusively by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California or the appropriate California State Court located In Alameda County, California. Should there be a conflict between the laws of the State of California and any other laws, the conflict will be resolved in favor of the laws of the State of California. All judgments or awards shall be limited to actual incurred out-of-pocket expenses (excluding attorneys' fees) associated with participation in this Promotion and shall not include any indirect, punitive, incidental, consequential or other damages.
(F) GENERAL: By entering this Promotion, participants agree to abide by and accept these Official Rules. Participants waive any right to claim ambiguity in these Official Rules. In no event will more prizes be awarded than are stated in these Official Rules. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner based on an email address, the winning entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized Account Holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address, the interpretation of these Official Rules shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, without respect to the conflict of laws doctrine. Any and all disputes will be resolved individually, without resort to class action, exclusively before a court located in the State of California having appropriate jurisdiction. All judgments or awards shall be limited to actual incurred out-of-pocket expenses (excluding attorneys' fees) associated with participation in this Promotion and shall not include any indirect, punitive, incidental and/or consequential damages. Sponsor's decisions shall be final in all matters pertaining to this Promotion. Void outside of the 50 United States/District of Columbia/US Territories and where prohibited by law.
(G) BY PARTICIPATING, ENTRANTS (IF A MINOR, HIS/HER PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN): (a) agree to these Official Rules and to the decisions of the judges and the Sponsors, Judges, Campaign Partners, Subsidiaries and its agents in all matters, including the voting process, relating to the Contest, which decisions shall be final and binding in all respects; (b) release, indemnify and hold harmless Edgington Group LLC, The Cyber Safety Academy, The Great American NO BULL Challenge, The NO BULL Teen Video Awards, imbee, Campaign Partners and their respective parent and affiliated companies, and their respective Producers, officers and employees, from any and all claims, liabilities, losses or damages of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to the infringement of intellectual property or other rights of third parties or any liability as to failure of Sponsor, Campaign Partners, Judges, Subsidiaries or its monitoring committee/agents to screen or monitor nominees' videos prior to posting online) resulting in whole or in part from their participation in the Contest and the acceptance and use of any prize; (c) if a winner, consent (except where prohibited by law) to the use of their name, likeness and location for advertising and publicity purposes by Sponsors, Judges, Campaign Partners or Subsidiaries, in its sole discretion, of its products and services and for promotion of cyberbullying prevention; and (d) represent that the video submitted is their sole and original work and does not infringe the intellectual property right of any other party. Participants (if a minor, his/her parent or legal guardian) agree that Sponsors, Judges, Campaign Partners, Subsidiaries, Others and its agents are not responsible for late, lost or misdirected entries or mail, or for error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, computer, hardware or software malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate transmission of, or failure of Sponsor and its agents to receive entries for any reason whatsoever or for any errors, mishaps or problems, regardless of the cause, in the voting process. In the event Sponsors, Judges, Campaign Partners, Subsidiaries or agent determines that the integrity of the Contest has been impaired or corrupted for any reason and as a result cannot be offered or completed as planned, Sponsor (subject to any governmental approval that may be required) reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel or terminate the Contest and to select nominees from among eligible entrants legitimately received prior to the event causing cancellation or termination or otherwise in a manner determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion to be fair, appropriate and consistent with these Official Rules; and notice of cancellation will be posted at www.nobullchallenge.org. Should the Sponsors, Judges, Campaign Partners and judges, in their sole discretion, determine that there are insufficient entries worthy of being selected as a nominee, they reserve the right to select less than fifteen (15) nominees; and in such event the dollar value of the nominee prizes not awarded shall be applied by Sponsor to the promotion of cyberbullying prevention among middle and high school students. The Contest shall be governed by and interpreted under the internal laws of the State of California (that is, excluding choice-of-law/conflict-of-law principles) for the contest in the United States and any legal action concerning the Contest in the USA shall be brought only in a state or federal court located in Alameda County, California. In all circumstances, a legal action must be brought individually, NOT as part of a class action and the participant (if a minor, the participant and/or his/her parent or legal guardian) will only be able to recover his/her actual out-of-pocket costs (if any) in conjunction with participation in the Contest and expressly waives any right to all other damages (including but not limited to compensatory, incidental, consequential or punitive damages).
To obtain a copy of the official rules or for a list of nominees and final winners (available after September 15, 2012) mail a self-addressed envelope to The Great American NO BULL Challenge, at 6600 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 100, Pleasanton, California 94566. Please mark envelope "official rules" or "winners list."
SPONSORS: Edgington Group LLC, The Cyber Safety Academy, The Great American NO BULL Challenge, The NO BULL Teen Video Awards and their successors and/or assigns, 6600 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 100, Pleasanton, California, 94566 and imbee Corporation, 2099 Mount Diablo Boulevard, Suite 204, Walnut Creek, California, 94596.
The Great American NO BULL Challenge is a 501c3 Organization.
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