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HP Ultrabook bag contest: Win $10.000.- and an HP SpectreXT Ultrabook.
A great opportunity for designers, Win $10,000 and an HP Spectre XT Ultrabook™ in the HP Ultrabook™ Bag contest. Enter the contest Spectre XT Ultrabook™ powered by Intel® Core™ processor here. Dealine September 8. read the submissions guidelines and term and conditions below:
Submission guidelines
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- Design a bag to hold an HP ENVY Ultrabook™ 6: 37.4 cm (14.72") W x 25.3 cm (9.95") D x 2 cm (0.78") H
- Your design may be a photo, CAD drawing or sketch.
- You may upload up to 5 images of your design.
- Upload a jpg, png, gif or tiff.
- Files must be under 800x600 pixels.
- Your design will be public.
- You can enter multiple submissions.
- The Grand Prize winner will receive $10,000 plus an HP Spectre XT Ultrabook™.
- 5 finalists will each receive an HP Spectre XT Ultrabook™.
THIS CONTEST IS INTENDED FOR PLAY IN THE 50 UNITED STATES AND D.C. ONLY AND WILL BE GOVERNED BY U.S. LAW. DO NOT ENTER IF YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE AND LOCATED IN ONE OF THE 50 UNITED STATES OR D.C. AT THE TIME OF ENTRY.
1. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. The HP + Project Runway Contest (“Contest”) is open and offered only to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older at the time of participating. Employees, officers and directors (and their immediate families [spouse, children, parents, siblings] and those living in their same households [whether or not related]) of The Hewlett-Packard Company (“Sponsor”), its parent, subsidiary, and affiliated companies, advertising, promotion, or production agencies and Web masters/suppliers (collectively “Promotion Parties”) are not eligible to participate. Void where prohibited. Subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations. Sponsor reserves the right, at any time, to verify eligibility requirements. By participating, entrants agree to these Official Rules, which are final and binding in all respects.
2. CONTEST TIMING: The Contest begins August 30, 2012 at 9:00:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (“PDT”) and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. PDT on September 8, 2012 (the “Contest Entry Period”). Voting to determine the five (5) finalists will begin on September 13, 2012 at 9:00:00 a.m. PDT and ends on September 26, 2012 at 11:59:59 p.m. PDT. The computer clock of the Website is the official time-keeping device of the Contest.
3. CONTEST SUMMARY: Sponsor invites entrants to design a bag to hold an HP ENVY Ultrabook that is 37.4 cm (14.72") Width x 25.3 cm (9.95") Depth x 2 cm (0.78") Height. Each design must be an original work and cannot include any copyrighted elements (no logos, slogans, or art in use). Entrants may submit more than one (1) entry as defined in Rule #4. Submissions will be judged to determine forty (40) Semi-Finalists; then five (5) Finalists will be chosen by public voting and will advance to the final round of judging to determine the Grand Prize winner. See Rules 6, 7 and 8 for Judging Criteria and complete details on the winner determination process.
4. TO ENTER: Visit www.hp.com/projectrunway (the “Website”) and follow the online instructions to sign in using your Facebook or Twitter account. You will advance to the authorization page where you will be required to authorize Sponsor to pull your profile information and other content in order to participate in the Contest (“Sign In”). Next, follow the online instructions to input the name and a brief description of your design which must include measurements and manufacturing/production (up to 400 characters) and upload your photo, computer-aided design, or sketch (in a .jpg, .png, or .gif format at 800x600 pixels wide) of your Ultrabook case design (the “Entry”) and submit your Entry. Entries must be submitted in accordance to all of the Contest Entry Guidelines as specified herein and on the Website. Incomplete Entries and Entries including images in an invalid format/size will be void. Limit five (5) images per Entry; each image may show a different view of the case. Limit one (1) Entry per day. A “day” shall be defined as 12:00:00 a.m. PDT to 11:59:59 p.m. PDT of the same day except for the first day of the Contest Period and the first day of the Voting Period which is defined as beginning 12:00:00 p.m. PDT and ending 11:59:59 p.m. PDT of the same day. Each Entry must be unique and must not have been previously submitted during the Contest Entry Period. Entrants must agree to these Official Rules and Sponsor's terms of use and privacy policy.
Sponsor reserves the right to verify all Entries. If a dispute arises regarding the identity of an Entrant, the authorized account subscriber of the email account used at the time of entry will be considered the Entrant. “Authorized account subscriber” is defined as the natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization which is responsible for assigning email addresses or the domain associated with the submitted email address. Automated Entries are prohibited, and any use of such automated devices will cause disqualification. All Entries must be received during the Contest Entry Period. Please see the Sponsor's privacy policy at http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/privacy.htmlfor details regarding the personal information collected in connection with this Contest. By entering this Contest you consent to Sponsor and its promotional agencies storing and using the personal information you submitted with your Entry for the purpose of administering the Contest. Finalists will be included in a publicly-available winner’s list.
5. CONTEST ENTRY GUIDELINES: By submitting an Entry you warrant and represent that it: (a) is your original work, (b) has not been previously published, (c) has not previously won awards, (d) does not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity; (e) that you have obtained permission from a person whose name or likeness is used in the Entry and (f) that publication of the Entry via various media including Web posting, will not infringe on the rights of any third party rights. Any such Entrant will indemnify and hold harmless, Sponsor from any claims to the contrary. The Entry must meet the following guidelines:
6. CONTEST JUDGING-ROUND ONE (to determine forty [40] Semi-Finalists): Entries will be judged by a Sponsor-selected panel of judges (“Judges”) based on the following criteria (“Judging Criteria”):
(a) Innovation and Originality. Is the bag design offering something new and original? Does it significantly improve the experience of toting around and/or using a laptop?
(b) Aesthetics and Style. Are the submitted images polished? Convincing? Stylish? Would consumers buy this bag based on the submitted imagery?
(c) Appropriateness for the HP Ultrabook Envy. The HP Ultrabook Envy is unique in the way it combines affordability with light-weight, sleek, effortlessly mobile design. Does the submitted bag design fit with the HP Ultrabook in being sleek, stylish, lightweight, small, portable?
(d) Thoughtfulness and attention to detail. Is there an interesting idea behind this laptop bag design? Has the design been clearly thought-through?
(e) Practicality and Marketability. Did entrant's Description include a brief description of the production/manufacturing process?
(f) Following Directions. Did the entrant submit a Description, measurements, specifications and production details for their bag design? Does the size of the bag correspond appropriately to the size of the HP Ultrabook? Are the Description and images clear and organized?
For each judging criterion, judges will award points on a 0-5 point scale, with 5 being the highest point score and 0 being the worst score. At the conclusion of the judging, the forty (40) Entries receiving the highest cumulative point scores for all Judging Criteria awarded by the Judges will be deemed the Semi-Finalist Entries. In the event of a tie, tie breaker will be based upon the highest point score in the first Judging Criteria, continuing thereafter to each Judging Criterion in order, as needed, to break the tie. Semi-Finalist Entries will be determined on or about September 12, 2012.
7. VOTING (to determine five [5] finalists): During the Voting Period, Semi-Finalist Entries will be posted at www.hp.com/projectrunway. To vote, you must first Sign In as described in Rule #4. Upon completing the Sign In process, you will then be able to vote for the Entry you think is innovative, creative and aesthetically pleasing. Limit of one (1) vote per Entry per day. Any use of robotic, macro, automatic, programmed or like voting methods will void all such votes. Any attempt by an Entrant and/or his/her respective family/friends to vote more than the number of times authorized herein using multiple names or e-mail addresses, paying or retaining third parties to create Facebook or Twitter accounts for the purposes of voting and/or any other fraudulent mechanism, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, shall give Sponsor the right to disqualify such Entrant in its reasonable discretion. Any attempt by any person to fraudulently circumvent the voting restrictions in order to cast multiple votes will result in disqualification of all such votes received and may result in disqualification of the Entrants for whom the improper votes were received if the Sponsor determines that that Entrant was involved in any way in the perpetration of such fraud. At the conclusion of the Voting Period, the top five (5) Entrants, whose Entries receive the highest number of votes will be deemed Finalists (subject to verification) and will advance to the Final Round of Contest Judging. In the event of a tie, tied entrants will be included in the Final Round of Contest Judging. Limit one (1) Finalist Entry per person. Finalists will be determined and announced on the Website on or about September 27, 2012.
8. CONTEST JUDGING-FINAL ROUND (to determine Grand Prize Winner): Finalist Entries will be judged by the Judges based on the Judging Criteria described in Rule #6. The Entrant whose Entry receives the highest cumulative point score for all Judging Criteria awarded by the Judges will be deemed the Grand Prize winner. In the event of a tie, tie breaker will be based upon the highest point score in the first Judging Criteria, continuing thereafter to each Judging Criteria in order, as needed, to break the tie. Grand Prize winner will be determined on or about October 15, 2012.
9. PRIZES: Grand Prize (1): Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) awarded in the form of a check or wire transfer, payable to winner. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): $10,000.Finalist Prizes (5): One (1) HP Envy Spectre XT 13t-2000. ARV: $999. Winners must accept prize as stated, or prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winners. Total ARV of all prizes: $10,999. Taxes, if any, on prizes are the sole responsibility of the winner. The difference between any stated prize value and actual prize value will not be awarded. Winners will be issued an IRS 1099 form for the retail value of their prize. Winners will be solely responsible for any fees or costs associated with the prizes they receive, regardless of whether it, in whole or in part, is used. The ARV of the Finalist Prize is based on available information provided to Sponsor and the value of any prize awarded to a winner may be reported for tax purposes where required by law. Prizes cannot be transferred, redeemed for cash or substituted, but Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value at its sole discretion. Limit one (1) Finalist Prize per person/address/household. Unclaimed prizes will not be awarded.
10. WINNER NOTIFICATION: Finalists will be required to complete, sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and a Liability Release within seven (7) days of receipt of notification, as determined by Sponsor, in Sponsor's sole discretion. Grand Prize winner will be required to complete, sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and a Liability Release within seven (7) days of receipt of notification, as determined by Sponsor, in Sponsor's sole discretion. If documents are not returned timely, or if the prize notification or prize is returned as nondeliverable, or if Finalist/Grand Prize winner is found to be ineligible or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules, prize may be forfeited and an alternate Finalist or Grand Prize winner may be selected. In the event that a potential Finalist or Grand Prize winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize to an alternate Finalist or Grand Prize winner even if the disqualified potential Finalist's/Grand Prize winner's name(s) may have been announced. A prize recipient who is a minor in his/her state of residence will be awarded to minor’s parent or legal guardian who must sign and return all required documentation. Sponsor is not responsible for any change of email, mailing address and/or telephone number of Entrants.
11. GENERAL CONDITIONS: As a condition of entering, Entrants (or their parent or legal guardian if an eligible minor) agree (and agree to confirm in writing) that: (a) Sponsor, Promotion Parties, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (collectively “Released Parties”) are released, will have no liability whatsoever for, and shall be indemnified and held harmless by participants against any liability for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind to person(s), including death, or property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of the prize or participation in this Contest or any Contest-related activities. Except where legally prohibited, Finalists grant (and agree to confirm this grant in writing) permission to Sponsor and those acting under its authority the right to the use of his/her name, picture, likeness, voice, biographical information and statements, at any time or times, for advertising, trade, publicity and promotional purposes without additional compensation, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide and on the Internet and World Wide Web, without notice, review or approval.
BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY, ENTRANT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HIS/HER ENTRY MAY BE POSTED ON SPONSOR’S WEBSITE, IN SPONSOR’S DISCRETION. Submission of an Entry grants Sponsor and its agents an unlimited, worldwide, perpetual, license and right to publish, use, publicly perform the Entry in any way, in any and all media, without limitation, and without consideration to the Entrant. By submitting an Entry, you agree that your submission is gratuitous and made without restriction, will not place Sponsor under any obligation, Sponsor is free to disclose or otherwise use the ideas contained in the Entry on a non-confidential basis to anyone or otherwise use the ideas without any additional compensation to you. You acknowledge that, by acceptance of your Entry, Sponsor does not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to Sponsor, or developed by its employees, or obtained from sources other than you.
By accepting a prize, the Entrant agrees that his/her Entry will be deemed a Work Made For Hire under the Copyright laws of the United States, but if it cannot be so deemed, then the winner irrevocably assigns and transfers to Sponsor all of his/her right, title and interest in and to his/her Entry, including all but not limited to all copyright and trademark rights which he or she may have, in the United States and worldwide, therein, for consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged. Winner hereby waives in favor of Sponsor, all rights of “Droit Moral” or “Moral Rights of Authors” or any similar rights or principles of law that winner may now or later have to his/her Entry. Sponsor reserves the right to alter, change or modify the winning Entry, in its sole discretion. Upon request of Sponsor, Entrant shall execute and deliver such additional instrument of assignment, as may be solely deemed by Sponsor, reasonably necessary to establish the ownership of record of the right, title and interest in and to the Entry and of the copyrights transferred and “Moral Rights of Authors” waived under these Official Rules. Should Sponsor fail to request the said assignment as stated, that shall not be deemed a waiver of Sponsor’s rights and Sponsor may at a later time request the assignment.
12. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: Neither Sponsor, Released Parties nor their agencies are responsible for lost, illegible, late, misdirected, incomplete, mutilated, or non-delivered Entries, emails, votes; or for interrupted or unavailable satellite, network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), Website, telephone or other connections, availability or accessibility, or miscommunications, or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, or lines, or technical failure or jumbled, garbled, corrupted, scrambled, delayed or misdirected transmissions, or computer hardware or software or telephone malfunctions, failures, or technical errors or difficulties, or other errors of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic or network or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information, or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information. Sponsor, Released Parties and their agencies are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by users of the Website, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest; and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or tampering with or hacking of the Website. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry or voting process or operation of the Contest or Website, to be acting in violation of the terms of the Website or to be acting in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to threaten, abuse or harass any other person. Sponsor, Released Parties and their agencies are not responsible for injury or damage to participant, participant's computer or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in this Contest or downloading or copying materials from or use of Website. If, for any reason, Contest, in the sole opinion of Sponsor, is not capable of running as planned by reason of infection by computer virus, worms, bugs, tampering, hacking, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes which, in sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend Contest, and determine the Winning Entry from eligible Entries received prior to action taken, or as otherwise deemed fair and equitable by Sponsor. If such malfunction, error, disruption or damage occurs, and impairs the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play of the Contest, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, suspend or terminate the Contest by posting a notice on the Website.
In no event will Sponsor, Released Parties, or their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries and related companies, their advertising or promotion agencies or all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents be responsible or liable for any damages or losses of any kind, including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages arising out of your access to and use of the Website or downloading from and/or printing material downloaded from said Website. Without limiting the foregoing, everything on the Website is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. Some jurisdictions may not allow limitations of exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages or exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding these limitations or exclusions. ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT AS PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
13. BINDING ARBITRATION: Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Contest shall be settled by binding arbitration in a location determined by the arbitrator as set forth herein (provided that such location is reasonably convenient for claimant), or at such other location as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties, in accordance with the procedural rules for commercial disputes set forth in the Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures of JAMS (“JAMS Rules and Procedures”) then prevailing, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitrator shall be selected pursuant to the JAMS Rules and Procedures. The arbitrator shall apply California law consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act and applicable statutes of limitations, and shall honor claims of privilege recognized at law. In the event that the claimant is able to demonstrate that the costs of arbitration will be prohibitive as compared to the costs of litigation, Sponsor will pay as much of the claimant’s filing and hearing fees in connection with the arbitration as the arbitrator deems necessary to prevent the arbitration from being cost-prohibitive. If any part of this arbitration provision is deemed to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal (other than that claims will not be arbitrated on a class or representative basis), or otherwise conflicts with the rules and procedures established by JAMS, then the balance of this arbitration provision shall remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with its terms as if the invalid, unenforceable, illegal or conflicting provision were not contained herein. If, however, the portion that is deemed invalid, unenforceable or illegal is that claims will not be arbitrated on a class or representative basis, then the entirety of this arbitration provision shall be null and void, and neither claimant nor Sponsor shall be entitled to arbitrate their dispute. Upon filing a demand for arbitration, all parties to such arbitration shall have the right of discovery, which discovery shall be completed within sixty days after the demand for arbitration is made, unless further extended by mutual agreement of the parties. THE ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE IN THE ENTRANT’S INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE OR JOIN THE CLAIMS OF OTHER PERSONS OR PARTIES WHO MAY BE SIMILARLY SITUATED. DO NOT ENTER THIS CONTEST IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO HAVE ANY CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARBITRATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE OFFICIAL RULES. BY PARTICIPATING IN SPONSOR’S CONTEST, EACH ENTRANT AND PRIZE WINNER AGREES THAT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (1) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE CONTEST, OR ANY PRIZE AWARDED, WILL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY THROUGH BINDING ARBITRATION AS SET FORTH ABOVE, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION; (2) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND AWARDS WILL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL THIRD-PARTY, OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED (IF ANY), BUT IN NO EVENT WILL ATTORNEYS' FEES BE AWARDED OR RECOVERABLE; (3) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY ENTRANT OR PRIZE RECIPIENT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN ANY AWARD FOR, AND ENTRANT HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO SEEK, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS AND/OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, OTHER THAN ACTUAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES), AND/OR ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED; AND (4) ENTRANT AND PRIZE WINNER'S REMEDIES ARE LIMITED TO A CLAIM FOR MONEY DAMAGES (IF ANY) AND ENTRANT IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR EQUITABLE RELIEF. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO EVERY ENTRANT.
14. GOVERNING LAW/JURISDICTION: By entering, entrants agree that all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, participant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of State of California, USA, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules, and any matters or proceedings which are not subject to arbitration as set forth in these Official Rules and/or for entering any judgment on an arbitration award, shall take place in the State of California, in Santa Clara County, California. By entering, entrants consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal, state and local courts located in Santa Clara County, California, USA.
15. WINNERS' LIST: For the names of the Finalists and Grand Prize winner, write your complete name and address on a 3½” x 5” card and mail in a first-class, stamped envelope to: HP + Project Runway Contest Winners List, Dept. 7500-7172, P.O. Box 3184, Young America, MN 55558-3184, for receipt by October 31, 2012.
SPONSOR: The Hewlett-Packard Company, 3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA 94304-1185.
HP + PROJECT RUNWAY CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES
1. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. The HP + Project Runway Contest (“Contest”) is open and offered only to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older at the time of participating. Employees, officers and directors (and their immediate families [spouse, children, parents, siblings] and those living in their same households [whether or not related]) of The Hewlett-Packard Company (“Sponsor”), its parent, subsidiary, and affiliated companies, advertising, promotion, or production agencies and Web masters/suppliers (collectively “Promotion Parties”) are not eligible to participate. Void where prohibited. Subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations. Sponsor reserves the right, at any time, to verify eligibility requirements. By participating, entrants agree to these Official Rules, which are final and binding in all respects.
2. CONTEST TIMING: The Contest begins August 30, 2012 at 9:00:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (“PDT”) and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. PDT on September 8, 2012 (the “Contest Entry Period”). Voting to determine the five (5) finalists will begin on September 13, 2012 at 9:00:00 a.m. PDT and ends on September 26, 2012 at 11:59:59 p.m. PDT. The computer clock of the Website is the official time-keeping device of the Contest.
3. CONTEST SUMMARY: Sponsor invites entrants to design a bag to hold an HP ENVY Ultrabook that is 37.4 cm (14.72") Width x 25.3 cm (9.95") Depth x 2 cm (0.78") Height. Each design must be an original work and cannot include any copyrighted elements (no logos, slogans, or art in use). Entrants may submit more than one (1) entry as defined in Rule #4. Submissions will be judged to determine forty (40) Semi-Finalists; then five (5) Finalists will be chosen by public voting and will advance to the final round of judging to determine the Grand Prize winner. See Rules 6, 7 and 8 for Judging Criteria and complete details on the winner determination process.
4. TO ENTER: Visit www.hp.com/projectrunway (the “Website”) and follow the online instructions to sign in using your Facebook or Twitter account. You will advance to the authorization page where you will be required to authorize Sponsor to pull your profile information and other content in order to participate in the Contest (“Sign In”). Next, follow the online instructions to input the name and a brief description of your design which must include measurements and manufacturing/production (up to 400 characters) and upload your photo, computer-aided design, or sketch (in a .jpg, .png, or .gif format at 800x600 pixels wide) of your Ultrabook case design (the “Entry”) and submit your Entry. Entries must be submitted in accordance to all of the Contest Entry Guidelines as specified herein and on the Website. Incomplete Entries and Entries including images in an invalid format/size will be void. Limit five (5) images per Entry; each image may show a different view of the case. Limit one (1) Entry per day. A “day” shall be defined as 12:00:00 a.m. PDT to 11:59:59 p.m. PDT of the same day except for the first day of the Contest Period and the first day of the Voting Period which is defined as beginning 12:00:00 p.m. PDT and ending 11:59:59 p.m. PDT of the same day. Each Entry must be unique and must not have been previously submitted during the Contest Entry Period. Entrants must agree to these Official Rules and Sponsor's terms of use and privacy policy.
Sponsor reserves the right to verify all Entries. If a dispute arises regarding the identity of an Entrant, the authorized account subscriber of the email account used at the time of entry will be considered the Entrant. “Authorized account subscriber” is defined as the natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization which is responsible for assigning email addresses or the domain associated with the submitted email address. Automated Entries are prohibited, and any use of such automated devices will cause disqualification. All Entries must be received during the Contest Entry Period. Please see the Sponsor's privacy policy at http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/privacy.htmlfor details regarding the personal information collected in connection with this Contest. By entering this Contest you consent to Sponsor and its promotional agencies storing and using the personal information you submitted with your Entry for the purpose of administering the Contest. Finalists will be included in a publicly-available winner’s list.
5. CONTEST ENTRY GUIDELINES: By submitting an Entry you warrant and represent that it: (a) is your original work, (b) has not been previously published, (c) has not previously won awards, (d) does not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity; (e) that you have obtained permission from a person whose name or likeness is used in the Entry and (f) that publication of the Entry via various media including Web posting, will not infringe on the rights of any third party rights. Any such Entrant will indemnify and hold harmless, Sponsor from any claims to the contrary. The Entry must meet the following guidelines:
- Entries must comply with these Official Rules and any Terms of Service on the Website;
- Entry cannot be sexually explicit or suggestive, unnecessarily violent or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group, profane or pornographic, contain nudity or any materially-dangerous activity;
- Entry cannot promote alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing), any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous, or any particular political agenda or message;
- Entry cannot be obscene or offensive, endorse any form of hate or hate group;
- Entry cannot defame, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks about Sponsor or its products, or other people, products or companies;
- Entry cannot contain trademarks, logos or trade dress owned by others (except trademarks, logos or trade dress owned by Sponsor), or advertise or promote any brand or product of any kind (except for brands or products owned by Sponsor), without permission, or contain any personal identification, such as license plate numbers, personal names, email addresses or street addresses;
- Entry cannot contain copyrighted materials owned by others (including photographs, sculptures, paintings and other works of art or images published on or in Website, television, movies or other media) without permission. Sponsor does not permit the infringement of others’ rights and any use of materials not original to the Entrant (except copyrighted materials owned by Sponsor) is grounds for disqualification from the Contest. Do not copy your favorite movie, book or photo or include materials, images, graphics, music or trademarks belonging to any third parties or incorporate the names, voices, likeness or personas of any party other than yourself unless you have obtained all rights necessary to permit you to use same in connection with your Entry and grant the rights herein granted to Sponsor;
- No background artwork should appear in an Entry unless it is an original work of the Entrant. Any artwork, murals, etc. that can be seen in Entries must be created solely by the Entrant or Entrant must be the sole owner of all copyright interests therein;
- Entry cannot contain materials embodying the names, likenesses, photographs, or other indicia identifying any person, living or dead, without permission;
- Entry cannot communicate messages or images inconsistent with the positive image and/or goodwill to which Sponsor wishes to associate; and
- Entry cannot depict, and cannot itself, be in violation of any law.
6. CONTEST JUDGING-ROUND ONE (to determine forty [40] Semi-Finalists): Entries will be judged by a Sponsor-selected panel of judges (“Judges”) based on the following criteria (“Judging Criteria”):
(a) Innovation and Originality. Is the bag design offering something new and original? Does it significantly improve the experience of toting around and/or using a laptop?
(b) Aesthetics and Style. Are the submitted images polished? Convincing? Stylish? Would consumers buy this bag based on the submitted imagery?
(c) Appropriateness for the HP Ultrabook Envy. The HP Ultrabook Envy is unique in the way it combines affordability with light-weight, sleek, effortlessly mobile design. Does the submitted bag design fit with the HP Ultrabook in being sleek, stylish, lightweight, small, portable?
(d) Thoughtfulness and attention to detail. Is there an interesting idea behind this laptop bag design? Has the design been clearly thought-through?
(e) Practicality and Marketability. Did entrant's Description include a brief description of the production/manufacturing process?
(f) Following Directions. Did the entrant submit a Description, measurements, specifications and production details for their bag design? Does the size of the bag correspond appropriately to the size of the HP Ultrabook? Are the Description and images clear and organized?
For each judging criterion, judges will award points on a 0-5 point scale, with 5 being the highest point score and 0 being the worst score. At the conclusion of the judging, the forty (40) Entries receiving the highest cumulative point scores for all Judging Criteria awarded by the Judges will be deemed the Semi-Finalist Entries. In the event of a tie, tie breaker will be based upon the highest point score in the first Judging Criteria, continuing thereafter to each Judging Criterion in order, as needed, to break the tie. Semi-Finalist Entries will be determined on or about September 12, 2012.
7. VOTING (to determine five [5] finalists): During the Voting Period, Semi-Finalist Entries will be posted at www.hp.com/projectrunway. To vote, you must first Sign In as described in Rule #4. Upon completing the Sign In process, you will then be able to vote for the Entry you think is innovative, creative and aesthetically pleasing. Limit of one (1) vote per Entry per day. Any use of robotic, macro, automatic, programmed or like voting methods will void all such votes. Any attempt by an Entrant and/or his/her respective family/friends to vote more than the number of times authorized herein using multiple names or e-mail addresses, paying or retaining third parties to create Facebook or Twitter accounts for the purposes of voting and/or any other fraudulent mechanism, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, shall give Sponsor the right to disqualify such Entrant in its reasonable discretion. Any attempt by any person to fraudulently circumvent the voting restrictions in order to cast multiple votes will result in disqualification of all such votes received and may result in disqualification of the Entrants for whom the improper votes were received if the Sponsor determines that that Entrant was involved in any way in the perpetration of such fraud. At the conclusion of the Voting Period, the top five (5) Entrants, whose Entries receive the highest number of votes will be deemed Finalists (subject to verification) and will advance to the Final Round of Contest Judging. In the event of a tie, tied entrants will be included in the Final Round of Contest Judging. Limit one (1) Finalist Entry per person. Finalists will be determined and announced on the Website on or about September 27, 2012.
8. CONTEST JUDGING-FINAL ROUND (to determine Grand Prize Winner): Finalist Entries will be judged by the Judges based on the Judging Criteria described in Rule #6. The Entrant whose Entry receives the highest cumulative point score for all Judging Criteria awarded by the Judges will be deemed the Grand Prize winner. In the event of a tie, tie breaker will be based upon the highest point score in the first Judging Criteria, continuing thereafter to each Judging Criteria in order, as needed, to break the tie. Grand Prize winner will be determined on or about October 15, 2012.
9. PRIZES: Grand Prize (1): Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) awarded in the form of a check or wire transfer, payable to winner. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): $10,000.Finalist Prizes (5): One (1) HP Envy Spectre XT 13t-2000. ARV: $999. Winners must accept prize as stated, or prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winners. Total ARV of all prizes: $10,999. Taxes, if any, on prizes are the sole responsibility of the winner. The difference between any stated prize value and actual prize value will not be awarded. Winners will be issued an IRS 1099 form for the retail value of their prize. Winners will be solely responsible for any fees or costs associated with the prizes they receive, regardless of whether it, in whole or in part, is used. The ARV of the Finalist Prize is based on available information provided to Sponsor and the value of any prize awarded to a winner may be reported for tax purposes where required by law. Prizes cannot be transferred, redeemed for cash or substituted, but Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value at its sole discretion. Limit one (1) Finalist Prize per person/address/household. Unclaimed prizes will not be awarded.
10. WINNER NOTIFICATION: Finalists will be required to complete, sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and a Liability Release within seven (7) days of receipt of notification, as determined by Sponsor, in Sponsor's sole discretion. Grand Prize winner will be required to complete, sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and a Liability Release within seven (7) days of receipt of notification, as determined by Sponsor, in Sponsor's sole discretion. If documents are not returned timely, or if the prize notification or prize is returned as nondeliverable, or if Finalist/Grand Prize winner is found to be ineligible or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules, prize may be forfeited and an alternate Finalist or Grand Prize winner may be selected. In the event that a potential Finalist or Grand Prize winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize to an alternate Finalist or Grand Prize winner even if the disqualified potential Finalist's/Grand Prize winner's name(s) may have been announced. A prize recipient who is a minor in his/her state of residence will be awarded to minor’s parent or legal guardian who must sign and return all required documentation. Sponsor is not responsible for any change of email, mailing address and/or telephone number of Entrants.
11. GENERAL CONDITIONS: As a condition of entering, Entrants (or their parent or legal guardian if an eligible minor) agree (and agree to confirm in writing) that: (a) Sponsor, Promotion Parties, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (collectively “Released Parties”) are released, will have no liability whatsoever for, and shall be indemnified and held harmless by participants against any liability for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind to person(s), including death, or property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of the prize or participation in this Contest or any Contest-related activities. Except where legally prohibited, Finalists grant (and agree to confirm this grant in writing) permission to Sponsor and those acting under its authority the right to the use of his/her name, picture, likeness, voice, biographical information and statements, at any time or times, for advertising, trade, publicity and promotional purposes without additional compensation, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide and on the Internet and World Wide Web, without notice, review or approval.
BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY, ENTRANT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HIS/HER ENTRY MAY BE POSTED ON SPONSOR’S WEBSITE, IN SPONSOR’S DISCRETION. Submission of an Entry grants Sponsor and its agents an unlimited, worldwide, perpetual, license and right to publish, use, publicly perform the Entry in any way, in any and all media, without limitation, and without consideration to the Entrant. By submitting an Entry, you agree that your submission is gratuitous and made without restriction, will not place Sponsor under any obligation, Sponsor is free to disclose or otherwise use the ideas contained in the Entry on a non-confidential basis to anyone or otherwise use the ideas without any additional compensation to you. You acknowledge that, by acceptance of your Entry, Sponsor does not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to Sponsor, or developed by its employees, or obtained from sources other than you.
By accepting a prize, the Entrant agrees that his/her Entry will be deemed a Work Made For Hire under the Copyright laws of the United States, but if it cannot be so deemed, then the winner irrevocably assigns and transfers to Sponsor all of his/her right, title and interest in and to his/her Entry, including all but not limited to all copyright and trademark rights which he or she may have, in the United States and worldwide, therein, for consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged. Winner hereby waives in favor of Sponsor, all rights of “Droit Moral” or “Moral Rights of Authors” or any similar rights or principles of law that winner may now or later have to his/her Entry. Sponsor reserves the right to alter, change or modify the winning Entry, in its sole discretion. Upon request of Sponsor, Entrant shall execute and deliver such additional instrument of assignment, as may be solely deemed by Sponsor, reasonably necessary to establish the ownership of record of the right, title and interest in and to the Entry and of the copyrights transferred and “Moral Rights of Authors” waived under these Official Rules. Should Sponsor fail to request the said assignment as stated, that shall not be deemed a waiver of Sponsor’s rights and Sponsor may at a later time request the assignment.
12. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: Neither Sponsor, Released Parties nor their agencies are responsible for lost, illegible, late, misdirected, incomplete, mutilated, or non-delivered Entries, emails, votes; or for interrupted or unavailable satellite, network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), Website, telephone or other connections, availability or accessibility, or miscommunications, or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, or lines, or technical failure or jumbled, garbled, corrupted, scrambled, delayed or misdirected transmissions, or computer hardware or software or telephone malfunctions, failures, or technical errors or difficulties, or other errors of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic or network or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information, or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information. Sponsor, Released Parties and their agencies are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by users of the Website, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest; and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or tampering with or hacking of the Website. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry or voting process or operation of the Contest or Website, to be acting in violation of the terms of the Website or to be acting in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to threaten, abuse or harass any other person. Sponsor, Released Parties and their agencies are not responsible for injury or damage to participant, participant's computer or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in this Contest or downloading or copying materials from or use of Website. If, for any reason, Contest, in the sole opinion of Sponsor, is not capable of running as planned by reason of infection by computer virus, worms, bugs, tampering, hacking, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes which, in sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend Contest, and determine the Winning Entry from eligible Entries received prior to action taken, or as otherwise deemed fair and equitable by Sponsor. If such malfunction, error, disruption or damage occurs, and impairs the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play of the Contest, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, suspend or terminate the Contest by posting a notice on the Website.
In no event will Sponsor, Released Parties, or their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries and related companies, their advertising or promotion agencies or all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents be responsible or liable for any damages or losses of any kind, including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages arising out of your access to and use of the Website or downloading from and/or printing material downloaded from said Website. Without limiting the foregoing, everything on the Website is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. Some jurisdictions may not allow limitations of exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages or exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding these limitations or exclusions. ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT AS PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
13. BINDING ARBITRATION: Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Contest shall be settled by binding arbitration in a location determined by the arbitrator as set forth herein (provided that such location is reasonably convenient for claimant), or at such other location as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties, in accordance with the procedural rules for commercial disputes set forth in the Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures of JAMS (“JAMS Rules and Procedures”) then prevailing, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitrator shall be selected pursuant to the JAMS Rules and Procedures. The arbitrator shall apply California law consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act and applicable statutes of limitations, and shall honor claims of privilege recognized at law. In the event that the claimant is able to demonstrate that the costs of arbitration will be prohibitive as compared to the costs of litigation, Sponsor will pay as much of the claimant’s filing and hearing fees in connection with the arbitration as the arbitrator deems necessary to prevent the arbitration from being cost-prohibitive. If any part of this arbitration provision is deemed to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal (other than that claims will not be arbitrated on a class or representative basis), or otherwise conflicts with the rules and procedures established by JAMS, then the balance of this arbitration provision shall remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with its terms as if the invalid, unenforceable, illegal or conflicting provision were not contained herein. If, however, the portion that is deemed invalid, unenforceable or illegal is that claims will not be arbitrated on a class or representative basis, then the entirety of this arbitration provision shall be null and void, and neither claimant nor Sponsor shall be entitled to arbitrate their dispute. Upon filing a demand for arbitration, all parties to such arbitration shall have the right of discovery, which discovery shall be completed within sixty days after the demand for arbitration is made, unless further extended by mutual agreement of the parties. THE ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE IN THE ENTRANT’S INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE OR JOIN THE CLAIMS OF OTHER PERSONS OR PARTIES WHO MAY BE SIMILARLY SITUATED. DO NOT ENTER THIS CONTEST IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO HAVE ANY CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARBITRATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE OFFICIAL RULES. BY PARTICIPATING IN SPONSOR’S CONTEST, EACH ENTRANT AND PRIZE WINNER AGREES THAT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (1) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE CONTEST, OR ANY PRIZE AWARDED, WILL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY THROUGH BINDING ARBITRATION AS SET FORTH ABOVE, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION; (2) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND AWARDS WILL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL THIRD-PARTY, OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED (IF ANY), BUT IN NO EVENT WILL ATTORNEYS' FEES BE AWARDED OR RECOVERABLE; (3) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY ENTRANT OR PRIZE RECIPIENT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN ANY AWARD FOR, AND ENTRANT HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO SEEK, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS AND/OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, OTHER THAN ACTUAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES), AND/OR ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED; AND (4) ENTRANT AND PRIZE WINNER'S REMEDIES ARE LIMITED TO A CLAIM FOR MONEY DAMAGES (IF ANY) AND ENTRANT IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR EQUITABLE RELIEF. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO EVERY ENTRANT.
14. GOVERNING LAW/JURISDICTION: By entering, entrants agree that all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, participant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of State of California, USA, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules, and any matters or proceedings which are not subject to arbitration as set forth in these Official Rules and/or for entering any judgment on an arbitration award, shall take place in the State of California, in Santa Clara County, California. By entering, entrants consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal, state and local courts located in Santa Clara County, California, USA.
15. WINNERS' LIST: For the names of the Finalists and Grand Prize winner, write your complete name and address on a 3½” x 5” card and mail in a first-class, stamped envelope to: HP + Project Runway Contest Winners List, Dept. 7500-7172, P.O. Box 3184, Young America, MN 55558-3184, for receipt by October 31, 2012.
SPONSOR: The Hewlett-Packard Company, 3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA 94304-1185.
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