Sketch Art Manga Contest, Terms and Conditions
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SKETCH ART MANGA CONTEST
1. These official rules apply to the "Sketch Art Manga Contest"
only and do not apply to any other contest currently offered on
animecutie.com. If these rules are inconsistent with the Terms and
Conditions that appear on the animecutie.com website, these contest
rules will govern.
2. HOW TO ENTER: This Contest begins at 12:01 AM Pacific Standard Time on
October 10, 2006 and ends at 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time on November
1, 2006 ("Entry Period"). To enter mail your art work to:
Anime Cutie
PO Box 400729
Hesperia, CA 92340
along with the following required consent form. You may submit up to
three drawings, each as a separate entry.
3. JUDGING: All entries will be judged by a panel of judges consisting of
Sponsor staff members, based on the following equally weighted judging
criteria: Originality; Creativity; and Appropriateness to Contest theme.
In the event of a tie, the person among the tied entries with the
highest score in Originality will be declared the winner. Winner will be
notified by Private Message and/or Email. Winner will be notified by
11/10/06.
4. Sponsor retains exclusive rights to all submitted art work which includes
but is not limited to printing and selling on clothing or other media. Sponsor
also retains rights to the art work itself for use on the Sponsor website, and
any Sponsor promotional material. Participants will retain authorship of the
submitted art work. The participant may display or archive the art work in a
portfolio or personal collection, but may not sell or reproduce the art
work for commercial purposes. In addition, the participant cannot submit
the art work to another entity to be potentially reproduced. The art
work must be the participant's own original work and may not have been
previously published. The art work may not contain the trademarks, logos,
copyrighted works or intellectual property of any third parties, or any
material, which Sponsor in its sole discretion deems to be profane or
offensive. Submitted art work may be reworked by professional designers
to prepare it for use. This usually results in small color changes or
size changes. Participants who, in the opinion of Sponsor , do not
comply with these guidelines can at any time be excluded from the
contest without notification of reason. Additionally, if the art work
meets the criteria of the copyright laws of the United States,
Sponsor may register the art work with the U.S. Copyright Office. This
registration will list the artist as the primary copyright author with
Sponsor being listed as the copyright claimant and owner of exclusive right(s).
Should this occur, a copy of the registration certificate will be forwarded to
the artist upon receipt.
5. ELIGIBILITY: Open to persons who are 13 years of age or older. Void
where prohibited by law. Employees of Sponsor, their parents,
affiliates and subsidiaries, participating advertising and promotion
agencies and prize suppliers (collectively, "Promotion Entities") (and
members of their immediate family and/or those living in the same
household of each) are not eligible to enter the Contest or win a prize.
6. PRIZES: (1) Prizes and their Approximate Retail Value ("ARV), The
Prizes consists of the following:
(i, First Place) 100 Points for use at animecutie.com (ARV:$75);
(ii, Second Place) 75 Points for use at animecutie.com (ARV $50);
(iii, Third Place) 25 Points for use at animecutie.com (ARV:$10);
All other expenses not specified herein are the responsibility of the
winner. ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND/OR LOCAL TAXES AND THE REPORTING
CONSEQUENCES THEREOF, ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER.
7. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: Winner may forfeit prize if Sponsor is
unable to contact him or her within 7 days of first attempted
notification. In such event, the prize may be awarded to an alternate
winner. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any element of the
prize for an item of equal or greater value. All federal, state and
local laws and regulations apply. Entrants agree to be bound by the
terms of these official rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are
final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Contest. All entrants
acknowledge that if they are chosen as a winner, certain of their
personally identifying information may be disclosed to third parties at
least as required by law. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical
or other error in the printing of the offer or administration of the
Contest.
9. GENERAL RELEASE: ENTRANTS AGREE THAT THE PROMOTION ENTITIES (A) SHALL NOT
BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY LOSSES, DAMAGES OR INJURIES OF ANY KIND
RESULTING FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST OR ANY CONTEST-RELATED
ACTIVITY, OR FROM ENTRANTS' ACCEPTANCE, RECEIPT, POSSESSION AND/OR USE OR
MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE, AND (B) HAVE NOT MADE ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION
OR GUARANTEE EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, WITH RESPECT TO ANY
PRIZE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO SUCH PRIZE'S QUALITY OR FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
10. NO MODIFICATION/INVALIDITY: In the event that any provision is
determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these
rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in
accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were
not contained herein.
11. GOVERNING LAW/JURISDICTION: ALL ISSUES AND QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE
CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THESE
OFFICIAL RULES OR THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF ENTRANTS OR SPONSOR IN
CONNECTION WITH THE CONTEST SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WITHOUT
GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OF CONFLICT OF LAW RULES OR
PROVISIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER STATE'S LAWS.
12. SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Contest is animecutie.com, PO Box 400729
Hesperia, CA 92340.
13. To enter the contest the following form must be filled out and sent with
the original artwork to:
Anime Cutie
PO Box 400729
Hesperia, CA 92340
Title of Work : _______________________________________________________
For Adult Participants: (Age 18 or older)
Artist's Name: ________________________________________________________
Age: ________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________
Daytime Phone ________________________________________________________
For Participants (17 and younger)
Artist's Name: _____________________________________________________
Age: _____________________________________________________
Parent's Name: _____________________________________________________
Parent's Address: _____________________________________________________
Parent's daytime phone: _______________________________________________
14. All submitted artwork becomes the sole property of animecutie.com and
will not be returned. animecutie.com will not provide any compensation
to the artist for the submitted artwork.
15. I, ________________________, Artist of the enclosed artwork warrant that
I have sole exclusive right to provide this artwork to animecutie.com and
I grant animecutie.com the exclusive right to publish, use, and sell this
artwork subject to animecutie.com's sole discretion.
Signature: _________________________________________ Date: ____________
Printed Name: _________________________________________________________
16. Parental Permission: Required for all participants under the age of 18.
I, _________________________, parent of Artist, consent to
animecutie.com's exclusive right to use, publish, and sell the submitted
artwork. I also agree to the above terms and conditions and, on behalf
of my child, grant animecutie.com the exclusive right to use, publish,
and sell the said artwork at its sole discretion.
Parent Signature : ____________________________________ Date : ________
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