1. GENERAL INFO: The MAEDA Contest (herein known as “Contest”) is designed to give people the chance to learn about Marshall, Michigan. For purposes of these Official Rules, Individuals shall be known as “Entrants”. MAEDA shall be known as “Sponsor”. Your email must be produced by you, the Entrant. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. By participating in this Contest, Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and to Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding on all matters relating to the Contest. The Sponsor of this Contest is MAEDA, 323 W. Michigan Ave., Marshall, MI 49068. The Contest will operate as described below, on or about the stated dates:
2. ELIGIBILITY: Contest is open to entrants who are legal residents of the 50 United States and Washington, D.C. Void outside of the 50 United States, Washington, D.C., and where prohibited.
3. HOW TO ENTER: Emails submitted for this contest should be your valid email address. Email addresses shall not contain material that violates or infringes another’s rights, including but not limited to material that violates privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement. Without limiting the foregoing, Email Address Submissions must not include third party trademarks, logos, insignia, location signage, Email Address graphs, artwork, or sculptures; include third parties, including but not limited to minors, celebrities and friends who have not expressly authorized Entrants to display their image, or likeness in any submitted Email Address or otherwise use such image, likeness in accordance with these Official Rules; By entering, each Entrant represents and warrants that his or her entry (and Sponsor’s and its designees’ use thereof) does not and will not defame or otherwise violate the rights of any third party and does not and will not violate any federal, state, or local laws or ordinances. Entrant further represents and warrants that he or she has secured the requisite consent from any third party referenced or appearing in their entries. To the extent that anyone under the age of 18 appears in an Email Address, Entrant represents and warrants that the minor’s parents consented to the minor’s appearance in the Email Address and the public display of the Email Address on Sponsor’s social media channel and in public. Entrants will retain copyright in their work, but each Entrant grants to Sponsor a non‐exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, assignable, royalty‐free license to publish, reproduce, distribute, display, perform, create derivative works, transmit or disseminate the Works in all media or platforms whether now known or hereafter invented. Entrant also waives any and all moral rights in the Works with respect to any use by Sponsor its member stations, sublicensees, or assigns. Sponsor and its designees shall have the perpetual, worldwide right to publish and use the entries in any way, and in any media for trade, advertising, promotional, and/or other purposes as Sponsor and/or its designees may determine without further consideration to Entrant or any third party.
4. RIGHTS IN SUBMISSIONS: Entrant’s email address is being collected and added to Sponsor’s distribution lists for Email marketing, each Entrant hereby grants to the Sponsor, its assignees, the exclusive, irrevocable, fully paid, universal license to use, copy, sublicense, transmit, distribute, publicly perform, publish, delete or display such Email Address, or any portion thereof, in any media now known or hereafter devised including, but not limited to all forms of television and all forms of Internet and wireless protocol. Each Entrant authorizes the Sponsor and any entities affiliated or in privity with the Sponsor to utilize, for eternity and in any manner they see fit, the Email Address submitted to Sponsor, and to make derivative works from such materials solely in connection with the Contest (i.e., to distribute promotional materials). Each Entrant releases the Sponsor, and their assignees and licensees, from any and all claims or liability (now known or hereafter arising), including but not limited to any claims for defense and/or indemnity, in connection therewith. Each Entrant agrees and acknowledges that participation in the Contest, including, without limitation, the winner may be required to complete and execute additional documents and have third parties execute Sponsor’s documents in connection with the rights granted to Sponsor as a condition of prize acceptance. In addition, by participating in the Contest and submitting a Email Address, each Entrant hereby grants permission (except where prohibited by law) for the Sponsor to use Entrant’s Email Address, name, likeness, voice, quotes, comments, biographical information, Email Address graph and/or image for the purpose of distributing advertising, trade, or promotions without further notice, permission, compensation or consideration in any and all media now known or hereafter developed throughout the universe, unless prohibited by law. Except as required by law or permitted pursuant to these Contest Official Rules, the Sponsor will not share an Entrant’s contact information with any third parties.
5. WARRANTY: It is an express condition of submission and eligibility that each Entrant warrants and represents that Entrant’s Email Address is solely owned by Entrant and that no other party has any rights or interest in the Email Address. Entrant further represents and warrants that the Email Address and any use thereof by the Sponsor or any partners, subsidiaries and affiliates in connection with programming, advertising, promotion and publicity, shall not infringe upon any statutory or common law intellectual property right (including, without limitation, any copyright) under U.S. and international laws and shall not constitute a defamation, or invasion of the right of privacy or publicity, or infringement of any other right of any kind of any third party.
6. INDEMNITY: Entrant shall defend, indemnify and hold MAEDA, its officers, employees or agents harmless from and against any and all liability, loss, expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), or claims for injury or damages arising out of the performance of this Agreement.
7. CHOICE OF LAW: Michigan law governs this Contest. In the event of a claim or dispute, Entrants’ sole remedy shall be limited to their remedy at law for damages, if any, and Entrants shall not have the right to in any way enjoin or restrain the distribution, advertising, publicizing or other exploitation (in any form of media), the Contest, and/or any intellectual property owned or licensed by the Sponsor or affiliated entities.
8. PRIVACY POLICY: Sponsor will not sell, rent, transfer or otherwise disclose your personal data to any third party other than as described above herein or in the privacy policy.
