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Official Rules
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1. Contest Period: Contest begins on {startDate}, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. (PST) and ends at 11:59 p.m. (PST) on {endDate}, 2010.
2. To Enter: All recordings must be recorded/captured via the Busa Beats recorder interface on the BusaBeats.com (the “Website”) while using the instrumental tracks provided on the Website for this contest. There is no limit as to the number of submissions an individual can submit. All entries must be submitted by close of business on {endDate}, 2010. All winners must meet eligibility requirements set forth in these rules and sign an affidavit of eligibility in order to qualify for the prize. American Suzuki Motor Corporation (“Sponsor”) its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and agents are not responsible for lost, illegible, late, damaged, misdirected or incomplete entries. By entering this Contest, the entrant agrees to the Official Rules and judge’s decisions.
3. Eligibility: Contest is open to residents of the forty-eight contiguous United States and Alaska, but specifically excluding Hawaii, who are 18 years of age or older. Employees of Sponsor, and their respective partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, contractors, officers, directors, advertising and promotion agencies, employees, or judges (collectively "Contest Parties") and any other individual or company involved in the development or execution of the Contest at any time during the Contest Period, and the immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible.
All submissions must be an original work of authorship created by the individual submitting his/her materials for entry into the Contest. No submissions will be allowed of any materials that have either been plagiarized, previously published, or that have won any contest or award. By submitting a track to enter the Contest, contestant affirms that he/she has sole and exclusive rights to the material(s) they are submitting, and that no other individual or entity has any legal rights to such material. By entering this Contest, contestant agrees that the Sponsor and/or its affiliates have the ability to use contestant’s submission in any and all forms of media, without being required to compensate contestant. By entering this Contest, contestant hereby assigns any and all rights in the submission materials to the Sponsor, to use, in perpetuity, in any form or medium as Sponsor so chooses.
Furthermore, contestant affirms that he/she is currently not under contract with any recording company/label, is not a member of the American Federation of Musicians (“AFM”), the Screen Actors Guild (“SAG”), the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (“AFTRA”) or any other actor’s or musician’s union, and does not have any exclusive obligations that would prevent his/her participation in this Contest.
4. Judging: All eligible submissions will be posted on the Website for listening, review, and judging by the Busa Beats community. {numFinalists} finalists (“Finalists”) will be chosen by the Busa Beats community based on the greatest number of “Dope Points” each submission earns. Dope Points are earned by acquiring votes from Website visitors. The Grand Prize Winner will be chosen from the Finalists by the expert panel of music judges. The Judges for this competition are Vincent Punsalan, Shimon Nolfo, Brian Lucas, Charles Stewart, and Cooper Borre.
The maximum length of each submission that will be reviewed for judging by the Judges is Three minutes and thirty-three seconds (3:33). Any submission containing violence, profanity, or content that offends the traditional notions of decency will automatically be disqualified. Such decision to disqualify based on content is solely at the discretion of the Sponsor and/or Judges.
The criteria for judging is as follows: 30% will be based on originality; 30% will be based upon how the submission reflects the feelings and spirit of the Hayabusa motorcycle (i.e. Hayabusa knowledge); and 40% will be based upon the lyrical creativity and flow of the submission.
5. General Contest Rules:
a. All federal, state and local tax liabilities, excluding sales tax liabilities, are the sole responsibility of winners. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply to this Contest.
b. Grand Prize winner will be required to complete an Affidavit of Eligibility/Release of Liability and, if legally permissible, Publicity Release within 14 days of notification as a condition to receipt of their prize. Noncompliance within this time period or return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification. If Affidavit or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, it will result in disqualification, and the corresponding prize will be awarded to an alternate winner in a separate random drawing. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission to the sponsors and their agencies to use winners name and/or likeness for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.
c. Prizes are non-transferable and have no cash redemption or equivalent. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize or prize component of equal or greater value should a prize or any component of a prize become unavailable.
d. Sponsor and Contest Parties are not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing, the offering or the administration of the Contest, or in the announcement of the Grand Prize. By participating in this Contest, entrants agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor and Contest Parties (including but not limited to their franchisees, their partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, promotion, fulfillment, judging agents and agencies and each of their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, representatives, attorneys, agents and employees), from any and all liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind, including bodily injury or death, arising from or in connection with, either directly or indirectly, (1) the awarding, acceptance, receipt, possession, use and/or misuse of any prize awarded herein; or (2) participation in the Contest or any prize related activities, including but not limited to traveling to and from any prize related activity. Sponsor and Contest Parties make no representation or warranties concerning the appearance or safety of any prize awarded. Sponsor, Contest Parties their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, parent corporations, and their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents, and any and all Internet servers and access provider(s) are not responsible for: any incorrect or inaccurate entry information; human error; technical malfunctions; failures, omission, interruption, deletion, or defect of any telephone network, computer online systems, computer equipment, server providers, or software, including any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from any participation in this Contest; inability to access websites; theft, tampering, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries; transactions that are processed late or incorrectly or are incomplete or lost due to computer or electronic malfunction or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site; printing or human or other errors; and any entries which are late, lost, incomplete, misdirected, stolen, mutilated, or illegible, or any combination thereof. Proof of in person submission, or online submission is not considered proof of delivery or receipt. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned.
e. Contest Parties and Sponsor may collect your name, address, phone number and e-mail address for purposes of administering your participation in this Contest. At the time you are entering the Contest, we may also ask your permission to send you future marketing information from Sponsor or Contest Parties. Contest participants will be provided an opportunity to opt out of receipt of this marketing information or from the sharing by Contest parties or Sponsor of your personal information with our promotional partners or other third parties. We want to assure you that Sponsor is dedicated to protecting your privacy.
f. Any effort to improperly influence any of the Judges will result in an immediate disqualification from the Contest.
6. Verification: All winning entries are subject to verification by Sponsor, whose decisions are final and binding. Any entry that is illegible, mutilated, altered, duplicated, tampered with or forged will be null and void. Only Official entries obtained via Rule #2 shall be deemed to have been obtained legitimately. Contest entries which are distributed where prohibited by law or not obtained pursuant to official Contest rules and procedures will be null and void.
7. Prizes: There is one (1) Grand Prize: The Grand Prize Winner will win a brand new 2008 Suzuki Hayabusa. Grand Prize has a total approximate retail value of {cashWorth}. Odds of winning are based on the number of eligible entries received.
Prize has no redeemable cash value.
8. Winners List: For name of the Grand Prize winner, send a stamped, self-addressed, #10 envelope to: {sendAddress}, to be received by {sendDate}.
9. Choice of Law: Under no circumstances will entrants be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrants hereby waive all rights to claim punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorneys’ fees, and entrants further waive all rights to have damages multiplied or increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrants and Sponsor in connection with this Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the substantive laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of law principles.
10. Sponsor: The Sponsor of this Contest is American Suzuki Motor Corporation, 3251 E. Imperial Highway, Brea, CA 92821.
