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GURUSHARE.COM
OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES
Thursday, May 07, 2009
I. DESCRIPTION
GuruShare Inc. (“GURUSHARE”), sponsor of The Golden Guru Contest ("Contest")
seeks submission of user generated videos on the topics of education, business,
professional development, or software training.
At GuruShare's sole discretion, Videos may be posted on
GuruShare.com and may be further used as stated herein or in
the submission materials. Only videos conforming to GuruShare’s Standards and
Practices based on GuruShare’s judgment, as they determine in their sole
discretion, will be eligible for consideration in the Contest.
The Contest will consist of one Grand Prize award of $1000 (USD). There will be
one prize awarded for the best video. Please see Section IV of these rules
regarding additional rules for awarding of prizes.
II. PROCEDURES
1. Persons wishing to enter may upload as many different videos as they wish to
GuruShare.com by following the instructions on the website. Videos will be
reviewed on an ongoing basis. See Section VI for information on deadlines.
2. All submissions become the sole property of GURUSHARE and may be used in any
manner, commercial or otherwise, in any and all media now known or hereafter
devised throughout the universe in perpetuity. GURUSHARE reserves the right to
destroy all videos that do not meet GuruShare’s Standards as contained in the
Terms of Service. GURUSHARE is not responsible for lost, damaged or misdirected
videos under any circumstances. Please keep a copy of your submission.
3. If submitting videos via
GuruShare.com, the recommended specifications and instructions
for upload can be found at www.GuruShare.com/web/main/upload_1.aspx. Entrant
understands and agrees his/her video submission may receive exposure on
GuruShare.com and may be subjected to comments and popularity
ratings from the public at large. GURUSHARE is not responsible in any manner for
any critical or derogatory remarks posted by the public pertaining to an entrant
or an entrant's video. Additional information regarding online submissions may
be available at
GuruShare.com.
4. Entrant must explicitly disclose the circumstances of the taping at time of
entry.
5. GuruShare reserves the right to edit and/or alter any submission in
GuruShare’s sole discretion.
6. GuruShare’s decisions regarding all Contest matters are final and
nonappealable. All submissions are subject to the terms of these rules and all
entrants agree to be bound by these rules and GuruShare’s decisions. GURUSHARE
reserves the right in its sole discretion to amend these rules at any time and
GURUSHARE will post the revised rules and/or notice of any such rule changes on
GuruShare.com. The rules in effect at whatever time the
submission is judged will apply regardless of submission date.
7. GURUSHARE is not responsible for Internet system and hardware failures;
delayed, incomplete or unsuccessful transmission of video or other entry
information; technical malfunctions of any kind; human error; information loss
and downtime; or any costs, losses, liability or damages resulting from any such
failures. In the event of any such technical difficulty, malfunction or error,
GURUSHARE reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to take such actions as it
deems appropriate in keeping with the fairness and integrity of the Contest,
including without limitation a determination to take no action.
III. ELIGIBILITY
1. The Contest is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States, D.C.,
and Canada. The Contest is also open to international users with Paypal
accounts. Contest is void where
prohibited or restricted by law.
2. GuruShare reserves the right to at any time implement new eligibility
criteria and/or modify existing eligibility criteria, including, without
limitation, geographical and age restrictions.
3. Entrant must be 18 years of age or older as of the date of entry. Written
parental consent will be required for persons under 18 (or who are not of the
age of majority in their state of domicile) for their entries to be considered.
4. The submission of a video constitutes the entrant's permission to use the
video and the name, voice and likeness of the entrant, as well as the entrant's
representation that he/she has obtained all necessary permissions and approvals
to use the video and the name, voice and likeness of all persons appearing in
the video, in and in connection with the program and any and all other
exploitations thereof or otherwise, including, without limitation, for
advertising and promotion purposes, in all media now known or hereinafter
created.
5. Each submission must be solely the original work of the entrant / submitter.
6. Each entrant represents that his/her submission does not infringe on any
third party's copyrighted material, trademark or other intellectual property
rights, or privacy or publicity rights.
7. By submitting an entry, each entrant agrees to release, discharge, defend and
hold harmless GURUSHARE and their respective licensees, assigns, officers,
directors, employees, agents and representatives from and against any claim,
expense or liability arising from or related to submission, exhibition or
exploitation of the entry, participation in this Contest (or any related
sweepstakes), appearance on the program, or otherwise and/or acceptance or use
of any prize.
8. Each entrant acknowledges and agrees that his/her submission may or may not
receive exposure, that competing submissions may receive more or less exposure.
Entrant understands, agrees and assumes the risk that exposure of his/her
submission, if any, may not be the same or commensurate with that of other
competing submissions and that such exposure may or may not have an actual or
perceived impact on voting results. Entrant explicitly acknowledges and agrees
that the Releases given by entrant shall cover any claim, expense or liability
arising from or relating to such exposure, or the lack thereof.
9. Each entrant agrees that his/her participation and submission shall be
governed by and construed under and in accordance with the laws of the State of
Illinois applicable to contracts entered into and wholly performed therein. Each
entrant consents and agrees to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the
federal and state courts of the State of Illinois, located in the County of
Cook.
IV. JUDGING CRITERIA
1. Contest will winner will be determined by formulating a score.
The score is calculated as (# of Views during contest * average rating) + sum of
button reviews. Button reviews are
the single click feedback options for each video (Useful, Well Made, Learned
Something).
V. PRIZES
1. Prizes will be awarded to the person(s) submitting the video up to 90 days
after initial upload, provided they certify and establish to GURUSHARE’S
satisfaction that they are the owner(s) of the video and further provided that
they have complied with the official rules and signed all necessary Releases and
any other forms as determined by GURUSHARE.
2. Winners of any prize are solely responsible for all federal, state and local
taxes.
3. GURUSHARE reserves the right to
terminate, suspend and/or modify the competition, award the prizes by any other
means GURUSHARE deems appropriate, and/or limit, reduce or not award the
announced prizes.
VI. CONTEST DEADLINES
1. The contest deadline is midnight CST
on Sept. 30, 2009. All videos must
be received by GURUSHARE on or before the deadline dates to be eligible for
inclusion in the contest. Deadlines
are subject to change at GURUSHARE's sole discretion.
VII. RELEASES
1. The submission of a video constitutes
the entrant's permission to use the video and the name, voice and likeness of
the entrant, as well as the entrant's representation that he/she has obtained
all necessary permissions and approvals to use the video and the name, voice and
likeness of all persons appearing in the video, in and in connection with the
program and any and all other exploitations thereof or otherwise, including,
without limitation, for advertising and promotion purposes, in all media now
known or hereinafter created.
2. To acquire Release forms for any
persons other than the submitter appearing, depicted, or heard in the video or
to acquire Release forms for a parent or guardian to sign please contact
legal@gurushare.com