f. Before being declared a winner, entrants may be required to sign and return, within a stipulated period of time, a declaration of compliance with the Contest Rules and acceptance of the prize as awarded and a full liability and publicity Release in favour of the Contest Sponsors. By accepting a prize, each entrant automatically consents to the use, disclosure and publication of their name, city of residence, voice, statements, photographs, image or other likenesses for publicity, advertising or informational purposes by the Contest Sponsors and their respective advertising and promotional agencies in any medium or format without payment, compensation or notice.
g. This Contest will be run in accordance with these Contest Rules, subject to amendment from time to time by the Contest Sponsors. Contestants must comply with these Contest Rules and will be deemed to have received and understood the Contest Rules by participating in the Contest. The terms and conditions of this Contest, as set out in these Contest Rules, are not subject to counter-offer or amendment by an entrant (or their parent/legal guardian), except as expressly set out herein.
h. Any dispute relating to the Contest, including, without limitation, a dispute as to whether an entrant has complied with all of the Contest Rules, shall be resolved by the Contest Sponsors in their sole and absolute discretion. All decisions of the Contest Sponsors and/or the contest judge appointed by the Contest Sponsors regarding any and all aspects of the Contest shall be final and binding without any right of appeal or review.
i. The Contest Sponsors are not responsible or liable, jointly or severally, for any of the following: (i) failure of the internet or the website during the Contest Period including, without limitation, the failure for any reason whatsoever of selected entrants to receive a prize notification, (b) for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination thereof including, without limitation, the failure of any entry or prize claim to be received by the Contest Sponsors or any injury or damage to an entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from playing or downloading any material in the Contest, (iii) change in entrants’ telephone numbers or e-mail address after entries are submitted, (iv) damage or loss, including any loss, loss of productions, loss of profits
(anticipated or otherwise), economic loss, special, indirect or consequential loss or damage or punitive damages, whether in contract, tort or under any other theory of law or equity, arising from, connected with, or relating to the Contest, the submission of entries to the Contest, or participation in the Contest, or the prize and regardless of the cause or any negligence by any of the Contest Sponsors or any person or entity for whom any of them are responsible, and notwithstanding that any of those entities or persons may have been advised of the possibility of such loss or damage being incurred.
j. The Contest Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole and absolute discretion, to suspend, delay or terminate the Contest should a virus, bug, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure, or any other cause beyond their reasonable control corrupt, compromise or interfere with the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct and administration of the Contest, and the Contest Sponsors may disqualify any entrant responsible for such misconduct. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, the Contest Sponsors reserve the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.
k. This Contest is void where prohibited by law and is subject to all applicable laws and regulations. If any provision of these Contest Rules is found by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, all other provisions will remain in full force and effect.
l. This Contest and all related matters are governed solely by laws of California, United States and applicable federal laws of United States. Proceedings regarding any dispute must be commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction in California, United States within six (6) months after the dispute arose, after which time any and all proceedings regarding the dispute are barred.