The City of Heroes Freedom Logitech Gaming Giveaway Official Rules and Conditions

The City of Heroes Freedom Logitech Gaming Giveaway Official Rules and Conditions

This contest is organized by NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited, who are identified in more detail in Section 9 of this document (the "Sponsors").

1. ENTRY

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. IF YOU ARE ENTERING THIS CONTEST AS A RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THIS CONTEST SHALL BE VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY UNITED STATES LAW.

This is a free prize draw (the "Contest") and you are not required to buy any product, or service from the Sponsors, or to be a subscriber to any of the Sponsor's games to enter the Contest.

Participants must follow this method of entry:

1) Be present during the Twitch.TV Weekly Broadcast (http://www.twitch.tv/paragonstudios) on Wednesday, July 25th 2012 at 10:30 AM PDT. Submit your entry via Private Message to the user "Paragonstudios" with "Logitech G600 City of Heroes Give Away" as the subject when prompted. All entrants will need to provide the following information in their Twitch.TV Private Message:
A. Your first and last name
B. Your age
C. Your e-mail Address
D. Your full mailing address
E. Your submission must also contain the following statement (Please note that your submission will be disqualified if this statement is not present):

"If I am a winner, I permit NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown and any comments which I may make about myself, this Contest that I provide for advertising and promotional activities.

By submitting an entry to Contest, I accept and agree to be bound by the Official Terms and conditions http://www.cityofheroes.ca/news/contests_promos/city_of_heroes_logitech.html"

Alternatively, send a stamped envelope with a letter to The City of Heroes Freedom Logitech Gaming Giveaway, NC Interactive, Inc., 1501 4th Ave. Floor 20. Seattle, WA 98101, USA. Include the following information in English in the body of the letter:

A. Your first and last name
B. Your age
C. Your e-mail address
D. Your full mailing address
E. Your submission must also contain the following statement. Please not ethat your submission will be disqualified if this statement is not present.

"If I am a winner, I permit NC Interactive, Inc. and NCsoft Europe Limited to use my name, likeness, photograph, hometown and any comments which I make make about myself, this Contest that I provide for advertising and promotional activities.

By submitting an entry to Contest, I accept and agree to be bound by the Official Terms and Conditions http://www.cityofheroes.ca/news/contests_promos/city_of_heroes_logitech.html"

By entering the Contest, you accept and agree to be bound by these Official Rules and Conditions.

Any personal information given to the Sponsors when you enter this Contest will only be used to contact you in relation to this Contest. All information concerning non-winning entries will be deleted after the end of the Contest. The personal information concerning the winning entries will be only used in the context of this Contest and use of your entry as agreed between you and the Sponsor. This information will not be disclosed to any third party or used for any other purpose. You may exercise your rights of access and rectification of this information by writing to: cohcommunity@ncsoft.com.

If you are a winner you hereby give Sponsors and their respective divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates, and agencies full permission, right and authority to use your likeness, photograph, name, hometown, and any comments that you may make/answer to questions Sponsors may provide, or any other information that you provide about yourself, the prize, the Contest, or City of Heroes Freedom™, for the purposes of advertising and promotion (in any media, including but not limited to in print media, television, film, video, radio, internet or otherwise) related to the Contest, City of Heroes Freedom™ or each of the Sponsors, without any further notification or compensation to you other than that set out herein. Winner waives all rights of inspection and approval in relation to the foregoing.

All postal entries must be received by 11:59 (PDT), Monday, July 30, 2012 (the "Contest Conclusion") and must be in English. Entries which do not conform to these Official Rules and Conditions will not be accepted. The Contest is limited to one entry per person.

The Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, incorrect, unintelligible, non-conforming or misdirected entries, which will be void. Use of a false name, mailing address, or email account will disqualify an entry and the individual who submitted the entry. Use of obscenities, racist, sexist, hateful or other material or depictions that, in Sponsor's judgment, are inappropriate or offensive, will disqualify an entry. Sponsor is not responsible for hardware or software malfunctions, lost or unavailable network connections, server unavailability due to technical, capacity constraints or other issues, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled or delayed electronic or other communications. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, can disqualify, from this Contest and/or any other contest conducted by Sponsor, any person who, in Sponsor's reasonable suspicion, tampers with the entry process or the operation of the web site. Sponsor has the right to terminate, suspend or modify this Contest, in whole or in part, at any time and without prior notice, if, in Sponsor's judgment, the Contest is altered, corrupted or cannot be completed as planned due to computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, technical failures, or other conditions beyond Sponsor's control, or at Sponsor's reasonable discretion. Incomplete entries are invalid, and entrants with incomplete entries will be disqualified.

2. ELIGIBILITY

To enter the contest, as of Wednesday, July 25, 2012 (a) you must be 13 years of age or older, (b) if you are a minor in your country of residence, you must provide the entry as set forth under 1.1 with your legal guardian's approval and you must provide written approval of your entry to the Contest, and consent to these Official Rules and Conditions by your legal guardian (this written approval shall be provided within 14 days after the receipt of request by the Sponsor), (c) you must have Internet access, an email account and access to a personal computer, and (d) you must be a resident of the United States (excluding the State of Rhode Island, and excluding Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. territories, military installations and commonwealths), Canada (excluding Quebec) (Canadian residents will be required to answer an additional mathematical question in order to claim their prizes), or the European Union.

Employees of Sponsor, and Sponsor's respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, representatives, advertising, promotion and publicity agencies and members of the immediate families (defined as parents, children, siblings and spouse, regardless of where they reside) or households of such employees are not eligible to enter the Contest.

3. DURATION

The contest period begins at 10:30 a.m. PDT on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 and ends at 11:59 p.m. PDT on Monday, July 30, 2012 (3:30 a.m. BST /4:30 CEST on Friday, June 28, 2012 in Europe).

4. SELECTION OF WINNING ENTRIES

The winning entries will be drawn at random by representatives of the Sponsor. Winners will be notified via e-mail and announced on the City of Heroes web site and on Twitch.TV (http://www.twitch.tv/paragonstudios) on or about Wednesday, August 1, 2012. Any and all decisions of the judges shall be final and binding in all respects.

5. PRIZES

1) Prizes description

The daily prize breakdown is as follows:

Three (3) First Place Winners Will Each Receive:

• One (1) Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse (Estimated retail value: $79.99)

Estimated Total Prize package value: $79.99

2) Prizes awarding process

If a winner cannot be contacted via the email address and/or address, as applicable, he/she submitted with their entry to the Contest, or refuses or is ineligible to accept the prize, then Sponsor reserves the right to conduct another random drawing to award the prize (a "Substitute Winner").

The Substitute Winner will be contacted as mentioned above and required to comply with the prizes awarding process described in this Section 5(2).

In the event the Substitute Winner cannot be contacted as mentioned above or does not comply with the prizes awarding process described in this Section 5(2) for a given prize, any such prize will not be awarded. Prizes are not transferable. No substitution of the prize for cash or other goods and services is permitted, except Sponsor reserves the right to provide a substitute prize of approximately equal value. Taxes on prizes (including, without limitation, income taxes), if any, are the sole responsibility of the individual winners. If a winner is under 18 or a minor in his or her state/province/country of residence, his or her parent or guardian must also sign any applicable releases and documentation.

6. GENERAL CONDITIONS

You waive the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages. Except where prohibited, you agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved under the laws of the State of Washington. You assume sole liability for injuries, including personal injuries and/or damage to property or prize, caused or claimed to be caused by participating in this contest or the acceptance, loss, shipment, or use of any prize awarded. Sponsor is not responsible for any failure to contact entrants, whether due to technical or human error. All of Sponsor's decisions regarding the application and interpretation of the Rules are final.

In the event that you are resident in the European Union, nothing in these Official Rules and Conditions shall limit or exclude Sponsor's liability for death or personal injury from Sponsor's negligence or fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation. Subject to the foregoing, the Sponsors shall not be responsible for any liability, loss, damage, cost or expense sustained by you arising out of, or in connection, with your entry into this Contest or use of the prize unless caused by the Sponsors due to gross negligence or intent.

7. WINNERS LIST

The winners of this Contest will be posted on http://www.cityofheroes.com on or about Wednesday, August 8, 2012. A list of winners can also be obtained by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to City of Heroes Freedom™ Contest, NC Interactive, Inc., 1501 4th Ave. Floor 20. Seattle, WA 98101, USA for U.S. and Canadian residents and City of Heroes Freedom™ Contest, NCsoft Europe Limited, Mocatta House, Trafalgar Place, Brighton, BN1 4DU, England for European Residents. Residents of Canada and Europe may omit return postage.

8. SEVERABILITY

Should any condition contained in this Contract prove unenforceable, void or incomplete, the validity of the other conditions will remain unaffected.

9. SPONSOR

This contest is sponsored by NC Interactive, Inc., 1501 4th Ave. Floor 20. Seattle, WA 98101, USA 1501 4th Avenue, Suite 2050, Seattle, WA 98101 and NCsoft Europe Limited, Mocatta House, Trafalgar Place, Brighton, BN1 4DU, England (Company No: 05165702)

© 2012 NC Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. NCSOFT, the Interlocking NC Logo, City of Heroes Freedom, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Paragon Studios and all associated logos and designs are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCsoft Corporation. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated.