Terms and Conditions
Why I Love E-flite Contest (Contest) Official Rules
THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS INTENDED FOR PLAY IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY AND SHALL ONLY BE CONSTRUED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO UNITED STATES LAW. DO NOT ENTER THIS CONTEST UNLESS YOU ARE LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE TIME OF ENTRY.
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE THE CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. BY ENTERING, ENTRANT AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND THE DECISIONS OF THE JUDGES, WHICH SHALL BE FINAL IN ALL RESPECTS.
1. ELIGIBILITY: Open only to legal residents of any one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry. The following individuals are not eligible: Employees, contractors, directors and officers of Horizon Hobby or its affiliates ("Sponsor"), and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, distributors, Web design, advertising, fulfillment, insurance agencies, judging and Contest agencies involved in the administration, development, fulfillment and execution of this Contest (collectively, "Contest Parties"), and the immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling and spouse or "step" of each) and those living in the same households (those persons whether related or not who live in the same residence for at least three months during the twelve-month period preceding the start date of the Contest) of each such employee, contractor, director or officer.
2. CONTEST SCHEDULE: You may enter the Contest between 12:00:01 a.m. Central Time ("CT") on 6/1/10 and 11:59:59 p.m. CT on 8/15/10 ("Contest Period").
3. TO ENTER: To enter the Contest, upload your video at www.youtube.com, then go to WWW.E-FLITERC.COM/ILOVEE-FLITE ("Web Site"), during the Contest Period, and click on the link for the registration OR submit an e-mail with the following information to e-flite@horizonhobby.com: First and Last Name, Address, City, State, Zip, phone number, valid e-mail address and link to your video on You Tube. BEFORE YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE, YOU MUST EXPRESSLY AGREE AND CONSENT TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE WEB SITE OR ENTER THE CONTEST. Follow the on-screen instructions to properly complete and submit a registration form for the Contest. Before uploading the Submission, you will be required to agree that you have (a) read or have had these Official Rules read to you and you are in agreement with these Official Rules, and (b) received permission for the use of the image/likeness of any and all identifiable persons appearing in your Submission. At the discretion of Horizon Hobby, you may be required to submit a release (to be provided by Sponsor) signed by each identifiable person appearing in your Submission granting Sponsor permission to use his or her image/likeness if your Submission is selected as a Finalist in the Contest. Submissions that do not include all required information and adhere to the Official Rules as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion will be considered void. Once uploaded, Submission will not be returned. Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, remove, delete and/or disqualify any Submission it deems inappropriate or otherwise non-compliant.
CREATIVE ASSIGNMENT: Here's the setup: Create a commercial explaining why you love E-flite. Go for action-packed. Or go for funny. It's up to you. Then write it, shoot it and submit it.
Make it as one of the ten (10) finalists and win an E-flite baseball cap. Then, if America votes it in our Top 5 submissions, your video will be judged by the E-flite team to determine its final ranking.
If you get first place, we'll give you $2500. Second wins $1500, and third wins $1000.
* The criteria for judging will be determined by the E-flite team. All entries must be received within the contest period.
- The person obtaining the Contest ID and uploading the Submission will be deemed the entrant ("Entrant"). The Entrant is the one (1) person who owns the email address associated with the Contest ID. If any group elects to collaborate on a Submission, they are required to designate one (1) person as the agent of the group to enter the Contest, agree to these rules and accept the prize on behalf of the group. Neither Sponsor nor any of the Contest Parties are liable for any disputes between collaborators arising under or related to the Contest.
- Each individual Entrant is allowed a total of ten (10) Submissions.
- Limit one (1) Finalist Prize per person, household and/or email address throughout the Contest Period.
- Each Submission must comply with the Official Rules.
- Each Submission must be the original work of the Entrant produced for this Contest; it may not have been entered in or won previous contests or awards; it may not have been published previously in any medium; it must not infringe any party's intellectual property or other rights; it must be suitable for display and publication on national television (i.e., may not be obscene or indecent, including but not limited to nudity or profanity); it must not contain obscene or pornographic material, it must not contain defamatory statements (including but not limited to words or symbols that are widely considered offensive to individuals of a certain race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or socioeconomic group), it must not include threats to any person, place, business, group or world peace, it must not invade privacy or other rights of any person, firm or entity, and it must not in any other way violate applicable laws and regulations or network standards.
- Each Submission must be a minimum of 30 seconds and a maximum of 60 seconds.
- Each Submission must feature at least one of the following E-flite planes:
- F-86 Sabre 15 DF (EFL8100)
- Extra 300 32e (EFL4125)
- LR1a Pogo 15e (EFL4200)
- Fokker DVII 250 (EFL1975)
- Ultra Micro 4-site (EFL9050/EFL9080)
- BAe Hawk 15 DF (EFL8025)
- Beechcraft Bonanza 15e (EFL2575)
- T-34 Mentor 25e PTS (EFL4800)
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper 250 (EFL5025)
- Stearman PT-17 15e (EFL2950)
- P-40 Warhawk 300 (EFL6075)
- Taylorcraft 450 (EFL2625)
- DHC-2 Beaver 25e (EFL4525)
- RV-9 450 (EFL2775)
- Nieuport 17 250 (EFL1950)
- Pitts Model 12 15e (EFL2550)
- T-34 Mentor 25e PTS (EFL4150)
- PT-19 450 (EFL2675)
- J-3 Cub 25 (EFL4000)
- AT-6 Texan 25 (EFL4500)
- F-16 400 DF (EFL7075B)
- S.E.5a Slow Flyer 250 (EFL1925)
- Jenny JN-4 Slow Flyer 250 (EFL1900)
- Piper Pawnee 15e (EFL2650)
- F-15 Eagle DF (EFL7050)
- Super Airliner DF (EFL7000)
- Ultimate 25e (EFL4025)
- Each Submission must clearly display the plane(s) to provide proof it is an E-flite plane(s) from the approved list.
- Each Submission must not feature or refer to any RC products other than E-flite RC Aircraft and Accessories; it must not feature or reference any third party trademarks, and it must not feature or reference any names or third party logos (other than the E-flite brand logo).
- Each Submission must not feature beer, distilled spirits (i.e. hard liquor, malt beverages), tobacco products (including cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, and snuff), contraceptives, feminine hygiene products, fireworks, firearms and ammunitions, prescription drugs, illegal drugs and related drug paraphernalia, nutritional supplements, lotteries and gambling (including horse or dog racing and products or services related to gambling).
- Each Submission must not utilize live animals unless the Entrant has obtained the consent of the animal's owner and an affidavit from the animal owner or wrangler that the animal was not harmed in the making of the commercial. Entrants are encouraged to contact the local Humane Society prior to filming the Submission to verify appropriate animal safeguards on set.
- Each Submission must not contain any copyrighted works (other than as owned by the Entrant). Use of any unauthorized music may result in disqualification of Submission, in Sponsor's sole discretion.
- Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to remove or blur or to ask the applicable Entrant to remove or blur any non-material elements (e.g. small logos on clothing, artwork hanging in the background, etc.) rather than disqualify an otherwise compliant Submission.
- If in Sponsor's determination it is necessary or advisable to make minor, non-material adjustments to an otherwise compliant Submission to comply with network specifications or requirements for airing, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, elect to do so, or may ask the applicable Entrant to do so.
All Submissions will be reviewed for content before being published or judged; however, such review does not relieve Entrant from responsibility for compliance with all of the Terms of Service and these Official Rules. Submissions that do not comply in all material respects with the Terms of Services or these Official Rules or that otherwise contain prohibited, or inappropriate content as determined by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, will be disqualified and will not be published or considered for prizes. Sponsor makes the final determination as to which Submissions are eligible to take part in this Contest and be considered for a Finalist Prize. Certain Submissions may be featured from time to time on the Web Site during the Contest Period, in Sponsor's sole discretion; being selected as a featured Submission is unrelated to the Judging Criteria and does not guarantee selection as a Finalist in the Contest.
BY ENTERING THIS CONTEST AND UPLOADING YOUR SUBMISSION, YOU IRREVOCABLY GRANT TO SPONSOR AND ITS AGENTS THE UNCONDITIONAL AND PERPETUAL RIGHT TO POST, DISPLAY, PUBLISH, USE, ADAPT, EDIT AND/OR MODIFY SUCH SUBMISSION IN ANY WAY, IN ANY AND ALL MEDIA, FOR ANY PURPOSE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, AND WITHOUT CONSIDERATION TO YOU. FINALISTS AGREE TO IRREVOCABLY ASSIGN AND TRANSFER TO THE SPONSOR ANY AND ALL RIGHTS, TITLE AND INTEREST IN SUBMISSION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL COPYRIGHTS AND WAIVE ALL MORAL RIGHTS IN SUBMISSION. ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS FURTHER AGREE TO RELEASE AND INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS THE NFL ENTITIES (AS DEFINED BELOW), SPONSOR AND THE CONTEST PARTIES FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS THAT ANY COMMERCIAL, ADVERTISING, PRESENTATION, WEB CONTENT OR ANY OTHER MATERIAL SUBSEQUENTLY PRODUCED, PRESENTED, AND/OR PREPARED BY OR ON BEHALF OF SPONSOR INFRINGES ON THE RIGHTS OF ENTRANT'S WORK AS CONTAINED IN ANY SUBMISSION.
4. SELECTION OF WINNERS: Beginning June 28th and ending August 30th, one (1) finalist will be selected each week for a total of Ten (10) finalist Submissions (each a "Finalist") will be selected by a judging process in which a qualified panel of judges ("Judges") will evaluate each eligible Submission based on the Judging Criteria set forth above. Each weekly finalist will be posted on WWW.E-FLITERC.COM/ILOVEE-FLITE for the public to view. The ten (10) Finalist Submissions will be posted for the public (ages 13 or older, except Maine, 18 or older) to vote on their favorite at WWW.E-FLITERC.COM/ILOVEE-FLITE starting on 9/1/10 at 12:00:01 am CT and ending on 9/15/10 at 11:59:59 pm CT ("Voting Period"). At the close of the Voting Period, the five (5) Submissions that receive the most votes will be deemed the Final 5 Finalists. In the unlikely event that public voting results in a tie, the tied Submissions will be re-judged by the Judges based on the Judging Criteria stated above. Any use of robotic, macro, automatic, programmed or like voting methods will void all such votes. Any attempt by Finalist and/or his/her family/friends to vote more than the number of times authorized herein using multiple names, email addresses, phone numbers and/or any other fraudulent mechanism, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, shall give Sponsor the right to disqualify Finalist in its reasonable discretion. The Final 5 finalists will be judged by the Judges to determine the First, Second and Third Prize winners based on the Judging Criteria stated above. All Finalists are subject to verification, including without limitation, verification of eligibility, compliance with these Official Rules and completion of release forms (described below). If attempted notification is returned as undeliverable, if a Finalist cannot be verified, or if a Finalist is otherwise unable to accept prize, prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to an alternate Finalist provided sufficient time remains, in Sponsor's discretion.
Entrants agree that the Sponsor has the sole right to decide all matters and disputes arising from this Contest and that all decisions of Sponsor are final and binding. Finalists, by acceptance of the Finalist Prize (defined below), agree to release, indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor and Contest Parties, as well as each of their respective parent and affiliated companies, and each of their employees, representatives, contractors, advertisers and sponsor from any and all liability, loss, damage, cost or claim relate to any allegation regarding the acceptance or use of their prize, including but not limited to the airing of the commercial Submission.
5. PRIZE DETAILS:
TEN (10) FINALIST PRIZES: Each finalist prize ("Finalist Prize") consists of an E-flite baseball cap. Approximate retail value ("ARV") of each Finalist Prize is $25.
ONE (1) THIRD PLACE PRIZE: The third place prize will be $1000 cash prize.
ONE (1) SECOND PLACE PRIZE: The second place prize will be $1500 cash prize.
ONE (1) FIRST PLACE PRIZE: The first place prize will be $2500 cash prize.
THE MAXIMUM TOTAL ERV OF ALL PRIZES IN CONTEST IS: $5250
6. GENERAL CONDITIONS: All Entrants must have a valid e-mail address. Finalists are solely responsible for any taxes on their respective prizes. No substitution of prize is offered, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Prizes are non-transferable. Unclaimed prizes will not be awarded. If a prize, or any portion thereof, cannot be awarded for any reason, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize with another prize of equal or greater value. If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including without limitation, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion to cancel, modify or terminate the Contest. Further, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual deemed to be (a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or any Sponsor or Contest-related Web Site; (b) violating the Official Rules; (c) violating the Web Site terms of service, conditions of use and/or applicable general rules or guidelines; or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. This Contest is offered only in the United States and is governed by the laws of the state of Illinois. All claims relating in any manner to this Contest or to any Submission must be resolved in the federal or state courts located in Champaign County, Illinois.
Please see the Web Site's privacy policy located at http://www.horizonhobby.com/Support/Website/Privacy.aspx
for details of our policy regarding the personal information collected in connection with this Contest.
LEGAL WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL, WHETHER OR NOT AN ENTRANT, TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE, DESTROY, TAMPER OR VANDALIZE THIS WEB SITE OR INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND DILGENTLY PURSUE ALL REMEDIES AGAINST ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
7. WINNER NOTIFICATION: Finalists will be notified by phone and/or email and will be required to complete, sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability Release, and, where lawful, a Publicity Release by 12/1/10 or Finalist Prize will be forfeited and an alternate Finalist may be selected. NOTIFICATION OF FINALIST STATUS MUST BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL THE FINALISTS ARE PUBLICLY REVEALED BY SPONSOR OR YOUR FINALIST PRIZE WILL BE FORFEITED AND YOUR SUBMISSION WILL NOT BE POSTED FOR PUBLIC VOTING AS A FINALIST SUBMISSION. Your Submission will not be posted for public voting as a Finalist unless the properly and fully completed Releases are received by Sponsor. The Grand Prize Winners will also be required to sign a prize acceptance form.
Any waiver of any obligation hereunder by Sponsor does not constitute a general waiver of any obligation to Entrants. By accepting a prize, Finalist (or Finalist's parent or legal guardian if Finalist is a minor) agrees, and agrees in writing if requested, that the Submission will be deemed a Work Made For Hire under the Copyright laws of the United States, but if it cannot be so deemed, then the Finalist agrees to irrevocably assign and transfer to Sponsor all of his/her right, title and interest in and to his/her Submission, if any, including all but not limited to all copyright and trademark rights which he or she may have, in the United States and worldwide, therein, for consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged. Finalists hereby waive in favor of Sponsor, all rights of "Droit Moral" or "Moral Rights of Authors" or any similar rights or principles of law that Finalist may now or later have to his/her Submission. Sponsor reserves the right to alter, change or modify a winning Submission, in its sole discretion. Upon request of Sponsor, Finalist shall execute and deliver such additional instrument of assignment, as may be solely deemed by Sponsor, reasonably necessary to establish the ownership of record of the right, title and interest in and to the Submission and of the copyrights transferred and "Moral Rights of Authors" waived under these Official Rules. Should Sponsor fail to request the said assignment as stated, that shall not be deemed a waiver of Sponsor's rights and Sponsor may at a later time request the assignment.
8. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE: No liability or responsibility is assumed by the Sponsor or Contest Parties resulting from any user's participation in or attempt to participate in the Contest or ability or inability to upload or download any information in connection with participating in the Contest. No responsibility or liability is assumed by the Sponsor or Contest Parties for technical problems or technical malfunction arising in connection with any of the following occurrences which may affect the operation of the Contest: hardware or software errors; faulty computer, telephone, cable, satellite, network, electronic, wireless or Internet connectivity or other online communication problems; errors or limitations of any Internet service providers, servers, hosts or providers; garbled, jumbled or faulty data transmissions; failure of any e-mail transmissions to be sent or received; lost, late, delayed or intercepted e-mail transmissions; inaccessibility of the Web Site in whole or in part for any reason; traffic congestion on the Internet or the Web Site; unauthorized human or non-human intervention of the operation of the Contest, including without limitation, unauthorized tampering, hacking, theft, virus, bugs, worms; or destruction of any aspect of the Contest, or loss, miscount, misdirection, inaccessibility or unavailability of an email account used in connection with the Contest. The Sponsor and Contest Parties are not responsible for any typographical errors in the announcement of prizes or these Official Rules, or any inaccurate or incorrect data contained on the Web Site. Use of Web Site is at user's own risk. The Sponsor and the Contest Parties are not responsible for any personal injury or property damage or losses of any kind which may be sustained to user's or any other person's computer equipment resulting from participation in the Contest, use of the Web Site or the download of any information from the Web Site. By participating in the Contest, the Entrant releases Sponsor, Contest Parties from any and all claims, damages or liabilities arising from or relating to such Entrant's participation in the Contest. By accepting a prize in the Contest, winners agree that the Sponsor and Contest Parties shall not be liable for any loss or injury resulting from participation in the Contest, acceptance or use of any prize, or any travel related thereto. Sponsor and Contest Parties are not liable in the event that any portion of the Contest, event or the event broadcast is cancelled due to weather, fire, strike, acts of war or terrorism, or any other condition beyond their control (a "Force Majeure Event"). Should a Force Majeure Event occur, Sponsor may, but is not obligated to, exercise commercially reasonable efforts to air the Grand Prize winning commercial at another time or make a reasonable substitution in its sole discretion.
9. WINNERS' LIST/RULES REQUEST: For the names of the Finalists or Official Rules, send your request with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to be received by 12/1/10 to: E-flite Why I Love E-flite Contest, 4105 Fieldstone, Champaign, IL 61822.
10. SPONSOR: Horizon Hobby, Inc. 4105 Fieldstone, Champaign, IL 61822.