Oracle Modern Platform Sweepstakes

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE REQUIRED TO ENTER OR RECEIVE A PRIZE. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

THE FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES IS OFFERED IN THE UNITED STATES AND SHALL ONLY BE CONSTRUED, GOVERNED, AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

1. SWEEPSTAKES OVERVIEW: These Official Rules apply for the Modern Platform Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) conducted by Oracle ("Sponsor") in the United States and promoted at https://twitter.com/OracleDatabase ("Website"). By entering this Sweepstakes, you agree to the terms in these Official Rules.

2. ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open only to entrants who are 18 years or older and the age of majority in his/her territory of residence as of the time of entry. Residents of the province of Quebec in Canada, Cuba, Italy, Iran, Syria, North Korea, Myanmar (formerly Burma) and Sudan are not eligible to participate. In addition, persons in any of the following categories are not eligible to participate or win: (a) employees or agents of Sponsor and its parent, affiliate and subsidiary companies (collectively “Sponsor”), or of Sponsor's participating advertising and promotion agencies, and prize suppliers, (b) immediate family members (defined as parents, children, siblings and spouse, regardless of where they reside) and/or those living in the same household as any person in (a) above; (c) residents or citizens of any country currently subject to United States embargo; (d) employees or officials of any government entity; and (e) employees whose employers have a policy which prohibits the awarding of a prize to an employee. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to modify the list of eligible resident countries at any time as necessary.

3. SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: The Sweepstakes begins on July 31, 2014 at 05:30 AM (all times are Pacific Time) and ends on September 5, 2014 at 11:59:59 PM (the “Sweepstakes Period”). The computer of Sponsor is the official time clock for the Sweepstakes.

HOW TO ENTER: Go to Twitter.com (“Website”), tweet a picture of yourself at one of Oracle’s Modern Platform for Modern Business events, using the hashtag #ModernPlatform in your tweet. [TWITTER RECOMMENDS: When it comes to picking a winner, you’ll want to see all the contestants. If the updates include @username mention to you, you’ll be able to see all the updates in your Mentions timeline (see here for more information on replies and mentions). Just doing a public search may not show every single update, and some contestants may be filtered from search for quality.] Try to get colleagues, friends and event signage into your picture. Make sure colleagues and friends consent to be in the photo. Limit three (3) Entries per person, e-mail address or Twitter handle during the Sweepstakes Period. Your Entry constitutes your consent to participate in this Sweepstakes and your consent for Sponsor to obtain your name, address and other information for the purpose of fulfilling your prize if you are deemed a prize winner and for other uses by Sponsor as permitted by applicable law. Entries are the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, misaddressed, or otherwise misdirected Entries that are processed late or incorrectly or are lost due to computer or electronic malfunction or other error. Multiple entries exceeding the three entry limit or duplicate entries will be disqualified. Any Entry that is submitted with the use of an automated device will be void. All terms and conditions of Twitter.com apply. Entry will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the Twitter handle submitted at time of Entry. The authorized account holder of a Twitter handle is defined as the natural person who is assigned a Twitter handle by Twitter, Inc. A potential prize winner may be required to provide proof (to Sponsor’s satisfaction) that he/she is the authorized account holder of the Twitter handle associated with the potentially prize-receiving Entry. This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Twitter. By submitting an Entry, you understand that you are submitting your information to Sponsor and not to Twitter.

4. SELECTION OF POTENTIAL WINNERS: Eleven potential prize winners will be selected in random drawings from among all eligible entries received during the time leading up to the drawing within the Sweepstakes Period, for a total of eleven winners. Random drawings will occur every Tuesday and Thursday during the Sweepstakes Period. The random drawing will be conducted by Sponsor. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible Entries received. Potential winners will be notified via direct message to their Twitter handle on the day of the drawing. Potential winners will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability and Publicity Release within five (5) business days following notification. If Sponsor is unable to reach a potential winner, if the winner’s Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability and Publicity Release is not properly completed and returned to Sponsor within five (5) business days from the date it was mailed to a potential winner, if a prize or prize notification is returned as non-deliverable, or if a potential prize winner is found not to have complied with these Official Rules in any way, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected.

5. PRIZES: Five prize winners will each receive one 50% off pass to Oracle OpenWorld (each valued at approximately $1,325 US) AND six prize winners will each receive one Free Oracle OpenWorld pass (each valued at approximately $2,650 US). Aggregate prize value is approximately $22,525 US. In no event will the Sponsor award more prizes than are provided for in these Official Rules. No prize substitutions allowed, in whole or in part, except Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of comparable value if a prize becomes unavailable. Winner is solely responsible for any local, provincial, state, federal or any other applicable taxes, and any other costs, expenses and fees connected with the prize. If a potential winner fails to provide such documentation or comply with such laws, the prize may be forfeited and Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, select an alternative potential winner. All other expenses not specified herein are the responsibility of the winners. 6. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION AND WINNING: By entering this Sweepstakes, entrants agree to be bound by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Sweepstakes. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for, and a winner’s consent to, Sponsor and its agencies to use winner’s name and/or likeness for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. An entrant may be prohibited from participating in this Sweepstakes if, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, it reasonably believes that the entrant has attempted to undermine the legitimate operation of this Sweepstakes by cheating, deception, or other unfair playing practices or annoys, abuses, threatens or harasses any other entrants, Sponsor or Sponsor's associated agencies. Prizes are conditioned on verification that Sponsor's provision, and entrant's acceptance, of the award, complies with all applicable laws, regulations, and/or rules of entrant's nation, state or province, locality and/or employer.

7. RELEASE/DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY: The prizes are provided “as is” without warranty of any kind from Sponsor, express or implied, without limitation, except where this would be contrary to federal, state, provincial, or local law or regulation. To the extent permitted by law, entrants agree to hold Sponsor, its parent, subsidiaries, agents, directors, officers, employees, representatives and assigns, and Twitter ("Released Parties") harmless from any injury or damage caused or claimed to be caused by participation in the Sweepstakes and/or use or acceptance of any prize. Released Parties are not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Sweepstakes or in the announcement of a prize. Released parties are not responsible for electronic transmission errors in the Sweepstakes resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission. Released parties are not responsible for theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of Entries, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind. If for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, disruption or termination of the public website for any reason or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to immediately cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to select the winner(s) at random from eligible Entries received every Tuesday and Thursday during the Sweepstakes Period until the termination date. Sponsor further reserves the right to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process. CAUTION: Any attempt by an individual to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such individual to the fullest extent of the law.

8. DISPUTE RESOLUTION/CHOICE OF LAW: To the extent permitted by law, the rights to litigate, to seek injunctive relief or to make any other recourse to judicial or any other procedure in case of disputes or claims resulting from or in connection with this Sweepstakes are hereby excluded, and any entrant expressly waives any and all such rights. Entrants agree that these Official Rules and the Sweepstakes are governed by the laws of California, USA, without regard for conflicts of law doctrine of any jurisdiction. The parties specifically disclaim the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event attorneys’ fees. Entrants hereby waive all rights to (i) claim or be awarded any punitive, direct, indirect, incidental, and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out- of-pocket expenses, and (ii) to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased, including for willful patent infringement.

9. DATA PRIVACY: Entrants agree that personal data, especially name and address, may be processed, stored and otherwise used for the purposes and within the context of the Sweepstakes and any other purposes outlined in these Official Rules or in Oracle’s Privacy Policy, located at http://www.oracle.com/html/privacy-policy.html. Sponsor may use and share an entrant’s personal data with third parties to the extent necessary to fulfill its obligation to administer and sponsor this Sweepstakes. All Entries through Twitter are subject to the Twitter privacy policy, located at https://support.twitter.com/articles/20169991and are subject to the Twitter terms of service, located at https://support.twitter.com/groups/56-policies-violations/topics/236- twitter-rules-policies/articles/18311-the-twitter-rules.

10. SEVERABILITY. If any provision(s) of these Official Rules are held to be invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect.

11. WINNERS LIST: For the winners’ names, log onto www.twitter.com/oracledatabase on or about [Friday, September 5, 2014. The Winners List will be available for a period of up to sixty (60) days thereafter.

12. SPONSOR: Oracle, 500 Oracle Pkwy., Redwood Shores, CA 94065.

Twitter, Inc. is not a sponsor of this Sweepstakes and Oracle is not affiliated with Twitter, Inc. Oracle and Oracle OpenWorld are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Twitter® is a registered trademark of Twitter, Inc. and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Oracle Modern Platform Sweepstakes

AFFIRMATION OF ELIGIBILITY AND LIABILITY/PUBLICITY RELEASE

I, ______(drawing winner), participated in the ______Sweepstakes and have been awarded ______[Prize]_ valued at ______. I understand that Oracle is committed to the highest standards of ethical conduct and does not intend to offer an inappropriate gift or create even the appearance of impropriety. ______(initial) I attest that I am not a government employee, official, or contractor where acceptance of this Prize is against applicable laws and agency policies for gifts and ethics. ______(initial) I attest that I am not (a) an employee of Oracle or its affiliates, parent, subsidiaries, advertising or promotion agencies; (b) a member of the immediate family of such an employee; or (c) a resident of any country currently subject to U.S. Embargo. ______(initial) I attest that I am 18 years of age or older.

By accepting the Prize, I agree or understand that:  Federal, state and local taxes, custom fees, prize fees/charges and incidental costs, if any, are the sole responsibility of the prize winner. I may be required to fill out tax forms based on the value of a Prize.  All expenses and costs associated with the acceptance and use of the Prize are the sole responsibility of the Prize Winner. No cash substitution is permitted.  Oracle is not liable for any warranty, costs, expenses or personal or property damages related to my participation in the Sweepstakes or arising from the use or misuse of the Prize, and I waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Official Rules.  My acceptance of the Prize constitutes permission to use my name, photograph, and likeness and any statements, quotes or testimonials I voluntarily provide for advertising and publicity purposes in association with the Oracle event in which I won the Prize without further compensation. I represent that I have complied with all of the Official Rules and that I have perpetrated no fraud or deception in entering or in claiming any prize to which I may be entitled. I further declare that all statements made herein are true and correct and that these statements are made with the knowledge that willful false statement(s) and the like so made will result in my disqualification. I agree to return to Oracle any prize, which may be awarded to me, if any statement(s) made by me in this affirmation is false. CANADIAN RESIDENTS ONLY: To comply with Canadian law, Canadian residents must correctly answer, without assistance, the following skill-testing question in order to be confirmed as a winner and receive a prize:

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Seventy-two (times) three (divided by) twenty-four (plus) three-hundred and eleven (minus) forty equals ?

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