BLUE JACKETS EA Sports NHL20 TOURNAMENT OFFICIAL RULES 1
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BLUE JACKETS EA Sports NHL20 TOURNAMENT OFFICIAL RULES 1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. The BLUE JACKETS EA Sports NHL 20(the “Tournament”) is sponsored by COLHOC Limited Partnership d/b/a Columbus Blue Jackets® (the “Blue Jackets”) and jointly administered by the Blue Jackets and Smashgg, Inc. (“Smash.gg”) (together, the “Administrator”). 2. Tournament is only offered in the following regions (each, a “Region”) United States and District of Columbia (the “US Region”), Canada (including Quebec) (the “Canada Region”). IF ANY PLAYER (DEFINED BELOW) IS FOUND TO BE INELIGIBLE OR IS DISQUALIFIED AT ANY STAGE (DEFINED BELOW) OF THE TOURNAMENT HE OR SHE WILL NOT PROCEED TO THE NEXT ROUND OF THE TOURNAMENT AND, IF APPLICABLE, MAY BE REQUIRED TO RETURN ANY PRIZE AWARDED AND RECEIVED, OR ITS CASH EQUIVALENT, IN FULL WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF NOTIFICATION BY ADMINISTRATOR. 3. Tournament is subject to all federal, state, provincial, and local laws. Administrator shall be entitled to interpret these official rules (“Official Rules”) as needed — including but not limited to rules regarding registrations, game play or other deadlines, Finalist (defined below), or winner determination, prize restrictions, and eligibility — and all its decisions are final and binding in all Tournament-related matters. By participating, you (or your parent/guardian if you are a minor) irrevocably, fully and unconditionally agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Administrator and waive any right to claim ambiguity in these Official Rules or any other Tournament-related advertising or materials. GENERAL 4. Tournament registration begins on February 20th, 2020 at 11:00 Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) and ends on March 14th, 2019 at 8:00 EST for the PS4 bracket and on March 14th, 2019 at 8:00 EST for the Xbox bracket. Finals Event (below) to determine winners will consist of a live competition on March 18th, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America (See date chart below). 5. You must use the same Smash.gg Account and Game Account throughout the entire Tournament. You may register to play in the PS4 and the Xbox Tournaments, however, if you qualify as a Finalist in the PS4 Tournament you are no longer eligible to play in the Xbox bracket. Finalists must AttEnd Finals EvEnt to rEmAin EligiblE to win. 6. Administration: Smash.gg is solely responsible for organizing and administering the Online Qualifiers; the Blue Jackets are solely responsible for organizing and administering the Finals Event. 7. If required for any prizE, Finalist/winnEr will bE issuEd an IRS Form 1099-MISC (or its equivAlent) reflecting thE ARV of that prizE, And he or she will be solEly And exclusively responsible for all federal, provincial, state and/or local income taxes thAt mAy result from his or hEr accEptancE of thE prizE, as wEll as any reporting or withholding requiremEnts. PRIVACY 8. Tournament is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, NHL Entities (defined below), Sony Interactive Entertainment, Inc. (“Sony Interactive”) or EA Sports, a division of Electronic Arts, Inc. (“EA Sports”). You are providing information to Administrator and not to Sony Interactive or EA Sports. The information you provide will only be used for administration of the Tournament and as otherwise set forth in these Official Rules. Any questions that you have about this Tournament must be directed to Administrator and not to the NHL Entities, Sony Interactive or EA Sports. 9. Smash.gg collects the information necessary for it and the Blue Jackets to operate the Tournament at the time a Player registers his/her Smash.gg Account (defined below) and Game Account (below) and information collected from each Player will be shared with the Blue Jackets. Without limiting the Blue Jackets’ and Smash.gg’s rights under their respective Privacy Policies (below), the Blue Jackets and Smash.gg may use such information to contact a Player for matters and events related to the operation of this Tournament. 10. Players in the US Region agree that the Blue Jackets, Smash.gg and their respective agents, affiliates, subsidiaries, representatives or service providers may use Players’ personal information submitted with entry or registration for purposes of future marketing by the Blue Jackets and/or Smash.gg, such as to notify them of a product or promotion that the Blue Jackets and/or Smash.gg think may be of interest. Please refer to Smash.gg’s and the Blue Jackets’ Privacy Policies (below) for information about the choices that may be available to you to opt out of such promotional communications. 11. By participating in this Tournament, you agree to the terms of the following privacy policies below, which may be updated from time to time: a. a. Blue Jackets: Visit https://www.nhl.com/bluejackets/team/privacy-policy to review the Blue Jackets’ current privacy policy (the “Blue Jackets Privacy Policy”); and b. b. Smash.gg: Visit https://smash.gg/about/privacy) to review Smash.gg’s current privacy policy (the “Smash.gg Privacy Policy”). ELIGIBILITY 12. To be eligible, each player (a “Player”) must, as of the date of registration, be at least sixteen (16) years old and a legal resident of a Region in the Tournament Area (above). If Player legally resides in one (1) Region but is physically located in another Region, he or she must play in the Region in which he or she is physically located. Players who do not legally reside within a Region in the Tournament Area are not eligible to participate regardless of their physical location. 13. Players who are sixteen (16) years old or older and are minors under the laws in the jurisdictions of their residence (each, a “Minor”), must have consent of a parent or legal guardian and must be able to provide proof of consent acceptable to Administrator upon request. Any Minor Player that cannot furnish such proof of consent is subject to disqualification at any time during the Tournament. NotE: It is your solE rEsponsibility to dEterminE whEthEr you mEEt thE agE of mAjority whEre you livE and to obtain and produce necessary consent to AdministrAtor upon rEquest. Any Minor who is awarded a prize that includes travel must be accompanied on prize travel by a parent or legal guardian (a “Guardian”). 14. In addition, to bE eligible to pArticipAte, prior to MArch 14th, 2019, you must havE either a. (a) a PlayStation®Plus account (a “GAmE Account”), (b) a PlayStation® Network ID (A “PS ID”), (c) AccEss to A PlAyStAtion®4 systEm (A “PS4 ConsolE”), And A copy or gamE vAlid licEnsE of EA SPORTSTM NHL®19 (“NHL 19”) for thE PS4 Console. Your participation is subject to the applicable PlayStation® terms of service and privacy policy published by Sony Interactive. For more information, visit https://www.playstation.com/country-selector/index.html and select your country of residence. b. (a) a Xbox® LivE account (a “GAmE Account”), (b) a Xbox® LivE GAmErtag (a “XBL ID”), (c) access to a Xbox One system (a “Xbox Console”), and a copy or gamE vAlid licEnsE of EA SPORTSTM NHL®19 (“NHL 19”) for the Xbox ConsolE. Your participation is subject to the applicable Xbox® terms of service and privacy policy published by Sony Interactive. For more information, visit https://www.xbox.com/en-US/legal/xboxcomtou. 15. In order to participate, you must have a current Smash.gg account (a “Smash.gg Account”) in good standing and access to the Internet. There are no fees or service charges to create or maintain a Smash.gg Account, which you may create for free by visiting https://smash.gg and following the provided instructions. By participating, you agree to be bound by Smash.gg’s terms of service (https://smash.gg/about/tos) (the “Smash.gg Terms”) and the Smash.gg Privacy Policy (above) (collectively the “Smash.gg Policies”). 16. Your Smash.gg Account must remain in good standing during the entire Tournament to remain eligible. Administrator reserves the right at any time during the Tournament to disqualify any Player or Finalist from further participation or eligibility for prizes, and/or to require the return of any prizes received, if Administrator determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that such Player’s or Finalist’s Smash.gg account has been suspended or is subject to suspension based on Player’s or Finalist’s violation of applicable Smash.gg Terms, including (a) providing false information or bypassing any age gate or similar restrictions to create a Smash.gg Account, (b) harassing other Smash.gg players and/or Smash.gg employees; engaging in suspected or confirmed fraud or unfair gameplay. You agree and acknowledge that such disqualification may be declared at any time during the Tournament, even if you have proceeded through one (1) or more matches (each a “Match”) or Stages. 17. In addition, Administrator reserves the right in its absolute discretion to refuse registration or participation by any Player whom it reasonably believes is currently engaging or has previously engaged in abusive, hateful, racist, threatening, bullying, harassing, unsportsmanlike, offensive or other inappropriate conduct or speech targeting or directed at other players, participants or Tournament staff, which conduct Administrator reasonably believes in its sole and absolute discretion would negatively impact the proper and fair operation/administration of the Tournament or reflect negatively on goodwill or reputation of the Tournament or any of the Released Parties. 18. Finally, you must be available and able to travel (including obtaining required travel documents) and attend the Finals Event (below) in order to be eligible for the non-cash (i.e., travel) components of the Finalist Prizes.