Best Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest- #Ilovehip at Six Flags Over Texas
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Best Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest- #ILoveHIP at Six Flags Over Texas Official Rules NO PURCHASE, PAYMENT OR DONATION IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE, PAYMENT OR DONATION WILL NOT INCREASE OR IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ASK YOUR PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN FOR PERMISSION AND TO HELP YOU ENTER. EACH ENTRANT (AND EACH MINOR ENTRANT’S PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN ON BEHALF OR HIMSELF/HERSELF AND ON THE MINOR’S BEHALF) AGREES TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES. 1. ELIGIBILITY. Your best ugly Christmas sweater- #ILoveHIP at Six Flags Over Texas (the “Contest”) is open only to individuals who, as of the entry date, (a) are legal residents of Texas, (b) are at least 14 years old, and (c) have a public Instagram, Twitter or Facebook account as of date of entry. The Contest is void outside of the Territory; in Alaska and Hawaii; and where prohibited or restricted by law. Employees, officers and directors of Texas Flags Ltd. (“Sponsor”), and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, advertising and promotional agencies (collectively, “Contest Entities”), and the immediate families (defined as spouses and biological, adoptive or step-parents, legal guardians, children, siblings, or grandparents, their respective spouses and any dependent under applicable income tax law) or members of the same household (those who share the same residence, whether related or not) of each are not eligible to enter. The Contest, and any website pages and advertisements relating thereto, are intended for viewing only within the Territory, and entrants must be present in the Territory at the time they enter. NOTE: THIS PRIZE IN THIS CONTEST CAN ONLY BE USED ON SATURDAY, December 5, 2015. 2. ENTRY PERIOD. The Contest entry period begins at 12:00 p.m. Central Time on Wednesday, November 18 2015 and ends at 11:59 a.m. Central Time on Friday, November 20, 2015 (“Entry Period”). Sponsor shall be the official time keeper for purposes of the Contest. 3. HOW TO ENTER. a. VIA INSTAGRAM, TWITTER OR FACEBOOK. During the Entry Period, log in to your Instagram, Twitter or Facebook account. To enter the Contest, during the Entry Period, (i) choose an original photo of your best ugly Christmas sweater, (ii) follow the online instructions to upload your photo to Instagram, Twitter or Facebook, and (iii) tag your photo with the hashtag “#ILoveHIP”. You may enter as many photos as you like as long as each photo is different. Each individual can only win one (1) prize in the Contest. Photos must be uploaded in accordance with Instagram’s, Twitter’s and Facebook’s rules and guidelines, as applicable, and must comply with the requirements set forth below. Each uploaded photo will be counted as one (1) entry (“Entry”). All Entries must be complete and received before the end of the Entry Period to be eligible for the prize drawing. Entries may only be submitted by a single registered Instagram, Twitter or Facebook user, group submissions are not permissible. Use of computer programs and/or other automated devices to enter the Contest is prohibited. Normal internet access and mobile device usage charges imposed by your service provider will apply. b. PHOTO REQUIREMENTS. ANY ENTRY DEEMED INAPPROPRIATE OR UNSUITABLE, IN SPONSOR’S SOLE DISCRETION, WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. * Entries must be the original work of entrant. Entries must not contain any material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, profane, or defamatory and must not contain nudity, sexual content, hateful content of any kind, content that promotes violence or harm to another living creature, or any other offensive content (all as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion). Entries must not contain material that promotes alcohol, drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing) or promotes any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous. * Entries must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age. * Entries must not contain advertisements, personal solicitations or commercial solicitations; or promote any political agenda or party. * Entries must not include any trademarks, logos, or copyrighted materials, other than Sponsor related materials, or advertise or promote any brand or product owned by any entity other than Sponsor or DC Comics. * Entries must not contain materials embodying the names, likenesses, photographs, or other identifying elements of any person, including, without limitation, celebrities and/or other public or private figures, living or dead, without express written permission from the person or persons (or their estate) depicted in the Entry. * Entries must be in keeping with Sponsor's image and not contain any material that could reflect negatively on the name, reputation, or goodwill of Sponsor, its parent companies, subsidiaries or affiliates. * Entries must not violate or encourage the violation of any law, rule or regulation. Entries that fail to comply with the foregoing requirements may not be considered and may disqualify the entrant. Any photo that is not of satisfactory quality (e.g., brightness, focus, etc.) may be rejected, at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor has the sole discretion to determine whether an Entry qualifies for the Contest. c. FOR ALL ENTRIES: In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an Entry, the Entry will be deemed submitted by the person in whose name the identified Instagram, Twitter or Facebook account was registered. Any attempted form of participation in the Contest other than as described herein is void. All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. You acknowledge that you will not receive any compensation of any kind for your Entry. By entering the Contest, you grant Sponsor the non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable rights to use, reproduce, copy, publish, display, distribute, perform, translate, adapt, modify, and otherwise exploit each submitted Entry in any and all markets and media, whether now known or hereafter developed, throughout the universe in perpetuity. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means are void, as are entries that are illegible, garbled, incomplete or that contain errors. 4. AGREEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULES AND DECISIONS. By entering the Contest, each entrant (and, if a minor, the minor and the minor’s parent or legal guardian) irrevocably, fully and unconditionally agrees to be bound by and accepts these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor (including, without limitation, decisions regarding eligibility of entries and entrants, the selection of winners, and the awarding of prize), which are final and binding in all respects. 5. DRAWINGS; ODDS; NOTIFICATION. a. PRIZE DRAWING; ODDS. On or about November 20, 2015, one (1) potential winner will be selected from Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook among all eligible Entries received to win a prize based on the following criteria: style, creativity, and uniqueness (80%); and photo clarity and quality (20%). In case of a tie in the scoring, the entry with the higher score in the style and creativity category will be deemed the winner. Entries will be judged by representatives of Sponsor. The decisions of the judges will be final. b. DRAWING; NOTIFICATION; AFFIDAVIT/RELEASE. An entrant selected as a potential winner must comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning and prize redemption is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. Non-compliance with any of the foregoing or any other term or condition of the Contest may result in disqualification and forfeiture of prize. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given. Potential winner will be notified by Sponsor via comment to their winning Instagram, Twitter or Facebook photo and given instructions on how to contact Sponsor through email to claim prize. The potential winner (or winner’s parent/legal guardian if the potential winner is a minor) must reply to the winner notification from Sponsor and include the mailing address and email address of the potential winner (or potential winner’s parent/legal guardian if the potential winner is a minor) within seventy- two (72) hours. If a potential winner is not reachable at the address or e-mail address provided and a forwarding mailing address or e-mail address is not made available or if prize notification is returned as undeliverable, then the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected. A potential alternate winner will be notified and must respond to the notification as provided above; however, Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may adjust the above timing and delivery requirements to accommodate Sponsor’s Contest schedule, and due to such schedule and timing, Sponsor may be unable to award the applicable prize. Determinations made by Sponsor are final on all matters relating to the Contest. Sponsor shall not be liable for failed, returned or misdirected notifications, or notifications which otherwise cannot be sent by Sponsor or received by the potential winner. Potential winner (or the parent/legal guardian if potential winner is a minor in his/her state of residence) will be required to execute and return to Sponsor an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and, except where prohibited by law, a Publicity Release (an "Affidavit/Release") in the form(s) provided by Sponsor in order to claim his/her prize. Such Affidavit/Release (and any other materials required by Sponsor) must be returned to Sponsor by the date and/or time indicated within such documents. 6. PRIZE. Subject to the terms and conditions of these Official Rules, the prize shall consist of the following: The winner will receive four (4) general admission tickets to Six Flags Over Texas (the “Park”) to enjoy Holiday in the Park on December 5, 2015 (approximate retail value (“ARV”): $_____; total ARV for all prizes in this Contest: $_____).