Just Ask Terms and Conditions

Intel® Just Ask Contest

Official Rules

‘Just Ask' Description

The Intel® Software Network invites you to pose ‘content topic requests' in the form of ‘Ask us anything about software based on Intel architecture'. All you need to do is to submit an entry at: JUST ASK ENTRY on the Intel Software Network, or reply to us on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/intelsoftware). Please include the #ISNTOPIC tag in your tweet.

Once you have submitted your entry, please join in the discussion at our Facebook Fan page, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Intel-Software-Network/94251532337

Entries will be accepted between June 24, 2009 and July 31, 2009, 3:00 p.m. US Pacific Daylight Time, and an example may look like this:

On the Intel Software Network

John Doe says: Tell me more about how Windows 7 will change my development.

On Twitter

‘pdxideate @intelsoftware Tell me more about how Windows 7 will change my development. #ISNTOPIC

August 3 through 5, 2009, Intel will review the entries posted on Intel Software Network. Fifty (50) entries will be selected based on originality and usefulness to the Intel Software Network online community and will each receive $25 US Dollars (USD) at www.ThinkGeek.com. Each post will count as an entry, and multiple entries are encouraged.

On August 6, 2009, Intel Software Network reps will announce fifty (50) winners via Twitter Direct Message and on the contest homepage. Winners will be required to respond to IntelSoftware via a Twitter Direct Message containing their email to claim their prize. Winners who register for the Intel Software Network and submit entries via the contest homepage will be contacted directly via email.

The fifty (50) selected entries will be shared with the Intel Software Network members to be addressed on the Intel Software Network thereby providing solutions that are specific to your project and business needs.

To Enter

Submit your entry with your ‘content topic request' in the form of "Ask us anything about software based on Intel architecture" or reply to us on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/intelsoftware). Please include the #ISNTOPIC tag in your tweet. Each post or tweet will count as an entry and multiple entries are encouraged.

Entries will be accepted June 24, 2009 through July 31, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. US Pacific Daylight Time.

You may submit as many contributions as you wish. All contributions must be your original creation. The contributions may not be offensive or otherwise unsuitable for use, as determined in Intel's sole discretion. You must comply with the Intel® Just Ask Contest Rules, the Intel Terms of Use and the Intel Privacy Policy.

Legal Documents

Intel® ‘Just Ask' Contest Rules

1. These rules (including the Intel Privacy Policy and the www.intel.com Terms of Use) govern the Intel® Just Ask contest (the "contest") and set out the terms and conditions between Intel Corporation and its affiliates ("Intel" or "us/we") and each participant ("participant" or "you").

2. You must speak, read and understand English and you must be aged 18 years or over or you must obtain the consent of your parents or legal guardian before you participate in the contest. If you apply to register for the contest, if you contribute to the contest or the Intel® SN community once you are registered or if you accept any contest prizes, you accept these rules. Employees of Intel Corporation, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and the immediate families of each may not enter. This limitation is void where prohibited.

3. The contest is open to participants worldwide. All national and local laws and regulations of the resident's country of residence apply. Residents of countries under U.S. embargo are not eligible to enter.

4. We may refuse your contribution for any good reason.

5. Intel provides you with access to a variety of resources on Intel® SN, including communication forums, documentation, download areas, code samples, videos, blogs, articles and contests (the "resources").

6. You agree to submit your contributions to the contest on www.intel.com/software under the following conditions:

a. Intel does not claim ownership of your contributions to the contest in form of sample code, content, videos, articles or any other contributions you submit to Intel® SN. By submitting your contributions, you are granting Intel and its affiliated companies the following worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, unconditional, fully paid-up rights: (1) to make, have made, use, copy, reproduce, modify, and create derivative works of the contributions, (2) to publicly perform or display, import, broadcast, transmit, distribute (directly and indirectly through multiple tiers), license, offer to sell and sell, rent, lease, or lend copies of the contributions (and derivative works thereof), (3) to sublicense to third parties the foregoing rights, including the right to sublicense to further third parties, and (4) to publish your name or alias in connection with this contest and your contributions.

b. Your contributions to the contest will be available to other participants and to ensure they are safe and freely usable by other participants, you warrant that:

you own or otherwise have all rights necessary for you to provide the contributions and grant the rights described above and you do not disclose any information which would constitute a violation of a confidentiality obligation;
your contributions do not contain any viruses, worms, spy ware, or other components or instructions that are malicious, deceptive, or designed to limit or harm the functionality of a computer; and
your contributions are not subject to license terms that require any software or documentation incorporating or being derived from your contributions to be licensed to others.

c. Apart from prizes offered as part of the contest, no monetary compensation will be paid for any of your contest contributions.

7. Intel is not responsible for contest entries not received due to lost, failed, delayed or interrupted connections or miscommunications, or other electronic malfunctions. Intel is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry information, whether caused by you or any other persons or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the contest.

8. Physical prizes awarded for the winning contributions will be sent to participants within six (6) weeks from the date of the notification email or confirmation of the winning participant's physical address, whichever is later.

9. Prizes are personal to the participant submitting the winning contribution and cannot normally be transferred. All prizes are subject to availability and they may change at any time. Intel may award substitute prizes of equal or greater value. A cash alternative is not available. The winner accepts responsibility for all federal, state and local taxes and fees in connection with the prizes. This contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law, and subject to applicable federal, state provincial and local laws.

10. Intel does not provide any warranty on the prizes. To the fullest extent allowable by law, Intel specifically disclaims any representations or warranties, express or implied, regarding the prizes, including any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose and implied warranties arising from course of dealing or course of performance.

11. We may, on notifying you, immediately suspend or terminate your rights, if you breach these rules or if we reasonably believe that you have submitted a contribution in violation of these rules.

12. You can withdraw your contribution at any time by notifying us. If a contribution is withdrawn your rights to win a prize in this contest are lost.

13. These rules apply to your contribution and the resources, unless we provide any items to you under more specific terms, in which case those more specific terms will apply to the relevant items. We may make changes to these rules at any time without notice to you. The most current version of the rules can be reviewed on the Intel® SN website. Contributing to the contest or accepting prizes will constitute acceptance of the revised rules.

14. Our only responsibilities with respect to the contest are set out in these rules. These rules prevail in the event of any conflict or inconsistency with any other communications, including advertising or promotional materials.

15. For any feedback or questions regarding the contest or the prizes you can contact Intel by sending an email to isn.support@intel.com or by participating in the ‘Just Ask' discussion forum.

16. If Intel improperly denies you any prizes, Intel's entire liability and your sole and exclusive remedy will be limited to a distribution of the equivalent amount of prizes as set forth above. By participating in the contest, you waive any and all rights to bring any claim or action related to such matters in any forum beyond one (1) year after the first occurrence of the kind of act, event, condition or omission upon which the claim or action is based.

17. If for any reason this contest is not capable of running as planned due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Intel which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this contest, Intel reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry or voting process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest.

18. Intel assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries. Intel is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or telephone lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by Intel on account of technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the internet or at any web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer relating to or resulting from participation in this contest or downloading any materials in this contest.

19. The promoter of this contest is Intel. The contest is administered by:

Intel Corporation

Software & Services Group - Intel Software Network

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