Software Framework for Mobile Devices - Terms and Conditions

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November 26, 2008 9:30 AM PST


To Enter
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY to participate in this contest. Submit a review on the webinar at http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/software-framework-for-mobile-devices-webinar or questions / answers on Webinar Discussion Forum at http://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/mobilized-software-development/topic/61607/ to be eligible for the prize.
Contest begins on Nov 3rd 2008 and ends on or around, Dec 18th 2008.The review/question/answer must be posted by Dec 18th 2008, before 5:00 PM (U.S. Pacific Time) to be eligible for the prizes. Your can post your questions / answers / review of the Webinar free of charge by accessing http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/software-framework-for-mobile-devices-webinar

Selection of Winner
On or around Dec 21st, 2008, winners will be selected by a panel of Intel judges based on the uniqueness and the relevance of the thought expressed. The decision of the judges will be final and legally binding. Intel will not enter into correspondence on any matter to do with the Results and/ or Prizes.
The winner will be notified by e-mail within seven days of the announcement of winner on the Intel® Software Network site. All prizes will be received no more than six weeks after the close date of the contest. If the potential winner fails to claim or accept the prize within five calendar days of notification, disqualification may result and an alternate winner may be selected.

Prizes and Odds
A panel of judges will choose the winners. The prizes will be given away in 3 categories
- Best review of the Webinar
- Best Question on the Webinar Discussion Forum
- Best Answer on the Webinar Discussion Forum
There will be one winner chosen for each category. The winner of each category will receive a gift voucher worth $100 USD and his/her profile will be featured on the Intel® Software Network site. Odds of winning will be determined by the number of entries received.

General Conditions
1. These rules (including the Intel Privacy Policy and the www.intel.com Terms of Use) govern this contest and set out the terms and conditions between Intel Corporation and its affiliates and each participant.
2. You are eligible to participate in the contest only if you have registered with the Intel® Software Network at www.intel.com/software
3. You must be aged 18 years or above to participate in the contest. If you contribute to the contest or the Intel® Software Network community once you are registered or if you accept any contest prizes, you accept these rules.
4. 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.
5. The contest is open to participants worldwide.
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7. We may refuse your contribution for any good reason.
8. You agree to submit 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® Software Network. 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.
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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.
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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® Software Network website. Contributing to the contest or accepting prizes will constitute acceptance of the revised rules.
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15. For any feedback or questions regarding the contest or the prizes you can contact Intel by sending an email isn.support@intel.com
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.
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19. Intel reserves the right to cancel, change, modify or withdraw this contest or its terms and conditions without assigning any reason or prior notice. The most current version of the rules can be reviewed on the Intel® Software Network website.