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Contest Rules

Office Star Video Contest Official Rules ("Official Rules")

The Office Star Video Contest is a skill contest open to legal residents of the United States, District of Columbia, and Canada, excluding Quebec. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Void where prohibited. Subject to all federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations.

Contest Period: Office Star Video Contest ("Contest") begins 12:00 AM (PST) on September 1, 2007 and ends at 11:59 PM (PST) on October 31, 2007. The time frames for video submissions and voting activity are as follows:

ACTIVITY Beginning at 12:00 AM PST on date listed Ending at 11:59 PM PST on date listed
Submission of Videos September 1, 2007 October 19, 2007
Voting September 10, 2007 October 31, 2007

Eligibility: Contest is offered to all natural persons who at time of entry are at least the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence, and are legal residents of the United States, District of Columbia, or Canada, excluding Quebec. Sponsor's employees, officers and directors, Sponsor's promotional affiliates, McCann Worldwide and Interactive Habitat and their employees, officers, and directors may participate in the Contest, but are not eligible to receive any prizes.

How to Enter: During the Contest Period, go to www.thecubefarm.com/officestar to register for the Contest and submit your video. You must register by entering your true and correct information on the registration page and any other requested information. You may enter the Contest as many times as desired as long as each entry is materially different from previous entries. Sponsor reserves the right to determine eligibility of entries in its sole discretion.

Video Creation Requirements

  • Video must not be longer than 10 minutes in total length and no larger than 100 MB.
  • Videos may be submitted in AVI, WMV, MOV, FLV, MPG and MP4 formats.
  • Videos must be the entrant's original, previously unpublished work and not contain any third-party copyrighted material, or any identifiable brands.
  • Videos may not contain images of any individuals who are 18 years of age or younger or who have not provided their authorization.
  • Videos may not contain material that is obscene, defamatory, libelous, threatening, pornographic, racially or ethnically offensive, or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, violate any law may not be submitted. Videos must be appropriate for viewing by the general public; appropriateness will be determined by Sponsor.
  • Videos must be submitted via the web as instructed after registration. Please contact us at officestar@thecubefarm.com if you experience problems with submitting the video.

Prizes:

ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE Package consisting of:

  • Compact size refrigerator with a case of Rockstar beverages, Approximate Retail Value ("ARV")$200.00
  • Custom Bobblehead, Approximate Retail Value ("ARV")$420.00
  • Plantronics CS70N Wireless Office Headset System, Approximate Retail Value ("ARV")$399.00
  • Altec Lansing XT2 Desktop Speakers, Approximate Retail Value ("ARV")$150.00
  • Digital Picture Frame, Approximate Retail Value ("ARV")$200.00

Approximate Retail Value ("ARV") for Grand Prize Package: $1,369.00

The first fifty (50) entrants will receive a CubeFarm t-shirt. Limited to one t-shirt per shipping address. Approximate Retail Value ("ARV") $10.00 each.

TOTAL Approximate Retail Value ("ARV"): $1,869.00

Selection of Winner

The winner will be determined by the number of votes their video receives via public voting based on the criteria below during the voting period. Voting is limited to one vote per day per video. Use of multiple email addresses is prohibited. The video receiving the most votes will win the Grand Prize. In the event one of Sponsor's employees, or Sponsor's affiliates' employees or their officers or directors would be eligible to win a prize based on vote count, the prize will be given to the next entrant eligible to win a prize based on vote count. In the event of a tie, Sponsor will select the winning video. The winner will be notified by email and will have 10 days from notification to accept the prize.

Because this is a contest of skill, winning the Contest is dependent on the quality of submissions received. Voters will judge the Contest entries according to the following criteria:

Use of Office Theme Creativity Entertainment Value
50% 25% 25%

General Terms and Conditions

ALL TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF THE PRIZES ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNERS. Sponsor reserves the right to withhold any taxes as required by applicable law. Winners may be required to supply a Social Security or Taxpayer ID number prior to the award of any prize.

By participating in the Contest, each entrant participating in the Contest agrees to grant to Sponsor a non-exclusive, worldwide, fully paid, royalty-free, perpetual license, with the right to sublicense, to reproduce, distribute, use, exploit, transmit, create derivative works of, publicly display and publicly perform any entries (including, without limitation, ideas for new or improved products or services) submitted by the entrant in connection with the Contest by all means and in any media now known or hereafter developed. Each participant also grants Sponsor the right to re-enter participant's entry into subsequent Sponsor contests and promotions. Each participating entrant hereby waives his or her moral rights and rights of attribution in any such entries, and hereby warrants that any such entries are original with the entrant, or that the entrant has the right to submit such entries. Each entrant warrants that the entries submitted do not contain information considered by entrant's place of business or any other third party to be confidential, and that the entries submitted do not infringe the rights of any third parties or violate any laws or regulations. Each entrant agrees that he or she shall have no recourse against Sponsor for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in an entrant's entry or communication to Sponsor.

Entrant is responsible for securing signed releases from all individuals shown in the video. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for payment of fees associated with the use of an individual's image in the video.

Sponsor is not responsible for any delay or failure to receive notification for any reason, including inactive email account(s), technical difficulties associated therewith, or winner's failure to adequately monitor any email account. If a potential winner fails to respond within 10 days of notification, is found to be ineligible or not in compliance with these Official Rules, declines to accept the prize, or in the event a prize notification or prize is returned as undeliverable, or Sponsor is unable to contact the potential winner, the prize will be forfeited, and at Sponsor's discretion, an alternate potential winner may be selected. Potential winners will be required, except where prohibited, to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/ Release of Liability and Publicity Release. Potential winners may be required to provide proof of identification, such as but not limited to a valid driver's license. Except where prohibited, participation in the Contest constitutes participant's consent to Sponsor's use of entrant's name, likeness, voice, opinions, biographical information, hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media without further payment or consideration.

The winner will be posted online for a period of time at www.thecubefarm.com/winners. You may also request a winners list by sending a self-addressed envelope to Plantronics, Inc., Office Star Contest Winners List Request, Plantronics, Inc. 345 Encinal Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. Vermont and Canadian residents may omit return postage.

Sponsor collects personal information from you when you enter the Contest. Please review Sponsor's privacy policy at www.thecubefarm.com before you enter the Contest.

Prizes are non-transferable; no cash awards or substitutions allowed, except at the discretion of Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. The details of any prize not specified will be determined solely by Sponsor. Sponsor also reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or cancel Contest at any time if a computer virus, bug, or other technical problem corrupts the administration, security, or proper play of the Contest.

By submitting an entry for this Contest, you agree to abide by these Official Rules and any decision Sponsor makes regarding this Contest, which Sponsor shall make in its sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify and prosecute to the fullest extent permitted by law any participant or winner who, in Sponsor's reasonable suspicion, tampers with Sponsor's site, the entry process, the voting process, violates these rules, or acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Should Sponsor detect tampering with voting results or fraudulent voting activity, all votes submitted by the perpetrator will be deemed invalid.

Neither Sponsor nor its, employees, representatives or agents are responsible for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, satellite, or other connections, availability or accessibility; or miscommunications, failed computer, telephone or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure; or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions, computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties; or any other errors of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic or network or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information or the failure to capture any such information.

IN NO EVENT WILL SPONSOR, ITS PARENT, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES AND RELATED COMPANIES, THEIR RESPECTIVE ADVERTISING OR PROMOTION AGENCIES, ANY COMPANIES PROVIDING PRIZES OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS (TOGETHER, "RELEASEES"), BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE PROMOTION. THE CONTEST AND ALL PRIZES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS.

BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST, EACH PARTICIPANT AGREES TO HOLD RELEASEES HARMLESS FROM ANY AND ALL LOSSES, DAMAGES, RIGHTS, CLAIMS AND ACTIONS OF ANY KIND IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTEST OR RESULTING FROM ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, OR USE OF ANY PRIZE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND CLAIMS BASED ON PUBLICITY RIGHTS, DEFAMATION, OR INVASION OF PRIVACY.

This Contest and the rights and obligations of Sponsor and participants will be governed by and controlled by the laws of the State of California, applicable to contracts made and performed therein without reference to the applicable choice of law provisions. All actions, proceedings or litigation relating hereto will be instituted and prosecuted solely within the State of California, Santa Clara County. The parties consent to the jurisdiction of the state courts of California and federal court located within such state and county with respect to any action, dispute or other matter pertaining to or arising out of this Contest.

This Contest is solely sponsored by Plantronics, Inc. located at 345 Encinal Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060.