BLACKNLA
"MY MAMMOTH BLACKOUT EXPERIENCE" VIDEO
CONTEST GUIDELINES

 

THE BLACKNLA"MY MAMMOTH BLACKOUT EXPERIENCE " VIDEO CONTEST IS OPEN ONLY TO INDIVIDUAL LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE FIFTY UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (THE "ELIGIBILITY AREA"), WHO ARE REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS OF THE MAMMOTH BLACKOUT SKI TRIP, AND WHO ARE 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. VOID OUTSIDE THE ELIGIBILITY AREA AND WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

1. ELIGIBILITY: The BLACKNLA"MY MAMMOTH BLACKOUT EXPERIENCE " Video Contest ("Contest") is open only to individuals who are legal residents of the Fifty United States and the District of Columbia, who are 21 years of age or older, and who have a valid user account with YouTube. The following individuals are not eligible: employees, contractors, directors and officers of BlackNLA ("Sponsor"), Google, Inc., YouTube, LLC and each of their respective parent, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, distributors, web design, advertising, fulfillment, judging and Contest agencies involved in the administration, development, fulfillment and execution of this Contest (collectively, "Contest Parties"), and the immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling and spouse or "step" of each) and those living in the same households of each such individual.


2 TO ENTER: Create a video concerning the Mammoth Blackout Ski Weekend that is 3 to 10 minutes in length ("Submission"). Refer to Rules 3-4 below for more details regarding the requirements for your Submission. Enter your Submission in the Contest between 12:00:01 am Pacific Time on (February 26, 2011) and 11:59:59 pm Pacific Time on (March 15, 2011) ("Contest Entry Period") by following the three-step entry process outlined below.


IMPORTANT: You must complete all of the following steps in order to ensure your Commercial is submitted into the Contest:

1. VIDEO UPLOAD

  • Details coming soon...

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:

As conditions of entry into this Contest, and by uploading and entering a Submission, Entrant warrants and represents that the Submission:

  • is original and has been legally created;
  • does not infringe the intellectual property, privacy or publicity rights or any other legal or moral rights of any third party;
  • has not been published or distributed previously in any media

CONTENT REQUIREMENTS:

  • Overall funny, creative, family friendly video content
  • MUST NOT include visual or spoken ads or promotions for products or services other than BlackNLA or Mammoth BlackOut. Also, no nudity, no drug usage and no profanity.
  • Must mention "BLACKNLA.COM" and/or 'MAMMOTH BLACKOUT" and what you and the participant like about our events
  • Video participant(s) must mention how many times they've been on our Mammoth trip
  • Must feature participant(s) skiing, snowboarding, on snow mobile, or doing some outdoor activity and/or enjoying indoor activities provided by BlackNLA or Mammoth Ski resort
  • Say why the participant(s) should win the grand prize

OWNERSHIP

Entrant represents that he/she owns all rights to his/her Submission, including, without limitation, the copyrights in the recording and the performance contained therein. Entrant further represents and warrants that the Entrant has obtained permission from each person whose name, image, likeness and/or voice ("Likeness") is included in the Submission, and that such person(s) have granted Entrant all necessary rights to use the person's Likeness as described in these rules, and that Entrant can make written copies of such permissions available to the Sponsor upon request. If the Likeness of a minor is included, such grant of rights must include written permission from the minor's parent or legal guardian authorizing the use of the minor's likeness on behalf of the minor. Sponsor's determination as to whether the Submission potentially violates the rights of any third party is final.

GRANTING PERMISSION OF USE

By uploading a Submission, Entrant irrevocably grants Sponsor and its affiliates, legal representatives, assigns, agents and licensees, the unconditional and perpetual right and permission to reproduce, encode, store, copy, transmit, publish, post, broadcast, display, publicly perform, adapt, exhibit and/or otherwise use or reuse (without limitation as to when or to the number of times used), the Entrant's Submission, including, but not limited to, the recording and the performances contained therein (in each case, as submitted or as edited/modified in any way by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion), as well as to use Entrant's name, likeness, photograph (collectively, "Likeness"), and/or statements regarding his/her participation in this Contest (with or without using the Entrant's name) in any and all media without limitation as to time or territory, and without additional compensation or approval from the Entrant or any other party. Entrant waives intellectual property rights, privacy/publicity rights or other legal or moral rights that might preclude the Sponsor's use of the Submission, and agrees not to sue or assert any claim against the Sponsor for the use of the Submission or Entrant's Likeness or statements.

CLAIMS & LIABILITIES

Entrant agrees to indemnify and hold Sponsor, its agencies and Contest Parties and their respective affiliates, officers, directors, agents, co-branders or other partners, and any of their employees (collectively, the "Indemnities"), harmless from any and all claims, damages, expenses, costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) and liabilities (including settlements), brought or asserted by any third party against any of the Indemnitees due to or arising out of the Entrant's Submission, or the Entrant's conduct in creating a Submission or otherwise in connection with this Contest, including but not limited to claims for trademark infringement, copyright infringement; violation of an individuals right of publicity or right of privacy; or defamation. Entrant further agrees to release Sponsor from any and all claims that any advertising subsequently produced, presented, and/or prepared by or on behalf of Sponsor infringes Entrant's rights with regard to any elements, characters or ideas contained in any Submission.

JUDGING CRITERIA

Videos will be voted on the viewing public. Top 3 videos with most hits and comments on YouTube will be semi-finalist. After one more week of voting, video with most traffic and comments wins the grand prize

SELECTION OF WINNERS

  • First round judging will be end on or about April 5, 2011
  • Final winner will be announced on or about April 12, 2011

NOTIFICATION

Winners will be contacted via online messaging to individual social profile accounts (YouTube & Facebook). Further contact information will be requested such as phone, personal email, and address

Grand Prize and Runners Up Winners are solely responsible for any taxes on their respective prizes and will receive a IRS Form 1099 for the value of their prize.


IDENTIFYING CONTEST PARTICIPANTS

Submission must be primarily in English. Once you upload your video, the submission is final and may not be modified or edited. No submissions will be returned. The person named as the registered owner of the YouTube account associated with the Submission and named on the Facebook account must match and that person will be deemed the entrant ("Entrant"). In the event of dispute regarding the identity of an Entrant, dispute will be resolved in favor of the individual who is the "authorized email account holder" of the email address provided when the YouTube user account was created. "Authorized email account holder" is defined as the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (i.e., business, education institution) responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. If any group of individuals elects to collaborate on a Submission, they are required to designate one (1) representative to enter the Contest and accept the prize on behalf of the group. Neither Sponsor nor any of the Contest Parties are liable for any disputes between collaborators related to a Submission.



SPONSORS & AFFILIATES


For more information on sponsorship, contact us today at (323) 954-8988


If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact us
and a representative will contact you as soon as possible.

BlackNLA, (323) 954-8988 or Travel@BlackNLA.com