1. DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTEST: The Holiday Kick Start Video Contest ("Contest") is designed to give Entrants ("Entrants") the opportunity to submit videos of their high leg kick(s) and dance move(s), reminiscent of the Radio City Rockettes' high leg kick. The Prizes will be awarded to the Entrants who submit the best entries as determined by the judges in accordance with these Official Rules.
2. ELIGIBILITY: This Contest is open only to residents of the fifty United States and the District of Columbia and Canada (except the province of Quebec) who have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence. Void in the province of Quebec and where prohibited by law. The following individuals are not eligible: (a) employees of Sponsor, Madison Square Garden, L.P. ("MSG") and each of their parent companies, affiliates and subsidiaries; and (b) members of the immediate family of a person in (a) and/or those living in the same household as a person in (a).
3. HOW TO ENTER: This Contest begins at 12:01am CST on September 14, 2009 and ends at 11:59 pm CST on October 21, 2009 ("Contest Period"). To enter, go to www.HGIKickstart.com (the "Site") and follow the onscreen instructions. Entrants will be invited to post to the Site a video of their leg kick(s) and dance move(s) which is reminiscent of the Radio City Rockette's famous high leg kick ("Submission"). Submissions can be serious or humorous, but should be creative and original. Submissions must be submitted during the Contest Period. Sponsor's clock is the official clock for the Contest. Sponsor or its designated representatives reserve the right to remove any Submission that does not conform to these Official Rules or the Site Usage Agreement as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Sponsor will not notify Entrant whether the Submission has been removed. Limit five (5) different Submissions per person per email during the Contest Period. One person may not upload the same Submission more than once. Submissions from the same person or email address in excess of the stated limit will be disqualified. Retain a copy of your Submission in its original format after uploading it to the Site. If you are a winner, you will need to provide Sponsor with your Submission in its original format. Failure to do so may result in disqualification, and the selection of an alternate winner. By entering the Contest, Entrants understand that all Submissions may be posted on the Site for viewing by the general public and possible voting by the general public if selected as a Finalist and otherwise used by Sponsor and its designees as otherwise set forth herein. Sponsor does not guarantee the posting of any Submission and reserves the right not to post a Submission for any or no reason.
4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Each Submission must include a leg kick or leg kicks, reminiscent of the Radio City Rockettes' famous leg kick. The leg kick(s) can be accomplished by the Entrant him/herself, the Entrant's child, an animal, or group of people. Submissions may be funny or serious. Each Submission must also comply with the following:
Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and unfettered discretion to disqualify any Submission that it believes violates or potentially violates any of the foregoing requirements or otherwise fails to comply with any provision of these Official Rules or the Site Usage Agreement for the Site. The decisions of Sponsor on this and all matters pertaining to the Contest shall be final and binding.
Entrants agree to indemnify and hold Sponsor harmless from and against any suits, claims, losses, damages and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, that it may sustain from any breach of a representation or warranty made by the Entrant or the use of any rights granted by the Entrant to Sponsor hereunder.
5. FINALISTS SELECTION: A panel of judges will select ten (10) finalists (the "Finalists") by October 25, 2009 based on the following categories: (A) 1/3 creativity; (B) 1/3 originality; and (C) 1/3 appropriateness to theme. The Submissions of the Finalists will then be posted on the Site for five (5) days for the public to vote on their favorite video submission. If, in the sole discretion of the judges, fewer than 10 Submissions are of sufficient merit as to qualify as Finalists, fewer than 10 may be selected. Entrants will be notified if they were selected as a Finalist by email.
6. PUBLIC VOTING: Consumers who are legal US or Canadian residents of at least 18 years of age (excluding residents of the province of Quebec) can vote on the Finalist Submissions posted at the Site by following the onscreen voting instructions between 12:01am CST on October 26 and 5:00pm CST on October 30, 2009 (the "Voting Period"). At the conclusion of the Voting Period, the Finalist with the most number of votes during the Voting Period is the Grand Prize winner. The remaining 9 Finalists are First Prize winners. Voters must not vote for any Submission more than once per day. Any attempts by any voter to cast more votes than permitted will be disqualified and all votes cast by that voter will be deemed void. In the event of a tie, the judges will break the tie according to the judging criteria mentioned above. Sponsor's decisions regarding all aspects of the voting are final and binding. Unless specified as Grand Prize winner or First Prize winners, both shall be collectively referred to herein as the "Winners."
7. PRIZES AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE: The Holiday Kick Start Video Contest ("Contest") is designed to give Entrants ("Entrants") the opportunity to submit videos of their high leg kick(s) and dance move(s), reminiscent of the Radio City Rockettes' high leg kick. The Prizes will be awarded to the Entrants who submit the best entries as determined by the judges in accordance with these Official Rules.
TAXES ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNERS.
8. GRAND PRIZE CONDITIONS: Airline, airport and hotel accommodations within Sponsor's sole discretion. Travel must be completed on dates specified by Sponsor, which will be before and after November 26, 2009. Sponsor reserves the right to provide ground transportation in lieu of air transportation. Travel itinerary at the discretion of Sponsor. Winner and guests must travel together on the same itinerary. Sponsor has no responsibility for cancellations, delays, or any other change by any company or person providing any element of the prize due to reasons beyond Sponsor's control, and is not responsible or liable for any expenses incurred as a consequence thereof. Sponsor is not responsible if the Rockette meet and greet or bus portion of the prize is cancelled. If such portion of the prize is cancelled, that portion of the prize is forfeited in its entirety and no substitution will be provided. Guests may be required to execute and return releases of liability and, except where prohibited, publicity releases. If any guest is a minor, the winner or one of the other guests must be such minor's parent or legal guardian and must execute and return the necessary releases on such minor's behalf. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (the "Parade") and Radio City Christmas Spectacular (the "Show") are subject to cancellation. If the Parade and/or Show are cancelled, the remaining elements of the prize shall constitute full satisfaction of Sponsor's prize obligation to winner and no additional compensation will be awarded.
9. GRANT OF RIGHTS: All Entrants grant Sponsor the right to display their Submissions at the Site for purposes of this Contest. Finalists further grant Sponsor the right to display their Submissions on third party sites such as youtube.com, facebook.com, twitter.com and HiltonGardenInn.com for advertising and promotional purposes. Winners hereby grant Sponsor a royalty free license, without geographic or time limitation, to display his or her Submission for promotional or advertising relating purposes in any and all media. The use of the Submissions after the Contest is complete for advertising and promotional purposes may or may not include the Entrant's name and city and state of residency. Winners agree to sign any documents that may be necessary to affect the assignment of the licensing rights.
10. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION:
11. GOVERNING LAW: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules or the rights and obligations of participants or Sponsor in connection with the Contest shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the state of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of any other state laws. Claims may not be resolved through any form of class action. Venue for all suits will be in federal or state courts located in New York, New York.
12. SEVERABILITY: If any provision(s) of these Official Rules are held to be invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect.
13. WINNERS' LIST: A copy of the winners' list may be obtained by sending a written request to: D. Nelson 755 Crossover Lane, Memphis, TN 38117 postmarked between December 1 through December 31, 2009 and received by January 11, 2010.
14. SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Contest is Hilton Hotels Corporation, 7930 Jones Branch Drive McLean, VA 22102.
Macy's does not endorse and is not affiliated with this Contest in any way.