Contest Rules
Teachers Pay Teachers - Video Contest (July/August 2015)
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO VOTE FOR FINALISTS.
The “Show Your Teachers Pay Teachers Love” video contest (the “Contest”) is sponsored by Teachers Pay Teachers (“Sponsor”, “Our”, “Us”). This Contest is governed by these official rules (“Official Rules”). By participating in the contest, each individual submitting a video entry (“Entrant”, “You”) agrees to abide by these Official Rules, including all eligibility requirements, and agrees that the results of the contest, as determined by Sponsor and its agents, are final in all respects.
This Contest is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with, Facebook. Please direct any questions, comments, or complaints regarding this Contest to Teachers Pay Teachers. You can contact us here.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible to enter and win the Contest, You must:
be a legal resident of the United States;
be at least 18 years of age on the date of entry;
have an active Teachers Pay Teachers account;
not be an agent, employee, or an immediate family member of an agent or employee of the Sponsor; AND
follow all of these Official Rules.
The Contest is subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited by law. Internet access and a valid email address are required to participate. While a Facebook account is not required to participate through the Facebook Website, a Facebook account will be required to participate through the Facebook app or to use other Facebook features limited to Facebook account holders. Data rates may apply to participating via your mobile device.
SUBMISSION PERIOD
The Submission Period will begin at 3:00pm EST on July 23rd, 2015 and will end at 11:59pm EST on September 13th, 2015. All video submissions (“Entries”) must be received on or before the end of the Submissions Period. Entries received at any time after the end of the Submission Period will not be accepted. Sponsor is not responsible for Entries that are lost, misdirected, or for any other reason are not delivered or received by Sponsor before the end of the Submission Period. Sponsor reserves the right to extend or shorten the Submission Period at its sole discretion.
HOW TO ENTER
To enter, create an original video no more than 2 minutes long about why you love Teachers Pay Teachers and upload it to YouTube by visiting https://www.youtube.com/. To upload a video file to YouTube, you’ll need to login or create a free account. To submit your video as an Entry in this Contest, fill out the submission form on the Teachers Pay Teachers Contest page at (https://www.facebook.com/TeachersPayTeachers/app_515720611858523?ref=page_internal). For your Entry to be counted, You must complete all fields and include the URL to your YouTube video. All Entries must be submitted electronically on the Teachers Pay Teachers Contest Page. Entries received by any other method of delivery, including but not limited to email, postal mail, or another online file sharing service will not be accepted. Each Entrant may submit only one Entry, and each Entry can be submitted only one time. If two or more parties create an Entry together, only one party can submit the Entry and become an Entrant in the Contest. Sponsor will not split any Prizes between parties and will not be responsible for the enforcement of any agreements or arrangements by Entrants to share any Prizes with any other parties.
Entries must be in the form of a video, must be an original piece of work created by the Entrant, and must not have been published elsewhere or submitted for any other contest or competition.
By entering the Contest, You represent, acknowledge, and warrant that your Entry is an original work created solely by You; that the Entry does not infringe on the copyrights, trademarks, moral rights, rights of privacy/publicity, or intellectual property rights of any person or entity; and that no other party has any right, title, claim, or interest in the entry.
Entries must not contain obscene, provocative, defamatory, sexually explicit, or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate content. Content deemed inappropriate by Sponsor may be disqualified at its sole discretion.
SCORING & VOTING
Round 1—Sponsor Score. On September 14th, 2015 each Entry will be reviewed and scored by Sponsor staff members (“Reviewers”). Reviewers will score each Entry based on the following 4 Categories:
Creativity: Get creative with your video! You can easily record a video of you sitting at your desk looking at the camera, but we’d love to see you get up and film somewhere that adds to your story or provides a creative backdrop. The format of your video is also up to you -- you can make a list, create graphics, use props, and more!
Originality: We want your video to be true to you. It should tell your story, not a general one that can apply to any other TpT’er. We’re looking for uniqueness, which will come naturally if you’re true to your own personal story.
Production Quality and Length: If your video is shaky and blurry, it will be hard to focus on the quality of your content. Be sure to make a video that is produced to the best of your ability. Now is the time to bring out the inner filmmaker in you! In addition, your video should be longer than 30 seconds, but also under 2 minutes.
Evokes Emotion: We love videos that make us cry as much as the ones that make us laugh. Your story should evoke emotion from the audience that causes them to remember your story well beyond the end of the video.
Each Category will be worth 10 points for a maximum per Reviewer score of 40 points. Each Entry will be scored by the same number of Reviewers. Each Entry’s scores will be summed and the 25 Entries with the highest total scores will move on to a vote by the Facebook community (Public Vote).
Round 2—Public Vote. Sponsor will publish the 25 Entries having the highest scores from Round 1 to its Sponsor Contest page. A Public Vote, open to all visitors of the Sponsor Contest page, will be held between 8:00pm EST on September 14th, 2015 and 11:59pm EST on August 27th, 2015. Votes can be placed by clicking “Vote” under the Entry You wish to vote for and entering your email address. Voters must complete all required fields for their vote to be counted. Sponsor will not use any information submitted by Voters in any way that violates the terms our Privacy Policy as described below. Voters may vote for as many Entries as they want, but may only Vote for each Entry one time.
Staff Vote. An internal vote will be held among Sponsor Employees between 8:00am EST on September 14th, 2015 and 11:59pm EST September 14th, 2015. Each Employee will have one vote and may vote for their favorite Entry of the 25 Entries published to the Sponsor Contest Page. Each Employee may only vote for one Entry and may only vote one time.
WINNER SELECTION
There will be three Winners of the Contest, one First Prize Winner, one Second Prize Winner, and one Staff Favorite Prize Winner.
The Winner of the First Prize will be the Entrant whose Entry receives the highest number of Public Votes.
The Winner of the Second Prize will be the Entrant whose Entry receives the second highest number of Public Votes
The Winner of Staff Favorite Prize will be the Entrant whose Entry receives the highest number of Staff Votes.
Tie-Break. In the event that a First Prize, Second Prize, or Staff Favorite Prize (“Prize Position”) is held by two or more Entries having the same number of votes, a 24 hour run-off vote will be held between the tied Entries beginning at 5:00pm EST on September 29th, 2015 and ending at 4:59pm EST on September 30th, 2015. During the Tie-Break period, all other Entries will be removed from the Contest page and no additional votes may be cast for any other Entries. The Entry that has the most votes after the end of the Tie-Break period will win the Tie-Break and will be the Winner of that Prize Position.
Sponsor will publish the results of the Public Vote and the Sponsor Vote and will announce First Prize, Second Prize, and Staff Favorite Prize Winners on its Contest page, as well as in a post on the Teachers Pay Teachers blog. The results and Winners will be announced on October 1st, 2015.
Notification and instructions for each Prize will be sent to the Winners by email using the email address supplied on the Winner’s entry form. Entrants are responsible for monitoring their email account for Prize notification and receipt or other communications related to this Contest. If an Entrant cannot be reached by Sponsor within fifteen days of the Contest date, using the contact information provided at the time of entry, or if a Prize is returned as undeliverable, that Entrant forfeits the Prize. Upon the request of the Sponsor, an Entrant may be required to return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Release, Prize Acceptance Form, and IRS W-9 form. If an Entrant fails to comply with these Official Rules, that Entrant may be disqualified at the discretion of Sponsor. Prizes may not be awarded if an insufficient number of eligible Entries are received.
PRIZES
First Prize: A trip for two people to New York City, New York, which includes two round-trip plane tickets for the Winner and one Travel Companion (“Travelers”), one hotel room for a two-night stay in Manhattan, two tickets to a Broadway show, lunch at the Teachers Pay Teachers office, and dinner with members of the TpT team.
Dates. Travelers may choose any two consecutive dates within one year from the date Sponsor delivers notification of the Prize. For Sponsor to arrange for lunch at the Teachers Pay Teachers office and dinner with members of the Teachers Pay Teachers team, the dates chosen must include or overlap with at least one business day.
Reservations and Cost. Teachers Pay Teachers will arrange for and cover the cost of Travelers transportation to and from the airports in the departing city and New York City, flight reservations, hotel reservations, Broadway show tickets, a lunch for the Travelers at the TpT office, and a dinner for the Travelers with TpT staff members. Teachers Pay Teachers will not arrange for or cover the cost of any other activities, meals, transportation needs, or other travel arrangements. The Winner may pick a Travel Companion of his/her choice. Travelers will be booked for the same flight and must depart from the same departing airport. Sponsor will not arrange for or cover any cost related to the transportation of a Travel Companion to the departing city. Reservations may not be changed once booked, and Sponsor will not be responsible for any Traveler missing their flight reservation for any reason. Sponsor will reserve and cover the cost of one hotel room with the option of one bed or two beds at the Travelers’ request. Sponsor will not arrange for or cover the cost of any additional hotel rooms or additional nights Travelers wish to stay.
Second Prize: $150 in TpT gift certificates, a TpT swag bag (contents to be determined), and a dedicated post on the TPT blog featuring the Winner and his/her video Entry.
Staff Favorite Prize: $150 in TpT gift certificates, a TpT swag bag (contents to be determined), and a dedicated post on the TpT blog featuring the Winner and his/her video Entry.
Terms and conditions may apply. Incidental expenses and all other costs and expenses which are not specifically listed as part of a Prize in these Official Rules and which may be associated with the award, acceptance, receipt, and use of all or any portion of the awarded Prize are solely the responsibility of the respective Winner. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF ANY PRIZE IS SOLELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER.
ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS
Prize is non-transferrable. No substitution or cash equivalent of prizes is permitted. Sponsor and its respective parent, affiliate, and subsidiary companies, agents, and representatives are not responsible for any typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of the Contest, including, but not limited to, errors in any printing or posting or these Official Rules, the selection and announcement of any Winner, or the distribution of any Prize. Any attempt to damage the content or operation of this Contest is unlawful and subject to possible legal action by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, suspend, or amend the Contest, without notice, and for any reason, including, without limitation, if Sponsor determines that the Contest cannot be conducted as planned or should a virus, bug, tampering or unauthorized intervention, technical failure or other cause beyond Sponsor’s control corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play of the Contest. In the event any tampering, if unauthorized intervention may have occurred, or for any other reason Sponsor reserves the right to void suspect Entries at issue. Sponsor and its respective parent, affiliate, and subsidiary companies, agents, and representatives, and any telephone network or service providers, are not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate transcription of Entry information, or for any human error, technical malfunction, lost or delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, line failure or malfunction of any telephone network, computer equipment or software, the inability to access any website or online service or any other error, human or otherwise.
INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, RELEASE, AND HOLD HARMLESS SPONSOR AND ITS PARENT, AFFILIATE, AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES, THE FACEBOOK PLATFORM, ADMINISTRATOR, ADVERTISING, AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCIES, AND ALL THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS FROM ANY LIABILITY, DAMAGES, LOSSES OR INJURY RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM THAT ENTRANT’S PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST AND THE ACCEPTANCE, USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE THAT MAY BE WON. SPONSOR AND ITS PARENT, AFFILIATE AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES DO NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE CONDITION, FITNESS, OR MERCHANTABILITY OF THE PRIZE. SPONSOR AND ITS PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCIES, AND ALL THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS DISCLAIM ANY LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE TO ANY COMPUTER SYSTEM RESULTING FROM ACCESS TO OR THE DOWNLOAD OF INFORMATION OR MATERIALS CONNECTED WITH THE CONTEST.
PRIVACY POLICY
By participating, all Entrants and Voters (“Participants”) grant Sponsor, its agents, employees, affiliates, and any third-party Administrators of this Contest permission to collect and store certain personal information as required to submit an Entry or vote in the Contest. All Entrants (including Winners) further grant Sponsor permission to publish, display, distribute, and otherwise use their Entry, name, likeness, and comments, to announce Winners, and for marketing and publicity purposes without payment of additional consideration, except where prohibited by law.
Protecting the privacy and safety of Participants is important to Sponsor. Sponsor will not use, disclose, or distribute the personal information of any Voter or Entrant other than as reasonably necessary for purposes of administering the Contest, communicating with Entrants, counting Votes, and for marketing and promotional purposes as contemplated by these Official Rules. Sponsor will not sell, license, or or otherwise distribute personal information to any third party except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy.
CONTEST ADMINISTRATORS
This Contest is administered by:
Teacher Synergy LLC d/b/a Teachers Pay Teachers
51 Astor Place, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10003
And
Wishpond Technologies LTD
1000 1500 W Georgia St
Vancouver, British Columbia V6G 2Z6
CONTEST SPONSORS
This contest is sponsored by:
Teacher Synergy LLC d/b/a Teachers Pay Teachers
51 Astor Place, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10003