Eligibility: Contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are thirteen (13) years of age or older at the start of the Contest. Eligible minors must obtain their parent’s or legal guardian’s consent prior to participation. Employees, officers, directors, & agents of WNBA Enterprises, LLC ("Sponsor"), Adidas ("Presenter") the Women's National Basketball Association ("WNBA") & its teams, Adidas Group, & its teams & each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, governors, owners, distributors, retailers, advertising/promotion agencies & Project Support Team, Inc. (“P/S/T”) (collectively, “Released Parties”), & the immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling & their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) & those living in the same household of each, whether or not related, are not eligible to participate or win a prize. Void where prohibited. Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
To Create a Shooting Shirt: 1) Visit WNBA.com between 12:00:00PM Eastern Time (“ET”) on 6/8/09 and 11:59:59PM ET on 7/5/09, 2) Complete an official entry form according to the instructions provided; 3) Download the WNBA and adidas logos (shooting shirt and WNBA/adidas logos (collectively, “Contest Assets”); 4) Create a unique & stylish shooting shirt design (using PhotoShop or another type of designing software); 5) Upload the shooting shirt created as a .jpeg or .gif file not exceeding 400KB; and 6) Click the “Submit” button. To be eligible, shooting shirt design cannot have been previously published or produced in any competition; must be in keeping with Sponsor’s image; & must be your original creation & submitted separately. Entries must be submitted by 11:59:59PM ET on 7/5/09 to be eligible. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means are void. You may enter as often as you wish but each shooting shirt design must be unique. Duplicate and/or incomplete entries and/or shooting shirts are ineligible. Modification of an existing work does not qualify as original. In the event of non-compliance with any of the terms of these Official Rules, entry will be void. Other than for prize notification or conditions as previously stated or for promotional emails, neither Sponsor, nor anyone acting on its behalf, will enter into any communications with any Entrants regarding this contest or acknowledge any entry not meeting all entry requirements stated herein & such entries will be disqualified. Entries that are deemed by the judges in their sole discretion to be immoral, obscene, profane or not in keeping with Sponsor’s image or in violation of these Official Rules will be void. Released Parties are not responsible for incomplete, lost, late, inaccurate, damaged, delayed, undelivered, garbled, stolen or misdirected entries (or any component thereof) or for inaccurate entry or contest related information provided by Sponsor or for interrupted or unavailable network, server, cable, satellite, Internet Service Provider (ISP) or other connections, miscommunications, computer or software malfunctions or telephone line or transmission problems or technical failures, garbled transmissions, damage to a user's computer equipment (software or hardware) or other errors or malfunctions of any kind relating to or in connection with the contest whether caused by equipment, programming used in this contest, or that computer, network, typographical, printing, mechanical, electronic, human or otherwise, including, without limitation, errors or malfunctions that may occur in connection with the administration of the contest, the processing or judging of entries, the announcement of the prize or in any contest-related materials.
Judging: Based on the following criteria, one (1) WNBA All-Star Design winner and two (2) Runner Up Design winners will be selected on or about 7/7/09 from among all entries received: 1.) Creativity: 0-30 points; 2.) Originality: 0-30 points; and 3.) Relevance to Theme: 0-40 points. The official judging panel will consist of qualified independent judges selected by Sponsor, whose decisions will be final & binding in all matters relating to this Contest. In the event of a tie, such tied entries will be re-judged based on Shooting Shirt’s Overall Relevance to Theme 0-100 points. The entry that receives the highest score will be deemed the WNBA All-Star Prize winner. The entries that receive the second and third highest scores will be deemed the Runner Up Prize winners. Entries must contain the downloadable WNBA and adidas logos provided by the Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to not award any prize or all prizes if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible & qualified entries for any team. Sponsor reserves the right to edit the entries for posting on www.wnba.com/idesign as it deems necessary in its sole discretion & entrants acknowledge & agree that Released Parties shall not be responsible for any alleged consequences of such editing. Potential winners will be contacted by telephone, mail, overnight mail and/or email. If any winner is an eligible minor, Sponsor reserves the right to award prize in the name of his/her parent or legal guardian, who will be required to fulfill all requirements imposed on winners set forth herein. If any winner is a minor, his/her parent or legal guardian must accompany minor winner on trip/game. Potential WNBA All-Star Prize winner (and, if minor, his/her parent or legal guardian) must execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability Release and (where legal) Publicity Release within two (2) days of date issuance of notification. Guest must be of legal age of majority in his/her jurisdiction of residence (and at least 18) unless he/she is accompanied by his/her parent or legal guardian and must sign a liability/publicity release prior to issuance of travel documents. If any guests are minors, they must be accompanied to all prize-related activities by their parents or legal guardians. Non-compliance with any of the foregoing, failure to return required documents within the specified time period, noncompliance with these Official Rules or the inability to contact potential winner within a reasonable time period may result in disqualification and awarding of prize to a runner-up, at Sponsor’s sole discretion.
Prizes: (1) WNBA All-Star Prize: Opportunity for your shooting shirt design to be worn on-court by both teams during the 2009 WNBA All-Star Game and a three (3)-day/two (2)-night trip for two (2) (winner and one (1) guest) to WNBA All-Star 2009 in Uncasville, CT between 7/24/09 and 7/26/09 consisting of round-trip coach air transportation from major gateway airport nearest to winner’s residence, standard double-occupancy hotel accommodations (one (1) room), two (2) tickets to select WNBA All-Star events including the WNBA All-Star game (to be determined by Sponsor), ground transportation to/from the airport and the applicable hotel and a replication of the shooting shirt designed by winner (for the winner only) (Approximate Retail Value ("ARV") of Grand Prize package=$3,000US). Actual prize value will vary depending on winner's city of departure. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to provide ground transportation in place of air transportation if winner lives within a reasonable driving distance of Uncasville, CT as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion and no compensation or substitution will be provided for difference in prize value. Travel & hotel arrangements determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Trip must be taken on dates & times designated by Sponsor or prize will be forfeited in its entirety & prize may be awarded to an alternate winner at Sponsor’s discretion and time permitting. Winner & guest must travel together on the same itinerary and are responsible for obtaining all necessary travel documents, including passports and visas. Guest must be of legal age of majority in his/her jurisdiction of residence (and at least 18) unless child or legal ward of winner. If any Grand Prize events are canceled or postponed for any reason, travel prize will be awarded less applicable prize-related activity(s) & Sponsor will substitute that activity(s) with an item(s)/activity(s) of comparable or greater value as determined solely by Sponsor & no additional compensation prize will be awarded to winner in such event. Exact seat locations at game to be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Tickets are subject to terms and conditions specified by Sponsor. All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion. All federal, state and local taxes and any other costs and expenses associated with prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided, including, but not limited to, ground transportation, meals, gratuities and souvenirs are the sole responsibility of the winner. (Approximate Retail Value "ARV"=$3,000). Actual value of prize may vary based on point of departure. (2) Runner Up Prizes: $200 adidas gift card (ARV=$200US/each). Gift cards are subject to terms and conditions set by issuer. Total ARV of all prizes: $3,400US.
Miscellaneous: No transfer, assignment, or substitution of prizes except by Sponsor who may substitute a prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value, at its sole discretion. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an entrant, entrant will be deemed individual named on the official entry form, regardless of whether that individual is the authorized account holder of the email address at issue. Winning a prize does not guarantee that winner’s shooting shirt design will be worn by a WNBA player/team. Final decision about featuring any winner’s shooting shirt design will be at Sponsor’s sole discretion. By entering, entrants warrant & represent: (1) that each entry is original to the entrant and has been legally obtained & created, does not infringe on the intellectual property, privacy or publicity rights, defame or otherwise violate any other legal or moral rights of any third party, or violate any federal, state or local laws or ordinances or other applicable laws; (2) that the entrant owns all rights to the entry (including shooting shirt design); (3) that the entrant has secured the requisite consent from any third party referenced in their entry & (if necessary) agree to provide legal releases for the use of such reference in a form satisfactory to judges and/or Sponsor if asked to do so; (4) that WNBAE shall own the entry (including shooting shirt design) and all material embodied therein; (5) that the entrant irrevocably assigns to WNBAE and its successors, assignees, licensees, or designees any and all rights, title and interest in the entry, including but not limited to all intellectual property rights therein; and, (6) that, Sponsor and its successors, assignees, licensees or designees shall have, without limitation, the perpetual, irrevocable, world-wide and fully-transferable right to edit, adapt, modify, publish, use, make derivative works of and otherwise exploit the shooting shirt and/or entry (or any part thereof) in any way and in any media for trade, advertising, promotional and/or other purposes as WNBAE and its successors, assigns, licensees or designees may determine, all without payment, consideration, attribution, acknowledgment, consent or consideration to entrant or any third parties. Such rights granted herein include without limitation the right of WNBAE or its successors, assignees, licensees or designees to reproduce, encode, store, copy, transmit, publish, post, broadcast, display, publicly perform, adapt, exhibit and/or otherwise use any part of the entry in any way and in any media or forms of delivery. By providing any Contest Assets for entrant’s use Sponsor is granting entrants a limited, non-exclusive, non-commercial license to use the Contest Assets solely in connection with, and as a part of, the Contest. Entrants shall otherwise have no right, title or interest in or to any Contest Assets, and any use of the Contest Assets (including use of the entrant’s entry that contains Contest Assets) other than as permitted by these Official Rules may constitute copyright and/or trademark infringement. Entrants further agree that: (1) entry (& all components thereof) will become property of the Sponsor and will not be returned; (2) Sponsor & its designees shall have the right & permission to use (unless prohibited by law) entrant’s name, voice, city & state of residence, photograph &/or likeness for advertising &/or trade &/or any other purpose in any media now or hereafter known, worldwide in perpetuity, without further compensation, permission or notification to entrants or any third parties & (3) the Released Parties shall have no liability & will be held harmless by entrants for any liability, loss, injury or damage to participants or any other person or entity, including personal injury or death to participants or any other person or damage to personal or real property, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by reason of entrant’s participation in this contest, the use of any entry or any of the rights granted herein or the acceptance and/or use of any prize (including any travel/activity related thereto). Sponsor is not responsible for any inability of the winners to accept a prize & reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify or eliminate entrants & award prize to the runner-up. Sponsor may disqualify anyone from participating in the contest or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that such person is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the contest by cheating, deception or other unfair playing practices, or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrant or Sponsor’s representatives and all associated entries and designs will be void.
CAUTION: Any attempt to deliberately undermine the website or the legitimate operation of the contest may be in violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies (including attorneys’ fees) from any such individual to the fullest extent of the law, including criminal prosecution.
Winners' List: For the names of the winners available after 9/8/09, send a hand-printed, self-addressed, stamped envelope to be received by 9/8/09 to: Adidas WNBA i-design Contest Winners, P.O. Box 13106, Bridgeport, CT 06673-3106.
Sponsor: WNBA Enterprises, LLC, 450 Harmon Meadow Blvd., Secaucus, NJ, 07094.
Administrator: Project Support Team, Inc., 6 Berkshire Blvd, Bethel, CT 06801 www.projectsupport.com.