Eruption 5 | Change My Mind
FOR CHINA, THIS CONTEST SHALL, AT NO TIME, BE INTERPRETED OR UNDERSTOOD AS PRIZE-GIVING SALES IN NATURE.
This contest is operated by Vee Friends, LLC, 10 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001 ("Sponsor").
- How to Enter:
To enter the Eruption 5 - VeeFriends Change My Mind Contest ("Contest"), upload the best maximum :20 video that you've taken in response to Cynical Cat in order to prove him wrong, beginning 4:00 p.m. United States Eastern Time ("ET") on April 17, 2023 through 4:00 p.m. ET on April 24, 2023 (the "video") via one of the following methods and include the respective URL upon submission via the VeeFriends website, located at VeeFriends.com/burn-island (the "Site"):
- (i) Via Twitter: Log onto your Twitter account and post the video with the required information ("Twitter Entry"). You must be an active holder of a non-private Twitter account to be eligible to enter this Contest via Twitter (i.e., you must make sure your tweets are set to "public" and not "private"). You must have a Twitter account to enter via this method. If you do not have a Twitter account, you can create one by visiting www.twitter.com. Twitter accounts are free. Please enter the URL from your Twitter Entry into the form field on the Site. Limit 1 Twitter Entry per Submission Token/Twitter account.
- (ii) Via Instagram: Access the Instagram application on your mobile device and post the video with the required information ("Instagram Entry"). You must make sure the "Photos Are Private" option in the account settings on your Instagram account are set to "OFF". You must have an Instagram app and account to enter via this method. If you do not have the Instagram app, you may download it through the application store on your device. The Instagram app is free. Please enter the URL from your Instagram Entry into the form field on the Site. Limit 1 Instagram Entry per Submission/Instagram account.
- (iii) Via Youtube: Log onto your Youtube account and post the video with the required information ("Youtube Entry"). You must be an active holder of a non-private Youtube account to be eligible to enter this Contest via Youtube (i.e., you must make sure your videos are set to "public" and not "private"). You must have a Youtube account to enter via this method. Please enter the URL from your Youtube Entry into the form field on the Site. Limit 1 Youtube Entry per Submission Token/Youtube account.
- (iv) Via Dropbox: Log onto your Dropbox account and post the video with the required information ("Dropbox Entry"). You must be an active holder of a non-private Dropbox account to be eligible to enter this Contest via Dropbox (i.e., you must make sure your videos are set to "public" and not "private"). You must have a Dropbox account to enter via this method. Please enter the URL from your Dropbox Entry into the form field on the Site. Limit 1 Dropbox Entry per Submission Token/Dropbox account.
- (v) Via Google Drive: Log onto your Google Drive account and post the video with the required information ("Google Drive Entry"). You must be an active holder of a non-private Google Drive account to be eligible to enter this Contest via Google Drive (i.e., you must make sure your videos are set to "public" and not "private"). You must have a Google Drive account to enter via this method. Please enter the URL from your Google Drive Entry into the form field on the Site. Limit 1 Google Drive Entry per Submission Token/Google Drive account.
- (vi) Via OneDrive: Log onto your OneDrive account and post the video with the required information ("OneDrive Entry"). You must be an active holder of a non-private OneDrive account to be eligible to enter this Contest via OneDrive (i.e., you must make sure your videos are set to "public" and not "private"). You must have a OneDrive account to enter via this method. Please enter the URL from your OneDrive Entry into the form field on the Site. Limit 1 OneDrive Entry per Submission Token/OneDrive account.
- (vii) Via TikTok: Access the TikTok application on your mobile device, and follow the links and instructions. Post the video with the required information ("TikTok Entry"). You must make sure the "Photos Are Private" option in the account settings on your TikTok account are set to "OFF". You must have an TikTok app and account to enter via this method. If you do not have the TikTok app, you may download it through the application store on your device. The TikTok app is free. Please enter the URL from your TikTok Entry into the form field on the Site. Limit 1 TikTok Entry per Submission Token/TikTok account.
- (viii) Via Facebook: Log onto your Facebook account and post the video with the required information ("Facebook Entry"). You must be an active holder of a non-private Facebook account to be eligible to enter this Contest via Facebook (i.e., you must make sure your posts are set to "public" and not "private"). You must have a Facebook account to enter via this method. If you do not have a Facebook account, you can create one by visiting www.facebook.com. Facebook accounts are free. Please enter the URL from your Facebook Entry into the form field on the Site. Limit 1 Facebook Entry per Submission Token/Facebook account.
All Twitter Entries, Instagram Entries, Youtube Entries, Dropbox Entries, Google Drive Entries, OneDrive Entries, TikTok Entries and Facebook Entries, their entry information and videos submitted shall be collectively referred to herein as the "Submissions" or each, as a "Submission." Submissions must comply with the Content Restrictions defined below. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify this Contest in the event an insufficient number of Submissions are received that meet the minimum judging criteria.
By entering, each entrant warrants and represents the following with respect to their Submission: (a) entrant is the sole and exclusive owner of the Submission; (b) the Submission will not infringe on any rights (including, without limitation any intellectual property rights) of any third parties; (c) any third parties appearing in the Submission have given entrant appropriate consent to be photographed and used as permitted herein; and (d) all information the entrant provided herein is true and accurate. Sponsor reserves the right to request third party releases / authorizations from any third party included in any Submission at any time, without any payment or consideration to be paid by Sponsor. Failure to produce fully executed third party releases / authorizations (if applicable) may result in disqualification of the Submission and from the Contest, in Sponsor's sole and absolute discretion.
Providing a Submission constitutes entrant's consent to give Sponsor a royalty-free, irrevocable, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, publish, and display such Submissions in whole or in part, on a worldwide basis, in any form, media or technology now known or later developed for one year for purposes of implementing the Contest. For any winner, providing a Submission constitutes the winner's consent to give Sponsor an, irrevocable, exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, create derivative works from, and display such Submissions in whole or in part, on a worldwide basis, and to incorporate it into other works, in any form, media or technology now known or later developed, for the legal term of protection of copyright including future legal extensions thereof, including but not limited to on any and all Internet media, including Sponsor's web sites and properties and on social networking sites), on billboards, internal exhibitions, in digital advertising and any exhibitions. By entering, each entrant consents to the Sponsor dealing with their Submission in any way that may otherwise infringe the entrants moral rights, and agrees not to assert their moral rights (wherever such rights are recognized) in respect of their entry against the Sponsor or its assigns, licensees or successors.
No automated entry devices and/or programs permitted. Receipt of Submissions will not be acknowledged or returned. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, stolen, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, misdirected, technically corrupted or garbled Submissions, which will be disqualified, or for problems of any kind whether mechanical, human or electronic. Only fully completed Submissions are eligible. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor
- Start/End Dates:
Contest begins at 4:00 p.m. ET on April 17, 2023 and ends at 4:00 p.m. ET on April 24, 2023 ("Contest Period").
- Eligibility:
Participation is open only to those who are at least 18 years of age and the age of majority in such country of entrant's residence as of date of Submission and have burned a VeeFriends Series 2 NFT ("Submission Token") for their Submission. Void in Vermont, Maryland, Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, and North Dakota, USA; Brazil; Greece; India; Hong Kong; Italy; Malaysia; Russia; Switzerland; and Quebec, Canada and where otherwise prohibited, taxed or restricted by law. Employees, officers and directors of Sponsor and its subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, advertising and promotion agencies, manufacturers or distributors of Contest materials and their immediate families (parents, children, siblings, spouse) or members of the same household (whether related or not) of such employees/officers/directors are not eligible to enter. All entrants must submit/burn at least one (1) eligible Submission Token via the VeeFriends website, located at VeeFriends.com/burn-island and have the opportunity to submit one Submission within the Contest Period via the same. You must burn a separate Submission Token for each Submission.
- Submission Guidelines and Content Restrictions:
By entering, each entrant agrees that his or her Submission conforms to the content restrictions set forth below (the "Content Restrictions") and that Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may remove any Submission and disqualify an entrant from the Contest if it believes, in its sole discretion, that the entrant's Submission fails to conform to the Content Restrictions.
Content Restrictions:
- The Submission must not contain material that violates or infringes any rights of any other party, including but not limited to copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or any other intellectual property rights or civil rights;
- The Submission must not in any way disparage Sponsor or any other person or party;
- The Submission must not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous or libelous;
- The Submission must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age;
- The Submission must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws, regulations or, if applicable, socialist morals of any jurisdiction where Submission is created;
- The Submission cannot promote illegal drugs or firearms (or the use of any of the foregoing), or any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous, or any particular political agenda or message; and
- The Submission must be consistent with the image and values of Sponsor and be consistent with and satisfy the purpose of the Contest.
- Entrants must comply with all applicable laws while photographing images for submission.
Each entrant acknowledges that other entrants may have used ideas and/or concepts in their Submission that may be similar in idea or concept to what is included in entrant's Submission. Each entrant understands and agrees that he/she shall not have any claim against any other entrant or Sponsor arising out any such similarity or be entitled to any compensation because of any such similarity.
Sponsor's decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to this Contest, including, but not limited to, interpretation and application of these Official Rules. By entering the Contest, entrants fully and unconditionally agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges, which will be final and binding in all matters relating to the Contest.
- Winner Determination:
After the close of the Contest Period and until about May 2, 2023, all eligible Submissions will be judged by an independent panel of judges under the Administrator, Don Jagoda Associates, at their office in NY USA. All Submissions will be judged based on the following equally-weighted judging criteria ("Judging Criteria"): (a) Use of ingenuity: The participant's ability to come up with original and creative ideas that showcase their debate skills and prove Cynical Cat wrong in a compelling way.= 25%; (b) Storytelling: The participant's ability to weave a narrative and tell a story that engages the audience and effectively conveys their arguments= 25%; (c) Authenticity: The participant's ability to present themselves authentically and with sincerity, demonstrating their passion for the topic at hand = 25%; and (d) Debate: The participant's ability to present compelling arguments that showcase relevance, clarity of thought, and creativity = 25%. . In the event of a tie, Sponsor will reach out to all tied participants to submit a short essay and that essay will be judged by the panel of judges, similarly to the video to break the tie. Any submitted essays must meet the Submission Guidelines also. Judges have full discretion with regards to judging criteria.
- Prize:
The winner will receive a Gary Vaynerchuk's Cryptopunk #9585 NFT (Approximate Retail Value: USD$115,000). The ARV of the prize is subject to price fluctuations based on, among other things, any gap in time between the date the ARV is estimated for purposes of these Official Rules, and the date the prize is awarded. If the actual price of the prize is less than the ARV stated herein, the prize winner will NOT be entitled to a check, cash or other form of payment for the price difference. Any and applicable taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner.
- Notification:
On or about May 2, 2023, the winner will be notified by direct message (or other appropriate method given the method of entry) and undertake, if required, to sign and return, where legal, a Declaration of Eligibility, Liability/Publicity Release and/or license agreement within five (5) business days of prize notification. Additionally, winner may be required to submit releases / authorizations from any and all third parties appearing in their respective Submissions. If winner cannot be contacted within five (5) business days of first notification attempt (or such longer period or number of attempts as may be required by applicable law), if prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if winner rejects his/her prize or in the event of noncompliance with these Contest Official Rules and requirements, such prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to the Submission with the next highest score. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given.
- Conditions:
Sponsor shall not be liable or responsible in the event Submission is not used for any reason. Submissions may be cut, edited, reformatted, rearranged, combined with other materials and/or otherwise modified, in Sponsor's sole and absolute discretion. Participation in Contest and/or acceptance of prize constitutes the winner's permission for Sponsor to use his/her name, address (city/province and state and country), likeness, photograph, picture, portrait, voice, biographical information, Submission and/or any statements made by the winner regarding the Contest or Sponsor for advertising and promotional purposes without notice or additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. Entrants waive all and agree not to assert any moral or similar or equivalent rights in relation to their Submission, throughout the world. Wherever enforceable: by participating, entrants and winner agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, and its advertising and promotion agencies and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers and directors (collectively, "Released Entities"), from any and all liability, for loss, harm, damage, injury, cost or expense whatsoever including without limitation, property damage, personal injury and/or death which may occur in connection with, preparation for, travel to, or participation in Contest, or possession, acceptance and/or use or misuse of prize or participation in any Contest-related activity and for any claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, trademark infringement or any other intellectual property-related cause of action. Entrants who do not comply with these Official Rules, or attempt to interfere with this Contest in any way shall be disqualified. Sponsor is not responsible if Contest cannot take place or if any prize cannot be awarded due to travel cancellations, delays or interruptions due to acts of God, acts of war, natural disasters, weather or acts of terrorism.
- Additional Terms:
Any attempted form of entry other than as set forth in Section 1 above is prohibited; no automatic, programmed; robotic or similar means of entry are permitted. Sponsor, its affiliates, partners and promotion and advertising agencies are not responsible for technical, hardware, software, telephone or other communications malfunctions, errors or failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, web site, Internet, or ISP availability, unauthorized human intervention, traffic congestion, incomplete or inaccurate capture of entry information (regardless of cause) or failed, incomplete, garbled, jumbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit one's ability to enter the Contest, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer relating to or resulting from participating in this Contest or downloading any materials in this Contest. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, extend or suspend this Contest should (in its sole discretion) virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention, fraud or other causes beyond its control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Contest. In such case, Sponsor will determine the winner based on the Judging Criteria from all eligible Submissions received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds, in its sole discretion, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or web site. Sponsor may prohibit an entrant from participating in the Contest or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants or Sponsor representatives.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
In the event of a dispute as to any Submission, the authorized account holder of the email address or social media account used to register will be deemed to be the entrant and must comply with these Official Rules. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person assigned to the applicable social media account or the email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Each entrant may be required to show proof of being an authorized account holder.
- Limitation of Liability; Disclaimer of Warranties:
WHEREVER ENFORCEABLE, THIS CONTEST IS NOT SUBJECT TO LEGAL RECOURSE.
WHEREVER ENFORCEABLE, IN NO EVENT WILL THE RELEASED ENTITIES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE AND/OR ENTRY IN THE CONTEST, DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM ANY WEBSITES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTEST. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THIS CONTEST AND ALL PRIZES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE 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.
- Disputes; Governing Law:
Wherever enforceable, the parties waive all rights to trial in any action or proceeding instituted in connection with these Official Rules, including, without limitation, the Contest.
Wherever enforceable, any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Official Rules and/or the Contest shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis, and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party. The arbitration shall be conducted in the State of California in the U.S.
WHEREVER ENFORCEABLE, THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND THE INTERPRETATION OF ITS TERMS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN THE U.S. WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICTS OF LAWS RULES. For any matters which are not subject to arbitration as set forth in these Official Rules and/or in connection with the entering of any judgment on an arbitration award in connection with these Official Rules and/or the Contest, the parties irrevocably submit and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in or closest to the County of Santa Clara in the State of California in the U.S. The parties agree not to raise the defense of forum non conveniens.
- Use of Data:
Sponsor will be collecting personal data about entrants online, in accordance with its privacy policy. Please review the Sponsor's privacy policy at https://veefriends.com/privacy-policy. By participating in the Contest, entrants hereby agree to Sponsor's collection and usage of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted Sponsor's privacy policy. Your personal data/entry information will be transferred to the United States. Pursuant to EU law pertaining to data collection and processing, you have a right of access to, modification and withdrawal of your personal data. You also have the right of opposition to the data collection, under certain circumstances. To exercise such right, you may email privacy@veefriends.com.
- Winner:
To obtain the name of the winner, visit http://www.veefriends.com/burn-island.