iWantClips 2024 Halloween Clip Contest
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
1. Agreement
Please read these official rules (the “Official Rules”) carefully. They contain important information about your rights and obligations, as well as limitations and exclusions that may apply to you if you enter the iWantClips 2024 Halloween Clip Contest (the “Contest”) sponsored by Gatsby Enterprises, Inc. dba IWC International (the “Sponsor”).
By participating in the Contest, you signify your agreement to these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor. If you do not agree to the Official Rules, you may not enter the Contest.
2. Contest Period
The Contest begins at 12:00:01 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) on October 1, 2024 and ends at 11:59:59 PM ET on October 31, 2024 (the “Contest Period”). Sponsor’s database clock will be the official timekeeper for this Contest.
3. Eligibility
The Contest is open only to iwantclips.com artists who are legal residents of the fifty (50) United States of America and the District of Columbia (“DC”), Canada or the United Kingdom and are eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry (“Participant,” “entrant” or “you”).
Employees, officers, directors, agents, or representatives, of the Sponsor, and its respective parent companies and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers of prizes, advertising and promotion agencies involved in the administration, development, fulfillment, and execution of this Contest (collectively, the “Contest Parties”), and the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) of, and/or those living in the same household of each, are not eligible to enter.
The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, provincial, territorial, municipal and local laws and regulations. If it is found that a person who does not meet the eligibility criteria set forth in these rules has submitted an entry, that entry may be deemed ineligible. Sponsor reserves the right to verify eligibility requirements. Void outside the fifty (50) United States of America and DC, Canada, the United Kingdom and wherever else prohibited by law.
4. How to Enter
To enter the Contest, create and upload a clip to your iwantclips.com account surrounding the theme “Halloween” (the “Contest Theme”) and tag the clip with keyword “Halloween2024” (herein, a “Submission”). The clip preview must not contain any nudity to be eligible for this Contest.
Submission Guidelines: Each Submission must:
include the “Halloween2024” keyword;
be priced at $9.99 or higher;
be at least 7-minutes in length;
have a video resolution of 1080p or greater;
be published as a new, unique clip during the Contest Period;
feature a safe for work clip preview (with no nudity);
be consistent with the Contest Theme; and
abide by the iWantClips Artist Agreement (https://iwantempire.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/44001877919-content-publishing-guidelines-).
Non-compliant Submissions will not be considered. Submissions may not:
contain materials embodying the first or last names or likeness identifying any person without permission;
be hateful, offensive, tortious, defamatory, or libelous;
contain material that violates, infringes or otherwise misappropriates the rights of any third party (including trademark rights, copyrights, and rights of publicity);
improperly or incorrectly suggest that Sponsor endorses, or is affiliated with any Participant or any third party;
disparage or demean Sponsor or Contest Parties;
promote alcohol, drugs, tobacco, violence, or firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing);
contain material that is unlawful in any way.
Any Submission that violates any of the foregoing restrictions, in the Sponsor's sole discretion, shall be void and will not be considered in the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to remove and/or disqualify any Submissions that it finds unlawful, or in violation of these Official Rules, all in its sole discretion.
By entering the Contest and by tagging your clips with keyword “Halloween2024”, you grant Sponsor and its subsidiaries the rights to use your images and likeness, in various forms of promotion, including but not limited to, blog features, promotional graphics, and other promotional opportunities.
By entering the Contest, you signify your agreement to these Official Rules and the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy. Contest Parties are not responsible for lost, late, stolen, incomplete, inaccurate, invalid, un-intelligible, garbled, delayed or misdirected entries, all of which will be void. Entries which are incomplete, illegible, or fraudulent are null and void.
5. Prizes/Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”)
Grand Prize: One (1) Grand Prize is available to be won, consisting of $1,000.00 (USD) to the winner’s iWantClips account.
The ARV of the Grand Prize is $1,000.00 USD.
Second Prize: One (1) Second Prize is available to be won, consisting of $500.00 (USD) to the winner’s iWantClips account.
The ARV of the Second Prize is $500.00 USD.
Third Prize: One (1) Third Prize is available to be won, consisting of $250.00 (USD) to the winner’s iWantClips account.
The ARV of the Third Prize is $250.00 USD.
The total ARV of all prizes available to be won is $1,750.00 USD.
No substitution of a prize will be allowed, except Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute prize(s) of comparable value if listed prize is unavailable, in whole or in part, for any reason. Participants are limited to one (1) prize in this Contest.
Prize Conditions: All expenses related to the acceptance or use of a prize are the sole responsibility of each winner. Winners are responsible for any and all local, state and/or federal taxes and any other costs and expenses not specified herein as being awarded.
6. Winner Selection
Grand Prize Winner: The participant associated with the Submission that is sold the most times on iwantclips.com at the end of the Contest Period will be deemed the Grand Prize winner, subject to verification of eligibility, compliance with the terms of these Official Rules, and completion of the required documents (as further described below).
Second Prize Winner: The participant associated with the Submission that is sold the second most times on iwantclips.com at the end of the Contest Period will be deemed the Second Prize winner, subject to verification of eligibility, compliance with the terms of these Official Rules, and completion of the required documents (as further described below).
Third Prize Winner: The participant associated with the Submission that is sold the third most times on iwantclips.com at the end of the Contest Period will be deemed the Third Prize winner, subject to verification of eligibility, compliance with the terms of these Official Rules, and completion of the required documents (as further described below).
In the event of a tie, the participant associated with the Submission that earns the higher dollar value in gross sales will be deemed the potential winner of the applicable prize.
Clip purchases made using any discount code will not be eligible for the Contest and will not
count toward the final purchase count on a Submission.
7. Winner Notification
The potential winners will be notified by email by a designated representative of the Sponsor on or about November 5, 2024.
If any potential winner cannot be contacted within seventy-two (72) hours of notification, or if there is a return of any notification as undeliverable; then he/she may, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor, be disqualified (and, if disqualified, will forfeit any and all rights to the prize) and the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion to select an alternate eligible entrant whose Submission has the next highest dollar value in sales at the end of the Contest Period.
Additional Requirements to Win: All potential winners will become confirmed winners (each, a “Winner”) after meeting the requirements that follow. Failure to do so will result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected by the means set forth above. The potential winners will be required to sign and return, within seventy-two (72) hours of notification, an Affidavit of Eligibility & Liability / Publicity Release form.
No one is a Winner unless and until the Sponsor officially confirms him/her as a Winner in accordance with these Official Rules.
Prize Delivery: Prizes will be credited to each Winner’s iWantClips account within approximately five (5) days after the Winners have been confirmed.
8. Publicity
Except where prohibited by law, entry into the Contest and acceptance of a prize constitutes permission to print, publish, broadcast, distribute, and use, worldwide in any media now known or hereafter in perpetuity and throughout the World, each Winner’s stage name, city, state/province, and prize won, as news, publicity or information and for advertising, public relations and promotional purposes without limitation and additional compensation, notification or permission.
Sponsor reserves the right to use any and all information related to the Contest for promotional, marketing and any other purpose, including online announcements unless prohibited by law.
9. Limitation of Liability
By participating in the Contest and as a condition of acceptance of a prize, each entrant, his/her heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, releases, waives, discharges, and holds harmless the Sponsor, its parent companies, and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers of prizes, advertising and promotion agencies involved in the administration, development, fulfillment and execution of this Contest (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from, and against any and all loses, damages, rights, claims, actions, causes of action, personal injury, property damage or death (including without limitation any and all costs and liabilities of any kind including but not limited to lawyer’s fees), and including, without limitation, any such arising from any act of negligence of the Releases Parties, that the entrant now has, or may hereafter have against the Released Parties directly or indirectly resulting from participation of the Contest or the awarding, acceptance, use, or misuse of a prize. Winners assume all liability for any injury or damage caused or claimed to be caused by participation in this Contest or use/misuse or redemption of the prize.
FOR RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA: You acknowledge and agree that your release and waiver extends to the following, the protections of which you explicitly waive:
California Civil Code Section 1542: A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.
10. General
Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Contest or in the announcement of the prize.
The Released Parties are not responsible for: (i) lost, late, misdirected or damaged entries; or (ii) error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate transmission of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or any combination thereof; or (iii) any injury or damage to Participant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in the Contest.
By participating in the Contest, you (i) agree to be bound by these Official Rules, including all eligibility requirements, and (ii) agree to be bound by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Contest.
Failure to comply with these Official Rules will result in disqualification from the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to permanently disqualify from any Contest it sponsors any person it believes has intentionally violated these Official Rules. If for any reason this Contest is not capable of running as planned due to any causes beyond the control of the Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, the Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest, at which time, Sponsor will award the prizes from among all eligible entries received at the time of the Contest termination.
11. Disputes
Except where prohibited, Participants agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in the Province of Ontario, Canada. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the of Province of Ontario, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the Province of Ontario or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the Province of Ontario. The remedy for any claim shall be limited to actual damages, and in no event shall any party be entitled to recover punitive, exemplary, consequential, or incidental damages, including attorney’s fees or other such related costs of bringing a claim, or to rescind this agreement or seek injunctive or any other equitable relief.
THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO ALL CLAIMS AND ISSUES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT AND INCLUDING ANY CLAIM FOR FRAUDULENT INDUCEMENT THEREOF.
12. Privacy
Personal information collected from Participants is subject to the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, which can be found at https://iwantclips.com/privacy/index.
In addition, we may use any personal information that you provide us in connection with the Contest as necessary to administer, manage and operate the Contest (including releasing a list of winners, as discussed below) and otherwise as permitted in our privacy policy referred to above.
13. Winners List Requests
The winners list will be posted to https://iwantblog.com/ once the Winners have been confirmed. For a written confirmation of the Winners (available after November 15, 2024), send an email to help@raven5.com with subject line: iWantClips 2024 Halloween Clip Contest Winners List Request. All requests must be received by December 20, 2024 at 2:59:59 PM ET. Requests received after this time will not be fulfilled.
14. Sponsor
Gatsby Enterprises, Inc. dba IWC International, 7190 Sunset Blvd. Suite 1423, Hollywood, California 90046, USA
Void outside the fifty (50) United States of America and DC, Canada, the United Kingdom, and wherever else prohibited by law. Please direct any questions, comments, or complaints regarding the Contest to help@raven5.com.