Zelda Wiki:Zelda X Gamepedia Art Contest 2020

February 10, 2020 Zelda X Gamepedia Art Contest 2020

Let's celebrate our artists! Hey there folks!

With every art pieces that you guys post in the Zelda Wiki Discord, it's clear that we've got many artists in our community that would like to share their work with the world! This is why we announce to you with immense joy the start of the official Zelda X Gamepedia Art Contest 2020!

The legal stuff is down there, but here's a summary:
 * The contest starts on February 10 2020 (today) and ends on March 24 2020 and is divided as such:
 * Submitting Phase: You have one month to submit your entries (February 10 2020 to March 10 2020)
 * Voting Phase: You have two weeks to vote on your top 3 favorite entries (March 11 2020 to March 24 2020)
 * All entries must include:
 * Elements from both (Link, Princess Zelda, etc) and Gamepedia (Hydra Guy, etc).
 * Visual artistic elements such as (drawings, painting, sculpting, etc)
 * You must be a resident of the United States or the District of Columbia and be at least 18 years old.

Submitting Entries
Participants should submit their entries to zelda-contest@fandom.com before the submitting phase ends along with their Gamepedia username and email address. You can submit as many entries as you'd like, but you can't win more than one prize.

How to Vote
Anyone can vote for their top three entries before the voting phase ends on the Google Form that will be filled when the voting phase begins. To avoid bias, the names of the artists aren't associated with their pieces.

Prizes
Each winner will be rewarded with a Gamepedia Swag Box that contains exclusive items such as a beanie, hoodie, stickers, etc.

Legal Stuff
'''NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE CHANCES OF WINNING.''' The following Contest is intended for participants who are residents of the United States, and the District of Columbia. Do not proceed if you are not a legal resident of the United States or the District of Columbia currently located and residing in the United States or the District of Columbia. Further eligibility restrictions are contained in the official rules below.

DESCRIPTION: Zelda X Gamepedia Art Contest 2020 ("Contest") application opens at approximately 10 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (“PST”) on February 10, 2020 and ends at approximately 10 p.m. PST on March 24, 2020 ("Contest Period"). By participating in the Contest, each entrant (“Entrant”) unconditionally accepts and agrees to comply with and abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of Fandom, Inc., 305 Church Street, SW, Huntsville, AL 35801 (the “Sponsor”), whose decisions shall be final and legally binding in all respects. In order to participate in the Contest, you must agree to these Official Rules. Therefore, please read these Official Rules prior to participating to ensure you understand and agree. You agree that participating in the Contest constitutes your agreement to these Official Rules. You may not participate in the Contest and are not eligible to receive any prize described in these Official Rules unless you agree to these Rules. These Official Rules form a binding legal agreement between you and Sponsor with respect to the Contest.

ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open only to legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia who are physically located and residing therein, who have an existing Internet account, email address, and who are at least eighteen (18) years of age (each an “Entrant” or, collectively, “Entrants”). Sponsor, Fandom, Inc., and their employees, shareholders, officers, directors, agents, parent companies, affiliates, divisions, subsidiaries, agents, representatives and advertising agencies (collectively, "Contest Entities") are not eligible to participate in the Contest. Immediate family and household members of such individuals are also not eligible to enter or win. For purposes of the Contest, "Household Members" shall mean those people who share the same residence at least three months a year and "Immediate Family Members" shall mean parents, step-parents, legal guardians, children, step-children, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses.

HOW TO ENTER: To enter, email your entry to zelda-contest@fandom.com along with your Gamepedia username and registration email address if it differs from the email address you are sending your entry from. Entrant must have a Gamepedia account to participate in the Contest and may obtain an account free of charge at www.gamepedia.com. Entry must consist of original art that fits in the Zelda universe and also contains Gamepedia and/or Hydra art or themes. Entry. There is no limit on the number of Entry(ies) per person throughout the Contest Period, but Entrants may only use one (1) Gamepedia account to enter the Contest.

REQUIREMENTS OF ENTRIES: Entry may not contain, as determined by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, any content that:
 * is sexually explicit or suggestive; unnecessarily violent or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group; profane or pornographic; contains nudity;
 * promotes alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, working firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing);
 * promotes any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous; promotes any particular political or religious agenda or message;
 * is obscene or offensive; endorses any form of hate or hate group;
 * defames, misrepresents or contains disparaging remarks about other people or companies;
 * communicates messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or good will to which we wish to associate; and/or
 * violates any law.

Entrant must abide by the www.gamepedia.com Terms of Service and Rules of Conduct when broadcasting their Entry (or at any time the Entrant is using www.gamepedia.com). Failure to do so may result in disqualification from the Contest.

Entry must be the original work of the Entrant, and must not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity. If the Entry contains any material or elements that are not owned by the Entrant, and/or which are subject to the rights of third parties, the Entrant is responsible for obtaining, prior to submission of the Entry, any and all releases and consents necessary to permit the use and exhibition of the Entry by Sponsor in the manner set forth in these Official Rules, including, without limitation, name and likeness permissions from any person who appears in or is identifiable in the Entry. Sponsor reserves the right to request proof of these permissions in a form acceptable to Sponsor from any Entrant at any time. Failure to provide such proof may, if requested, render Entry null and void. By submitting an Entry, Entrant warrants and represents that he/she and any persons appearing or who are identifiable in the Entry consent to the submission and use of the Entry in the Contest and to its use as otherwise set forth herein.

JUDGING PHASE: All eligible Entries received throughout the Contest Period will be judged by a community vote. Voting will take place using https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdE_kjNo_Qz3H2C70lnv_ukm9v_l7iZOhqsU6vrnDONKibB_w/viewform?usp=sf_link Voting will begin on March 11 and end on March 24. The three entries with the most votes will be deemed the winners. In the event of a tie, an additional, “tie-breaking” judge from Gamepedia staff will determine the applicable Finalist(s) based on the criteria listed herein. Sponsor reserves the right to designate fewer than three (3) Finalists if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified Entries. Finalists will be notified on or around April 1, 2020.

PRIZES:

TOP 3 Winners (only three prizes will be awarded):  one (1) Gamepedia Swag Box (ARV $50)

Total ARV of Prizes: 150.00 USD.

PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED “AS IS” WITH NO WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY SPONSOR. All prize details are at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. All provincial, state and local taxes and withholdings and all other costs associated with prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided are the sole responsibility of the finalists/winners. Winners cannot assign or transfer a prize to another person. If a prize cannot be awarded, a substitute prize of comparable or greater retail value may be awarded. The value of the prize represents Sponsor’s good faith determination of the maximum retail value thereof. No refunds or credit for changes are allowed. Other restrictions may apply. If a prize goes unclaimed or a potential winner is found to be ineligible, or if he or she has not complied with these Official Rules or declines the prize for any reason prior to award, such potential winner will be disqualified and a runner-up for the applicable prize may be notified, at the sole discretion of the Sponsor.

CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION/RELEASES: All federal, state, territorial, provincial and local laws and regulations apply. By participating, each Entrant agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final in all respects. By participating in this Contest and/or by accepting any prize, each Entrant agrees to release the Contest Entities, and each of their respective parents, affiliates and subsidiaries, and their respective successors, employees, agents, representatives and assigns (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any and all actions, claims, injuries, death, losses or damages arising in any manner, directly or indirectly, from participation in this Contest and/or acceptance or use of a prize (including any travel/activity related thereto). Each winner authorizes the Contest Entities to use his/her photo, video, name, Entry, animation, broadcast footage, voice, likeness, biographical data, city and state of residence in advertising, marketing, programming or promotional materials, worldwide in perpetuity, and on a winners’ list, if applicable, without further compensation unless prohibited by law. Winners may be asked to participate in select publicity activities, as determined at the sole discretion of the Contest Entities. Contest Entities are not obligated to use any of the above-mentioned information or publicity materials, but may do so and may edit such information or materials, at Contest Entities sole discretion, without further obligation or compensation. The Released Parties shall not be liable for: (i) any injuries, losses, liabilities or damages of any kind including personal injury or death caused by the prize or resulting from acceptance, possession or use of a prize or from participation in the Contest; (ii) telephone system, telephone or computer hardware, software or other technical or computer malfunctions, lost connections, disconnections, delays or transmission errors; (iii) data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry or other materials; (iv) late, lost, delayed, stolen, misdirected, incomplete, unreadable, inaccurate, garbled or unintelligible Entries, communications or affidavits, regardless of the method of transmission; (v) any inability of winner to accept or use any prize (or portion thereof) for any reason and such prize or portion thereof shall be forfeited; or (vi) any printing, typographical, human administrative or technological errors in any materials or activities associated with the Contest. Contest Entities disclaim any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participating in, or accessing or downloading information in connection with this Contest or use of a prize. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the Contest (or any portion of the Contest) at any time for any reason or should a virus, bug, computer problem, unauthorized intervention, extenuating circumstance or other problem/cause corrupt or inhibit the administration, security or proper play of the Contest and, in such situation, may select the potential Contest winners using the Judging Criteria and voting procedure identified above. Sponsor may prohibit Entrant from participating in the Contest or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines Entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, hacking, deception, or any other unfair practices or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other Entrants or Contest Entities representatives. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK ANY AND ALL REMEDIES AVAILABLE.

INDEMNITY: Winners shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, damages, actions, liability, loss, injury or expense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or in connection with: (a) any winner’s participation in the Contest; (b) a breach or allegation which if true would constitute a breach, of any winner’s representations, warranties or obligations herein; and  (c) acceptance, possession, grant, or use of any prize, including without limitation, personal injury, death and property damage arising there from.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: As between Sponsor and the Entrant, the Entrant retains ownership of all intellectual and industrial property rights (including moral rights) in and to their Entry. As a condition of entry, Entrant grants Sponsor, its subsidiaries, agents and partner companies, a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, adapt, modify, publish, distribute, publicly perform, create a derivative work from, and publicly display an Entry (1) for the purposes of allowing Sponsor and the Judges to evaluate the Entry for purposes of the Contest, and (2) in connection with advertising and Contest via communication to the public or other groups, including, but not limited to, the right to make screenshots, animations and Entry clips available for advertising and promotional purposes.

FORUM AND RECOURSE TO JUDICIAL PROCEDURES: These Official Rules shall be governed by, subject to, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, USA excluding all conflict of law rules. 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. To the extent permitted by law, the rights to litigate, seek injunctive relief or make any other recourse to judicial or any other procedure in case of disputes or claims resulting from or in connection with this Contest are hereby excluded, and all Entrants expressly waive any and all such rights.

ARBITRATION: By entering the Contest, you agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute, claim, or demand related in any way to the Contest will be decided by binding arbitration. All disputes between you and Sponsor of whatsoever kind or nature arising out of these Rules, shall be submitted to Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. (“JAMS”) for binding arbitration under its rules then in effect in the New York, New York, USA area, before one arbitrator to be mutually agreed upon by both parties. The parties agree to share equally in the arbitration costs incurred.

WINNERS’ LIST/OFFICIAL RULES: To obtain the list of the winners or a copy of these Official Rules, visit https://zelda.gamepedia.com/Zelda_Wiki:Zelda_X_Gamepedia_Art_Contest_2020 no later than April 10, 2020.

// End of Official Rules //

Online Abbreviated Rules: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia, 18+. Other restrictions apply. Begins at February 10, 2020 at 10 pm PST on & ends at 10 pm PST on March 24, 2020. Void where prohibited. Subject to Official Rules. Visit https://zelda.gamepedia.com/Zelda_Wiki:Zelda_X_Gamepedia_Art_Contest_2020 for full rules and to submit. Sponsor: Fandom, INC