INTEL
GDC 2016/Ultimate Game Creation Rigs
SWEEPSTAKES RULES
No purchase necessary. A purchase or payment will not increase your chance of winning.
Winners must be present to win. Prize winners will be chosen in random drawings held during GDC 2016.
1.Eligibility
The Ultimate Game Creation Rigs (“Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who have reached the age of majority in their state of residence at the time of entry and who are attendees at GDC 2016. This Sweepstakes has only been promoted to trade professionals. Employees of Sponsor and its parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, distributors, advertising and promotion agencies, and other vendors or independent contractors providing services to Sponsor in connection with GDC 2016 and/or the administration of this Sweepstakes, and members of the immediate family (defined as spouse, parent, sibling, child, and respective spouses regardless of where they reside) and/or those living in the same household of such employees are NOT ELIGIBLE to enter Sweepstakes.
2. How to Enter
Complete an official entry form with your first name, last name, city, state, zip code, home telephone number, and email address, and drop it into the drawing box provided at the Intel Engage Skybridge at GDC 2016. All entries must be received by 10:00 AM PST, 3/18/2016. Limit one entry per person. To be eligible for a drawing, entries for each drawing must be received prior to the scheduled drawing time. No responsibility is assumed for lost, late, mutilated, misdirected, incomplete, inaccurate, or postage due entries. Entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned.
3. Electronic Transmissions
Sponsor is not responsible for electronic transmission errors resulting in 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 or limitations of any kind, or inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsor or presenter on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site or any combination thereof. If for any reason the Internet portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to select winners from eligible entries received as of the termination date. Sponsor further reserves the right to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process. Sponsor may prohibit an entrant from participating in the Sweepstakes if it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices or intending to abuse, threaten, or harass other entrants. Caution: Any attempt by a participant to deliberately damage any Web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such participant to the fullest extent of the law.
4. Prize Drawings
Prize Drawings will be held from among all eligible entries received by 10:00 AM, 3/18/2016 by Intel representatives whose decisions on all matters relating to this Sweepstakes are final and binding. Winners will be notified at time of drawing and need to be present to win.
5. Prizes/Retail Values and Odds of Winning
Two (2) Grand Prizes: iBuypower Noctis 450 with Intel® 6th Generation Core™ processor i7-6700k, Windows 10* based with NVIDA* GeForce 970GTX video card, approximate retail value (ARV) $2,814. Cyberpower Gamer Infinity 8800 Pro with Intel® 6th Generation Core™ processor i7-6700k, Windows 10* based with NVIDA* GeForce 970GTX video card, approximate retail value (ARV) $7,484. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received.
Prize consists of only those items specifically listed as part of the prize. All prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranties, representations, or guarantees, including, but not limited to, quality, condition, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. Winners must look to the manufacturer for any warranties or guarantees. No transfer or substitution of prizes, except by Sponsor in the event an advertised prize is not available. In such cases, Sponsor may substitute a prize of equal or greater value. Taxes on prize are the sole responsibility of the winners.
6. Conditions of Participation
Entrants agree to be bound by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Sweepstakes. Winners may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, a W-9, and, where legally permissible, a Publicity Release within seven (7) days following the date of first attempted notification. Failure to comply with this deadline may result in forfeiture of the prize and selection of an alternate winner. Return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for Sponsor and its agencies to use winner’s name and/or likeness, biographical material and/or entry (including an altered form of the entry) for advertising and promotional purposes in any media without geographic or time limitation, and without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants agree to hold Sponsor, its advertising and promotion agencies and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, representative agents, successors, assigns, officers, directors, and employees harmless for any injury or damage caused or claimed to be caused by participation in the Sweepstakes and/or acceptance or use of any prize. Sponsor is not responsible for any printing, typographical, mechanical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Sweepstakes, or in the announcement of the prize. Sponsor will be collecting personal information in accordance with its privacy policy. See Sponsor’s privacy policy at http://www.intel.com/sites/corporate/privacy.htm?iid=ftr+privacy for details regarding Sponsor’s information collection practices in connection with a sweepstakes.
Sponsor is committed to compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, policies, and ethics rules. This notice is intended to ensure that your participation in this Sweepstakes will not violate any such laws, regulations, policies, or rules. Sponsor seeks no promises or favoritism for itself or any of its affiliates in exchange for the opportunity to participate in the Sweepstakes. By entering the Sweepstakes, (i) you agree that your participation in the Sweepstakes – including your acceptance of any potential prize – will not violate any law, regulation, policy or rule of your country, state or government agency; and (ii) you certify that any potential prize is not in exchange for an agreement to influence a recent, pending or anticipated act, or decision that may result in Sponsor obtaining or retaining business or a business advantage.
7. Disputes /Choice of Law
Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by state or federal courts situated in Delaware; (2) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (3) no punitive, incidental, special, consequential, or other damages, including, without limitation, lost profits may be awarded (collectively, "Special Damages"); and (4) entrant hereby waives all rights to claim Special Damages and all rights to have such damages multiplied or increased. Delaware law, without reference to California’s choice of law rules, governs the Sweepstakes and all aspects related thereto.
8. Sponsor
The Sponsor of this Sweepstakes is Intel Corporation.
9. Winners’ List
Winners’ list will be available at https://software.intel.com/en-us/event/gdc/2016/overview.