TOKYOPOP Pocky Art Competition!
Official Rules
The Sponsor of this Competition is
TOKYOPOP Inc.
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The
TOKYOPOP Pocky Art Competition (“Competition”) is open only to legal residents
of the 50 states of the United States and the District of Columbia who are at
least 13 years old as of the date of entry. Void where prohibited or restricted
by law. Employees, contractors and their families of TOKYOPOP Inc., and its
parent, subsidiary, and affiliated companies are ineligible to win.
2. The Competition
begins at 12:01 a.m. PST on April 17, 2009, and ends at 11:59 p.m. PST July 1,
2009. Entries submitted after 11:59 p.m. on July 1, 2009, are ineligible to
win. You can only enter this Competition by meeting all requirements in these
Official Rules and by:
a.
using your existing profile or creating a new profile (which is free) at
www.tokyopop.com;
b.
creating up to three pieces of original Pocky fan art (e.g., drawings
and/or photos), each including at least one image of Pocky (such as a box of
Pocky or people enjoying Pocky) and each at a size of at least 1,500 pixels by
2,100 pixels (another way of saying
this is 5" x 7" at 300 DPI); and,
c.
uploading your Pocky fan art (your “Entry”) to TOKYOPOP in .jpg file
format at http://www.tokyopop.com/Robofish/contest/2703623.html.
No other methods of entry will be accepted. Only one entry per
person will be eligible, but you may include up to three images in your entry
submission provided that the total file size of your entry submission does not
exceed 10 MB.
3. You hereby grant TOKYOPOP, Ezaki Glico USA
Corporation (“Pocky”), and their successors and affiliates the exclusive,
royalty free, worldwide rights in all media now and hereafter known in and to
your Entry, including but not limited to (1) all copyrights therein, (2) the
right of reproduction thereof in any and all media whether now known and/or
hereafter devised, in whole or in part, (3) the moral rights of artists
therein, and (4) all rights of manufacture, merchandising, recordation, reproduction,
translation, adaptation, display, and exhibition thereof in whole or in part,
including the right to make modifications thereto and derivatives thereof, in
any and all media whether now known and/or hereafter devised and by any and all
means or methods. The rights you are granting TOKYOPOP and Pocky include the
right to add to, subtract from, arrange, revise, adapt, rearrange, and make
variations of your Entry and to obtain copyright in your Entry in the name of
TOKYOPOP and/or Pocky. Without in any way limiting the foregoing, you
acknowledge and agree that TOKYOPOP, Pocky, and its successors and assigns will
have the right to freely sell, license, assign, and otherwise transfer any and
all of the rights granted by you to TOKYOPOP and Pocky hereunder and to
exercise all such rights in connection with advertising, publicity, promotional
materials, and distribution rights in connection with your Entry.
4. TOKYOPOP is not responsible for human error,
computer hardware or software malfunction, Internet connection or transmission
problems or failures, or Internet traffic congestion, which may affect an entry
or attempted entry. TOKYOPOP in its sole discretion may modify or terminate
this Competition prior to the stated ending date and time if technical difficulties
prevent or delay the running of the Competition or due to fraud, security, or
other causes beyond TOKYOPOP’s control.
If the Competition is terminated prior to 11:59 p.m. (PST), July 1,
2009, eligible online entries received prior to termination will remain
qualified for the Competition. All
entries must be completed and submitted personally by the entrant. Collection
of personally identifiable information will be made pursuant to TOKYOPOP Inc.’s
Online Privacy Policies posted at http://www.tokyopop.com/policy/privacy.php.
The Prizes are:
a. Grand prize: $1,000 cash
b. Four (4) runner-up prizes: each a $20 Borders
gift card
Prizes are
non-transferable. Taxes are the sole responsibility of the winners. If a winner cannot be notified by email or
does not accept the Prize within three (3) days after notification has been
sent by email, the Prize will be forfeited and a new winning entry will be
chosen by the judges.
6. By entering this
Competition, you consent to TOKYOPOP’s use of your name for promotional
purposes, including online announcements, without additional compensation,
except where prohibited by law. If you are the winner, TOKYOPOP may require you
to furnish proof of identity, address, and birth date as a condition to awarding
the Prize to you. TOKYOPOP may also require you to sign (i) an agreement releasing TOKYOPOP from all
liability in connection with personal injury or death, damage, theft, or loss
in connection with the Competition and the acceptance, receipt, possession, or
use of the Prize, and (ii) a publicity release, unless prohibited by law,
permitting TOKYOPOP to advertise your name and state of residence. If you are the
winner and you’re under the age of 18, your parent or guardian must also sign
such agreements and releases. Failure to present such proof or sign such
additional releases within three (3) days after notification by email will
result in disqualification and forfeiture of the Prize.
7. The winning entries will be announced at San
Diego Comic Con on July 25, 2009, and will be posted on www.TOKYOPOP.com. Prizes
will be mailed to winners’ postal mailing addresses in the United States on or
about August 25, 2009. The Grand Prize will be awarded in the form of a check
drawn on a U.S. bank.
8.
By participating
in the Competition, you and, if you are a minor, your parents or legal
guardians agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of TOKYOPOP, which
are final in all matters relating to this Competition.
9.
For a copy of
these rules and/or the name of the winner send a stamped, self-addressed
envelope to:
TOKYOPOP Inc.
5900 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 2000
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Attention: TOKYOPOP Pocky Art Competition
All requests must be received by July 1,
2009.
Pocky is a trademark of and Pocky box designs
are © Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan.