Uberstix Summer Building Contest
Patch Products’ Kick off to Summer
Überstix Building Contest
June 21st is the first day of summer and the 4th week of June is national camping week in honor of this we want participants to celebrate the outdoors and make an object using Überstix that is the most fun (such as an outdoor toy) or practical (such as an item you could actually use) for the outdoors.
1st place prize: Übertropolis
2nd place prize: ÜberCutter
3rd place prize: 2 Aeroforce ÜberGliders
See rules below on how to enter, guidelines and conditions.
Patch Products’ Kick off to Summer Überstix Building Contest
2010 Official Rules
No purchase necessary to enter or win.
Eligibility:
The Contest is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia residing in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. Void where prohibited. Patch Products and Überstix employees and their immediate family members and persons living in the same household are not eligible.
By entering the Contest, participants agree to release, discharge and hold harmless Contest Entities, their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, representatives, retailers, agencies and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents from any and all liability, claims, losses, injuries, demands, damages, actions, and/or causes of actions whether direct or indirect, which may be due to or arise out of participation in the Contest or any portion thereof, or the acceptance, use/misuse or possession of prizes.
This contest is operated in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). By entering the Contest, participants and their parents/legal guardians agree to accept and be bound by all terms of these Official Rules and Regulations.
How to Enter:
The Contest begins June 21, 2010 and ends at ll:59 p.m. CST on July 19, 2010. To enter the Contest, build/create an object using at least one Überstix component. Additional Überstix components, other construction building systems or any other household items are allowed, but not required. Email a picture of your creation, and include your name, address, phone number, age and quantity of Überstix components used. One entry per person. All entries should be emailed to jessicaw@patchproducts.com with the subject line: JUNE/JULY UBERSTIX CONTEST.
FILE FORMAT MUST BE JPEG, NOT TO EXCEED 2 MEGABYTES IN SIZE. The entry must be the entrant’s own work. Once submitted, all submitted components become the property of the Contest Entities, will not be returned and may be used for promotional purposes. Should you experience any difficulties with any aspect of the Überstix Building Contest, please send an email to jessicaw@patchproducts.com. Your request will be answered promptly.
The Contest Entities shall have the right to disqualify any entries that they deem to be obscene, vulgar, sexually explicit, lewd, derogatory, inappropriate or otherwise not in good taste, as determined by the Contest Entities in their sole discretion.
By authorizing a child to participate, the parent agrees to these official rules and the grant of license set forth below. Entrants between 6 and 12 years of age must request permission to enter from their parents or legal guardians.
LICENSE: Entrant grants Contest Entities and their designees the right, but not the obligation to edit, remove, modify, publish, license, print, transmit, display or otherwise use the creation and all accompanying personally identifiable information entrant submits (collectively, the “Submission”), via all forms of media now known or hereafter desired (including http://www.patchproducts.com), worldwide, in perpetuity, without notice to you and without compensation.
WARRANTY: Entrant represents and warrants that (i) entrant’s Submission was taken by entrant, (ii) the Submission is original to entrant and does not infringe upon or otherwise violate any right of any third party , and (iii) entrant has all rights necessary to submit the Submission, including all necessary authorizations and permissions from any persons included in the Submission, (iv) that the Submission will not include unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic or other material that would violate the law; advertising from third party products or services.
Contest Conditions:
Patch Products is not responsible for lost, late or misdirected Entries; for technical, hardware or software failures of any kind; for lost or unavailable network connects; or for failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions or any human error which may occur in the receipt or processing of the Entries. Proof of entering information and sending via email does not constitute proof of delivery or receipt. Patch Products reserves the right to modify any dates set forth in these Contest rules without prior notification. Use of computer programs and other automatic means to enter the Contest are prohibited and may result in the disqualification of the entrant. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an Entry, the Entry will be deemed to be submitted by the person in whose name the email account is registered on the date the Entry is submitted.
Judging Criteria: All entries will be reviewed by a panel of 7 Patch employees based on the following criteria:
Creativity (15 pts.), how practical or fun the creation is for the outdoors (15 pts.), use of Überstix components (10 pts) and following instructions (5 pts). The entrant with the highest of a maximum 45 points will be the winner. In the event of a tie, Jessica Wineke will make the final decision. The judges’ decisions are final on all matters relating to the Contest.
Winners:
There will be a total of three (3) prizes awarded.
1st place prize: ÜberTropolis, Retail Value $60
2nd place prize: ÜberCutter, Retail Value $20
3rd place prize: 2 Aeröforce Gliders, Retail Value $20
No substitution, transfer of any prize or cash alternative permitted, except by the Contest Entities who reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to substitute a prize of equal or greater value, if any prize, or any portion of any prize becomes unavailable.
All entrants will be emailed a discount code on July 23, 2010. The discount code is for 30% off www.patchproducts.com.
The winners will be notified by telephone and/or email on or around July 23, 2010. Winners will have 20 days from their email or phone notification to respond to Patch Products with their shipping information and acknowledging they have won. If the potential winning entrant of any Contest Prize cannot be contacted; is ineligible; fails to claim the prize; if the Prize Notification is returned undeliverable; or if the potential winners otherwise fails to fully comply with these Official Rules, he/she will forfeit that prize and the prize will be awarded to the next person with the highest score.
The winners will also be announced to the public on July 23, 2010 via www.patchproducts.com, Patch Products Facebook, Überstix Facebook, @PatchProducts on Twitter, and the Patch Pals Club® email newsletter.
By entering the Contest, you agree to all of the terms and conditions of the Patch Products Privacy Policy, which is available at http://www.patchproducts.com/privacy.
Sponsor: Patch Products, 1400 E Inman Pkwy., Beloit, WI 53511, 608-362-6896
