Doodle 4 Google

Doodle 4 Google

Contest Rules

OFFICIAL RULES

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  1. Description of the Contest: The Doodle 4 Google Competition (the "Contest") is designed to encourage U.S. school students to use their creativity to create their own interpretation of the Google logo. Judges will choose the winning entries and prizes will be awarded in accordance with these Official Rules.
  2. Sponsor: The Contest is sponsored by Google Inc. ("Google"), a Delaware corporation with principal place of business at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
  3. Binding Agreement: In order to enter the Contest, you must agree to these Official Rules ("Rules"). The Rules consist of the terms and conditions on this page and the Entry Form and Consent Form ("Contest Materials"). If you are a minor, you must obtain the prior permission of your parent and/or legal guardian and your parent and/or legal guardian must also agree to these Rules on their and your own behalf before you can enter this Contest. Because you will be bound by these Rules and these Rules will form a legally binding agreement with respect to this Contest, please read them carefully. You may not submit an entry to the Contest and you and your school will not be eligible for the prizes described in these Rules unless you agree to these Rules. You agree that registration for this Contest and/or a submission of an entry in the Contest constitutes your agreement to these Rules.
  4. Eligibility: The Contest is open only to current students of the elementary and secondary schools (K-12 grades) in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, excluding U.S. territories, ("Schools") that have registered with Google for the Contest by 11:59:59 P.M. Pacific Time (PT) on March 28, 2008. Internet access is required to register for the Contest. The students ("Entrants") of these Schools must be U.S. residents, must have obtained their parents' or legal guardians' prior permission before entering, and their parents and/or legal guardians must have consented to be bound, on their children's and on their own behalf, to these Rules. The Entrants must also agree to participate in any Media Activity, as outlined in Paragraph 10 below. Employees, interns, contractors, and official office-holders, as well as their immediate families, of Google Inc., its affiliates, and any representatives or agencies of Google or other persons professionally connected with the Contest are not eligible to participate. This Contest is void where prohibited."
  5. Contest Period: The Contest begins at 12:00:00 A.M. Pacific Time (PT) on February 13, 2008 and ends on 11:59:59 P.M. Pacific Time on May 22, 2008.
  6. How To Enter: Participating Schools must register on the Doodle 4 Google website (www.google.com/doodle4google) ("Website") by 11:59:59 P.M. Pacific Time (PT) on March 28, 2008. Contest Materials and instructions on how to participate in the Contest, create doodles, and submit entries will be on the Website. Google will only accept submissions sent by physical mail by the Schools. Submissions by Entrants or other persons or entities or submissions sent by any route other than physical mail will not be accepted. Submissions must be complete (as determined by Google), be in English (unless otherwise specified), and must be postmarked to Google no later than 11:59:59 P.M. on April 12, 2008 to be considered eligible entries. Google accepts no responsibility for submissions lost, delayed, damaged, defaced, or mislaid, howsoever caused. Each Entrant may make only one doodle, and each School may send no more than six submissions. All intellectual property and industrial property rights in any entries that belonged to the Entrants will remain with the Entrants, but the submissions will otherwise become the property of Google, and will not be returned after the Contest.
  7. Conduct: By entering the Contest, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Official Rules, which will also be posted on the Website. Failure to comply with these Rules may result in disqualification from the Contest. You further agree to comply with and be bound by the decisions of the judges, which are final and binding in all respects. Google reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any Entrant it finds to be: (1) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest; (2) violating the Official Rules; (3) violating the terms of service, conditions of use or general rules or guidelines of any Google property or service; or (4) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Any false information provided within the context of the Contest by any Entrant concerning identity, postal address, ownership of right or non-compliance with the Rules may result in the immediate elimination of an Entrant from the Contest. Google further reserves the right to disqualify any entry that it believes in its sole and unfettered discretion infringes upon any law or otherwise does not comply with these Rules. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY PROPERTY OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, GOOGLE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
  8. Judging and Selection of Winners: All entries will be judged by a panel of independent experts and Google employees based on the following judging criteria: 1) artistic merit, 2) creativity, 3) theme communication, 4) appropriateness of the supporting statement, and 5) whether the submissions adhered to these Rules. Decisions of the judges are final and binding. In the event there are not enough eligible entries, not all prizes will be awarded. If any winner is not able for whatever reason to accept their prize, then Google reserves the right to award the prize to another Entrant. Submissions will be divided into four grade groups (Kindergarten - Grade 3, Grade 4 - Grade 6, Grade 7 - Grade 9, and Grade 10 - Grade 12) for judging. There will be four stages of judging for each grade group: State, Regional, National, and National Winner. For purposes of the State level judging, entries from the District of Columbia will be judged as coming from the State of Maryland. For purposes of the Regional level judging, states will be divided into Regions as indicated on the Website. At the State level, up to 400 State Finalists (100 per grade group; 2 from each state) will be selected. At the Regional Level, 40 Regional Winners (10 per grade group; 1 from each region) will be selected from the pool of up to 400 State Finalists. Winners at the State and Regional levels will be notified via their school on or before May 7, 2008. At the National level, four National Finalists (1 per grade group) will be selected from the pool of 40 Regional Winners by public vote via www.google.com/doodle4google. Voting will be open from 12:00:00 A.M. Pacific Time (PT) May 12, 2008 to 11:59:59 P.M. Pacific Time (PT) on May 18, 2008. Google will then choose one National Winner from among the four National Finalists. All Regional Winners will be invited to attend an awards ceremony on May 21, 2008 at the Googleplex in Mountain View, CA, where the National Finalists and the National Winner, will be announced. All finalists must be accompanied by one parent or legal guardian. Travel for the finalist and one parent or legal guardian, plus 2 nights' Mountain View, CA hotel accommodation and meals during the stay will be arranged and paid for by Google.
  9. Prizes: The National Winner will win a $10,000 college scholarship to be used at the school of their choice; a trip to the Googleplex on May 21, 2008; a $25,000 grant towards the establishment/improvement of a computer lab for their current school; a laptop computer; and a t-shirt with their Google Doodle printed on it. Their doodle also will be displayed on the www.google.com home page for one day. The National Finalists who did not become the National Winner will win a laptop computer, a trip to the Googleplex on May 21, 2008 and a t-shirt with their Google Doodle printed on it. The 36 Regional Winners who did not become National Finalists will win a trip to the Googleplex on May 21, 2008 and a t-shirt with their Google Doodle printed on it. The 460 State Finalists who did not become Regional Winners will each receive a Doodle 4 Google certificate. There is no cash alternative and the prizes must be taken as offered. Google reserves the right to substitute prize(s) of an equivalent value should the prizes become unavailable for any reason.
  10. Media Activity: By participating in this Contest, you agree and hereby grant Google permission to use, copy, modify and make available your submissions to the public (with or without attribution to you) for any purpose, such as, but not limited to, press and media communications, without further compensation to you. You also agree to participate in any media or promotional activity regarding the Contest. If you are a winner, you agree that Google may use your name and likeness to administer and promote the Contest and to conduct media interviews and promotional events."
  11. Privacy Notice: By participating in this Contest, you agree that we can collect your personal information, and that if we cannot collect the required data, you may not be eligible to participate in the Contest. Any personal information collected during the course of the competition by Google will only be used for administering this Contest and for other purposes as outlined in these Rules, and will be subject to the practices described in the Google Privacy Policy (located at http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacy.html). You will have the right to access, review, rectify or cancel any personal data held by Google by writing to Google (Attention: Privacy Matters) at the Sponsor address listed above.
  12. General Conditions: This Contest is governed by the laws of the State of California, United States. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. By participating in this Contest, you agree to be bound by the terms of these Official Rules and by Google's decisions, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Contest. Return of any prize/prize notification may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Any potential winner who cannot be contacted within fifteen (15) days of attempted first notification will forfeit his or her prize. Potential prize winners may be required to sign, notarize and return an Affidavit or Declaration of Eligibility, a Liability/Publicity Release, an I.R.S. Form W-9, and provide any additional information that may be required by Google within thirty (30) days following the date of first attempted notification. Failure to comply within this time period may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Google 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 prizes. Entrants certify that their entry is original and that they are the sole and exclusive owner and rights holder of the submitted entry (or if they are not sole and exclusive owner and rights holder of the submitted entry, that they have obtained the necessary permission to include the entry in the Contest) and that they have the right to submit the entry in the Contest. Each entrant agrees not to participate in the Contest in any manner that might (1) infringe any third-party proprietary, intellectual property, industrial property, personal rights or other rights, including without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or confidentiality obligation; or (2) otherwise violate applicable law in any countries in the world.
  13. No Recourse to Judicial or Other Procedures: To the extent permitted by law, the rights to litigate, to seek injunctive relief or to 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 you expressly waive any and all such rights.
  14. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU INDEMNIFY AND AGREE TO KEEP INDEMNIFIED GOOGLE AT ALL TIMES FROM AND AGAINST ANY LIABILITY, CLAIMS, DEMANDS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, COSTS AND EXPENSES RESULTING FROM ANY ACT, DEFAULT OR OMISSION BY YOU AND/OR A BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY BY YOU SET FORTH HEREIN. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU INDEMNIFY AND AGREE TO KEEP INDEMNIFIED GOOGLE AT ALL TIMES FROM AND AGAINST ANY LIABILITY, ACTIONS, CLAIMS, DEMANDS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, COSTS AND EXPENSES FOR OR IN RESPECT OF WHICH GOOGLE WILL OR MAY BECOME LIABLE BY REASON OF OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO ANY ACT, DEFAULT OR OMISSION BY YOU UNDER THESE RULES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION RESULTING FROM OR IN RELATION TO ANY BREACH, NON-OBSERVANCE, ACT OR OMISSION WHETHER NEGLIGENT OR OTHERWISE, PURSUANT TO THESE RULES BY YOU. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU AGREE TO HOLD GOOGLE, ITS RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND ASSIGNS HARMLESS FOR ANY INJURY OR DAMAGE CAUSED OR CLAIMED TO BE CAUSED BY PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST AND/OR USE OR ACCEPTANCE OF ANY PRIZE WON.
  15. Third Parties: Google is not responsible for the policies, actions, or inactions of others, including your School, that might prevent you from entering, participating, and/or claiming a prize in this Contest.
  16. Internet: Google is not responsible for electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission. Google is not responsible for theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of Contest materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind. Google is not responsible for inaccurate transmissions of or failure to display Contest materials on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or any combination thereof. If for any reason the Internet portion of the Contest 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 Contest, Google reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest.
  17. Severability: If any provision(s) of these Rules are held to be invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect.
  18. Winner List: The names of the winners will be posted on the Website within one month of the end of the Contest.

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