CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES
- Eligibility: The PDF.js Express Show & Tell Contest (the “Contest”) is open to legal residents of the US and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are currently users of PDF.js Express. Entrants must be 18 years or older as of their date of entry in this promotion in order to qualify. This contest is subject to federal, state/provincial, and local laws and regulations and void where prohibited by law. PDFTron’s employees, its subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, partners, advertising and promotion agencies, and directors (collectively the “Employees”), as well as members of an Employees' immediate family and/or those living in the same household of Employees are ineligible to participate in the Contest.
- Sponsorship. The sponsor is PDFTron Systems Inc. (“Sponsor”), located at 500-838 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 0A6 Canada. Sponsor will conduct the Contest substantially as described in these Official Rules.
- Agreement to Rules: By entering this Contest, the Entrant (“You”) agrees to abide by the Sponsor's Official Rules and decisions, which are fully and unconditionally binding in all respects. The Sponsor reserves the right to refuse, withdraw, or disqualify any entry at any time at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. By entering this Contest, You represent and warrant that You are eligible to participate based on eligibility requirements explained in the Official Rules. You also agree to accept the decisions of the Sponsor as final and binding as it relates to the content of this Contest.
- Contest Entry Period: This promotion begins on July 13, 2022 and ends on August 23, 2022 at 11:59 pm PDT (“Entry Period”). To be eligible for the Contest, entries must be received within the specified Entry Period.
- How to Enter: Eligible entrants can enter the Contest by submitting an entry via the online form provided at: https://pages.pdftron.com/ED-2022-08-PDFjs-Express-Video-Submission.html
As a participant, your entry
must fully meet all Contest requirements, as specified in the Official Rules, in order to be eligible to win a prize. Incomplete entries or those that do not adhere to the Official Rules or specifications will be disqualified at the Sponsor's sole discretion.
Entries must: provide a 1-2 minute YouTube video on:
- What is the product
- Who is the audience
- How is PDF.js Express being used
Note that You will be required to log into your account or create a new account in order to enter. All participants must mention PDF.js Express and website url in the description of the video and will be limited to one entry per account. All entries will receive a 6-month subscription to PDF.js Express Plus.
- Prizes: The Winner of the Contest (the “Winner”) will receive a $500 Amazon Gift Card. There shall be no cash or other prize substitution permitted except at the Sponsor’s discretion. The prize is non-transferable. The Winner, upon acceptance of the prize, is solely responsible for all expenses related to the prize, including without limitation any and all local, state/provincial, and federal taxes. The Winner shall not transfer assignment of the prize to others. By accepting the prize, the selected Winner grants permission for the Sponsor to use the Winner’s likeness, entry, and name for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation unless prohibited by law. If the Winner of the contest resides in the United States, the Winner must provide the Sponsor with a valid Social Security Number or taxpayer-identification number before the Sponsor can award the prize..
- Odds: The total number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning.
- Selection and Notification of Winner: The Winner will be selected by a panel of judges assessing the video that best meets the criteria under the supervision of the Sponsor. Participants will be judged on 1) the value/impact the video has on the organization and/or its users; 2) Clarity in communicating the criteria above, and 3) sound and audio quality of the video. The Sponsor will notify the Winner(s) by email within 10 days following Winner selection. The Sponsor is not responsible for nor shall have no liability for Winner’s failure to receive notices due to email security settings that may cause notifications to be marked as spam or junk email. Nor shall the Sponsor be liable for the Winner’s provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information. If the Winner 1) fails to claim the prize within 14 days from the time the award notification was sent, 2) is found ineligible, or 3) does not complete and return an executed declaration and release within the specified timeframe, the prize may be forfeited and an alternate Winner may be selected. Receipt of the prize by the Winner is upon the condition of compliance with any and all federal, state/provincial, and local laws and regulations. IF THE WINNER VIOLATES ANY OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES, THE WINNER (AT THE SPONSOR’S SOLE DISCRETION) WILL BE DISQUALIFIED, AND ALL PRIVILEGES AS WINNER WILL BE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED.
- Rights Granted by You: By submitting an entry (e.g., text, video, photo, etc.) into this Contest, You understand and agree that the Sponsor, any individual acting on the Sponsor’s behalf, and the licensees successors, and assigns of the Sponsor shall, where permitted by law, have the right to print, publish, broadcast, distribute and use in any media
known now or hereafter developed, in perpetuity, worldwide, and without limitation, your submission, name, photo, portrait, voice, likeness, image, statements about the Contest, and your biographical information for news, publicity, advertising, promotional purposes, trade, information, and public relations without any further notice, review, consent, compensation, or remuneration.
- Terms & Conditions: In its sole discretion, the Sponsor reserves the right to modify, suspend, cancel, or terminate the Contest should non-authorized human intervention, a bug or virus, fraud, or other causes beyond the
Sponsor’s control, impact or corrupt the security, fairness, proper conduct, or administration of the Contest. The Sponsor, in the event of any of the above issues, may determine the Winner based on all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by the Sponsor. Individuals who tamper with or attempt to tamper with the operation or entry process of the Contest or website or violates these Terms & Conditions will be disqualified by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. In its sole discretion, the Sponsor has the right to maintain the integrity of the Contest, to void votes for any reason, including, but not limited to: multiple entries from the same user; multiple entries from the same computer beyond the number allowed by the Contest rules; or the use of bots, macros, scripts, or other technical means for entering. Attempts by any entrant to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. If any such attempt is made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law. All entries must be original work and not violate anyone’s proprietary or intellectual property rights. You shall defend or settle against such infringement claims at your sole expense, and You shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Sponsor from any suit.
- Limitation of Liability: Your entry into this Contest constitutes Your agreement to release and hold harmless the Sponsor and its subsidiaries, representatives, affiliates, partners, advertising and promotion agencies, successors, agents, assigns, directors, employees, and officers against and from any and all claims, liability, illness, injury, death, litigation, loss, or damages that may occur, directly or indirectly from participation in the Contest and/or the 1) Winner accepting, possessing, using, or misusing of any awarded prize or any portion thereof; 2) any type of technical failure; 3) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions, phone, or Internet service; 4) unauthorized intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; 5) electronic error or human error in the Promotion administration or the processing of entries.
- Disputes: THIS CONTEST IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, WITHOUT RESPECT TO CONFLICT OF LAW DOCTRINES. The Entrant agrees, as a condition of participating in this promotion, that if any disputes cannot be resolved between the Entrant and the Sponsor, and if causes of action arise out of or are connected with this Contest, they shall be individually resolved exclusively before a court located in British Columbia having jurisdiction, without resorting to any form of class action. Under no circumstances in any such dispute shall the participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorney’s fees, other than participant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e. costs associated with entering this
Contest. The participant waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.
- Privacy Policy: Information submitted with an entry is subject to the Privacy Policy stated on the PDFTron website. Click here to read the Privacy Policy.
- Social Media Channel-Specific Rules: The Contest hosted by PDFTron is no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with YouTube, LinkedIn or Facebook. You hereby release Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook from any liability related to the Contest. You will not be asked to like, follow or share content to help promote the contest.
- Acceptance: By entering the Contest, You, the Entrant, have affirmatively reviewed, accepted, and agreed to the Official Rules.