JanSport #LifeUnzipped Contest
Sponsored by: JanSport, a division of VF Outdoor, Inc., Alameda, CA 94502.
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NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
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1.
Contest Schedule. Contest begins April 3, 2015 at 12:00:00 a.m. Pacific Time (PT) and ends
April 20, 2015 at 11:59:59 p.m. PT.
2.
Eligibility. Open only to legal residents of the United States who are currently matriculated
students (undergraduate or graduate) in good standing at the University of California-Los
Angeles, 18 years of age or older, and who have a public Instagram account as of the Contest
Start Date. Employees, officers, directors of Sponsor, its parent company, subsidiaries, affiliates,
The Regents of the University of California, UCLA Store, or of any agencies/entities involved in
the development/design/implementation of this Contest are not eligible. Members of the general
public (i.e., all persons other than legal residents of the United States who are currently
matriculated students in good standing at the University of California-Los Angeles, 21 or older,
and have a public Instagram account as of the Contest Start Date) are also not eligible. Offered
only in Los Angeles, California; void elsewhere and where prohibited by law. Participation in the
Contest is subject to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in
all respects and not subject to appeal.
To Enter.
A. Form a Team comprised of yourself and one (1) – three (3) other persons. All Team members must be
eligible as per Rule 2 above and the Team must collectively have a total of at least 1000 followers for their
public Instagram accounts as of the date of Contest registration as per subsection (B) below. Select one (1)
Team member as the Team Leader. NOTE: SPONSOR WILL ONLY COMMUNICATE WITH THE
TEAM LEADER REGARDING A TEAM'S PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST.
B. The Team Leader enters his/her Team in the Contest by sending an e-mail to [email protected]
with “UCLA Life Unzipped Entry” in the subject line. The e-mail consists of (1) the following information
for each Team member: his/her complete name, e-mail address, Class Year, academic major, and a link to
his/her public Instagram account and (2) a statement of no more than 100 words regarding student life at
the University of California-Los Angeles and what makes the Team the best choice to serve as JanSport's
reporters for the UCLA JazzReggae Festival 2015. Tell us why your Team should be selected by JanSport
as its reporters for the Festival. If a Team Leader believes Members of his/her Team would like to review
the Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and a Publicity Release (where lawful) beforehand (should
the Team be selected as the potential winner in the Contest), be sure to include “Affidavit/Release
Requested” as part of the e-mail.
4. Entry Restrictions. There is a limit of one (1) entry (including statement) per Team; entry/statement
may ONLY be submitted by Team Leader. Entry must be submitted in its entirety in the same Internet
session; piecemeal or partial submissions are not allowed. Proof of submission of entry (including
statement) does not constitute proof of receipt by Sponsor. Be sure that your Team is satisfied before
submitting its entry/statement because once the statement is submitted, it CANNOT be modified, edited,
altered or supplemented by Team. A given Instagram account may only be used by one (1) Team Member
for purposes of participation in the Contest; and, each Team Member may only use a single Instagram
account for purposes of Contest participation. An eligible person may only be a member of one (1) Team;
and, each Team may have only one (1) Team Leader. Violation of the above restrictions may result
disqualification of individuals and/or Teams from the Contest. Use of automated or programmed means of
participation will also result in disqualification. Sponsor may acknowledge receipt of entries, but such
acknowledgment shall not constitute any representation as to eligibility of entry. Any dispute as to the
identity of Team Members or Team Leader will be resolved by Sponsor in its sole discretion.
5. Content Restrictions. Statement must comply with all of the following requirements as to its content
(as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion):
(a) Content must be original and not copied, in whole or part, from any other source;
(b) Content must be truthful in all material respects;
(c) Content must not violate the rights of any third party;
(d) Content must not be inappropriate or unfit for publication (e.g., include obscenity or hate
speech);
(e) Content must not have won an award or prize in any competition/contest or have been
previously published on-line or elsewhere;
(f) Content must not disparage Sponsor, its products, persons endorsing Sponsor’s products, the
University of California-Los Angeles or The Regents of the University of California, or
otherwise reflect unfavorably on any of the preceding;
(g) Content must not advocate alcohol or drug use, violent or reckless behavior or any illegal
activity;
(h) Content must not espouse or promote any cause/concern other than the Contest theme of
student life at the University of California-Los Angeles and why the Team should be selected
by Sponsor to serve as JanSport's reporters for the UCLA JazzReggae Festival 2015.
Sponsor grants Team Members a limited, non-exclusive right to use its JanSport trademarks solely for
purposes of participating in this Contest in accordance with these Official Rules. At all times, as between
Team Members and Sponsor, Sponsor shall be the exclusive owner of the JanSport trademarks. Such grant
of rights will automatically expire on the Contest End Date. Any other use of Sponsor's JanSport
trademarks constitutes an actionable violation of Sponsor's rights in same.
6. Grant of Rights in Statement. Team Members each grant to Sponsor and its designees (including The
Regents of the University of California) the non-exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free,
transferable, sublicenseable right and license to use, perform, exhibit, reproduce and/or otherwise exploit
their Team's statement in any manner and in any and all distribution channels, venues or media now known
or hereafter devised, without further notice or any compensation to Team Member. Team Members each
waive any “Moral Right of Authors” (Droit Moral) in the Team's statement. Team Members further agree,
upon Sponsor’s request (or the request of its designee, the Regents of the University of California) and
without compensation, to sign any and all necessary and appropriate documents so as to effect, perfect or
record such grant of license rights. Team Members further expressly acknowledge that Sponsor and its
designees (including The Regents of the University of California) do not owe him/her a duty of confidence
(or fiduciary duty or the like) with regard to a Team's statement and that Sponsor and its designees
(including The Regents of the University of California) have wide access to ideas, stories, and other
literary/artistic materials submitted to each of them from outside sources or being developed by each of
their own respective employees and that such ideas/stories/designs/literary/artistic materials may be
competitive with, similar to (or even identical to) a given Team Member's statement and that Sponsor and
its designees (including The Regents of the University of California) shall have no liability to such Team
Member or any third party in conjunction therewith.
8. Selection of Winning Team. On or about April 21, 2015, Sponsor will select one (1) winning Team
based on the following criteria:
(a) persuasiveness of statement in convincing Sponsor that Team should serve as its reporters for the
UCLA JazzReggae Festival 2015 (50%);
(b) creativity and originality (30%);
(c) total number of followers of Team Members' public Instagram accounts as of Contest End Date (20%).
In the event of a tie, the Team with the higher/highest score based solely on the criterion of persuasiveness
of statement in convincing Sponsor that Team should serve as its reporters for the UCLA JazzReggae
Festival 2015 will be deemed the potential winner.
9. Notification of Winning Team. Team Leader of potentially winning Team will be notified via e-mail.
For his/her Team to remain eligible to win the prize, Team Leader must respond to notification e-mail
within (48) hours of transmission. Each Team Member of winning Team will also be required to complete,
sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and a Publicity Release (where lawful) [the
Affidavit/Release shall include the Team Member's agreement to function as a JanSport reporter for the
UCLA JazzReggae Festival 2015 without compensation of any kind other than the Grand Prize with the
understanding that such position does NOT constitute employment by JanSport as well as additional
restrictions] and perhaps other documents (e.g., proof of written consents from third parties who are
referenced in Team's statement; confirmation of grant of rights in Team's statement) within (3) hours of
receipt by Team Leader. (A copy of the Affidavit/Release will be made available for a Team's review
beforehand if Team Leader specifically requests the Affidavit/Release when entering the Contest.) As a
condition of prize award, Team Leader agrees to use best efforts to assist Sponsor in timely securing an
Affidavit/Release from other Team Member(s). In the event of noncompliance with the Affidavit/Release
requirement, if Team Leader of potentially winning Team cannot be reached for any reason (including
failure to receive or timely respond to notification e-mail for any reason) or if Team is determined to be in
violation of these Official Rules, all Team Members of such Team shall be disqualified and forfeit the prize
without compensation of any kind. In case of prize forfeiture, an alternate winning Team will be selected as
per Rule 8 above.
10. Prize.
Grand Prize (1): opportunity for Team Members to serve as JanSport reporters for the UCLA JazzReggae
Festival 2015 (scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2015), a $150 credit redeemable for JanSport gear and
apparel at the UCLA Store for each Team Member, one (1) $500 UCLA Store gift card. Total Approximate
Retail Value of Prize: up to $1,100. $150 UCLA Store credits and $500 UCLA Store gift card will be
awarded to Team after the Festival.
To use $150 UCLA Store credit, each winning Team Member must arrange a meeting with UCLA Store
representative to select JanSport gear and appeal. (Calculation of value of JanSport gear and apparel items
for purposes of determination of amount of UCLA Store credit excludes taxes and sale prices.) JanSport
gear and apparel items are subject to availability with respect to item size, style and color; Sponsor and
UCLA Store expressly disclaim any liability in conjunction with JanSport gear and apparel items available
for selection by winning Team Members. UCLA Store representative meeting is subject to availability,
advanced notice requirements, and blackout dates; meeting must occur no later than ___________.
$500 UCLA Store gift card will be awarded to Team Leader on behalf of Team. Once awarded to Team
Leader, Sponsor shall have no further liability in conjunction with same; it is the sole responsibility of
Team Members to consult with Team Leader as how $500 UCLA Store gift card will be used by Team.
$500 UCLA Store gift card may only be redeemed at UCLA Store (not on-line) and is subject to terms and
conditions as indicated thereon.
For both $150 UCLA Store credit and $500 UCLA Store gift card, winning Team Member/Team (as
applicable) will be solely responsible should purchases (in the case of $150 UCLA Store credit, selected
JanSport gear and apparel items) exceed the applicable monetary amount. Sponsor reserves the right in its
sole discretion to substitute prize element(s) of equal value if either the $150 UCLA Store credit or the$500
UCLA Store gift card is unavailable for any reason.
With regard to opportunity for Team Members to serve as JanSport reporters for the UCLA
JazzReggae Festival 2015, all winning Team Members must be available to attend the Festival
scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Westwood. If all winning
Team Members cannot attend the Festival, the Grand Prize will be forfeited and an alternate winning Team
will be selected, time permitting.
Winning Team Members must collectively post to their public Instagram accounts and perhaps other social
media platform(s) at least ten (10) different photos tagging @JanSport, @UCLAstore, #LifeUnzipped and
#JanSportContest. At least five (5) of these photos must include an image of a JanSport pack (any style or
size). Should winning Team not already own or have access to at least one (1) JanSport pack, Sponsor will
provide JanSport pack to winning Team for filming purposes as part of the Grand Prize.
Winning Team Members must at all times act in an appropriate and well-behaved manner, following all
instructions of Sponsor, The Regents of the University of California and the organizers of the UCLA
JazzReggae Festival 2015. Failure to do so may result in forfeiture of remaining elements of Grand Prize,
ejection from the Festival, legal sanctions being imposed by Sponsor and/or disciplinary sanctions being
imposed by The Regents of the University of California. Should Sponsor be unable to award this element
of the Grand Prize for any reason, the remaining elements of Grand Prize shall represent Sponsor's entire
liability to winning Team Members.
For All Prize Elements: No prize transfer except with Sponsor's permission which may be granted or
withheld in its sole discretion without liability of any kind. Applicable taxes and unspecified expenses in
conjunction with prize acceptance/use are winning Team Member’s/winning Team's sole responsibility.
11. Releases. Where legal, by accepting prize, winning Team Members agree (and will confirm in writing
upon request) to the use of their name, likeness, photo, voice, biographical information, image and other
indicia of persona for advertising/publicity/trade purposes by Sponsor and its designees (including The
Regents of the University of California) without further compensation or notice. The preceding includes the
winning Team Members posting content from the UCLA JazzReggae Festival 2015 on their public
Instagram accounts and/or via other social media platforms (as per Rule 10 above); it being understood that
such posting must be in strict accordance with the instructions provided by Sponsor to the winning Team
Members. By participating, Team Members release and agree to hold harmless Sponsor, its parent,
affiliates and subsidiaries, The Regents of the University of California , UCLA Store, agencies/entities
involved in the development/design/implementation of this Contest, and the directors, officers, agents,
representatives, shareholders, employees, successors and assigns of any of the above organizations, as well
as Instagram, from any and all liability arising from the Contest. The preceding includes but is not limited
to damage to computer or mobile device (or information/data stored thereon) used by a Team Leader to
enter the Contest, the integrity of information/data contained in any Team Member's Instagram account
being compromised in any way, and/or the violation of any third party rights in conjunction with a Team's
entry/statement and/or participation in the Contest.
12. Limitations of Liability. Sponsor’s computer is the official clock for the Contest. Sponsor not
responsible for late, lost, garbled, incomplete, inaccessible, corrupted, misdirected, delayed or damaged
entries/statements, regardless of cause, which are void; for technological, programming, electronic,
Instagram filtering/functionality or other error/malfunction/failure of any kind which interferes with the
advertising/offering of the Contest in any respect. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any provision of these
Official Rules in a given instance shall not constitute the waiver of such provision. Tampering with the
Contest in any manner will result in disqualification of Team Members and/or corresponding Team
altogether (if and as applicable) and Sponsor may otherwise seek to protect its rights to the full extent
allowed by law. If Sponsor determines in its sole discretion that the Contest – in whole or in part – cannot
be conducted as originally planned due to any cause beyond its control (e.g., computer virus/bug,
tampering, fraud), Sponsor may cancel, modify or suspend the Contest and select the potentially winning
Team in a manner that Sponsor in its sole discretion determines is fair, appropriate and consistent with
these Official Rules. Notice of such action will be posted on Sponsor's Instagram account, @jansport.
13. Dispute Resolution/Choice of Law. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Team Members agree that:
(a) any and all disputes regarding the Contest or these Official Rules shall be governed by the internal,
substantive law of the U.S. State of California (i.e., without regard to choice of law/conflict of law rules of
California or of any other jurisdiction);
(b) they are subject to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the United States District
Court for the Northern District of California or California state court situate in Alameda County,
California;
(c) they waive any right of change of venue, inconvenient forum or the like;
(d) any action will be brought by a Team Member individually (NOT as part of a class action with the sole
exception that a court of competent jurisdiction may consolidate the actions brought by multiple Members
of the same Team);
(e) a Team Member's recovery in any such action is limited to actual costs involved in participating in the
Contest (if any), with all rights to attorneys’ fees and any and all damages (including special,
compensatory, punitive, consequential damages) being expressly waived.
If the preceding or any other provision of these Official Rules is determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be replaced by a substitute provision that most
closely approximates the original intent of Sponsor and is valid, legal and enforceable. The
invalidity/illegality/unenforceability of a given provision shall not affect the remainder of these Official
Rules.
14. Winner's List. For winner's list (first and last initial of each winning Team Member), send a request
via e-mail to [email protected] with “UCLA Life Unzipped Winner” in the subject line for receipt
by April 21, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. PT. Winner's list will be available by April 24, 2015. Do not use this email address other than for the specified purpose (including but not limited to the submission of entries).
Sponsor will not respond to such mislabeled communications.