Contest Rules

NINJIO Writing Contest (the “Promotion“)

Official Rules

 

NO PURCHASE, OTHER CONSIDERATION, OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

A PURCHASE, OTHER CONSIDERATION, OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

 

  1. Eligibility: The Promotion is open to contestants who: (a) are 18 years of age or older as of the beginning of the Promotion Period (as defined below), (b) are employed at a company or corporation in the office of the CISO, CIO, Security Awareness or other IT-related divisions, (c) have received an email or online invitation from NINJIO LLC to participate in the Promotion, and (d) agree to these official rules of the Promotion (these “Official Rules“).  Employees, contractors, directors, and officers of NINJIO LLC (“Sponsor“), Sponsor’s parents, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, retailers, sales representatives, dealers, distributors, and licensees, the advertising, fulfillment, judging, and Promotion agencies involved in the development and administration of the Promotion, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (collectively, “Promotion Parties“), and their immediate family members (parent, child, sibling, and spouse of each, regardless of where they reside) and those living in the same households of each (whether related or not) are not eligible to participate in the Promotion.

 

  1. Promotion Period: The Promotion begins at 12:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (“PT“) on September 13, 2020 and ends at 11:59 p.m. PT on October 12, 2020 (the “Promotion Period“).

 

  1. How to Enter: To enter the Promotion, potential entrants must follow the link to the Promotion website in Sponsor’s invitation and complete the Promotion entry form online.  Once at the Promotion entry form, potential entrants must complete all required information.  After you complete the Promotion entry form, you will receive one (1) entry into the Promotion. (“Contest Entry“).  LIMIT ONE (1) CONTEST ENTRY PER PERSON / EMAIL ADDRESS / COMPLETED ENTRY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROMOTION.

If an entrant is not able to complete the registration online, please contact NINJIO at (805)864-1999 to discuss an alternative means of submitting their Contest Entry.

 

You are not a winner until your prize claim is validated and you receive official written notification from Sponsor.  All entries shall be the exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned except as provided herein.  Entries which are incomplete, incorrect, incomprehensible, not received, or do not otherwise comply with these Official Rules will not be entered into the Promotion.  Entries made by facsimile, overnight courier, third party entry service, automated means, or in any other manner not specifically allowed under these Official Rules will not be entered into the Promotion.

 

Winner Selection & Odds:  On or about October 15, 2020, Sponsor will select one (1) promotion winner from all eligible entries received during the Promotion Period.  The Promotion will be judged by the Executive Management “(“EM””) team at NINJIO; comprised of the NINJIO CEO, COO, CISO and Head Hollywood Writer.  The winner is considered a potential winner pending verification of his/her eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules.  The odds of winning a prize will depend upon a combination of the number of eligible entries received by Sponsor during the Promotion Period as well as the subjective opinions by the EM of NINJIO with respect to the story criteria which includes but is not limited to the creativity of the story, the relevance of the security topic and inspiring incident as determined by the EM of NINJIO, and the subjective opinions of how well the story will be liked by other NINJIO clients.  There is no requirement for any entrants to purchase any goods or services from Sponsor, and such purchase will not impact an entrant’s odds of winning the Promotion.

 

  1. Prizes, Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”):

Prize:  The winner of the Promotion will virtually work with a Hollywood script writer to see their story come to life for an upcoming episode produced by Sponsor.

Total ARV of all prizes available in the Promotion is $0 USD.  No substitution, cash redemption or transfer of prizes is permitted except at Sponsor’s sole discretion or as provided herein.  All federal, state, and local income taxes on the prizes and all other costs associated with acceptance or use of the prizes are the sole responsibility of the winners.  Arrangements for delivery of prizes will be made after winner validation.  ANY PRIZE OR EPISODE PRODUCED BY SPONSOR PURSUANT TO THE PROMOTION IS AWARDED AND/OR PRODUCED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE FROM SPONSOR.

Unclaimed prizes shall not be awarded.

 

Sponsor may award multiple winners and all winners will be announced, on or about, October 21, 2020, at NINJIO’s first-ever, virtual Aware Awards ceremony.

 

  1. General Rules: All applicable federal, state, and local laws apply to the Promotion and these Official Rules.  All potential winners will each be contacted by email or telephone and may be required, at Sponsor’s discretion, to complete, sign, and return an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release, and where lawful, a publicity release, within a stated amount of time.  The return of any notification as undeliverable, or failure to respond to notices or return any required documents in a timely manner, or a determination that a potential winner is ineligible or not in compliance with these Official Rules, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, may result in disqualification of the winner and forfeiture of the corresponding prize.  By participating in the Promotion, entrants agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final in all matters relating to the Promotion.

Promotion Parties are not responsible for: (i) electronic or digital transmissions or entries that are lost, late, stolen, incomplete, illegible, damaged, garbled, destroyed, or misdirected; (ii) any problems or technical malfunctions, errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects, delays in operation of transmission, communication failures (including but not limited to failures or malfunctions of phone lines, telephone systems or other communications systems), destruction of or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; (iii) failed or unavailable hardware, network, software or telephone transmissions; (iv) damage to entrants’ or any person’s computer; (v) causes beyond Promotion Parties’ reasonable control that jeopardize the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Promotion; (vi) incorrect or inaccurate entry information whether caused by entrants or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion; (vii) any typographical or other error in the printing or advertising related to the Promotion, in the administration or execution of the Promotion, or in the announcement/notification of prize winners; or (viii) cheating or fraud by any participant.  All incomplete or non-conforming entries will be disqualified.

If for any reason the Promotion cannot be executed as planned, including but not limited to infection by virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor that corrupt or affect the security, administration, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Promotion, or if the Promotion is compromised or becomes corrupted in any way, electronically or otherwise, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or terminate the Promotion.  If the Promotion is terminated before the stated end date of the Promotion Period, Sponsor will select any remaining winner(s) from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received through all entry methods combined as of the time/date of termination.

CAUTION:  ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY CORRUPT OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS.  SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY, PROSECUTE, AND SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an entry, the entry will be declared made by the person in whose name the entry was made or, if entrant’s name is not known, then by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at time of entry.

 

  1. Disclaimer, Release, and Waiver: By participating in the Promotion, entrants agree to release, discharge, and hold harmless Promotion Parties from and against any and all liability, loss, injuries or damages, including attorneys’ fees and costs, associated with participation in the Promotion or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize received in the Promotion.  By participating in the Promotion, entrants waive all rights to claim punitive, indirect, incidental, special, and consequential damages, attorneys’ fees or any damages other than actual out-of-pocket costs incurred to participate.

 

  1. Disputes/Venue/Governing Law: By participating in the Promotion, entrants agree that (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Promotion or any prize awarded (if applicable) shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in the county of Los Angeles, California, (2) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including but not limited to costs associated with entering the Promotion but in no event attorneys’ fees, and (3) to the extent allowed by applicable law, under no circumstances will any entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and each entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental and/or consequential damages and/or any other damages, other than out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased.

All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules or the rights and obligations of any participant or Sponsor in connection with the Promotion shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of any other state’s laws.

The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.  In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.

In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Promotion-related materials or notifications and the terms and conditions of these Official Rules, these Official Rules shall prevail, govern, and control.

 

  1. Publicity: Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for Sponsor and its agencies to use winners’ names, likenesses, and stories for purposes of advertising, Promotion, and publicity in all media worldwide without further compensation or notice of any kind unless prohibited by law.  If it is company policy not to allow the use of its employees or for the name of the company to be used for marketing and publicity purposes, such names will be kept confidential.  All trademarks used in connection with the Promotion are the property of their respective owners.

 

  1. Terms & Privacy: To the extent your participation in the Promotion includes the use of any products or services offered by Sponsor, your participation shall be subject to the NINJIO Terms of Service located at https://ninjio.com/terms-and-conditions/.  By entering the Promotion, you agree to adhere to the terms, policies and guidelines described in the NINJIO Terms of Service.  The personal information collected through the Promotion is subject to the NINJIO Privacy Policy located at https://ninjio.com/privacy-policy/.  By entering the Promotion, you agree to the use of your personal information as described in the above Privacy Policy.  In the event of any conflict between these Official Rules and the NINJIO Terms of Service or the NINJIO Privacy Policy, these Official Rules shall govern.

 

  1. Winners’ List: The winners’ list will be posted / published by Sponsor after winner validation has been completed.

 

  1. Sponsor: NINJIO LLC, 2820 Townsgate Rd Suite 101, Westlake Village, CA 91361