The Contributor of the Day Contest is for fun. ValueWiki's goal is to recognize and reward great contributors. Keep in mind, winners are Zach and Jon's decision only, no matter how fickle, arbitrary, or downright senseless it may seem to you. By contributing to ValueWiki during the contest window, you agree to these contest rules.
Legal Disclaimers
All participants agree to abide by the terms of these official rules and Legal Disclaimers, and by the decisions of ValueWiki.com, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to the contest.
By entering, all participants agree that, regardless of the outcome, participants will not challenge the results of the Contest or file any claims or suits against ValueWiki, their affiliates, directors, officers, or employees, arising from the conduct of the Contest.
- Eligibility
Employees and members of the immediate families (immediate family is defined as parent, sibling, child, spouse or any person residing in the same household as employee or consultant) of ValueWiki.com, may play, but WILL NOT be eligible to receive any prizes.
- GNU Free Document License (GFDL)
Entrants promise that the material they submit to ValueWiki is (a) their own work; (b) does not infringe on the copyrights of any other person or business; (c) is permitted under the GNU Free Document License. Entrants agree that ValueWiki does not need to pay entrants for their work under the GFDL, whether entrants win a prize or not.
- General Conditions
By entering, each entrant accepts and agrees to be bound by these rules and by the decision of the judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects. Taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the prize winners.
By entering, participants agree to release, indemnify and hold harmless ValueWiki.com, its directors, officers, and employees from any and all liability or any injuries and/or death, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with participation in this contest or the acceptance, possession or use of any prize won in connection with this contest.
Contestants agree to ValueWiki.com’s use of their names and likeness for advertising and publicity purposes, without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law.
ValueWiki.com is not responsible for incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete entry information whether caused by a contestant, equipment, or technical malfunction or for any human error, technical error or malfunctions. ValueWiki.com reserves the right to halt or modify the contest at any time during the contest period if events beyond their control compromise the contest's fairness or integrity.
ValueWiki.com is not responsible for typographical or other human or technical errors in the offer or administration of this contest, including but not limited to errors in advertising, the official rules, the selection and announcement of the winner or the distribution of the prizes.
ValueWiki.com, in its sole discretion, may disqualify any entrant from participating in the contest or refuse to award prizes, if entrant engages in any conduct ValueWiki.com deems to be improper, unfair or otherwise adverse to the operation of the contest or detrimental to other entrants. Such improper conduct includes, but is not limited to, falsifying personal information required during contest registration or prize claim, violating any term or condition stated herein, accumulating prizes through methods such as automated computer scripts or other programming techniques, allowing others to use the entrant's personal information for the purpose of accumulating prizes, tampering with ValueWiki.com's administration of this promotion, or intentionally trying to defraud, reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile or otherwise tamper with the computer programs on this web site. Entrant further acknowledges that the forfeiture of prize(s) shall in no way prevent ValueWiki.com from pursuing other avenues of recourse such as criminal or civil proceedings in connection with such conduct.
ValueWiki.com reserves the right to modify these rules for clarification purposes without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the contest. This is a skill contest designed to increase consumer awareness of and interest in the ValueWiki.com.
This contest may not be used for any form of gambling.
- Internet
If for any reason the Internet or ValueWiki web site is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of ValueWiki.com which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this contest, ValueWiki.com reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest.
ValueWiki.com assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries or transactions. ValueWiki.com is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail entry or transaction to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this contest.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A CONTESTANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, VALUEWIKI.COM, INC. RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH CONTESTANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
In the event of a dispute, entries made by internet will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the IP address submitted at time of entry.
- Remedy
In the event that the contest is challenged by any legal or regulatory authority, ValueWiki.com reserves the right to discontinue or modify the Contest, or to disqualify participants residing in the affected geographic areas. In such event, ValueWiki.com shall have no liability to any players who are disqualified due to such an action.
In no event will ValueWiki.com, their directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives be responsible or liable for any damages or losses of any kind, including direct indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages arising out of participant's access to and use of the ValueWiki.com website or other web sites utilized in this competition or the downloading or uploading and/or printing of material from said sites. Without limiting the foregoing, everything on ValueWiki.com's site is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. Some jurisdictions may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so some of the foregoing limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding these limitations or exclusions.
In any dispute regarding a competition, the decision of ValueWiki.com shall be final and binding. By entering, participants agree to these rules and that the decision of ValueWiki.com is final and binding in all matters relating to the competition.
All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
Contest void where restricted or prohibited by law.
