Rules

“DO WHAT IT DO” Contest

A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR ABILITY TO WIN THIS CONTEST. THIS CONTEST IS INTENDED FOR GLOBAL VIEWING AND PARTICIPATION.

1. Sponsor: Sheila E., The E Family and Stilettoflats Inc., (“Sponsor”), 4804 Laurel Canyon Blvd. #805, Valley Village, CA 91607. This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.

2. Overview: Sheila E. and The E family want to see how you let it, “DO WHAT IT DO”. Download The E Family’s NEW hit single “DO WHAT IT DO” from iTunes and show us how it makes you move! Submit your 1+ minute video showing Sheila and The E Family your best moves. The Grand Prize Winner will be awarded a new iPad 3!

3. Contest Entry Dates: Entry into the Contest begins at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 and ends at 12:00 AM EST on Friday, June 1, 2012 (the “Entry Period”). The voting starts at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 and ends at 12:00 AM EST on Friday, June 1, 2012 (the “Voting Period”).

4. Eligibility: The Contest is open to all Sheila E. and E Family fans who are 13 years of age or older as of Contest start date. All federal, state/provincial and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited by law.

5. How to Enter the Contest: To enter Contest, please visit the entry form on mtvesselldesignstudio.votigo.com the “Contest Website”. Follow the links and instructions to submit your video and entry information (including your first and last name, date of birth, and email address) and upload your video. Your entry information and video shall be referred to collectively herein as a Submission. Proof of sending a Submission does not constitute proof of receipt. Limit one (1) entry per person during the Entry Period. Sponsor reserves the right to void all Submissions made through any robotic, automatic, mechanical, programmed or similar entry duplication method and to disqualify any individual using such method.

The person named in the entry form must be the person who created the video, and such person will be deemed the Entrant. Only one person may be named in the entry form. If more than one person participated in the creation or development of the Submission, such person(s) that are not the Entrant must have transferred, in writing, all rights in the Submission to the Entrant prior to submission, and must have consented in writing to including Entrant’s Submission in this Contest. Upon request of Sponsor, Entrant may be required to obtain releases from all such participants in writing on a form provided by Sponsor, and by a time designated by Sponsor. Failure to do so will result in disqualification. If such participants are minors, then the transfer of rights, consent for submission and written release must be made by such minor’s parent or legal guardian. Prize will be awarded only to the Entrant associated with the winning video. Neither Sponsor, its parent, affiliated or subsidiary companies, nor any of its or their advertising/promotion agencies, nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives or assigned (collectively “Released Parties”) are liable for any disputes between participants and/or Entrant related to the Submission. Any Submissions that do not conform with these Official Rules will be disqualified.

6. Submission Requirements: The Submission must meet the following requirements, or Sponsor may disqualify it from the Contest
a. Information on the entry form must be in English;
b. any video included in the Submission must either be in a AVI, MOV, MP4, MPEG, FLV, 3GP or 3G2 electronic format, and may not exceed 100 MB in size;
c. The Submission may not contain any third party copyrighted or proprietary material (including but not limited to logos, corporate or business signs, artwork or trademarks) or otherwise infringe on the intellectual property or other rights of a third party. This prohibition applies to, among other things, the appearance of any third party content in any background materials (if Sponsor suspects that the Submission contains any third party copyrighted or proprietary material, Sponsor may opt not to post the Submission and may disqualify the Submission, in its sole discretion);
d. If the Submission includes an identification of or images of any individuals (including Entrant), then the Entrant must also upload executed copies of the release attached as Exhibit A;
e. Submission must be Entrant’s original creation;
f. Submission must not have been previously entered and may not in the future be entered into any other contests or competitions, or have won any other awards;
g. Submission must not be altered in any way;
h. Submission may be in color or in black and white;
i. Submission must not depict Sponsor negatively and must be in keeping with Sponsor’s desired image;
j. Submission must not contain any commercial, political, religious, or other third party advertising or messaging; and
k. Submission must be suitable for public viewing by general audiences and must not contain any of the following: (i) defamatory words or statements, including words or symbols that are considered offensive to individuals of a certain race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation or socioeconomic group; (ii) any lewd or sexually explicit suggestive images; (iii) any content that promotes use of alcohol, tobacco, firearms/weapons, or any violent, unsafe or dangerous behavior, activities or situations; (iv) threats to any person, place, business or group; (v) indecent behavior, profanity or obscenity, including but not limited to nudity or pornography; (vi) any thing that would disparage or offend persons or organizations associated with Sponsor; (vii) anything which incites, encourages or depicts dangerous conduct, stunts or tricks, or behavior or acts that are unsafe, wrongful or immoral; or (viii) anything that violates federal, state/provincial or local laws and regulation.

Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion, and at any time during the Contest, to disqualify and remove from the Contest Website any Submission that, in its sole opinion, does not comply with these requirements or these Official Rules.

7. How to Vote: Get your friends to vote for the Submission. You are limited to one vote per person per day. No automated voting is permitted.

8. Judging: The video Submissions will be voted on via online voting by the general public. The top three videos will be awarded indicated prizes. The prize winner will be announced on or about 24 hours from the date of completion of the Voting Period.

9. Prizes: The Grand Prize winner of the Contest will receive an iPad 3 (Wi-Fi 16GB - Black, 3rd generation). iPad3 award will not include data package. Grand Prize winner will be responsible for securing cellular data service with available provider. The Grand Prize prize has a total ARV of $499 United States Dollars. The 2nd Place Winner will receive The E Family’s “Now & Forever” cd personally autographed by The E Family. The 3rd Place Winner will receive a personally autographed photo of The E Family. Prizes may not be substituted for cash equivalent, assigned or transferred. No prize substitutions except Sponsor may substitute a prize of equal or greater value if featured prize becomes unavailable. Any federal, state, local and other tax liabilities, resulting from acceptance of the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner.

10. Winner Notification: The Winner will be notified by email. If prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if potential winner fails to complete and return the prize claim forms as indicated, or if potential winner or his/her Submission is determined to be ineligible for any reason, prize will be forfeited and Sponsor reserves the right (but not the obligation) to award the prize to an alternate. Unclaimed prizes may not be awarded.

11. Conditions of Entry: By submitting a Submission and/or accepting a prize, each Entrant agrees to assign to Sponsor all rights, title and interest in and to the Submission, including but not limited to all copyright and intellectual property rights and to confirm such assignment in writing if requested by the Sponsor. Without limiting the foregoing, by uploading a Submission, each Entrant grants Sponsor and its affiliates, legal representatives, assigns, agents and licensees, the unconditional right and permission to reproduce, encode, store, copy, transmit, publish, post, broadcast, display, adapt, exhibit, create derivative works, edit and/or otherwise use or reuse (without limitation as to when or to the number of times used), the Entrant’s Submission, as well as to use Entrant’s name, city/state/province, image, voice, likeness, biographical material and photograph (collectively, “Likeness”), and/or statements regarding Entrant’s participation in this Contest as well as any additional photographic images, video images, portraits, interviews or other materials relating to the Entrant and arising out of Entrant’s participating in this Contest (with or without using the Entrant’s name) (collectively, the “Additional Materials”) in any and all media throughout the world for any purpose, without limitation as to time or territory, and without additional review, compensation or approval from the Entrant or any other party. Entrant waives intellectual property rights, privacy/publicity rights or other legal or moral rights that might preclude the Sponsor’s use of the Submission, and agrees not to sue or assert any claim against the Sponsor or the other Released Parties for the use of the Submission or Entrant’s Likeness or Additional Materials. Entrant further agrees not to use Photo in the future for any advertising purpose other than those specified by Sponsor in these Official Rules. In addition, by uploading a Submission in this Contest, Entrant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor and the other Released Parties from any and all claims, damages, expenses, costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) and liabilities (including settlements), brought or asserted by any third party against Sponsor or any of the Released Parties due to or arising out of the Entrant’s Submission, Sponsor’s or other Released Parties’ use of the Submission as authorized herein, or the Entrant’s conduct in creating a Submission or otherwise in connection with this Contest, including but not limited to claims for trademark infringement, copyright infringement; violation of an individual’s right of publicity or right of privacy; or defamation. Entrant further agrees to release Sponsor from any and all claims that any commercial, advertising presentation, Web content or any other material subsequently produced, presented, and/or prepared by or on behalf of Sponsor infringes Entrant’s rights with regard to any elements, characters or ideas contained in any Submission.

12. General Rules: By submitting a Submission, participating in the Contest in any manner, and/or accepting prize, each Entrant agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsor, the other Released Parties and Facebook from and against any and all claims, damages and liability arising out participation in this Contest, and the winner agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsor, the other Released Parties and Facebook from and against any and all claims, damages and liability arising out of such winner’s use or mis-use of the prize. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its agencies to use winner’s name and/or likeness for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. By participating in this Contest, Entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and the Sponsor’s decisions - which are final. In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any promotional materials and the terms and conditions of the Official Rules, the Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control. All material submitted become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Sponsor 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 prize. In no event will more than the stated number of prizes be awarded.

13. Notice: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.In addition to the matters set forth in Rules 5 and 6 above, Sponsor is also not responsible for faulty transmissions, incorrect announcements of any kind, technical hardware or software failures of any kind including any injury or damage to any person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in or experiencing any materials in connection with the Contest, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmission that may limit a user’s ability to participate in the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify the Contest if fraud, misconduct or technical failures destroy the integrity of the Contest; or if a computer virus, bug or other technical problem corrupts the administration or security of the program as determined by Sponsor/judging agency, in their sole discretion. In the event of termination, a notice will be posted online and Submissions received prior to the event causing termination will be judged by Sponsor, following the judging criteria set forth in these Official Rules. Proof of uploading a Submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor. Any use of robotic, automatic, programmed or the like methods of participation to enter will void all such Submissions by such methods. Sponsor reserves the right to prohibit the participation of an individual if fraud or tampering is suspected or if the account holder fails to comply with any requirement of participation as stated herein or with any provision in these Official Rules. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of the Entrant, the Entrant will be deemed the person named in the Facebook account registration associated with the Submission.

14. Limit of Liability, Arbitration and Choice of Law: Except where prohibited by law, as a further condition of participating in this Contest, each Entrant agrees that (a) any and all disputes and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively, by final and binding arbitrations under the rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”); (b) the Federal Arbitration Act shall govern the interpretations, enforcement and all proceeding at such arbitration; and (c) judgment upon such arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Under no circumstance will Entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and Entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorney’s fees, and Entrant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased. Each entrant agrees that this agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California and by entering, Entrant hereby consents to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the State of California.

15. Privacy: Personal information collected by Sponsor in connection with this Contest is subject to the privacy policy posted at: http://www.sheilae.com/privacy.htm and/or http://www.the-e-family.com/privacy.htm


16. Winner’s Names: The names of the winners will be posted on the Contest Website following conclusion of the Contest and verification of the winners.

Exhibit A
Release

For good and valuable consideration, herein acknowledged as received, I hereby grant to Sheila E. , The E Family and Stilettoflats Inc., (“Sponsor”) and those acting with their permission:

the absolute right and permission to copyright, in their own name or otherwise the video (as defined in the contest rules to which this release is attached) in which I may be included in any manner it deems appropriate release, discharge, and agree to hold harmless Sheila E., The E Family and Stilettoflats Inc. from any liability resulting from their use of the video as described herein, including without limitation any claims for libel, invasion of privacy, unfair competition, false or misleading advertising, or violation of a right of publicity, and warrant that I am of legal age to contract in my own name, and that I have read this document before signing it, and that I am fully familiar with and understand its contents.

This Release shall be binding upon me, and upon my heirs, legal representatives, and assigns.


Date: ______________________________


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