Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

1. HOW TO ENTER:  This contest begins 9:00 A.M. EST on June 27, 2019 and ends 11:59 P.M. EST on July 12.  To enter online, go to si.com and follow instructions to submit your Uni Watch Redesign Challenge entries via email submission. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, incomplete entries, or entries not received for any reason. Entries become sole property of Sponsor and none will be acknowledged or returned.  By entering, Entrant warrants that his or her entry (1) is original and does not infringe or violate any rights of any third party, does not constitute defamation of any third party; is not unlawful; and (2) has not been published in any medium or (3) has not won an award. 

2. JUDGING:  All entries will be judged by Paul Lukas, Uni Watch writer for SI.com, based on the following criteria: Creativity, originality and overall design. Incomplete and/or inaccurate entries and entries not complying with all rules are subject to disqualification.  Decisions of judges are final and binding.  Winners will be notified by contest results announcement post on SI.com.

3. ELIGIBILITY:  Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 19 years or older at time of entry (“Entrant(s)”).[6]  Void where prohibited by law.  Employees of Sponsor and its parent, affiliates and subsidiaries (and members of their immediate family and/or those living in the same of household of each such employee) are not eligible.  

4. PRIZES AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE: Winners’ artwork will be posted on SI.com in a post on SI.com and via its social media channels. No Retail Value.  All other expenses not specified herein are the responsibility of the Winners.  The prize is awarded without warranty, express or implied, of any kind. 

5. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION:  Nothing in these official contest rules shall obligate Sponsor to publish or otherwise use any entry submitted in connection with this Contest. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.  Entrants agree to be bound by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Contest.  By entering, Entrant represents that any artwork and other materials submitted as part of Entrant’s Contest entry are original and will not constitute infringe upon the rights of any third party, and that the Entrant owns or has the rights to convey any and all right and title in such artwork and other materials.  In addition, by entering, Entrant grants to Sponsor a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to publish, promote, republish at any time in the future and otherwise use Entrant’s submitted artwork, along with Entrant’s name, likeness, biographical information, and any other information provided by Entrant, in any and all media for possible editorial, promotional or advertising purposes, without further permission, notice or compensation (except where prohibited by law).   By entering, Entrants and Winners agree to hold Sponsor, its directors, officers, employees and assigns harmless for liability, damages or claims for injury or loss to any person or property relating to, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, participation in this Contest, the acceptance and/or subsequent use or misuse, or condition of any of the prizes awarded, or claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion or privacy.  

6. INTERNET:  Sponsor is not responsible for lost or late entries nor for electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind, or inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsor or presenter on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site or any combination thereof.  If for any reason the Internet portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, the Sponsor 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.  Sponsor reserves the right to select winners from eligible entries received as of the termination date.  CAUTION: Any attempt by a contestant to deliberately damage any Web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the game is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such contestant to the fullest extent of the law.  If there is a dispute as to the identity of the Entrant, the prize will be awarded to the authorized account holder of the email address.  The “authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person to whom the email address is assigned.

7. GOVERNING LAW:  This Contest is governed by the internal laws of the state of New York without regard to principals of conflict of laws.  All cases and claims pertaining to this Contest must be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in the City of New York, without recourse to class action suits.